Is being lonely really that comfortable, Shinji-kun?

By being alone, you will never be betrayed or hurt, but you will also never escape from feeling sadness caused by the loneliness in your heart. But if you are with others, you can forget that loneliness and so you are able to live. Because your heart is pained, you believe that life is pain, but it doesn't have to be.

[ Kaworu gets up, reaching to sit closer to Shinji, his hand reaching for the boy's hand. ]

Does this feel nice? Warm? [ after, the same hand reaches for Shinji's cheek ] gentle.

Is it better to be alone, or is this better?