» Look at me. You’re not going to die, « & upon catching the sound of Atlanna's gentle but firm voice, hues of green snap open, looking up to stare at the blue of @dignitaes' eyes framed with wisps of light hair. Jason remains upright, and backed up against a wall, in the farthest corner of a cage, a cage within a container. Someone knocked him out, and locked him in there. Not quite as bad, but almost reminding him of a coffin buried six feet under soil and dirt. 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃, 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓, he genuinely intended to quip in response, despite adrenaline shooting through his system. However, the joke catches in his throat, and Jason involuntarily pounds his fist against his thigh. His chest tightens on the sensation of not being able to get enough oxygen. How long since he's been forced to breathe stale air? How long since he's seen neither sun nor moon? With his eyes squeezed shut again, Jason almost crawls out of his skin as Atlanna grasps the sides of his head to try and regain his attention again. Oh. He didn't make her up, then. “You're real,” & once more, he's looking at her, more attentive now, more present, the green of his eyes shining upon acknowledging her as a source of relief.