"Rudolf Polzer" <AntiATField_adsgohere@durchnull.de> wrote:
> Scripsit illa aut ille Disaster <disaster@disfanfic.net>:
> > > > I think she is referring to Shinji's class generally, rather than
any
> > > > specific group of pilots. Rei is only 10 after all, Kaoru comes in
at
> > > > the end and is 15. Asuka is either 14 when the series starts and
15
> > > > when it ends, or 13 when it starts and 14 when it ends, likewise
> > > > Touji and Hikari would probably be in the same boat.
> > >
> > > Right, that's also possible. But I still think it's impossible to
say
> > > anything about Rei's "age": when do you start counting the years of
Rei?
> > > Can't I also say that Rei III was younger than one year at the end?
> >
> > Well, as all the clones were born at the same time and they all grew
at
> > the same rate even if most of them did not have a soul. They are all
the
> > same age.
>
> That's correct if you mean the _body's_ age. But there are more
> possibilities to start counting:
>
> - as soon as the soul comes into the body
> - as soon as the soul was 'created'
>
> Normally these three ways to count the years result in the same age. But
> when talking about Rei II or III, they're all different.

In that case, the time of the souls residencey is very short for II and
even shorter for III. However the souls creation is around the same age
as, oh say the big bang for all we know. However, the mind seems to keep
it's maturity from host clone to host clone. As Asuka has only appearances
to go by, Rei around the same age as her! However, the clones are all the
same age, 10, apparently.
--
Kind regards
Disaster
Disaster's Fan Fiction  - http://www.disfanfic.net
JAE FAQ                     - http://www.evafaq.com
Pen^3's JAE FAQ       - http://faq.pen3.cjb.net