RITSUKO (OFF):“had faith that you would come,
and prepared everything.”
Mr. Tines: Emotional whiplash after the earlier phonecall.
Zusuchan: The realization that his father cares this much about something comes almost as a shock to Shinji-understandable considering how little interest he actually shows in his own son. A part of Shinji's character seems to be centered around his wonderings, what is it that Gendo cares about?