I don't like to think too hard about other people's relationships. [ he doesn't seek to convince bellamy of this lie with confidence or vehemence. akagi ritsuko and ayanami rei remained of his world, if he were inclined to think of them as alive. the problem is, he sees no reason to. ] Fell on hard luck, you mean. Four is an tragic number for the Japanese. Things that come in fours promise hardship and death.

[ heavy. he hadn't mean't to sour their conversation so soon - or at all, for that matter - and by way of apology, kaji makes pause for a gentle, self-deprecating scoff. where bellamy's mind turns outward like a sunflower pointing toward the sky, kaji's pleats over itself to razor-thinness. ]

What? Is she giving you too much trouble, Katsuragi?