“Don’t worry about a thing, honey. I’m gonna help you through this.”
“Those are all normal noises.”
“Luggage compartment closing. Cross-checking.”
“Just sit back and relax.”
“That’s just the engine powering up.”
“That’s just the engine struggling.”
“That’s just the carp swimming around your ankles.”
That noise was just a door panel busting open. This is a Boeing so it’s perfectly normal.
“That’s just a routine patrol, we’re not actually in Russian airspace.”
“They’re bluffing.”
I did this once. A stranger asked me to hold her hand as we landed. It was the height of COVID and I was kind of wary, but I used some hand sanitizer before and after, and grabbed her hand as we hit the usual turbulence and bumps on approach. I figured if she was scared enough to ask a stranger to hold her hand, it would be meaningful to her to do it. We didn’t really talk before or after. Once we landed and started taxiing, she let go, thanked me, and I said you’re welcome.
