[ oof, some sweaty stress vibes at that last part... confirmation that he actually wasn't insane for sitting outside the bathroom door while bax was in there after that incident. ]

...Yeah, sounds right. We all also saw that bloody clown in different contexts — or I guess maybe it was just hearing for one of 'em, but. It was all just real unnerving.

[ ... ]

Spent the whole time scared out of my mind for that world's version of Bas.

[ even just the echoes of the fear he'd felt back then are strong enough that they're difficult to keep under control even now... and that quiet current of grief in the background is getting a lot stronger the further he gets into this recollection. ]

Which... well. As you might expect, turned out to be justified.