We shall see... who can outlast whom. in this battle for naps.

I mean, for Shinji's part, he's definitely starting to sound a lot more like he's succumbing to the allure of rest simply through being horizontal and on a moderately comfy surface, but it could still be anyone's race.

"Even if that is the case," that his 'hard head's only good for fighting', "That's a pretty noble way of going about it."

Kind of... admirable? Even if he's very averse to the idea of fights and fighting in the first place.