FGC:Episode 26 Cut 229

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	229	MISATO (OFF):“Yes, you know your own shape through seeing how other people are shaped.” ASUKA (OFF):“By looking at the barrier between you and other people, you visualize your own shape.” REI (OFF):“You cannot see yourself unless there are other people.” SHINJI:“I can exist because there are other people around! If I'm alone, I'll always be alone, no matter how far I go with it! All the world would just be me!” MISATO (OFF):“By recognizing the differences between yourself and others, you shape who you are.” REI (OFF):“The very first other person is your mother.” ASUKA (OFF):“Your mother is a person separate from you.” SHINJI:“Right, I'm me. But it's also certain that the other people shape my mind as well!” MISATO (OFF):“That's right, Shinji Ikari.” ASUKA:“Did you finally figure that out”	UrsusArctos: The person-within-a-person drawing could be symbolic of the Evas. midoriyoh: “The very first other person is your mother.” Shinji wishing farewell to his mother before leaving Instrumentality is very symbolic in this context - it resembles birth, when one first separates oneself from mother and thus for the first time recognizes "other" human existence.