[It's a tiny lurch at first, and the sudden chatter of his teeth might have been missed with the clattering of the glass. His hands have subtly started to shake as he realizes with sudden certainty that an earthquake is about to send him into a mindless state of panic.]
[His chest is tight, and it's hard to breathe, but he turns without thinking. He wants out, he needs to get out--he wants to find somewhere safe and open and wide and bright, and he's no longer thinking. It's hard to think when one's mind has been utterly consumed with fear.]