[ He'd noticed them, but in truth he didn't trust his own vision enough to move unless it had proven to be necessary. He didn't feel pain the same way a human would, and so he supposes it's moot, but even so there seemed to be little point in the motion. Rio could move quickly if he needed to. Even so, he's relieved that his judgment was sound in this case, and his anxiety lets up a little. ]

Ah, well... I didn't think I'd be much good navigating half-blind.

[ He would have done better than a normal person, but still, he tries to be cautious. The real surprise is that Komaeda made his way back over, and he blinks several times. ]

Ah, yeah... It's fine, it's just to make everything seem a little bit more real.

[ A human would choke and cough in this situation, and so Rio did as well. He hesitates, unsure of whether or not he should say anything at this point before he lightly bumps Komaeda's arm with the back of his hand. It already feels like it's it a bit too late to do so, but he says what he'd intended to anyway, ]

... Sorry. You didn't do anything wrong, so it's on me for acting stupid.

[ He doesn't apologize often, but when he does there's always a good reason for it. He's agitated about his own impulsiveness and poor decisions, and the consequences it had, but he also can't stand to leave his own mistakes figuratively hanging in the air in such a way. A stupid decision was a stupid decision, and this was one. He's fair in that regard at least. ]