[The action does little to improve Shinji's opinion on Eren's sanity, but he does seem to lower his defenses, just a bit.]
R-... right... [That's about as non-committal as he can bring himself to be without completely disregarding the apology. While what the other did was definitely not okay in Shinji's book, he can't help but find a modicum of sympathy toward him. He doesn't want to just... disregard Eren's words. Maybe a slight topic shift would be a good direction to take, though.]
I... don't know what happened back in your world, but it must have been awful. [He breaks eye contact, glancing off to the ground for a moment in an attempt to stop himself from apologizing as well.]
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R-... right... [That's about as non-committal as he can bring himself to be without completely disregarding the apology. While what the other did was definitely not okay in Shinji's book, he can't help but find a modicum of sympathy toward him. He doesn't want to just... disregard Eren's words. Maybe a slight topic shift would be a good direction to take, though.]
I... don't know what happened back in your world, but it must have been awful. [He breaks eye contact, glancing off to the ground for a moment in an attempt to stop himself from apologizing as well.]