[He'd tried to scream while it was happening, and would have made up for it the moment woke up if he hadn't still been out of breath. It takes a few moments before he can pull himself together enough to take stock of himself (not dead, not being crushed or pulled apart, not dead, still in this body, not dead, capable of moving, not dead) and, a few moments after that, of his surroundings.]

[He thinks he's handling this fairly well. It's not the first time he died, after all. Nevermind that he's still feeling a bit stunned, so he isn't moving just yet, but he really will be fine in a minute...]