I watched wordlessly as Misato and Rei began their odd and slightly awkward actions towards one another. I caught a few of Misato's glances my way, the soft smirk easily detectable within each of them. I wasn't going to let her beat me, not a chance. Suddenly Ritsuko finally walked in as if nothing was amiss at all. I nodded my hello in response to hers.<br/><br/>That was a good question--where was Asuka? I looked around the room, not seeing her anywhere; Misato had called for her so she must be near by.<strong>"No, no questions for now. I think I'll go see if I can find Asuka,"</strong>I said, as I left Ritsuko's side. Doing my best to ignore the two lap buddies, I walked off towards the changing rooms to see if I could find Asuka, then we'll see who would come out on top in this little game. Why was I letting her get to me, that was my job. I needed to play it cool, it's the doctor's orders after all; I'm just following orders.<br/><br/>I walk into the dimly lit changing room and see Asuka sitting there with her knees to her chest, just staring off into space. I smiled softly. She always did look a lot more mature when she wasn't so spastic and attention crazed.<strong>"Hey, whatcha doing all alone in here for?" </strong>I asked, hoping to jolt her out of her trance. I walked over to her side, keeping my smile as I waited for her response.