Well, that was my 2nd suggestion...I'm not positive myself, but those are the two that I keep hearing. Although along the "Shinji -> God" theme.It was shinji, being inside unit 01, who ultimately decided that he didnt want instrumentality and caused the entire thing to fall apart (as fuyutsuki and keel make clear, instrumentality relies on shinji as the person piloting unit 01). After that people are given the chance to reform their bodies. Theres no indication that shinji specifically chose (or wanted, after all he does try to strangle her :\) asuka to be there, but it's quite possible she was able to form herself again. Like jeb said maybe other people already were doing the same thing in other parts of the world. Also, someone once brought up the point that the earth was now destroyed. Not necessarily the place where asuka and shinji wake up is obviously destroyed because of all the explosions and shit that went on before 3rd impact itself began. Theres no real indication that the otherwise normal parts of the earth werent just as they always were.
I have read a theory about how Eva is really about Shinji's path toward becoming a God/Instrumentality. Throughout the show, the Sephiroth (the symbol in the intro, on NERV's floor, the symbol the Eva mass production series makes, etc.) is basically the X circles to becoming a God. They are qualities that God posseses like Wisom, Mercy, etc. Throughout the show Shinji goes through these and succeeds. The only one I can definitely remember is the episode with Toji where he doesn't want to fight his friend or..kill him. Not to say that I agree, but you can't deny the usage of the Sephiroth multiple times and that ultimately Shinji makes a decision for mankind. Now the Asuka part, like I said, is up to interpretation. I'm just listing the two that I *may* subscribe to.
Daniel ^_^
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. Then again, I guess as long you're watching anime, it's all good.
