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"Officer Yuri," Gendou said. "I'm uploading, into your extension, the programs needed to run the cage and its exits. I'm also sending you the username and password."
"I have received them, Commander."
"Then begin running them."
"Roger that."
Yuri began typing furiously. Every command and script began to take shape and form in her monitor. Vital Sign Connectors began to appear, as well as Synch Ratios. The side walls surrounding the room, usually used as large monitors, suddenly turned red with the words "CAUTION" and "DANGER" covering them. Everyone stopped and stared at what could have caused the alarm.
"Disregard the alarm," Gendou announced throughout the building. "It is the software updating itself with our current one. It's performing a test run."
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"Test run, my as..."
"Commander, the mech is secured."
"Roger that. Kadena, inform Commanders Gendou and Evans that the mech is secured."
"Roger."
Takihiro and Tenku looked straight at the massive purple head, and two large yellow eyes stared back at them. Standing on top of a bridge, they faced the mech's directly. From the neck down the mech was covered in red LCL, the liquid used long ago for genetic experimentation because of its similarities to the liquid found in a mother's womb. Its arms and shoulders were restrained by locks and bolts connected to side walls. Apparently, the Commanders wanted the pilot restrained.
Takihiro followed every contour and curve with his eyes. Never had he seen anything like this. Every mech he had ever piloted, seen, and commanded could not compare to this. From first glance one could see that it was built for speed, but what impressed Takihiro the most were the hand actuators. They were not bulky and closed in fist form, but rather sleek and slender, like real human hands. Whatever this thing was, it had been modeled as close to a human being as possible.
"Commander Takihiro."
Takihiro glanced up the window behind the mech. Commander Gendou, with Sub- Commander Evan next to him, stood looking impatiently down upon the mech and the crew surrounding it.
"Stand by to receive the pilot."
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"Yuri," Evans called out. One of the many monitors surrounding them turned from its STAND-BY screen to Yuri's image.
"Commander?"
"Release the plug."
"Roger, Commander."
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Takihiro ran up the stairs, while Tenku ran the other side. He came on time to see a hydraulic army lower itself, as the mech's back opened into two sides. A think cylinder ejected and was grabbed by the arm. It picked it up and moved it to the side of the mech's head unto a platform. On the floor, a hatch opened up, releasing extremely hot steam. Takihiro backed away from it.
He waited for a minute until the steamed died out. Then cautiously stepped towards the hatch. There was still steam inside, but it had cooled down. He looked inside, and rested his arm on the inside of the plug, but quickly removed it as he noticed it was filled with liquid.
"LCL?" He thought.
He heard a small cough. As more steam cleared, he noticed a form. Someone was sitting in the middle.
"Are you okay?"
Takihiro moved completely inside, kneeling, and ignoring his pants, shirt, and jacket getting wet. Finally he saw the pilot.
"He's nothing more than a child?" He thought. "This is the pilot?"
The boy stirred in his seat. Softly he opened his eyes, and looked up to Takihiro.
"Kaji," he whispered. "You look like Misato."
And his head dropped.
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Takihiro stood at the door as they wheeled away the boy on a stretcher. He was perplexed by the events that had occurred to suddenly. He felt he was losing control of his department and staff. It seemed like the Commanders would be assuming absolute control of the Tokyo-5 Center. And now a boy, no more, probably, than fifteen. This was perhaps proving to much for Takihiro. But now he had two things to think about. First he had to deal with the killed mech pilot and the destroyed mech. He would have to fill out tons of paperwork, as well as deal with the pilot's family in breaking out the news. But above that, he had to deal with the bizarre way that the strange mech had moved from the impact point to the cage. And deal, as well, with a giant lance.
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"Gendou, what do you feel?"
"I feel nothing."
"Officer Yuri," Gendou said. "I'm uploading, into your extension, the programs needed to run the cage and its exits. I'm also sending you the username and password."
"I have received them, Commander."
"Then begin running them."
"Roger that."
Yuri began typing furiously. Every command and script began to take shape and form in her monitor. Vital Sign Connectors began to appear, as well as Synch Ratios. The side walls surrounding the room, usually used as large monitors, suddenly turned red with the words "CAUTION" and "DANGER" covering them. Everyone stopped and stared at what could have caused the alarm.
"Disregard the alarm," Gendou announced throughout the building. "It is the software updating itself with our current one. It's performing a test run."
=====
"Test run, my as..."
"Commander, the mech is secured."
"Roger that. Kadena, inform Commanders Gendou and Evans that the mech is secured."
"Roger."
Takihiro and Tenku looked straight at the massive purple head, and two large yellow eyes stared back at them. Standing on top of a bridge, they faced the mech's directly. From the neck down the mech was covered in red LCL, the liquid used long ago for genetic experimentation because of its similarities to the liquid found in a mother's womb. Its arms and shoulders were restrained by locks and bolts connected to side walls. Apparently, the Commanders wanted the pilot restrained.
Takihiro followed every contour and curve with his eyes. Never had he seen anything like this. Every mech he had ever piloted, seen, and commanded could not compare to this. From first glance one could see that it was built for speed, but what impressed Takihiro the most were the hand actuators. They were not bulky and closed in fist form, but rather sleek and slender, like real human hands. Whatever this thing was, it had been modeled as close to a human being as possible.
"Commander Takihiro."
Takihiro glanced up the window behind the mech. Commander Gendou, with Sub- Commander Evan next to him, stood looking impatiently down upon the mech and the crew surrounding it.
"Stand by to receive the pilot."
=====
"Yuri," Evans called out. One of the many monitors surrounding them turned from its STAND-BY screen to Yuri's image.
"Commander?"
"Release the plug."
"Roger, Commander."
=====
Takihiro ran up the stairs, while Tenku ran the other side. He came on time to see a hydraulic army lower itself, as the mech's back opened into two sides. A think cylinder ejected and was grabbed by the arm. It picked it up and moved it to the side of the mech's head unto a platform. On the floor, a hatch opened up, releasing extremely hot steam. Takihiro backed away from it.
He waited for a minute until the steamed died out. Then cautiously stepped towards the hatch. There was still steam inside, but it had cooled down. He looked inside, and rested his arm on the inside of the plug, but quickly removed it as he noticed it was filled with liquid.
"LCL?" He thought.
He heard a small cough. As more steam cleared, he noticed a form. Someone was sitting in the middle.
"Are you okay?"
Takihiro moved completely inside, kneeling, and ignoring his pants, shirt, and jacket getting wet. Finally he saw the pilot.
"He's nothing more than a child?" He thought. "This is the pilot?"
The boy stirred in his seat. Softly he opened his eyes, and looked up to Takihiro.
"Kaji," he whispered. "You look like Misato."
And his head dropped.
=====
Takihiro stood at the door as they wheeled away the boy on a stretcher. He was perplexed by the events that had occurred to suddenly. He felt he was losing control of his department and staff. It seemed like the Commanders would be assuming absolute control of the Tokyo-5 Center. And now a boy, no more, probably, than fifteen. This was perhaps proving to much for Takihiro. But now he had two things to think about. First he had to deal with the killed mech pilot and the destroyed mech. He would have to fill out tons of paperwork, as well as deal with the pilot's family in breaking out the news. But above that, he had to deal with the bizarre way that the strange mech had moved from the impact point to the cage. And deal, as well, with a giant lance.
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"Gendou, what do you feel?"
"I feel nothing."