Shinji murmured a vaguely non-committal response, fingers fiddling with the pile of crackers. From his (admittedly limited) browsing, the same thought had occurred to him. "Perhaps the trials or... Whatever they are, will make people re-think just how self-centred they intend to be", he responded, glancing up at Light briefly. Both sides would have their disadvantages and advantages, but not being able to work together would be more of a disadvantage than anything the other side could feasibly have.