"SKYAAAAAA!" Daring to equate Reno to its father apparently enraged it more. It began charging into Gladio's shins and swatting at him angrily. It... was kind of awkward, actually, as far as fighting a cactuar went. The cactuar itself seemed to understand its impotence while it was trapped in its onesie, flailing harder against Gladio's legs as if to compensate.

It didn't hurt the same way being pierced by a thousand needles would... It was sort of like getting hit repeatedly with a rolling pin. Once was tolerable, but after that, not so much.