That argument can be made of anyone on the trip though (barring Misato. Probably). The question is if he actually did anything or steered Katsuragi the elder into doing whatever it was that woke up and then exploded ADAM, or if he was there to observe and report, then leave with tissue samples or something before everything went to shit.
Well, considering how it ended up for the crew, Katsuragi senior probably didn't know. Meanwhile, Gendo hopped into security just in time.
There is a great degree of dramatic irony in the line. His father obviously did not know about Gendo's involvement in 2I he was talking about Gendo's actions as a young punk gang member. But we know that Gendo's sins go well beyond that. The other thing I liked was Gendo referring his current associates (SEELE) as being quite similar to his old ones. For all their posturing and self aggrandizement Gendo sees SEELE as just a bunch of power hungry thugs.
That's true, and I think your view is fair to have. I admit that I often view things from my own perspective. And one thing about that is that I love parallels reflections and echos.
Which if true makes Misato's current hatred of Shinji deeply ironic. She hates him for being like the thing she swore to destroy, the thing that killed her father, but in many ways he is the realization of his fathers dream. Of course hate is by its nature rarely rational.
Fuck you too, dad.
The saddest thing here is that makes the relationship between Shinji and Gendo the better of the two...
He was this self-aware about his problems... but then losing Yui broke him. It's sad to contemplate who Gendo might have been if that hadn't happened. He'd still be a pretty amoral hatchet-man for a global conspiracy bent on ending humanity, but he'd be a better man than he became in canon, and probably would have tried to be a decent father, if for no other reason than Yui wanted him to be.
And to stick an EVA sized middle finger in his father's face. Spite is a hell of a motivator.
There's already lots of dark, juicy story potential in BnB, with Shinji, Asuka, and Kaworu having met and been friendly when very small. The idea of the three of them finding in each other someone who can understand a bit more than the outside world, learning to trust and support each other in the ultra-high-pressure war they find themselves ensnared in is... very neat. Of course I'd root for an OT3 here (I'd love to see what you'd do with a A/S/K setup in a darker, mid-war setting like this!), but I'm not going to run away in panic if it's S/K only. A fic where Shinji and Kaworu get to at least be friends, when they both need one so badly, is a good thing.
While I am all one for OT3 in this, as I am sure Alex can do it right, we already get that with Asuka and Shinji in A&T and Alex has done a very good job of making a name for himself by making sure his fic doesn't do the same things as other. Not that he can't or that he shouldn't mind you, but I still would like to see different things from this fic.
I can't help but say this: If you root for OT3 then for the love of all that is good and magical don't keep KSK in the background of your fic. Us OT3 fans are dying of thirst.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. I am the same way with my challenges and honestly if I wasn't they wouldn't be as good as they are(not they are perfect but...). I have no doubt in my mind if you weren't then we wouldn't have this golden fic. Just try not to let the vocal minority word more then the focal majority.
Need to come up with an idea for another KSK bit, but I'm hardly averse to having them appear some more.
Eh sorry but a Kensuke Sayaka Kyoko OT3 is Stryp's thing. I would not feel comfortable copying that. I put Sayaka and Kyoko in Shinjis class but I don't plan on expandng the shout out past that.
Hehe thank you for the ringing endorcement I can only hope I can love up to it.
That was for Stryp. I know you wouldn't nor do I expect you. To use those two that is. Now Homura and Madoka, especially with the idea I had that I put in here before, that's a nother story
.It's the truth. Plain and simple.
