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Kaworu is aware of the feel of life, but he does not open his eyes because of it. He is aware of the familiar smells, antiseptic and and disinfectants. He is aware of his own breathing, which he keeps slow and low, in case this is a place that is not friendly to Tabris. (All places are friendly to Kaworu Nagisa. That was just the way things worked.)

He has a feeling he ought to be dead. He's unsure of why - if he tries to catch the memories, they flow through his fingers like sand, little hints and clues that could never be puzzled out in such a way. All Kaworu remembers last is the First being reported as alive again. Hah, maybe NERV was in the practice of killing off excess Childrens.

Well, you won't learn anything if you don't go back to the world, will you?

Honestly, why did they all need an incessant voice at the back of their head, telling them what it thinks they should do? But he expels his air normally now, opens his eyes. He has no idea what he will find, but at least Kaworu can take comfort in the fact that it will be interesting.

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Kaworu keeps his hand right where it is.

"Ah, you are awake, then," he says. He considers adding 'took you long enough' as a joke to save face, but Shinji would take it seriously. The results would not be spectacular.

"Have you been waiting long?"

He may have to scold himself for that!

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"No, I..." Shinji hesitantly pulls Kaworu's hand away and places it back on the bed.

He'd imagined what he'd say or do when Kaworu finally woke up. All of them optimistic and ideal, and of course, that fantasy quickly receded in the face of materialization.

For one, Kaworu wasn't supposed to wake up before him.

"Just a little tired... How are you feeling?" Why does he have to sound so awkward?

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"Confused?" Kaworu twirls a finger in the air, as if to indicate everything around him. Or to comment that his present status may make him quite insane. Either way.

"Were there more injuries with the battle against Armisael?" How careless of him, really.

But he takes a smug satisfaction in the fact it took Shinji that long to move his hand.

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Must still be disoriented, Shinji thinks.

He shakes his head after a second. And the words that come out of his mouth are natural, sitting together in perfect sequence. "Misato said it could have been worse... No one really told me anything. Rei's been hospitalized too..." Here, a tiny bit of guilt stabs him. "I should probably go see how she is later. But..." His father is probably already there.

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...what a surprise that is, indeed. Enough that Kaworu has to feel Shinji's forehead for a temperature. This is only 20% for show.

"You wished to see me before the First? Were you bored?"

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Shinji blinks, caught off-guard by the touch. "What? No... I just--" Making cunning excuses on the spot is definitely not one of his limited talents. "I just wanted to see you... how you were doing."

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"Hmm," Kaworu ponders, humming just a little. "This from the boy that had been in such a hurry to always leave my presence before?

Tell me, do I still have all my parts? At least the important ones.I want to use those."

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That was before, but Kaworu has already moved on to another topic before Shinji can really think about it.

"Important ones?" He pauses. "I don't think anything is missing..." He glances towards the door. Should he go ask someone if anything was really wrong? (Oh, dramatic irony.)

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Shinji is acting off, it seems, and Kaworu is no idiot. He can hazard a few guesses as to why, but he'd rather hear it than question it.

"Something is wrong with you." Good observation, Holmes.