Pain lanced through his abdomen so sharply that Barnaby almost thought he'd been stabbed by a knife, and he suddenly clutched his stomach with his free hand. His chest tightened to the point that it felt like is lungs were pushing the air out of him. Kotetsu would also find that his skin was starting to grow clammy.

As his ears began to ring, he became aware of his partner's voice. Are you okay? Swallowing hard, he shook his head no. He didn't know what was happening, but he knew that it was bad.

After leaning forward in his chair, Barnaby tried to tuck his head between his knees so he could ward off the disorienting dizzy spell. He was practically curled in on himself, but that was all he could do until this passed.