[She was so small, had she always been so little? When he was younger Mari almost seemed this giant in comparison to the rest of the friend group and now he had to bend his back a little to look at her at the same eye level.

The teen moved his arm, bringing his hand over hers and giving it a gentle squeeze, pressing the delicate fingers between his hand and his own forearm. This wasn't fair, she hurt everyone, she hurt Hero and Sunny the worst, he wasn't supposed to console her of all people- not after what she did. Still, he couldn't help but join her in her breathing exercises, slowly trying to accompany her to a more relaxed state.

Part of Kel was fully 'fuck you, Mari', but for the most part he focused on the fact she was upset. So... if she had a fight with Sunny, he had to be around too, right? He wanted to cry.]

It's okay! It's okay. You're okay. This place is scary.

[She was so young, shit, so young! It took him a lot of self control not to drop the calm and reassuring façade.]

Once we're both a bit calmer, we'll start... figuring things out together, okay? I got your back, Mari.