The Reminiscent
It was a very…very long time, when they're still in University of Kyoto. She was talking with Ritsuko Akagi, her classmate. At the entrance, both of them saw a dark-haired girl, on her chest she wears a necklace with white cross. She seems dazed, as she brought her books. Ritsuko came near, and helped the girl to bring the books. The girl introduces herself as Misato Katsuragi. She came and greeted her, as Ritsuko introduces both of them. Suddenly, Kaji enters. Misato's eyes stared upon him; Kaji went close to them and also introduces his name to Misato. She and Ritsuko seem amazed with that event. As the bell rang, all of them entered each class.
Since then, Misato and Kaji always have seen together, everywhere; every time; every moment. It irritates her, in fact, she considers Kaji as her boyfriend. She even more disgusted when Ritsuko told her that Misato always absent from class only for having sex with him.
After that, she hated Misato Katsuragi than anyone else.
After 5 years, she had joined NERV as a staff scientist; Ritsuko had recommended her to Fuyutski and her mother, Naoko. Since that, she had commendable to other people. Sometimes she also saw Gendo and Yui Ikari. She imagined that she and Kaji could be like that. Ironically, she was there when Yui Ikari died. Moreover, Naoko Akagi had killed herself, after killing Rei I. She was very sad, Naoko very close to her as Ritsuko. In fact, she almost considers Naoko as her mother also. One year later, Misato and Kaji joined NERV as well. Great, this is could be better! She said,
One day, Misato met her, she tried to avoid her as try to avoid a contagious disease.
"Are you Yuji Shiratori?" Misato asked, Then she replied coldly, "Yes, so what?"
"What a surprise! Our alumni had gathered here…Ritsuko, Kaji, me and you!"
"Yes, what a surprise! Would you excuse me? I had many things to do…" Suddenly, Misato held her shoulder; her eyes became so intense. Different from Misato that she saw before,
"It seems that you didn't like me at all, what is my mistake to you?" she asked.
Oh, great! She felt herself innocent, didn't' realize her abominable sin… she sneered in heart.
"Is it about Kaji? Don't lie to me, Yuji! Everyone know that you always dreamed him,
Unfortunately, she picks me! Now she left me…are you satisfied with that?"
Angry, she exploded, "Yes, I like him! I love him! But YOU! You had taken him from me! I won't forgive you for that!! Is that enough?" Misato surprised, then chagrined to her…
"I'm pitying you, Yuji! You wouldn't got Kaji with that way…I can see that you had allowed yourself eaten by your blind jealousy." At the moment, Ritsuko appeared and seems didn't notice conflict with that. "Would you excuse me? I had a job to do!" With that, Misato left her and Ritsuko. "With your respect, Captain Katsuragi!" she hissed.
Ritsuko began to speak, "Yuji, I suggested you can be transferred to NERV-6. Commander Ikari and Fuyutski had agreed!" Her face became pale, when heard that.
"Are you sided with her, Ritsuko?" Ritsuko only smiled, her hair now quite blond, false blond
"No, don't be wrong! NERV-6 had requested several scientists from here to help them In a project…well, you have right to hate Misato, however, she was my friend also. You too! I don't want to lost both of you in one day!" Poor Ritsuko, she had misunderstood her. She seems frail, after lost her mother. Beside, Naoko had been kind with her. How come she left her at this time?
"Are you all right, Ritsuko? Who'll take care of you?" Ritsuko wiped her tears, and then held her shoulders.
"Don't worry, he'll take care of me! Think yourself!" Then both of them hugged together.
Four years had passed; her position was given to Maya Ibuki, a young aspirant. Ritsuko said that she had admired her as her teacher. Fortunate for her, Angels had attacked Tokyo-3 after she had gone. Also she wasn't in Nevada when NERV-4 gone with EVA 04 in an explosion. Actually, she had worrying Ritsuko than herself, recently Ritsuko had told her that Kaji had tried to ask her date, instead ended with Misato again. Sometimes, she had a fight with Misato, since their ways had different. Though not mentioned, she knew that he who Ritsuko mentioned. It is not surprising since her mother had affair with him, and now Ritsuko seems repeated the same mistake. Yuji clenched her teeth, she would not done the same mistake as Ritsuko and Misato had committed, and hers would be different from them!
In his cot, Kurt was cleaning his own armaments. So far nothing goes wrong, why should he care. Across his bed, there is a picture of a family. Kurt smiles bitterly, whenever he saw the picture again. Beside the picture, the other one showed him posed together with another guy in NERV uniform…that guy is Ryoji Kaji.
Kurt Steiner, NERV Security Staff, single. Well, that's an excerpt of information about him. Born in Germany, Kurt was used to be aloof, irresponsible and so on. However, he had a sister when he was 12 years old. At that time, they have been swum not far from their house. Then Kurt began to play prank to his sister. Surprised, she couldn't control herself and started to drown. Kurt tried to help her, but too late. His parents mourned her, and blamed him as an irresponsible brother. To channel his anger and frustration, Kurt joined military and vowed never come back to his house again.
Later, Kurt had joined NERV, since his relatives had taken a part inside construction of EVA 02. His specialty in hand-to-hand combat had made him as Security Staff. As the time progresses, he had met Kaji and struck a brief friendship with him. Both of them were compatible, likes woman and hates responsibility. Kurt teaches Kaji about NERV affairs, and how to stay clean from it. After Kaji went to Japan, Kurt was transferred to NERV-6 at New Mexico. Eventually, he met Yuji Shiratori, but didn't know her relationship with Kaji.
Next day, Brenner discussed test results with Yuji and several scientists. His face quite frowns as he scanned the results. "What is this? How come she could be like this?" he says with irritation.
"It seems her synch rate is lower than any children we've encountered in Marduk! I had checked others, their synch rate is nothing special, but not so low like her!" With that, Brenner threw the results on table.
"Also compared with other girls, she's far from catching up! What's wrong with her?" Yuji had asked permission to speak,
"Sir, can I speak? I had found that Rei Ayanami, First Child also had the same synch rate with her…however, she'd capable to control EVA 00. So far, she had done what she did. You couldn't expect she will like him! She must given a chance to try…"Brenner nodded nonchalantly, then spoke.
"Ms. Shiratori, I'm not say that she must do like him! But I want the adequate efforts! Not this mediocre numbers!! If anything happens…"
Another scientist replied, "Sir, Ms. Shiratori is right! There's nothing to worried about!
Beside, Committee had said she would have her own EVA from Series II…"
Brenner seems considerate this fact, "Well, we have to postponed her entry to plug, but it doesn't meant the test were ended. The tests continue until her EVA finished."
With that, the meeting ended with mixed feelings, especially Yuji.
If anything happens…Brenner sighed, it seems yesterday when he heard that word 15 years ago. Before, he was supervised the construction of EVA 02, directly sent by SEELE. Kyoroku Zeppelin Sohryu was his partner, very intelligent partner indeed. She was a bright, intelligent woman with a daughter. "Brenner, are you sure it is safe? " She asked.
"Don't worry…it is only the test, what could gone wrong? " Tragically, he was miscalculated effect of synchronization on EVA, because of it; he had destroyed the persona of Kyoroku, left her mindless and seems isolated. "Mama…where is Mama?" Asuka asked. When she entered the door, the person who she looked wasn't her mother again. Whatever Asuka said to her, it seems had no effect on her. Not after one week, she committed suicide…exactly as her daughter qualified as EVA pilot. This make him felt guilty. SEELE had a little sympathy for his disastrous work; fortunately he still continued to work in NERV. Asuka didn't spoke to him for 8 years; she blamed him to what happened.
However, he remembers at the night when he met Gendo Ikari for the first time in his life. He considers Ikari as 'coldest man ever met' and hears to what happened to his wife, Yui! It is strange to see come here to sympathizes with him. "So…you came to see me, Ikari?" he asked unmindful. Gendo asked him, "You're a bright man, Loth! Why you keep working with SEELE?" This quite surprising, "Well, it is wondering me! Aren't you also working with them?" He asked back. Gendo only corrects his glasses, "The truth, Loth, that I only working with them…not sharing their views."
"What do you talking about, Ikari?". Then Gendo continued; "The Third Impact can't be stopped, we're only the tools to implement it! As you knew, what use of us after the Angels were gone? Why can't we initiate the Impact for our own?" Brenner felt agitated and stands; "If you suggested treachery…I won't join it!" Gendo quickly warned him, "Sit down, Brenner!" Seem stunned, he sit again. "It's not for my own only…but also for you! You'd just lost your partner, isn't that right?
So we had the same anguish… if we can steer the Third Impact for our advantages, we can get what we wanted…As you knew well, SEELE had prepare the Human Complementary Project, which the real intention was evolve the humankind into the perfect being!" For a while, he was silent. He asked again,
"What do you want from me, Ikari?" Gendo smiles coldly, "Nothing, Loth! I want your cooperation only…that's I want to talk. Believe me, you loves her, didn't you?" He quite shocked, "H-how do you know?" Raised from the chair, the person he spoke stares him, "That's my secret…I hope you'll forget our conversations." As Gendo left, he felt dejected.
More worse to come, he had heard the news of Asuka's breakdown. She almost ended like her mother does. His hope was raised as another arrived; this is the chance to redeem him from despair. However, it was scuttled when he knew that one of them had a low synch rate. Losers like her will dash his hope; well, it is his job to ensure she doesn't. He expected much from another.
Notes:
Idea to having Misato a rival beside Ritsuko was nice! That's why I put Yuji Shiratori. Kurt was more look-like Kaji's clone. For me, Loth was an interesting character since he's the only one who had access to SEELE directly and Gendo knew that. Unlike Gendo, Loth's intention was to redeem himself from the tragedy that happened to Asuka's mother. It is up to you to give review to this story!
It was a very…very long time, when they're still in University of Kyoto. She was talking with Ritsuko Akagi, her classmate. At the entrance, both of them saw a dark-haired girl, on her chest she wears a necklace with white cross. She seems dazed, as she brought her books. Ritsuko came near, and helped the girl to bring the books. The girl introduces herself as Misato Katsuragi. She came and greeted her, as Ritsuko introduces both of them. Suddenly, Kaji enters. Misato's eyes stared upon him; Kaji went close to them and also introduces his name to Misato. She and Ritsuko seem amazed with that event. As the bell rang, all of them entered each class.
Since then, Misato and Kaji always have seen together, everywhere; every time; every moment. It irritates her, in fact, she considers Kaji as her boyfriend. She even more disgusted when Ritsuko told her that Misato always absent from class only for having sex with him.
After that, she hated Misato Katsuragi than anyone else.
After 5 years, she had joined NERV as a staff scientist; Ritsuko had recommended her to Fuyutski and her mother, Naoko. Since that, she had commendable to other people. Sometimes she also saw Gendo and Yui Ikari. She imagined that she and Kaji could be like that. Ironically, she was there when Yui Ikari died. Moreover, Naoko Akagi had killed herself, after killing Rei I. She was very sad, Naoko very close to her as Ritsuko. In fact, she almost considers Naoko as her mother also. One year later, Misato and Kaji joined NERV as well. Great, this is could be better! She said,
One day, Misato met her, she tried to avoid her as try to avoid a contagious disease.
"Are you Yuji Shiratori?" Misato asked, Then she replied coldly, "Yes, so what?"
"What a surprise! Our alumni had gathered here…Ritsuko, Kaji, me and you!"
"Yes, what a surprise! Would you excuse me? I had many things to do…" Suddenly, Misato held her shoulder; her eyes became so intense. Different from Misato that she saw before,
"It seems that you didn't like me at all, what is my mistake to you?" she asked.
Oh, great! She felt herself innocent, didn't' realize her abominable sin… she sneered in heart.
"Is it about Kaji? Don't lie to me, Yuji! Everyone know that you always dreamed him,
Unfortunately, she picks me! Now she left me…are you satisfied with that?"
Angry, she exploded, "Yes, I like him! I love him! But YOU! You had taken him from me! I won't forgive you for that!! Is that enough?" Misato surprised, then chagrined to her…
"I'm pitying you, Yuji! You wouldn't got Kaji with that way…I can see that you had allowed yourself eaten by your blind jealousy." At the moment, Ritsuko appeared and seems didn't notice conflict with that. "Would you excuse me? I had a job to do!" With that, Misato left her and Ritsuko. "With your respect, Captain Katsuragi!" she hissed.
Ritsuko began to speak, "Yuji, I suggested you can be transferred to NERV-6. Commander Ikari and Fuyutski had agreed!" Her face became pale, when heard that.
"Are you sided with her, Ritsuko?" Ritsuko only smiled, her hair now quite blond, false blond
"No, don't be wrong! NERV-6 had requested several scientists from here to help them In a project…well, you have right to hate Misato, however, she was my friend also. You too! I don't want to lost both of you in one day!" Poor Ritsuko, she had misunderstood her. She seems frail, after lost her mother. Beside, Naoko had been kind with her. How come she left her at this time?
"Are you all right, Ritsuko? Who'll take care of you?" Ritsuko wiped her tears, and then held her shoulders.
"Don't worry, he'll take care of me! Think yourself!" Then both of them hugged together.
Four years had passed; her position was given to Maya Ibuki, a young aspirant. Ritsuko said that she had admired her as her teacher. Fortunate for her, Angels had attacked Tokyo-3 after she had gone. Also she wasn't in Nevada when NERV-4 gone with EVA 04 in an explosion. Actually, she had worrying Ritsuko than herself, recently Ritsuko had told her that Kaji had tried to ask her date, instead ended with Misato again. Sometimes, she had a fight with Misato, since their ways had different. Though not mentioned, she knew that he who Ritsuko mentioned. It is not surprising since her mother had affair with him, and now Ritsuko seems repeated the same mistake. Yuji clenched her teeth, she would not done the same mistake as Ritsuko and Misato had committed, and hers would be different from them!
In his cot, Kurt was cleaning his own armaments. So far nothing goes wrong, why should he care. Across his bed, there is a picture of a family. Kurt smiles bitterly, whenever he saw the picture again. Beside the picture, the other one showed him posed together with another guy in NERV uniform…that guy is Ryoji Kaji.
Kurt Steiner, NERV Security Staff, single. Well, that's an excerpt of information about him. Born in Germany, Kurt was used to be aloof, irresponsible and so on. However, he had a sister when he was 12 years old. At that time, they have been swum not far from their house. Then Kurt began to play prank to his sister. Surprised, she couldn't control herself and started to drown. Kurt tried to help her, but too late. His parents mourned her, and blamed him as an irresponsible brother. To channel his anger and frustration, Kurt joined military and vowed never come back to his house again.
Later, Kurt had joined NERV, since his relatives had taken a part inside construction of EVA 02. His specialty in hand-to-hand combat had made him as Security Staff. As the time progresses, he had met Kaji and struck a brief friendship with him. Both of them were compatible, likes woman and hates responsibility. Kurt teaches Kaji about NERV affairs, and how to stay clean from it. After Kaji went to Japan, Kurt was transferred to NERV-6 at New Mexico. Eventually, he met Yuji Shiratori, but didn't know her relationship with Kaji.
Next day, Brenner discussed test results with Yuji and several scientists. His face quite frowns as he scanned the results. "What is this? How come she could be like this?" he says with irritation.
"It seems her synch rate is lower than any children we've encountered in Marduk! I had checked others, their synch rate is nothing special, but not so low like her!" With that, Brenner threw the results on table.
"Also compared with other girls, she's far from catching up! What's wrong with her?" Yuji had asked permission to speak,
"Sir, can I speak? I had found that Rei Ayanami, First Child also had the same synch rate with her…however, she'd capable to control EVA 00. So far, she had done what she did. You couldn't expect she will like him! She must given a chance to try…"Brenner nodded nonchalantly, then spoke.
"Ms. Shiratori, I'm not say that she must do like him! But I want the adequate efforts! Not this mediocre numbers!! If anything happens…"
Another scientist replied, "Sir, Ms. Shiratori is right! There's nothing to worried about!
Beside, Committee had said she would have her own EVA from Series II…"
Brenner seems considerate this fact, "Well, we have to postponed her entry to plug, but it doesn't meant the test were ended. The tests continue until her EVA finished."
With that, the meeting ended with mixed feelings, especially Yuji.
If anything happens…Brenner sighed, it seems yesterday when he heard that word 15 years ago. Before, he was supervised the construction of EVA 02, directly sent by SEELE. Kyoroku Zeppelin Sohryu was his partner, very intelligent partner indeed. She was a bright, intelligent woman with a daughter. "Brenner, are you sure it is safe? " She asked.
"Don't worry…it is only the test, what could gone wrong? " Tragically, he was miscalculated effect of synchronization on EVA, because of it; he had destroyed the persona of Kyoroku, left her mindless and seems isolated. "Mama…where is Mama?" Asuka asked. When she entered the door, the person who she looked wasn't her mother again. Whatever Asuka said to her, it seems had no effect on her. Not after one week, she committed suicide…exactly as her daughter qualified as EVA pilot. This make him felt guilty. SEELE had a little sympathy for his disastrous work; fortunately he still continued to work in NERV. Asuka didn't spoke to him for 8 years; she blamed him to what happened.
However, he remembers at the night when he met Gendo Ikari for the first time in his life. He considers Ikari as 'coldest man ever met' and hears to what happened to his wife, Yui! It is strange to see come here to sympathizes with him. "So…you came to see me, Ikari?" he asked unmindful. Gendo asked him, "You're a bright man, Loth! Why you keep working with SEELE?" This quite surprising, "Well, it is wondering me! Aren't you also working with them?" He asked back. Gendo only corrects his glasses, "The truth, Loth, that I only working with them…not sharing their views."
"What do you talking about, Ikari?". Then Gendo continued; "The Third Impact can't be stopped, we're only the tools to implement it! As you knew, what use of us after the Angels were gone? Why can't we initiate the Impact for our own?" Brenner felt agitated and stands; "If you suggested treachery…I won't join it!" Gendo quickly warned him, "Sit down, Brenner!" Seem stunned, he sit again. "It's not for my own only…but also for you! You'd just lost your partner, isn't that right?
So we had the same anguish… if we can steer the Third Impact for our advantages, we can get what we wanted…As you knew well, SEELE had prepare the Human Complementary Project, which the real intention was evolve the humankind into the perfect being!" For a while, he was silent. He asked again,
"What do you want from me, Ikari?" Gendo smiles coldly, "Nothing, Loth! I want your cooperation only…that's I want to talk. Believe me, you loves her, didn't you?" He quite shocked, "H-how do you know?" Raised from the chair, the person he spoke stares him, "That's my secret…I hope you'll forget our conversations." As Gendo left, he felt dejected.
More worse to come, he had heard the news of Asuka's breakdown. She almost ended like her mother does. His hope was raised as another arrived; this is the chance to redeem him from despair. However, it was scuttled when he knew that one of them had a low synch rate. Losers like her will dash his hope; well, it is his job to ensure she doesn't. He expected much from another.
Notes:
Idea to having Misato a rival beside Ritsuko was nice! That's why I put Yuji Shiratori. Kurt was more look-like Kaji's clone. For me, Loth was an interesting character since he's the only one who had access to SEELE directly and Gendo knew that. Unlike Gendo, Loth's intention was to redeem himself from the tragedy that happened to Asuka's mother. It is up to you to give review to this story!