Disaster <disaster@disfanfic.net> wrote in message
news:uijev6o5ffoi42@corp.supernews.com...
> "Frank White" <fwhite*NOSPAM*@colfax.com> wrote:
> > disaster@disfanfic.net says...
> > > *Chuckle*
> > >
> > > She is jealous of Rei you know! She wishes that she could be as
> relaxed
> > > and carefree. That she could just release all this pent up stress, to
> > > not have to be perfect. Shame she doesn't realize the truth.
> >
> > I'm having a REALLY REALLY hard time dealing with the concept
> > of Rei being relaxed and carefree...
>
> LOL
> It's a relative thing maybe? Compare her to Asuka!
> --
> Kind regards
> Disaster

Comparing Rei and Asuka is like comparing Gandhi and bin Laden. Both men
were charasmatic leaders seeking to help their people, but one sought a
peaceful solution, the other uses violence and terror. Rei is trying to come
to terms with who and what she is, and Shinji seems to be the only one
willing to try and help her on that path. Asuka, like Shinji, is severly
scarred psychologically, but where Shinji seeks to hide from confrontations,
Asuka is extremely confrontational, yet she hides her true feelings behind a
mask of superiority. The few times Asuka "lowers her AT-Field", usually with
Shinji, she very quickly puts it back up when she feels she's being too
open. Yes, I feel Rei does have feelings for Shinji, but I don't believe she
could be a romantic interest along the lines that Asuka could. I also feel
Asuka does care for Shinji, but her pride and arrogance (both defensive
aspects of her ATF) prevent her from truly being able to express her
feelings for him, much the same way Shinji, who oviously cares for her,
can't fully express himself with her until the end (Ep.25&26, EoE). Shinji
and Asuka are two sides of the same coin, as the old saying goes, opposites
and yet with much in common. This makes them a better couple than Shinji and
Rei, who are, in many aspects, very much alike. In a certain sense, Rei
could be seen, not as an older or younger sister, but as Shinji's twin.

Whew! Well, I haven't made any serious comments of late, so this should make
up for that. Later.

                            Vaughn L.Porter
                             ASUKA!!!!ASUKA!!!!NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!