If there's one surefire way to get Helena out of her own head, no matter how critical the emotional confusion, it's concern for someone else. Even if she's still got to calm down, the overriding thought is that she needs to convey there isn't an issue, apart from her own mind.
"I'm not upset, Security. I'm just surprised. You don't have to apologize for doing something I don't expect."
It wasn't a bad thing. That floods out all her own mixed up thoughts - the desire to clarify and explain and assure.
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If there's one surefire way to get Helena out of her own head, no matter how critical the emotional confusion, it's concern for someone else. Even if she's still got to calm down, the overriding thought is that she needs to convey there isn't an issue, apart from her own mind.
"I'm not upset, Security. I'm just surprised. You don't have to apologize for doing something I don't expect."
It wasn't a bad thing. That floods out all her own mixed up thoughts - the desire to clarify and explain and assure.