["Someone else"... Doesn't he just mean himself?!

Having a new companion should be a good thing, but somehow, there's an ominous feeling about all this instead... Cursed. Shinji frowns.]

I'm not trying to get us lost. ["Us." He's already accepted his fate.] I have no idea where we are. I was trying to find my way out of here before that... thing showed up.

[He looks back over at the scanner pod, which is still doing its best.✨]