[This second reunion was different from their first. Not just because of the passage or time or because Shinji had been through even more pain and joy and understanding since the last time they spoke - the day of Third Impact for him, who knows when for Gendou. This time there was nothing this man had to left hold over his head. No Ayanami. No Evangelion. Not even the idea of respect or approval or love that Shinji once wanted so much he was willing to nearly die for it again and again, a desire that died the same night Touji did.
Maybe this thought, that there was nothing left to expect from Gendou, gave him the push to voice what he really wanted to.]
Yeah. One more thing.
[Living for a few years in a world full of superheroes gave Shinji examples of how things like "self-confidence" worked beyond Asuka's own attempts to hide her true self. He still didn't have much (or really any) of that as far as he knew, but he could try to imitate. Try to make it real.
He looks back at his father.]
If you try to hurt anyone here, I will stop you. I won't let things turn out like before.
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Maybe this thought, that there was nothing left to expect from Gendou, gave him the push to voice what he really wanted to.]
Yeah. One more thing.
[Living for a few years in a world full of superheroes gave Shinji examples of how things like "self-confidence" worked beyond Asuka's own attempts to hide her true self. He still didn't have much (or really any) of that as far as he knew, but he could try to imitate. Try to make it real.
He looks back at his father.]
If you try to hurt anyone here, I will stop you. I won't let things turn out like before.