...Now there's a voice Shinji could have literally gone forever without hearing again. He goes utterly still, for just a moment.

Then he turns around, a fist already coming for Takaya's face. (He grew up sparring with Aki, and Shinji's the one who fights dirty. Takaya would have to be an idiot not to expect this, though, after everything. Besides, Shinji was kind of unconscious for both of the big showdowns.)