[ Her eye widens and her gaze slides to Shepard and holds her there for a moment. She's not lying. Right? That would just be cruel. No; there's truth to the words. A look in her eye that says Asuka can believe her. At least for this one moment. ]
...so you know how that feels.
[ Then she moves past it. The not-so-subtle flattery works a little. Not as much as it might've months ago, but it makes her spine straighten a little. ]
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...so you know how that feels.
[ Then she moves past it. The not-so-subtle flattery works a little. Not as much as it might've months ago, but it makes her spine straighten a little. ]
Yeah! And I was the best at it. I was good.
[ Until Ikari became the golden boy, anyway. ]
I spent my whole life preparing for it.