Part of it was- Sad? Hurt? Angry? at it's lifegiver's lack of comfort, or even acknowledgement. These were bitten back or shoved to the background the best it could- it couldn't think about emotions, it had to Calm Down. It didn't dare to look up, to risk meeting eye contact. It could feel its lifegiver's silent disappointment- or it assumed that much. A safe assumption, considering what it had done. It was disappointment in itself, after all. Why wouldn't its lifegiver be as well?

Calm. Calm Down. It thought sternly to itself. It felt calmer- or was it just too tired to continue? Didn't matter. What mattered was it's tears were mostly dried, it's breathing calm, except for the occasional shaky exhale. It wasn't sure if it felt calm, but it hoped it looked calm. Maybe just looking calm could be enough for now Until it could learn to manage it's panic.

With a semi-shaky breath, it looked up at Orthoclase-Alpha, avoiding direct eye contact, as always. "I am calm." It spoke, silently begging it's voice not to betray it "I am ready to go back now." It shuffled its feet, waiting for the Overseer's response.