[This is familiar. It's so familiar. And though he can't remember her face, he remembers the sound of Kafka's voice. It's a different cadence than Lapis but he finds it comforting all the same.]
All right.
[He's trying... He's really trying. He is doubtful it will help, but she'll find that he does follow her directions. He breathes in deeply and holds his breath, counts to five with her silently, and then lets it out through his nose.
Gradually, the trembling in his fingers subsides.]
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All right.
[He's trying... He's really trying. He is doubtful it will help, but she'll find that he does follow her directions. He breathes in deeply and holds his breath, counts to five with her silently, and then lets it out through his nose.
Gradually, the trembling in his fingers subsides.]