If you believe they're trying to delay the count by tossing you the ball, just start it as you would usually. I believe we're all talented enough to catch/tap a ball and start/continue a count all at the same time.  I believe it looks infinitely worse if we just let the ball pass by or hit us.
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Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some, given a chance to climb, they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Illusions.
Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
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