[before he can move to try and help her, she had already situated herself. after all, she was a rather reliable girl (as far as humans went. who else amongst her race could say they survived going to a doomed planet filled with tyrants and elite space soldiers?). aaand of course, he doesn't think much of her screaming at him at first, simply laughing and rubbing the back of his head. aaand with that out of the way,]

Of course it's me! Who else could it be?

[for now he'll just close that gap to get into proper conversation range]

But wow... I must have been so caught up in my training. I didn't even realize you were here!