[The petting helps - and she looks up, reaching to touch his own hand as to return the comfort.]

And it was hard to try and understand at first, right? I can't remember it too well, but everything seemed...constantly moving and running into each other, but also staying still at the same time in really odd ways.

[Her shoulders slump a little.]

I was really scared. I couldn't think either, or get anywhere safe because nothing was right.

...I'm sorry if you had to go through that, too. No one should.