[ does it matter, she's tempted to say. how easy would it be to sweep misato's lies away? to peel the facade back and force her to acknowledge the truth, right here on her own sacred ground? ]

Mathematics. I'm sure I can provide more detail when I've decided on a thesis topic.

[ garion doesn't do it, of course. this, too, is a part of their little game - the constant cat and mouse, the knowledge that one misstep will doom the other. misato has entrusted garion with something immense, and garion has done the same. ]

I was hoping to discuss a letter of recommendation for a potential internship. [ a beat. she glances, casually, to the others in the room. ] Privately. Would another time be better?