As the world figuratively crumbled to pieces around them, Kuhaku remained sprawled on the ground fading in and out of consciousness. As he saw the mech being brought down and buried underneath large pieces of the train tunnel, he desperately hung on to a few more moments until he could at least hear someone's voice. Until he knew they were okay.

"[B]Are you okay? Nevermind, that's stupid question. You just got hit by a rock. Can you stand? I am Gren Orchid. Heavy weapon specialist and boar faunus. I'm... I'm sorry for all of that. I should have waited for you to clear out. Truly, I apologize for endangering you like that....[/B]" his voice rose from the following silence of the battle, echoing off of the walls of the train tunnel.

"[I]That makes two of us, Gren.[/I]" thought Kuhaku. He would have to remember to apologize to his new teammates for his reckless actions after proper introductions.

A sigh of relief escaped from Kuhaku's chest, blowing up dust. The two of them seemed to be alright. The black stripes on his tail and ears began to fade to brown and continued to fade until there was nothing but white. Blinking slowly as he blankly stared at the ground in front of him, his glowing blue eyes changed back to their normal hazel color. His short, black claws retracted. Signifying the release of his Semblance. Bracing for what was coming next, he shut his eyes and mentally prepared himself. 

With a sharp gasp, his eyes snapped open wide. His body completely seized up as it was wracked with pain, his gloved fingers digging into the ground. Hyperventilating, his vision whited-out and he went blind. All sound drowning out to a muffle, a persistent ringing then deafened his hearing. The pain that was nulled from the battle cascaded over him, returning with multiplied force and battering his body like relentless ocean waves during a storm. Biting his bottom lip hard enough to draw blood, painful tears streamed from his eyes as his breathing became sharp and ragged. His head felt as if it were under intense pressure and was fit to explode.

"[I]Bear with it! Bear with the pain! Ride it out, it'll be over soon! Hold on to them! Hold onto your memories...![/I]" Kuhaku thought, consoling himself. Within a few minutes, his breathing slowed and steadied. Tears halting, a trembling, gloved hand reached up and wiped them away along with the blood on his lip. Blinking furiously, his vision returned to him and shapes came into view. The finer details coming in later. The ringing in his ears grew silent and his hearing returned to him, voices coming in clearly. The pain subsided and his body relaxed. The side effects of his Semblance usage passed shortly.

Pulling his hands in underneath his chest, he slowly pushed his body up onto all fours. Arms trembling as they supported him, he slowly stood. Immediately losing his balance, he stumbled and frantically reached for his Great Axe. Taking hold of the grip, he leaned his body against the weapon. Its head still buried in the ground, steady and accepting of his weight. 

Looking at the large pile of debris. he cleared his throat. Weakly calling out to the other pair, "[B]G-...Gren! Is the lady alright? Are...Are you both alright?[/B]"
Blinking twice, he then remembered.

Slowly turning his head to the side, he saw Abel. Swallowing dryly as a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his face, he realized how embarrassing his little 'episode' must have looked. Lowering his eyes to the ground, he then looked up and managed to give Abel a weak smile. Reaching out a hand, the other hand clutching his Axe tightly, he offered it to Abel. 

"[B]Oh. Right. Nice to meet you. I'm Kuhaku. Kuhaku Shiro. I'm a...[/B]" his voice caught in his throat and he took a few seconds before continuing. 
"[I]That's right. He's...a Human.[/I]" he thought to himself. Worried what Abel's impression of him would be and how he would react, he cleared his throat.
"[B]I'm a Tiger Faunus.[/B]" He summoned up his courage and straightened up, standing as tall as he could. Still leaning somewhat against his Great Axe. He would firmly shake this human's hand if he accepted him.