Yes. I imagine. [If Ikari Gendo were here... she doesn't even want to think about it.
Then she leans forward, her face softening just a touch.]
Neil-san... I do not know why you told me this, but - thank you.
[Her voice actually shakes with emotion - there's obviously quite a lot he doesn't know about why this has touched her so deeply. The thought that she was so close to a monster even greater than those she could have imagined at home, on par with the Angel Arael... she shivers at the very thought. What could have happened to her if Neil hadn't come along?]