Forget about her.

[ his voice isn't raised, but it carries just as much severity.

this sounds easy in theory. at first glance, there was nothing particularly spectacular about misato. she was possessed of a handful of remarkable character traits, sure, but nothing to suggest she was anyone demanding special treatment. at the end of the day she passed as an average japanese women, no better or worse than the rest of them. men, women, and children were largely indifferent when she walked down the street. she didn't have a pack of men, woman, and children vying for her attention whenever she entered a convenience store.

but he knew, one did not just 'forget' katsuragi misato so easily, try as they might. and he tried, for eight years he tried. he can only hope asuka has better luck. it's not as if she was weighed down by the cumber of love. ]

Katsuragi's no longer your commanding officer. And she's not capable of being anyone else, as far as her relationship with you is concerned. So there's no need for you to suffer under her anymore.