Kyoko opened her mouth to protest, but then paused, mouth hanging open as she thought. Actually, there was something very important that Shinji needed to do for them, for this all to go off without a hitch. Something she and Kaito couldn't--or really, shouldn't--do for him.

"Put on your shoes, please," she said after a moment. "It would be a real big help. I'll go check with Kaito about the rest."