For 'Local Analgesia'...
...I picked Perceive because the spell doesn't really Protect the targeted area of the body. Pain won't be felt, so I figure a guy whose body part is targeted Perceives something contrary to his customary reality, but that doesn't mean the area is Protected from damage. For example, if his arm is targeted, then he can still get it chopped off, but he could keep fighting without feeling shock or overwhelming pain. He may eventually faint from blood loss, but he likely won't be screaming his head off.*
If my opinion of Perceive vs Protect is misguided, then the active/already accepted spell 'General Analgesia' will also need to be reworked/manually modified, because it uses Perceive instead of Protect as well--and it even affects the target's entire body instead of just a small part. I'll wait for a reply before reworking 'Local Analgesia'.
*(He'll just be like the Black Knight in Monty Python
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