Shinji finds something frightening about her.
He greets her despite his being overwhelmed.
SHINJI:“G-good morning.”
He holds in his hand the toast he had started to bite into.
Kendrix: Silly!Misato is like an embarrassing sister almost on his level. Military!Misato is his superior.,. and of course the transformation itself probably makes him a tad uncertain about what social script to follow around her, a situation Shinji was never too good with
