Somehow, Vata managed to endure John's mental breakdown without also losing it himself. He had seen people have mental breakdowns before, but usually it was after drinking a bit too much on a bad day, or spend a couple days straight working on an important project of theirs, or both. But never had he seen one quite as violent as this, and it was terrifying to be on the receiving end of it. Fortunately, John did not actually get violent, but he seemed awfully close to it.

Once John had finished his panicked rant, Vata left the room without saying a word, and waited outside in the hallway. Until John recovered from his breakdown, he did not want to be anywhere near him. Once he was outside, he leaned up against one of the walls and tried to appear less terrified than he just was a moment ago. It seemed like this world had no lack of things to terrify them, even if they weren't necessarily from it.