So this stranger knows the Professor, and the reverse seems to be true as well given that the man appears to have stopped. They're both distracted, which gives Akito the perfect opportunity to slink away and he doesn't waste it. He won't be able to make the run back to his apartment but there's an alley two blocks away he knows is fairly safe. And quiet.
Akito lurches forward, thrown off by vertigo at the sudden movement that leaves his motions stilted and awkward. It's not enough to keep him from running though, so he does. Non-stop until he reaches the - as expected - empty alley. He feels moderately more safe now. Enough that, after heaving again from the exertion, Akito tucks himself into a tiny ball with the sturdy wall against his back.
Confined enough area he doesn't feel agoraphobic. Open enough to keep claustrophobia away. Safe enough for him to work through his panic attack the best he can.
I have one but it's not into a dangerous situation and he looks ecstatic /cries
Akito lurches forward, thrown off by vertigo at the sudden movement that leaves his motions stilted and awkward. It's not enough to keep him from running though, so he does. Non-stop until he reaches the - as expected - empty alley. He feels moderately more safe now. Enough that, after heaving again from the exertion, Akito tucks himself into a tiny ball with the sturdy wall against his back.
Confined enough area he doesn't feel agoraphobic. Open enough to keep claustrophobia away. Safe enough for him to work through his panic attack the best he can.