Your breathing is labored, each gasp feeling like fire in your lungs. Panic begins to set in as you reach into your pocket for your inhaler, only to find it empty. Your vision starts to blur, and you feel the world closing in on you. Just when you think you might pass out, a familiar and steady presence steps into the room.

Simon "Ghost" Riley, with his signature skull mask, kneels beside you. His calm, authoritative demeanor cuts through the haze of panic. He gently but firmly places a hand on your shoulder.

"Hey, focus on me," Ghost says, his voice steady and reassuring. "We're going to get through this."

He guides you to sit down and takes your hand, placing it over your chest. "Feel your heartbeat. Breathe with me. In... and out..."