[ With time to prepare, there are a few things Matt's had the opportunity to do this time around. Get a good night's sleep, hydrate. Most importantly, apply himself to those steadying breaths. When Matt finds his focus, meditation can feel almost like magic to him--in the depth of its sinking, the smoothness of his emotions and thoughts. It'd be better if he could sit still someplace instead of walking around and interacting with people, but spending half an hour or so on it while he headed down to Draumahol is a huge improvement over last time's panicked seconds.
What it means as he enters Silco's office is that his posture is light and easy, his heartbeat steady. It ticks up slightly when he spots Silco, then spikes when he notices the fragments of a Shard. But Matt's able to pause. And breathe, breathe through it, slowing his pulse and his breath again. ]
By my watch, [ he affirms.
Silco's being awfully casual about this, he notes. But why wouldn't he be? On his end, this is just room service. ]
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What it means as he enters Silco's office is that his posture is light and easy, his heartbeat steady. It ticks up slightly when he spots Silco, then spikes when he notices the fragments of a Shard. But Matt's able to pause. And breathe, breathe through it, slowing his pulse and his breath again. ]
By my watch, [ he affirms.
Silco's being awfully casual about this, he notes. But why wouldn't he be? On his end, this is just room service. ]