[ There's a brief moment where Ritsuka makes such a face, though it quickly passes and she shrugs. ]

I know that things are in bad shape? It doesn't sound too different from what we were already dealing with. ...To be honest, a lot of the explanation just kind of went over my head.

[ Read: she kind of dazed out without Mash there to help both keep her paying attention and to be the helpful exposition friend. ]

Let's just say Gawain's whole "sweeping someone off their feet while on a white horse" routine could use some work.