Hey, just about *anyone* would be a better father figure than Kaji. Especially since Asuka's got that crush on him. (ewww!)
And remember, they're supposed to be 14! That may be legal in some parts of the world, but it still ain't right! That's why the suggestion that the first Rei might have been sleeping with Gendo Ikari (which is why Ritsuko's mother went postal on her) was just so creepy.
As for who Shinji would wind up with, given that an unreleased segment had the angel that killed Rei 2 showing Shinji how much Rei really had started to love him... if Doug managed to teach them to be a functional team before that event happened, and they survived the event, it's possible Shinji and Rei would go on in some kind of relationship.
As for Rei's genetic similarity to Shinji, the amount of DNA used from Yui Ikari was (depending on where you look) either extremely minimal to no more than 50%. Either Rei was half angel, or mostly angel. The degree of similarity would be no more than a cousin, which although creepy, is usually legal.
Anyway, it's all moot. Shinji is such an emotional basket case that no matter *who* he wound up with, he'd be functionally incapable of a normal relationship. That's why I would assume it would be Rei, actually. Asuka's just an extrovert. Give her a normal guy and she'd settle down. Rei needs constant care and attention, and Shinji has so little self-esteem that he'll take whatever she feels ready to give him.
It would be really interesting to see what kind of effect Doug would have on them. Magic would really change the equation, since it might let him help them deal with their emotional problems in a way their society simply couldn't provide. If they came together into a strong and dominant group partnership, NERV might wind up wondering exactly *what* they'd unleashed on the world...
And remember, they're supposed to be 14! That may be legal in some parts of the world, but it still ain't right! That's why the suggestion that the first Rei might have been sleeping with Gendo Ikari (which is why Ritsuko's mother went postal on her) was just so creepy.
As for who Shinji would wind up with, given that an unreleased segment had the angel that killed Rei 2 showing Shinji how much Rei really had started to love him... if Doug managed to teach them to be a functional team before that event happened, and they survived the event, it's possible Shinji and Rei would go on in some kind of relationship.
As for Rei's genetic similarity to Shinji, the amount of DNA used from Yui Ikari was (depending on where you look) either extremely minimal to no more than 50%. Either Rei was half angel, or mostly angel. The degree of similarity would be no more than a cousin, which although creepy, is usually legal.
Anyway, it's all moot. Shinji is such an emotional basket case that no matter *who* he wound up with, he'd be functionally incapable of a normal relationship. That's why I would assume it would be Rei, actually. Asuka's just an extrovert. Give her a normal guy and she'd settle down. Rei needs constant care and attention, and Shinji has so little self-esteem that he'll take whatever she feels ready to give him.
It would be really interesting to see what kind of effect Doug would have on them. Magic would really change the equation, since it might let him help them deal with their emotional problems in a way their society simply couldn't provide. If they came together into a strong and dominant group partnership, NERV might wind up wondering exactly *what* they'd unleashed on the world...