Someone less observant than Niou might miss the small twitch in Sanada's expression at what he must interpret to be sarcasm. The man looks to be tempering himself against devolving into a scold. He's even more tense than usual right now. Well, that's probably to be expected. It's quite the predicament.

And yet, it could be so much worse. Niou is hardly an optimist, but he is very aware of all of the complications that were avoided in Akaya's crash landing. They're all alive. The reserve pack is retrievable. They have two crew members who came out of the crash unscathed enough to make that 40-mile round trip journey (don't think he didn't notice that you're favoring your right leg, Sanada). As the Lt. Commander deduced, the situation is salvageable.

There's no need to be so uptight.

Yagyuu, of course, is performing his duties in his typical manner as well. Courteous, efficient, analytical, and attentive-- he really is an eerily good doctor. Too bad Niou isn't nearly so good a patient.

"I'm afraid there's a light shining in my eyes. I can't see."