Yeah. Jokes are good for all kinds of situations. Cheering people up, getting them to like you, that sort of thing. If you're really good at jokes, it can help people think you're hot.

[ ew! Gideon passes Kaworu a crumpled-up tissue, and then lifts up Shinji-kun and sets him on her belly. Good lizard. ]

Right? What the fuck, universe?

[ It's safer to complain like this, when it's half a joke. When she's not really asking for better. ]