Prologue
Disclaimer: I don't own the Eva characters
This story contains HEAVY amounts of OoC. If this offends you or upsets you, STOP READING NOW AND FIND SOMETHING ELSE!!! If not, then read on, and enjoy.
The setting for the story you are about to read is as follows: The Eva pilot children are all 20 years old. Instead of Third Impact, there was a massive war between Humans and Angels. By the end of the war, the Evas were all damaged beyond repair, and so were discarded. The humans came out on top, and reclaimed the Earth.
During the war, all of the pilots were exposed to an Angel's psych-warp attack. This left them all with permanent psychological changes. Shinji, once the mousey, mentally unstable boy, was now removed of all of his insecurities.
Asuka, once the brash, insecure, and harsh girl, was now a genuinely kind and caring individual, but still with some of her old personality showing through.
Perhaps the biggest personality change took place in Rei. Once withdrawn, even detached, and a living doll, fit to be ordered about, Rei is now a normal, outgoing, sensitive girl. She actually enjoys cooking and spending time with people.
During a particularly fierce Angel assault, one of the Angels managed a lucky, direct hit on NERV HQ, killing everyone inside. Among the dead were Commander Ikari, sub-Commander Fuyutski, and Dr. Akagi. Misato was spared this fate because she had been placed in command of the Eva command center on the front lines of the Geofront.
It has been four years since the end of the Great War. Shinji, Rei, and Asuka have all grown up both physically and emotionally. Shinji, however, has had nightmares ever since the war ended. We join the trio on a typical morning.