Paralysis probably shouldn't message about wearing off when you kill something, since the messaging doesn't really make sense.

>cast
You gesture at an adult desert armadillo.
A stream of translucent, golden energy shoots from the palm of your hand towards an adult desert armadillo!
The stream of energy snakes around the desert armadillo for a moment before suddenly constricting, splashing into it!
The desert armadillo stops suddenly, as if frozen in place.
Roundtime: 1 sec.

>kick
< Driving in like the irresistable force of a cyclone, you kick your steel-toed footwrap at an adult desert armadillo. An adult desert armadillo completely fails to block with its plated hide. The footwrap lands a solid hit (4/22) that knocks it down and out with a blow to the nether regions (Total loss of bowel control accompanies a twitching death!).
An adult desert armadillo falls over and, after a couple of spasms, is still.
An adult desert armadillo begins to move again, the anesthetic effect having obviously worn off.