"Hey, it's all right," he said, his tone softening.

Alicia backed off just a bit, her tone softening.

"As with the wounded orogs back in the foothills," Danica said, her tone softening.

"Don't know what all the fuss was about," McCoy said, his tone softening.

"You, alone, are different, my friend," Magius said, his tone softening.

"It's just that that's not all," she said, her tone softening.

Fawcett sensed that he was on the verge of making an enemy and pulled back, his tone softening.

Give him a chance to back off of his own volition," Wilson said, his tone softening.

Yet," he added, his tone softening, "we were never far apart for long.

"I don't intend to," she said, her tone softening.