[ Under any other circumstances Orpheus might be really impressed by the lungs(?) this man has on him, but as it is this is mostly just tragic. He steps up on the bottom rung of the bunkbed's ladder to give himself a boost and rests a hand on Spongebob's shoulder. ]

Spongebob. Spongebob. Breathe in, please. I know it's hard, but this isn't going to make it better. You're just going to hurt your throat.

[ do sponges have throats ]