Who am I? You are Rei Ayanami. But, who are you? Are you Rei Ayanami as well? Correct, I’m the thing that is recognized as Rei Ayanami. We are all things that are recognized as Rei Ayanami. How could all of those possibly be me? It is simply because the others call us Rei Ayanami, that is the only reason. You possess a false body and a fake soul, do you know why? I am neither false nor fake, I am simply me. No, you are an empty shell with a false soul created by a man named Gendou Ikari. You are just an object that is pretending to be human. Look deep within yourself. do you perceive the almost intangible and physical presence that lurks below your waking self? inside your darkest dreams? It is there that your true identity lies. No, I am me. I became myself by the instrumentality of the links and relationships between myself and others. I am formed by interaction of others. They create me as I create them. These relationships and interactions serve to shape the patterns of my heart and mind.