[He'd been managing to kill off his fluster, but having to address it blatantly like that brings some of it back. No! This is happening for important getting the fuck out of here purposes; that's all that matters! And he's done it once now. He can handle doing it again. He hadn't even been sure it'd work the first time, right? This time he knows what he's doing and why!
So he tries to fight down his reaction, shifting closer himself, juuuust about making out distance. This is nothing but a task. They've almost finished it, even!]
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[He'd been managing to kill off his fluster, but having to address it blatantly like that brings some of it back. No! This is happening for important getting the fuck out of here purposes; that's all that matters! And he's done it once now. He can handle doing it again. He hadn't even been sure it'd work the first time, right? This time he knows what he's doing and why!
So he tries to fight down his reaction, shifting closer himself, juuuust about making out distance. This is nothing but a task. They've almost finished it, even!]