[ it's not going to work immediately, and cassian doesn't expect it to. that's not how this works. his labored breathing is not going to pass quickly. the most cassian can do right now is try to make it easier, give a pattern to try and breathe to, to make sure macros actually gets oxygen. ]
[ cassian keeps counting: one, two, three. he doesn't change his tone or the pace, keeping consistent. he doesn't correct marcos's pace, or tell him to start over if there are mistakes. he just turns the numbers into that focal point to pull him away from the water. he wants to get it steady enough so jyn's friend doesn't literally choke before he switches over into a question and makes him start choking all over again. ]
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[ cassian keeps counting: one, two, three. he doesn't change his tone or the pace, keeping consistent. he doesn't correct marcos's pace, or tell him to start over if there are mistakes. he just turns the numbers into that focal point to pull him away from the water. he wants to get it steady enough so jyn's friend doesn't literally choke before he switches over into a question and makes him start choking all over again. ]