[ There is a few minutes of delay before he replies, while he slams up every mental shield he has - the 'keep Phoenix out' level of layers one - because he wants no one (Jean or Nate) near his immediate, intense, rage and panic.
He doesn't so much talk himself down as he shoves all those emotions in a box, get nauseated, have the pain behind his eyes spike to something that would make someone without chronic nasty headaches throw up, faint, or both, and generally has a god awful emotional response.
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Date: 2022-07-07 08:49 pm (UTC)He doesn't so much talk himself down as he shoves all those emotions in a box, get nauseated, have the pain behind his eyes spike to something that would make someone without chronic nasty headaches throw up, faint, or both, and generally has a god awful emotional response.
Then, he replies. ]
Okay. I didn't even know that was possible.