Economic EVA ch 1
Disclaimer: would love to but don't own it.
Note: What is it with FFN and seperater lines? Seperator lines should be freely allowed... Oy... On to story
SLS: We wish to own your soul.
A large luxuriant office is decorated with lavish and rare items, dominated by a large executive desk that seemed to exude a good half acre of desk space. In front of this desk was two run of the mill chairs ordinarily used for your common western dining needs. Flanking this desk on both sides, were two of the most exotic davenports (Couches) available. Beside those two seating structures to the inside directly flanking the massive CEO class throne sat two potted trees. On the outside of those same aforementioned couches, were two statues.
Both of these statues were male lions in the act of hunting. The statues were made to compliment eachother in that their gaze was locked onto the visitor. A third statue served for further intimidation behind the CEO throne standing tall against the back of the cathedral ceiling office. That of an Eagle striking for its prey, the eyes glaring at where the visitor would be standing, the talons of its feet seemingly poised to strike out at the hopefully intimidated person to make whoever stood before the Sohryu Desk shake in their boots.
Standing beside her mother behind the desk, Asuka looked around at the massive room which soon be hers, she smiled to herself, almost missing her mother's question.
"Now Asuka, remember, behave at this event. It might be your birth year but you're a young woman now and I'm sure you might meet someone there who strikes your interests. Will you be ready in an hours time?" Her mother looked toward her only child proudly. Asuka was very nearly the image of herself at younger, more frivolous age, and that just was the cover of the book as far as her daughter's achievements were concerned. She had graduated from very prestigious universities with honors, first a Physics degree and then a biology degree. Yes, Kyoko was very proud of her daughter.
Asuka nodded somewhat reservedly, "Yes Mamma." and as her mother let her go to her quarters to get ready, she thought over the details of the upcoming event.
It was supposed to be a week long convention involving the world's most powerful corporations in Japan. Suprisingly, for such a small country, it had a fair number of high level companies that would be at this meeting. Although, if one looked at the plan carefully enough, it could be seen that it would be more like a corporate party marking the 20 year mark of the MegaCorporation as a viable entity in the economic world.
The top 6 companies' CEOs and advisors would be sitting at one table. As Asuka understood it, there apparently would be plenty of dancing and party activities to take part in.
Setting thoughts of the impending activity aside, Asuka began to plan her outifit. She knew very well to "dress to Impress", and the event that would go on for seven nights would be no exception. Grinning she pulled out a gown that sported a red top jacket over a midcut strapless baby blue dress that brought out her most alluring assets, her hair and her eyes. She also picked out some blue silk gloves that stopped just above the elbow to further compliment her clothing. She smiled wolfishly at the laid out ensemble of clothing.
"Perfect." Yes, in her mind it was perfect enough to seduce any male to a drooling puddle, not that she enjoyed those kinds of males at all. She smirked confidently as she went to take her shower.
Half an hour later, the exotic redhead emerged from the shower and slowly dried herself off before walking over to her queen size bed and methodically assembling the clothing on to her own body, slipping into the dress that nearly felt like a body stocking…
After the dressing ordeal was over, she and her best friend, Hikari Horaki, model tested in front of the mirror. Her advisor, assistant and best friend looked wonderful in her own sleeveless gown, but when it came to herself….
She was vain. Extremely proud and confident of herself and her beauty. Asuka knew what she had and used it to her advantage. She knew, without a doubt, that she would break some guy's heart tonight as she smirked at her reflection in the mirror.
Kyoko Sohryu smirked at herself in the mirror, she also was vain, not as much as her daughter, but vain just the same. She had a very successful business, the most powerful private organization in Europe. At nearly 50 years of age, she had an attractive body that men still looked at admirably.
Later, the two Sohryus, queens in their own minds, met in the lobby of the new HQ building and compared dresses.
"Why Asuka, you look gorgeous tonight. Looking to turn a few heads hmm?" Kyoko couldn't resist the small urge to tease her daughter as Asuka beamed at the compliment.
"Yes, very much so. In fact, I might turn a head or two at the table tonight."
"Oh ho! Asuka, going for the high heads eh?" a small smile came to the elder Sohryu's face as she listened to her daughter while they walked out to the limo.
"Well, Ikari LTD has a son that that might be influenced by charms." The young woman stepped into the interior of the limo, followed by her mother.
"Well Asuka, just don't be too cocky."
The daughter nodded absently as she looked into the dark one way windows of the limo as they moved along toward their destination.
000
Ayanami Intelligence Services
What ever it is, from a secret to assassination, we will get it done. Corporate Espionage is our Specialty!
Rei Ayanami stood with her chief advisor by the door of the convention center, dressed in a blue dress that had a semi transparent neck and collar with tnear transparent sleeves. It was her only formal event dress that would accodate what her job was. Being head of AIS, she had a certain amount of leeway with security procedures. Yet it was a heavy responsibility to manage security detail for the convention. More so then any other event because this event had required all the resources that AIS had to monitor everything.
Her own assignment was to the top corporation table that would see the owners of SLS, Ikari LTD, Nagisa NanoTech, Katsuragi Enterprises, and Ibuki Industries at the same table. A table where the most competitive, egotistical, arrogant and vain would be eating. There was bound to be some conflict, and she and Kaji were seated at that table to prevent those kinds of incidents from getting out of hand.
Currently however, they were waiting for their table mates to arrive.
"First Limo has been sighted Ma'am." Came the whisper like voice from her in ear reciever. "Limo is From SLS according to the plates… Another is in sight… Ikari LTD this time. Looks like the LTD driver is punching it…. It's a limo race ma'am."
000
Ikari LTD
Where there's a will, there's way, to make customers pay.
The office of Ikari (un)LTD was vast if you looked at it from the right angle, which happened frfom the customer's view. It was long, having a darkened look to it except for the pool of light at the end of the walkway. Black lights lit up the sides of the path toward the CEO space where two cushions were in front a large desk. Behind this desk was Yui Ikari, seated in a position eerily familiar to all us readers as The Gendo Position™. To her right shoulder stood her son, Shinji Ikari, dressed in the companies executive command uniform that was similar to his mother's.
This uniform actually went well with Shinji's looks, the midnight blue of his eyes matching the hues on his blue top coat that was over black turtle neck sweater and slacks. Making him look pretty desirous to those females who had been fortunate enough to see him in college, even when he would wear normal clothes. Yet, his almost legendary shyness and nervousness would get in the way. Since then, due to help from his mother and advisers, he has changed a lot, but keeping his selfless nature somewhat intact.
Which strengthened his image with the employees of his family's company and in turn styrengthened his own self confidence to do what he needed to do.. He remembered all of what he'd been taught, smiling when he came to the memory of learning "The Position" as his father called it. Wearing glasses with one way lenses and holding your inter-linked hands over your mouth supposedly ensured nervousness in who ever you were facing, at least most of the time.
His mind was dragged back from the sands of time by his mother's voice.
"Oh Shinji-kun… You ready to go?" His mother looked at him concernedly, then smiled as he nodded.
As he walked alongside his mother, Shinji thought into the reason for this event. His mother wanted him to meet what she felt may possibly be a very dangerous competitor in the not too distant future. SLS, Sohru Langley Steel, had moved into Tokyo-3 after their acquisition of three Japanese companies. The owner and CEO of SLS apparently had a daughter around his age, obviously a set up. He figured it out after his mother had told him and simply decided to go with it to see what could come out of it.
"Now remember Driver, we have to get there first understand?"
The driver nodded with a, "Yes Ma'am." as he handled the door after she entered the limo. With that, the limo ride started after that, it wouldn't take that long.
Yui turned to her son and asked, "So Shinji, what are you gonna do first upon next week and this company is yours?"
To Shinji's credit, he was staring out the window distractedly as he answered, "Change the name to Ikari UnLimited first, because this company should not be limited in its goals."
Yui tilted her head thoughtfully as she digested that statement in her mind and smiled, nodding approvingly. "Good idea Shinji-kun, I'm impressed."
"Thank you mother."
Then a chime indicated a message from the driver. With a sigh, the elder Ikari acknowledged the call. "Yes driver?"
"There's a limo ahead of us madam, shall I-"
"By all means driver, do get ahead of them."
"As you wish." The car suddenly endured a burst of acceleration causing some concern from the advisers that were along for the event as they were seated in the sidewall seats.
The Ikari Limo passed the SLS limo about a block from the convention entrance before delivering the Ikari group to the front doors where two valets came and opened the rear door on both limos, allowing both entourages to exit the mobile transportation apparatuses.
000
Ibuki Industries
Is Life digital for you yet?
Maya Ibuki waited inside the convention center entrance, chatting with a caterer as she mulled in her mind about various questions.
This is strange, never in my dreams would I have expected to find myself at a meeting with the most powerful company heads in Japan, or Europe for that matter. I wonder what's going on? Is there some conspiracy I don't know about?
At this point, one of the security people came to tell her that it was time to be seated, for the event would start soon.
Maya nodded in thanks and went be seated at the large table in the main room, as she entered, she noticed a few familiar faces from the local corporate world. Makoto Hyuga of Hyuga Hydro Inc. was seated near Kaoru Nagisa of Nagisa NanoTech, She also spotted Rei Ayanami of AIS at the same table with her advisor Kaji.
Maya pondered in her mind as she sat down amidst greetings from the others at the table about AIS and its success. The chief reason for Ayanami's success in the private intel and security industry was her stealth. She had heard that the girl was virtually undetectable until she spoke. The other half of the reason was Ayanami's advisor, Kaji, who was very good as well at intelligence and other secret matters. He was also rumored to be a ladies man.
Turning her head to her other side, she glanced at the head of Nagisa NanoTech. The young man to her left was shrouded in mystery. Apparently, the nanotech business was fairly good, from what she could gather from the little news she had heard on the apparently unpublicized company.
Hearing snort and a yell, Maya turned her head to look at the approaching CEO of KE, the rather drunk CEO of Katsuragi Enterprises. Misato Katsuragi, the daughter of the man who turned Antartica into a radioactive landscape, the daughter who turned to Alcohol in the tumultuous wake of her father's death. And, by most reports, drinking up the profits of KE in her long held grief.
000
Rei Ayanami glanced over to the inhebriated CEO and frowned mentally, her red eyes attempting to pin the fairly drunk woman's eyes, mentally willing her to sober up.
Katsuragi Enterprises fate will be decided tonight, all due to your unwillingness to seek the proper treatment Ms. Katsuragi. You should know that your CEO days are limited.
Her lips formed a thin grim line as Misato seated herself beside the head of Ibuki Industries, she attempted to bring woman to her senses. "Katsuragi-san, it is unwise to partake of alcohol at a serious occasion such as this."
The reply she was expecting came not from the impaired executive across from her, but rather, her own aide, Kaji.
"Relax Rei. Misato's just doing like she's always done since college. Speaking of college Misato, you wanna perhaps go to my place tonight?"
His voice seemed to slice through the drunk shield the trouble laden business owner had and she suddenly looked over to Rei's advisor seriously, but before she could, the sounds of approaching feet and women talking interrupted Misato's retort.
Ayanami looked up to see both Yui Ikari and Kyoko Sohryu, both parties flanked by their chief advisors and their descendants.
"Ms Ayanami." Yui Ikari greeted her and her aide personally. "Mr. Kaji... I wish to congradulate you on getting this event worked out. I really appreciate the gesture. It will allow us owners to get to know each other better." The elder Ikari motioned to where Sohryu was standing, Especially now with Sohryu Langley Steel being new to the Japanese scene. This event is in part to get to know them…."
Rei quietly thanked the woman as she continued to spout the corporate ettiquette propaganda that these sort of events required. The phrase "Know thy enemy" came to mind even as Yui Ikari gestured at the SLS entourage to be seated.
Refocusing on her surroundings, The bluehead noticed the young redhead gazing at her and allowed the corners of her lips to ever so slightly turn downward in an expression of distaste. Red… The color I hate.
(A/N: I've tried to stay fairly in character regarding personalities as I could. The biggest change will be Shinji, as he actually has some confidence instilled now. Also, when possible I tried to give the characters a profession that would reflect on what they actually did in the series. Save Hyuga and Aoba, couldn't put too many eggs in one industry. Ayanami for example, is perfect for intelligence work as in the series, she's so quiet when she moves that if she were an assassin, the person would hardly know he'd been killed before he hit the ground. Where's Kirashima you ask? She is, or soon will be director of the European division of SLS… So, what will happen next? Introductions officially take place… What lies in store for Katsuragi Enterprises? How will Asuka and Rei react to seeing Shinji for only the second time in their lives? Stay Tuned!
