Nurturing really was a whole lot harder than tearing something down. It felt good though, to look at Shinji and the lives he'd been tending. It felt right for those careful hands to have the chance to do something like this. Promises were dangerous, but if they were just to make the most of it, like Kai had already said? Maybe... that wasn't so bad.

"That'd be a treat." Kai gently squeezed back, holding him a bit tighter. "I'll be lookin' forward to it, even if it takes a few tries."