[Right, okay. Vero tries to calm himself, too. He's only ever talked himself out of anxiety or panic attacks; he's never had to help anyone else through one (monsters don't really get those, imagine! what bliss!) but it should be about the same, right?]

Yeah... I understand, I shouldn't be here either. [He speaks gently, sympathetically.] But how about we focus on your breathing first?

I'll count to five, so you can focus on inhaling and exhaling each time, okay?

[And he'll start whenever Mayoi is ready.]