[Hands up in a gesture of innocence, Oscar took a step backwards. Whatever was going on was still unknown to him, but he knew panic. It gripped him when he lost control of his body, stopped to visit whenever he knew his friends were in trouble, embraced him when death dropped by for a visit...]

Bravery isn't not being afraid, [He intoned, sounding less like a teenager and more like someone with a very tired soul in that instant.]

It's being afraid, but trusting that everything will be okay in the end.

Just... Explain what this all is, okay? I'm supposed to be a wizard, Dipper. We can figure this out.