[ her hands lift as quickly as they'd latched on, arms crossing loosely over her chest as she steps back to settle against the wall. she could tell him to relax, loosen the command — but he's still being a jerk, so. ]

If you'd read what I sent you, you'd know the answer to that already. [ newbie guide is very helpful. she wrote the section on the empathy bond, she should know. ] But you were too busy running your mouth, weren't you?

[ has she made her point? ]

Just relax for, like, five seconds and let me actually help you, please?

[ there. he can breathe, he can move. and she even threw in a please. she's so nice and generous with those. ]