Rei hears him and looks down (as if thinking);
Unit 00 is behind her.
She raises her head again and speaks.
REI (after thinking a little):“Because it’s a bond…”
Kendrix: She needs to pause and think before answering this question. She has probably never thought about it before, since piloting EVA is part of what she was made for. "Because of my bonds" could either mean her ties to all the projects, or something akin to "Because of who I am" - as this and two other instances show, Rei II holds the opinion (Yes, she has one) that people are defined by their experiences and interactions with others.
