SHINJI:“This is the me that exists in your mind, Misato.”
MISATO:“And at the same time, the me that exists in your mind, right?”
Dr. Nick: Although this "one's perception of others" thing has been well set up before, it may at first seem like a weird complication to bring up when actual mind-meld/telepathy is already taking place. But that's what makes the ramp-up stages of Instrumentality, where AT Fields have broken down but soul unification is yet to happen, such a confusing and traumatic thing: you're stuck in your personal hell while it's crashing into and being invaded by other people's personal hells. I feel this is best visualized in cuts 305-306.
