Got in the Robot, now what?! 5 - Or 'Where is the fucking instructions for this big ass robot?!' (NGE, Shinji!SI)
Asuka Langley-Sohryu was not a fangirl and she would murder anyone calling her such.
Yet, ever since she started getting info from Kaji about the Pilot of Eva-01, she had started to feel somewhat... amused by him. Competition was something Asuka despised and loved, the former when she was outpaced and the latter when she was on top of others.
Which is why it felt odd she wasn't upset at seeing herself outplayed by someone that had no preparation on the Evangelions and that was using a Prototype version so effectively to slay proper Angels while she was here to train and nothing else.
So, how come she was so interested in him? Could it be that it was admiration? Definitely, but she stopped it at that. Asuka could respect others' achievements if they were unexpected and beyond her perspective.
The idea of warping AT Fields in such a matter was something that baffled everyone at NERV, regardless of the branch that studied the matter. And Asuka was, by her own definition, someone that was always looking forward to expand her boundaries when it comes to Eva-02.
And training had taken a 'funnier' twist compared to usual. Mimicking and developing from Pilot Ikari's own deeds felt like breaking some paradigms that had been around in the study of Angels for decades. It felt thrilling and empowering. Yet, every time she thought she finally was close to one-upping this mysterious Japanese boy, here he would break a new expectation.
Which would lead to Asuka religiously studying the new tapes released.
Back in her room, no lights from windows or lightbulbs- Asuka was mostly in pure darkness, a snack box on the side, some water but mostly papers and pens. Eyes fixed on the screen of the TV that flashed her with news and details, she was truly aware of the absurdity of the most recent Angel.
Classified as Ramiel, the Octahedron Angel was bestowed with a powerful drill-like tool that had been expected to 'breach' the NERV's HQ. But it didn't get far enough as Eva-01 stopped it. The appearance of the new upgrades on the Prototype Evangelion gave Asuka hope that she was going to get some of that on her Eva-02, but it wasn't what had driven the giddy back to her dopamine-addicted brain.
It was the drilling.
Perhaps as a counter to potentially resilient Angels such as this one, NERV had allowed for modifications to be created out of 'specific scenarios'. Yet, Pilot Ikari had gone out of his way to break that preparation with some of his own. Once again warping the AT Field produced by his Eva-Unit, the boy had created a large orange drill out of Eva-01's right palm. The large construct wasn't a singular united piece, but a series or rotating shapes that all combined formed a drill.
Now, that may not sound like an important detail and may feel like a 'thinking too hard' sort of idea. But as the Angel manifested for battle with a powerful beam that, by all predictions, should have shredded into the Eva's armor, the drill successfully held against the beam, and, much to the surprise of many scientists, the beam seemed to fuel the Drill itself.
Right as Ramiel realized what was going on and stopped the attack, a four-time larger drill was now rushing towards it as Eva-01 jumped towards the Angel. Before this sort of assault, Ramiel tried to use its drill to win, but while Ramiel's drill was bigger, the momentum carried by Eva-01's own tool was far above its own application.
The multiple rotations allowed for differing momenti to be carried over, with some of it even nullifying the rotation of the opposing drill and rendering it inert for long enough to see cracks and then outright rupturing shredding into the Angel's body.
The gruesome result left her a bit warm inside at the thought of destroying these monsters and tearing them apart herself. She was sure that this was going to happen quite soon as Kaji promised her a surprise in a few hours after receiving the videos.
And right as she was finishing the video, she got a knock at the door, with a guard bringing her... documents. Important documents. Studying was set aside for the time being as she turned the light on, sat on her bed and started to read what was being given to her.
A new assignment- a big one that had her go to Japan. Her eyes widened a fraction, then some more as she realized that Kaji was going to be her caretaker and-
"And I am going to live with Pilot Ikari!?" Her reaction to this was mixed. On the one hand, she was going to be in the same flat with a boy but... it was a boy she was admiring and- and she couldn't be seen like that!
She couldn't be a girly moron, she couldn't afford to be seen as weak and...
And I bet he will perv after my butt!
If there is something Asuka was rather self-conscious about, was her round rear which was far bigger than the ones many girls her age should have. Many men had stared at her behind far too many times, and as someone with a rather strong attitude, this always pissed her off to no end.
Of course, there was a reason for this assumption to not be an absolute thing. Among the papers depicting Pilot Ikari's endeavors, there were mentions of the Pilot of Eva-00. And how 'curvy' she was. Despite this, the paper made it clear that Pilot Ikari was actually 'displeased' by her curves.
S-Surely he will not hate me for my ass.
That would be absolutely ridiculous and outrageous. So many men and a few women had 'praised' it, so it would be incredibly asinine for a boy her age to see it as a bad trait.
Surely! And she was going to make sure she was not going to be ignored by the jerk if he tried to ditch her or something!
AN
Poor Asuka is getting cooked through pseudo-reverse-psychology. Shinji isn't doing shit, but her lack of self-esteem is giving her a bit of a wild scenario and expecation to catch up with.
Next time... a meeting in the Pacific. And Asuka and Shinji go through the bonding experience of 'gutting Angel-Fishes'. Feat. Spanking with the purpose of having Asuka's focusing on the job.
