Telrim's starting to become familiar with Mikoto's body language, and once again she silently commends the Genome's self-control. Zidane might want to be careful his political incompetence doesn't cause personal damage...

And this might be a good time to deflect some of the tension between them, give Mikoto some breathing room. The Controller blinks, looks puzzled. Even disbelieving. "By isolating yourself...?"