- Location
- Spain
It is, I remember that scene clear as day.
Advice and Trust [NGE]
It is, I remember that scene clear as day.
Prince Charon
Just zis guy, you know?
Yes. I probably should have made more clear that I was making a joking reference to the way a lot of fans try to turn anyone's sexuality ambiguous, with varying degrees of plausibility.
- Location
- National Capital Region, USA
Arg. Scene kept rolling. Couldn't finish it tonight. Here's a teaser for a hopeful finish tomorrow.
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A pair of chopsticks picks listlessly at a carefully prepared bento. Occasionally a morsel is selected and eaten, but the meal proceeds far slower than the appetizing and custom-prepared food deserves. A wordless look of apology is shot at her partner, sitting next to her. She can tell her lack of appetite and slow eating is observed and noticed.
A matching look of understanding and concurrence is returned, with hints of love and affection mixed in with acknowledgement of mutual worry over the same cause. His own lunch is hardly more touched. A slight nod of his head tells her it's alright and that it doesn't bother him, since he knows why she's worried.
Touji looked helplessly back and forth between his friend and his newly admitted girlfriend, his jaw hanging open as he watches them have an entire conversation without a single word said out loud. "This is downright disturbin'..."
The statement broke in on Shinji's absorption. He turned to face his friend, finally. "Eh? What is, Touji?"
Touji sat back, leaning on his hands. The three of them had selected a corner of the school roof for their lunch seating. "You two. It's too weird, watching you and the Red De-... er, Soryu-san be all... couple-y. I mean, you two have been... um... kinda... well, there was somethin' goin' on for the last few months, but... I could kinda understand that. You'd apologize for somethin', she'd be a raging bit-... um... angry, and it was... familiar, y'know? But this," he waved his hands at them, "is just confusin'! You're bein' all... cute and stuff at each other. And... um... Hikari said you're..." He blushed. "You're... um..." his voice shrank to almost a whisper. "Um... s-s-sleeping together?"
"Not this week," Asuka growled unhappily. "Misato asked us to 'behave' while she thinks it over whether we should be allowed to do that anymore. And we have been, to show her we're not just all over each other for being horny teens. Which has left me a bit frustrated, Stooge, on top of my being worried for Rei, so don't get on my nerves. If Shinji and I want to be 'couple-y' at school while we can, we're going to."
"Ah... yes, we um... were, Touji. Not... um... not that every night," Shinji clarified with a blush of his own. "But... sleeping in the same bed. It... we didn't feel alone anymore." His hand sought Asuka's, and their fingers laced together without a look. "That was what we needed. And that's really what we want Misato to ok."
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A pair of chopsticks picks listlessly at a carefully prepared bento. Occasionally a morsel is selected and eaten, but the meal proceeds far slower than the appetizing and custom-prepared food deserves. A wordless look of apology is shot at her partner, sitting next to her. She can tell her lack of appetite and slow eating is observed and noticed.
A matching look of understanding and concurrence is returned, with hints of love and affection mixed in with acknowledgement of mutual worry over the same cause. His own lunch is hardly more touched. A slight nod of his head tells her it's alright and that it doesn't bother him, since he knows why she's worried.
Touji looked helplessly back and forth between his friend and his newly admitted girlfriend, his jaw hanging open as he watches them have an entire conversation without a single word said out loud. "This is downright disturbin'..."
The statement broke in on Shinji's absorption. He turned to face his friend, finally. "Eh? What is, Touji?"
Touji sat back, leaning on his hands. The three of them had selected a corner of the school roof for their lunch seating. "You two. It's too weird, watching you and the Red De-... er, Soryu-san be all... couple-y. I mean, you two have been... um... kinda... well, there was somethin' goin' on for the last few months, but... I could kinda understand that. You'd apologize for somethin', she'd be a raging bit-... um... angry, and it was... familiar, y'know? But this," he waved his hands at them, "is just confusin'! You're bein' all... cute and stuff at each other. And... um... Hikari said you're..." He blushed. "You're... um..." his voice shrank to almost a whisper. "Um... s-s-sleeping together?"
"Not this week," Asuka growled unhappily. "Misato asked us to 'behave' while she thinks it over whether we should be allowed to do that anymore. And we have been, to show her we're not just all over each other for being horny teens. Which has left me a bit frustrated, Stooge, on top of my being worried for Rei, so don't get on my nerves. If Shinji and I want to be 'couple-y' at school while we can, we're going to."
"Ah... yes, we um... were, Touji. Not... um... not that every night," Shinji clarified with a blush of his own. "But... sleeping in the same bed. It... we didn't feel alone anymore." His hand sought Asuka's, and their fingers laced together without a look. "That was what we needed. And that's really what we want Misato to ok."
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SaltyWaffles
I am dissapoint, son
- Pronouns
- He/Him
You have to give Touji some credit: he's learning how to navigate a minefield remarkably fast.
- Location
- Spain
- Location
- Australia
Hang in there, Touji, you'll survive this yet!
Prince Charon
Just zis guy, you know?
Hopefully it won't cost him an arm and a leg this time.
Noticed a typo
Always Late
Lacking in coffee, sleep, and brains
- Location
- Ohio
Son, you got no idea.
Ranma-sensei
Sorcerer
- Location
- Citrix Receiver
- Pronouns
- Weatherdependent
Aw, late to the party, again...
I noticed two minor formatting errors, boss:
I noticed two minor formatting errors, boss:
Missing a space at the first, and a period at the second marker
This one's missing a space and a period.
Chapter 8.17
- Location
- National Capital Region, USA
A day late, only one scene instead of the two I wanted, but at 1900 words that plenty for an update.
This week's update brought to you by @Voynich, @Hexokinase, @maes, @Lazurman, @Voynich, @Yla, @Theunderbolt, @Fyrstorm, @FinalPyre, and @Aegir.
Chapter 8.17
Advent
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A pair of chopsticks picks listlessly at a carefully prepared bento. Occasionally a morsel is selected and eaten, but the meal proceeds far slower than the appetizing and custom-prepared food deserves. A wordless look of apology is shot at her partner, sitting next to her. She can tell her lack of appetite and slow eating is observed and noticed.
A matching look of understanding and concurrence is returned, with hints of love and affection mixed in with acknowledgement of mutual worry over the same cause. His own lunch is hardly more touched. A slight nod of his head tells her it's alright and that it doesn't bother him, since he knows why she's worried.
Touji looked helplessly back and forth between his friend and his newly admitted girlfriend, his jaw hanging open as he watches them have an entire conversation without a single word said out loud. "This is downright disturbin'..."
The statement broke in on Shinji's absorption. He turned to face his friend, finally. "Eh? What is, Touji?"
Touji sat back, leaning on his hands. The three of them had selected a corner of the school roof for their lunch seating. "You two. It's too weird, watching you and the Red De-... er, Soryu-san be all... couple-y. I mean, you two have been... um... kinda... well, there was somethin' goin' on for the last few months, but... I could kinda understand that. You'd apologize for somethin', she'd be a raging bit-... um... angry, and it was... familiar, y'know? But this," he waved his hands at them, "is just confusin'! You're bein' all... cute and stuff at each other. And... um... Hikari said you're..." He blushed. "You're... um..." his voice shrank to almost a whisper. "Um... s-s-sleeping together?"
"Not this week," Asuka growled unhappily. "Misato asked us to 'behave' while she thinks it over whether we should be allowed to do that anymore. And we have been, to show her we're not just all over each other for being horny teens. Which has left me a bit frustrated, Stooge, on top of my being worried for Rei, so don't get on my nerves. If Shinji and I want to be 'couple-y' at school while we can, we're going to."
"Ah... yes, we um... were, Touji. Not... um... not that every night," Shinji clarified with a blush of his own. "But... sleeping in the same bed. It... we didn't feel alone anymore." His hand sought Asuka's, and their fingers laced together without a look. "That was what we needed. And that's really what we want Misato to ok."
A troubled look flitted across Asuka's face. "Speaking of Hikari... any word?"
Touji shook his head. "Nothin'. No phone call last night, nothing since last Wednesday. They won't let me go see her, either. That Doctor Akagi told me I wasn't allowed, that she was running some kinda 'delicate tests' on her that I couldn't disturb." He looked intensely worried. "I... guess I kinda know what ya mean, about... I don't feel right without her no more. This... can't you two find out anything? You're NERV Pilots too. And... Major Katsuragi was here just this morning, picking up Ayanami for somethin'! Can she...?" The big jock's hands nervously grasped at nothing.
Shinji and Asuka shared a look. Shinji watched the blood drain from his girlfriend's face and felt her hand suddenly grip his much tighter. He knew exactly what terrifying thought was running through her mind. ''Tests'? Doctor Akagi was just fine with drugging Rei into a stupor every day. What's she doing to Hikari?!'
"We'll... we've got a Synch Test on Thursday, Touji. She'll have to be there then. Doctor Akagi, I mean. We'll... find out what we can. We can talk to Misato-san tonight, too, and see if she can find out. She and Doctor Akagi are friends... I think." Shinji looked at Asuka again, no longer so sure of that. Misato knew everything they did, and hadn't seemed any happier about any of it than they were. On the contrary, she'd looked pretty betrayed at learning what her old friend had been doing to Rei.
"Thanks. I didn't know who else to ask." Touji stood up, dusting his tracksuit's pants off. "Watching you two eat is making me hungry. I'm gonna go get somethin' from the cafeteria. Be back soon." He headed to the stairs at the other end of the roof.
Asuka let a shiver run over her once he was out of sight. "Jesus, Shinji... what is that bitch doing to Hikari? She has no problem pumping Rei full of poison. Why is she keeping Hikari under wraps like this? She was just fine when we saw her right after the battle!"
Shinji shook his head sadly. "We need to get Misato-san to find out, and fast. Rei didn't look that good this morning, even with the medication Kaji-san brought back."
Asuka grit her jaw and nodded. Kaji had returned from his late night medical search with a small bag of medication and scribbled treatment regimen from some doctor he'd scared up, and they'd tried out the Narcan-derivative on Rei with apparent good effect. But their friend had still been shaky and nauseous all evening, and the next morning too. Misato's rescue after just a short time in class had been well needed, though neither Shinji or Asuka had felt very relieved watching Rei leave.
Shinji laughed sadly, prompting Asuka to give him a curious look. "Just kind of funny, Asuka. Two weeks ago, if you'd asked me what the day after we went public as a couple was going to be like, I'd have been sure we'd have been totally tied up with that, our friends all over us. But now Rei's out sick, Hikari's under quarantine, Touji's moping like I used to, and Kensuke... I can't even believe that one." He shook his head.
Asuka shook her head too. "I really can't believe that one. He can't have lunch with us because he's busy with a lunch date with two girls at once?!" She looked down at the school's athletic field below, where there were a few lunch tables under a cluster of trees at one side. They could just make out the blond hair of the spectacled boy at one table, with a girl on either side of him. Both girls were leaning in close to him. The faint sounds of girlish laughter lilted up as far as the school roof.
"Nope, I still can't believe it." Asuka sank back down. "Still, it's not all crazy. I expected Tanaka and the other Harpies to give me those dirty looks as we came in. I savored those."
Shinji grimaced. He and Asuka had come to school in the morning proudly hand-in-hand. Asuka's grin had only widened when she spotted Tanaka and a few hangers-on still glaring at her. Shinji, however, had felt a little ashamed over his outburst the day before. "Maybe I should apologi-"
"No way. We talked about this already this morning. Tanaka deserved every bit of...don't look at me like that, Shinji. I..."
His cobalt-blue eyes were relentless.
She crumbled. "Fine! You might have been a little harsh, and I sounded kind of more arrogant than I meant to. When I said she wasn't good enough, that was because..." Asuka looked away. "Because sometimes even I don't feel like I'm good enough to deserve you. You stupid, brave, caring, too-gentlemanly-for-your-own-good baka." She looked back at him, her glare returning. "And if you go apologizing for the perfectly accurate statement that you'd just watch me rip her face off, they're just going to be convinced you're a freaking gentleman and keep lusting after you. Trust me."
"I just... think we sounded a bit more 'We're Eva Pilots, we're better than you' than we meant to, yesterday. I wanted everyone to be happy for us."
Asuka shook her head again. "Too many of them want you, or me, for everyone to be happy we're together. And we are one-in-a-billion special people, Shinji. The defense of the world relies on us. It's hard not to feel proud about that. Just... be careful about making them think you're in any way still 'on the market', or they'll never quit."
"No chance of that," Shinji smiled, squeezing her hand. "Like there's anyone in the world who could be as perfect for me as you."
"Not even Rei? Pretty, exotic haired Eva Pilot who you know likes you?" Asuka teased. Her teasing smile faded. "Said she loves you, even. Loves us."
Shinji could hear the undercurrent of 'not quite joking' even before Asuka's smile faded. "Y-yeah... um... I... don't know what to tell her. I mean... w-we love her too, j-just..."
"Not quite the way she... appeared to mean it," Asuka finished. "Yeah, I... we... I don't think we could handle... it being the three of us. E-even if we think about it, sometimes..."
Shinji's eyes widened a bit as her heard her mutter "Stupid sexy Rei..." Asuka cleared her throat. "B-but... Rei's still someone we both l-love." Asuka stared down at their joined hands. "There's you, and her, Shinji. Since Mama, no one else got into my heart. Not even Kaji, though I once thought he was who I wanted to. Just you two. People I love and would do anything for. So I mean it when I say you need to be ready to keep me from tearing that witch doctor's head off when we see her."
Shinji was quiet for a second. "You're just like me," he eventually said.
Asuka snorted. "You think I'm going to complain that my dearest baka also wants to punch the lights out of the quack who's been drugging our friend? You're still usually better at restraining yourself than I am."
Shinji shook his head. "Not when it comes to you or Rei. Anyone or anything that threatens either of you... I might be even angrier than you. I hope my father isn't there on Thursday. I'm not sure how I'm going to react the next time I see his face, not after knowing about my mother..."
Asuka took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Yeah... I... I hope we get to sit in our own Evas soon. I want to talk to Mama so bad..." She grimaced. "And we still haven't been able to ask Rei about her mom, or tell her that she might be in Unit-00's Core."
"I think we have to wait until she's clear of the drugs again. She was still kind of... not tracking too well and just saying strange stuff this morning," Shinji said. "I want to tell her as soon as we can, but... we might have to wait until after the Synch Test."
Asuka looked unhappy, but nodded. "Yeah, that's... something we want her able to handle. Throwing that at her right before a Synch Test if she's still wobbly might just... blow her act or something. If Commander Asshole and Doctor Bitch figure out Rei is free of their drugs... it probably wouldn't be good. And I don't want to risk her like that. The idea of them... turning someone I love into... a robot, a doll..." Asuka shivered again, harder.
Shinji used their handclasp to pull her into a full embrace. She hugged him back, hard. "I won't let that happen. You both are too important to me. I... couldn't stand to see either of you hurt at all, much less... that."
"Likewise," Asuka promised with a squeeze. "Gott, I hope Rei is better when we get home. I want to talk to my friend, not worry she's going to be alright."
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This week's update brought to you by @Voynich, @Hexokinase, @maes, @Lazurman, @Voynich, @Yla, @Theunderbolt, @Fyrstorm, @FinalPyre, and @Aegir.
Chapter 8.17
Advent
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A pair of chopsticks picks listlessly at a carefully prepared bento. Occasionally a morsel is selected and eaten, but the meal proceeds far slower than the appetizing and custom-prepared food deserves. A wordless look of apology is shot at her partner, sitting next to her. She can tell her lack of appetite and slow eating is observed and noticed.
A matching look of understanding and concurrence is returned, with hints of love and affection mixed in with acknowledgement of mutual worry over the same cause. His own lunch is hardly more touched. A slight nod of his head tells her it's alright and that it doesn't bother him, since he knows why she's worried.
Touji looked helplessly back and forth between his friend and his newly admitted girlfriend, his jaw hanging open as he watches them have an entire conversation without a single word said out loud. "This is downright disturbin'..."
The statement broke in on Shinji's absorption. He turned to face his friend, finally. "Eh? What is, Touji?"
Touji sat back, leaning on his hands. The three of them had selected a corner of the school roof for their lunch seating. "You two. It's too weird, watching you and the Red De-... er, Soryu-san be all... couple-y. I mean, you two have been... um... kinda... well, there was somethin' goin' on for the last few months, but... I could kinda understand that. You'd apologize for somethin', she'd be a raging bit-... um... angry, and it was... familiar, y'know? But this," he waved his hands at them, "is just confusin'! You're bein' all... cute and stuff at each other. And... um... Hikari said you're..." He blushed. "You're... um..." his voice shrank to almost a whisper. "Um... s-s-sleeping together?"
"Not this week," Asuka growled unhappily. "Misato asked us to 'behave' while she thinks it over whether we should be allowed to do that anymore. And we have been, to show her we're not just all over each other for being horny teens. Which has left me a bit frustrated, Stooge, on top of my being worried for Rei, so don't get on my nerves. If Shinji and I want to be 'couple-y' at school while we can, we're going to."
"Ah... yes, we um... were, Touji. Not... um... not that every night," Shinji clarified with a blush of his own. "But... sleeping in the same bed. It... we didn't feel alone anymore." His hand sought Asuka's, and their fingers laced together without a look. "That was what we needed. And that's really what we want Misato to ok."
A troubled look flitted across Asuka's face. "Speaking of Hikari... any word?"
Touji shook his head. "Nothin'. No phone call last night, nothing since last Wednesday. They won't let me go see her, either. That Doctor Akagi told me I wasn't allowed, that she was running some kinda 'delicate tests' on her that I couldn't disturb." He looked intensely worried. "I... guess I kinda know what ya mean, about... I don't feel right without her no more. This... can't you two find out anything? You're NERV Pilots too. And... Major Katsuragi was here just this morning, picking up Ayanami for somethin'! Can she...?" The big jock's hands nervously grasped at nothing.
Shinji and Asuka shared a look. Shinji watched the blood drain from his girlfriend's face and felt her hand suddenly grip his much tighter. He knew exactly what terrifying thought was running through her mind. ''Tests'? Doctor Akagi was just fine with drugging Rei into a stupor every day. What's she doing to Hikari?!'
"We'll... we've got a Synch Test on Thursday, Touji. She'll have to be there then. Doctor Akagi, I mean. We'll... find out what we can. We can talk to Misato-san tonight, too, and see if she can find out. She and Doctor Akagi are friends... I think." Shinji looked at Asuka again, no longer so sure of that. Misato knew everything they did, and hadn't seemed any happier about any of it than they were. On the contrary, she'd looked pretty betrayed at learning what her old friend had been doing to Rei.
"Thanks. I didn't know who else to ask." Touji stood up, dusting his tracksuit's pants off. "Watching you two eat is making me hungry. I'm gonna go get somethin' from the cafeteria. Be back soon." He headed to the stairs at the other end of the roof.
Asuka let a shiver run over her once he was out of sight. "Jesus, Shinji... what is that bitch doing to Hikari? She has no problem pumping Rei full of poison. Why is she keeping Hikari under wraps like this? She was just fine when we saw her right after the battle!"
Shinji shook his head sadly. "We need to get Misato-san to find out, and fast. Rei didn't look that good this morning, even with the medication Kaji-san brought back."
Asuka grit her jaw and nodded. Kaji had returned from his late night medical search with a small bag of medication and scribbled treatment regimen from some doctor he'd scared up, and they'd tried out the Narcan-derivative on Rei with apparent good effect. But their friend had still been shaky and nauseous all evening, and the next morning too. Misato's rescue after just a short time in class had been well needed, though neither Shinji or Asuka had felt very relieved watching Rei leave.
Shinji laughed sadly, prompting Asuka to give him a curious look. "Just kind of funny, Asuka. Two weeks ago, if you'd asked me what the day after we went public as a couple was going to be like, I'd have been sure we'd have been totally tied up with that, our friends all over us. But now Rei's out sick, Hikari's under quarantine, Touji's moping like I used to, and Kensuke... I can't even believe that one." He shook his head.
Asuka shook her head too. "I really can't believe that one. He can't have lunch with us because he's busy with a lunch date with two girls at once?!" She looked down at the school's athletic field below, where there were a few lunch tables under a cluster of trees at one side. They could just make out the blond hair of the spectacled boy at one table, with a girl on either side of him. Both girls were leaning in close to him. The faint sounds of girlish laughter lilted up as far as the school roof.
"Nope, I still can't believe it." Asuka sank back down. "Still, it's not all crazy. I expected Tanaka and the other Harpies to give me those dirty looks as we came in. I savored those."
Shinji grimaced. He and Asuka had come to school in the morning proudly hand-in-hand. Asuka's grin had only widened when she spotted Tanaka and a few hangers-on still glaring at her. Shinji, however, had felt a little ashamed over his outburst the day before. "Maybe I should apologi-"
"No way. We talked about this already this morning. Tanaka deserved every bit of...don't look at me like that, Shinji. I..."
His cobalt-blue eyes were relentless.
She crumbled. "Fine! You might have been a little harsh, and I sounded kind of more arrogant than I meant to. When I said she wasn't good enough, that was because..." Asuka looked away. "Because sometimes even I don't feel like I'm good enough to deserve you. You stupid, brave, caring, too-gentlemanly-for-your-own-good baka." She looked back at him, her glare returning. "And if you go apologizing for the perfectly accurate statement that you'd just watch me rip her face off, they're just going to be convinced you're a freaking gentleman and keep lusting after you. Trust me."
"I just... think we sounded a bit more 'We're Eva Pilots, we're better than you' than we meant to, yesterday. I wanted everyone to be happy for us."
Asuka shook her head again. "Too many of them want you, or me, for everyone to be happy we're together. And we are one-in-a-billion special people, Shinji. The defense of the world relies on us. It's hard not to feel proud about that. Just... be careful about making them think you're in any way still 'on the market', or they'll never quit."
"No chance of that," Shinji smiled, squeezing her hand. "Like there's anyone in the world who could be as perfect for me as you."
"Not even Rei? Pretty, exotic haired Eva Pilot who you know likes you?" Asuka teased. Her teasing smile faded. "Said she loves you, even. Loves us."
Shinji could hear the undercurrent of 'not quite joking' even before Asuka's smile faded. "Y-yeah... um... I... don't know what to tell her. I mean... w-we love her too, j-just..."
"Not quite the way she... appeared to mean it," Asuka finished. "Yeah, I... we... I don't think we could handle... it being the three of us. E-even if we think about it, sometimes..."
Shinji's eyes widened a bit as her heard her mutter "Stupid sexy Rei..." Asuka cleared her throat. "B-but... Rei's still someone we both l-love." Asuka stared down at their joined hands. "There's you, and her, Shinji. Since Mama, no one else got into my heart. Not even Kaji, though I once thought he was who I wanted to. Just you two. People I love and would do anything for. So I mean it when I say you need to be ready to keep me from tearing that witch doctor's head off when we see her."
Shinji was quiet for a second. "You're just like me," he eventually said.
Asuka snorted. "You think I'm going to complain that my dearest baka also wants to punch the lights out of the quack who's been drugging our friend? You're still usually better at restraining yourself than I am."
Shinji shook his head. "Not when it comes to you or Rei. Anyone or anything that threatens either of you... I might be even angrier than you. I hope my father isn't there on Thursday. I'm not sure how I'm going to react the next time I see his face, not after knowing about my mother..."
Asuka took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Yeah... I... I hope we get to sit in our own Evas soon. I want to talk to Mama so bad..." She grimaced. "And we still haven't been able to ask Rei about her mom, or tell her that she might be in Unit-00's Core."
"I think we have to wait until she's clear of the drugs again. She was still kind of... not tracking too well and just saying strange stuff this morning," Shinji said. "I want to tell her as soon as we can, but... we might have to wait until after the Synch Test."
Asuka looked unhappy, but nodded. "Yeah, that's... something we want her able to handle. Throwing that at her right before a Synch Test if she's still wobbly might just... blow her act or something. If Commander Asshole and Doctor Bitch figure out Rei is free of their drugs... it probably wouldn't be good. And I don't want to risk her like that. The idea of them... turning someone I love into... a robot, a doll..." Asuka shivered again, harder.
Shinji used their handclasp to pull her into a full embrace. She hugged him back, hard. "I won't let that happen. You both are too important to me. I... couldn't stand to see either of you hurt at all, much less... that."
"Likewise," Asuka promised with a squeeze. "Gott, I hope Rei is better when we get home. I want to talk to my friend, not worry she's going to be alright."
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BlackAeronaut
Scaring people witless since 1980
- Location
- A state of mind where it is always ****ing Monday.
Teh Rei needs all the hugs.
Nice chapter.
Though I notice this story thread is up to 200 pages - you might want to start another thread before it hits triple digits.
Though I notice this story thread is up to 200 pages - you might want to start another thread before it hits triple digits.
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
*blink* Wait, partially because I started reading and liking my way through it? ... Cool! I'm still catching up, but I'm definitely enjoying it so far! Good work, Strypgia!
- Location
- National Capital Region, USA
This is SV. It doesn't have the hardware problems that required threads on SB to be capped. There are Quest threads here that are at nearly 2000 pages. A&T isn't even that long, relatively speaking.Nice chapter.
Though I notice this story thread is up to 200 pages - you might want to start another thread before it hits triple digits.
PMAS is closing in on 3000.
Always Late
Lacking in coffee, sleep, and brains
- Location
- Ohio
*checks clock, 1:40AM* I don't need sleep.
Hey dude! You're in for a roller-coaster ride of WAFF, blood, and a possessive, militaristic, pseudo-german girl being awesome.
New stuff kicks off with Toji worrying about his GF, and a phantom 'ch' appears...
Nothing major, probably more of those super-science soul/brainwave tests... that get clearer when the patient isn't thinking.
Ok, I am now terrified.
Yes!
Good man Kaji, good man.
wat.
Kensuke, you absolute rock star.
Indirect reply to Stargrave and co. beginning... now!
Makes sense.
I c wat u did thar. I know where you got that.
I don't think you're alone in that Asuka.
And may that always be the case.
"You get that from my side, Shinji. Although, Kyoko's anger was nothing to sneeze at."
And won't that be a fun conversation, talking to a soul ripped into two semi-disparate halves.
Whiskey Golf
Being of Editing & Technical Assistance
- Location
- Chained to my desk
Theunderbolt
"Prepare for trouble..."
- Location
- USoA
Sempai noticed me~
I'll work my way through the whole thread eventually though!
I'll work my way through the whole thread eventually though!
still_guns
For the Empire!
- Location
- Bridge of ISS Conundrum
Asuka... that little sentence you tried to hide... Do I sense an israfel special in the future? :}
samdamandias
Apprentice Plane Wizard
I did not see that one coming.
Israfel Special, wooo! Of course, getting from the point of "Stupid Sexy Rei" to a stable trio is going to need quite a bit of talking with everybody involved. And it might be that they mutually agree that an Israfel Special might be in the future and now isn't the time, or something else. I for one would want to see more growth in the relationship to the point where one day the Israfel Special just sort of happens and none of the pilots think it strange.
I think the only time this isn't true are with some of GregHL's Ree. Otherwise, as previously demonstrated in this thread and a few others "Huggle teh Rei" is always the correct option.
Apparently, at some point Rei decided to perform a social experiment and attempt to ship Kensuke X Harem. So far it seems to be working, especially since Rei can apparently get warm fuzzies from feeling other people's warm fuzzies, and thus shipping Kensuke X Harem works in her own interests, by distracting many of the girls in the class (making Shinji and Asuka happy), by generating plenty of warm fuzzies, and by confusing the hell out of everybody else, including Kensuke.
khazit
Verified Skrull infiltrator
The Worm thread on SB is around 2000+ pages now, I think, so there's no need for thread splitting in either sites now.
Also, Weekly dose of (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol acquired
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