MATERNAL PROGRAMMING
THE NEXT DAY, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH
9:34 AM JST
TOKYO-II GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE CENTER
SUITE B612
LEGALLY STILL DRUNK
Naoko awoke with blurry vision as she tried to shift up, only to feel her hand brush up against something warm… And Hairy…
…
She slowly turned her head to face the object, and lo and behold…
There laid Gendo Ikari, a feared and respected man, sleeping naked with some drool running down his mouth. A terrified look spread across her face as she realized what she had done.
She stumbled back a bit falling off of the bed, not caring as she made a thud.
She remembered last night's events and slowly began to calm down…
She wanted this…
She wanted him…
A groan emanated from the bed as Gendo slowly rose and wiped the drool from his chin. He looked around to see himself not in his normal room.
He turned to see Naoko lying naked on the floor with a somber expression on her face. He took a moment to process this and went to grab his glasses.
"Aren't you going to say anything?..."
Naoko asked, hints of shame entering her voice.
…
"I-I Don't want to…"
That slight hesitation in his voice showed his true weakness. He was afraid of this.
. . .
"Are you ok... Gendo?..."
. . .
"No. But it will have to do for now."
He picked up his rimmed glasses and sighed, simply staring out the window. Naoko also did too, until she decided to start getting dressed.
The room was chilly to compensate for the outside heat.
"I stayed celibate for all these years to focus my attention on raising Shinji correctly. I've broken that streak."
. . .
She began putting on her stockings.
. . .
"Sex is either to show lust or love is it not?"
. . .
He began to put on his suspenders.
. . .
"Could it also be for acceptance?..."
. . .
MATERNAL PROGRAMMING
EPISODE 9
"FEAR, HOPE, DESIRE, AND ACCEPTANCE"
TOKYO-III
SAME DAY
AKAGI RESIDENCE
10:12 AM JST
"Mom didn't come back last night."
Shinji mumbled to himself as he ate his late morning breakfast. He sat in front of the TV, eating something he had shipped over from the states.
He fidgeted around with the plastic fork that came with it, as he thought about all the scenarios that could've happened to her.
Could it have been an accident?
No, we would've been told by now…
Angel?
No. Again, We would've been told by the MAGI by now…
The door opens.
"Mom?!"
"Nope, it's me again."
"Oh."
Ritsuko somewhat jogged by and grabbed a few things from around the house.
"When do you think mom will come back?"
Shinji softly asked, afraid of the answer he would soon receive.
She didn't even stop to answer.
"She stayed at the hotel because she was tired, she's on her way now don't worry. Also, your friends are at the door, want me to let them in? It's Toji and Kensuke."
Shinji perked up.
"Yeah, let them in."
Ritsuko nodded and jogged to the door, letting them in and leaving.
"Hey Shinji, guess who just got a copy of Fallout 4 and Splatoon? These Guys!"
Kensuke and Toji held up both games respectively. Both of them had cheeky grins on their faces.
"Sakura wanted it and it looked fun so I bought it. You want in?"
Shinji thought about it for a moment before giving in. He smiled and jerked a finger to his room, essentially letting them know he will join them.
"Awesome! This Fallout game is going to be set in Washington DC, I want to see how the Americans look there!"
Kensuke said excitedly, it was apparent he was very into the post-apocalyptic roleplaying game.
"Wasn't it supposed to be released next month? Or did you use my name again to get it?"
Shinji chuckled, he didn't mind his friend saying that stuff to get new games, but it is slightly against the pilot's rules.
"Maybe…"
"Heh, Pop it in and get it started on the One."
Kensuke practically ran over and opened the disk tray of the Xbox One with his bare hands. He popped it in and they began to play it.
"So Ken, What exactly did you say to get you two this game?..."
Toji asked, starting to get suspicious of his friend's methods of getting it. He was only there when the clerk handed it to him, but he didn't know what the actual agreement was.
"Oh uh… I said to the clerk I'd get her a date with you."
Shinji dropped the controller, causing it to disconnect from the console.
"What?"
"Now I know that must sound bad… But it's perfectly fine! It's a girl from an upper grade. Think her name was Kodama or something…"
Toji dropped the Wii controller causing the batteries to fall out.
"Dude, That's Hikari's bigger sister! What will she say to me if I tell her you set her up!"
Kensuke's smile faltered. He also dropped the controller.
"Oh fuck."
NOW HE GETS IT!
"Oh god… I screwed you there, didn't I?"
Shinji gave the most annoyed yet composed look he has ever had to Kensuke.
"OH DO YA?!"
Toji was practically shaking.
"We are so dead! Hikari is going to kill me!"
"You're her boyfriend, calm her down or something!"
"She's going to make me beat the shit out of you, and then beat me for not doing anything!"
All three boys began to panic, as they thought out loud all the things Hikari or Kodama would do to them.
"Wait, what if I go out on that date with her? I mean, she's 16, and the guy already said she would, right?"
Shinji said, prompting the other two to stop their panicking.
Kensuke thought about it before smacking his fist on his hand.
"Good idea!"
Toji jabbed a finger at him.
"But don't forget that you got us into this mess and you will clean it up if it fails!"
Before anyone could start speaking, the door opened and was followed by a-
"I'm Home!"
Shinji jumped up and rushed over to the stairs, ran down, and hugged Naoko. She winced when he did.
"Ack! Shinji please be careful, I'm kinda sore.. from the ride…"
Shinji quickly let go and felt bad. She sighed and rubbed her behind, taking off her shoes and setting them aside.
"Sorry, could you bring me some tea Shinji? And then you can go back to your friends." She asked and motioned to the two boys standing at the top of the stairs.
"Yeah, sure thing. Toji, Kensuke, could you wait for me in the room and wait for me to come back before you guys start playing?"
Kensuke nodded and went back up with Toji.
Shinji walked to the kitchen and grabbed a pot from the cupboards, and went to fill it with water.
"So any plans with any girls?" Naoko asked with a mischievous grin on her face. She looked down at her phone while Shinji almost dropped the pot on the floor.
"H-How'd you know?... I- Kensuke just told me today…"
His mother smiled and set down the phone in front of Shinji, pointing her finger at a post Kensuke made earlier today.
13:21 BigKen42:
"Just set up a date between my friend and some upper-grade girl. I am the best friend ever, He'll thank me later!"
"I don't need the MAGI to know he was talking about you. And I monitor him periodically to see if he leaked anything from the MAGI. So who's the lucky girl?"
Shinji was nervous but attempted to calm himself down as he turned on the electric kettle warmer.
"Oh uh, Hikari's older sister Kodama…"
Naoko chuckled and took her phone back. She stopped and smiled at it for a moment before talking again.
"French is a good language to win her over. Maybe you can find someone to teach you it. Ritsuko's father was part french…"
Before she could fully reminisce, the Angel alarm went off on their phones.
"The 6th Angel has been spotted off of Hawaii, it's currently going on a rampage disrupting any ships it finds. Boys, it's time to head to the shelters!"
Toji and Kensuke rushed down the stairs leaving the games behind.
"Good luck man! Don't want to hold you back!"
"Later Shinji!"
And with that, the two vanished out the door.
Shinji turned off the heater and poured the drink into a thermos and handed it to his mother.
"Thank you, dear. Now let's Go, Section 2 should be picking you up now!"
Shinji stopped and turned to look at her.
"Me?"
"Yes, I'm not needed for this, in fact, I told them to head to the shelters despite Tokyo-III not going into defense mode for this, I'll be here at home relaxing from that meeting."
Shinji hesitated to keep moving, he didn't want to leave her again, but he had to.
"Give me one last kiss on the cheek before you go!"
Shinji gave in and kissed his mother on the cheek before running out the door.
"Good luck!"
NERV HQ
T- 1 HOUR ESTIMATED
DESTINATION: LARGEST ISLAND OF HAWAII
10:58 AM
"Ah it's Young Akagi, how do you fare?"
An older man with a large nose stood before Shinji as was wearing a NERV Uniform.
"Oh it's you, Jacques correct?"
He nodded.
"I'm currently locked here until the Angel is defeated. So I cannot return home to France until then."
A lightbulb appeared in Shinji's mind. Usually this is a good thing.
"Oh yeah, that reminds me I'm supposed to learn French for a date I have later."
Jacques lit up, and saw where the pilot was coming from.
"If you are asking me to teach you, I do suppose I could stay a day or two to help, but for now you have to head to the gantries, Dr Akagi is asking for you."
He smiled and patted the boy on the shoulder.
"Good Luck."
Shinji grinned and ran off to the gantries.
Jacques stood there, with his smile fading into a sad smile. His mind wandered back to darker memories.
The 64 year old man didn't notice the clicking of boots behind him as he remembered dark periods in his life. A hand rested on his shoulder as he snapped out of it, and quickly spun around checking to see if it was an attacker.
Keel stood there with a grin. He wore a green NERV command uniform with a UN pin on it.
"Calm yourself, how many men do you know with a visor like mine?"
Jacques calmed down and grimaced.
"So, What were you and the Third Child talking about?"
Keel asked, he had a light tone in his voice, this usually meant this wasn't for business.
"Ah, he simply asked about French Lessons after I mentioned I cannot return home until the Messenger is defeated. And so I shall do as he asks, after all, if they fall, Instrumentality cannot be reached."
"Indeed."
50 KM OFF THE COAST OF HAWAII
AN-225-01
UNIT 01 DOCKING BAY
TYPE-C DIVING EQUIPMENT
11:43 AM
Shinji felt uneasy in the large aircraft as he looked out the window at the endless amounts of blue. He would have to fight underwater, And his only power supply is a boat that follows him around. If it breaks he has ten minutes of battery… He hopes.
Hopefully the Battery Pylons were installed…
Hopefully.
"Shinji, you'll be diving with Asuka and Rei. You'll also be given a speargun with explosives on it, so be careful."
Misato said, clutching a tablet in her hands.
She held onto a railing for support as the plane rocked around.
"Are you Ready?"
Shinji thought about it and nodded.
"Always!"
To be continued.
Still Alive.
I'll be adding a changelog chapter to mark edits. And to those who asked about a chapter being removed I did, it was an update chapter at most and had no story or anything for MP so i removed it.
Anyway, thanks for all the reviews, follows and favorites.
-DerpymanMT
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