He follows the gaze and sees the shadow, getting closer and seemingly more solid all the while. Regardless of what he just said, and no matter what he might have mentally prepared for, Kaworu is suddenly certain he underestimated the danger. And it's terrifying, the most terrifying thing he's ever experienced.

Except it's not, proclaims a voice in his head, and Kaworu remembers something familiar yet foreign, the feeling of seeing someone about to make a mistake that could end the world, could destroy himself, and being powerless to stop it. Who- When- What-

What is happening? For now, that's all he can think, and for now, he doesn't react to the shadow creeping closer, one way or the other.