[Meme] "You're sc-scaring me..."
This was the hard part of his job. Recollection therapy meant every once in a while, during a session, a particularly unpleasant recall occurred, and in those moments, reminding the patient that they were in a safe space was key. He leaned forward a bit, putting on the softest, warmest smile he could.
⌘ “It’s all right. Here, we don’t need to go any further today if you don’t want to. Let’s take a break here, all right? Would you like some candy?”
The heaving of the Seeker's vents didn't stop, but Rung seemed to have managed to pull him out of memories best left buried. Shock crossed the pale faceplate, disbelief at the fact he had spoken aloud, given away too much-!
The vulnerability on his face disappeared an instant later, its expression closed then as though shutters had fallen shut behind the red optics. Nothing he could do would hide the rattle of fans straining to cool stressed systems though.
Distraction. He needed to distract himself as well as Rung, take his focus away from the blatant weakness he was displaying and that he couldn't help but fear out of habit.
Luckily, the other mech had provided him with the tools to do just that: "I d-doubt that's a go-go-good idea," never had he felt this self-conscious about his stutter, "My fuel c-co-conversion s-s-system isn't standard. Everything t-t-t-that's not midgrade m-me-messes it u-up usually."
