Chapter 2
War journal entry: Shinji Ikari: September 23, 2016.
"The Great War has begun. We, that is, Kaworu and I, knew that these days were coming. But nobody listened when I told them what he had told me. They all believed that Kaworu was the last Angel.
"Now we, Humanity, are engaged in the fight for our very existence. It is a good thing that father ordered the salvaging of the Eva Series for parts to rebuild Unit 00; we need every Eva we can get. Dr. Akagi even managed to reprogram and reactivate one of the least badly damaged ones. Now, we have a fourth Eva.
"Asuka rarely leaves Unit 02. It's like she's developed a bond with it beyond that of her role as pilot. I hear her talking to Unit 02 often. Sometimes I hear her call it 'momma'. It's very strange."
War journal entry: Asuka Langley Soryu: September 23, 2016.
"We're at war with the Angels again. Only, this time, I can't defeat them alone, because they aren't attacking one by one. They're coming in groups now; five or ten at a time. Even with momma's help, I need back-up. That idiot, Shinji, does OK, I guess, and so does Wonder Girl. I don't understand it, but whenever I see the two of them together, I get jealous of her, like I'd rather it was me spending time close to im. Why would I want to spend any time alone with that perverted idiot?"
War journal entry: Rei Ayanami: September 23, 2016.
"Unit 00 has been rebuilt using parts salvaged and recycled from the Eva Series. The new Unit 00 is white like the Eva Series, but it looks very much like the old Unit 00.
"Commander Ikari's son spends a lot of time around me. I don't fully understand it. I had always thought he had more in common with Pilot Soryu.
"According to the Commander, the four Evas are being deployed at 1600 hours to form a defensive perimeter around the entrance to the Geofront."