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Misato and Ritsuko are sitting in the NERV cafeteria, enjoying a brake from the day's tedious tests. Ritsuko is flipping through the newspaper, paying no attention to the half-eaten sandwich lying on a plate in front of her. Her purple-haired friend is quietly drinking a cup of coffee from a standard-issue NERV-mug, watching the view of the Geo-front beyond the cafeteria window.

After a few minutes of peaceful silence, Misato finally asks:
"Do you know where Shinji is? I haven't seen him since the synch test."

"He went to speak with the commander." Ritsuko replies, without taking her eyes from the paper. "He said that they had to talk about their relationship. You know, father-son stuff."

"Really?" Misato stares absentmindedly through the window. "That's nice."

In the distance, a familiar purple shape can be seen, holding Ikari Gendo firmly in it's right hand, shaking him violently and shouting "You do not let emotionally disturbed 14-year-olds pilot giant robots!!" over and over again.