He feels it when she stirs, and his gaze jerks to her face, his expression twisting for a moment before he manages to get it back to calm, or as close to calm as he can manage.

"Connie." It's not what she prefers to be called, but at the moment, he honestly doesn't give a damn and then she's asking him a question and he takes a breath.

"...You...There were some problems with the Epsilon AI, they finally had to remove it and you've been asleep for days." Which is a hell of a lot longer than he'd really have liked.

"How do you feel?"