UrsusArctos: This is a neat change from the train station background to something more appropriately introspective. Shinji replaces Gendo, and Rei 1 replaces Shinji. The dress colors aren't quite the same as those we see in the next episode, but the expression and line delivery pretty much sell which Rei is talking to him. In addition to seeing Rei 1 in the next episode, we find out why Shinji ran away in the first place, although we're thankfully spared the details.
