I smiled softly at her look of indecision, questioning, battling within herself. Maybe someday I could help make all the worry go away; someday soon. My face softened as she held my hand for a fleeting moment, my eyes focused on hers. I wanted so much to tell her it was wrong. It was all wrong--Seele, Nerv, everything. But not now..it was too soon. My eyes looked over Misato's body as I thought about when we had first been together. Were we really that much older than Shinji, Asuka or Rei?<strong>"These kids have seen and experienced a lot more than most adults would their whole lives. In that sense, they've grown up far beyond any children their age,"</strong>I said softly.<br/><br/>Of course it was wrong, but so much of what we do at Nerv is..so much of what we've done is..<br/>The more I thought about it, the more I doubted we really had a choice in the matter. If it's good for the synchro-rate, there's no doubt Nerv would give the okay on it.<strong>"One could say these kids may not even live to see tomorrow; would it be worse to deny them the simple pleasures that life has to offer? I may not entirely agree with the whole idea, but this is Ritsuko we're talking about. I'm sure knows what she's doing. We'll keep a close eye on everything just in case though, right?"</strong>I smirked at her, hoping to lighten the mood a bit.