Asuka's head was down, knees loosely tucked into her chest. She zoned out, gaze down.

She failed synchronizing with UNIT-02, something unexpected. You sat beside her, kind of unsure how to comfort her. She muttered to herself.

something boiled in your chest, and the first words that left your lips were,

".. pathetic," Asuka jolted at the word, as if shot by a bullet. "you can't even link to your own EVA."

Asuka slowly-- eerily-- lifted her head and stared at you with emotionless, hateful eyes.