[ manju, the little devil, barks innocently and blinks up at shinji as he attempts to glare down at her, like she did nothing wrong. technically she didn't do anything wrong, just didn't know better. or maybe shinji is just making excuses for her because he's weak. ]

A'right. I get that puppies do dumb shit. [ there might be a hint of something apologetic on his face re: ryuji's sock... but it's never voiced. ] But isn't callin' your personas way overkill?

[ the answer would be yes, btw.

manju continues to wiggle in shinji's hold. and he looks at her once more. ]

I think she just needs a walk. I'll take her out. And-- uh. [ a beat, and a glance at the door he just kicked down... ] I'll fix that when I get back.