[ Ugh. Asuka's guilt and anxiousness hits Annie like a thunderstorm, stirring up resonance that she'd rather not share. Then again, when has she ever been any good at hiding it? She'd spent all their time on the Station harassing everyone she could her hands on to train, to prepare, because she couldn't stand the thought of not doing everything she possibly could to guarantee success. Not her own, maybe that's the difference. She'd fail a thousand times if it meant they all survived this. That wasn't the way it used to be, it all used to be about Annie and her success. Look where that's gotten her.

She rubs her mouth through the rough fabric of the hood, feeling the urge for a cigarette. Fighting it because she's in the middle of something here. ]

Nobody thinks any less of you right now, that shit's all in your head. You went out there and did it, more than I can say for myself.