Continuing to gaze in the opposite direction, Shinji turns only his face towards Misato, replying with a face upon which a faint smile can be seen.
Shinji:“Yes.”
Reichu: Just smack him, Misato. Considering what he just went through, he's being remarkably sassy.
Mr. Tines: In the army, that's called dumb insolence. Put him on KP for the next month. No, wait, Misato already did that when doling out the chores.
Magami No ER: At least he only pulled this brat crap once… I seem to remember in the manga Shinji acting like this many more times.
Incisivis: I actually find this scene funny, mostly because it's so out of character for Shinji. Though I agree if it happened often it would be annoying, because of the difference between being wanting to be annoying, and your reactions provoking annoyance in other people when you don't mean it. Shinji seems to like messing with Misato here.
OMF: Shinji's not declaring understanding of her orders here. It his own distorted understanding of his current situation that he has reached. Misato's comments confirmed to him that his use is as a pilot only.
