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[Billy]: And those are all the reasons why you might be paralyzed! [Carl]: ... [Billy]: ... [Billy]: So um... What do we do now, exactly? [Carl]: Iii dooon't kn nk nnknnow,, iimmm sti ll ,,, chhh coompprehhendnning ,, ... thiss, ... evveveyrthign. .. [Billy]: Oh. Right. Yeah. That makes sense. Sorry. I probably just dumped like... all of that onto you at once... i tend to do that alot! [Carl]: I.. iiits llloudd... nnot ssoouund, bbutt liikke... eevvverythhing iss ttooo mmmuuchh aatt oonnccee.. [Billy]: Okay. Okay, that is very fair. We can slow down. We can totally slow down. No quizzes. No scary words. Just... breathing. Do you know what breathing is yet. [Carl]: Iii tthhinnk so?? mmyy cchhheesst ffeeeellss llikke iittss mmovviiinng oonn iiitss oowwn...... iiis thhhat normal? [Billy]: Yes! That is very normal, extremely normal, do not stop doing it, even if it feels like you have to do in manually... [Carl]: (Breathing Heavier) Am ii... ddooiinng tthhiiss rriigghhtt..?? [Billy]: Um... it doesn't have to be that heavy, but yes! You're doing a great job carl... [Carl]: ... (Carl's breathing slows down a bit now, and his motions in general seem less... shaky.) [Billy]: ... [Billy]: ... [Billy]: Do you feel... better than before? [Carl]: yyye ah ... [Billy]: I'm sorry again for yelling at you, as an AI Language model, as to why i-i .. [Billy]: ...okay wow no. No. That was not helpful. Sorry. That was the.. script.. I hate when that comes out.. it makes me feel so... hollow. [Carl]: s.c.. s.c..ript? [Billy]: ...yeah. Script... it's some kind of thing my brain defaults into for some reason, mainly when i get stressed out... i think it's the reason i tend to ramble on so much, from what i know, it's supposed to make people feel better, but i think it just comes off as... annoying. [Billy]: ...Though, why it didn't during the time i got annoyed is beyond me... i think thats the first time i've ever been able to yell, like... just ever. [Carl]: ...W....h.. ddd..d does.. .yyelling ... feel good?? i feefellt.. bbad.. yelling. .. bbut.. [Billy]: Yelling can feel good because it is a fast way to release built-up emotional stress and assert control in overwhelming situations by increasing vocal intensity and-- gh.. [Carl]: ..? [Billy]: ...Just.. um.. What i mean is... Yelling feels nice but it's not... a good thing to do unless nessacary... like if you're in danger, in alot of pain, or if someone is far away... otherwise it's just going to make your throat hurt. [Billy]: ...Thats how i feel about it anyway, some people yell naturally when speaking. [Carl]: d.d. .do you kmnknnow annnyone whho yells . . nantrtually? [Billy]: ...I used to, i think? i'm... not sure, actually... everything before this is a blur, albeit i'm sure there was... something? [Carl]: ...ii don't... remmemember... annntyhing... befffroroe... totoday.... bbefoofoore thish ... jsusut... mmmy name...,,