"Second Child Recognized. Synchronization at 68%. Evangelio Unit-02 has activated."
"Wait," he says, "Second child? I thought I was the thir-"
"MASTER!"
The entry plug shakes with the delighted pronouncement. The piloting seat tilts as Zwei's head rises, four eyes glowing dimly over the Cage.
"Uh...Zwei? I'm not Asuka. I'm Shinji. We've met before-"
"MASTER!"
"Zwei...I'm...I'm not Asuka. Seriously. Mana, is something wrong with Zwei's programming or something?"
"SMELLS LIKE MASTER!"
Shinji's shoulders slump. Well, in all honesty, he did expect something like this at some point. He got shit from his mother, from Asuka's brother, and more. So, eventually, he had to get shit from her pet Evangelion.
"Okay," Shinji says, "Zwei, when a boy and a girl really like each other..."
...
"Is he giving the sex talk to another Evangelion?" Misato asks, shaking her head as they listen to Shinji over the speakers.
Mana nods, failing to mask the grin on her face.
"You know," she says, "If piloting doesn't work out, he's got a future as Evangelion therapist."