["Someone's gotta do it". It resonates with him, because that's always been his reasoning for diving right in. Someone's gotta do it. But Asuka was never content with it.

"Why does it have to be you?" she always asked, and he ruminates on that for a bit.]

...Well, if you're gonna extend the invitation, I'm not going to say no to that.

[A beat] Mind if I ask you a question, though? It's kind of personal, so don't feel pressured to answer.