He pulls his hand back as Essek jerks away from him. It's the same way Thanatos pulls back when he's grabbed- why does he keep doing this to his friends- he's just trying to help!
But this isn't about him right now, and turning the blame on himself isn't going to help anyone. Essek needs help. Focus. He knows the emotions on Essek's face - he's felt them himself - and hopefully he can ease Essek through them.
And Essek is nodding, which means that he can hear Ryo, and...okay. Okay. He can work with this. "Listen. Just...breathe with me, okay. Slow breaths. In-" He takes a deep, slow breath, and pauses for a moment. "-and out." He lets it out, just as slowly. "Alright? In...and out." He repeats the process a few more times, and hopefully - hopefully - Essek will catch on. Hopefully he'll calm down.
(That is a lot more hopefully than Ryo likes to work with, but it's all either of them have at the moment, so it'll have to do.)
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But this isn't about him right now, and turning the blame on himself isn't going to help anyone. Essek needs help. Focus. He knows the emotions on Essek's face - he's felt them himself - and hopefully he can ease Essek through them.
And Essek is nodding, which means that he can hear Ryo, and...okay. Okay. He can work with this. "Listen. Just...breathe with me, okay. Slow breaths. In-" He takes a deep, slow breath, and pauses for a moment. "-and out." He lets it out, just as slowly. "Alright? In...and out." He repeats the process a few more times, and hopefully - hopefully - Essek will catch on. Hopefully he'll calm down.
(That is a lot more hopefully than Ryo likes to work with, but it's all either of them have at the moment, so it'll have to do.)