Robert Kelly wrote:

>Well, I guess it's because Asuka's the best of the three Children once
> we meet her in the series, and her EVA-02 is a Production Model, which
> is one above the Unit 01 Test Type Shinji pilots. She thinks she's
> naturally better than Shinji, and she might well be, untilthe later
> episodes when her world starts falling apart.
> 
> Not to mention that Shinji's looking pretty shy and introverted, and
> just pilots the robot so his dad can favour him, and he doesn't like
> to socialise that much with Asuka, that little fire brand...
So does Asuka actually want attention from Shinji?  Not in a 
boyfriend/girlfriend kind of way but does she want Shinji to tell her 
that she's better than he is or something else?