I try to answer your questions. But I dont claim the answer to be exactly correct. This is base mostly on my view about
your question.
Kouyou and Hazama are not related to their parents. I believe they are artificially fertilised embryo with their genetic
material manipulated to have the festum element. They are specially make to pilot the fafner.
Mir of Tatsumiya Island is something that make up the whole island. It is in the air they breathe and all the life
essence of the island. Mir and the core (Tsubaki) can communicate with each other. Tsubaki teaches Mir life that why the
island that once was without life cycle experience flower blooming and insect dying. (Episode 20 or so mention this).
Mir must learn about life cycle and death doesnt mean the end of everything. Life will be born after death.
I think Soushi was near to assimilation when they were young and he try to do something that will hurt kazuki. HE reach
out his hand trying to touch kazuki, i believe he want to assimilate with kazuki. Kazuki feeling scared at seeing soushi
being assimilated and for being adnormal, He dont want to be assimilated, he used a stone and slash soushi eyes. He did
not meant to hurt soushi, more of trying to wake soushi up.
The disk they took on the other island are actually information of the core and mir of the other island. Information
that include why the other island was destroy too. I believe the island you mention are from epi 6. When kouyou was
assimilated. Is that right?
I hope this help to clear some of ur queries.
merged: 06-12-2006 ~ 09:16pm
I add on more info to further explain some of the questions.
Mir control everything on the island. It control the temperature(example)....
About why Kazuki attach Soushi's eyes. My answer is the assimilation start at Soushi's left eyes, that's
why kazuki hurt Soushi's left eyes. kazuki actually want to protect Soushi in a way.