She lifts him up off the ground by his shirt, seething to the point of shouting. "You think I don't know? Do you think I ever wanted to be a monster?" Leaping in the air with him in tow to dodge the swipe, she lands further down the catwalk, straddling the shadow. It wouldn't keep them away from the witch for long, but it could at least delay it a little.

"I'VE NEVER RELISHED IT! I am what I have become because that's what's needed of me!" She lifts him up a little just to slam him against the catwalk again. "If I've had to be a monster, I least I made a purpose for it. At least I can use it to conquer a monster like you! Shinji deserves better than to have to hide something like you, he should be allowed to purge you."