You're killing him, Shinji. There was no way he could ignore that, dipping back in to gently bump their foreheads together.

"I will." Even if he'd probably have to make up for that later, but the present was blissfully ignorant. "... Keep an eye on Bug for me, ok?" Let the citrus into your life.

"I'll find her. Don't worry."

With that... there he go.