That actually sounds like a good mechanic to add. That, if a Expie is panicked, they have an X% chance to drop items, or close out early from a minigame. That would be significantly better than the Expie being non-responsive AND losing it's chance for a last stand. I shit you not, the reason why I lost that Expie is because they resisted my commands FIFTY TIMES over the course of the bleed out. Roughly an entire minute of fighting the Expie that could have been used to save their life
Don't worry! the last stand (second chance) takes mood from 10 Minutes ago, so you should still have a good chance. I tested the mood with commands, and you only lose 20-30 mood within the first 30 seconds of steeping on spike trap. Though, if it hits your head, it can be -50 mood loss (or more) because of trauma from losing your jaw / eye. Opioids are also great to use after a injury that makes you depressed or in severe pain.