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Advice and Trust [NGE]

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MoroseMobius said:
You poor bastard. Why would you subject yourself to 1400 pages of us?
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Looking for hints and spoilers for the plot?

Seeking out unmarked omakes and links to interesting things?

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Collecting all the images? (Yes, including the infamous ones- I've got them riiiight here :p)

Bragging rights?

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Take your pick :D
 
BG_Character_592 said:
Ooh, that's a nice one takes notes



We must consider that A&T Shinji and the Show Shinji, even before my omake, diverged in fundamentally different directions. The Shinji watching the Shinji who he could have become is probably yelling at the TV screen at his own stupidity. Even though it isn't even him anymore. Man this gets confusing quick :V

Speaking of which, have another Laserdisc Chronicles! Oversight, realisation, and innuendo!

There were more than a few rooms in the Geofront that have seen little to no use after the new administration took over. One of these rooms was the conference room, which was a bit of a shame, since it was a marvel of technology. Holographic projectors that allow you to hold a physical conference with an indefinite number of people from all over the world (provided they had the infrastructure), using the power of what used to be the Internet, with options for secrecy included (the so called "SOUND ONLY" mode).

For now though, it was used by Kaji of the UN Oversight Committee, to meet with a few of its members. Misato, as commander of a NERV branch, was allowed to join in on these meetings at her discretion. So she did, to see what Kaji was doing. And to hopefully get answers on SEELE.

"So what does this mean?" Queried one of the gentlemen present. A representative of American interests, owning one of the largest private aerospace corporations in the States.

"It means, SEELE have gotten their asses to Mars!" Exclaimed a middle aged man, in a thick Austrian accent. A high ranking government official, having received honours in the many wars following Second Impact. "A place no one can get to with any significant firepower."

"If they have indeed occupied Mars, how are they getting the MP-Evangelion to Earth?" 'Oversight 06' spoke in a warbled tone. It was hard to distinguish many details, because this enigmatic person had elected to use the monolithic SOUND ONLY mode. But they did have a lot of money. "Surely we would have several months notice had they been sending payloads to Earth via regular rocketry."

"It's mere speculation at this point, but I believe their Martian operation can somehow tunnel their MP-Eva from Mars to Earth." Kaji replied. Having been one of the driving forces in the creation of UN Oversight, and the initial clandestine operations against them, he held high respect in the council. He would be considered their leader, had they not been relatively independent. "Possibly using a Dirac Sea."

"That is certainly probable, considering the images you've obtained of their Martian operation shows they have a concerning amount of infrastructure built." The American mused. "This is a question for the Commander of NERV Tokyo-3. Have there been any abnormal energy readings before any contact event?"

The commander stood to attention and answered with military efficiency. "We have not detected any abnormal energy from the ground. However I are unable to confirm if there has been abnormal energy readings in space that may have gone undetected by our ground based operations, as our operational satellites are not designed for such a function."

"I would recommend NERV build satellites that can do such a function then." 'Oversight 06' spoke.

"I can ask the Massachusetts branch, as our Tokyo-3 and Matsushiro branches are currently occupied with other tasks. I estimate a timespan of 9 months for the new satellites to be operable, after negotiation with Massachusetts."

"Make it so." The American announced. "I will offer my resources and experience to Massachusetts to expedite the schedule by several months. The requisite paperwork should be on your desk by the end of the week, Commander Katsuragi."

"Thank you Sir." Misato bowed.

"With no other subjects to discuss, this meeting is adjourned. Keep up the fight against corruption and conspiracy."

The holograms deactivated and the lights of the meeting room activated, signalling the end of a call.

"...Great. More paperwork." Misato grumbled as she left with Kaji. "Gonna have to getting those damn Americans off their asses..."
~

The power draw from the conference room meant the mad scientist couldn't use her "UltraDisc" (patent pending) machine without tripping a circuit breaker, so she supervised the decryption of the raw image. While it was a (seemingly) simple encryption by Magi standards, Melchior didn't have many resources to go around, having been dealing with the SEELE files for a good while.

Consequently, Maya was now straddling Ritsuko, since there (seemingly) wasn't much else for them to do but get it on. The door could be locked, and camera's could be deactivated. So it makes sense, especially since it was 'therapeutic' to the two.

"R-Ritsuko, what if someone sees us?" She squeaked.

"Oh don't sound like a hentai Maya, I actually secured this place. So don't worr-"

Her train of thought was interrupted by the incessant beeping of a terminal, which caused Maya to tumble off Ritsuko in a bit of panic before she realised it wasn't someone.

"Stupid parent interrupting us..." Maya muttered as Ritsuko loosely buttoned up her shirt and went to look what the Magi done did.

"Melchior decrypted the image at least."

"Huh. That didn't take long."

"Apparently it was just a variant of some civilian standard." She bemused, clearly expecting it to take longer. "All the Magi had to do was brute force the keys."

"Still more secure than Jet Alone." Maya took station at another terminal. "The directory listing looks normal at least. Under the root directory is one folder; 'BDMV'."

Ritsuko looked into the folder, and noticing an index file, looked into it. "Curious. It appears to be a form of video."

"A video format? Using these discs? Maybe they are from another universe."

"I know right? Who the hell would use such a high capacity disc for such a basic thing?" She incredulously asked. "Oh well, now we know it should be video. The Magi can try reconstructing it into a regular format." She quickly typed in a few commands into the terminal, and Balthazar began work. Once that could be left unattended, she got up and straddled Maya. "Now, where were we~"

"Meep."
~

"..So apparently, SEELE are on Mars of all places." Misato exclaimed to the group, who were getting some R&R from yet another sync test.

"How did they even get there? Wouldn't we know if anyone launched a rocket?" Asuka queried.

Kaji shrugged. "We suspect they have teleportation technology, but that's just a theory at this point." He took a swig of beer. "Can't know for sure until Massachusetts gets those satellites working. SEELE must have had infrastructure there before the war though. As a contingency."

"Makes sense." Shinji responded. "But I thought their entire plan was Earth based."

Kaworu thought. "If they had a Fruit of Life and a Fruit of Knowledge, they could theoretically initiate an impact event on planets other than Earth."

"We don't have a Fruit of Life on Earth anymore, do we?"

"I am a Fruit of Life. But I doubt they're looking for one, since their MP-Evangelions continue to possess an S2 organ."

"A Fruit of Knowledge then?" Rei questioned.

"Possibly. The only way they would be able to get a usable sample would be through Lilith however. And through NERV."

"And through everyone here. Especially me." Rei said defensively, clearly deriding SEELE.

"Oh well," Kaji shrugged, defusing the situation. "Shouldn't worry about it for now. How's the show about us going?"

"We finished 9 discs so far. At disc 8, our universe and the universe depicted in the show diverged." Kaworu answered.

"...diverged?"

"Shit's different now." Asuka summed up. "For the worse in my opinion."

"Well then. You're still watching it?"

"Oh hell yeah."
~

Impotent Rage
M: "Y'know Shinji, you can be scary when your mad."
S: "It's rare it happens though. And when it does, I have a damn good reason for it."
Kaj: "Hang on, what happened last time?"
M: "Bardiel went differently."
Kaj: "...how differently?"
Kaw: "Units 00 and 02 were incapacitated almost immediately, and the former Commander activated the dummy plug system of Unit 01 when the Shinji of the show froze up, destroying the Angel."
R: "As a consequence, Shinji got a front row seat to the severe injury of his friend Suzuhara."
Kaj: "Wait, Suzuhara? How the hell did he get picked as pilot?"
A: "...Obviously me and Shinji not getting together has its consequences..."
S: "And of course he doesn't even speak to me, just knocks me out." He bitterly spat.
Kaw: "I'm not surprised NERV has contingencies against unwilling pilots."
S: "...To be fair though, if I didn't freeze up like I did, maybe things could've been better."
A: "It's not you though, is it? The Shinji we know, you, you would have done anything in your power to help. Like what actually happened with Bardiel."
S: "Yeah... though it kinda sucks seeing myself like that."
A: "...Now you see how I feel."
~

Hospital
S: "...Toji doesn't deserve that."
A: "He gets a train sequence too?"
R: "I think it's more he is somehow observing Shinji's train sequence."
M: "What's with these damn mental trains?"
Kaj: "There's been multiple so far?"
Kaw: "My suspicion is that it's a way for the show creators to get into the minds of us."
M: "What makes you think that Kaworu?"
Kaw: "Train of thought."
Everyone groaned at that pun.
R: "Where's Suzuhara's other leg?"
M: "Wait what?" She analysed the scene. "Well shit..."
S: "Oh no... He would've been devastated, knowing him."
A: "...if this is the universe's way of telling us me and Shinji are right for each other, we get it!"
~

Brig
S: "I still got sent to the brig. At least you didn't this time Asuka."
A: "With how things went, the brig is preferable."
R: "And then he attempts to charge you with criminal offences."
S: "These discs aren't doing anything to help my image of him." He deadpanned.
M: "You can say that again. At least this time you left on your own volition instead of being fired."
Kaj: "It wouldn't last. Unit-01 and its pilot was a key aspect of his plan."
~

Phone
S: "I appreciate Kensuke would've at least attempted to give me a pep talk."
M: "He said too much though."
A: "Yeah, Kensuke of all people should've known the public lines of Tokyo-3 would've been monitored." She sighed. "I didn't even come out to wish you goodbye..."
Shinji offered his hand, she took it. "She's not you."
M: "I'm damn right Suzuhara was a mistake..." She took a swig of beer.
~

Z
S: "Of course just as I'm about to leave the Angel alarm goes off..."
A: "Hang on, wasn't fucking. Zeruel. After Bardiel?"
M: "Yes... Well shit."
Kaw: "This hasn't even occurred yet and it will already go radically different."
Kaj: "Considering in our world, I had to catch Shinji and Asuka and get their asses to NERV, to hijack Unit-03, which just so happened to have an S2 engine."
R: "Unit-03 is gone in the discs."
S: "...Well I assume we still succeeded, given there's still more discs to go through."
A: "Even if we succeeded, we still have plenty of things to unfuck."
M: "That's gonna be pretty hard at this point."
~

Refusal
A: "An Eva could do that?"
S: "...I think I know what my mother did. The Rei dummy plug was used, which caused me so much pain with the Bardiel of the show. She saw that."
R: "She would thus refuse me. And the Rei plug too."
S: "Yeah, all because of what my father did."
M: "Points to your Mum for going against your father then, Shinji. If I was her I would've completely destroyed the commander."
Kaj: "But now Unit-01 has no pilot at all."
A: "At least I got to pilot my own Eva, hopefully I could at least do something to Zeruel."
~

Nope, you did absolutely nothing Asuka
A: "ICH HABE NICHTS GEMACHT! WHY DIDN'T I DO ANYTHING!? ALL I DID WAS STAND AROUND WIE EIN LAMM ZUM SCHLACHTEN!"
Kaw: "If you're this emotional at what the Zeruel of the show did, just imagine how the you in the show would react."
Asuka rage fell silent as she thought and came to a conclusion. "...why does this show hate me so?"
Shinji elected to hold her for the rest of the episode.
~

Watering
Kaj: "Why the hell am I there? I would've been at your apartment Misato."
M: "Maybe in this world. But that raises a good question. Why would you be watering plants, while an Angel threatens to destroy us all?"
He shrugged. "If we were gonna die, might as well be doing something you like. Though I'd rather-"
The show's Kaji read the real Kaji's mind and said something questionable about Misato.
Kaj: "Ehehe, that."
Misato merely gave him a glare. "Not on the job Mister."
S: "Wait a minute, did you do that on your own volition Rei?"
R: "I believe so. Not me, but the Rei of the show. In the show timeline, I would've never been weened off the drugs. Therefore I would continue to believe I was replaceable. A kamikaze attack would make sense in that case."
Kaw: "..it did nothing in this case." In his mind, Kaworu continued piecing his thoughts together.
~

Pilot
S: "So I still had to pilot the damn Eva."
M: "Almost seems like fate."
Kaw: "Considering the scrolls, it might as well have been."
A: "..At the very least, you seem to be getting stronger."
S: "Nowhere near as strong as I was in our reality. And all because we got together."
A: "..Seems kinda stupid how so many things so far have been linked to us two getting it on."
~

Power
M: "Oh god damn it."
S: "This is why we need a better power source."
M: "We're working on it."
A: "Oh come on, that's pretty bullshit."
Kaj: "Sometimes life just throws shit at you." He shrugged. "We just have to deal with it."
S: "How did I deal with it then?"
~

Mother's Love
S: "I... didn't?"
A: "How many times has your mother had to take matters into her own hands in this show?"
S: "Way too many."
M: "Wait, over 400%? That's really bad actually."
R: "How so?"
M: "Once you reach a sync ratio of over 400%, you can get absorbed into your Evangelion."
Kaw: "The barriers that make us us would break down. You would become one with your Eva."
S: "That's what happened to Hikari right?"
Misato nodded.
S: "...This isn't a regular berserk is it?"
Kaw: "She has awakened. She is now in full command of her Evangelion vessel, bypassing any control NERV could ever have."
Kaj: "Is Unit-01 eating Zeruel?"
M: "Jesus Christ she is."
Kaw: "Ahh, I see. Taking the S2 engine of Zeruel for herself.

This is how she becomes a God."
~

"A God?"

Kaworu nodded. "Unit-01 is.. unique when it comes to Evangelion. You know why, right Misato?"

She nodded, beginning the explanation. "As you know, Evangelion comes from the flesh of Adam." Units-02, 03 and the old Unit-00 were all made this way." She looked over to Shinji. "Except Unit-01."

"Unit-01 was born of Lilith."

"Lilith?" Asuka questioned. "It doesn't seem that different from the other Evas."

"Ultimately they aren't so different, but our thinking is only Adam based Evas can handle an S2 engine. Well, was, considering the Unit-01 of the show has an S2 Engine now."

"...so if Adam and Lilith come together, they create a God?"

"Correct." Rei replied. "That was SEELE's thinking. Fruit of Life; indefinite life at the price of never knowing, 'I Am'. Fruit of Knowledge; finite life but with indefinite knowledge, 'I Think'."

Asuka thought. "..combine the two and you get indefinite life and knowledge?"

"Yes. Hence why Unit-01 getting an S2 organ is such a big deal. Indefinite energy, indefinite knowledge."

"God."

Asuka groaned, boggling her head. "I need a drink." She got up and got some... not Yebisu from the fridge.

"Hang on, where'd you get that from?"

She shrugged. "Say you're from NERV and you can do just about anything in this city."

"You bought beer?!"

"Yes?" She took a sip of some proper German bier.

Misato sighed. "I don't even care anymore. In fact I completely understand, watching this shitshow."

"Cheers then?"

They clinked bottle to can, and continued watching.
~

Recap
A: "Oh boy a recap."
S: "More like they just got the last 30 seconds from the previous episode."
Kaj: "Well well, it's SEELE."
S: "Wait, this didn't go to their plan?"
Kaw: "Unit-01 essentially becoming a God was not in the original scrolls. Hence their apprehension."
Kaj: "Damn that robot, we still haven't found him."
M: "Still?"
Kaj: "I wouldn't be surprised if he got his ass to Mars."
~

Damage
A: "My poor Eva..."
M: "Oh man, that's some pretty severe damage right there."
R: "I don't remember NERV being in such a condition after Zeruel."
M: "It was pretty bad mind you."
S: "Was it as bad as depicted in the show?"
M: "Nope."
Kaj: "Man, hopefully the next Angel won't show itself while NERV's getting back on its feet."
Kaw: "NERV doesn't seem combat capable for at least a month. I would've hated to arrive there in such a state."
A: "Especially with all of our Evangelion in the states they're in."
S: "Damage report then. My Unit's frozen. The other two Units are in varying states of inoperability."
M: "NERV's in disrepair."
A: "And you're stuck in your Unit."
Kaw: "Not stuck. Absorbed."
~

Nothing
A: "I knew it... you idiot Asuka..."
S: "...Asuka?"
She held him tighter.
~

Primordial Soup
Kaw: "This is accurate."
M: "Then again, that's essentially what LCL is, isn't it?"
R: "Correct. Although with Hikari, it didn't matter whether her body was in the LCL, she still managed to reconstitute."
M: "In the situation of the show, we wouldn't know that though, considering how Bardiel went."
Kaj: "It'll be interesting to see how this goes then."
~

Introspection
A: "...Is this what Hikari saw?"
S: "It's pretty weird."
R: "There's been a few introspective scenes lately."
M: "They only started recently though, have they?"
A: "..yeah, after our botched kiss and Leliel. God damn it, is this a sign we should get married? Just to tell the universe 'OKAY WE GET IT'?"
Shinji laughed at that. "We should let Kaworu and Rei get hitched first though. Don't wanna remove their spotlight."
Kaj: "...wait, what!? Since when was everyone getting married a thing?"
M: "A few days ago." She shrugged.
~

Rumination
A: "I swear we've seen these scenes before."
R: "We have."
Kaw: "They seem to be reusing the scenes from previous episodes."
A: "God damn it, why does our show have a shoestring budget?"
S: "Could be worse. The show could have a rushed ending cause of low budget."
A: "I swear to God if this ending is terrible, I'm gonna throw the TV off the balcony."
M: "You know what? I'll allow it. I need a new TV anyway. But only after the ending."
~

30th Day
A: "I don't know how I would've dealt with going a month without you Shinji."
S: "Even with your show's mentality?"
A: "...even with my show's mentality." She held him closer.
M: "It's actually pretty lucky no Angel appeared in this time."
R: "I was expecting such a thing."
Kaj: "Maybe they finally caught a break."
Kaw: "I doubt it. There are still 2 more Angels to go." He became quiet. "The ones I am not looking forward to."
R: "I haven't seen you in this show yet Kaworu."
Kaw: "...You're right. I arrived around this time, didn't I?"
~

Contemplation
A: "So Shinji spent a month in his Eva? Hikari was only in there for at most a week!"
S: "I don't think I would've handled that well."
A: "Well, at least you have the good thoughts that came with me and Rei. Me though."
R: "You would've been a complete wreak Asuka."
She nodded. "Thank God it didn't happen like that then."
S: "...I would've gotten out of there as soon as I could. Even if it did bring me closer to my mother."
A: "...man, our mental states are complete trash in this other timeline."
~

One With Me
A: "WHY ARE WE ALL NAKED AGAIN?"
R: "And saying things like that."
M: "We can't even blame our Shinji for all this. He clearly wants companionship and love. This must be his mental state's way of showing us that desire."
S: "...it's a bit on the nose. And embarrassing."
K: "Sooooo, Shinji." Both Kaworu and Kaji said in sync.
Shinji hid his face. "I don't even think like that now."
A: "I mean, I wouldn't mind becoming one with you Shinji~"
~

Salvage
M: "Well, that didn't go to plan."
S: "You must consider, in this state, I might not have wanted to be recovered."
A: "You would just rather be one with your Eva?"
S: "...Yes. Knowing me."
A: "...I can understand that."
They watched on as the Misato of the show wailed.
M: "...That's still true. I would've truly been devastated if I lost you Shinji. Or anyone of you."
R: "...so that's why he named me Rei."
The group were contemplative for a bit.
~

Carnal Matters
This contemplative silence was broken almost immediately by the questionable next scene.
M: "Ah Christ."
Kaj: "W-Why is everyone watching this?"
M: "It may be showing us fucking, but it's still a part of the show, so we just have to deal."
A: "MISATO! I would berate you but that would honestly be quite hypocritical of me."
R: "Indeed, none of us can truly cast the first stone in this matter."
A: "I'm actually more disappointed you smoke, Misato."
M: "Ehh? No yelling at me for very clearly doing the deed with Kaji?"
Asuka shrugged, taking a swig. "We all know that getting it on, in a private place, with someone you love is one of the best forms of self therapy there is."
R: "I must agree with you Asuka. In fact, I might considering getting some of this therapy when I retire for the night. What do you think, Kaworu?"
She looked towards the fish.
The Trout, the Third and the Inquisitor all had their face in their hands, clearly embarrassed. Their collective incandescence only increased as Misato's implication filled the room.
M: "Now you know how I feel." She poked out her tongue.
~

"I don't remember giving that to you though." Kaji admitted.

"What was in it?"

"...It was a contingency. In case I had to do something that may result in my death." He admitted. "I would have only given it to you in that situation."

Misato went quiet. "...I told you what I'd do to you if you got yourself killed Ryoji."

"You'd kill me, I know."

"Especially now!"

"I know Misato, I know. I won't get myself killed, okay?"

Misato looked on at Kaji. They locked eyes. He noticed emotion building up in them.

"...Misato?"

She flung herself onto him, her arms cloaking him. "I- I don't want to lose you Kaji... Not again... don't know what I'd do..."

He ran a hand through her hair. "Shhh. It's ok Misato. I'm not gonna leave you."

The other couples watched on. "Asuka? What do we do?"

"Leave them be." She looked at the clock, thinking. "It's still early, but they'd probably want some time alone."

"..We could go get some ramen?" Her other suggested.

"That's... not a bad idea." She got up. "You coming Rei and Kaworu?"

"I don't see why not. We were thinking about leaving soon anyway."

"Misato?" Asuka ducked down to speak to them, quiet and gentle in volume. "We're gonna give you some time alone with Kaji, okay?"

She sniffed and quietly spoke. "..Okay. Don't be out too long.."

"We won't Misato."

They vacated the premises.

It was only after they left Misato allowed herself to cry. "I-I probably sound really clingy, but p-please don't ever leave me.. Kaji..."

"I won't. Don't worry Misato."
~

Despite it being close to midnight, the nightlife of Tokyo-3 bought good business for those willing to operate at such graveyard hours.

Which was good for the pilots, as they now had something warm to chow down on as they ruminated on the previous episodes.

"..He considered me a daughter."

"And yet he still treated you like dirt." Asuka understated. "Just like his own son."

"Even so. I never had any parental figure other than him."

"He was the only figure you had before you became close to all of us, Rei." Kaworu replied. "We've never really had any parental figures."

"...I consider Misato to be that." Shinji admitted.

A quiet descended. He continued. "My mother was lost to me when I was so young. My father lost all right to me when he abandoned me soon after.

But when I came to Tokyo-3, after a decade of not having any significant figure, Misato was there for me. She supports me. She cares for me, she cares for all of us. Even though I know where my mother is, and even though I can communicate with her, she cannot truly be a mother to me as long as she's in that damn machine!" His fist hit the table.

He took a few calming breaths. "Misato. She's been more of a mother to me than even my own damn mother. She's been a mother to all of us."

Silence descended again.

"You're right, Shinji." Asuka began. "I'm surprised we haven't been adopted yet."

"She would defend us like her own children." Rei spoke, continuing to eat.

"We are essentially her children. Misato is the type of person who would lay down her life to defend us."

They thought about those words for a bit.
~

"She would, wouldn't she?"

"Of course she would give her life for us Shinji." She swiped her card and the door opened. "She cares for-" Asuka grumbled. "Hasn't even been an hour since she broke down."

"What is it A-"

Asuka's hand covered Shinji's mouth and lowered her volume to a whisper. "Shush, listen."

He did. And became a tomato.

She rolled her eyes. "Considering what we do on a near daily basis, you should really be less embarrassed about this."

"I know, but it's still a bit embarrassing to me when others do it."

"You didn't seem that way when Rei and Kaworu were jackhammering through the walls a few nights ago."

"That's mainly because I got lost in the humour of it all, considering how pensive we both were."

"..You do know Misato can hear us when we do it, right?"

"She what?!"

"Yeah, and she doesn't give a shit. If anything it encourages her to be loud when Kaji's around."

"...So thats why you've been moaning a lot lately." He accused.

She poked out her tongue. "And I'm gonna continue, because its become a little competition between us."

"What, the 'how good our partners can pleasure us' competition?"

"Yeah, what's a bit of light hearted competition between two women?"

"Didn't you just agree with me that she was such a mother to us though?"

She cringed. "Okay, when you put it that way, it sounds bad. But in all honesty, that's not as weird as most other things we have to deal with."

"Like what?"

"Like the fact we're watching an anime that started out about us, but events changed so severely when we botched that kiss, its like the universe is begging us to get hitched."

"Fair enough, but we're getting off track. How are we gonna deal with the fact they're doing in the living room?"

Asuka gave an evil titter as she remembered something. "Watch and learn, my baka~" She sing songed before starting into a full sprint and leaping into the room. "PERVERTS!"

A shriek by Misato and the sound of tumbling had indicated to Shinji Asuka's power play succeeded. He continued listening onto their incessant arguing from the hallway.

"Man I love her." He smiled to himself, before joining the fray.
~

Deep within the core of Unit-01, a presence stirred. Today had been... concerning for Yui. Conversing with Shinji had revealed some... interesting revelations. This 'other reality', as Shinji called it.

And how much more screwed up it was. As if there could be a universe more screwed up than the current one.

His memories proved him right though. He recalled to her how the 13th went. Both in reality and in the show, and comparing it. She wasn't sure how he gained access to this other reality, but that didn't matter.

It was the intention that mattered, after all.
~

Mama Yui is up to something.

For those of you wondering how the UN Oversight Committee works, it's sorta like the Inquisition of W40K. You have several people, equal in stature, who are ostensibly independent from one another and the UN, all looking to root out heresy corruption and conspiracy within the UN (and between themselves). Consequently, they've been given a bit of leeway when it comes to certain things, but at the cost of not being able to rely on the UN or their funds (as they were established to oversee the UN to prevent any Illuminati tier conspiracy like SEELE from taking hold). Internal checks and balances prevent any one person from consolidating any power, but like most organisations, they still value two things: Respect, and the Greenback.

The slow march towards finding out whats on those strange blue discs is almost complete. You can understand Ritsuko's perspective though, so much data storage and it's used to store video. Seems kinda excessive from her perspective, especially given the 'modern' consumer video format is Laserdisc.

Everyone watching the episodes can now appreciate just how lucky they were not to get shafted. If they can appreciate this now, just wait for the next episodes. Though Kaworu's starting to wonder, just when will he appear?
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When the A&T cast watches "He was aware that he was still a child." their going to find out about some of the interesting things about the adult cast pasts (mostly about Gendo and Fuyutsuki pasts)
Such as the fact Gendo use to get into drunk bar fights, was a womanizer, told jokes(bad ones) and looked a loooot like Shinji when he was longer.

And with Fuyutsuki their going to be impressed that he was able to take that amount of torture for SEELE at his age, pity of how he got roped into all of this, and somewhat uncomfortable when they realize he has a thing for Shinji mom.
 
BG_Character_592 said:
We must consider that A&T Shinji and the Show Shinji, even before my omake, diverged in fundamentally different directions. The Shinji watching the Shinji who he could have become is probably yelling at the TV screen at his own stupidity. Even though it isn't even him anymore. Man this gets confusing quick :V
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A thought that occurred to me recently is that while we take it for granted that the canon Shinji exists within a universe parallel to A&T Shinji's, and the canon NGE is in some way the source from which the alternate timelines diverged, the Laserdisks that they are watching do NOT come from that universe. They come from OURS. The cast seems to be assuming the two are the same universe, and for a while I wasn't really even thinking about, but in a meta sense the Laserdisks and the Blu-Rays come from outside BOTH their universes. And from that meta point of view, both universes are fiction.

Shinji and the others really have no reason to believe that this is anything other than a dramatization of their story, except for Kaworu's assurances that somewhere, somewhen, things DID happen as described. But of course from their point of view, that alternate timeline is as much a divergence from theirs as theirs is from the "original".

In particular, I was noting that the Blu-Ray format would not have been developed in the NGE universe either. It must have come from a universe where Second Impact never happened. I suppose it's possible it could have come from a third universe in which a fictional Hideo Anno wrote a fictional NGE so it could be sent into the fictional A&T universe, but I better stop before I write myself out of existence... :D
 
AlanMidnight said:
A thought that occurred to me recently is that while we take it for granted that the canon Shinji exists within a universe parallel to A&T Shinji's, and the canon NGE is in some way the source from which the alternate timelines diverged, the Laserdisks that they are watching do NOT come from that universe. They come from OURS. The cast seems to be assuming the two are the same universe, and for a while I wasn't really even thinking about, but in a meta sense the Laserdisks and the Blu-Rays come from outside BOTH their universes. And from that meta point of view, both universes are fiction.

Shinji and the others really have no reason to believe that this is anything other than a dramatization of their story, except for Kaworu's assurances that somewhere, somewhen, things DID happen as described. But of course from their point of view, that alternate timeline is as much a divergence from theirs as theirs is from the "original".

In particular, I was noting that the Blu-Ray format would not have been developed in the NGE universe either. It must have come from a universe where Second Impact never happened. I suppose it's possible it could have come from a third universe in which a fictional Hideo Anno wrote a fictional NGE so it could be sent into the fictional A&T universe, but I better stop before I write myself out of existence... :D
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the canon cast getting a set of discs at the start of Evangelion would be amazing. SEELE may have the dead sea scrolls, but the pilots are armed with a plot synopsis.

or its just this by chapter 2.
 
Dealer said:
the canon cast getting a set of discs at the start of Evangelion would be amazing. SEELE may have the dead sea scrolls, but the pilots are armed with a plot synopsis.

or its just this by chapter 2.
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Hmm... that tells them what can go wrong, but not necessarily how to get it right. A particular mind screw would be if contents of the discs changed to match their actions, complete with the repercussions playing out though the end of the story...

Shinji: "Misato! Somebody left you a package! <oof> Heavy, too. Who sent this? <checks the return address> What kind of a name is Deus Ex Machina, anyway? Is he some foreign friend of yours or something? Sounds kinda Italian to me..."
 
Matt R said:
Shinji: "Misato! Somebody left you a package! <oof> Heavy, too. Who sent this? <checks the return address> What kind of a name is Deus Ex Machina, anyway? Is he some foreign friend of yours or something? Sounds kinda Italian to me..."
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M: "Weird package. We'll have to have Section 2 investigate; I'm pretty sure I never asked for this, or filed a mail order."
 
MoroseMobius said:
You poor bastard. Why would you subject yourself to 1400 pages of us?
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It's Eva... Mental abuse and self-deprecation are the orders of the day...

Strypgia said:
Welp, if you've read the whole thread, you know what it means when a new friend shows up!

That's right. We're on for Friday.
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Woohoo! I'm just glad that I didn't miss anything the last couple of days... I guess that satellites don't like to connect through the Strait of Magellan... longest. 48 hours. ever.... bring forth the WAFF!!! and some rainbow trout happiness.

StorymasterQ said:
I think I used the knife to make some goat curry. Probably no longer safe to use on human sacrifice.
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You're name wouldn't happen to be Misato Katsuragi... would it???
 
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wyatt2996 said:
It's Eva... Mental abuse and self-deprecation are the orders of the day...
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Ah but be cautioned. When the urge to go through the thread a second time hits you, do so slowly, to allow time between updates to whet your appetite. The third iteration is when madness can be safely declared.

It takes me about a few months, in my case... but it's getting easier. :confused:
 
TsukikoHime said:
Hello! I'm new here :)
Sort of.
I did read the ENTIRE THREAD, derails and endless shipping wars and all, over the last month, which has been...long...and full of madness...so I don't feel especially new except for not posting. Which I just made an account for and am doing right now, so yay!
Anyway, love this story! I only got into Eva a few months ago, but I've read some of the major fanfics and this is definitely ND-Tier or 2nd Try Tier levels of good.
Anyway, I hope to get along well with everyone and participate in the discussions as the story moves towards the endgame!
(I'm so terrified and excited...)
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Welcome aboard comrade.

As the self-proclaimed Master of Ceremonies please may I direct you towards that black marble altar where all new members are inducted (don't worry, we cleaned the dagger this time :smile:)
 
Keradon said:
Ah but be cautioned. When the urge to go through the thread a second time hits you, do so slowly, to allow time between updates to whet your appetite. The third iteration is when madness can be safely declared.

It takes me about a few months, in my case... but it's getting easier. :confused:
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I have actually re-read the story more than a few times... to the point where I can almost quote the story word for word (excluding the new parts)... like I can with the movie Top Gun... it's actually pretty scary... I just finished re-reading it matter of fact.... typically I will use the index... to avoid the madness contained therein..

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Welcome aboard comrade.

As the self-proclaimed Master of Ceremonies please may I direct you towards that black marble alter where all new members are inducted (don't worry, we cleaned the dagger this time :smile:)
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I am so glad I didn't come in here proclaiming I was new... saved the bloodshed... but then again I was already mad to begin with... so I think that would have averted any in the first place.
 
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Shinji: "Misato! Somebody left you a package! <oof> Heavy, too. Who sent this? <checks the return address> What kind of a name is Deus Ex Machina, anyway? Is he some foreign friend of yours or something? Sounds kinda Italian to me..."
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"Ah Christ, the plot devices have gotten loose again." Misato lamented.

"Plot.. devices?"

Misato grabbed Chekov's gun from behind the couch. "We're going trope hunting Shinji."

"..What do I do with this then?"

"Well, obviously you should take it with us! It may help us on our quest!"
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More chronicles soonTM​
 
BG_Character_592 said:
"Ah Christ, the plot devices have gotten loose again." Misato lamented.

"Plot.. devices?"

Misato grabbed Chekov's gun from behind the couch. "We're going trope hunting Shinji."

"..What do I do with this then?"

"Well, obviously you should take it with us! It may help us on our quest!"
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What is this, some weird NGE/SCP/Cardcaptor Sakura crossover? :p
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Put that Gun down and report to the Armory. Have you seen my title?
Chief of Weaponized Tropes First Division
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But it's a trope-fied weapon, complete opposite of weaponized trope.
 
Dealer said:
the canon cast getting a set of discs at the start of Evangelion would be amazing. SEELE may have the dead sea scrolls, but the pilots are armed with a plot synopsis.
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Ah, but you can't set the Laserdisk Chronicles until after A&T ends for fear of creating an event that doesn't happen in the original story. The cast of the canon universe could get ahold of the Laserdisks prior to the end, but by definition that would make them diverge from the timeline. It would be an interesting twist on the Peggy Sue trope, though.

Actually, it's entirely possible that if Shinji or Asuka (or anyone, really) realizes how important that failed kiss was to the entire storyline, the divergence may end up going the way of A&T anyway. :D
 
Got 534 words of Shinji pondering things written today. Update will come.

Preview!

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Shinji shuddered again. He wasn't like him! He'd never… his father was ready to destroy the world to get his mother back. He wouldn't. As much as he could tell losing Asuka would destroy him, he'd never inflict it on the world at large. He would not sacrifice Rei, Misato, and everyone else in the name of his own pain. He was a better man than his father, at least. But the way Shinji could at least now sort of understand the outlines of why his father was doing this… made him feel ugly and disgusting inside. He should-

Asuka poked him in the side of the head and then ran her fingers through his hair. "Oi, baka. Stop it."

He leaned into her hand and smiled. "Stop what?"

"Brooding. I can hear you doing it. And you've got that 'oh, I'm such a terrible person' look on your face again."
 
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