First thing's first, let's all get those sandwiches eaten up. The sooner they are fed, the sooner they can get on with every other important task on their list. Shinji will keep on munchin' and quietly accept those headpats, but that small apology from Kyoko tugs at his heart. No, don't...

"It's okay," he answers softly, leaning forward to give her as reassuring of a look as he can manage. "We're all just trying to figure things out, and it's... a lot." Of course emotions are going to still be running high after everything, don't apologize for that.