Chapter 13: A Puppet and an Empty Shell
Returning to his home, he did a little housework before going to bed. The next day came and Shinji did his morning routine. After completing it, he got ready for his next destination. He put on black slacks, a white overcast t-shirt, a black windbreaker, his watch, shoes and his backpack. Closing his door, his voices directed him to the place he needed to deliver the NERV card.
An hour or so later, he arrived at the factory produced apartment complexes that had seen better days. They looked cluttered, broken, and empty. Pulling out a piece of paper in his pocket, it had both the apartment complex and room number. Blinking and putting it away, he headed toward it. Getting to the correct one and stopping, he looked up.
Seeing where the apartment door should be, he blinked and looked forward. Walking, he spotted the staircase that would lead to the First Child's floor. As he was climbing the steps, his voices were shouting rape into his ears. He didn't know why they said that word. Given the amount of rooms in the complex along with how rundown they appeared, that activity could be happening anywhere.
Ayanami had woken up a bit ago. Still feeling the cobb webs of sleep, she was taking a cold morning shower to wake up. Putting herself under the shower head, she stood there letting the ice water splash on her face and body. After a few minutes, she washed herself. Turning off the water, Rei stood there in a void thinking about nothing in particular.
Blinking, she got out. Taking a towel from the hanger, she began drying her hair. Slipping on indoor sandals, she didn't put on anything else. Walking out of the bathroom, her room was semi illuminated. Sunlight through the drapes was the only light turned on. Not caring about the lights being off, she made her way toward her dresser.
"Hello my pretty," a rash, deep voice came from the hallway.
Rei stopped and turned toward her unexpected visitor. It was a man leaning on the door frame to the entrance hallway. He was dressed in a dark green business suit with shining cufflinks. Steeping out of the shadows to show his appearance, the teen's face changed a little to an apprehensive face. He looked to be 40-50 years of age with a little extra packaging around the stomach.
"It's a rarity to find gems in these places," he said with a shark smile. "But the setting here suits what I'm going to do to you."
"..." Ayanami said.
She didn't understand what the man meant or insinuated. However, she felt an emotion of fear taking over as she took a step back. The man appeared to be in bliss. He ogled the girl extensively to the point of drooling from her outfit. The teen only had a towel around her neck. Both ends of the cloth covered her developing "fun bags" while her vagina was exposed.
Feeling his shaft straining against his pants, he felt goosebumps on his skin. Adding check on his mental chalkboard, it increased the number of females that he has defiled. He took another step when a knock came at the door. Another one came after a couple of seconds followed by another the same time after. The First Child saw the disappointment on the man's face, but it changed back to the shark smile.
"I'll drive our little visitor away my pretty. Don't you go anywhere now," he said. Turning around, he walked towards the front door and opened it quickly.
"WHAT!?" he shouted. Thinking it was a service person, he saw the top of someone's head. Blinking and looking down, it was a boy about the girl's age. The teen bowed.
"Greetings sir," Shinji asked with a stoic expression. "Is Miss Ayanami in?"
'Weird kid…by the looks of him, he must be fragile…heh heh, it's been awhile since I forced two kids. This will make a good picture collection,' he man thought evilly.
"Why yes she is, please come in."
The man stepped aside and saw the boy bowed slightly again. Watching him walk in calmly, the man slowly closed the door. Waiting patiently, he observed the teen and waited for his cue. The Third Child took off his shoes and bag at the entrance. Continuing forward, the pilot walked to the main living area.
Looking around with his eyes, he was taking in how dirty and trashy the space was. Entering the living room, he stopped and saw who he was looking for. Ayanami was standing naked with only a towel hanging from the back of her neck down to her bosom. She looked a little scared. Though his voices were ogling the First Child, the male pilot did not look down. Only the child voice seemed displeased by the other voices actions.
"..." he said. Ignorning them, he bowed and closed his eyes.
"Greetings Miss Ayanami-" he said standing back up. He opened his mouth when two hands were placed on his shoulders.
"How about the two of you get together...now…I won't say it twice," the man stated firmly.
"..." Shinji said. The male pilot stared at Ayanami with an impassive face while she still held her apprehensive one.
"Sir, please take your hands off of me," the Third Child said stoically.
Rei noticed that the Third Child was beginning to give small tremors from one body part to another. However unlike his body behavior, his face held the same expression. Feeling something developing in the air, she started to feel his atmosphere start to change. It morphed into a dark murky feeling that she hadn't heard or felt before. The intruder didn't notice as he laughed then leaned his head next to the boy's ear.
"Not until we walk forward and start playing doctor with-"
"I will repeat myself...take your hands...off me sir," the boy stated in the impassive voice. The man looked at the boy and chuckled, only tightening his grip. She noticed him give a slow blink then only moved his eyes slowly to her.
"Excuse me Miss Ayanami," he said. Seeing her blink, the male pilot gave a small nod.
Without warning, Third Child threw his head back hard and smacked man's nose. The older gentlemen let go of the boy and gripped his nose, groaning in pain and anger. Pivoting around to face the person, Shinji got into a defensive stance. Making a threat at the male teen, the suited man rushed him. Throwing a wide right punch, it missed.
Shinji ducked from getting a fist to his face. With quickness, he reached and murderously gripped the man's neck. Without hesitation or wind up, the male pilot slammed a right knee into the man's stomach. Blinking from how quick the turn around was, Rei saw the man's face turn into disorder. The Third Child let go of the older gentleman.
Only taking a step back, he bent forward and held his gut. One hand immediately covered his mouth as he gave the impression of about to regurgitate. However, the male teen raised his right elbow and slammed it hard to the back of man's head. Flopping onto the hard floor with a thud, he was out cold. Standing back straight, Third Child dusted the invisible dirt off him.
He turned around and bowed again to her. Ayanami's expression went back to her normal stoic face; however, she felt something that she couldn't identify. Tilting her head in mild confusion, she tried analyzing it. She felt a relief sensation going through her but didn't understand what or why she was feeling it.
"Forgive my rudeness of interrupting anything Miss Ayanami," he said while looking at her face.
"There was no interruption Ikari, I do not know him," she said.
Blinking, she moved her head back straight and watched the Third Child. Rei saw only his eyes moving slowly to look at the man on the floor. A moment passed as his eyes slowly returned to her face. A small amount of goosebumps flared on the albino girl's back. The sensation felt odd and unpleasant as if being naked seemed to emphasize what she felt. Reaching into his pocket, he got something out and extended it to her with his left hand.
"We have received new security cards. I was asked by Dr. Akagi to give it to you."
"..." Rei said. Nodding, she walked closer to him and stopped. Extending her hand, she grabbed the card. She then noticed Shinji's watch which the orange color face seemed to draw her attention…Blinking, she saw him withdrew his hand back to his side. Another wave of murkiness went through her for some reason.
"Is there anything that you need Miss Ayanami?" he asked calmly. She blinked.
"No Ikari."
"Very well, excuse me then," he said with a bow.
The male pilot turned around and lowered to the unconscious man. Picking him up with only his right pinky, he walked normally out the door. Rei pondered the possibilities of someone to show improbable physical strength. She also wondered why the male pilot didn't express the same emotions as the man. Despite her being naked, she did not feel the same vibe. Deciding that it didn't matter, she got dressed.
Finished dressing, she ate a small breakfast and grabbed her bag. Exiting her apartment, Ayanami walked down the walkway to the stairs. Reaching them and walking down the steps, she began hearing sounds coming from above. They sounded like something beating against flesh and metal with a person gasping. Looking up, the female pilot didn't see anything. Continuing to go down the stairs, the beating sounds got quieter. When she planted one foot on the sidewalk, a death scream came from above.
Blinking from surprise, she turned around. Unable to find where the noise came from, the scream kept getting louder and closer. Finding that it was coming from the ally, she walked quickly toward it. Halfway there, the scream was cut off suddenly by a fleshy burst sound. Continuing, Rei looked down the somewhat open passageway.
Her eyes widen to find a body split in half. Blood splattered on the ground, walls, and objects lying around. It was like a large red cloud around the body with innards filling the holes in the ground. Feeling eyes looking down at her, Rei looked to the roof. Shinji was standing there looking down. Blinking out of reflex, he was gone.
Hearing something in front of her, she turned slowly back to the corpse. The male pilot was standing next to it facing away from her. Her eyes widen more when she blinked again. The Third Child was suddenly standing a foot and a half away from her. A feeling of something dreadful came out of him that made her freeze. He bowed slowly not showing his eyes then vanished again.
Blinking rapidly and confused, Ayanami heard footsteps behind her. Turning slowly around toward the sidewalk, hers were still wide eye with apprehension. Shinji was there walking away on it slowly till he suddenly stopped. He turned slowly toward her and began walking back towards her. She couldn't hear anything else except the soft clicks from his shoes.
"..." she said. Fearing that Shinji would do something unknowing to her sight, Rei tried not to blink. He stopped in front of her as she started to see the world behind him starting to swirl.
"Miss Ayanami…Miss Ayanami…Miss Ayanami," Shinji kept repeating.
"...!?" Rei said. Blinking rapidly, she saw that she was back in her apartment. Shinji was standing in front of her. Looking at the floor, the man was still in one piece. Noticing that her hand was still extended out with her card in hand, she turned back to the Third Child. He was standing with both hands at his side.
"Miss Ayanami, are you feeling well?" the male pilot asked in a calm voice. She looked at him for a moment and felt nothing coming out of him. She sighed internally despite feeling tense inside still.
"Yes," she finally replied. Putting her hand at her side, the First Child turned around and walked to her dresser.
"Is there anything you need Miss Ayanami?" he asked stoically and looking the other way.
"No Ikari," she answered but felt déjà vu.
"Very well, shall I accompany you for we are going to the same location?"
"No, that will not be needed," she replied coldly.
"..." Shinji said and bowed. "Very well, good day."
Out of a strange impulse, Rei turned and watched him. The Third Child turned around grabbed the man's belt with one hand. He dragged the unconscious body and walked out of the apartment. Sighing internally and turning back to the dresser. Paranoia hit her and took a last glance at Shinji. Her eyes shot open when she saw him dragging the man with just his right pinky out the door. Watching the door close silently, she decided to chase after him from the same impulse.
Dressing quickly, she brushed her teeth and walked out briskly only to hear a loud metal clang. Opening her door and looking around, she didn't find anyone. She then heard footsteps and saw the the male pilot walking down the stairs. Watching him a little to see if anything happened, nothing did. Blinking, everything stayed the same.
Questions developed in her head that she couldn't answer. Feeling confused and a little irritated, she decided to go to NERV as well. Following him at a distance, they headed toward a train station. Both got onto the train rail and were riding in the same car. They didn't sit together as each occupied a bench across from one another.
Both sat at the left end of their bench so they weren't directly across from each other. Rei got out a small manual book and began reading. As the train went along, she felt an urge to look over at the Third Child. At first, she ignored it for not finding a reason to do the impulse. However, the urge became nagging and was not leaving.
Stopping at a paragraph, she looked with her eyes and saw that Shinji was reading a book as well. About to read the title, something changed. His right eye moved by itself and slowly turned toward her. The left eye was still looking at the book. Blinking in surprise and turning back to her book, a creepy feeling washed over her. It made reading harder as more questions drew up in her head.
A small flap was heard as she brought her book closer to her face. Looking over again, the male pilot closed his book and placed it in his bag. Zipping up his backpack, he looked forward then closed his eyes. Time went by and nothing happened. Blinking, she went back to her reading and ignored any other impulses to see what he was doing.
When the train stopped, Ayanami got out first followed by Shinji. Both were walking at a distance apart, never breaking it nor changing it. No word was said between them which didn't affect them in any way, shape, or state of mind. Both entered NERV and were heading down stairs. She took the escalator while he took the stairs which were right of the escalator. Not hearing any footsteps, the First Child assumed the male pilot was on the same escalator.
Rei got off the first escalator and started walking to the second. In front of the second set, she stopped not hearing any following footsteps. She turned her head to the left and found that he wasn't behind her. Fully turned behind her, the Third Child was nowhere to be seen. Blinking in confusion, the First Child turned around. Surprised, Shinji was walking down the next set of stairs in front of her silently.
Contemplating on the several questions that developed, she couldn't find an answer to them. Ignoring them, she went down the escalator feeling her hands close into soft fists of frustration. Following him, he never stopped or looked behind at her. The sight of his back was something that made her feel off. Debating on how it made her feel, it made her a little more frustrated.
Shaking her head, she had something more important to focus on. Coming up to an intersection, both pilots parted without saying a word. While he went toward the control, she went to the locker room to change into her plugsuit. Once done, she headed toward the Eva cage. Once there, she saw Unit-00 was restrained to the far wall. Seeing the technicians come to her, the escort her to the entry-plug for her test.
"We will now commence the reactivation test for Unit-00," Ritsuko stated from inside the control room. After the techs helped loaded the First Child into the entry-plug, the canister entered the Eva and powered on.
"Rei, are you ready?" asked Gendo.
[Yes sir] Rei replied over the comm-link.
"Your synch ratio is not as high as before, is something wrong?"
[No. I am fine] she said. Trying to clear her mind, the frustration she had earlier still lingered. A small possibility was that the male pilot was also in the control room that made her remember her irritation.
"Initiate primary contact," Gendo ordered.
"Main power contact."
"Operational voltage critical point, cleared!"
"Shift to phase two!"
"Begin linking pilot to Unit-00."
"Pulse and harmonics normal."
"All nerve links connected."
"No abnormalities in CNS."
"..." Shinji said. He stood watching the reactivation test because his voices wanted to watch. They were pretty quite. The countdown began for the absolute borderline. He then heard them starting to rumble about the word hate to love and how they were interwoven with certain people.
"People are going to die you know."
"Always on the verge of destruction because of being with another..."
"…that isn't theirs."
"Crude world don't you think Shinji," a voice echoed through his head while the others started to giggle hysterically.
"…" the male pilot said. Blinking, he started saw blood dripping from all the walls. The words love and hate started to be written on the walls with red as the iron-smelling liquid continued to flow down. The child voice mentioned of how awing it was about looking at an Angel. The Third Child took this information and left silently to the lockers.
"Borderline cleared!"
"Unit-00 has been activated."
"Now commencing linkage test."
"..." Kozo stated. He was nearby a room phone when it started to ring. Answering it, he put it down.
"Ikari. An unidentified flying object is heading this way. It's most likely an Angel."
"..." Gendo stated. Misato looked over to the Commander as he thought over the new information. "Abort the test! All personnel, go to level one yellow alert!" Gendo ordered.
"Can we use Unit-00?" the Sub-Commander asked.
"It's not battle-ready yet. What about Unit-01?"
"We can have it up in six minutes," Ritsuko answered.
"Good. Scramble it," he stated. Gendo and the scientist turned to see the male pilot not there.
"Third Child is in the Eva Cage and heading toward Unit-01," Maya stated.
'That fast…' Ritsuko stared at the screen. Gendo stared coldly at the screen showing the Third Child.
From above the mountains came down the Fifth Angel. Shaped as two perfectly angled pyramids, they were connected at their base to create a floating diamond. A small beltline layer was between the two geometric shapes and had various colors emitted from it. Reaching the base of the mountains, it migrated across the lake before entering the outskirts of Neo-Tokyo.
"The target is now above Lake Ashino," Shigeru stated.
"Eva Unit-01 is ready for take-off!" Makoto stated.
"Eva Unit-01 launch!" ordered Misato. The Eva shot upward through the vertical track accelerating toward the surface. The Angel felt an energy surge coming from underground up ahead. Seeing it would be in its firing range, it powered up.
"...!?" Shigeru stated. He saw the readings on his terminal of what the Angel was doing.
"I'm getting a high energy reading within the target!"
"What?!" shouted Misato.
"It's accelerating on its periphery! Starting to converge!" he shouted.
"A particle beam?!" Misato gasped. With that the Eva snapped to the surface.
"NO! Shinji, get out of the way!" she shouted.
Shinji stared at the Angel which his voices were saying lasers with glee. The Angel unleashed a large particle beam that rushed above the city buildings. It went through the building that was covering the Eva and went through other buildings behind it. Ducking quickly to the ground, Unit-01 avoided being shot at by the particle beam. The NERV crew in the bridge sighed heavily with relief…almost.
"Cable has been cut!" Maya shouted. Her outburst brought everyone back on their toes watching the emergency battery countdown. Misato then saw the purple Unit get up slowly. Once standing, it walked towards the Angel like nothing was wrong which made people baffled.
"Shinji! What the hell do you think you are doing!? Find some cover damn it!" Misato shouted into the intercom. Shinji didn't reply and kept walking forward. His voices were grinning and having a mad look in their eyes at the floating diamond giant.
"Another energy reading!" Shigeru stated.
"DAMNIT SHINJI!" Misato fumed in anger and worry.
Another particle beam went by and missed the Eva again hitting the first spot again. The only damage was the increasing blast area at the middle of a mountain far behind the city. Doing more and more laser attacks, the Eva continued to avoid them. The way Shinji dodged was leaning backwards diagonally, to the side, or straight back with quickest matching the particle beam. Every successful dodge, he returned to a standing position and walked forward.
To the crew, it was almost like a hunter stalking and staring down its prey. The bridge technician stated that the floating enemy was rapidly increasing its energy readings. They could see it based on how rapidly the colors were emitting from the Angel's centerline. With out warning, it did rapid particle beams toward the Eva walking closer and closer to it. With each shot, the towering war machine continued to dodge again and again.
As the countdown continued, more than three minutes passed by slowly and Shinji was still walking towards the Angel. A visual of the cockpit was brought up and showed his stoic face. The male pilot didn't receive any damage which was amazing yet frightening at the same time. Staff at the command center could feel the angry aura from the Captain. She wasn't very happy what the male pilot was doing.
As another particle beam was fired, Unit-01 avoided it quickly. Standing back straight, it continued to walk forward in the Angel's direction. Shigeru saw that the Angel powered up again, but its readings were lethargic. For the floating enemy, it made a self discovery. Shooting particle beams didn't hinder its energy. Shooting a mass load of them in rapid session did and made it tired.
"Battery countdown has reached the one minute mark!" Maya shouted.
"Shinji…return to base so we can form a plan later to destroy the Angel," Misato ordered in a low growling tone.
Ritsuko took a risk and glanced at Misato. She could see a tremendous scowl on her face which darkened her features. The doctor turned back to the screen with anticipation. The Third Child stopped and was standing a half a block away from the diamond shaped Angel. He dodged another particle beam that it shot.
[Very well] he answered calmly.
As the Angel tiredly powered up again, the Eva did a forward handspring toward it. Breaking through the AT barrier, Unit-01 landed its feet on a side face. Timing the momentum and muscling its legs down, he pushed off and kicked the enemy down. The result was the war machine being launched high into the air and moving backwards quickly. It did a long and high graceful backflip towards where it came out of the ground.
The Angel's top side slammed hard to the ground. Cracks formed on its prism like surface while a gash formed on the street where it impacted. Though fatigued, the diamond shaped being felt surprised at how easily the purple Eva passed through its defenses and avoided its offenses so easily. Coming down from being launched, Unit-01 landed on the street. Sliding to where the lift was, the back of the Unit's heels barely touched it when stopping.
Without stopping motion, Shinji turned around and grabbed the lift's back plate. From the particle beams going through it, there was a large center hole in the board that was a bit taller and wider than the war machine. Ripping it off, the male pilot quickly got the Eva into a stance toward the Angel. Doing a running start, the Eva spun 360 degrees and launched the plate at the enemy. Jumping back to the lift, the elevator went down.
The NERV crew watched the thick metal back plate zip through the air like a ninja star toward the Angel. Nearby building windows rattled as the large object flew by at high speeds. Ramiel got back up to its original position just to see an object coming at high velocity. The metal projectile didn't make it as the AT-barrier was deployed. However, it did something different than was expected.
Normally the AT barrier would deflect any object. But from the force that the Eva threw the plate and with rash aero dynamics created on it, the plate was pushing against the barrier. The sound of metal grinding and being bent forcefully echoed loudly through the buildings and streets nearby. When the momentum behind the back plate died down, it had flattened into a metal log before dropping to the ground. A loud and echoing metal clang was heard once it hit the street below.
"The target has gone inactive," Shigeru stated.
"Target has begun regeneration," Makoto added.
"Eva-Unit 01 is docked," Maya replied seeing the indication on her monitor. People felt the dark atmosphere fading and look to see Misato walking away.
"He is going to get it," Shigeru said with a sigh.
"…yeah." Makoto nodded his head.
He looked back at where the Captain walked then looked back at his panel with a concern face. 20 minutes later, the bridge crew and Ritsuko heard heels come back. They turned and blinked to see Misato. Her face was a bit pale and was sweating like she was shook-in up. Leaning on a wall, she stared at the ground. Shigeru, Makoto, and Maya looked at Ritsuko who looked at them then back at lavender haired woman.
"So how did the talk go with the Third Child go?" the scientist asked.
"..." Misato said. Looking up to see people staring, she gave a fake reassuring smile.
"It went okay, we came to an understanding. He's not going to disobey my orders again," she said rather hollow.
"..." Ritsuko said looked at Misato.
Unconvinced, she just a raised eyebrow and nodded. The three bridge technicians turned back to their terminals, but kept their ears open. The scientist turned back forward and went on her business with damages to Unit-01. Other than a charging cable being vaporized, there was no damage on the Eva. Two hours later, the Angel had regenerated itself. It moved toward a certain street block before stopping. Underneath itserlf, something came out looking like a large drill. It collided with the street and started to dig.
"What has the enemy started to do?" Ritsuko asked.
"It's drilling into the Geofront towards NERV HQ." replied Makoto.
"I see. Trying a direct attack against us," Ritsuko stated.
As time passed by, Misato did a series of tests to see if there was a sensor in the Angel. After many trials and destroyed military units, Misato concluded that the target did have radar. It seemed to be a fortress with good offense and defense that shot at anything within a radius. The time destination of when the drill would pierce through the Geo-Front's twenty-two armored plates was less than ten hours away or after two tomorrow morning.
Rei was in her school uniform walking around the hallways of NERV looking for someone. She was ordered to tell the Third Child what the schedule was for tonight and tomorrow morning. After thirty minutes of not finding him, she walked to the command center. Ayanami didn't see anyone at the bridge which she said nothing and began searching again. Another half an hour went by and she still couldn't find the pilot.
'Did he go home? He was not instructed to leave,' Rei thought.
The elevator dinged and she stepped out. Turning a corner, she walked down another hallway. She passed the shooting range then stopped. Peering into the quiet room, there was a backpack she recognized on the table with other items. Opening the door, she closed the door and started noticing something familiar. There was music playing quietly in the backroom of the shooting range. It was recognizable for it was part of the S-DAT tape she listened to when recovering in the hospital.
Rei heard low sounds of gun fire and turned toward the observatory window of the survival course. Upon reaching it, she saw the Third Child go through the course. Shinji would hide then pop out and shoot. Sometimes he walked in shooting tactfully and other times not. He changed again by engaging in quick draw. She watched as he holstered his pistol then whipped it out quickly. The dummy drone buzzed being killed.
'Why does Ikari do this? Is he in need of safety?' the female pilot thought seeing multiple targets go down.
'His choice of music towards his activity…' she pondered. Oddly, the gun fire and music tried blending together.
'…is strange.'
A buzzer went off and Shinji came out of the survival course. Stopping, he turned towards Ayanami with an impassive face. He bowed then walked to the table, gun in hand. Watching him pass by, she blinked then followed. The male pilot took a seat at the large table and placed the gun on it. He kept his gloves on and took off the other accessories he was wearing. Placing those aside, he sat down and began disassembling the pistol.
"Is there something you need Miss Ayanami?" Shinji asked stoically. He grabbed a small brush and started to clean the muzzle. Rei came next to the table and got out a small black notebook.
"I have been instructed to give the schedule for the operation. It will begin at zero hundred hours tomorrow. Shall I read it?" she asked while looking at him.
"If you wish to," he stated. Turning the gun around, he started to clean the ejection slot and chamber.
"You know the schedule?"
"Do you wish me to say it to confirm it?" he asked. Putting the brush down, he took a rag and began to wipe dirt and grime inside and outside the dark metal color weapon. Rei opened her notebook and nodded. He placed the handgun down and stood up. Pushing the chair in, he spoke calmly with a neutral expression looking at her.
"Pilots Ayanami and Ikari will meet at the cage at 1730 hours. At 1800 hours, Eva Unit-00 and Unit-01 will be activated. 1805 hours, launch. At 1830, arrive at the temporary base on Mt. Futago. Wait further orders. Commence operation at midnight."
"..." she said and closed her book. About to put it away, she saw the Third Child slightly bowing.
"Why are you bowing Ikari?" she asked slightly confused.
"Have I not said the correct schedule?" he asked looking at her with a stoic face.
"That is the correct schedule."
"Closing your book, which had the schedule, meant that I did not hear the schedule wrong. My bow is thanks of confirmation of it Miss Ayanami."
"...I see..." Rei said less confused. She watched as Shinji grabbed the pistol and returned it with the accessories back in the storage armory. The music stopped and he put his stuff in his backpack. He came back out and closed the door.
"Is there anything you need Miss Ayanami?" the boy asked. Putting on his backpack, he turned toward her and stared.
"..." she said.
Staring at his dark magenta eyes, silence passed between them. Rei was trying to answer some of the question mayhem that she had about the Commander's son. He was a mystery like her but felt there was something else. The frustration from this morning was still on her mind as she couldn't get answers to her growing inquiry list. Recalling what happened earlier in the morning, she thought of a question that she could have an answer to.
"What did you do with the man from this morning?" she asked.
"I disposed him," Shinji said calmly still staring at her. He saw the First Child's eyes widen a little which he heard his voices laughing like hyenas. Then they were ranting on getting him to tell what he did in detail. He didn't do anything expect blink.
"Is there anything else you need?"
"…no Ikari," she said. Seeing him bow a little, she still was a little wide eye at him from his answer. Thinking about it, it was an unclear answer for disposing someone could mean varies ways and states. It irritated her quickly from being unsatisfied with answer and that she stated she didn't need anything else.
"Very well, than we shall meet again at 1730 hours," he stated. Turning toward the door, he left the shooting range. Until the time to assemble, the male pilot walked around NERV till that time came.