To thank a friend

[a_young_legend]

Everyone, I... I just wanted to thank you for believing in me last night. When I didn't have the courage to believe in myself. I thought I couldn't do it. I thought I was going to die. But all of you, you fought so hard against the Angel. Even if you couldn't win, you just kept on fighting anyway. You have courage that I wish I had. That I want to

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[princessmoemoe]

Are you all right, Shinji?

[a_young_legend]

Am I ever, really?

Ah, I'm sorry, Nia. I'm okay. Just a little rattled, is all. Sometimes I just feel like I'm not good enough, that my best is barely making it, you know?

1/2

[princessmoemoe]

I'm sorry, I do not know.

But Shinji...

2/2

[princessmoemoe]

I am glad that you are Shinji. So...it is good that you are who you are.

If there is a way I can help you to become strong, then please let me help you in that way. As I am always protected by you and the others, and I am glad to be protected by you.

[k_alliteration]

What do you mean, even if they couldn't win? You guys took it out, didn't you?

If you ever decide to go kick your old man's ass, tell me so I can get in on the action.

[a_young_legend]

I think that even if we were facing impossible odds, something tells me you guys wouldn't care, and you'd just keep fighting anyway. Does that make any sense?

Err... might not be the best of ideas, seeing as how he and NERV control Unit 01 and all...

[k_alliteration]

Of course it makes sense, and you're damn right!

Heh. I don't give a shit. Up to you.

[ensign_in_love]

Man, of course I was smiling! I was happy to be alive~

Trust me when I say... I'm not the only one who appreciates that you'll punch me for getting hurt like that.

[a_young_legend]

Damn right you shoulda been happy to be alive after that, you crazy little...

Well, of course. How else am I gonna deal with someone as off the handle as you? Harumph. Sniff...

[ensign_in_love]

I did what I had to do.

Just... if I'm really hurt or something, wait until I'm out of the hospital to punch me, would you?

[a_young_legend]

Fine. It's a promise, ya big dummy.

[getter_vision]

You know, you really don't sound like the same punk I met before.

[a_young_legend]

P-Punk?! I was never...

Well, okay, maybe I was a little bit.

[getter_vision]

I'll let that go, this once.

[spiral_hero]

Shinji...

I don't give a damn what your father says. You did great out there.

[a_young_legend]

Simon!

Ah, I did that one thing, you know, where you, um, punched me halfway across the hall? Yeah, I blasted Kurtis with it! It was awesome! I was all, "Clench those teeth!", except not really since I'm pretty sure I said something else, and he went flying, and...

G-great? Well, I wouldn't go that far... or even as far as slightly more than decent.

[spiral_hero]

*laughs*

I read the full report of what happened, so I know what you did out there. And let me tell you, I had a grin on my face when I saw that you landed the only hit anyone got on Kurtis. And hey -- it was you that destroyed that Angel.