[Karkat watches her try and stammer everything out for a moment before he shakes his head gently.]

Get it together, Peixes. These shits aren't worth your tears.

[If she tries, she might find it a little easier to calm down, as Karkat focuses on trying to absorb some of her panic without making it readily obvious that he's helping. Because Karkat doesn't help, he's a shitbag.]

We won't get that second chance down there without Dax unless we got a plan. Who was with you?