[If he hadn't been reasonably sure that Magolor would have been able to hold it on his own, Shinji probably would have offered to take it inside for him. That quickly closed door had given him the impression that going inside wasn't in the cards right now, though, so it's good that it worked out this way.
Just as much as letting that 'love' out there had been a surprise, so is the next thing Magolor has to say to him. He's been accused of being kind a few times now, but being too kind is definitely a different variety of complicated. Even so, he can't exactly pretend like he doesn't get why, not with the knowledge of the whole 'evil wizard' story under his belt. It still kind of knocks him off balance, so to speak, because he doesn't have a way to just believably brush that statement aside. He is, in fact, going out of his way to be kind, and how's he supposed to say whether or not Magolor feels like he deserves it.
. . . Like he thinks he might not deserve it, huh? Maybe it's just projection on his part, but he can't not wonder about that, now that the thought's floated through his mind.]
I've been trying to be a kinder person in general, [he says, with that same kind of deliberately truthful cut to his words,] so of course that would extend to you.
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Just as much as letting that 'love' out there had been a surprise, so is the next thing Magolor has to say to him. He's been accused of being kind a few times now, but being too kind is definitely a different variety of complicated. Even so, he can't exactly pretend like he doesn't get why, not with the knowledge of the whole 'evil wizard' story under his belt. It still kind of knocks him off balance, so to speak, because he doesn't have a way to just believably brush that statement aside. He is, in fact, going out of his way to be kind, and how's he supposed to say whether or not Magolor feels like he deserves it.
. . . Like he thinks he might not deserve it, huh? Maybe it's just projection on his part, but he can't not wonder about that, now that the thought's floated through his mind.]
I've been trying to be a kinder person in general, [he says, with that same kind of deliberately truthful cut to his words,] so of course that would extend to you.