History Recap / NeonGenesisEvangelionEpisode26TakeCareOfYourself

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy and decisively more grounded world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a romantic SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his oldest childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. Their dynamic is quickly established, as she physically forces the half-awake Shinji out of bed, only to shout agitated at him when discovering he has morning wood. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a brief view of her panties in the process. Shinji, showing himself to be more confident and lecherous in this world, brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. Just then, Kensuke discovers Misato, their teacher, driving up the parking space. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. The class starts, and Misato begins by presenting the new student; Rei Ayanami, who introduces herself to the class. Suddenly, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if her and Shinji is an item. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion. Hikari tries to re-establish order, but Misato proceeds to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

* OutOfCharacter: The Rei of the high school universe is absolutely nothing like Rei. It is, of course, PlayedForLaughs.

Shinji floats inside a world of nothingness. An empty white void. A world with no obstacles and perfect freedom. Yet Shinji still feels uneasy. With no fixed points he has no way of orienting himself in this world, which essentially renders his perfect freedom meaningless. Gendo then steps in and places a restriction on the void, drawing a floor across it. Now Shinji feels easier. He has sacrificed a degree of his freedom, but in return he now knows what is up and down and has a clearly defined plane to move across. He is able to define his worldview however he wishes. However, he still lacks the ability to define himself because the void contains only himself. With no one else to interact with and recognize as someone different from himself, he can't shape himself.

Shinji floats inside a world of nothingness. An empty white void. A world with no obstacles and perfect freedom. Yet Shinji still feels uneasy. He has no way of orientating himself in this world, which essentially renders his perfect freedom meaningless. Gendo then steps in and places a restriction on the void, drawing a floor across it. Now Shinji feels easier. He has sacrificed a degree of his freedom, but in return he now knows what is up and down and has a clearly defined plane to move across. He is able to define his worldview however he wishes. However, he still lacks the ability to define himself because the void contains only himself. With no one else to interact with and recognize as someone different from himself, he can't shape himself.

Shinji floats inside a world of nothingness. An empty white void. A world with no obstacles and perfect freedom. Yet Shinji still feels uneasy. He has no way of orientating himself in this world, which essentially renders his perfect freedom meaningless. Gendo then steps in and places a restriction on the void, drawing a floor across it. Now Shinji feels easier. He has sacrificed a degree of his freedom, but in return he now knows what is up and down and has a clearly defined plane to move across. He is able to define his worldview however he wishes. However, he still lacks the ability to define himself because there is no one else to interact with. Just himself.

Shinji floats inside a world of nothingness. An empty white void. This is world filled with no obstacles. Yet Shinji still feels uneasy. A floor is then placed. Now Shinji feels easier. There is less to trouble his mind. Now there is something concrete he can depend on. Yet he has lost a degree of his freedom. He is able to define his worldview however he wishes. However, he still lacks the ability to define himself because there is no one else to interact with. Just himself.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy and decisively more grounded world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a romantic SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his oldest childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. Their dynamic is quickly established, as she physically forces the half-awake Shinji out of bed, only to shout agitated at him when discovering he has morning wood. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a brief view of her panties in the process. Shinji, showing himself to be more confident and lecherous in this world, brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. Just then, Kensuke discovers Misato, their teacher, driving up the parking space. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. The class starts, and Misato begins by presenting the new student; Rei Ayanami, who introduces herself to the class. Suddenly, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy and decisively more grounded world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a romantic SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his oldest childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. Their dynamic is quickly established, as she physically forces the half-awake Shinji out of bed, only to shout agitated at him when discovering he has morning wood. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a brief view of her panties in the process. Shinji, showing himself to be more confident and lecherous in this world, brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. Just then, Kensuke discovers Misato, their teacher, driving up the parking space. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy and decisively more grounded world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a romantic SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his oldest childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. Their dynamic is quickly established, as she physically forces the half-awake Shinji out of bed, only to shout agitated at him when discovering he has morning wood. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a brief view of her panties in the process. Shinji, showing himself to be more confident and lecherous in this world, brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. Just then Kensuke discover that Misato, their teacher, driving up the parking space. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy and decisively more grounded world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a romantic SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his oldest childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. Their dynamic is quickly established, as she physically forces the half-awake Shinji out of bed, only to shout agitated at him when discovering he has morning wood. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a brief view of her panties in the process. Shinji, showing himself to be more confident and lecherous in this world, brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

As the class begins to fade, Shinji is revealed to be holding the script to the entire scenario. It is different world that could have been. It is a different him inside that world. Yet both this new him and the him that is the EVA pilot are the same person. Both people could exist. Therefore, he can define himself in any way he wishes. All his feelings of inadequacy are really things Shinji has concocted in his own mind. As he comes to terms with this realization, Shinji's world begins to crack and the stage that he has been in blows apart.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy and decisively more "normal" world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a romantic SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his oldest childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. Their dynamic is quickly established, as she physically forces the half-awake Shinji out of bed, only to shout agitated at him when discovering he has morning wood. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a brief view of her panties in the process. Shinji, showing himself to be more confident and lecherous in this world, brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a romantic SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his oldest childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. Their dynamic is quickly established, as she physically forces the half-awake Shinji out of bed, only to shout agitated at him when discovering he has morning wood. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a brief view of her panties in the process. Shinji, showing himself to be more confident and lecherous in this world, brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a romantic SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his oldest childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. Their dynamic is quickly established, as she physically forces the half-awake Shinji out of bed, only to shout agitated at him when discovering he has morning wood. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a brief view of her panties in the process. Shinji, showing himself to be a more confident and lecherous in this world, brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no Evangelions. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a SliceOfLife high-school comedy with romantic elements) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. As she struggles to get him out of bed, she is embarrassed by his erection which he blames on the morning. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a view of her panties in the process. He brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji pulls back and asks why he should care about any of that, telling everyone that he ''is'' worthless. He believes that no one accepts him and that is why he must pilot the Evangelion. Misato tells him that this is all ''his'' point of view. He says that he had no value before EVA. EVA forms his reason for existence. Without his status as an Eva pilot, Shinji cannot seem to think that others like him. He reasons that everyone must hate him and that with Eva, he now has a way to gain their acceptance. Eva now forms part of his identity.

Shinji pulls back and asks why he should care about any of that, telling everyone that he ''is'' worthless. He believes that no one accepts him and that is why he must pilot the EVA. Misato tells him that this is all ''his'' point of view. He says that he had no value before EVA. EVA forms his reason for existence. Without EVA, Shinji cannot seem to think that others like him. He reasons that everyone must hate him and that with EVA, he now has a way to gain their acceptance. EVA now forms part of his identity.

However, if EVA is allowed to be the one thing he depends on, then EVA will consume him. EVA will be his only definition and the "real" him will be erased. He says that he doesn't care because he never had any worth anyways.

So basically, Shinji wants to connect with others but is afraid of doing so because of the lack of value that he sees in himself. A vision of Yui tells him that this value cannot be given by others, and must be sought out by himself. This is why he chooses to pilot the EVA. Shinji doesn't know what he is without it.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no EVA. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a SliceOfLife high-school comedy with romantic elements) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. As she struggles to get him out of bed, she is embarrassed by his erection which he blames on the morning. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a view of her panties in the process. He brags about it later to Toji and Kensuke, who are extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no EVA. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a SliceOfLife high-school comedy with romantic elements) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. As she struggles to get him out of bed, she is embarrassed by his erection which he blames on the morning. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a view of her panties in the process. He brags about it later to Toji, who is extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

* GainaxEnding: This episode or, more specifically, its ending is pretty much the [[TropeMaker Trope Maker]] for this. (Supported by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8pvC3mxGo this reaction]].)

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no EVA. In this world, Shinji is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average high school student]] (or rather, a somewhat stereotypical protagonist of a SliceOfLife high-school comedy) and his parents are both alive and together, and Asuka is his childhood friend. The morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by Asuka in time for school. As she struggles to get him out of bed, she is embarrassed by his erection which he blames on the morning. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a view of her panties in the process. He brags about it later to Toji, who is extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no EVA. Shinji is an average high school boy (actually he's a somewhat stereotypical harem/slice of life high school boy with a female childhood friend) and his parents are both alive and together. Asuka is the said childhood friend and the morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by her in time for school. As she struggles to get him out of bed, she is embarrassed by his erection which he blames on the morning. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a view of her panties in the process. He brags about it later to Toji, who is extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laughter.

As everyone congratulates him, he smiles and thanks them.

* GainaxEnding: This episode or, more specifically, its ending is pretty much the [[TropeMaker Trope Maker]] for this. (Supported by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8pvC3mxGo this reaction]].

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no EVA. Shinji is an average high school boy (actually he's a somewhat stereotypical harem/slice of life high school boy with a female childhood friend) and his parents are both alive and together. Asuka is the childhood friends and the morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by her in time for school. As she struggles to get him out of bed, she is embarrassed by his erection which he blames on the morning. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a view of her panties in the process. He brags about it later to Toji, who is extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark playfully at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laugher.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no EVA. Shinji is an average high school boy (actually he's a somewhat stereotypical harem/slice of life high school boy with a female childhood friend) and his parents are both alive and together. Asuka is the childhood friends and the morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by her in time for school. As she struggles to get him out of bed, she is embarrassed by his erection which he blames on the morning. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a view of her panties in the process. He brags about it later to Toji, who is extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who aggressively asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed and frantically denies the notion, leading Misato to snark openly at the debacle which causes the entire class to erupt in joined laugher.

Shinji then wakes up in a new world. A kind of happy world where there is no NERV and no EVA. Shinji is an average high school boy (actually he's a somewhat stereotypical harem/slice of life high school boy with a female childhood friend) and his parents are both alive and together. Asuka is the childhood friends and the morning of his day in this new world begins with being woken up by her in time for school. As she struggles to get him out of bed, she is embarrassed by his erection which he blames on the morning. Eventually the two get going and Shinji remembers something about a new transfer student coming in today. The transfer student is actually Rei, who is frantically running with toast in her mouth, afraid she is going to be late for the first day. She slams into Shinji who (of course) gets a view of her panties in the process. He brags about it later to Toji, who is extremely envious. As Misato, their teacher, drives up. The three (yes, Shinji included) stick their heads out the window, ogling her fine figure much to the chagrin of Asuka and Hikari. As class starts, Rei realizes that Shinji is in the same class and calls him out as the panty peeper. Asuka rushes to his defense saying that Rei was the one flashing them. Her zeal is not unnoticed by Rei who asks if Asuka is just feeling jealous over Shinji. Asuka is embarrassed.

As everyone congratulates him, he smiles and thanks them.