Shinji looks down and turns his face. Once again, he is running away from his father.
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tv33: Shinji looks away first; Gendo wins.
Reichu: This is repeating a theme from 040. I guess after all of the bad crap that happened last time he listened to Misato's well-intentioned advice, Shinji is just reverting to the tried and true. Running away from his demons is easier than confronting them.
OMF: Contrast this with Shinji in episode #01, C-203. There he wanted to talk, but lost his nerve. But after the events of the previous day, Shinji doesn't want to talk to Gendo at all.
