>>2546968>But she saw sunflowers as a negative (flowers in general really, but the specific association is with sunflowers). They reinforce her earlier view of herself as merely one of many and expendable. Yes, and? Quite obviously it's unhappy imagery with the context, but Rei owns it. Part of the character.
Asuka has nothing to do with sunflowers despite there being some truth in your reasoning, because even with the link to sameness and expendability, that is still just projecting Rei's thoughts onto Asuka.
Like I said I don't give a damn about flowers, Rei is the only flower.
