Genesis Evangelion: Advent of Misato
Stage 1: Human Instrumentality Sub-Project Personality Reconditioning
The girl was in a catatonic state...she was seated in a chair, in the middle of a dimly lit hospital room. Various doctors surrounded her, from the shadows of the room. At that moment...A man wearing a white lab coat and a woman wearing a similar lab coat entered. One of the doctors, noticing, immediately acknowledged the man.
"Ikari... But I thought..."
"That I was dead?" Gendo replied with a bit of angst in his voice.
"But you were...with the Katsuragi Team...were you not?"
"That's correct...but I had business. Besides...that girl...she's also from the Expedition...that's Dr. Katsuragi's daughter, am I wrong?"
"No, Ikari, you're right. This is Misato Katsuragi... But her condition is horrible. Her psyche is...broken..."
"Broken?" Questioned the woman.
"Y-yes, Dr. Ikari...broken."
The woman who was with Gendo Ikari was Yui Ikari, his wife. She was a few months pregnant... but it didn't yet show. She approached the catatonic Misato and stroked her hair... There was no response. Misato just sat there and gazed off, looking at nothing in particular.
"We feel she's lost her mind...most likely due to the hell she witnessed."
"Of course...the Contact experiment failed. Adam awoke... And as a result... we've lost the entire southern pole," Gendo added.
"I didn't want to believe it...but the Dead Sea Scrolls..."
"Are an indication of what's to come." Gendo Ikari finished.
After looking over the catatonic Misato, Yui turned and approached everyone else, "I think I have an idea," she said.
"An idea? Just what do you have in mind, Dr.?"
"Let GEHIRN take custody of the girl."
"What?" The doctor retorted. "This girl needs serious medical attention...possibly even Psychiatric care... sending her to that organization certainly won't help her!
That comment had seemingly upset Yui. She approached the doctor who had just criticized her organization...and slapped him, "Listen...the medical technology you possess cannot help this girl... But the technology possessed by GEHIRN can. So...if you care at all for the health of this patient...you'll cooperate with us."
"...I-I...I understand. We've yet to contact her Mother, should we—"
"Don't bother, we'll contact her the moment after we successfully treat her," Yui intervened.
"...I see no way you could repair the damage..."
"We'll talk to you in a couple days, Doctor..."
Those were Yui's parting words to the doctors as she and Gendo wheeled Misato Katsuragi out of the hospital, in a wheel chair. From the hospital, they boarded a transport helicopter...and returned to Japan.
December 25th, 2000
"We were fortunate to rebuild so quickly..." the woman said.
"Yes...the entire structure of Tokyo had to be redesigned after that N1 detonated within the city..."
"No matter... Now we can resume our works..." she replied.
"Yes...that is correct."
"What about the girl?" she asked.
"...Her as well... Why don't we give her a Christmas present, eh?"
"...You have a strange sense of humor...but this was my idea... So I agree. It is the only way," She responded.
"Begin the Personality Reconditioning process...Levels 1 - 6."
"Understood...but it'll take time. Probably a year. The process is slow, and delicate. If we screw up...her mind could be destroyed."
"Then don't screw up...but take your time, Ikari. Oh...and one more thing...about that dog, you have on a leash..."
"That 'dog' is my husband, Chairman... And I don't appreciate your name calling of him..."
"Heh... But of course...you 'do' love him after all..."
"Do you find that odd? That I am to fall in love with a man like him? You and everyone...just do not understand him."
"Whatever you say...Yui... You may leave now."
"What about Gendo?"
"Forget about it...it's not important..."
"If you say so..."
Feburary 14th, 2001
::Subject MK has undergone Third Level of Personality Reconditioning w/o any problems. However, still remains catatonic...however, this doesn't come as surprising. While the results of the Reconditioning are not yet visible, results will manifest and show in time::
Feburary 15th, 2001
"The third level of the Personality Reconditioning is going smoothly, Chairman."
"That's good to hear, Yui. So, when is the expected date?"
"When we finish the reconditioning?"
"Oh, no, no – I mean when is your baby going to be born? You are pregnant aren't you?"
"Why yes, I am," Yui replied, "the doctors have told me sometime in June."
"I see...that's good to hear. I bet you're quite happy?"
"Oh of course I am, Chairman. Extremely happy."
"Have you found out what sex—"
"Oh no, we don't need to. If it's a boy or a girl – Gendo and I already have names picked out."
"Oh?"
"Yes, if it's a boy – Shinji, if it's a girl – Rei. Those were his exact words," Yui smiles.
"I see...those are nice names. I'm more and more surprised with him as time goes by... In any event... did you see the news yesterday?"
"Yes, the Valentine Treaty was signed – it's good to hear that war has finally ended."
"Yes...it's just too bad that an incident like Second Impact had to occur to 'jar' humanity to their senses, wouldn't you agree, Yui?"
"Yes...
April 2nd, 2001
::Subject has exhibited rejection to the Fourth Level... We may have to do a complete re-write...
April 5th, 2001
::We completed the tedious task of re-writing the subject's brain... The Fourth Level process of ReConditioning underwent smoothley thereafter.::
April 30th, 2001
"Yui, feel free to take some time off, you should be relaxing at home until having your baby."
"Chairman, I appreciate your concern...but—"
"Yui... Do not be concerned, Dr. Akagi will be taking over the Reconditioning process while you're away."
"Naoko?"
"Yes, is there a problem, Yui?"
"...No, no problems, Chairman."
June 6th, 2001
::Even after 4 levels of Personality Reconditioning, subject still remains catatonic... This is baffling, but it's starting to make sense as to why the Committee requested her to undergo 6 Levels of Personality Reconditioning.::
June 9th, 2001
::Subject is currently undergoing the Fifth Level of Personality Reconditioning. There doesn't appear to be any signs of rejection...::
July 14th, 2001
The Committee was in meeting, when Yui Ikari returned to work. Since her work consisted primarily of observing and data programming regarding the Personality Reconditioning of Misato Katsuragi, she brought her newly born infant boy, Shinji Ikari, along with her to work.
"Yui, what a pleasant surprise – welcome back to GEHIRN."
"Thank you, Chairman. I'm glad to be back. I'm ready to begin the coding for the 6th Level of the Personality Reconditioning process."
"That's good to hear, Yui. You may begin whenever you're ready."
"Thank you, Chairman... If you'll excuse me..."
July 22nd, 2001
The girl lay on the examining table, prepped and ready for the 6th Level of her Personality Reconditioning treatment. Personality Reconditioning is a means to literally re-write someone's memories... It was a means used to make those who've experienced severe, traumatic experiences... The girl, Misato Katsuragi, was quite qualified for the treatment... But her case was special... Most meaning because of her circumstances... She had witnessed the awakening of Adam...the failure of the Contact Experiment...her Father's failure that resulted in his and everyone else's death... The failure that resulted in the death of billions of people on Earth...
"The program is finished and ready to start, Dr. Ikari," a young female assistant replied. Her hair was a charcoal gray and her eyes had an indigo tint to them... she was very subconscious about her hair...simply because a lot of people mistook her hair for premature aging.
"Fantastic. Ryoko, would you please insert the program into the central computer unit," Yui replied.
After Ryoko inserted the program into the central computer unit, as Yui had directed. The central computer unit was the center of the operation. Various parts are connected to the central computer unit... Such as the Nerve Engine. The Nerve Engine looks like a large over-head hair dryer found in a salon...but, what it does is insert small nano-wires through the ear of the subject and through small tiny nano-holes in the skull to synch up with the brain. From there, the final program is ran, thus, re-writing the subjects memory.
"Ryoko, I have to check on Shinji...could you do the final preparations and wait till I return?"
"Sure thing, Dr. Ikari. Oh, and tell Mr. Ikari I said 'Hi!'," Ryoko replied with laughter.
"Ha ha, will do, Ryoko."
After about thirty minutes, Yui Ikari had returned. All the preparations for the Personality Reconditioning 6th Level treatment had been made. As Yui began to input commands into the terminal...the treatment began...
Yeah, I know, took me forever to get this up. I'm sorry for anyone who was interested in this and I didn't have this chapter up in time. There was a lot of things going on in my home life that prevented me from finishing this – as well as a few other coincidentals... anyway! I think I'm back on track. This chapter might seem kinda strange format wise – but that's because it's really jumpy in terms of time frame. The next chapter will take place much later chronologically – Anyhow, Chapter 2 will be in the works shortly – I hope to have it up within a weeks time.
-Rukaii