[ It's odd and awkward and stiff yes. But if it's any measure of comfort for Rei then he can sacrifice such things to be awkward and stiff. He isn't the best at showing physically affections like this, human contact something of an anomaly to him, but in the two years he's been here he's found it to be a very good method of helping people.

His problems, for the moment, were placed on the back burner. ] But it gets better. [ It gets better because it has to. ] It g-gets better b-because there are people here who care a-and want to help and will try as hard as they might t-to help you. It gets better b-because y-you're not alone here a-and you don't have to g-go through it by yourself.

[ Points of wisdom he's gained from these past few days and years here. You don't have to do things alone, only if you wanted to. ]