Creation began on 06-15-18

Creation ended on 06-16-18

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Evangelion APB: Interlude Asuka

A/N: Here's what our sole redhead has to think about Shinji owning his own company and innovating the Tokyo Police Department.

"WHAT?!" A young woman with long, red hair and blue eyes yelled at a man with an unshaven face in response to a discovery he informed her of. "You're saying this boy got selected to pilot an Evangelion?! Him, of all people?!"

"Yes, but unfortunately," the unshaven man, Ryoji Kaji, explained, "he's been rather…unwilling to actually join NERV. He…has issues with the commander."

"What kinda issues keep someone from accepting that they need to help protect the world from the threat of the Angels?"

"The lack of a stable relationship with their father and the unease of being pressured to join NERV when they refuse."

"The commander's his father? He should get with the program and pilot the Eva."

"Easier said than done, Asuka. There's also the question of how he can run his company if he's so busy with piloting the Eva?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Asuka, Shinji Ikari isn't just the designated Third Child, he's also the owner of the tech company New Genesis Solutions. He built that company from the ground up a few years ago after he ended up in the care of his maternal grandmother."

"New Genesis Solutions? You mean, him?! How the Holle does he get his own company to run?!"

"An advanced degree in technological engineering and a talent for tinkering with machines. He's been part of the revolutionary game of technology to modify the use and function of drones, cellular phones, computers, even nanotechnology. Recently, he experienced an attack on one of three friends that work part-time at his company, and as a result of the trauma, along with the death of his grandmother and spite towards his father and disinterest in NERV, he purchased the Tokyo PD and innovated it with new gadgets and supplied every medical treatment facility across the nation with new equipment."

"Why would he do any of that? It's not going to change his situation any bit."

"People react to traumatic experiences differently from others, Asuka. And he just made a choice that was based on the fact that one of his friends was almost killed in front of him and the hospital he was admitted to, along with the police station Shinji went to give his statement at, were poorly staffed and equipped to deal with their respective situations due to NERV being funded heavily."

"If it's to ensure that the world is safe later, then people have to adjust."

"It's not that simple, Asuka. People can't survive simply on the Eva alone. Even the survivors need financial, technical and medical resources."

"So, he's trying to help the people by supplying them with police and medical technology."

"Among other things, I hear. New Genesis Solutions is said to be into many fields, all technological. Though, a report revealed that, when asked, Shinji flat-out rejected the idea of any form of bio-engineering being implemented at New Genesis. Most believe it's because he doesn't want to cross the line between the technological and the biological and be labeled a mad scientist. Some people believe it may have something to do with the way his mother died."

Asuka decided to look up New Genesis Solutions and its young founder, Shinji Ikari, and why this Commander Ikari was going to extremes to recruit him.

"Just how big is this New Genesis Solutions?" She asked Kaji, curious about the kid's company.

"Last I checked, it was worth at least one-hundred-twenty-eight-billion in United States currency," he answered her. "However, that number could increase later on. It has been making increased strides in medical technology and distributing new equipment across the country and intends to do the same with the US and China. In a sense, New Genesis Solutions has achieved some measure of acceptance from the public that exceeds that of NERV."

That's crazy. It doesn't even have the technology necessary to fight the Angels.

Unfortunately, Asuka had her own opinion about both the company and its founder. Not only was the name quite unusual, but the fact that it was owned by a teen that was on the list of capable people needed to pilot the Eva made for an inadequate mix and drew too much time away from what was necessary and crucial.

"NERV shouldn't bother if the brat is unwilling to join," she expressed.

"True, but Commander Ikari refuses to let sleeping dogs lie," Kaji explained.

To be continued…

A/N: Well, now we know what our resident redhead thinks and feels.