[ He awkwardly put his hands in his pockets, looking all bashful and looks down at his own feet for a bit. He's not used to his opinion being relevant. He's not used to people taking his suggestions to heart. ]

Me neither. Usually, my teacher usually did this sort of thing with me.

[ His teacher wasn't terrible. He was actually quite decent (maybe a little strict with Shinji, but that's all.) towards the boy, growing up. Shinji just never felt that sense of family or home.

But. In comparison to Kaworu, who had no earthly idea, he suddenly felt selfish for trying to compare.]

We can learn together, though? I-If you'd like to, that is.