[He can still barely think. Honestly, he feels like he can barely breathe, even though he's sucking in large gasps between clenched teeth as he continues to tremble on the ground. He's not sure what's happening, why he's acting like this, but his heart's rapidly beating in his chest and he just wants everyone and everything to leave him alone. He wants everything to stop-- for Kotone to be okay. For everything to return to normal. Isn't she still screaming through the speaker on her mechanical form?
He can't hear it, but he feels it echoing in his mind anyway. Someone help her. ...She's okay, right?
It takes Scott a while to notice the gentle press against his shoulder, at first flinching from the contact and pulling himself into a tighter ball. But eventually, his shaking starts to lessen. He's still not reacting much to what's happening around him, but it's clear that the mutant is finally calming down, those shuddering gasps becoming more infrequent.]
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He can't hear it, but he feels it echoing in his mind anyway. Someone help her. ...She's okay, right?
It takes Scott a while to notice the gentle press against his shoulder, at first flinching from the contact and pulling himself into a tighter ball. But eventually, his shaking starts to lessen. He's still not reacting much to what's happening around him, but it's clear that the mutant is finally calming down, those shuddering gasps becoming more infrequent.]