ASUKA:“I'm the pilot of Eva Unit 02.
Let's be good friends!”
Mr. Tines: Asuka still has a massive crowd of onlookers, even though she's stopped blocking the stairway
UrsusArctos: Could this crowd of onlookers have stopped to watch her confront Rei in particular? Rei is already known to be a silent, strange, friendless sort of person. I imagine they're curious to see how she reacts to someone so completely her opposite.