Tavros felt a little relieved when Karkat agreed. How had things moved so fast, anyway? It just... seemed like such a blur. He felt better though, knowing that things could slow down. It was almost like a pressure had been lifted off of him, to be honest. A pressure he didn't even really realize had been there. But what did it mean, still? He... he'd still done those things with Karkat already. He'd felt good about them, until now. So what did it mean?

"I... yeah," he whispered, "Step back and just, uh... I don't know," he admitted, "I don't, kn-know what stepping back really means, in this context, but... I think it would be a good idea..." Maybe it meant... not acting on all of the things they'd been acting on. But if the urges were there... No, stop. He didn't want to think about it. He just wanted to focus on slowing down. He didn't want to think about anything else. Maybe it would be okay if they slowed down. Maybe eventually things would make sense.

"It... um, doesn't change anything, for me, though..." he admitted after a few seconds, "I... I mean, just because w-we're slowing down, doesn't... mean that I don't still feel, like myself...around you. I just, uh... It's scary, Karkat. I'm scared, of what it means."