[ Gino can't help but feel better when Kogami doesn't draw too much attention to his apology - doesn't shrug it off or visibly accept it one way or the other - because it confirms that yes, Gino was in the wrong and so his apology was justified, but that Kogami understands and forgives him for it.

Kogami knows him well enough to have estimated the effect of his honesty correctly, as at his admonision Gino seems to relax like his strings had been cut. Facing the challenges of this new world alone from the position of a superior that he'd masochistically forced on himself - the hierarchy of their homeworld meant nothing here, after all - would stress anyone out, but with that tentative sentence Kogami had shared the weight and Gino actually doesn't have words for the relief he feels. ]

I'm sure things will straighten out eventually, or at least become a little less overwhelming. [ He gives that sour face a flat look, but it's not as sharp as some of his expressions have been this afternoon. He wafts a hand at the room, at Kogami, at his notes. ] Do me a favour and don't make this a habit, though.