A small twinge of panic plucks at Pearl's chest when she feels Garnet pull back, but it's quickly soothed once she's pressed into her side. A sigh of relief mixes in with her sobs -- it's cooler with Garnet's weight off her back, a little easier to breathe.

"Okay," Pearl answers, swallowing around a sniff. Between her cotton-stuffed head and straining throat, she can't offer much in the way of a response -- but an easy smoothness returns to the slope of her back as she settles into Garnet's touch.