...It's not something I'd like to speculate on. Frankly, I don't think he's the type to lie. He's not exactly that subtle. There'll be a reason. Most likely, he thought it was necessary at that point. Only he'd know.

Everything he's doing he's doing for your sake, or at least, 'the sake of Shinji Ikari'. [the parallels are not lost on her and it is not making her comfortable with the idea.

She's long established it in her mind that this Shinji and the brat were different people. So did that mean, from the Angel's point of view, any Shinji Ikari would do? Could he even tell the difference?]