There was a fresh lurch of guilt in her stomach at that message, but... it really is for the best, isn't it. Kyoko couldn't imagine Shinji actually wanting to see her after today, and even if she knew she wouldn't be able to rest until she'd made things right with him, she wasn't ready. Not yet. She couldn't face him.

"... I really messed up," she sighed. "And when hurting him was what I wanted to avoid above all else. I'm a real fool."