"Maybe not a culture of war, but a culture of battle. And of getting other people do to their fighting for them." Kaji frowns, because there are parts of this entire setup that feel all too familiar to him.

"The high road is a good one, so long as it's not the only one you think about. I'd love to just get in there and see them for myself, but storming. Hmm, that part isn't really my style."

Long odds that he gets inside the palace, and Gendo Ikari is, in fact, sitting on the top floor behind a desk?

"There must be a mistake. If there's a reason for this, I don't like that reason."