"Oof!" Paint it may be, but it stung, especially because of the close quarters, and he staggered back slightly. He should have been able to duck that, but he hadn't expected it to be so sudden. Well, if that was what Loki wanted...

Loki, unsurprisingly, had ducked, and the first wild shot landed in the wall. My apologies, Ms Hodges. He turned swiftly, managed to aim properly fairly fast, and fired.