“Roger that, Commander,” Akaya says, with an almost exaggerated emphasis on Commander, a rarely used formality. He does respect the man, him being his superior and mentor and all that, etc. etc. But even so, he doesn’t usually address him by title, if only because Akaya likes the casual intimacy of their relationship. Maybe it’s an intimacy he pushes on him, because Sanada has much by way of things up his backside, and can use a little loosening up. That Akaya even bothers to shows he cares about the man beyond the official association. He starts to get up, but he hears the medical officer’s stern command:

“I trust you’re not intending on disembarking before I clear you, Lieutenant?”

“Er. Of course not.” Figures! But as Yagyuu would know, the nose dive would affect the pilot the most, being in the forward position when they crashed. He sinks back into his chair to wait assessment.

—-

Yagyuu suppresses and smile and turns back to scanning Niou’s head with his medical tricorder. It doesn’t look too serious from the preliminary standpoint. He flashes a light into Niou’s eyes and peers closely in as he holds up a finger from his other hand and moves it slowly left to right.

“Follow with your eyes, please,” he says.