IC: [i]Panic attacks...[/i] 

That was a liability. If she had one at a critical moment... Aaron slapped himself mentally. What was he doing? If he left her and she died, he'd never get over it... And besides, there was something about her...

His hand twitched at his side, one part of him wanting to put it on her shoulder reassuringly, the other telling him that it'd probably only make her anxiety worse.

"Running away isn't anything to be ashamed of, not in the mess we're in right now, and I'm not a tank so I can probably get away... Just try not to do it at a critical moment, okay?" 

OOC: Sorry about the long wait for a short post, school started back for me today and I'm stressed.