| Kaji and Asuka on a port side walkway on the outside of the ship. Asuka is playing around on the railing.
KAJI:“What do you think of Shinji Ikari?”
ASUKA:“He's a boring kid. To think that that's the chosen Third Child. I'm disappointed.”
KAJI:“And yet, in a real combat, without preparation, his sync ratio easily exceeded forty percent.”
WOMAN (ANNOUNCEMENT):“5th Squadron has departed. They are expected to return on schedule.”
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