Talk:Rose's Battle Flag/@comment-26703954-20150722015737/@comment-28584561-20150824024520

No, Steven didn't inhale at all. He struggled to inhale but nothing went in (He opens his mouth sligtly but you can hear a chocking sound as if nothing goes in). Especially evident in the hill. People cannot force themselves to not inhale for long. You can voluntarily hold your breath for a very long time but when your body's at their limit, your respiratory system shifts into the autonomic nervous system. Your breath holding is now considered a threat to your body and needs to be dealt with, so the ANS forces you to inhale unless you can't.

Inside the mane, Steven's body would've still forced himself to inhale the "air" inside it if there was any. It's a common response to do it. He should be able to take in full breaths but seems to not be able to, even if there was no oxygen.

That's why you can't hold your breath in a room filled with poisonous gas. You know the gas around you will kill you, but if you try to hold your breath for a long time, your body will force you to inhale.