Tommy would have mourned the loss of the cheetos (who knew when he'd get to eat junk food next) but he was too busy trying not to literally pull out his hair. Talking about it just seemed to make it worse somehow, it brought back all the confusion and frustration. It wasn't that the reassurance wasn't welcome but it was kind of hard to swallow, especially since Kid Flash seemed to be about his age.
'Come on, Thomas, get it together.'
He let out a deep breath. "I was trying to see how fast I could get it to go and then I... I couldn't slow down and then... boom." He shrugged helplessly at the end.