[X] Grenade in the Angel's mouth, Rei and Asuka attack the tentacle
-[X] Roll 1d6: 6
(critical failure)
-[X] Roll 1d100+1d20: 63
Unit-02 throws the grenade into the Angel's gaping maw after dodging another jet of the tarry substance. You signal to the crew to detonate the bombs remotely. The button is pressed and…nothing happens. The bomb doesn't appear to go off at all. The Admiral demands an explanation from his crew, who have no idea what went wrong, but you ignore them. For one reason or another, the grenade failed.
The Angel finally finds its target and a blob of black goop hits Unit-02 in the side of the head, and another catches it in the leg. You hear the two of them scream in pain. It appears to be a sort of acid, and it's corroding Unit-02's armor. Nevertheless, the pair of them continue to try to attack the Angel.
Well, great. It's just not your lucky day, you suppose. As you are about to despair, a fighter jet appears from an elevator onto the ruined flight deck. It's Kaji! Your heart leaps. It seems like he has a trick up his sleeve. Perhaps he's going to do a bombing run to keep the Angel busy? Kaji calls out to you from the plane. He's got to make a "delivery" so he's going to be heading out ahead of you. See you back at HQ! Take care! And with that, the jet takes off and he's gone.
The bridge is speechless for a moment before Horaki says what everyone is thinking. He…ran away.
You are going to
kill him.
The Angel pauses its assault for a moment or two as Asuka and Rei manage to successfully dodge another onslaught of black goop. Rei and Asuka seize the opportunity and cut through the Angel's AT-Field quickly. It seems that their combined AT-Field is more than a match for the Angel's. Asuka and Rei take a knife to the closest tentacle…
And they suddenly throw up their AT-Field. You're not sure what's going on. Asuka tells you that the Angel attempted unsuccessfully to electrocute them. Must be a defense mechanism on the tentacles. Seems like it
really doesn't want anyone messing with those. Which, you know, the more someone tells Asuka not to do something, the more she wants to do it.
You give the order to take them out with the caveat to avoid getting shocked. Asuka and Rei say they're on it in unison. The pair of them cut through the first of the seven tentacles. The Angel shrieks in pain. You hear Asuka growl something at Rei. You order the remaining munitions be fired at the Angel (taking care to avoid the pilots). The Angel is quickly overwhelmed by the combined assault and the tentacles burst into bloody pulp.
Rei and Asuka cut down the final inner tentacle to reveal a glittering red object at the very bottom of its base. It appears the Angel has seven small cores in the bases of each of its tentacles. Unit-02 limp-runs around the disk and crushes them under its good foot after cutting the rest loose. The Angel makes a raspy, wheezing sound, and the remaining outer tentacles collapse into the sea with a mighty splash.
Sonar confirms the source of the deafening underwater noise has stopped. It appears that the Angel is dead.
ANANIEL
~Ende~
You reel Unit-02 back in to the
Over the Rainbow. Asuka and Rei exit the plug. Asuka is standing on the deck with her hands on her hips in a triumphant pose. Rei looks unwell. The red plugsuit she borrowed from Asuka is clearly too small for her. Asuka asks what she's sulking for before you can intervene and fuss over your ward. Rei says she's fine. She just needs to lie down for a little. Asuka tells her to suit herself. Rei bows politely to Asuka and stumbles over to the stairwell, where Horaki gives Rei her shoulder to lean on. You're glad you brought Horaki with you.
You look out at what's left of the Fleet. It looks like you've lost at least eight ships, including two battleships. You'd rather not think too much about the casualty counts right now. They will be high.
You approach Asuka and tell her she did well, especially considering the conditions you were fighting in. Asuka preens, greedily sucking up your praise like a sponge. You decide to leave the German language thing for another time. It will need to be addressed, but you think it's best to let Asuka have her victory for now. She earned it. You're sure Gendo will complain in the debriefing later. Her eye and cheek seem a little swollen and red from the acid attack. Seems she got a sympathetic injury. Asuka either doesn't notice or care, and she's in good spirits.
The rest of your trip into New Yokosuka goes uneventfully. Rei reappears as you pull into harbor, back in her casual clothes. Her hair is still matted with LCL, and she looks a little tired, but her condition seems to have improved. She tells you she's doing fine (really, she is uninjured) and goes down the ramp into the harbor with Asuka, who proclaims she is relieved to be on dry land at last.
The Admiral signs your release form in stony silence, avoiding eye contact with you. You thank him for his cooperation. He grunts at you and returns to his ship.
What will you do now?
[ ] Meet with Ritsuko to talk about Rei's condition
[ ] Spend some time with Asuka
[ ] Check to see if Horaki is okay
