Fern is about to give the amber a light kick with his foot when he happens to glance back over at his companion, and oh no. He might not be the best at reading people, but Varian's whole body language is screaming 'freaking out,' maybe with touches of 'about to have a breakdown.' He's been there before, and instantly a spike of agitation rushes through him.

He's messing things up, isn't he? That's what he's doing, like usual.

He turns and steps closer back towards Varian, raising a hand. "Hey, are you okay?" He says, then freezes and winces. Of course he isn't okay, who would be okay looking like that???

"Ugh, dumb question." Okay, okay how is he supposed to un-mess-up? His mind starts racing as he tries to think of something. "You... want me to cut him outta the amber? I can do that, probably."