[Dick's frustration spikes and then drops off a little again as he takes a deep breath, falling back on his training, on what he's good at, because even if this flood is giving him some weird empathy or something, he was still calm and rational and could focus on the important thing here.
So his voice is calmer and more controlled, his emotions a little more dialed back.]
Carla, calm down. First off, there isn't a Barge shrink, unless you want to go talk to McCoy or the Doctor, and second, being freaked out about floods is totally normal. It doesn't matter what you've been through - and all of us have been through something - it's okay to be unsettled by it. You don't need to lash out at people who are concerned.
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So his voice is calmer and more controlled, his emotions a little more dialed back.]
Carla, calm down. First off, there isn't a Barge shrink, unless you want to go talk to McCoy or the Doctor, and second, being freaked out about floods is totally normal. It doesn't matter what you've been through - and all of us have been through something - it's okay to be unsettled by it. You don't need to lash out at people who are concerned.