Oh shit, he really hadn't thought this one out very well. As his partner came toward him, Kotetsu had the instinctive twinge to halt his forward momentum, and that's all it took to bring him tumbling down. His foot twisted reflexively to stall him, which only served to slip him up over the packed snow.

"Wh-Whoa whoa whoa--! D'ah!" The older man went down like a bag of dirt, not but a few feet away from Barnaby. His only saving grace would be if the sudden drop tripped up the blond's own momentum.