In front. You can’t see his face, his hands stop, and furthermore, his head falls further and he shouts out seriously.
SHINJI:“If you don’t move now, if not now, then everyone will die! I can’t take more of this!, Please, move!!”
SEELE-01: I always considered the "I can’t take more of this!" line the one that starts the whole mess that follows. Something in the lines of Yui saying "dammit Gendo, I'm taking full custody!"
