Shinji was purposely taking his time choosing his food and drinks. He wasn't sure why he was doing this - either because he wanted to let both his friends talk a little (bad idea) or because he was somewhat afraid of returning to the table. He turned his head slowly to check up on them.
He twitched his eye. The atmosphere over there was... tense. But at least they weren't yelling at each other, which was good. Right?
Looking back at his tray, he finally picked up a little dessert and walked back to the table, sitting next to Kaworu and facing Asuka. The boy lowered his hands, resting them on his knees and shifting his gaze from the girl to the Angel, not sure if it was safe to say anything.