(We always hurt people. Even if we don't want to.)
[ Words born of experience. None of the adults around her had necessarily wanted to harm her out of maliciousness. They just hadn't had time to slot her into their lives. They hadn't had the energy to care. Their neglect had been benign, for the most part. It still hurt. It still left scars. Intent means nothing.
And Shinji - had Shinji ever really intended to hurt her? She still doesn't know for certain. ]
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[ Words born of experience. None of the adults around her had necessarily wanted to harm her out of maliciousness. They just hadn't had time to slot her into their lives. They hadn't had the energy to care. Their neglect had been benign, for the most part. It still hurt. It still left scars. Intent means nothing.
And Shinji - had Shinji ever really intended to hurt her? She still doesn't know for certain. ]
( And sometimes you have to hurt them. )