Well, shit -- the smile is more effective than the move. The air's gone from Janet's lungs for just a fraction of a second, and she bites back another laugh. The longer this goes on, the more she legitimately wants to impress Liu Mingyan.

At first they're locked like that, the axes around Liu Mingyan's blade, then Janet says, "Hey. Let me show you something." Since they're not actually trying to kill each other, she figures Liu Mingyan might grant her the time for her favorite trick: she mutters under her breath, quick and fluid, and then Woven Strength settles around her, and suddenly she's a lot better-positioned to try and wrench that sword out of Liu Mingyan's grasp.