[Seeing an immediate need for distraction, suspecting that only pleading for Aline to keep the mask on won't be anywhere near enough, Becky tries the very first thing that comes to mind and hopes that it'll be any help at all:
She leans in to give the girl a hug.
It's not an especially tight one, as anything too hard or too sudden would probably just result in Aline's panic levels spiking even harder and making an already-difficult situation even harder to deal with, but it's something more intended to say that things will (eventually) be okay. While she's doing this, she's trying to talk just a little bit more, though she's quieter than before, and sounding just a bit closer to the little girl that she looks like.] Aline— Aline, I know it's really scary, but we can get through this. Trust me. Please.
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She leans in to give the girl a hug.
It's not an especially tight one, as anything too hard or too sudden would probably just result in Aline's panic levels spiking even harder and making an already-difficult situation even harder to deal with, but it's something more intended to say that things will (eventually) be okay. While she's doing this, she's trying to talk just a little bit more, though she's quieter than before, and sounding just a bit closer to the little girl that she looks like.] Aline— Aline, I know it's really scary, but we can get through this. Trust me. Please.