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[Initially, Shinji's holding his laptop so you can only see part of his head in the video. It's a pretty bad view to be shooting a video of. His voice is pretty quiet and hesitant.]

So, um, does anyone know what--

[Moving the laptop now, revealing the fact that's wearing a skintight article of clothing that resembles a wetsuit. He tried it on out of curiosity and is looking pretty embarrassed.

He's already sure he's going to regret this.]

--this is? Or remember anything like it, I guess...besides the girl I was talking to before.

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Definitely, but I'm not sure what else it could be. Though I suppose it could just be a costume.

Also, did I really just make you blush? [he's pretty proud of that.]

A costume for what, though?

[Like he hasn't done it before.]

Uh. Maybe...

That's where my ability to make educated guesses runs short.

You're so cute.

I wonder how long it'll be before one of us remembers something useful...

Uh, I-I'm not really...

[But he can't help but smile a tiny shy smile.

Oh geez. This is already too gay I'm fucking quitting.]

Well, however long it takes you to figure out what it is exactly...it's an interesting thing to have around, at least.

And yes you are.

I don't really see any use for it, though...

Well, it's just...it's nice. I think so, anyway.

Right...

I guess my sister has one too.

[Because Kaworu is totally interested in that.]

...I see.

[Oh my god Shinji you're so impossible to flirt with. He's gonna just roll with the subject change.]

I suppose that makes sense. Your paths are very much intertwined, considering you're twins, of course.

[You're the one that wanted to date him.]

That girl that has memories of me is probably going to get one too...I wonder where you fit into this.

Somewhere, I'm sure, even though I don't have the wetsuit to show for it.

...Wait, what girl?

She has red hair and she yells a lot.

I think this is the same girl who tried to convince me that Mario Kart is unsuitable for people over the age of 13.

I don't hold her in very high regard.

[Wow look at that he's actually laughing and smiling.]

My sister said something similar.

It's accessible, it's simple, and it's very child friendly, but things don't have to be complex and layered to be enjoyable...! Sometimes it's nice to play a game like that after doing so many complex tasks all day!

I'll convince her. You two should come over for Mario Kart sometime.

...My sister or the angry girl?

Your sister! The angry girl is a lost cause. ...And I don't want to make anyone else angry with me. I'm learning to bite my tongue a bit after Karson reacted to my advice...not...well.

I wouldn't pay attention to him if I were you.

[And for the love of god don't Shinji Ikari Defense Squad at Karson again.]

I just like helping people, and I don't tend to accept that sometimes my advice doesn't get through to everyone. Especially since I'd never really been in a situation where I'm so social, so willing to approach people, before the numbers club.

You don't have to be, you know.

[We could pretend to be normal together, he doesn't say for the fifteen hundredth time.]

That social, I mean. If you don't want to.

I like trying. I'm not used to it, but I guess I've always felt like an outlier among my peers. This is an interesting form of another chance for me to try and form meaningful relationships with other people...to be a part of something. To feel accepted, seen as normal.

[Oh.

Well, he can't deny the fact that he'd have absolutely nothing outside of his family relationships without this, really...

Now he feels bad. Fuck.]

Alright, then...sorry.

You don't have anything to apologize for! I've never really explained that side of me, so I figured it was worth explaining, is all...

Well, I mean...

[Looking away for a minute. What does he do...]

...Actually, nevermind. Sorry.

Shinji, please don't be upset. You're fine.