Guppy shoots Kate a grateful look, and nods at Teja.

Okay, now he needs to take control. Easier said than done. He concentrates on breathing, pushing the response back again. It's slow progress; his chest hurts and the fear that he's actually damaged himself is keeping his heart rate up.

Fortunately his body decides to take charge of this situation by performing a system restart - as his heart rate slows down a bit, his blood pressure drops and he quietly passes out on Teja.

Once he's down, his heart rate and breathing return to normal. He'll come around in a minute.