[ It's uncanny, the speed by which Misato submits her allegiance and near unquestioning trust to those she deems worthy based on nothing but intuition and first impressions. Prince is one such, and Cathaway a close second. It is an easier way to life, this loyalty to the ones in power. It would be too difficult to work for those she despises, and she lacks the faculty to juggle many masters.

Even so, her answer is far from terse, carrying with it the generosity of allowing others their own beliefs. ]

He might have his reasons for not calling it a war.

[ Her task at NERV was never about fighting a war no matter how it seemed to resemble one. When one's opponent is one's own self, one's own brothers, the lines are less clear. ]

I keep thinking this enemy of ours is probably more similar to us than we'd like them to be.