He lucked out when it came to these roots. He's not had a run in with them just yet. No mirror leaking it's way into his body. He's seen how mirrors can be polar opposites of what they're normally like. Benny's trying for self control these days. He's trying real hard to keep his condition isolated and not let it take him over. He'd had to see what his mirror could be like. Probably running around giving into the hunger left and right. That's why he's fighting so hard not to let anything like that happen to him. It's not just about losing control. He doesn't want to subject these people to that.

"Hey. Hey. It's alright." His hand lifts and comes to rest on her shoulder. He gives it a squeeze and smiles. "Ain't nothin' gonna get you now. You're safe with me. Calm down." She seemed a little off before and she still does, but once again he's not sure what it is. It could just be fear. Fear makes folks act all kinds of strange.