"Although there was a great deal of damage as a result, the fact that a boy with no prior experience completed a mission against an unknown enemy makes Shinji Ikari deserving of special notice." "However, for the Department of Strategic Operations, it was a battle that revealed many problems." "My sister's only in the second grade." "She got hurt in that stupid disturbance, and she was hurt by our own stupid robot, not by the enemy." "I can't forgive anyone who did something so stupid." "I'm going to let them feel my anger, and teach the jerks who hurt my sister a lesson." "We'd already had a lot of evacuation training at the school, so we didn't really think it was so serious." "All the guys acted like jerks, like they were on a field trip, and none of the girls were afraid either." "Ikari didn't tell me anything, so this is just a guess on my part." "I think Ayanami tried to sacrifice herself to protect Unit 01 from the enemy's particle beam attack." "I'm really sure about this, and the reason I'm so positive is Ayanami herself." "She seems to hold little respect for the value of her own existence." "It's not just that she's more pessimistic than most teenagers, it's something much, much more." "This did not occur in accordance with our scenario." "Nevertheless, the result was within the projected parameters." "We can make the necessary adjustments." "The UN Navy lost a third of its entire fleet in this encounter." "The lost ships belonged to your country." "The damage is negligible." "True, it's fortunate that so much of the damage was minor." "This is no good." "It's happening too early." "That's true." "This did not occur in accordance with our predictions of when an Angel would invade NERV." "And to make it worse, you let it intrude into Central Dogma itself." "If contact had occurred then, our entire project could have ended in disaster." "The report to this committee was in error." "There is no truth behind this tale of an Angel invasion." "Are you saying the Eleventh Angel's intrusion did not occur?" "Correct." "Speak with caution, lkari." "Speak with caution, lkari." "Making false statements to this conference is punishable by death." "Check the magi's recorders." "Nothing concerning such an incident was recorded." "This is absurd." "Hiding the truth is your specialty." "The time schedule follows what the Dead Sea Scrolls prescribes." "All right." "We won't discuss any possible guilt or punishment this time." "But let me remind you that you cannot create a new scenario." "I understand." "Everything is proceeding according to Seele's plan." "Mountain..." "Heavy are the mountains, but that changes over time." "Sky..." "Blue sky." "What your eyes can't see." "What your eyes can see." "Sun..." "There is only one." "Water..." "Comforting." "Commander Ikari?" "Flower..." "So many alike." "So many useless." "Sky..." "Red, red sky." "Red is the color." "Red is the color I hate." "Water flowing." "Blood..." "The smell of blood." "A woman who never bleeds." "From the red earth comes man, from the soil." "Born of man and woman is Man." "Town..." "A human creation." "Eva..." "A human creation as well." "What is a human?" "A creation of God?" "Is it a human creation?" "The things I possess are my life and soul." "I am a vessel for my heart." "Entry Plug, the throne for a soul." "Who is this?" "This is me." "Who am I?" "What am I?" "What am I?" "What am I?" "What am I?" "I am myself." "This, that which is, is myself." "That which is formed is me." "This is the me that can be seen, yet feels as if this is not myself." "A strange feeling." "I feel as if my body is melting." "I can no longer see myself." "My shape is fading." "I feel the presence of someone who is not me." "Who is there, beyond me here?" "Ikari?" "I know this person." "She is Captain Katsuragi." "Doctor Akagi..." "Others..." "Classmates..." "The pilot of Unit 02." "Commander Ikari?" "Who are you?" "Who are you?" "Who are you?" "So, how does it feel to be piloting Unit 01 for the first time?" "It smells like lkari." "Her synch ratio is almost the same as with Unit 00." "Unit 00 and 01 's personal data patterns are also almost identical." "That's what makes this synch experiment possible." "Error is plus or minus zero point zero three." "Harmonics are normal." "No compatibility problems detected between Rei and Unit 01." "Okay, the experiment is finished, Rei." "You can get out now." "Understood." "Data bank for Unit 02 complete." "Harmonics are all normal." "Pilot status normal." "Of course!" "What about Unit 00's personal data?" "Already reconfigured." "Currently reconfirming." "Subject status?" "He's a bit nervous, but no problems in his nerve patterns." "This is his first time in Unit 00, and his first time piloting any other Eva." "That's natural." "Nonsense, why should he care?" "That's what makes him Shinji." "I know, and that's why he's stupid." "Speaking of which, why am I not taking the compatibility test?" "You don't want to pilot any other Evas, do you?" "Darn right." "Certainly, Unit 02 wouldn't be compatible." "Entry has commenced." "LCL electrolyzed." "lnitiating first connection." "Shinji, how do you feel in Unit 00's entry plug?" "It feels kind of odd." "A sense of incompatibility?" "Not like that, but..." "It smells like Rei." "What does that mean?" "He's a pervert!" "Data received." "Reconfirming." "Pattern green." "Main power supply connection complete." "All restraints are normal." "Acknowledged." "Now let's shift to the second stage of the mutual compatibility tests." "Unit 00 will enter into second contact." "How is it?" "As I thought, the synch ratio is lower than that of Unit 01." "As I thought, the synch ratio is lower than that of Unit 01." "Harmonics are all normal." "But these are still good readings." "This means that we can implement the plan." "The dummy system, you mean?" "I disagree." "I understand your feelings on this, but we always have to be prepared in order to guarantee our survival." "I highly respect you, Ma'am, and I will do my duty, but I am not convinced about this project." "People with a fastidious nature will always feel some difficulty living amongst others." "Once you've been sullied, you'll regretfully find the truth in this." "lnitiating third connection." "Self state of psycho-graph is stable." "Hey, Shinji, what's it like?" "Mom's breast?" "Or inside her womb?" "Asuka, stop interrupting." "The noise can penetrate." "Yes, Ma'am." "Why do they spoil Shinji?" "Commence connecting the A-10 nerve connections." "Harmonics level up twenty." "What is this?" "Something's trying to get into my brain." "Ayanami?" "Rei Ayanami?" "This impression is Rei, isn't it?" "Ayanami?" "Isn't it her?" "What is it?" "We've got a problem occurring in the pilot's nerve pulse." "We've got a problem occurring in the pilot's nerve pulse." "Mental contamination is taking place." "lmpossible!" "That can't happen at this plug depth." "It's not from the plug." "The intrusion's coming from the Eva." "Unit 00 is out of control!" "Shut off all circuits!" "Cut the power supply!" "Eva has switched to backup power." "The Eva is still active." "How's Shinji?" "The circuit is closed." "We can't monitor him!" "Unit 00 is rejecting Shinji?" "Negative!" "The auto ejection's not working!" "The same thing as before?" "Is it going to try to absorb Shinji?" "Rei, get back!" "Rei!" "Activation will be terminated in ten..." "Activation will be terminated in ten... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..." "Zero!" "Unit 00 has ceased activation." "Hurry up and rescue the pilot!" "I don't believe this." "Did Unit 00 just try to kill Rei?" "Was this somehow related to the earlier berserk incident when Rei was the pilot?" "I can't tell you much right now." "I only know we must reconfigure Unit 00 for Rei's personal data, and run a new synch test between them as soon as possible." "As Director of Strategic Ops, I ask you do so as soon as possible, before it creates more problems." "I understand that, Major Katsuragi." "Unit 00 wanted to attack me." "I'm sure of it." "And now the next contestant for the World's Most Amazing Exhibition is, Math Puppy!" "Wow, that sounds awesome!" "Here we go, math genius puppy, Kana, from Niigata!" "Wan!" "He sounds good." "Do you understand me?" "Wan!" "Oh, right." "Now let's ask him." "Wan!" "What is 325 minus 324?" "Wan!" "That's amazing!" "He's correct!" "That's amazing!" "He's correct!" "Again..." "I hate this ceiling." "Again..." "I hate this ceiling." "Shinji's conscious." "No signs of mental contamination." "He doesn't remember what happened." "I see." "Misato and Kaji won't tell me about her, and Shinji doesn't know anything." "Just what is the First Child?" "About that Angel invasion that deviated from the plan." "The committee is applying pressure over the incident." "They're just riff-raff who can't do anything except complain." "We hold all the tiles." "There is nothing they can do." "But we don't want to irritate them." "If SEELE starts interfering, there could be trouble." "Everything has been carried out as the scenario required." "There is no problem." "What about the Unit 00 incident?" "That wasn't in my scenario." "It will not interfere." "The re-synchronization test for Rei and Unit 00 was successful." "Ikari is too concerned about Rei." "What is the status of the Adam Project?" "Proceeding smoothly." "It is less than two percent behind schedule." "Then, the Lance of Longinus is..." "It's going as we planned." "Rei is carrying out the operation." "With her friends getting married one after another," "Misato begins to feel uneasy." "She could end up being the perpetual wedding shower guest, and never have anyone for herself." "This stinks!" "Her twenties are running out, and her thirties are approaching!" "Could a reunion with Kaji be her last chance?" "Next episode:" ""Lies and Silence"" "And there'll be lots more fan service again!" "The second and third Ashino Lakes," "I hope there won't be any more of those." "I received a complaint from Chairman Keel about the delay." "He came directly to me." "He was very upset." "He even threatened to dismiss you." "Adam is growing well, and work on the dummy plugs for the Eva Project is proceeding." "What are those old men of Seele complaining about now?" "The all-important lnstrumentality Project is behind schedule." "All the projects are linked." "There are no problems." "lncluding Rei?" "Well, never mind." "By the way, what should we do about that man?" "Leave him alone for now." "The same with the Marduk Institute." "I agree, let him work for us for a while." "What started here, sixteen years ago?" "It's me." "Yes, so it is." "Shannon Bio, a foreign chemical firm." "It has been here for nine years, and not a single change." "The Marduk Institute has 108 affiliated companies." "106 of them are dummy corporations." "And this is the 107th?" "This is the corporate registration." "And you want me to take a look at the board of directors, don't you?" "You know about it already?" "I know all of the names." "The Marduk Institute is supposed to be an advisory body controlled by the instrumentality Committee to select Eva pilots." "What it really does is not clear." "Your duty is to investigate NERV." "Getting involved in the Marduk Institute is inappropriate." "Well, be that as it may, I want to see everything for myself." "Hi, this is Kaji." "I'm out right now." "Please leave your name and message." "Help me, Kaji!" "Don't touch me, you pervert!" "That'll do it!" "What's going on?" "Well, I want to go out tomorrow." "So I've been calling Kaji to ask him to take me, but he's been out." "He's always out lately." "So, you'll have time tomorrow?" "Regrettably so." "Then, I have a favor to ask of you." "Well, it's like this..." "A date?" "!" "A friend of my big sister, Kodama, keeps asking me to introduce you to him." "I beg you!" "Get to work!" "I'm sorry." "YOU!" "Get to work!" "Microsis operation complete." "Graph measurement complete." "Which dress will you wear tomorrow?" "For the wedding?" "I wore the pink suit for Kiyomi's wedding, and the dark blue dress for Kotoko's shower." "What about the orange one?" "You haven't worn that one lately, have you?" "Well, there's a reason for that." "It's too tight?" "Yeah, so what?" "!" "Should I get a new one on the way home?" "It's an extra expense." "We've been invited to so many showers lately, that the cost of all the gifts is starting to add up." "Everyone's just rushing to get married before they're thirty." "No one wants to be the last one still single." "Okay, you can take off now." "Good work." "I'm tired of these stupid tests." "By the way, Shinji looks even more downcast than usual today." "That's because of tomorrow." "Yes, tomorrow." "Tomorrow, I have to see my father." "What should I talk to him about?" "Why do you ask me?" "Because I've seen you talking happily with him." "Say, my father, what kind of person is he?" "I don't know." "I see." "You've been watching me because you wanted to ask me that?" "When we were cleaning today, you were squeezing the cloth." "The way you squeezed it was like a mother." "A mother?" "I thought it was like a mother." "I think you'll make a good mother, Ayanami." "You're embarrassing me." "I'm home." "What's up?" "You'd better go to bed." "Aren't you going on a date tomorrow?" "You'd better go to bed." "Aren't you going on a date tomorrow?" "Yeah, with a hunk." "Hey, that's right, let me use your lavender perfume!" "Hey, that's right, let me use your lavender perfume!" "Absolutely not!" "Jeez, cheapskate!" "It's not for kids." "Is Shinji in his room?" "He's been shut up since he got back." "He's been shut up since he got back." "It looks like he doesn't want to see his father." "If he doesn't want to, why doesn't he just say so?" "I don't understand the Japanese." "Well, he doesn't really hate him." "That's the problem." "Go away!" "Well done, Shinji." "Shinji?" "I'm opening the door." "Are you scared?" "Of seeing your father by yourself?" "Don't run away." "Unless you step forward, nothing will change." "I know that!" "You'll begin to realize, after that first step, it's just as important to take another step." "Anyway, go see him tomorrow with your chin held high, because you'll be seeing your mother too." "Well, good night." "Hey, you bought a new dress for tomorrow, didn't you?" "Let me see!" "Oh, you want to see?" "It's an expensive one." "The price doesn't always reflect the design." "Tell me about it." "Did you pick one to Kaji's taste?" "I don't think so." "Not anymore." "Well!" "See you..." "Later." "Place three bags in your heart..." "Ladybugs with red, blue and yellow dresses..." "Now let us proceed with the reception." "Little Ryoji's late." "That idiot has never been on time in his entire life!" "For your dates, you mean?" "He's always on time for work." "Hey, girls!" "You look marvelous today." "I couldn't get off work." "I don't believe that." "You never do anything anyway." "Why didn't you shave?" "That stubble's awful." "Look, your necktie is crooked." "Well, thank you." "You two act like you're married." "Good point, Ri-baby." "Who the hell would marry this dork?" "It's been three years since the last time we came here together." "I ran away then, and haven't been back since." "My mother is resting here?" "I don't really believe that." "I don't even remember her face." "Man survives by forgetting his memories, but there are some things a man should never forget." "Yui taught me about the irreplaceable things." "I come here to confirm that." "You have no pictures of her?" "There are none." "This grave is just a decoration, too." "There's no corpse." "So, the teacher was right." "You threw them away." "I keep everything in my heart." "That is enough." "Time's up." "I'm leaving now." "Father!" "Well, I'm glad we could talk today." "Indeed..." "Not bad!" "I didn't know you played." "I've been studying since I was five, but I'm not very good." "I don't really have any talent." "Perseverance is power." "I'm impressed." "I started studying because my teacher told me to, but I could have quit anytime." "So, why didn't you?" "Because nobody told me to stop." "I should have known!" "You came back early." "I thought you'd have dinner too." "He was just so boring!" "So, while he was waiting in line for the roller coaster, I left." "That's harsh." "Really, Kaji is the only cool guy." "It's getting late." "I'm going to the bathroom." "Are you going to leave me alone?" "High heels..." "We haven't really gotten together to drink lately, have we?" "Misato's drinking too much, isn't she?" "She's acting a little out of control." "Sometimes one drinks to keep oneself under control." "We all do." "As someone who lived with her, your words carry a weight of truth." "Well, I did live with her, but that was before she started wearing heels like a real woman." "That's not how we saw it back when we were in school." "I was a kid." "That wasn't really life." "Kid's play is what it was." "Life isn't that easy." "Oh yeah, I forgot to give you this." "A souvenir from a cat." "Oh, thank you." "You're very honest." "Only with the ladies." "When it comes to work, I'm less so." "I somehow doubt that." "What about Misato?" "I lost once before." "It's not my style to keep fighting a battle I'm sure to lose." "I think you still have a chance to win." "What about you?" "It's my policy to never talk about myself." "There's nothing amusing about me." "Why is Katsuragi taking so long?" "Fixing her make-up maybe?" "What were you doing in Kyoto?" "No, that's from Matsushiro." "Don't try to fool me." "Your fingers will get burned if you get involved in this too deeply." "That's the advice of a friend." "I'll take it seriously, but I'd prefer to be burned by the heat of my passion for you." "but I'd prefer to be burned by the heat of my passion for you." "Should I buy you some fireworks?" "Welcome back!" "You never change, do you?" "Of course I change, living means changing." "Homeostasis and transistasis." "What are those?" "One is a force for the status quo, and the other's a force for change." "Anything that contains these two conflicting forces is alive." "Like men and women." "Well, I'll be leaving now." "I've still got some work to do." "Really?" "Sorry to hear it." "Later." "Hey, Shinji?" "It's me." "I'm with Kaji." "We're going to be out drinking." "Yes..." "Okay, later." "Was it Misato?" "Yes, she'll be late, so don't wait up for her." "Is she going to stay out until morning?" "I don't think so, she's with Kaji." "Are you an idiot?" "That guarantees it!" "Drinking so much you throw up like a kid." "How old are you?" "I know, but I'm not a kid." "Well, neither of us are." "Damn right." "I can't believe you wear high heels, Katsuragi." "Time's really flown." "Rough face..." "You need to shave." "I can walk now." "Thank you." "Kaji, do you think I've changed?" "You're even more beautiful." "I'm sorry that I insisted on breaking up with you." "When I said I had somebody else, you knew that was a lie, didn't you?" "No." "It's just that I realized you were so much like my late father, Kaji." "When I realized that I wanted a man like my father, I was scared." "I was so afraid." "Being with you, Kaji..." "Being a woman..." "Everything scared me." "I hated my father, but fell in love with someone just like him." "I chose to break everything off and join NERV." "However, it turned out that my father had worked for NERV too." "I tried to bury my feelings by swearing vengeance against the Angels." "That was your decision, Katsuragi." "You don't have to be sorry." "No, that wasn't a decision!" "I just escaped from reality." "Escaped from the reality called Father!" "I'm just like Shinji." "I'm a coward." "I'm really sorry." "I had to get drunk just to tell you this." "That's enough." "I'm just a child myself." "I'm just a child myself." "I have no right to tell Shinji anything." "That's enough!" "I'm a coward!" "I just use men when I need to." "I'm a coward!" "I just use men when I need to." "In the past, Kaji, I may have just..." "just used you!" "I'm so pathetic!" "That's enough!" "Stop it!" "That's enough!" "Stop it!" "That's enough!" "Stop it!" "I can't stand myself!" "Hey, Shinji, do you want to kiss me?" "What?" "A kiss." "A kiss?" "You've never kissed a girl, have you?" "A kiss." "A kiss?" "You've never kissed a girl, have you?" "Then, let's do it." "But why?" "Because I'm bored." "Because I'm bored." "Is that a reason?" "!" "Do you not want to kiss on the anniversary of your mom's death?" "Afraid she may be watching you from Heaven?" "It's not that." "Are you scared?" "Are you scared?" "Why would I be scared of a kiss?" "!" "You brushed your teeth, didn't you?" "Then, here I come." "Stop breathing, it tickles me." "I should never kiss to kill time!" "All right, here we are." "Hang on." "Kaji!" "Kaji!" "Well, I'll be leaving now." "Why don't you stay with us, Kaji?" "I'd be laughed at if I went to work in this." "It'll be okay." "Hey, Kaji, it'll..." "Later." "Lavender perfume..." "Please take care of Katsuragi." "Sure." "Well, night." "Well, night." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "What's wrong?" "You look sad." "It's because you kissed me!" "Well, let me call the girl's roll." "Ayanami..." "Oh, Ayanami's absent again?" "Hi, how are you feeling today?" "I'm sober now, thanks." "I'm glad to hear that." "Is this your real job, or your other job?" "What do you think?" "Ryoji Kaji of NERV's Special Inspection Department..." "At the same time, Ryoji Kaji of the Japanese Department of lnterior." "Oh, so you know." "You underestimate NERV." "Is this an order from Commander Ikari?" "No, my sole discretion." "If you keep doing this other job, you'll die." "As long as Commander Ikari is using me too, I can still do it." "However, let me apologize for using you, Major Katsuragi." "It'll make us even for your help yesterday." "Thanks very much, but..." "The Commander and Ritsuko are hiding something from you, and..." "This is it." "This is..." "Eva?" "No!" "lmpossible..." "Yes, this is the source of everything since the Second Impact." "The most important factor." "This is Adam." "Adam?" "Why is the First Angel here?" "Adam?" "Why is the First Angel here?" "You're right." "I don't know NERV at all." "Shinji Ikari moves ahead of Asuka, and jumps to the top place in the synch tests." "He's proud, but then he's swallowed by the Sea of Dirac." "With Eva's energy supply running out, fear, loneliness and cold crash in upon him teaching him a new level of anguish and despair." "It's the next episode:" ""Sickness Unto Death, and..."" "Of course, we'll give you some more fan service too!" "Hey, Shinji, did you change the soup stock?" "Yeah, to dried fish flavor." "It's a gift from Ritsuko." "Too hot!" "I'm sorry." "You're always apologizing!" "Do you always think you're to blame?" "You're always apologizing!" "Do you always think you're to blame?" "Shinji, apologies are your conditioned reflex to any kind of confrontation!" "I'm sorry." "Exactly like that." "You're too self-deprecating!" "Exactly like that." "You're too self-deprecating!" "Now, now, that's just his way." "It's so easy to just accept his pathetic habits, isn't it?" "!" "But haven't you been a little too easy on Shinji lately?" "Have I?" "Maybe you and Kaji have hooked up again," "Maybe you and Kaji have hooked up again, but the fact that you're happy doesn't mean you can ignore us." "There's nothing between Kaji and me." "Hey, Katsuragi, I've found a bar that serves a decent drink." "How about tonight?" "Bye!" "I've never seen anyone involved in such an indecent relationship!" "You're supposed to be our guardian!" "You hypocrite!" "It's disgusting!" "B-type harmonics test, all green." "Projected adjustment values have been cleared." "You look tired, Misato." "Yeah, for a lot of private reasons." "Kaji?" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Well, how's the Third Child doing?" "Take a look." "Let me see." "Let me see." "I hope that knowing this will boost his confidence." "Can you hear me, Shinji?" "Misato, how were my test scores?" "Yes!" "You are Number One!" "I lost!" "He beat us easily." "He beat us so easily that it's pissing me off!" "He's great, wonderful, awesome, too awesome!" "The invincible Shinji!" "So that makes our job a little easier, right?" "But it also means we'll have to do our best to not be left behind." "Goodbye." "Next stop is Seisho Kabuse." "Convenient to the Bashar, used books and video game stores..." "Good." "Five minutes until evacuation of the Western District is completed." "Target is advancing slowly at two point five kilometers per hour." "You're late." "You're late." "I'm sorry." "What's going on?" "The observation center in Fuji..." "Didn't detect it." "It just suddenly appeared directly above us." "Pattern Orange." "No AT Field detected." "What is this?" "A new kind of Angel?" "A new kind of Angel?" "The magi are withholding judgment." "Damn!" "A situation like this and Commander Ikari's not here." "Can you all hear me?" "I've sent you all of the target's data." "This is all we know right now." "Approach it carefully and observe its reactions, and, if possible, lure it outside of the city limits." "Two of you will back up the other, got that?" "All right, Ma'am, but I think Shinji ought to take the point." "Well, this is a job for the highest rated, bravest," "Number One synchro-ratio holder, right?" "Or don't you feel up to it, Shinji?" "No, I can do it." "I'll show you how it ought to be done, Asuka." "What was that?" "!" "Hey, you two cut it out." "lsn't that what you said, Misato?" ""You are Number One!"" "Well, that was..." "Combat is a man's job, after all." "Talk about out of date!" "Unit 02 will back him up." "Unit 00 will back him up as well." "I can't believe those kids are doing this without my orders." "Shinji's getting more manly, isn't he?" "No, I'm going to have to chew him out when he gets back." "You might just be a good teacher." "Ayanami, Asuka, are you in position yet?" "Not yet." "You know an Eva can't move that fast." "You know an Eva can't move that fast." "Not there yet?" "I'll have to stop it myself." "It disappeared!" "What?" "!" "Pattern Blue!" "Angel confirmed!" "Directly beneath Unit 01!" "Pattern Blue!" "Angel confirmed!" "Directly beneath Unit 01!" "A shadow?" "!" "What is this?" "!" "I can't believe it!" "Shinji, get out of there!" "Shinji?" "!" "Ikari?" "You idiot, what are you doing?" "!" "You idiot, what are you doing?" "!" "Misato, what's going on?" "!" "Misato?" "Asuka!" "Ayanami!" "Help me!" "Misato?" "!" "Can you hear me, Misato?" "!" "Misato!" "Misato?" "!" "Can you hear me, Misato?" "!" "Misato!" "No response!" "It's not working!" "Misato!" "Misato!" "Shinji!" "Asuka!" "Rei!" "Rescue Unit 01!" "Hurry!" "That idiot." "He can get an A on a test but not in the real world." "It disappeared again." "It disappeared again." "Asuka, be careful." "A shadow?" "The city is sinking!" "Asuka, Rei, pull back." "Asuka, Rei, pull back." "Bu..." "Wait!" "Unit 01 and lkari are still in there." "This is an order." "Retreat." "Major Katsuragi must feel awful." "They reeled the umbilical cable back in, but the other end was missing." "Without power..." "There's not much energy in the internal batteries." "If Shinji doesn't waste it groping blindly in the dark, if he stays in the most minimal life-support mode, then he can survive for sixteen hours." "Second Tank Battalion deployed." "Roger." "Hold your current positions and stand-by." "Sub laser circuit has been opened." "Transmitting data now." "Confirmed." "New line transmitting data." "The UN forces have completely surrounded it." "Shadow status?" "It hasn't moved." "It hasn't moved." "It stopped spreading once it reached a diameter of 600 meters." "By the way, is there a use for those ground troops?" "They're supposed to allow us to apply pressure." "Oh, well." "Taking matters into his own hands, defying Operations." "He got what he was asking for." "Just because he got a little better score than mine, he had to go and show me how it ought to be done." "What a Dummkopf!" "What?" "Are my comments about Shinji pissing you off?" "Do you pilot Eva just for the praise of others?" "No, I don't need anybody's approval but my own!" "Cut it out, you two!" "Yes, he acted arbitrarily and without consultation." "So, I'll just have to punish him when he comes back." "I never thought sleeping could be this exhausting." "Still nothing but white noise." "No radar or sonar reflections at all." "This space must be too big." "It's been twelve hours since I switched to life-support mode." "My life will end in four or five hours." "I'm hungry." "So, that shadow is actually the Angel's body?" "Correct." "It's six hundred eighty meters in diameter with a thickness of three nanometers." "Sustained within that ultra-thin space is an inverted AT Field." "Abstract mathematics defines the region within as a Sea of Dirac." "It could be connected to another universe." "What about the sphere?" "It disappears when the imaginary circuit of the body closes." "The object in the sky is only a shadow." "So the black shadow that swallowed Unit 01 is the target." "Then there's no way that we can fight it." "The water is getting cloudy!" "The purification system is breaking down." "It smells in here." "Blood!" "This place smells like blood!" "No, I hate this place!" "Why can't I open this lock?" "Open up!" "Let me out!" "Misato, tell me what's going on!" "Misato!" "Asuka!" "Ayanami!" "Dr. Ritsuko!" "Father..." "Please, someone help me." "A forced Eva salvage?" "It's the only possibility that might work." "We would drop all 992 existing N2 mines into its center, while simultaneously activating the AT Fields of the other Evas disrupting the circuit enclosing the Angel's pocket interior." "If we concentrate enough power into the same microsecond, we might destroy the Angel and the Dirac Sea that makes it up." "But the damage to the Eva would be..." "Shinji wouldn't..." "What kind of rescue operation is this?" "This operation's priority is to recover the Eva itself." "That the body may be damaged or destroyed has no bearing." "Now wait a second!" "The pilot's life is not our concern." "If Shinji's lost, it's your fault." "Just remember that!" "Why are you and Commander Ikari so worried about Unit 01?" "What in the hell is an Eva?" "I've given you all the information." "You're lying!" "Misato, trust me." "I'm taking command of this entire operation." "Forward all flights to Kansai International Airport." "Contact Air Traffic Control and the JADF's Air Transport divisions." "The Second Impact, the instrumentality Project, Adam..." "There are so many secrets that I'm in the dark about." "Who's that?" "Who?" "Shinji Ikari." "That's me." "I am you." "This self incorporates another self." "The self has always been composed of two selves." "Two?" "Yes, the self which is observed and the self which observes itself." "To expound, the Shinji Ikari that exists in your mind is only one Shinji Ikari." "There's also the Shinji Ikari in Misato Katsuragi's mind, the Shinji Ikari in Asuka Sohryu's mind, the Shinji Ikari in Rei Ayanami's mind, and the Shinji Ikari in Gendou Ikari's mind." "All are different Shinji Ikari's, but each of them is a true Shinji Ikari." "Your fear is of the Shinji Ikari's who exist in the minds of others." "I'm just afraid of being hated." "You're afraid of being hurt." "Who is bad?" "Father is." "The father who deserted us." "No, I'm the one who's bad." "You're always apologizing!" "Do you always think you're to blame?" "I'm worthless." "No, you just believe that you're worthless." "Don't you trust your father?" "I thought I hated my father, but now I'm not sure." "Good work, Shinji." "My father called me by my name." "I was praised by my father!" "Will you spend your life regurgitating and re-digesting those few pleasant memories?" "If I trust their words, it's enough to keep me alive." "Even though you know you're deceiving yourself?" "Everybody does it!" "That's how everyone survives." "If you will not believe that you can change yourself, you will be unable to continue." "This world is filled with too much pain and suffering to keep going." "For example, you can't swim?" "Humans aren't made to float!" "That is self-deception." "I don't care what you want to call it!" "You've been shutting your eyes to that which you wished to avoid." "His sister was injured during the incident." "Who cares what the others say?" "!" "Go away!" "No, I don't want to hear this!" "See?" "You're running from reality again." "No one can justify life by linking happy moments into a rosary." "In particular, I cannot." "I've found something I can do to feel good." "Something I want to do!" "What's wrong with that?" "!" "In theory, the entry plug's energy reserves should be reaching their expiration point." "The plug suit's life support system will be getting close to redline." "Advance the schedule by twelve minutes." "Let's do it while there's a chance that Shinji's still alive." "Father, am I unwanted?" "Father!" "It was really yourself that you ran away from." "That's right!" "He may be guilty of killing his own wife." "He killed his own wife." "No!" "Mother was..." "Smiling..." "You did a good job." "Shinji, you must not run away." "Do your best." "I hate this place." "I hate this loneliness." "No..." "The heating and the oxygen circulation are already out." "I'm cold." "It's useless, the suit is giving out too." "This is the end." "I'm tired of..." "Everything." "Mother?" "Is this enough?" "Well, that's good for you." "Evas are in position and standing by." "AT Fields are ready to generate." "Roger." "T-minus sixty seconds to mine drop." "T-minus sixty seconds to mine drop." "What's going on?" "!" "Status report!" "Status report!" "Unknown!" "All meters and gauges are going off the scale." "But we haven't done anything yet." "No way, Shinji?" "!" "It's impossible!" "It's impossible!" "Unit 01 's power level has to be at zero." "I..." "Am I piloting a thing like that?" "My God, what kind of monster have we copied from?" "I know that the Evas aren't just copies of the first Angel." "But what is NERV going to do with them once all the Angels have been destroyed?" "Shinji?" "!" "Shinji?" "!" "Shinji?" "!" "Shinji?" "!" "Are you all right, Shinji?" "!" "I just wanted to see them again." "Didn't you say you were going to punish him?" "I've never seen the Eva looking as horrible as it did today." "Are the Evas really on our side?" "They may hate us." "I think that Major Katsuragi may have noticed something." "I see." "Let her be for now." "If Rei or Shinji were to find out the Eva's secrets, they'd never forgive us." "You can just rest today." "We'll take care of everything." "But I'm fine now." "Well, that's good for you." "It still smells like blood." "Eva Unit 04, which was being built in America, vanished with NERV's 2nd Branch during its activation experiment." "Commander Ikari remains silent about this unexpected incident." "Seele's old men try to adjust the script, and the Fourth Child is selected on the basis of a vague feeling." "It's the next episode:" ""The Fourth Child"" "I'll give you more fan service too!" "Are you refusing to allow us to question the pilot of Unit 01, the only one directly involved in the incident, Major Katsuragi?" "Yes, Sir." "Because he is emotionally very unstable," "I believe that it would be unwise to have him here." "Then, as his proxy, let us ask you, Major Katsuragi." "In this incident, didn't the Angel attempt to communicate with a human being?" "I find no suggestion of that in the subject's report." "I believe this was an irregularity, a coincidence." "If, and only if, his memory is correct." "There is no evidence that his memory has been tampered with." "However, the Eva's AC recorder was not functioning." "There's no way to confirm it." "Was the Angel interested in the human spirit?" "In the human mind?" "I am unable to answer that question." "Whether the Angels even have a concept of what "Mind" is, or whether they can understand human thoughts or not is completely unknown." "A new factor has been added with this incident, in that the Angel tried to take Eva into itself." "Is there any possibility that this aspect may be linked to the predicted Thirteenth Angel and all Angels thereafter?" "Based on the previous patterns, there appears to be no systematic organization among the Angels." "Correct!" "It is obvious that they have worked independently, so far." "What do you mean, Sir?" "You are not allowed to ask questions." "Understood." "That will be all." "Dismissed." "That will be all." "Dismissed." "Yes, Sir." "What do you think, lkari?" "The Angels appear to be getting more and more intelligent." "There's not much time left." "Left for us, you mean?" "Who's the patient in Room 12?" "That's the emergency room patient from the first Eva incident." "She's been here for a long time." "Her injuries are really difficult, poor girl." "She's still in elementary school." "He's here again today?" "Yeah, he comes to see her at least twice a week." "He's a good brother, thinking about his sister like that." "Yeah, boys like that are pretty rare." "He has a good heart." "Rei, are you all right today?" "Yes, Sir." "I will be with Dr. Akagi tomorrow, and the day after I'll be at school." "How is the school?" "No problems, Sir." "I see." "That's good." "Stand up!" "Bow!" "Sit down!" "Let me see, Ayanami is absent as usual, and Aida too?" "What's up with Kensuke?" "He went to New Yokosuka to see a battleship." "A ship called Myoko, or something like that, is in port." "Mister Suzuhara." "Yes, Sir!" "Will you deliver this document to Miss Ayanami after school?" "Yes, Sir!" "Don't worry about it." "First Branch is okay." "The data from the recon plane will be confirmed by the magi." "It disappeared?" "!" "The entire Second Branch just vanished?" "!" "Yes, Sir, it's been confirmed." "It's gone." "Dear God..." "Administration and lnvestigation sections are going crazy, and General Affairs is in a total panic." "What was the cause?" "It's still under investigation." "Our only clues are these geo-synchronous satellite photos." "There's nothing else left." "10 seconds... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..." "Contact." "This is horrible." "Evangelion Unit 04, its support group and all other facilities within an 89km radius were completely destroyed." "Along with thousands of people." "Looking at the time schedule," "It seems they were installing the experimental S2 engine." "Potential causes range from a lack of structural integrity to a preliminary design stage error." "That's 32,768 possibilities right there." "And that's not mentioning sabotage." "But it wasn't an explosion, was it?" "It was a disappearance." "In all probability, they were swallowed by a Sea of Dirac, just like Unit 01 was." "And the restored S2 engine?" "Gone, along with our hopes." "It's all because we're being forced to use things we don't understand." "Things like the Evas." "What'll we do with Unit 03?" "We'll receive it here." "The U.S. government doesn't want to lose the First Branch as well." "Didn't they insist on the right to build Units 03 and 04?" "And now they're foisting it off on us?" "They're really pushing their luck." "After a disaster like that, anyone would get nervous." "And how are you going to do the test activation?" "Will you use Rei's dummy plug?" "I'll have to make a decision." "This is the dummy plug prototype." "Rei's personal data has been loaded into it, but it's not really possible to digitize a human mind and soul." "A fake, that's all it is." "It copies a pilot's thinking process." "In the end, it's only a machine." "It transmits a signal pattern to Eva, and Eva believes there's a pilot and synchronizes." "That's enough." "Load the data into Unit 01 and Unit 02." "There are still some problems with it." "That's not important." "As long as the Eva activates, it's sufficient." "Understood." "I've delegated the transportation of the Unit to the U.N." "It will arrive by the end of the weekend." "You'll take care of it from there." "Yes, Sir." "We'll perform the modifications and activation test in Matsushiro." "And the test pilot will be..." "Use of the Dummy Plug is not recommended at this time." "One of our prospective candidates..." "Will be chosen as the Fourth Child?" "Yes, there is one child whose core can be prepared immediately." "Then, I'll trust you to make it so." "Yes, Sir." "Rei, we're finished now." "Yes, Sir." "Let's eat." "Yes, Sir." "Stand up!" "Bow!" "Lunch time!" "Lunch time!" "This is the single best thing about school." "You didn't make lunches for us?" "I didn't have time to cook last night." "I had too much homework." "And that's your excuse for me having to go without lunch?" "!" "A husband and wife quarrel?" "It's not like that!" "What is it?" "You look so serious." "It's the Unit 03 activation test." "We'll be using the Fourth as the pilot." "The Fourth?" "The Fourth Child's been found?" "Just yesterday." "But I haven't received a report from the Marduk Institute yet." "The official documents will be delivered tomorrow." "Dr. Akagi, are you hiding something from me again?" "No, nothing at all." "Well, okay." "So, who's the kid?" "Jeez!" "It's him?" "!" "It can't be helped." "All the possible candidates were gathered together for protection." "It's so hard to tell them." "Asuka will be fine." "Her pride keeps her piloting her Eva." "Rei is exceptional, with no problems with her Eva or our work." "Shinji probably knows the most about the down side." "I don't want him to suffer any more hardships." "But we need children of this kind, in order for us all to survive." "Are you saying not to complicate the issue?" "Bye!" "Later!" "Suzuhara, you've got the duty this week." "Get to work!" "What do you mean?" "The class printout!" "Didn't our teacher tell you to deliver this?" "Come on, you can ask the other person on duty, can't you?" "Miss Ayanami is absent today!" "Ayanami and me?" "Then I guess there's no choice." "But I don't want to go to some girl's place all by myself." "Well, I can go with you..." "Shinji!" "Walk home with me, will you?" "Ayanami, we're coming in." "You can't enter a girl's room without her permission." "We've got no choice." "She won't see it ifwe leave it there." "Excuse us..." "Good grief!" "Is this a girl's room?" "It's so decrepit." "Hey, you shouldn't touch anything!" "She'll get pissed!" "I'm just cleaning up." "I won't help you!" "That's not a man's job!" "Okay, but Misato hates guys like that." "I don't care!" "It's my policy!" "Come to think of it, you've changed." "What?" "You, Shinji." "The first time I saw you, I really thought you were a jerk." "You didn't seem like you would do something for someone else." "I guess you're just really reserved." "Excuse us!" "What?" "Those are the school bulletins that have piled up." "Those are the school bulletins that have piled up." "I'm sorry." "I took it upon myself to clean up a little." "But I didn't touch anything except trash." "Thank you." "Eva pilots are sure weird all right." "Thank you..." "Words of gratitude." "Words I've never used." "Not even to him." "The city, a paradise made by Mankind." "Driven from Paradise," "Man escaped to this earthly existence, on the edge of Death." "Created by the weakest of beings, created by the sapience born from that weakness, this paradise is our creation." "To protect ourselves from the fear Death instills, to satiate our beings with pleasure, we create a paradise by and of ourselves." "This city's surely such a paradise." "A city armed to protect us." "A city of refugees from the outer world, the world of our enemies." "But cowards do live longer." "That's to our benefit." "The third New Tokyo, NERV's hidden intercept base, the delayed seventh construction phase will be finished soon." "At long last, it will be completed." "How will you report Unit 04's "accident" to the committee?" "With the facts, the cause is unknown." "But this is a major, catastrophic loss." "Unit 04 and the Second Branch are of no consequence." "The S2 engine prototype may have been lost, but the data is still on record in Germany." "This installation and Unit 01 will be sufficient." "But the committee is in a panic." "Of course, it was an unscheduled accident." "Seele must be busy changing the schedule." "lncidents not depicted in the Dead Sea Scrolls may occur." "This ought to teach those old men a lesson." "The Third District Transformation and Direction Weapon experiment is in time." "The intercept system is completed, and they're not going to have a party?" "NERV is a most inflexible organization." "It's because of Commander Ikari." "And are you a prude too?" "Are you serious, Mr. Kaji?" "I'll tell Ms. Katsuragi and Dr. Akagi." "Not if your mouth is covered with mine." "So, how's it going?" "Well, it's going, I guess." "Well, I have work to do." "Excuse me." "Far be it from me to make judgments on your private life, but should you really be hitting on girls in this organization?" "Who's under whom isn't your concern." "Or would you prefer I hit on you, Katsuragi?" "It depends on how you answer my questions." "You know the secrets of the Marduk Institute and Adam, right?" "What secrets?" "Don't try to feign ignorance!" "Asking for help isn't like you." "You know, right now I don't care." "I'm not feeling very reserved." "The Fourth Child was conveniently found at just the right time." "What's the truth behind that?" "I'll tell you one thing." "The Marduk Institute doesn't exist." "NERV is pulling the strings all by itself." "NERV itself?" "Commander Ikari is?" "You need to check Code 707." "Code 707?" "Shinji's school?" "Misato!" "What is it?" "Ritsuko's expecting you for a meeting about tomorrow's trip." "Ritsuko's expecting you for a meeting about tomorrow's trip." "All right." "Thank you." "See you." "Yeah, yeah." "Buy you a drink?" "Cup of tea?" "But I'm a boy." "I thought you'd be a more serious person, Kaji." "You're saying that to someone as straight arrow and reliable as me?" "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry too." "I didn't mean to sound rude." "Hey, I want to show you something." "They're watermelons?" "Yeah, aren't they cute?" "This is my hobby." "Keep it a secret, okay?" "Growing..." "Making something grow is really great." "One can see and learn so many things from the process." "It also brings pleasure." "But pain too, right?" "Do you hate pain?" "I don't like it." "But have you found what gives you pleasure?" "That's not so bad." "If you know pain and hardship, it's easier to be kind to others." "Being kind isn't a weakness." "Yes?" "Hello?" "It's Katsuragi." "The synch test will be starting soon." "I thought so." "Shinji's synch ratio is dropping." "What's that mean?" "I can't say." "I'm assuming that something happened during the incident." "Something in his mind." "This makes it even harder to tell him about Unit 03's pilot." "The pilot will be officially informed tomorrow." "Stand up!" "Attention!" "Bow!" "Lunch time!" "(Attention student Toji Suzuhara...) (Toji Suzuhara, report to the Principal's Office.)" "What the..." "What did you do?" "I don't know." "Excuse me, I'm Toji Suzuhara." "You're Toji Suzuhara?" "How was your trip to New Yokosuka?" "Way cool!" "Speaking of which, I picked up some disturbing information." "Eva Unit 03?" "Yeah, the one they built in America." "It's completed, isn't it?" "I don't know." "I know it's classified, but please tell me something." "I really don't know!" "Haven't you heard the rumor that the activation test will be held at the second test facility in Matsushiro?" "I haven't." "The pilot hasn't been chosen yet, right?" "How would I know?" "Misato could pick me for it." "Shinji, would you ask her for me?" "I really want to be an Eva pilot!" "Really, I don't know." "What about the story that Unit 04's been lost?" "What was that?" "You really don't know?" "It disappeared along with the entire Second Branch." "My dad's section was in a panic." "Really?" "I think so." "Misato didn't tell me anything." "Well, I guess it doesn't directly concern the pilots." "If she didn't tell you, it's likely because you don't need to know." "I'm sorry about bothering you with weird questions." "But Toji hasn't come back yet." "Thus, we, mankind, survived the hell called the Second Impact and rose again." "The number of children has been decreasing yearly..." "Sorry I'm late." "I know about it." "Be seated." "Anyway, it is you, the young who will lead the way to the future..." "Let's go home." "What about Toji?" "What about Toji?" "He'll be late." "He's got class duty." "The school is now closing." "All students must go to their homes immediately." "Suzuhara!" "You're on duty." "Line up the desks and write up the daily record." "I haven't had lunch yet." "I'll do it as soon as I've eaten." "Suzuhara, you always buy your lunch from the school shop." "That's because there's no one who cooks for me." "Suzuhara..." "I have two sisters." "Their names are Kodama and Nozomi, and I always cook lunch for them." "That must be a lot of work." "So, I'm actually a good cook, though you might not think it." "Really?" "And I always end up cooking too much for our lunches." "That's a waste." "If you need help getting rid of your leftovers, I'll help." "Yes, help me." "Kaji?" "Oh, Asuka?" "Sorry, I'm busy right now." "Can it wait?" "Oh, Asuka?" "Sorry, I'm busy right now." "Can it wait?" "But you have time to see Misato, don't you?" "Damn!" "Not right now!" "These are our synch data reports." "Four of them?" "What in the hell is this?" "Who made him the Fourth Child?" "No!" "I don't understand!" "What is this?" "!" "Eva Unit 03 is delivered to Matsushiro from America." "People gloried in the peaceful day, unaware of the coming tragedy." "On that day, all eyes will be focused on the children's tragedy." "The quiet days that collusion has camouflaged are gone, and Misato's heart is filled with the sound of Shinji screaming." "It's the next episode:" ""The Judgement of Life"" "And I'll give you lots of fan service again!" "Where's Asuka?" "She's already left." "It would seem that she doesn't want to face me." "But why?" "Shinji, sometimes a woman's heart is too difficult to understand." "By the way..." "Go ahead." "Is the rumor that Unit 04 disappeared true?" "I heard that there was some kind of accident, and it exploded." "Yes, it's true." "Unit 04 is gone, along with the Second Branch of NERV." "It happened while they were testing the S2 engine." "But don't worry, we'll be all right." "All three of our Evas are functioning properly." "And our pilots and staff are in good shape too." "I heard that Unit 03 is being brought here from America." "You're performing the activation tests at Matsushiro, aren't you?" "I'll be out for four days or so, but Kaji will be taking care of you two, so don't worry." "But what about the test?" "Ritsuko will be supervising everything." "There won't be any problems." "And what about the pilot?" "!" "Well, about the pilot..." "Yes?" "Good morning!" "I've come to ask you for your help, Major Katsuragi!" "Please!" "Make me the pilot for Evangelion Unit 03!" "So, Shinji still doesn't know yet?" "I just couldn't find a chance to tell him." "I'm worried." "I just can't figure out what he's thinking about." "Pull yourself together." "You're the one who wanted to be his guardian." "I know you're right, but..." "When will you be acquiring the pilot?" "Well, tomorrow." "There are still some things to be arranged." "Still, the new pilot might tell Shinji himself." "I don't think so." "He wasn't enthused enough to be bragging about it." "He was only willing to accept under the condition that his sister be transferred to our hospital here at Headquarters." "How can Misato be this cruel?" "I'm eager to be a pilot so she could at least use me as a backup." "Right, Toji?" "What's up?" "You left before me, but you're late." "What, no fight between the newlyweds today?" "I just didn't want to see your ugly faces!" "You three damn stooges!" "Ah, the precious moment of lunch time!" "Hey, where's Toji?" "He's gone." "Gone?" "Without his lunch?" "Him?" "That's impossible!" "He's been acting odd lately." "Suzuhara..." "Oh, Ayanami, if you're looking for Shinji, he isn't here." "You know about it, don't you?" "And Sohryu knows about it too, doesn't she?" "So Shinji's the only one who doesn't know." "It's pretty rare for you to be concerned about someone else." "Really?" "I'm not sure I understand." "You care about Shinji." "Do I?" "Maybe that's true." "Yeah, you do." "Hikari!" "Let's have lunch together!" "Two hours late, and then, finally, he arrives." "He's the first guy to ever make me wait this long." "Yeah, because you never waited for the guy when you were dating." "This was the so called Second Impact." "At that time I was living in a place called Nebukawa, but the rising water levels caused by the melting of Antarctica have buried it beneath the sea." "Sorry, newcomer, but I had to clobber you!" "I had to hit you, or I wouldn't have been satisfied." "I'm sorry, Asuka." "You always walk home with Ikari." "Forget it." "The only reason I'm with Shinji is because of my work." "And right now I don't feel like looking at him." "This is about Suzuhara, isn't it?" "Yes, how did you know?" "It's pretty obvious." "The three stooges are the only ones who can't see it." "Ikari seems naive." "Actually, he's just a dolt." "He's an idiot too." "He hasn't got any idea as to how to relate to others." "Really?" "I think Suzuhara might like Ayanami." "Suzuhara?" "!" "He likes that smart ass?" "!" "Well, they seemed to be very sociable during lunch." "Don't worry." "It'll never happen." "She's 10,000 times denser than Shinji is about communication!" "Really?" "Really!" "Can I ask you one thing?" "What?" "What do you see in a simple minded stooge like that?" "His compassion..." "It was a mistake to get back together with you!" "How can you say that now?" "I can still change my life." "Kaji sure spends a lot of time in the tub." "Kaji sure spends a lot of time in the tub." "There are lots of pitfalls in life, but you just have to dig your way out." "but you just have to dig your way out." "I wonder who's going to pilot Unit 03?" "I wonder who's going to pilot Unit 03?" "I don't have to live in sorrow." "You mean you haven't heard yet?" "There is always hope after depression." "There is always hope after depression." "There is always hope after depression." "And I'm the pronoun for your depression?" "Yes, the only reason I came back was so we could break up again." "Yes, the only reason I came back was so we could break up again." "Yes, the only reason I came back was so we could break up again." "This is too mean." "That was refreshing!" "Now that I consider it, a man who sucks at kissing never works out!" "Now that I consider it, a man who sucks at kissing never works out!" "What?" "Are you two fighting again?" "My kissing sucks?" "Not just your kissing!" "Are you two always like this when Katsuragi's gone?" "Are you two always like this when Katsuragi's gone?" "Are you two always like this when Katsuragi's gone?" "I knew it!" "I want to be happy because you're spending the night here." "I want to be happy because you're spending the night here." "Why did I repeat the same mistake?" "Why did I repeat the same mistake?" "Yes, this mistake must be corrected!" "Yes, this mistake must be corrected!" "I must start a new life free of regret!" "I must start a new life free of regret!" "I understand." "Let's go to bed." "why don't you put your clothes on and make the bed?" "why don't you put your clothes on and make the bed?" "Are you asleep yet, Kaji?" "No, not yet." "What's my father like?" "Well, there's a surprise question." "I thought you'd ask about Katsuragi." "It seems like you're always with my father." "Commander Fuyutsuki is the one who's always with him." "Have you been asking around about your father?" "I haven't been around him much." "So, you don't really know him?" "But I've learned a lot about him lately." "About his work, about my mother, so..." "No, you're wrong." "You only believe that you've learned." "The fact is that people really don't understand themselves, much less each other." "Understanding one hundred percent of anything is impossible." "That's why we spend so much time trying to understand our own motivations and those of others." "That's what makes life so interesting." "Does that mean that you don't understand Misato either?" "The kanji we use for the word "she" literally means "woman far away"." "Women will always be on the distant shore of a great gulf of misunderstanding." "The current dividing men and women is deeper than the ocean." "I don't understand what being an adult must be like." "T-minus 300 minutes to Unit 03 activation test." "Main power supply, no problems." "Second apotheosis is nominal." "Coolant systems are normal." "Repairs to left arm crimp lock completed." "Roger." "Team B, commence operation." "No problems detected in the data link to Unit 01." "It's ready enough for combat duty now." "Well, how nice for you." "Now that was a half-hearted reply." "Are you aware that this unit will be assigned to you once it's passed its tests?" "The exclusive control off our Evas..." "If you wanted to, you could destroy the world." "Have you told Shinji yet?" "I'll tell him when this test is over." "The Fourth Child has arrived." "Second squad, begin readying the entry vehicle immediately." "He's not here yet, Asuka." "He may not come today." "I thought we might eat together today." "Do you want this?" "Unit 03's already in Japan, isn't it?" "Yeah, it got here yesterday." "I knew it." "Who's going to pilot it?" "Toji maybe?" "He's absent today, so maybe it's him." "No way!" "Entry plug repairs completed." "Initiating first connection." "Transmitting pulse." "Graph readout is normal." "All checklists up to 1350 have been cleared." "No problems found in initial contact phase." "Roger." "Shift the operation to phase two." "All nerve links are normal." "All checklists up to 2550 have been cleared." "Harmonics are normal." "We are now exceeding the absolute border." "Abort the test!" "Break the circuit!" "No good!" "Mission failure!" "High energy readings detected in body!" "Impossible!" "An Angel?" "!" "An explosion has occurred in Matsushiro." "Damage level unknown." "Send the rescue squad and the Third Troop." "Take care of it before the SSDF gets involved." "Roger." "Movement of an unidentified object detected at the site." "Movement of an unidentified object detected at the site." "Wavelength pattern is orange." "It's not confirmed as an Angel." "Go to first stage alert." "All personnel go to first stage alert." "Prepare for ground combat." "Launch all Evas!" "Disperse in the maximum intercept zone." "Air transport is scheduled to go in twenty." "An accident in Matsushiro?" "!" "No way!" "What happened to Misato?" "Contact hasn't been restored yet." "But, then, what will we do?" "Stop whining!" "There's nothing else we can do now!" "But how can we fight the Angel by ourselves?" "Commander Ikari will take command now." "My father will..." "The target's image has been captured at Mt." "Nobe." "Transferring to main monitor." "As I thought..." "Transmit the abort signal." "Force eject the entry plug." "Not working." "Neither abort signal nor plug ejection code accepted." "What about the pilot?" "He's still breathing and his heart's beating, but probably..." "Abandon Evangelion Unit 03 at this time." "List it as the Thirteenth Angel." "But!" "Disperse the battle line at Mt." "Nobe as planned." "Destroy the target." "Target is approaching." "All units prepare for ground combat." "No way!" "An angel?" "Is this an Angel?" "!" "Correct, this is the target." "You said that this is the target, but this is an Eva, isn't it?" "!" "But that's..." "How could it have been possessed by an Angel?" "Is it piloted by a human too, a child like us?" "You still don't know?" "!" "The pilot of Unit 03 is..." "Asuka?" "Eva Unit 02 has gone silent!" "The pilot has ejected." "Recovery squad is heading for retrieval." "Target is moving towards Unit 00!" "Rei, avoid close range combat and stop the target." "I'm sending Unit 01 in now." "Roger." "He's the pilot." "The Angel is invading Unit 00's left arm." "The nerve systems are being corrupted." "Cut off the left arm." "Immediately!" "But you've got to sever the neural connection first!" "Cut it off." "Yes, Sir." "Unit 00 is severely damaged." "The pilot is wounded." "No way..." "The target is approaching you." "It will contact you in T-minus 20." "You must destroy it." "But this target is..." "Operated by a person, isn't it?" "Another child my own age." "An entry plug!" "There is a person in there, just as I thought." "Life support is breaking down." "The pilot's life is in danger." "No!" "Cut the synch ratio to 60%!" "Wait!" "But Ikari, the pilot could be killed." "But Ikari, the pilot could be killed." "Shinji, why don't you fight?" "There's a person in there, Father!" "Irrelevant!" "It is an Angel!" "Our enemy!" "But... but I can't!" "I must help him!" "I can't kill!" "If you don't, you will die." "I'd rather die!" "Cut all synchronization between the pilot and Unit 01." "Do it now." "Cut it?" "Correct." "Switch the control circuit to the dummy plug." "But the dummy plug still isn't functioning properly." "Without Dr. Akagi's approval..." "It's still better than the pilot." "Do it!" "Yes, Sir." "What is this?" "What in the hell are you doing, Father?" "!" "Signal acknowledgment, confirmed." "Control system switching is complete." "All nerves linked to the dummy system." "32.8% of Emotional Elements are unclear." "It can't be monitored." "Irrelevant." "Open the system." "Begin the attack." "Is this the power of the dummy plug?" "System status nominal." "Gain still increasing." "Stop this!" "Father, no!" "Stop doing this now!" "Damn!" "Stop!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Eva Unit 03, no, I mean, the target is completely silent." "How about if I cook this?" "Kodama, Nozomi and I..." "this recipe is for four." "I sure hope he's going to eat tomorrow." "We've found a survivor here too!" "We've found a survivor here too!" "Third squad, erase 807 data." "Yes, the recorder's graph is..." "Second squad, remove liner block." "Second squad, remove liner block." "Am I still alive?" "Blockade all of Highway 20!" "Blockade all of Highway 20!" "Run it from Shinanosakai through Kobuchizawa." "Run it from Shinanosakai through Kobuchizawa." "Run it from Shinanosakai through Kobuchizawa." "The public relations department is handling this." "The public relations department is handling this." "Where's Ritsuko?" "Two survivors found in the eighth shaft." "Two survivors found in the eighth shaft." "She's wasn't hurt as bad as you." "Roger, rescue squad." "Roger, rescue squad." "The fire in the temporary cage is..." "The fire in the temporary cage is..." "The fire in the temporary cage is..." "The fire in the temporary cage is..." "It was destroyed, as an Angel, by Unit 01." "It was destroyed, as an Angel, by Unit 01." "Roger, after reconfirmation..." "Abandon the Roadway 23!" "Yes, Sir." "Under 800 meters..." "Yes, Sir." "Under 800 meters... I..." "I haven't told Shinji anything." "Shinji..." "Misato, so you're safe?" "I..." "I'm sorry." "I had something important to tell you, but..." "I'm sorry." "Misato, I..." "I killed..." "My father forced me to..." "I begged him, but..." "Shinji, I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "Report from the entry plug recovery team." "The pilot's life signs are confirmed." "He's alive?" "!" "Unit 03's pilot is..." "The Fourth Child is..." "Toji?" "Shinji?" "Shinji?" "Shinji?" "!" "Shinji?" "!" "Unit 01's interlocking circuit has been cut." "What about the force eject signal?" "It's being blocked from the plug side." "It's not being accepted." "But, Shinji, if we hadn't done that you would have been killed." "That's not the point." "But it is a fact." "Don't push me anymore." "Unit 01 has 185 seconds of power left in its reserves." "That's enough to destroy at least half of Headquarters." "The way he is right now, he'll do it too." "Shinji, listen to us!" "If Commander Ikari hadn't made that decision, everyone could have been killed!" "I said that's not the point!" "My father..." "My father tried to kill Toji using my hands!" "That bastard!" "Father, you're there, aren't you?" "Say something!" "Answer me!" "Increase the pressure of the LCL to maximum." "We have no time to waste on a petulant child." "I've still got a direct control circuit..." "Damn!" "Damn!" "Damn..." "The right breast has been completely dissolved." "We'll begin cleansing the bodily fluids from Unit 03 on schedule." "Have you recovered?" "Have you recovered?" "I can work." "I couldn't just lie in bed during an emergency like this." "So what happened to Shinji?" "I understand that they opened the escape hatch with a laser cutter, and removed him forcibly." "This sucks." "This time..." "He's really finished." "That idiot won't find a way out this time." "How is Ikari?" "He wasn't injured, so he ought to be okay." "He's probably dreaming away." "Dreaming?" "Yeah." "Don't tell me you don't dream?" "Yeah." "Don't tell me you don't dream?" "Shinji..." "Why is he lying here next to me?" "Where am I?" "In the same hospital where my sister is, maybe?" "Hey, isn't that Shinji and Ayanami?" "Ikari, why did you do that?" "Because I couldn't forgive my father." "He betrayed me." "Even though I was finally able to talk to him, he doesn't understand me at all!" "Did you try to understand your father's feelings?" "I did." "Why don't you try to understand him?" "I said I did!" "You're running away from unpleasant truths." "Why not?" "!" "What's wrong with running away from reality if it sucks?" "!" "What are those two arguing about?" "This is an exception." "You've got five minutes." "Thank you very much." "If it isn't the Class Rep..." "Suzuhara, are you okay?" "Well, I'm still alive." "I thought Shinji was here though." "Was that just a dream?" "Ikari was let out yesterday." "You've slept for three days, Suzuhara." "I did?" "For three whole days?" "Class Rep, did you..." "No, I came here as the class representative!" "It's an official duty!" "Yeah, I know that." "You don't know anything." "I'm sorry that I didn't get to eat the lunch you made." "Don't worry about it." "But I am sorry that I can't bring you a lunch here, it's not allowed." "Class rep?" "What?" "Would you do me a favor?" "Would you do me a favor?" "Would you tell my sister that there's nothing wrong with me?" "Get out, Shinji Ikari." "The Commander wants to see you." "Disobeying orders, personal occupation of an Eva, childish intimidation..." "These are all criminal offenses." "Do you have anything to say?" "Yes, I don't want to pilot an Eva anymore." "I don't want to stay here anymore." "Well then, leave." "Yes, I'll go back to my teacher's place." "So you're running away again?" "You disappoint me." "I assume that we'll never meet again." "Yes, that's my intent." "It's me." "Erase the Third Child." "Rei will be Unit 01's designated pilot, with the dummy plug as back up." "Are you there, Shinji?" "Is it true that you're leaving?" "It's true, isn't it?" "But why?" "Why are you running away again?" "I admired you." "I envied you." "You're different from us." "Damn!" "Even Toji became an Eva pilot, while I..." "This line is monitored." "For security reasons we have terminated this call." "We appreciate your cooperation." "I assume that Asuka is disgusted with me." "Yes, she didn't even ask me to say goodbye to you." "That sounds like her." "That's good." "It's going to be hard if you keep hiding your anger like that." "That's your philosophy, Misato." "I can't live like you." "As I'm sure you know, there will be a lot of restrictions placed on your activities." "Yes." "But..." "What?" "What?" "Let me ask you one thing." "Why was Toji chosen to be the Fourth Child?" "All your classmates are Fourth Level candidates." "I just found out myself that it was yet another set-up." "All of them?" "All of my classmates..." "Suzuhara was a mistake that can't be mended with words alone." "But, Shinji, to be honest," "I was projecting all of my dreams, hopes and purpose onto you." "I know that it's been a huge burden for you." "But we, everyone at NERV, had no choice except to entrust our future to you." "I want you to remember that." "It's a selfish cause, isn't it?" "I admit that." "I'll leave your pass code to HQ and your room as they are." "What's the point?" "Get rid of them please." "I won't pilot an Eva again." "That's the real Shinji talking." "I've never heard him so positive before." "A special state of emergency is declared for the Tokai region." "All citizens must evacuate to their designated shelters immediately." "Repeating..." "An Angel!" "All personnel go to first stage battle stations." "Prepare for ground-to-air intercept." "Target status?" "It's moving into our perimeter." "It's moving into our perimeter." "The Komagatake Defense Line has been breached." "The first eighteen layers of armor have been shattered." "Eighteen layers of special armor at once!" "Incredible!" "The Eva won't make there in time for a ground level intercept." "Position Unit 02 for combat inside the Geo-Front, directly in front of Headquarters." "Asuka will engage the target as soon as it breaches the Geo-Front." "What about Unit 00?" "It's been placed in the AT Field Neutralization Zone." "However, the left arm hasn't been regenerated yet." "Then, it's not ready for combat." "Sortie Rei in Unit 01." "Prepare a dummy plug as the backup system." "Yes, Sir." "Start entry." "Charge LCL." "Commence A10 nerve connection." "It's not going to work this time." "Pulse flow is reversing!" "Unit 01 is refusing the neural connection!" "Is that possible?" "Ikari?" "Yes, it's refusing me." "Abort activation." "Sortie Rei in Unit 00." "Re-activate Unit 01 with the dummy plug." "But Unit 00 isn't ready!" "It's not a problem." "I can go." "Rei?" "If I die, I can be replaced." "If I die, I can be replaced." "I decided." "I swore I'd never pilot it again." "Hey, you!" "What're you doing?" "Get into the shelter, quickly." "It's no use." "One more hit, and the armor will be completely destroyed." "I'm counting on you, Asuka." "Here it comes." "Even without Shinji, I can beat it easily." "You!" "Next!" "I'm neutralizing its AT Field, aren't I?" "Why doesn't it collapse?" "I can't lose again!" "No way!" "You damn bastard!" "Asuka, cut all the nerve connections now!" "Evacuation training?" "What are you, stupid?" "That stuff's not for us pilots." "Direct hit on the Eighth Block!" "Abandon the Sixth Shelter!" "All survivors, go to the Third Shelter!" "Unit 02 is severely damaged." "It can't continue combat." "How's Asuka?" "She's safe." "Alive!" "She's safe." "Alive!" "Damn..." "The Angel has started moving." "What's Unit 01's status?" "Dummy plug upload, complete." "Probe insertion, complete." "Start contact." "Roger!" "What?" "The pulses have vanished." "It's refusing the dummy plug." "It's no use." "Eva Unit 01 will not activate." "The dummy, Rei..." "Are we being refused?" "Fuyutsuki..." "I'm leaving you in charge of this." "Take casualties to the Sixth Block." "Uninjured, go to the Third Shelter!" "This way!" "This way!" "Hurry!" "Quick!" "Hurry!" "Hey, you!" "What're you doing?" "Do you want to die?" "!" "Hey, you!" "What're you doing?" "Do you want to die?" "!" "Asuka..." "Is that you, Shinji?" "Kaji?" "What are you doing here?" "That's my line." "What are you doing here, Shinji?" "I..." "I decided that I'll never pilot an Eva again." "And since I decided that..." "Is that so?" "Well, since my other job became public knowledge," "I'm off the combat roster." "So, here I am, sprinkling." "At a time like this?" "What better time?" "Although I'd rather be between Misato's breasts," "I wouldn't mind being here when I die." "Die?" "That's right." "It's said if an Angel makes contact with Adam, who lies below here, humanity will be eradicated." "The Third Impact." "The only thing that can stop it is the one thing with power equal to an Angel's, the Evangelion." "Ayanami?" "With no rifle?" "!" "Is she trying to blow herself up?" "Rei!" "AT Field, full power." "What happened to Unit 00?" "Rei!" "What has she done?" "Shinji, the only thing I can do is stand here and water." "But you, you have something that you can do." "That only you can do." "Nobody is forcing you." "Think for yourself, and make the decision by yourself." "Think about what you have to do now." "Think about no longer having any regrets." "Direct hit on the third foundation." "The final armor plate has melted." "Damn!" "The Main Shaft is completely open!" "Isn't Unit 01 ready yet?" "It's refusing the dummy plug." "It failed." "No response detected." "Keep trying." "Repeat the process from step 108." "Let me pilot it!" "I..." "I..." "Let me pilot Unit 01, please!" "Father..." "Why are you here?" "I..." "I..." "I am the pilot of Evangelion Unit 01 !" "I am Shinji Ikari!" "The target has entered the Main Shaft." "It's descending." "Where is it heading?" "It's advancing directly towards Central Dogma." "It's coming here?" "All personnel evacuate." "Hurry!" "All personnel evacuate!" "Repeat, all personnel evacuate!" "Eva Unit 01?" "!" "Shinji!" "Misato!" "Launch the fifth catapult!" "Hurry!" "Out of energy?" "Unit 01 has drained its reserves." "The backup power supply isn't working." "Shinji!" "Shinji!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Come on, move!" "Move now or there's no point to this!" "That's..." "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Move!" "Come on, move!" "You've got to move!" "Move now!" "Or everyone will be killed!" "I'm sick of it already!" "So..." "COME ON, MOVE!" "Eva has re-activated!" "Incredible!" "No way, this is unbelievable." "Unit 01's synch ratio is over 400%!" "Does that means she's been awakened?" "It's eating the Angel?" "She's taking the S2 engine into herself?" "Eva Unit 01 is..." "The bindings!" "Bindings?" "That's right." "It's not really armor." "Those are restraints that allow us to control the Eva's power." "But now the Eva is removing the web that binds it to our will." "We can no longer control the Eva." "Unit 01's been awakened and set free." "SEELE won't stay quiet for this." "Did you say this was part of your scenario, Commander Ikari?" "It's begun, hasn't it?" "Yes, this is the beginning." "It's eating the Angel?" "Those bindings were what allowed us to control the Eva's power." "But now the Eva is removing the web that binds it to our will." "Unit 01's been awakened and set free." "SEELE won't stay quiet for this." "The Eva series aren't capable of generating S2 organs themselves." "But we never imagined it'd be able to take one into itself this way." "This incident is at extreme odds with the scenario SEELE created." "It will not be easy to correct this." "It was a mistake to entrust NERV to Gendo Ikari, wasn't it?" "But he was the only one who could achieve this project's goals." "Ikari, what's going on in your mind?" "It's begun, hasn't it?" "Yes, this is the beginning." "Damage on both Evas is over the Henflick limit, beyond any normal restoration." "It may be awhile before we can restore everything to normal." "Fortunately, the MAGI system can be transferred to a new location." "We may be able to start working tomorrow." "But this place will have to be scrapped." "It's just a matter of time before the brass decides to abandon it." "That's true." "For the time being, we'll have to use the Secondary Control Center." "You mean, without the MAGI?" "That's right." "We can clean the dust off, and be working again by this afternoon." "But those chairs are cramped, and the sensors don't operate well." "It's difficult to work there." "But at least the layout is the same as our original control center." "It just feels like we don't belong there." "At least we have an alternative." "We have no choice when it comes to using Unit 01." "It may be restrained by the cage, but are you sure it's safe?" "No heat emissions, free electrons, electromagnetic fields or chemical reactions are being detected." "The S2 unit is completely inactive." "Nevertheless, on three separate occasions," "Unit 01 has moved without power." "You can't judge this situation just by the things you can see and measure." "Yeah, we can't take any chances, that's for sure." "It's as unpredictable as you are, Katsuragi." "I'm sorry." "However, our concerns are not limited to Unit 01." "Correct." "Serious damage was sustained by Units 00 and 02." "Headquarters was partially ruined, exposing Central Dogma." "The destruction was enormous." "We can't even estimate how much money and time have been lost." "This all is because we didn't put a bell around Ikari's neck." "A bell was there, but it didn't ring." "A bell that doesn't ring serves no purpose." "We'll make sure the bell works next time." "My, my, what an unexpected situation!" "The committee..." "I mean, how will you explain this to SEELE?" "Unit 01 wasn't under our control." "This was an accident." "Unit 01 will stay frozen until the Committee gives us further orders." "That's a very appropriate decision." "However, isn't your son still trapped inside it?" "It's hopeless." "It's not accepting the code to eject the entry plug." "What about the backup codes?" "Also refused." "Even a direct circuit isn't getting through." "The plug's video monitor is active though." "Switching to main screen." "What in the hell is this?" "I'd say that's the truth behind a 400% synch ratio." "I can't believe it." "What happened to Shinji?" "Apparently the Eva has taken him into itself." "What does that mean?" "!" "Just what is an Eva?" "!" "It is something created by man in Man's own image." "I really can't describe it any other way." "You didn't create anything!" "You just copied something you found in the Antarctic." "What was the original?" "That's what I want to know, Doctor." "This is not just a copy." "A human will is inside it." "Are you saying somebody willed this to happen?" "!" "No, the Eva did." "Do something, damn you!" "You created this, didn't you?" "!" "Take responsibility for it!" "On the issue of the Nansa Islands, the government has announced there is no federal involvement." "In other news, it has been a month since the terrorist act in Tokyo-2, and the government has passed new legislation to prevent another." "and the government has passed new legislation to prevent another." "I know that Wonder Girl is still alive!" "Why are you bothering me with trivial crap like that, Misato?" "!" "I can't believe it." "I couldn't do anything." "I can't believe that stupid Shinji outperformed me." "Not again!" "What do you mean, you're going to "salvage" Shinji?" "Well, theoretically, Shinji's life force still exists in there." "And you'll be respecting that life this time?" "Losing Shinji is out of the question now." "I don't know." "What NERV wants is Unit 01 as their tool, not Shinji." "I don't deny it." "Our assumption is that Shinji's body lost its Ego Border, and he's floating in the entry plug in quantum form." "You're saying that Shinji has shifted into a form we can't see?" "Yes, the LCL has chemically altered into something very similar to the sea water of primitive Earth." "You mean, like a primordial soup?" "All of the substances which composed Shinji are still preserved in the plug, and his soul exists there as well." "In fact, his Ego Image is giving a sort of substance to his plug suit." "In other words, this salvage operation must both reconstruct his body and fix his soul in it." "Is that possible?" "With the Magi's support, yes." "This is all theoretical, isn't it?" "You won't know what will really happen until you do it." "What is this?" "Where am I?" "In the entry plug?" "That's right." "But there's nobody here." "Not even myself." "What is this?" "What is this?" "What is this?" "I don't understand." "These people..." "Yes, they're people I know, people who know me." "I understand now." "This is my world." "What is this?" "This is supposed to be my world, but this I don't understand." "An image from outside?" "A hostile image?" "That's right!" "The enemy!" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "Our enemies are called Angels." "They have the names of Angels." "They are the targets of Eva and NERV." "This is our revenge for the death of Misato's father!" "Why do I fight?" "Despite all the pain and suffering?" "What are you, stupid?" "An unknown enemy is attacking, of course we have to fight them!" "Am I odd to try to find a reason to fight?" "Am I not supposed to think about it?" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "All are my enemies!" "Us..." "That which threatens us is the enemy." "Of course, how can I be faulted for protecting my own life and those of others?" "!" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "Enemy!" "My enemy!" "My enemy!" "Damn!" "Damn!" "Damn!" "You hurt Toji and killed my mother!" "Father!" "Why do you hate your father?" "Anyone would hate such a father!" "You don't understand him, do you?" "Of course not." "I've hardly ever seen him." "Is that why you hate him?" "Yes, my father doesn't need me!" "My father deserted me!" "And am I his substitute?" "Yes, it must be so!" "He abandoned me because he had Ayanami!" "As if you didn't run away all by yourself." "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "It's all his fault!" "That time I was actually going to tell him I hate him!" "Did you tell me to pilot this just to make me suffer, Father?" "Correct." "That can't be true!" "It can't be!" "How can you say that?" "!" "You don't need me, do you?" "!" "I called you because you had a use." "Why me?" "Because there was no one else who could." "No way, I've never seen this before." "It's impossible!" "Yes, I knew it was true." "It's true!" "I knew Eva." "Then I escaped!" "I really escaped!" "Leaving my father and mother behind!" "Concentration of LCL is currently stable at 36%." "No problem with oxygen concentration." "Electromagnetic radiation pulse is normal." "Wave pattern is 0." "Counters are functioning normally." "Salvage Plan Guideline and Procedures..." "It's amazing that you could create all this in only one month." "Thanks for giving me credit, but it wasn't my idea." "This was already experimental ten years ago." "This kind of thing happened during the development?" "It was before I worked here." "My mother was here, though." "I only know the data." "And how did it come out?" "I've heard they failed." "Kindness..." "Warmth..." "Is this the warmth of a human?" "I was never aware of it." "What is loneliness?" "I was never aware of it, but now I think I know it." "What is happiness?" "I was never aware of it, but now I think I know it." "Are others kind to you?" "Why?" "Because I am Eva's pilot." "Because I pilot Eva, they treat me well." "That is the reason I can exist." "That is the everything to support my reason to be." "So, I must pilot Eva." "And then?" "Enemy!" "Yes, I must fight what they all call the enemy!" "And then?" "And I must win!" "Right, I can't lose." "As they tell me to, I must pilot Eva." "As they tell me to, I must win!" "Otherwise..." "Nobody..." "Nobody..." "Nobody..." "Do your best." "Do your best." "Get to work, idiot." "Do your best." "Do your best." "Good work, Shinji." "Misato, Ritsuko, Asuka, Toji, Kensuke and Father." "They all respect me." "When I pilot Eva, they all respect me." "They respect this worthless being." "Everyone says to pilot this." "I'll prove to my dad I'm worthwhile." "Do your best." "Yes, I'm doing my best." "I am doing my best!" "Somebody be nice to me." "I fought so hard." "I'm doing my best!" "Treat me well!" "Be nice to me!" "I'm nice to you." "Tell me, Shinji, do you want to become one with me?" "To be of one mind and body?" "It could be very, very nice." "Ask me anytime." "I'm ready." "Hey, Shinji-idiot, don't you want to be one with me?" "To be of one mind and body?" "It could be very, very nice." "You ought to appreciate your good fortune." "Come on." "Ikari, do you want to become one with me?" "To be of one mind and body?" "It could be very, very nice." "Ikari?" "Do you want to become one with me?" "To be of one mind and body?" "It could be very, very nice." "Relax and release your soul." "All investigative needles fixed." "Fixed at electromagnetic radius of zero minus three." "Ego Border pulse connection is complete." "Roger." "Start salvage." "Roger, transmitting first signal." "Eva has received the signal." "No rejection confirmed." "Proceeding to second and third signals." "Subject cathexis is normal." "Destrudo is not confirmed." "Roger, shift the subject to stage two." "Shinji!" "Hey, Shinji-idiot!" "Shinji!" "Hey, Shinji!" "Yo, Shinji!" "Ikari..." "Shinji!" "Shinji-idiot!" "Shinji!" "Hey, Shinji!" "Yo, Shinji." "Ikari..." "Shinji!" "Shinji-idiot!" "Shinji!" "Hey, Shinji!" "Yo, Shinji." "Ikari..." "Shinji!" "Shinji-idiot!" "Shinji!" "Hey, Shinji!" "Yo, Shinji." "Ikari..." "It's no good." "The Ego Border is frozen in a loop." "Irradiate the wave patterns in all directions." "It won't work." "The signals are trapped in Klein space." "What does that mean?" "It means we failed." "Abort intervention." "Reverse tangent plug." "Return additions to zero." "Yes, Ma'am." "Destrudo reaction in the old area." "Pattern sepia." "Destrudo reaction in the old area." "Pattern sepia." "A change is confirmed on the core pulse too!" "Plus 0.3 is confirmed!" "Maintenance of the status quo is top priority." "Prevent back flow." "Yes, Ma'am." "Plus 0.5... 0.8..." "This is odd." "I can't stop it!" "What is this?" "Why?" "Don't you want to come back, Shinji?" "I don't understand." "I don't understand." "I..." "I..." "What do you wish?" "What do you wish?" "What do you wish?" "What do you wish?" "Eva has rejected the signal." "LCL self-replenishment is dropping." "Pressure in the plug is increasing!" "Abort all operations." "Cut the power." "It's not working." "The plug is being ejected." "Shinji!" "Where am I?" "Inside of Eva?" "Inside of Eva?" "Did I pilot Eva again?" "Why?" "You won't pilot the Eva anymore?" "I've decided I will never pilot Eva again." "But you have just piloted Evangelion Unit 01." "Shinji, you are here because you have piloted the Eva." "Piloting the Eva has created your present." "You can never deny your past, Shinji, nor can you deny that you did indeed pilot it once more." "That which is, is." "It's true." "I just wanted to tell you that only you can decide." "It's your future." "I...." "I..." "What good is damned science?" "It can't even save one small life?" "!" "Give me back my Shinji!" "Give him back!" "That scent?" "A human smell?" "Misato?" "Ayanami?" "No, not them." "That's right." "This is the smell of my mother." "Second Impact has occurred." "Will he live in this hell?" "Anywhere can be heaven if you try to live." "Because he has a life, as long as he lives, he will have the chance to attain happiness." "Yes, you're right." "Mom..." "Have you decided yet?" "If it's a boy, Shinji." "If it's a girl, I'll name the baby Rei." "Shinji..." "Rei..." "Mom..." "Shinji!" "Let's speak of what psychologists used to call the Oral Stage." "Let's speak of what psychologists used to call the Oral Stage." "Let's speak of what psychologists used to call the Oral Stage." "It's when someone is dependent on another, like his mother." "It's when someone is dependent on another, like his mother." "It's when someone is dependent on another, like his mother." "I know a lot of guys like that, and your letter sounds just like them." "I know a lot of guys like that, and your letter sounds just like them." "I know a lot of guys like that, and your letter sounds just like them." "I know a lot of guys like that, and your letter sounds just like them." "I feel sorry for your girlfriend." "She can't be your mate and mother." "I feel sorry for your girlfriend." "She can't be your mate and mother." "I feel sorry for your girlfriend." "She can't be your mate and mother." "I feel sorry for your girlfriend." "She can't be your mate and mother." "Maybe your sister, too?" "Aren't you just taking advantage of her?" "Maybe your sister, too?" "Aren't you just taking advantage of her?" "Maybe your sister, too?" "Aren't you just taking advantage of her?" "Well, maybe that's mean." "Girls are sensitive to how they're loved." "Well, maybe that's mean." "Girls are sensitive to how they're loved." "Well, maybe that's mean." "Girls are sensitive to how they're loved." "So she's already been aware that you want her as your mother." "So she's already been aware that you want her as your mother." "So she's already been aware that you want her as your mother." "So she's already been aware that you want her as your mother." "So she's already been aware that you want her as your mother." "I see." "See you!" "Seeing her man as soon as Shinji is saved?" "Well, I can't criticize her." "Ritsuko must be thinking I'm pretty disgusting." "Appearing to give in to our desires looks more human." "We might even fool them." "Fool the Intelligence Department?" "Or the Commander and Ritsuko?" "Or me?" "No, I meant myself." "You want to fool the others?" "You never show interest in others, but you want their attention." "You really are just like my dad." "A cigarette?" "I didn't know you still smoked." "I only smoke after this sort of thing." "So nobody knows but you." "I see." "I'm honored." "And how's Instrumentality going?" "Adam could wipe out mankind." "Why is it being kept there?" "Did you come to see me just to learn that?" "Well, that's one of the reasons." "It would be my honor to be used as my lady's cat's-paw, but I can't tell you right now." "I just want you to know what I want." "What are NERV and Commander Ikari really planning?" "I'd like to know that myself." "Hey, you can't dodge my questions by doing that." "Hey, no!" "Don't put strange things in there!" "I can't believe this." "What is it?" "A present for you, the first in eight years." "And maybe the last as well." "Hi!" "I'm not in right now, so leave your message after the beep!" "This may be my last assignment." "This looks like blood." "The Vice-Commander was abducted?" "Two hours ago." "He was last seen in the 8th District." "That's inside our installation." "What in the hell were you idiots in Intelligence doing?" "The whole thing was set up by someone inside our operation." "We were taken by surprise." "Someone who could outwit Section 2?" "It couldn't be him?" "!" "Ryoji Kaji is suspected of being the mastermind behind this plot." "Then, that's why you came for me." "We believe that you can be of use to us, yes." "As your colleagues, we regret having to consider the Director of Operations a suspect, but that is the nature of our profession." "Considering our relationship, it's a natural precaution." "I appreciate your cooperation." "Take her away." "It's been a while, Chairman Keel." "This is a rather rough reception." "I will not apologize for necessary discourtesies." "This was necessary for us to speak without the Commander present." "You haven't changed." "You still have no concern for the circumstances of others." "The subject to be addressed has become an immediate concern." "Thus, these measures were unavoidable." "Please understand our situation." "What a surprise." "Not the committee, but SEELE itself!" "We have no intention of creating a new god." "We hope that we will have your cooperation, Professor Fuyutsuki." "Professor Fuyutsuki, is it?" "Professor!" "Professor Fuyutsuki!" "Hello, boys." "Why don't you join us for a beer by the Kamo River?" "What, again?" "Ryoko and the other girls said they'll come if you come." "The professor said that you shouldn't be so unsociable." "All right, I'll be there." "It's nice to have a drink outside for a change." "Yeah..." "You're very competent, but you tend to underestimate the value of relationships with others." "I'm sorry, Sir." "Speaking of which, Fuyutsuki..." "There's a student who wrote a very interesting research paper for the bio-engineering class." "Her name is Ikari." "Do you know her?" "Ikari?" "No, Sir." "I've told her about you, and she says she'd like to meet you." "She'll be calling you soon, and I'd like you to take her on." "And her name is Ikari?" "I understand." "I've read your paper." "There are a few things I disagree with, but it's very interesting." "Thank you, Sir." "Your name is Yui Ikari, right?" "Yes." "What are your career plans?" "Corporate research?" "Or joining the school research facility?" "I haven't really thought about it." "And there may be a third option." "I'm also thinking about getting married, assuming that I meet the right person." "By incorporating the S2 unit into itself, it has achieved its ultimate form." "Evangelion Unit 01 !" "A supreme being which we created." "What blasphemy!" "The creation of a god is unacceptable." "Man must not create gods." "He can't possess such power!" "Can we trust Gendo Ikari?" "Gendo Rokubungi?" "Well, I have heard the name." "No, I've never met him." "However, he does seem to be at the center of many rumors." "He wants to be released in my custody?" "Yes, I'll come visit him." "What time should I come?" "I've been hearing some interesting things about you." "I've been wanting to meet you." "You were drunk and got into a fight." "How pathetic." "I didn't even have a chance to say anything before they jumped me." "I'm not used to being liked." "Being hated, on the other hand, is quite familiar." "That's not my concern." "Professor Fuyutsuki, you are exactly the kind of person I expected you to be." "My first impression of him was that he was a total son of a bitch." "Back then, there were still seasons in this country." "It was autumn." "Are you serious?" "Yes, I'm dating Mr. Rokubungi." "Yes, I'm dating Mr. Rokubungi." "When she told me that, I couldn't hide my shock." "It's hard to imagine you seeing him." "Now, Professor Fuyutsuki..." "He's actually a very sweet person." "It's just that nobody really knows him." "Sometimes ignorance can be bliss." "I'm the one who first mentioned you to him." "Does that bother you?" "Well, I'll admit that he's an interesting fellow, but I just don't like him." "It was generally believed that the real object of his overtures to Yui was her talent and the support of the organization backing her." "According to the rumors, that organization was called SEELE." "Second Impact..." "It was in the last year of the 20th century that this tragedy occurred." "Then, in the first year of the 21st century there was nothing but hell." "I can't find any other words to describe that year." "This used to be a continent of ice?" "There's no sign left of it!" "Professor Fuyutsuki..." "Is that you?" "You survived?" "I'd heard that you were with the Katsuragi research team." "Fortunately, I returned to Japan the day before the incident." "You don't say?" "Mr. Rokubungi, you..." "Excuse me, but I've changed my surname." "A postcard?" "Not a business card?" "Ikari!" "Gendo Ikari!" "My wife's been asking me to send this to you." "She's a fan of yours." "What an honor." "How is Yui doing?" "She's not participating in this expedition?" "Yui wanted to come too, but we have a child now." "Your organization, SEELE or whatever it's called, is at the base of many ugly rumors." "I don't like the way it manipulates the committee by force." "You're still too scrupulous." "No completely chaste organization can survive in this day and age." "If this official investigation of the Second Impact was composed solely of SEELE personnel, there would have been trouble." "So, are we just here for political convenience?" "I still hate the darkness." "All it does is bring back the most horrible memories." "Who is she?" "The only survivor of the research team." "The only survivor of the research team." "Her name is Misato Katsuragi." "Katsuragi?" "Is she Doctor Katsuragi's daughter?" "Yes, she hasn't said a word in two years." "How terrible." "She saw hell firsthand." "Her physical wounds are healed, but repairing the damage to her mind will take time." "That's true." "The results of our investigation aren't easy to analyze." "This Giant of Light's origin is but one of many unsolved mysteries." "The Second Impact was caused by a massive meteorite strike, or so the United Nations officially declared later." "However, from my point of view, the announcement was obviously a fabrication." "The organization known as SEELE and a man named Keel were behind this artifice." "It became my goal to find out the truth about the incident, even though I discovered that Yui Ikari was involved." "Why did you conceal the existence of the Giant?" "You knew that the Second Impact was going to happen, didn't you?" "You say it's just luck you returned the day before it happened, but explain why you brought back copies of all the documentation?" "!" "I'm surprised that those weren't destroyed." "I've checked into your finances as well." "Bringing up a child and educating him is expensive, but isn't this a bit much?" "Very impressive, Professor Fuyutsuki." "Perhaps you should be teaching economics." "I'm going public with the real truth about the Second Impact, about you, SEELE and the Dead Sea Scrolls." "I can't forgive anyone who would have caused something like that." "As you wish." "However, before you do, there's something I'd like to show you." "We're getting rather far down, aren't we?" "Are you worried?" "A little." "What is this?" "We didn't create it, someone else excavated this cavity." "We didn't create it, someone else excavated this cavity." "Eighty-nine percent of its total volume is buried." "Was this originally a giant sphere?" "This facility has been consuming all mankind's resources." "Hi, Professor Fuyutsuki!" "Doctor Akagi, you're here, too?" "Yes, this is the ideal place for our research into creating a functioning bio-computer system." "I'm going to name them the MAGI." "MAGI?" "The three wise men of the East?" "Is this what you wanted to show me?" "No, it's over this way." "Ritsuko, I'll be back soon." "Is this..." "This can't be THE Giant?" "No, here in Gehirn, we refer to that giant as Adam, but this isn't the original one." "Then, this..." "Was created from Adam by Man, Eva." "Was created from Adam by Man, Eva." "Eva?" "Our operation to revive Adam is referred to as Project E." "This is Eva Unit 00, our system prototype." "This is a prototype of a god!" "Fuyutsuki, let us create a new genesis for Mankind, together." "Hey, boss." "I'm sorry." "Let's proceed with Rei's re-test." "Where is Major Katsuragi today?" "I don't know." "Miss Katsuragi?" "Yeah, Misato Katsuragi, pleased to meet you." "Mother, I've just met a girl named Katsuragi." "People tend to keep their distance once they find out who I am, which forces me to remember how important your name is here." "However, Misato's different." "She's open and honest, even with me." "I've heard she is the only survivor of the original research team, and that she was once mute." "She talks quite a lot now, as if she's making up for lost time." "Dear Ritsuko, I'm always underground these days, and I'm getting sick of living on the box lunches they provide here." "On the surface, they've started construction ofTokyo-3, as directed by the Second Capitol Transfer Directive." "Misato missed classes the last few days, and I finally found out why." "Talk about stupid!" "She'd spent the whole week in her apartment having non-stop sex with her new boyfriend!" "I think there's another side to her I haven't seen before." "She introduced me to him today." "He's handsome, but his unkempt manner bothers me." "You've always been a little boy-shy, Ritsuko dear." "I think it's because you only had a mother." "And I'm afraid I didn't take care of you properly." "I'm ashamed to admit I acted like a mother only when it suited me." "Like a mother..." "Why is there a child in here?" "!" "That's Commander Ikari's son." "Ikari, this isn't a daycare center." "This is a very important day!" "I'm sorry, Professor." "I brought him here." "Yui, this is your experiment today." "That's why I brought him." "I want to show him how bright the future will be." "Those words would be Yui's last." "A freak accident wiped her from this existence." "Just as I had hoped it would." "What a disgusting woman I am." "After that day, Commander Ikari completely changed." "Where have you been all week?" "I understand your grief, but you must be aware of your own importance!" "I know." "Fuyutsuki, as of today we will begin the new project." "I have already made the proposal to Chairman Keel." "You're really going to do it?" "!" "Yes, what has never been done, the path to becoming a god!" "The Human Instrumentality Project." "Mother, congratulations on completing your MAGI theorems." "I have good news which I think will please you too." "I have been officially accepted by Gehirn!" "I'll start working on Project E next month." "Who are you?" "Technology Development Section, Ritsuko Akagi." "Here's my ID." "I heard the command center was complete, so I came to see it." "But it's a real maze down here, isn't it?" "The Commander and Doctor Akagi will see you in Command." "Are you really all right?" "Yes, I have no regrets about my work." "You're lying!" "You still can't forget about Yui, can you?" "!" "But that's acceptable to me." "That's Gehirn Headquarters." "Good Morning, Commander." "Did you bring your child?" "Oh, I thought you had a son." "This isn't Shinji." "I've decided to take care of an acquaintance's child." "Her name is Rei Ayanami." "How are you, Rei?" "She resembles someone..." "Yui?" "!" "All of the records concerning Rei Ayanami have been deleted?" "They're all blank!" "What's going on here?" "Magi Casper..." "Magi Balthasar..." "Magi Melchior..." "The MAGI are the three aspects of me." "Myself as a scientist, myself as a mother and myself as a woman." "Those three aspects are in constant conflict with one another." "Three mothers..." "The only thing left to do is to switch the power on." "I'll be taking off early today." "Misato just got back." "Yeah, I heard that she joined Gehirn." "In Germany, if I remember correctly?" "Yeah, she's stationed with the 3rd Branch." "So, she's having a long distance relationship." "They broke up." "But they seemed like such a perfect couple." "The things that happen between men and women are hard to comprehend." "They're not logical." "You're always so cold about these things." "You may lose your chance at happiness." "The definition of happiness is even harder to fathom." "Well, I can't wait to see her." "Have a good time." "A good time it is." "What's the matter, Rei?" "I'm lost." "Is that so?" "Do you want to come with me then?" "No." "But how will you get home by yourself?" "But how will you get home by yourself?" "That's none of your business, old hag." "What?" "I can get home by myself." "Leave me alone, old hag." "I can get home by myself." "Leave me alone, old hag." "You shouldn't call someone a hag." "But you are an old hag, aren't you?" "I'm getting angry." "Commander Ikari will spank you." "The Commander is the one who calls you that." "That's..." "That old hag is annoying." "That old hag is no use anymore." "That old hag is annoying." "That old hag is no use anymore." "That old hag is annoying." "That old hag is no use anymore." "...old hag... old hag..." "That old hag is annoying." "That old hag is no use anymore." "The Commander said that old hag is annoying." "...no use... no use..." "You little bitch!" "Did you know you're replaceable too, Rei?" "Replaceable just like me!" "Keel Lorenz, Chairman of the Instrumentality Committee, dissolved the Gehirn Research Organization immediately." "In order to complete the project, the special organization NERV was formed." "We all transferred to NERV, except for one person." "The one who had rendered such great service to the MAGI System," "Dr. Akagi." "Oh, it's you." "Yes, it is." "It's been awhile." "The guards are sleeping." "This action could result in your death." "All I want is to get closer to the truth." "To have it in my grasp." "Thank you for your cooperation." "Is it over?" "Yes, the problem has been solved." "I see." "Where is he?" "I have no idea." "I have no idea." "Oh, hi!" "You're a little late." "I'm back." "Katsuragi, it's me." "I'm sure you're listening to this message, especially after I caused you so much trouble." "Sorry." "Please tell Ritsuko I'm sorry too." "Oh, and there's one more thing." "I've been growing watermelons." "I'd appreciate it if you could water them for me." "Shinji knows where they are." "Katsuragi, the truth is with you." "Don't hesitate, move ahead!" "If I ever see you again," "I'll say the words that I couldn't say eight years ago." "Bye." "This message was recorded at 12:02 PM." "You fool..." "You were always such a fool." "All I could do was run away from the tragedy Misato was facing." "There was nothing I could say." "I was just a child." "But I understood." "The fiction has become the reality." "How ironic, that the experiment's advocate became its victim." "So, you believe that the Contact Experiment was the direct cause?" "Her mental breakdown was a result of the contact." "Even so, this is too cruel, committing suicide and leaving such a young girl behind." "Perhaps, but I believe there may have been additional causes." "Asuka darling, Mama cooked your favorite for you." "Oh, no, you have to eat this, or that girl will laugh at you." "She's like that every day." "She sits there talking to that doll as if it were her real daughter." "I think it's because of the guilt she must feel." "She devoted her life to research, not to taking care of her daughter." "I sympathize with your grief." "But it's like looking at porcelain figures of a mother and her child." "Perhaps not much is different between humans and dolls." "Man creates dolls in his own image." "If God exists, it's possible that we're all just dolls to him." "That doesn't make you sound like much of a modern physician." "I may be a doctor, but I'm a human being and a woman first." "The medical staff meeting on the E Incident will be held as planned." "All senior staff should report to Conference Room 2." "You're a strong girl, Asuka, but it's all right if you want to cry." "I'm okay." "I won't cry." "I can think for myself." "Can you hear me, Asuka?" "Your synch ratio has dropped an entire eight points." "Don't think of anything else, just concentrate the way you used to." "I'm trying!" "Asuka's synch ratio is getting lower and lower." "This is extremely troublesome." "We don't have a spare now." "Maybe we'd better make repairing Rei's Unit 00 top priority." "We can't afford to repair them both at the same time." "Mitosis in Unit 02's left arm has cleared the numerical requirement." "Necrosis development is currently under point zero five percent." "Apotheosis process is in nominal status." "Unit 00's regeneration process is currently stable." "Connecting receptors to the secondary terminals." "The Eva series was born from Adam." "Now we're using the force which caused the Second Impact to defeat the Angels." "Attempting to harness the engine of our own destruction." "Only humans are so foolish." "After all, I myself hate the Evas." "Revenge for my father?" "Major Katsuragi!" "They've started construction on Evas up through Unit 13?" "At seven different locations around the world?" "This is information that came via Shanghai." "The source is reliable." "Why are they speeding up the construction process now?" "Well, we've lost two Evas recently, and two more Evas are currently severely damaged." "So I'd assume that they're accelerating to create a reserve force for their contingency plans." "Perhaps..." "But we've been receiving spare parts from Germany that were originally intended for Eva Units 05 and 07." "They've been spending a lot of cash lately." "They just doubled the budget." "I think the brass are being driven by something." "Yeah, I can feel the Committee's impatience." "Well, could they be doing this in anticipation of intercepting multiple Angels at once?" "Could be." "Except there's no reason for them to do it outside official channels." "There must be some other reason." "This is the first time we've gotten together in a while, so what's with the gloomy atmosphere?" "I'm finished." "Asuka!" "I'm not getting it." "After all, it's probably Kaji calling for you." "I'm not getting it." "After all, it's probably Kaji calling for you." "You should get it." "Never again." "Oh no, I'm sorry that our mighty invincible Shinji should have to be bothered with such a thing." "Yes, hello?" "I can't stand the way he's so aloof!" "It's a call from Germany for Asuka." "It's your mother." "For me?" "My mama?" "Give me that!" "Hello, Mother?" "When she speaks in a language I can't understand," "Asuka seems to be a different person." "Her mother..." "You were on the phone quite a while." "Well, it was just a routine periodic communication." "I wish I could talk with my family." "Well, it's just for show." "She's not my real mother." "But it's not like I hate her or anything." "I just feel uncomfortable talking with her." "Why am I telling you this?" "!" "Sorry." "I know I've hit rock bottom when I get sympathy from you!" "Synchrograph, minus 12.8." "It's barely over the starting indicator." "That's pathetic." "It's a worse score than yesterday." "Asuka's not feeling well, it's the second day of her period." "Synch ratio scores aren't influenced by physical disorders." "The problem's in her subconscious." "We may have to replace Unit 02's pilot." "Asuka, you're finished now." "Maintenance of Power Grid 8 will begin this evening at 18:00 hours." "Maintenance of Power Grid 8 will begin this evening at 18:00 hours." "It's hard to blame her after she was defeated so badly." "It's hard to blame her after she was defeated so badly." "Even worse, she feels Shinji beat her." "All General Affairs personnel are to report to Conference Room 2." "All General Affairs personnel are to report to Conference Room 2." "All General Affairs personnel are to report to Conference Room 2." "Maybe it's time for us to stop living together." "So, you've hit your breaking point?" "Are you fed up with your nice imitation family?" "That from someone who uses cats to fill the holes in her own life." "I'm sorry." "I'm just a little upset." "Why do I suffer through this just because I'm a girl?" "I don't want to have children anyway." "Route 7 Loop is currently closed due to an accident." "Please use Route 12 as a detour." "If you don't open your mind to her, your Eva will not move." "Are you saying that I'm shutting myself out?" "!" "Yes, because your Eva has her own mind." "The robot does?" "You're aware of it, aren't you?" "I don't know what happened to make you start talking to me." "It must be an omen of a disaster or something!" "What?" "!" "Are you happy that I can't pilot my Eva?" "!" "Don't worry!" "When an Angel comes, our invincible Shinji will destroy it anyway!" "We don't have to fight!" "They only need Shinji!" "When a wind-up doll like you starts being sympathetic to me," "I've really hit rock bottom." "I am not a doll." "Shut up!" "You do anything you're ordered to, don't you?" "!" "You'd kill yourself if Commander Ikari told you to, wouldn't you?" "!" "Yes, I would." "Then you're a toy, just like I thought!" "You're an unthinking, emotionless doll, and I hate you!" "Everyone!" "I hate everyone!" "Shinji's absent again today." "It's nothing unusual for Ayanami not to show up, but..." "Asuka's missing too." "And Suzuhara can't leave the hospital yet." "I guess it's gotten so serious they can't come to school anymore." "Eva Unit 02's signals all read nominal." "Connection and fusion of EVA's are within normal limits." "The field of proliferation is within the expected range." "You're my doll, so move like I tell you to, and don't argue!" "Why does a weapon need a mind?" "It just gives you trouble." "Anyway, you must obey my orders!" "This is stupid." "All personnel, go to first stage alert!" "Prepare for aerial assault!" "An Angel?" "They're still coming?" "Visual confirmation of Angel." "This is maximum magnification." "It's not moving from its orbit." "It's maintaining a constant distance from our position." "So, does that mean that it's looking for a place to land?" "Or that it's going to destroy us from up there?" "We can't attack it easily from this position." "Unless it comes into our range, there's nothing we can do." "The Evas can't destroy an enemy that's in orbit." "What's Rei's status?" "She and Unit 00 are both in good condition." "She and Unit 00 are both in good condition." "Understood." "Sortie Unit 00." "Prepare for extreme long range firing." "Unit 02, Asuka, be ready to sortie as her backup." "Backup?" "Me?" "For Unit 00?" "!" "That's right, take the rear guard position." "You can't be serious." "Eva Unit 02 launch!" "Asuka!" "It's okay." "Let her take the point if that's what she wants." "Major Katsuragi?" "!" "If she fails this time, Asuka won't be allowed to pilot anymore." "You mean this is her last chance?" "Let's start preparing to replace Unit 02's pilot, just in case." "Yes, Ma'am." "Excuse me, but aren't you going to sortie Unit 01?" "Excuse me, but aren't you going to sortie Unit 01?" "It's to remain frozen." "Those are Commander Ikari's orders." "After what happened, it's a good idea." "If I fail this time, they're not going to let me pilot anymore." "You can't make any mistakes this time, Asuka." "The target is still out of range." "Why in the hell are you so slow?" "!" "Come on down, you lazy Angel!" "The Angel has a particle beam weapon?" "!" "No, there are no thermal emissions being detected." "We've got abnormal readings in her psychograph!" "Mental contamination is about to begin!" "The Angel's making a psychic attack?" "The Angels can't understand our minds that well!" "God damn it!" "Positrons dissipated!" "It's not working!" "It's too far out of range!" "Unit 02's rifle is out of ammunition." "What's the result of the beam analysis?" "It's an energy oscillation pattern on a visible wavelength." "It's similar to an AT Field, but we don't know much more." "How's Asuka?" "It's bad!" "The mental contamination is crossing her ego borderline!" "It's bad!" "The mental contamination is crossing her ego borderline!" "No!" "Don't!" "Don't come into me!" "Pain!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "Get out of my mind!" "Please!" "Don't rape my mind!" "Asuka!" "Psychograph shows she can't take anymore!" "Psychograph shows she can't take anymore!" "Yes, her mental circuits are being destroyed." "This is too dangerous for her." "Asuka!" "Retreat!" "Asuka!" "Retreat!" "That was an order!" "Asuka, I'm ordering you to retreat!" "That was an order!" "Asuka, I'm ordering you to retreat!" "No!" "Never!" "I'd rather die than retreat now!" "Asuka!" "Accelerator synchronization initiated." "Voltage is increasing." "Approaching pressure zone." "Compulsory focus convergence, activated." "Correction for the Earth's rotation and gravity, point zero three." "Pressure in the chamber is at maximum." "Release the final safety lock." "All personnel, prepare for firing." "No effect!" "There wasn't enough energy to penetrate its AT Field from this distance." "We're at maximum power output!" "We can't get any more power!" "Unit 02's psychograph is getting weak!" "What about the LCL mind barrier?" "Negative!" "We can't even hope for a buffering effect." "Switch top priority to life support." "Don't allow any feedback." "Yes, Ma'am!" "That ray scanned her mental wavelength, and adapted to it." "Impossible!" "Is the Angel trying to analyze a human mind?" "Why am I crying?" "I swore that I wouldn't cry anymore." "What's wrong, Asuka?" "This is a present from your new mother." "Don't you like it?" "No!" "But why not?" "Because I'm not a child!" "I'll grow up faster than other people." "I don't need a stuffed toy." "Please, look at me!" "Mama!" "I beg you, don't stop being my mama!" "Come to Heaven with me." "Mama!" "Mama!" "Please, don't kill me!" "No!" "I'm not Mama's doll!" "I'll think for myself, and I'll live for myself!" "I don't need a papa or mama, I'll live on my own." "No!" "Don't make me remember that!" "I want to forget those things!" "Don't dig them up from my mind!" "I don't want those terrible memories anymore!" "Please, stop this!" "Stop this!" "My mind's being contaminated." "Kaji!" "My mind's being raped!" "What will I do?" "It's defiling my mind!" "Unit 02 has ceased activation!" "The life support system has crashed!" "Pilot's mind is entering danger zone." "Target position is constant." "Relative distance unchanged." "Possibility of the target coming into Unit 00's range is 0.02%." "Could we airlift Unit 00 and try shooting from the sky?" "No, we can't do that." "If the Angel attacked during the approach, we couldn't protect it." "I'll go out in Unit 01 !" "No!" "This target has the ability to attack the pilot's mind." "We cannot allow an invasion of Unit 01." "But that can't happen as long as I'm not defeated, right?" "There is no guarantee that you will succeed." "But if we don't, Asuka will..." "I don't care." "Rei, go to Dogma and get the Lance." "The Lance of Longinus?" "!" "You can't do that, Ikari!" "It's the only way to kill a target beyond the reach of our AT Fields." "Hurry!" "But if Adam and the Eva come into contact, it might cause the Third Impact!" "It's too dangerous!" "Commander Ikari, please don't do this!" "So, that story was fraudulent too?" "The Second Impact wasn't caused by contact between two Angels." "Opening Central Dogma barriers 10 through 15." "Unit 00 has passed the 7th Malvoisie." "Now opening barriers 17 through 20." "If something like this won't cause the Third Impact, then..." "What really happened to cause the Second Impact?" "Ikari, I still think it's too early to use this." "The committee has already started to mass produce Evas." "This is our chance, Fuyutsuki." "But..." "We cannot make time run backwards, but we can spur its course forward with our own hands." "The old men won't allow this." "Therefore, we must finish this before SEELE has time to act." "It is not acceptable to lose Unit 02 at this time." "But you can't use the Lance without SEELE's approval." "The need is the justification." "There are no other factors to consider." "Justification?" "No, what you're looking for is an excuse." "Unit 02's pilot's EKG has dropped to point zero six." "We're past the limits of the life support system." "Unit 00 is passing through Vent 2." "She's approaching the surface!" "That's the Lance of Longinus?" "Unit 00 is in position to throw." "Target sighted." "Error corrections have been made." "Starting countdown." "Going from ten." "8... 7... 7... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..." "Zero!" "Target annihilated." "Eva Unit 02 is free." "What about the Lance of Longinus?" "It passed escape velocity." "It's moving into a lunar orbit." "It's impossible to recover it now." "Yes, Sir." "We have no method to recover an object of that much mass." "Unit 02's psychograph is returning to normal." "Return the Evangelion to the second cage." "Please use Route 77." "How's Asuka?" "We've confirmed that the pilot is alive," "We've confirmed that the pilot is alive, and we've established quarantine for the contamination." "I see." "I'm glad you're okay, Asuka." "Shut up!" "Who the hell is okay?" "!" "How could it get any worse?" "That little bitch rescued me." "That little bitch rescued ME." "I'd rather have died!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate everyone!" "I hate you all!" "Katsuragi, it's me." "I'm sure you're listening to this message, especially after I caused you so much trouble." "Sorry." "Please tell Ritsuko I'm sorry too." "Oh, there's one more thing." "I've been growing some watermelons." "I'd appreciate it if you could water them for me." "Shinji knows where they are." "Katsuragi, the truth is with you." "Don't hesitate, move ahead!" "If I ever see you again," "I'll say the words I couldn't say eight years ago." "Bye." "Another phone that will never ring." "Misato is shutting herself up." "Asuka's not coming back, is she?" "She doesn't go to school, doesn't go home." "She does nothing but play video games." "Hikari?" "What is it?" "What is it?" "I want to go to bed." "I'm sorry." "I'm causing you a lot of trouble." "No, not at all." "I lost." "I'll never pilot an Eva again." "Now, it's not worth living." "I hate this." "I hate everyone." "I hate everything." "But most of all, I hate myself." "I don't find value in my life anymore." "I think you could do anything you want, and I wouldn't say a thing." "You did your best, Asuka." "So, you haven't see her?" "Yeah, I think so too." "The cat has come to the end of her life." "Don't cry, Grandma." "Yes, I'll come home as soon as I can." "It's been three years since I visited my mom's grave." "I'll call you." "Well, I'll talk to you later." "So, the cat died." "It's impossible to recover the Lance of Longinus." "Why did you use it?" "Are you aware that we do not have enough of the Eva series yet?" "Destroying Angels is our top priority." "This is the fact we have to face." "Is that it?" "You should come up with a better excuse." "You're disrespectful to the committee these days." "Fuyutsuki, we're in the middle of deliberations." "I understand." "There is an Angel approaching." "Let us adjourn for now." "Your seat will be waiting for you." "Will Ikari betray SEELE?" "I'll be there in fifteen minutes." "Sortie Unit 00 through the 32nd." "Deploy Unit 02 as backup." "Yes, the Commander will direct Unit 01." "I don't have the authority to release it." "Later." "The Angel is sighted." "Unit 00 launched." "Deploying to interception point." "Hold Unit 02 at its current position." "No, launch it." "Commander?" "!" "Go ahead." "It can be used as a decoy." "Yes, Sir." "Eva Unit 02, preparing for launch." "I'm in this thing again." "How irresolute I am." "Send Unit 02 to Gate Eight." "As soon as a location is designated, we'll launch." "I'm just a deadweight for you, right?" "Target's approaching and is past the Gora Final Interception Line." "Whatever, doesn't matter." "Target is rotating in the air over Owakidani." "Target's AT Field is active." "What were you doing?" "I'm sorry." "Status report!" "We're at a stalemate." "The pattern is periodically changing from Blue to Orange." "What does that mean?" "The MAGI are still working on the answer." "There is insufficient information for them to derive an answer." "The only thing we know is that this shape is not its only form." "We'll have to wait and see." "Rei, you have to stay ready." "No, it's coming." "Rei, fight back!" "No, it's too late!" "Target has made physical contact with Unit 00!" "What about Unit 00's AT Field?" "It's active, but it's being eroded!" "Is the Angel trying to make first contact with Unit 00?" "This is deadly!" "Unit 00's biological parts are corroding." "Eva Unit 02 launch!" "Back Rei up and save her!" "Target is eroding Unit 00." "This could be fatal." "The biological components are already more than 5% fused." "Asuka, advance 300 meters, spread your AT Field to maximum, and fire the Palette Gun into the target's rear." "You got it?" "Eva Unit 02, lift off!" "Go ahead!" "Asuka, what are you doing?" "Status?" "!" "It's no good." "Synch ratio is under ten." "It's no good." "Synch ratio is under ten." "Asuka!" "It won't go." "It just won't go." "She'll just be destroyed." "Retrieve!" "Hurry!" "Who is this?" "Who is this?" "This is you." "Myself in Eva?" "No, I sense someone other than myself." "Who are you?" "Angel?" "A man whom we call an Angel?" "Why don't we become one?" "No, I am me." "Not you." "Okay, but it's too late." "Let me share my heart with you." "Let me share this feeling with you." "Doesn't this hurt?" "Doesn't your heart hurt?" "Pain?" "No, not pain." "Loneliness?" "Yes, I'm lonely." "Loneliness?" "I don't understand it." "You don't want to be by yourself, correct?" "We are many, but you are alone." "You hate it, don't you?" "That is loneliness." "That is your soul." "That is your soul filled with sorrow." "Is this a tear?" "Am I the one who is crying?" "Rei!" "Remove restraints from Unit 01, and sortie it immediately." "Sortie it." "Yes, Sir!" "Am I so worthless to you?" "You didn't do this for me." "Spread your AT Field." "Rescue Rei immediately." "Yes!" "Ikari?" "!" "Does my soul want to become one with Ikari?" "No!" "AT Field has been reversed!" "It will be corroded immediately." "Is she going to hold the Angel?" "Rei, abandon Unit 00!" "Evacuate!" "No, I can't do it." "I must stay to keep the AT Field in effect." "Therefore, I won't retreat." "Rei, are you going to kill yourself?" "The core will be destroyed!" "Critical pressure exceeded!" "The target is destroyed." "This operation is officially over." "Go to First Stage Alert." "Roger!" "Changing to status yellow immediately." "What is Unit 00's status?" "The entry plug was not ejected." "Rescue the pilot as soon as possible." "If she's still alive." "Doctor Akagi..." "Keep this top secret." "Retrieve the plug and destroy all the parts." "Roger." "Let's go!" "Hurry up!" "We have destroyed the 17th Angel." "There's only one left according to SEELE's Dead Sea Scrolls." "The promised day is near." "The way has been long and our losses are significant." "Right, we lost the Lance of Longinus, now we've lost Unit 00." "This is sufficient to remove Ikari." "I thought he'd be smart enough to understand our intentions in releasing Fuyutsuki." "We have to find another pawn to use against Ikari." "One who knows the facts." "Shinji, can I come in?" "Misato, I don't have any tears." "I feel sadness, but the tears won't come." "Shinji..." "This is all I can do for you right now." "No, don't!" "Cut it out, Misato!" "I'm sorry." "I'm sure he's feeling lonely." "Is he afraid of women?" "No, he's just afraid of affection in general." "Pen Pen, come on." "Okay, I just want anybody." "I'm the one who's lonely." "Yes, hello." "What did you say?" "!" "Shinji!" "Ayanami!" "I'm glad you're alive, Ayanami!" "My dad isn't here?" "Thank you for saving my life." "What?" "Well, you sacrificed Unit 00 to save me." "I see, so did I save you?" "Don't you remember?" "No, I don't know the facts." "Probably because I'm the third one." "Is this a tear?" "I'm seeing this for the first time, but it feels familiar." "Am I crying?" "Why am I crying?" "That's right, status quo for the First Child." "No restrictions are necessary." "This applies to the Second and Third as well." "Just watch them." "But the fact that Rei's alive could cause trouble with Chairman Keel." "I have given an alternative to SEELE's old men." "Don't worry about it." "We'd like to carry this out calmly." "We do not want to disgrace you." "I feel no disgrace." "What a strong woman." "I can see why Ikari wants to keep her next to him." "But, the one who sent you here is none other than Ikari himself." "He refused to let us question the pilot of Unit 00 and sent you as a substitute, Doctor Akagi." "I'm Rei's substitute, am I?" "This is a part of the truth you wanted to know." "I have sent you the same thing thirty-six different ways, but most of those probably won't reach you." "I suspect only this capsule will reach you." "This is my everything." "Do with it as you will." "The pass code is our first memory." "Bye, take care." "I quit worrying about the phone that will never ring, because I have accepted your heart." "Are you sure about releasing Doctor Akagi?" "She isn't like Fuyutsuki." "It will be beneficial to release her." "A woman of importance to the Eva project, let her be of use to us for a while." "Correct, for the future of mankind." "There were to be eight Evangelions constructed." "So, there are four more to go." "The disappearance ofTokyo-3 is a good reason to proceed quickly with the project." "The promised day shall arrive on the day the Eva series is complete." "Yes, hello." "Listen." "I've released your restraint." "You can come out now." "Ritsuko?" "It's no use without my password." "I see." "Did Kaji do this?" "I will see the secret with my own eyes." "Okay, but with him too." "I agree." "This is just like Ayanami's room." "This IS Rei Ayanami's room." "It's where she grew up." "This is?" "Yes, she was born here." "Yes, she was born here." "The light and water that define the depths of her mind come from impressions of this place." "Doctor Akagi, I didn't come just to see this." "I know, Misato." "An Eva?" "The very first one." "The very first one." "But it was a failure." "It was discarded ten years ago." "An Eva graveyard..." "It's just a trashcan." "This is also where your mother disappeared." "You may not remember it, but you were watching when your mother disappeared." "Ritsuko!" "Is this the source of the dummy plug?" "Let me show you the truth." "Rei Ayanami?" "Impossible!" "Eva's dummy plug is..." "Right, this is the production factory for the core of the dummy plug." "This is?" "These are all dummies." "They are also replacement parts for Rei." "Man found God, and they tried to pick him up." "For that Man was punished!" "That was fifteen years ago, and the God they found disappeared." "Then Man tried to resurrect God with his own hands, and created Adam." "From Adam, Man created what resembles God, Himself." "That is Eva!" "So, are they human?" "Yes, they are human." "We put supposedly mindless human souls in Eva." "All the souls were salvaged souls." "Rei is the only container that can hold the souls." "The souls are born only in Rei." "The Room of Guaf is empty." "These are empty containers." "They have no souls." "So, I want to destroy them because I hate them." "Do you know what the hell you're doing?" "!" "Yes, I do." "I'm destroying them." "They're not men." "They are things with human form." "But I lost to these dolls!" "I couldn't win him!" "I could stand any humiliation for him." "I don't care how wretched I become!" "But... but he chose... he chose..." "I knew this, but..." "I'm an idiot!" "Both the mother and the daughter are idiots!" "Kill me if you want to." "I'd rather die." "That will not release you from agony." "The tragedy of the Eva Project is its people." "But I am one of them too." "Momma!" "Momma!" "They chose me!" "I'm an elite pilot!" "I'll defend Mankind as the best in the world!" "I have to keep it a secret, so I'll only tell you, Momma!" "Everyone's being so nice to me, I won't feel so lonely anymore!" "I'm okay now, even without Papa." "So, look!" "Look at me!" "Momma!" "Synch ratio zero." "I can't be the Second Child anymore." "I have no reason left to live." "Nobody cares about me anymore." "My papa, my momma, nobody cares." "I have no reason left to live." "Are you Asuka Langley Sohryu?" "The Second Intelligence Division reports that they have taken the Second Child into custody." "Really?" "It isn't like them to lose her in the first place, and then to take seven days to find her." "They must have done so intentionally." "They're trying to make trouble for us, aren't they?" "It could be." "The Fifth Child arrives to replace Asuka today." "This whole thing is just too convenient." "Rei Ayanami..." "There's a feeling about her." "Almost like my mother..." "Rei Ayanami and my mother..." "What are you doing with them, Father?" "Commander Ikari..." "Did you know my cat died?" "The cat my grandmother was caring for?" "I hadn't taken care of it for a long time, but now I know that I'll never see it again." "Why did you destroy the dummy system?" "It wasn't the dummy system that I destroyed." "It was Rei." "I'll ask you once more." "Why did you do it?" "I'm not happy anymore, not even when you make love to me." "Go ahead and do whatever you want with my body, it's never stopped you before!" "You disappoint me." "Disappoint?" "!" "You had no hopes or expectations of me to start with!" "I was nothing!" "I am nothing!" "Nothing!" "What can I do now, Mother?" "Asuka, where have you disappeared to?" "But what could I talk to her about?" "Could I talk about Ayanami with her?" "Toji, Kensuke..." "Their homes were destroyed and now they've left." "Friends, I don't have anybody left whom I could call my friend." "Nobody!" "I can't go see Ayanami again. I don't have the courage to face her." "I don't even know how to talk or act around her now." "Asuka..." "Misato..." "Mother..." "What do I do?" "What can I do?" "Singing is good." "Singing brings joy and revitalizes the soul." "I think that Song is the greatest achievement of the Lilim culture." "Don't you agree?" "Shinji Ikari?" "How do you know my name?" "Everyone knows your name." "Not to be rude, but you're rather ignorant of your own position." "Really?" "And you are?" "I am Kaworu, Kaworu Nagisa." "Like you, I'm one of the chosen." "The Fifth Child." "You're the Fifth Child?" "!" "You..." "Mister Nagisa..." "Call me Kaworu, Mister Ikari." "Call me Kaworu, Mister Ikari." "Oh no, you can call me Shinji." "The Fifth Child has just arrived." "Nagisa, Kaworu of the Seashore." "His records were erased, just like Rei." "But one record remains." "He was born on the day Second Impact occurred." "The Committee sent him directly to us." "There must be more to it." "The Marduk Report's file on the Fifth Child was classified, so I hacked into the Intelligence Department's computer system." "I can't believe you did that!" "It was worth doing." "I found out where Ritsuko is." "What do you want to do about the Fifth Child's synch tests?" "I don't have any tricks up my sleeve this time." "Let's see what he can do." "Down another zero point three." "Yes, Sir." "Are these data readouts correct?" "All testing systems are operating correctly, Sir." "The MAGI confirm that there are no data errors." "It's incredible that he can synch with Unit 02 before we've even configured the core." "He's amazing." "But this isn't possible!" "On this system it can't happen." "Nevertheless, it is happening." "We must accept that and begin investigating why it's happening." "You're the First Child, aren't you?" "Rei Ayanami." "You're the same as I am." "Who are you?" "The Fifth Child has made contact with Rei." "I see." "The MAGI are currently analyzing the nature of the Fifth and what his powers may be." "We still don't know who or what he is." "Who in the hell is this boy?" "Shinji hasn't come back yet either." "I'm not deserving of his trust." "Central Dogma is now open." "Please use Route 3 to transfer." "Hi, you weren't waiting here for me, were you?" "No, well, not really waiting anyway." "So, what are you doing?" "Well, usually when the tests end, I just take a shower and go home." "But I don't really want to go home these days." "You have a home to return to and that will lead you to happiness." "That's good." "You think so?" "I'd like to talk some more." "May I come with you?" "To the shower." "Aren't you going now?" "Do you mind?" "Oh, no, I don't mind." "You are extremely afraid of First Contact." "Are you that scared of affection?" "If you don't get close to others, you won't be betrayed, and you won't hurt each other." "However, neither will you forget what loneliness is." "Man can never make loneliness disappear because man is alone, but man can forget." "So man can find the will to live." "It's time." "Is this it?" "Yeah." "I have to go to bed." "With me?" "No, you have your own room, I think." "No, you have your own room, I think." "Right..." "Man always has pain in his heart." "Since his heart feels pain, he experiences life as pain." "You are delicate like glass." "Am I?" "Yes, and that earns my sympathy." "Sympathy?" "In other words, I love you." "NERV was formed as SEELE's executive branch." "It was created to carry out our scenario." "However, it has been taken over by a selfish man." "Yes, it has." "We must return it to our control." "Before the Promised Day." "We must restore NERV and the Eva series to their original purpose." "Ikari will answer to SEELE for his malfeasance." "It will not be much longer." "The Lance of Longinus that was hindering our wish is gone forever." "The last Angel should appear soon, and our wish will be attained upon destroying that Angel." "Soon, very soon, Yui." "Why am I here?" "Why am I still alive?" "For what purpose?" "For whose purpose?" "The Fifth Child..." "In what way are he and I alike?" "Why?" "I am glad this apartment is in the suburbs." "Thank God you're safe." "But there is no guarantee this won't happen again." "So, the Horaki family will take care of you starting tomorrow." "I won't be able to see you for a while, Pen Pen." "I think I should sleep on the floor." "No, I am staying at your place." "I should sleep down here." "What do you want to talk about?" "You want me to listen to you, don't you?" "Many things have happened since I came here." "I used to live with my teacher." "They were calm and boring days." "I was just living." "But I was fine with that!" "There was really nothing I had to do." "Do you hate people?" "Not really, I don't care." "But I hate my dad." "Why did I tell Kaworu that?" "I was probably born to meet you." "Did you get his data?" "This is it." "I got this from Ibuki without her knowledge." "I'm sorry that I made you do this." "What's this?" "No wonder Maya can't reveal this." "This is not theoretically possible!" "You're right." "The issue gets even more mysterious." "How can he fix the synch ratio at whatever point he wishes?" "I have to take another chance." "What a surprise to see you here." "I have a question for you." "Our conversation is monitored here." "I don't care." "What is the boy, the Fifth Child?" "He is probably the last Angel." "Well, let's go." "Come, Adam's alter ego and Lilith's minion." "Eva Unit 02 is activating!" "That's impossible!" "Where's Asuka?" "She's in room 303!" "I've just confirmed it!" "Then who the hell is piloting it?" "!" "It is unmanned!" "There is no entry plug inserted in Unit 02!" "Unmanned?" "So, the Fifth Child is not there?" "AT Field detected in Central Dogma!" "Is it Unit 02?" "No, the blood pattern is Blue!" "It's definitely an Angel!" "No, the blood pattern is Blue!" "It's definitely an Angel!" "What the hell?" "!" "That boy?" "An Angel?" "Target has passed the Fourth Layer and is still descending." "It's no good!" "We can't cut the power to the linear carriage!" "Target has passed the Fifth Layer." "Close all Central Dogma shutters!" "Buy us some time!" "Closing all shutters immediately." "All personnel evacuate." "All personnel evacuate." "Unbelievable, SEELE itself sent an Angel to us." "The old men want to advance another step with our help." "The last Angel has invaded Central Dogma." "It is currently descending." "Just as we planned." "Ikari, you were our good friend, our comrade and conspirator, but this is your last job." "I expect that you will use Unit 01 to accomplish the mission." "Unit 02 has penetrated the armored shutters!" "Target has passed the second wall." "Pursue it with Unit 01." "Yes, Sir!" "Use any means to keep it from invading Terminal Dogma." "Use any means to keep it from invading Terminal Dogma." "But why did the Angel take Unit 02?" "Is it going to fuse with Unit 02?" "Or is it going to bring destruction?" "Lie!" "Lie!" "It's a lie!" "I don't believe that Kaworu is an Angel!" "It's a lie!" "This is a fact, face it." "Sortie." "You got it?" "Shinji is late." "Eva Unit 01 is descending via Route 2." "Pursuing the target." "You betrayed me!" "You hurt my feelings!" "You betrayed me just like my father did!" "Unit 01 has reached the Fourth Layer." "It's about to confront the target!" "There he is!" "I have been waiting for you, Shinji." "Kaworu!" "I'm sorry, Asuka!" "The Eva series was born from Adam." "Humans must abhor their existence." "Lilim try to survive even if it means using the thing they hate." "I do not understand this." "Kaworu, stop this!" "Why are you doing this?" "!" "Eva is created from the same tissue as I am." "I am also born from Adam." "So I can synchronize with it as easily as if it has no soul." "Unit 02's soul is now shutting itself up." "An AT Field?" "!" "Yes, that's what you Lilim call this." "This is the light of the soul, sacred territory where no one should intrude." "Don't you Lilim know?" "Everybody has an AT Field." "I don't understand what you're talking about!" "Both Evas have reached the deepest layer." "Target is twenty meters away from Terminal Dogma." "If Unit 01's signal disappears and then any change occurs..." "I know, self-destruct the entire complex." "It's better than letting the Third Impact occur." "I'm sorry." "I don't mind it if it's with you." "Thank you." "It is human fate." "Human hope is made with sorrow." "What is this?" "!" "The strongest AT Field ever has been detected!" "The strongest AT Field ever has been detected!" "Light, magnetism, sub-atomic particles!" "It's shutting out everything!" "We can't monitor anything!" "This is absolutely impossible!" "Signals from the target, Unit 02 and Unit 01 are lost!" "We've lost communication with the pilot!" "Kaworu!" "Wait!" "Final safety system released!" "Heaven's Door is opening!" "The Angel has finally reached it." "Hyuga..." "What now?" "What's going on?" "!" "Another AT Field!" "A field as strong as the first one has surrounded Terminal Dogma!" "It's invading the other AT Field!" "Impossible!" "Is it another Angel?" "!" "I don't know!" "I can't confirm it!" "God!" "It just disappeared!" "Disappeared?" "The Angel has?" "Adam, our mother." "One born of Adam must return to Adam." "Although it could destroy all humanity?" "No!" "This is..." "Lilith?" "!" "I see." "I understand Lilim now." "Thank you, Shinji." "I wanted you to stop Unit 02." "Otherwise, it would have survived with her." "Kaworu, why?" "Because it is my destiny to live although it would bring destruction to humanity." "I would prefer to die here." "Life and Death are equal to me." "Death of the self, that is the only absolute freedom." "What are you?" "I don't understand what you're talking about!" "That is my will." "Now, destroy me." "Otherwise you will be destroyed." "Only one life form can be chosen to evade the destruction and inherit the future." "And you are not the existence that should die." "You need the future." "Thank you, my life was meaningful because of you." "Kaworu said he loved me." "I have never, never had such kind words." "He was like me, and like Ayanami." "I loved him too." "Kaworu should have survived." "He was much better than I am." "Kaworu should have survived." "No, the one who survives is the one who has the will to survive." "He wished for death." "He neglected his will to survive, and chose a false hope." "You are not wrong." "How can you be so cruel?" "There was no other choice!" "Because he was an Angel!" "Kaworu was an Angel!" "He was still an Angel!" "He was still one of the enemy!" "He wasn't!" "He wasn't!" "He was not!" "Even though he was as human as me?" "No!" "He was an Angel!" "Is that why you killed him?" "Yes!" "Otherwise we would have all died!" "We would have all been destroyed!" "So, that's why you killed him?" "I didn't want to kill him!" "I didn't have a choice!" "Help me..." "Help me..." "Help me!" "Somebody, please, help me!" "I'm begging you!" "Somebody, please, help me!" "You know, it was Kaworu who should have survived." "He was much better than I am." "He was the one who should have survived." "No, the one who survives is the one who has the will to survive." "He wished for death." "He neglected his will to survive and chose a false hope." "You weren't wrong, Shinji." "Are you sure?" "Are you sure it was right?" "I don't understand." "What can I do?" "What am I supposed to do?" "!" "What was that?" "I fear myself." "I fear being hated." "But by whom?" "Who is it?" "It's my father!" "My father abandoned me." "He hates me." "If others hate me, what will I do?" "What will I do?" "Where am I?" "Where am I supposed to go?" "I can't see anything." "I don't understand what I feel." "Misato?" "Hey, where are you, Misato?" "Hey, where am I supposed to go?" "Misato?" "Asuka?" "Ayanami?" "Toji?" "Kensuke?" "Ritsuko?" "Kaji?" "Father?" "Mother?" "Somebody, please!" "Please tell me what I have to do now!" "Evangelion Unit 01..." "I still have to pilot it?" "Even after it made me kill him?" "My father and the others tell me I have to pilot it no matter what." "Why do I have to keep fighting after all that's happened?" "!" "Mother!" "Say something!" "Answer me!" "Because everyone tells me to." "What do you mean?" "It's for the sake of Mankind!" "Isn't that good enough?" "That's right!" "Is there something wrong with that?" "!" "I'm doing the right thing!" "When I do it the others appreciate me!" "The others like me then!" "You're lying!" "Are you stupid?" "!" "You know damn well that you do this for yourself!" "You're just making excuses, the way you always do!" "I do?" "Pretending that you're sacrificing yourself for the sake of others" "Pretending that you're sacrificing yourself for the sake of others is just another cop out, isn't it?" "It makes you feel so superior to play the martyr!" "I'm not sure that's true." "You're feeling lonely and isolated, nothing more." "Am I?" "Of course you are!" "You live on sympathy!" "You gain it through your symbiosis with your Eva, Shinji!" "It could be true." "You love having others depend on you!" "It really satisfies your twisted little mind!" "That could be." "All you're doing is sitting there and waiting for someone else to bring you happiness!" "But it's a false happiness!" "But isn't that what you've been doing?" "I don't want to be in this Eva again." "They're forcing me to pilot this." "But this piece of junk won't work!" "But it's only junk because of what I've become." "I'm the garbage now." "I'm worthless." "Nobody needs me." "Nobody needs a pilot who can't even control her own Eva." "You seek your own value in the perception of others." "Shut up!" "Do you fear being alone?" "Are you afraid that you will lose your identity if others leave you?" "You pilot the Eva so that you'll be praised by others." "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Just shut up!" "How can a wind-up doll like you dare to tell me that?" "!" "Who am I?" "You are Rei Ayanami." "But who are you?" "Are you Rei Ayanami as well?" "Correct, I am that which is recognized as Rei Ayanami." "We are all things that are known as Rei Ayanami." "How could all of these be me?" "It is simply because the others call us Rei Ayanami, that is all." "You possess a false soul and a fake body?" "Do you know why?" "I am neither false nor fake." "I am simply me." "No, you are an empty shell with a false soul, created by a man named Gendo Ikari." "You are just an object that is pretending to be a human." "See, look deep within yourself." "Do you perceive the almost intangible, invisible presence that lurks inside your darkest dreams?" "It is there that your true identity lies." "No, I am me." "I became myself through the instrumentality of the links and my relationships with others." "I am formed by interaction with others." "They create me as I create them." "These relationships and interactions serve to shape the patterns of my heart and mind." "Yes, that is the name for what I share with those who have created the being known as Rei Ayanami." "That is what will continue to shape me." "However, there is someone else who is your true self." "You don't know her, but she exists." "You deny that fact and attempt to suppress that facet of your reality." "Because she might not have a human form." "Because then your present self might cease to be." "This is what you fear, that you will become nothing." "You are frightened that you will disappear from the minds of others if another exists." "I'm afraid?" "Why is that?" "Because then your current self will have never existed." "Because you will cease to be." "No, I'm happy." "Because I want to die." "I want despair." "I want to return to nothing." "But I can't." "He won't let me return to nothingness yet." "He won't let me return yet." "I still exist because he needs me." "But when everything is over, when I am of no use anymore, he will abandon me." "I've prayed for the day he would abandon me." "But now, I fear it." "Well, let's go." "This is the day for which you were created, Rei." "Yes, Sir." "What is this feeling?" "I think I've experienced this sensation before." "It's as though my physical form were disappearing." "It feels nice." "As though my being is spreading itself out to cover the entirety of existence." "Incorrect." "It is not a return to nothingness." "It is merely a return to the state of beginning." "It is no less than a return to the primal womb that we lost long ago." "All individual souls and minds will become one, thereby attaining a state of eternal peace." "The final goal is nothing more than that." "And that's Instrumentality?" "There's an emptiness in our souls, a fundamental incompleteness that has haunted all beings since the very first thought." "On a primal level, Man knows of the darkness at the core of his mind." "We have sought to escape this void and the fear it causes." "All Man's accomplishments stem from the hope of filling it." "The darkness will never vanish as long as Mankind is merely human." "And so you'll just crush everyone's minds together to fill the gaps?" "!" "How dare you presume to make the entirety of human existence into an experiment to prove your theory?" "!" "And to use deception in order to accomplish it?" "!" "And yet, that is exactly as you wished it to be!" "Where am I?" "This is the me that exists in your mind, Misato." "And yet, at the same time this is also the me which exists in your mind, isn't it, Shinji?" "In order to establish my identity," "I have to communicate with the minds of many people." "I have to examine that which is at my core." "I have to stare at Misato who resides on the inside of my mind." "What is it that you wish for, Misato?" "I have to be a good child." "Because I have no papa." "I have to be good and not bother my momma." "But I don't want to become like my momma." "When my papa is not here, she always cries." "I can't cry." "I can't depend on anyone else." "So, I have to be good." "That way, maybe my papa won't hate me." "But I hated my father, and I hated being a good child." "I hate it." "I'm tired of it." "I'm tired of keeping myself clean." "I'm tired of myself pretending to be pure and noble." "I'm so tired of it all." "I want to disgrace myself." "I want to see my life and my reputation ruined." "Is that why you slept with him?" "With Kaji?" "No!" "I slept with him because I loved him." "Did you really love him?" "Yes, I did!" "He accepted me for myself!" "He was kind!" "No!" "Don't show this to Shinji!" "Why are you still embarrassed after all that's happened?" "Because I'm ashamed of it!" "Why does this embarrass you?" "You aren't ashamed." "On the contrary, it pleased you to reveal yourself to one you love." "No, don't do this!" "You're happy to show this to Shinji, aren't you?" "It's a lie!" "No, no, I'm not!" "Are you sure?" "Or perhaps it's your father you'd like to show this to?" "No!" "Wasn't it really peace of mind that you were seeking in Kaji's bed?" "No!" "You wanted peace of mind and warmth from Kaji, then?" "No!" "You wanted to find your father in Kaji's embrace, didn't you?" "It's not true!" "It is true." "In Kaji, I had found my father reborn." "And so, I fled from him." "I was so afraid." "He was so much like my father." "But at the same time, I was also very happy." "I was never happier." "That was such a wonderful time." "That's why I hated it." "That's why I left." "So, no reason was required to begin our love, but you needed a reason for ending it?" "You are so kind, Kaji." "You are so kind." "I beg you..." "Disgrace me." "Just because you hate yourself is no reason to injure yourself further." "Punishing yourself is simply a cheat to make you feel better for a little while." "Don't do this to yourself." "And now, you'll tell me to take care of myself?" "Men always do that." "They escape to their jobs, their own world, and leave me behind." "They always leave me behind." "Just like my father did." "They always escape from the harsh realities." "Harsh realities?" "I am his harsh reality." "Of course, I'm a problem, aren't I?" "Stop that, Misato!" "I despise myself!" "I hate myself!" "You're vulgar and impure." "You're pathetic." "You're disgusting!" "You're a dirty whore!" "You're disgusting!" "You're a dirty whore!" "I've never seen anyone in such a disgusting relationship!" "Congratulations on your promotion, Major Katsuragi!" "The me who is recognized is the me who's performing a role in order to be appreciated, but she's not the real me." "Your true self is always crying, isn't she?" "Yes, but I'm happy." "I am happy." "It's true, I am happy!" "I'm not!" "This isn't the happiness I want!" "This isn't me, it's not my true self!" "I just don't want to face the harsh reality!" "But we must." "We can't live otherwise." "You'd be alone and afraid unstable if nobody was sleeping next to you." "Are you afraid of sleeping alone?" "Or does sleeping by yourself remind you of how empty your life is?" "She can't stand not having other souls around her." "So, you'll sleep with anyone, won't you?" "No!" "Yes, you just want to be infatuated with primal ecstasy." "You want to fill the hole in your heart with temporary escape." "You take advantage of men to soothe the pain in your soul." "No!" "No!" "No!" "Where am I?" "This is the me which exists in your mind, Asuka." "And yet, at the same time this is also the me which exists in your mind, isn't it, Shinji?" "What do you want, Asuka?" "I want to live by myself!" "I don't want my papa and my momma." "I'll live by myself!" "And then I won't cry anymore!" "But I'm still crying." "Why am I still crying?" "I'm sorry." "I just don't like her." "What happened to you, the capable doctor?" "I told you, I'm a human being before I'm a doctor." "But how can a trained professional like you..." "She acts too much like an adult and she rejects me absolutely." "Sometimes she even scares me." "Have you had such a feeling with her?" "No, and, in any case, you are now Asuka's mother." "That may be, but I'm your wife before that." "Both duties are concurrent." "In a social perspective, yes." "In a social perspective, yes." "But you can't quit being her father." "I can quit being her mother anytime." "Well, you could say so." "No, Momma!" "Don't quit being my momma!" "I'll be a good kid!" "Don't stop being my momma!" "Don't ignore me!" "No, momma!" "Don't kill me!" "Your papa hates your momma." "He doesn't need me anymore." "No, he didn't love me to begin with." "He didn't need me at all." "So, let's die together because Papa doesn't need us." "Am I a waste?" "Am I not worth anything?" "Die with me!" "No, I am not your doll!" "I'll think for myself and live by myself!" "Then, my momma was hanging from the ceiling." "She looked so happy." "But I hated how she looked." "I don't want to die." "I don't want to disappear." "I hate boys!" "I hate my papa and my momma!" "I hate everyone!" "Nobody cares about me." "Nobody stays with me!" "So, I don't want to depend on anybody!" "But I hate it at the same time." "It's a pain!" "I don't want to be alone!" "I don't want to be alone!" "I don't want to be alone!" "Don't leave me." "Don't abandon me." "Don't kill me." "What is this?" "This is the Instrumentality which your father is beginning." "This is it?" "This is part of it." "This is part of it." "You can't tell what the truth is." "You can barely tell if what you're feeling is real." "The truth is within you." "And the facts that remain in your memory are what will become your truth." "Truth can be changed from time to time." "This is all real." "This is the result of everything?" "This is real, but only one of the many realities." "This is the conclusion you wanted." "Wanted?" "Me?" "Yes, total destruction." "You wished for a world in which nobody would be saved." "No!" "I didn't wish for this!" "The others didn't save me." "Nobody can save you." "This is what you wished for." "Destruction, death and a return to nothingness." "You wished for these." "This is that reality." "What is reality?" "This is your world." "A world for yourself that exists without time, space or others." "A world in which every facet was determined by you." "This is the world where you just wait for others to give you something." "This is your world no matter what." "This is the world that is!" "Nothing can change that!" "No, you made the decision." "This is the world where your mind decides what will be." "Whether it is the will to survive, or a wish for death, it is all up to you." "Are you saying that this darkness, this insane world, are what I really wished to create?" "!" "Yes." "You wished for a closed world that was comfortable for you." "You wished for a closed world that was comfortable for you." "In order to protect your weakness." "To protect your few pleasures." "This is merely a result of your wish." "In your closed world, in a world where only you are allowed to be, others cannot live with you." "But still you wished to close the world that surrounds you." "Your wish ejected things you disliked, and created an isolated and lonely world." "This is the world your wishes have created, a private haven in the recesses of your mind." "This is how it ends." "It is one of many possible endings." "This is an ending you brought upon yourself." "You chose this fate." "I fear that I will disappear." "But I can disappear, because I believe I'm unworthy of existence." "Why is that?" "Because I am worthless." "Because I am worthless." "I am unwanted, a useless child!" "You don't care about me anyway, do you?" "Using that excuse is no different than running away." "What you truly fear is failure, isn't it?" "You fear that you may be hated by others." "You fear acknowledging that weakness, even to yourself." "How can you criticize me when you do the same thing?" "You're right." "We are all basically the same." "Our minds lack something basic." "We fear that deficiency." "We fear it." "That is why we are attempting to become one." "That is why we are attempting to become one." "We will meld with and fill each other." "This is Instrumentality." "Mankind cannot live without being surrounded by others." "Mankind cannot survive alone." "Although you, yourself, are always unique." "That's why life is hard." "That's why life is sad and empty." "That's why you want affection, the close physical and mental presence of others." "That is why we wish to become one." "The human soul is made of weak and fragile elements." "The body and mind are made of brittle components as well." "That's why, via Instrumentality, Mankind must fill and complement each other." "Must you ask?" "Because there is no other way to exist." "Why do you exist?" "Maybe I live to find out why I exist." "For whom do you exist?" "For myself, of course." "Maybe for myself." "Are you happy being alive?" "I don't know." "Are you happy being alive?" "Of course I'm happy!" "Are you happy being alive?" "I don't want anything except to be happy." "Do you hate being sad?" "I don't like it." "Do you hate enduring pain?" "I don't like it." "Is that why you run away?" "Yes." "Do you blame me?" "Why not run from something that hurts?" "!" "I mustn't run away!" "Why mustn't you run away?" "Because escaping from the reality can be painful too." "Even though you're running from something more painful?" "I can't bear it." "As long as you know what the pain is, it can be endured." "Yes, if the pain is too harsh, you can escape it." "If you really hate it, you can still run." "No, I won't!" "I'm tired of running away!" "Yes!" "I mustn't run away." "That's because you are aware that running only brings you more pain." "That's because running away can be far worse." "That's why you do not wish to run away." "If I run away, nobody will respect me!" "Don't leave me alone!" "Don't desert me, I'm begging you!" "There he goes again, doing whatever others tell him to." "That's a sad survival mechanism, isn't it?" "So what?" "!" "It's better than being left all alone!" "You fear being hurt." "You try to make yourself believe that, don't you?" "You're not the only one who gets hurt, Shinji." "Everybody feels the pain." "You aren't the only one." "It's just easier for you to think that's true, isn't it?" "Shut up!" "I don't care!" "Why should I?" "Nobody cares about me!" "Once again, you've abandoned all sense of self-worth." "I have nothing." "There you go again, saying that you have no worth at all." "Do you believe that by not expecting anything you won't get hurt either?" "Is that how you sustain your pathetic ego, by asking others to praise you?" "Nobody accepts me." "That's not true." "You just believe it to be true." "That's why I must pilot Eva." "That's your point of view." "You've been trying to convince yourself that you're worthless since the beginning." "I have to!" "I have to do it!" "Not true, you don't have to." "No, you just believe that you must." "No, you're wrong!" "My life is pointless otherwise!" "I have nothing else to be proud of." "That's why you pilot an Eva?" "Piloting Eva gives me an identity, a purpose." "Piloting Eva gives me an identity, a purpose." "I had no value before I became a pilot." "The fact that I pilot an Eva justifies my presence here." "I have no other value." "I have no other value." "I have no other value." "No other value at all." "I perceive no value in myself." "I hate myself!" "You idiot!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate everything about you!" "I'm sorry, but I hate you." "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate everything about you!" "I hate everything about you!" "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "See?" "Everyone hates me." "Every person in existence must hate me." "No, that's just what you imagine." "Yes, that must be it!" "Because I hate myself!" "Because you hate yourself, no one respects you." "I hate you!" "I hate you!" "I hate everything!" "But they're nice to me." "When I pilot the Eva, they treat me well." "They act as if they like me." "Other people were being nice to me!" "Which are your true feelings?" "I don't know..." "Perhaps, both are my true feelings." "So, that's why you pilot Eva?" "I have no choice." "I only have the Eva." "Otherwise, you could not retain your own identity." "In fact, Eva Unit 01 is a part of yourself, your sense of being." "If you depend only on the Eva, then the Eva will become your only identifier." "Eva will become your only value." "You, the real you, will be erased from existence." "I don't care!" "I had no other value to start with anyway!" "I was learning to play the cello, but that didn't help me either!" "You just didn't discipline yourself." "But now that I can pilot the Eva, I must be able to..." "No, you may lose your identity, as I have." "You may lose Eva and your self-worth." "I pilot it because it is all I can do." "Rain..." "Dark shadows of gloom hang above me." "That's how I feel." "This isn't how I wish it to be." "The setting sun, the ending of life." "This is not how I wish it to be." "Morning..." "The beginning of a day." "The beginning of another terrible day." "This is not how I wish it was." "Blue sky..." "Something warm..." "Something unfamiliar..." "Something that fills me with horror." "I don't want this." "I don't want it to be this way." "Everything!" "Everything!" "I hate everything!" "What do you wish?" "What do you desire?" "What do you want?" "Don't hate me, please!" "What I fear is..." "What I want is..." "Can I stay next to you?" "May I stay here?" "Do you like me?" "Do you want to be with your real mother?" "No, I don't." "Do you want to be with your father?" "No, I don't." "Why not?" "I'm afraid of being hated." "My identity might start to disappear." "What is it that you wish?" "What is it that you want?" "You're very insecure, aren't you?" "To become secure, I have to have..." "Value!" "I want to be worth something!" "I want to be worth enough to attract the attention of others!" "That is something you have to find for yourself." "You have to find your own value for yourself." "I have no value without it." "My life is worthless without it." "Then, what are you?" "Then, what am I?" "What am I?" "!" "This is..." "Me!" "This is the Shape that lets others recognize me as myself." "It is my symbol for my Self." "This is..." "This is..." "This is..." "A representation." "Everything is a description, not my real Self." "Everything's a shape, an identifier to let others recognize me as me." "But then, what am I?" "Is this me?" "My true Self?" "My fake Self?" "You are you." "There is little difference between how you interpret yourself and how others interpret you." "Right." "My clothes..." "My shoes..." "My room..." "These all are parts of what makes up my Self." "These things are connected through your consciousness." "So, what I think is me, is me." "What I recognize as Self is myself." "But I don't understand my Self." "Where am I?" "What am I?" "What am I?" "Nobody understands me!" "What are you, stupid?" "Of course nobody understands you!" "Nobody can ever understand you." "The only one who can take care of you and understand you is you, yourself." "So, you must take care of yourself." "But I still don't understand my Self!" "I don't even know what it is that makes me myself!" "How could I love myself?" "!" "You are still unstable." "That is, the present you." "And the people around the present you." "And the environment that surrounds the present you." "None of these last forever." "Time continues to flow, and time brings change." "Your world is in a state of constant change." "You are capable of change anytime." "Your Mind perceives these changes." "What is this?" "A world of nothing?" "A world with nobody in it?" "This is the world of perfect freedom." "Freedom?" "A world of perfect freedom, a world in which you have no restrictions." "Is this really freedom?" "Yes, this is what it is." "However, this world has nothing in it." "Unless I do something?" "Right, unless you do or think of something." "But..." "I don't know what to do or think!" "He is uncertain." "He has no image of Self to orient himself." "There's nothing solid here." "It is a world in which there are no obstacles." "This is a world in which you can do anything you wish." "But you're afraid, aren't you?" "Don't you know what it is that you want to do?" "What should I do?" "Let me give you a restriction." "There!" "Now, you have top and bottom." "But you've lost a degree of your freedom." "Now you must stand on the ground." "But now you feel easier, don't you?" "You have less to trouble your mind." "And now, you can walk." "This is happening because you will it to be." "Is this my will?" "This world with the floor is the only thing around yourself." "But now, you can move around anywhere you wish to within it." "You could even turn the world upside down, if you wanted to." "And the position of your world is not the same either." "It changes with the passage of time." "You can change yourself as well." "What forms your shape is your mind and its interaction with the world that surrounds you." "You can do anything here, because this is your world." "This is the shape of your reality." "What is this?" "An empty space." "An empty world." "A world where nothing exists but myself." "With only myself, I have nothing to interact with." "It's as if I'm here, but not here at all." "It's as if I'm slowly fading out of existence." "Because only you are here." "Only myself?" "Without others to interact with, you cannot truly recognize your own image." "My own image?" "Yes." "In the act of observing others, you may recognize yourself." "Your image of yourself is restrained by having to observe the barriers between yourself and others." "And yet, you can not see yourself without the presence of others." "When there are others, I can perceive myself as an individual." "If I am alone, then I will be the same as everything else." "There will be no difference between myself and nothing!" "By recognizing the differences between yourself and others, you establish your identity as yourself." "The very first other person is your mother." "Your mother is a different individual." "Right, I am me and she is she!" "But are you really sure that others form my Self?" "It's true, Shinji Ikari." "Man, has it taken you this long to realize that simple fact?" "!" "Shinji, you idiot!" "It's about time you got up." "Shinji, you idiot." "What is it, Asuka?" "What the hell does that mean?" "!" "Can't you appreciate the fact that I went to the trouble of coming to wake you up?" "I don't hear any words of gratitude for your oldest childhood friend?" "!" "Thanks..." "But let me sleep a little longer." "What are you doing?" "It's time for you to get up!" "You stupid pervert!" "I can't believe you've got one of those!" "I can't help it!" "It's morning!" "That Shinji!" "Asuka's so sweet to come pick him up every morning, and he doesn't appreciate it." "Dear, you have to get ready too." "Gosh, you're just like Shinji." "Are you ready?" "Anytime." "I'm the one who gets complaints from Professor Fuyutsuki if you're late for the meeting." "That's true." "He's your biggest fan." "Oh, you!" "Cut that out and get ready." "I understand, Yui." "Hurry up!" "I know!" "You're such a pain in the ass sometimes, Asuka!" "What did you say?" "!" "We're leaving now!" "I'm leaving." "See you later, Sweetie!" "Come on, Dear!" "Put the newspaper down!" "I understand, Yui." "Hey, isn't there a new student starting today?" "That's right!" "Since this city's going to become the new capital, there're a lot of people moving in." "It's no wonder we're getting so many new kids." "Oh, that makes sense." "I wonder what she's like?" "I hope she's cute!" "Oh, I'm late!" "I'm late!" "I can't be late for the first day!" "I'm sorry!" "I'm in a hurry!" "I'm really very sorry!" "What?" "!" "Did you see her panties?" "!" "Well, it wasn't really a good look." "Just a little flash." "I can't believe that you're the one who has all the luck!" "Why'd you do that for, Class Rep?" "!" "Suzuhara, just exactly what were you talking about?" "!" "Go change the water in the flower vase right now!" "You understand?" "You're so mean." "What did you just say?" "!" "Poor Toji's so hen-pecked." "It's sad, isn't it?" "Look who's talking." "Are you saying that I'm easily manipulated?" "I'm merely reporting the facts." "How so?" "It just is." "Accept it." "It just is." "Accept it." "Why do you treat me like this?" "!" "The calm, peace and tranquility..." "The calm, peace and tranquility..." "It's Miss Misato, our teacher!" "Miss Misato's so gorgeous!" "Just look at those three stupid stooges!" "Have they no shame?" "Stand up!" "Bow!" "Sit down!" "Listen up, dudes!" "We've got a new blue-haired babe here to introduce herself!" "My name's Rei Ayanami!" "Nice to meet you!" "You're the jerk who was staring at my panties!" "Hey, what do you mean by that?" "!" "You're the one who was flashing them at Shinji!" "Who are you and why are you defending him?" "Are you guys doing it?" "No!" "We're just really good childhood friends!" "You shut up!" "Be quiet, you two!" "We're in a class, not a bar!" "Hey, this is more entertaining than class!" "I want to see how this turns out." "Please continue!" "I see, this is another possibility." "Another possible world." "This current Self is the same way, it's not my true Self." "I can be any way I wish to be." "I see, I can exist without being an Eva pilot as well!" "If you consider that, perhaps this world isn't so bad." "Still, even though the reality itself might not be bad," "I could still hate myself." "It's your mind which takes reality and separates it into what's bad and hateful." "It is only the mind which separates reality from truth." "Your view of reality changes your perception of its nature." "It is all, literally, a matter of perspective." "There are as many truths as there are people." "But there's only one truth that is your truth." "That's the one that's formed by whatever narrow point of view you choose to view it from." "It's a perception that protects you from the twisted truth." "That's true, and one can have a perspective that is far too small." "But a person can only see things from the perspective they choose." "One must learn to judge all things via the perceived truths that one receives from others." "For example, sunny days make you feel good." "Rainy days make you feel gloomy." "If you are told this is so, that is what you will believe to be so." "But you can have fun on a rainy day as well." "Your truth can be changed simply by the way you accept it." "That's how fragile the truth for a human is." "A person's truth is so simple that most ignore it to concentrate on what they think are deeper truths." "You, for example, are simply unused to what it is to be liked." "You've never learned how to deal with the fear of how others feel about you, so you avoid it." "But don't others hate me?" "What are you, stupid?" "It's all in your imagination!" "But I hate myself." "One who truly hates himself cannot love." "He cannot place his trust in another." "I'm a coward." "I'm cowardly, sneaky and weak." "Now that you know yourself, you can take care of yourself." "I hate myself." "But I could love myself." "Maybe my life could have a greater value." "That's right!" "I am no more or less than myself!" "I am me!" "I want to be myself!" "I want to continue existing in this world!" "I am worth living here!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Congratulations!" "Thank you all!"