Alec comes to a slow stop, not a dead stop, since it was always worse to stop on a dim. He stood there and in a few moments of deep breathing and Alec's back to normal. He rubbed the back of his neck. "It's a lot the first time."
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Alec comes to a slow stop, not a dead stop, since it was always worse to stop on a dim. He stood there and in a few moments of deep breathing and Alec's back to normal. He rubbed the back of his neck. "It's a lot the first time."