Day 1
I´m writing this in an emergency shelter. Plenty of food, and away from that giant eye that stared at me wherever I went. Getting to the shelter after waking up on the beach wasn´t the hard part. Keeping my sanity was. Red waters. Smell of blood. Horrid crucified silhouettes in the distance. Maybe I´m in hell. Was the first thing I thought: death took the shape of my ex-wife, and I died after embracing her. On my way to the shelter, I passed by several apartment blocks. Not a single soul. No fighting over loot, no desperate calls from mothers searching for their children, no groans from the wounded. Just silence. It chills my heart to think I´m the only one left.
I wonder what happened during the assault on Nerv HQ to cause such a cataclysm. Maybe it was an act of God. Punishment for our sins. I´ll probably never know. For now, I just want to rest. There´s a whirlwind of images and voices going through my head from my waiting in the Purgatory. But I can´t seem to focus on any of it. Must sort out my current situation first. Then I can find answers.
Maybe if I fall asleep, it´ll all be OK again.
Day 3
Finally met another human. Two to be exact. Don´t think I´ve ever felt so glad at seeing people. A young man, goes by the name of Michishige Kazuma. Looks like a civilian to me, not a JSSDF or NERV crew. Tall, jet black hair and keen eyes. Keen but not sly. I like that. Says he used to be a paramedic (very valuable!). The little girl that always holds his hand can´t be older than 6. Doesn´t speak. Kazuma says he found her wandering through the docks. Interesting fact, he also woke up at the beach. Doesn´t remember jack shit either of what happened, just memories of before the Rapture.
We decided not to venture deeper into what´s left of Tokyo 3, and stay close to the beach. Hopefully we find more people in the next few days. We set camp in the shelter I´ve been staying in. There´s still enough tinned food and bottled water to last us for a good four months.
Day 4
Kazuma and the girl found another two, I found an old man at the beach. Dr. Barry, engineer at NERV. Saw my uniform and freaked out. I finally managed to calm him down, showed him I wasn´t armed and had no intention to harm him. The man´s mind has been severely scarred. Completely paranoid. Still, he´s staying with us. The two Kazuma found were a woman in her 40s and a teenager. I don´t think the woman has come to terms with what has happened yet. Refuses to believe this is the new world. Doesn´t talk to us, just sits there and smiles and mumbles to herself. The kid is called Fujimoto Tadayoshi. Bright lad, very helpful. Has an impressive ability to adapt. Told him to take care of the woman and Dr. Barry at the shelter while Kazuma (and his inseparable girl) and myself keep looking for more people on the beach.
Day 7
I heard gunshots in the distance today. Our little group is now 13 strong. During the last couple of days, we´ve found more people at the beach. A JSSDF special forces commando and a captain on day 5. They both outrank me, but the commando seems to have lost the will to thrive in this post apocalyptic world. The captain, Matsuo, seems happy to leave me in charge. The man reminds me of my 1st lieutenant. Green as grass, but humble. Fast learner too. Day 6, we picked up two NERV personnel and a civilian male. The NERV people might be a problem. They aren´t armed but they aren´t cooperative with anyone wearing a JSSDF uniform. Would probably be a good idea to get all JSSDF to change into civilian clothes. One of the NERV people, Nakamura Miharu, punched Matsuo when he tried to help her up. Whether it´s because she didn´t want to be touched or because he was JSSDF, I don´t know. Probably both. The man we didn´t find at the beach, he stumbled into the shelter. Tadayoshi brought him to me in a terrible state. Dehydrated, malnourished and confused. I guess not everyone can survive on their own in a world like this. By the end of today, we found another NERV personnel and a woman. Both are in good state, both physical and mental.
With our increased numbers, the food and water in the shelter won´t last for long. I´ve grouped people into a couple search parties hunting for food, water, and basic needs. Dr. Barry suggested it´d be a good idea to stock medications and clothing. The man seems to feel a lot more comfortable around me now he´s convinced I´m not going to execute him. I also indicated Matsuo and one of the NERV personnel, Ishimaru, to search for weapons and ammunition. Not sure it´s a good idea to stockpile weapons with tensions between the NERV and JSSDF crew, but today´s gunshots don´t make me feel safe.
Day 8
Matsuo brought me a couple of teenagers today. Told me they were the VIPs. Didn´t realize what he was talking about until I recognized their faces. The boy seems OK, very shy. Won´t make eye contact with me. The girl seems slightly catatonic. Only talks with the boy, and that rarely. Spends most of her time staring into the emptiness, barely eats. They are being taken care of by the Nerv people. I want answers, but in their current state, I don´t think they can give any.