[The voice snaps him out of his thoughts immediately, like someone pulled the trigger of a gun. There's no resounding bang but there doesn't need to be - the effect is the same - he's practically jumping out of his skin when he whips his body around to stare, blue eyes wide and full of disbelief.
He splashes about when he turns, nearly losing his footing, water making the edges of his rolled up pants damp despite his best efforts to keep them dry.
Shinji Ikari is staring at a ghost. Shinji Ikari is staring at a fallen Angel, one who's head he saw pop clean off in his own hand (it was his own hand, even if Eva 01's hand had been holding Kaworu, it was still his grip that crushed him in the end) and drop with a hearty splash from his pale, slender neck. It'd be interesting to see who exactly is paler at that very moment; Shinji's face could potentially give Kaworu's skin a run for its money. He's stunned, frozen in place. His fight or flight response seems to be damaged - there's no way he'd run away (he mustn't do that, never do that) and he's not one for fighting, despite being forced to so many times against his will.
No, Shinji Ikari merely stands, knee deep in the water, hands at his sides, eyes and mouth agape like a fish gasping for air. He's still as ever, the only movement coming from his trembling fingers and then, after a moment of holding his breath, a pair of dry lips.]
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He splashes about when he turns, nearly losing his footing, water making the edges of his rolled up pants damp despite his best efforts to keep them dry.
Shinji Ikari is staring at a ghost. Shinji Ikari is staring at a fallen Angel, one who's head he saw pop clean off in his own hand (it was his own hand, even if Eva 01's hand had been holding Kaworu, it was still his grip that crushed him in the end) and drop with a hearty splash from his pale, slender neck. It'd be interesting to see who exactly is paler at that very moment; Shinji's face could potentially give Kaworu's skin a run for its money. He's stunned, frozen in place. His fight or flight response seems to be damaged - there's no way he'd run away (he mustn't do that, never do that) and he's not one for fighting, despite being forced to so many times against his will.
No, Shinji Ikari merely stands, knee deep in the water, hands at his sides, eyes and mouth agape like a fish gasping for air. He's still as ever, the only movement coming from his trembling fingers and then, after a moment of holding his breath, a pair of dry lips.]
...Kaworu-kun?