The classroom before school starts. Several students.
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Ritsuko (OFF):“"Even though a hedgehog may wish to get close to another hedgehog, the closer they get…"”
Shin-seiki: (050~054) This sequence is also mirrored several episodes from now.
OMF: See that guy in the middle of the shot? That was me, all through school. What wouldn't I have given for a classroom like Shinji's so I could get some decent kip in the morning!
Reichu: "Kip"? I feel my vocabulary expanding.
Mr. Tines: Slightly old-fashioned slang in the UK. Meaning obvious from context.
