Her shift towards defense and anger gets another flinch out of him. Yet, even as he's taking a step back, he sees her buckle, and lunges forward to catch her.
He doesn't quite get there quick enough to keep her upright, but as long as she doesn't get a faceful of sand it's a win. "Woah, come on, take it easy. Let's just..." Greg swallows, and eases her to sitting. Then, reluctantly, he sits back himself, spreading his hands. He's not armed, he's not in position to strike her. Even scared and defensive, she can see that, right? If she wants to, she can pound him into the dust. All she'd need to do is stay upright long enough.
"Let's just... take a second to figure this out, okay?" He doesn't want to. He's shaking, frustrated, afraid. Every moment wasted is another dozen things that could be happening to Steven, another warp station they could find, another hundred or thousand or billion miles he could be away. But none of that will ease Lapis' fears. No matter how much he'd like to, rushing her will only make this harder for everyone. They need to talk.
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He doesn't quite get there quick enough to keep her upright, but as long as she doesn't get a faceful of sand it's a win. "Woah, come on, take it easy. Let's just..." Greg swallows, and eases her to sitting. Then, reluctantly, he sits back himself, spreading his hands. He's not armed, he's not in position to strike her. Even scared and defensive, she can see that, right? If she wants to, she can pound him into the dust. All she'd need to do is stay upright long enough.
"Let's just... take a second to figure this out, okay?" He doesn't want to. He's shaking, frustrated, afraid. Every moment wasted is another dozen things that could be happening to Steven, another warp station they could find, another hundred or thousand or billion miles he could be away. But none of that will ease Lapis' fears. No matter how much he'd like to, rushing her will only make this harder for everyone. They need to talk.