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Ok at least she was looking at him now. Maybe it was about Christmas, and the thoughts of maybe going to see his parents. Was that what was bothering her? If so that settled it, they would stay in for the holidays, and he'd make it a Christmas she wouldn't forget! "How about I tell ye about the trip I took in Brazil." he said softly trying to keep his words calm and gentle.
Maybe just talking would calm her, he didn't know. But he wanted to stay calm, though she was hyperventilating because the more nervous he was the worse she'd get! "We went through the rain forests and got te see lots of animals and creatures ye wouldn't normally see otherwise. Me favorites were the birds. Do ye like birds?" he asked keeping his eyes on hers. "The birds were beautiful, tons of colors, and even some we thought were extinct like the Nundu."
Calm stay calm. He could see she was having problems breathing and that worried him a lot. Trying to adjust them so she was sitting more upright he went on "My favorite had te be the toucan though, the beak was absolutely huge!" Stroking her cheek with his thumb, his eyes didn't leave hers, and they softened even more.
She was hyperventilating and he was talking to her about BIRDS??!!??? She didn't even like birds. Except ducks, she liked ducks... But other birds she couldn't give a toss about. Especially when she couldn't breathe! Although hearing about his trip to Brazil would be nice since she always wanted to know more about him and his life.
When he asked if she liked birds Amelia shook her head slightly, hoping that he'd keep talking to her anyway because he sounded really nice right then. Gentler than she'd heard him talk before even. But then he was probably desperate to get her to calm down and so attempting to be as calm as he possibly could. Although it wasn't much helping her to calm her breathing down or forget that they were sitting near a fire and in an enclosed area, it did make her feel as if she could maybe try harder to get herself under control for him.
Especially with the way he was looking at her, and how soft and careful he was being as he caressed her cheek. Maybe if he spoke for longer, even if it WAS about birds, she could try to calm down for him. And if she could even get a modicum of control, enough so that she could at least manage to talk to respond to him verbally, that would probably help him as well.