<strong>Oh, fuck</strong>. what in the<em>fuck</em>is going on?<strong>Seriously!</strong>Their's just too damn much going on, and his mind, becoming frayed from the stress of the situation, and his own problems in dealing with anxiety, couldn't process it all. Much like before, when things first began, Shine just seemed to completely freeze up, becoming nearly catatonic as his brain, in essence, suffered a Blue Screen of Death, and had to reboot itself.<br/><br/>It was only once Shadow Kari began to scream that he seemed to be able to snap out of whatever was happening to him. Thankfully, the shadows seemed to be leaving him alone... potentially because they realized his crippling problems made him the weakest link, and thus, nothing for them to worry about yet.<br/><br/>As he comes back to earth, in a manner of speaking, his eyes began dancing around the scene, assessing things. The gears in his head start spinning again. The vaguely human like Shadow-thing was getting attacked by some sort of fallen angel, or something, and their was a mysterious girl collapsed on the ground, and Aaron had said his name but he wasn't sure why or what the other words had been... he's confused. He really is. As intelligent as he was, he had many mental deficits because of his problems.<br/><br/>But eventually, he is able to get into action. He does not see the Shadow-thing become Kari once more, as he was now moving towards the collapsed girl. Aaron had gotten free from him, or maybe Shine had moved away from him and wasn't even aware of doing so. The new girl seemed to be the one in the most trouble now, and he ran towards her, even as part of him told him to run back to the dorm, to barricade himself in his room, and... and what then? He wasn't sure.<br/><br/>As he ran towards her, his hand slid into the messenger bag he still wore, and wrapped around a familiar string of beads; his O-juzu. Up until now, he hadn't thought of them, but he turned to them now to help him calm down. He wasn't going to meditate or pray or anything here, but simply counting the beads helped to calm him down. And he realized that he couldn't help anyone if he wasn't calm.<br/><br/>As he knelt down to check her vitals, ensuring she was alive and not dead, he quietly counted off the beads. He could feel a certain kind of pressure building up in his head, it felt like a migraine was going to hit him. Oh, if only it were that simple.<br/><br/>It was driven by many factors. He wanted to help her, that seemed to be first and foremost in his mind. He was anxious, and scared, too. And maybe, just maybe, the gentle litany in his head--Om Mani Padme Hum-- helped to coax it, whatever it was, out of the sea of his subconscious...<br/><br/>The pressure became so intense, he thought he heard something like glass breaking, and assumed it must be some sort of...muscle in his brain or something. That he had finally burned himself out, or something. But no, it wasn't that. Instead, what happened was that a figure appeared behind him.<br/><br/>Clad in a trenchoat, and with the tools of a surgeon stuffed somewhat precariously in its pockets, the tall man stared down at Shine and the girl thruogh a mask that was distinctly bird shaped, especially the beak. The smell of bitter antiseptics and exotic herbs seemed to cling to this figure, and it was actually potent enough to make Shine cough.<br/><br/>He is not sure what fully happens, but the figure seems to recite something, in a language he did not know.  Then, their was a warm light that seemed to bathe Kagami. The light soothed the aches of her body, and sealed any wounds she might have. But even more then that, it filled her spirit with vivacity, restoring and mending her on a spiritual level as well.