[ He may as well have poured a bucket of ice water down her spine. She falls back into her seat, ducking her head and bracing her forehead on the heel of her palm. ]

... don't call him that, Asch.

[ ... it's stupid, to push the issue now. But he hit, naturally, on the exact thing she's so terrified of, and she shuts her eyes. ]

I know. I'm sorry. I'm just ... [ I'm scared. ] ... you know, Van reminds me a lot of ... of a man I knew back in my world. His name was Xemnas. He was ... a lot like Van. Cruel and manipulative... it's like dealing with him all over again, only worse. At least Xemnas didn't pretend to be nice.