[Johnny was very detached from the side of him that might want to mock Kaworu. All of the kids who had shown up at the dojo had been through something far worse than he had ever experienced as a kid, and he was aware of how messed up just that had made him.

So instead he wanted to try and help them get up and dust themselves off after this mess.]

Yeah. Well- Maybe you screwed up by waiting so long. But that shit doesn't matter. As long as you own up to it there's always a chance you can make things right.