[Asch was sort of privately congratulating himself for not completely blowing up over the network. Walking over to the baseball field instead of continuing to yell at Luke over the network gave him some time to think. It also gave him some time to stew; seeing the replica again had brought up a whole well of emotions that he hadn't dealt with since arriving in Siren's Pull months ago.]
Replica.
[That was as close to a friendly greeting as Luke was going to get.]
I know why you're here. You don't need to answer that.
[...and answering why he cut his hair seemed a bit ridiculous, now that he thought about it. This is what he gets for blurting stuff out. Hopefully the dreck already forgot he asked that.]
[Only problem was, he didn't know what else to say. This was awkward.]
[Action]
Replica.
[That was as close to a friendly greeting as Luke was going to get.]
I know why you're here. You don't need to answer that.
[...and answering why he cut his hair seemed a bit ridiculous, now that he thought about it. This is what he gets for blurting stuff out. Hopefully the dreck already forgot he asked that.]
[Only problem was, he didn't know what else to say. This was awkward.]