Oh, I'm with you on that. First to panic, first to lose.

[ He engages in this conversation easily, but he's too perceptive not to catch the darting gaze and that suddenly, Tidus's energy shifts. It's subtle. It's going somewhere Roland's quirking an eyebrow at. What's.....going on? But if he knows anything about Tidus, if he confronts him right away, even with the tiniest of suspicions, he'll deny him immediately.

So he plays along instead, blinking once before crossing his arms against his chest, closing his eyes and breathing in even paces. In...out. In...out. ]

Presence of mind and calm are important in a fight, and in real life too. Crazy situations happen more often when we're not on the battlefield. You know?

[ Hint hint? Are you okay, pro?? ]