Ok, new laptop, Wilson II, is online. I've got Chrome and Discord working again, so bare functionality is GO. Now to see if my Docs survived...
To answer the discussion about the cloud and backups, I do backup A&T to GDrive, but I hadn't done the daily hit for that night when I spilled the drink, so I'd lost the part I'd literally just been writing, a tough scene I was finally happy with. A&T itself and the Christmas Special weren't backed up for that day, so we wouldn't have lost everything, just the recent parts.
I had Win7 Professional. I liked it.
...Now I'm bashing my head against Win10, yes. On the upside, I've copied everything over (I think), though I already hate the new keyboard. And Win10. Oh gods do I hate Win10 already.
Well, that's sort of self-answering: We're at page 1012. It took a year and a half to make page 300. It took less than half that to shoot to 1000. Derails can really just make the thread a chore for new people to wade through, so I try to encourage things to at least stay Eva-relevant. I like WH40K, but there are threads for it, not here. I don't mind A&T being the semi-default Eva Discussion thread for SV, since it kind of kickstarted the local revival, but not just random nattering about the Holy Roman Empire or Worm, etc.
The month-long threadban thing isn't even me. That's what happens when I'm out of touch for a day, the thread goes loopy, and my fellow Mods step in.
Anyhow... recovery successful for the part I had written. Here's most of it, just so it's now safely posted. Regular writing will hopefully resume tomorrow.
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Kaworu looked around, smiling at the familiar glows and harmonies coming off the happy couples and one trio around him. Even Ayanami's glow was recovering well from the damage of the last Angel. She was smiling herself, watching a grinning Second Child pull the Third under a specific spot of the entryway to the kitchen, turn him to face her, and point upwards.
Shinji looked up, and said something. Kaworu looked towards the same spot, noting a cluster of leaves and berries hanging from a string near the ceiling. Shinji looked back down and appeared to ask a question. Asuka said something that made them both blush. Shinji stammered something back, and they both drew in close for a slow kiss.
Ayanami let out a small, happy sigh. Kaworu tried not to be too obvious about vibrating in harmony to the sound. His motion still attracted Ayanami's attention. When she turned to look at him, her smile fading away to the careful blankness she'd taken to maintaining around him since the battle, and their conversations afterward. She raised an eyebrow at him. "Yes?"
"Can you tell me what that was about?"
"That was the purpose of this party."
Kaworu cocked his head. "Surely Miss Soryu and Shinji-kun have no trouble finding plentiful occasions to kiss in any given day? Why the unusual outfit and party? And the piece of a bush hung from the ceiling?"
"Asuka informed me that the sight of the Santa outfits inspired a desire in her to take advantage of as many Christmas traditions involving lovers as she can, as she has never had the opportunity to before, nor very much enjoyment in Christmas overall. Ergo, she acquired Santa outfits for her, myself, and Hikari, and organized this party largely with the goal of what she is doing now."
"Kissing him." Kaworu looked again. "Still. Possibly trying to check his teeth for dental health."
Rei gave him a sharp look. "Was that a joke, Rainbow Trout?"
"Yes." Kaworu bit his cheek inside his mouth, trying to keep his face blank.
Rei seemed stuck for a reply to such a direct answer. "Well... stop that," she said eventually.
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