In a more fiery mood, Kyoko probably would be promising to fight Rawna if he ever tried to send Shinji back to that fate. She would tear down this temple with her bare hands, just watch! But that's not where they're at right now, is it?

Instead, she quiets again, holding him until she's convinced herself that what he's said is true. It's a minute or two before she's ready to pull back, sheepish as she rubs the backs of her hands over her eyes--there, all clear, no tears.

"Sorry," she says, though there's a lighter tone to it than all those previous sorries. "I ended up making you comfort me again."