Sorry for foiling your attempts at pep, Kyoko. He's still not sure how much of it is genuine, given the general strangeness of the month, but he doesn't want to whip out his suspicions right away, either!

Those are some ambitious plans, Kyoko. Shinji, luckily(?) is no stranger to walking for a looong time, and remains undaunted by the prospect of doing an entire perimeter sweep. "As long as you don't mind me tagging along," which he will - right out the door with her, in fact. "That sounds like a nice adventure."