>>2169720Why are you certain they use it after breaking the wall? Wouldn't it make more sense to continue using telepathy?
Isn't possible they could have been using a loudspeaker all along? Then it all works without adding telepathy.
Their lack of reaction. especially Sakura's, can be explained by them ignoring it and doing their job - ignoring Shinji/Rei because they don't care like they did earlier. They don't treat Shinji well.
Then, Sakura wouldn't know how Rei sounded in the first place. Less reason to give any other reaction than she had, to look away from the phone for a while. They are under attack and in focus, and Misato is quick to the scene, almost as if she knew.
>>2169722Well, something like that only more pure. Takes time for her to realize. Rei is so young in many ways.