never apologize

[ Asuka hadn't noticed him. She'd been too busy trying to get out of the pod. It helps that he's so still. Even her mind has a hard time picking up on him. She looks up at Johan through a curtain of her hair and feels oddly shabby in her plugsuit and bandages. Her lips harden into a thin line. He speaks German. She's been speaking in Japanese for so long that it takes her a moment to get her mental legs back under her. There's something uneasy about him that leaves her feeling strange. He's just... calm. Weird. ]

I'm fine!

[ She waves his hand off and starts pulling herself to her feet. ]

I just... It's nothing.

[ The truth is she still feels a bit wobbly, but she's not about to admit that. ]