Misato:: Sorry I didn’t do a better job as… well, ‘mom’, basically. I was the closest thing you and Shinji had to a mom in most of your lives. I knew your history from when I was your guardian in Germany, and I could see the same sort of loneliness in Shinji when he showed up and learned his father wanted nothing to do with him. I tried to be a mom to both of you while you lived with me, and I know I didn’t do nearly as good a job as I wish I could have. I could see something between you two, but all I could ever do was tease you both. [...] So it makes me really happy to see you two together like this. I still think of you both as kind of my kids. Kaji does too, you know. You’re like a daughter to him, or his little sister.
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Asuka; Well, mom, thanks to the shenanigans of the end of the world, I’m now only ten years younger than you. And my real mother is waiting for me back on Avalon. Plus, if I start categorizing you and Kaji as my foster parents, it feels a lot more creepy when I check out his backside and go to bed with my quote-unquote brother, [...] We don’t need to sound quite like American hillbillies so much, thanks.
Misato: So I’ll be your Cool Big Sis instead.
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Asuka; Well, mom, thanks to the shenanigans of the end of the world, I’m now only ten years younger than you. And my real mother is waiting for me back on Avalon. Plus, if I start categorizing you and Kaji as my foster parents, it feels a lot more creepy when I check out his backside and go to bed with my quote-unquote brother, [...] We don’t need to sound quite like American hillbillies so much, thanks.
Misato: So I’ll be your Cool Big Sis instead.
Asuka: I'm not your sister. I don't have any family. I don't need family.
Hikari: Do it for me then. I told you Kodama moved out, right? I need someone to talk to, you know, about girl stuff. I need someone told tell me if my outfit matches my shoes. I need someone to tell me how I could do better than being just a boring class representative. Someone I can trust.
Asuka: You mean you need a bigger sister
Hikari: Well, since you put it that way…
Hikari: Do it for me then. I told you Kodama moved out, right? I need someone to talk to, you know, about girl stuff. I need someone told tell me if my outfit matches my shoes. I need someone to tell me how I could do better than being just a boring class representative. Someone I can trust.
Asuka: You mean you need a bigger sister
Hikari: Well, since you put it that way…
