Shinji managed to calm down a bit, looking less and less like a traffic light and more like his usual corpselike pallor as the conversation progressed.  Or was it degraded?<br/><br/>It occured to me that it might be an interesting way to get to know the other pilots better.  And maybe even take some of the hot air out of Asuka.  Besides, the redhead surely had it coming.<br/><br/>"I don't know why you're arguing," I said quietly as I endured Asuka's look.  "You're going to go along with it anyways."<br/><br/>After all, it wasn't like Rei was going to argue about it.