Project Germanicus: A Three Part Play

by William Chekhov

Nearly two months have passed since an Angel has appeared and in the archives of NERV, a file for something called "Project Germanicus" is discovered that causes the staff lower than Commander Ikari and Doctor Fuyutsuki to grow suspicious until an Angel mysteriously appears, bringing the investigation to a halt and endangering the pilots. Plot may change.

20. Part I Act IV Scene VI

PART I

ACT IV

SCENE VI

(The Bridge. MAYA, HYUGA and AOBA all sit, hard at work.)

AOBA: I still can't believe we are investigating something discovered by the idiot that got into a shouting match with a crow.

HYUGA: I still can't believe that he managed to win that shouting match.

MAYA: He's a bit quirky, but he really is quite nice.

AOBA: After all the times he called you "Commander Ikari's bastard", I never thought I'd hear you call him that, Maya. With the mouth on him, I can't understand why the Commander hasn't seen fit to fire Conn. If I had an underling that openly contemptuous of me, I wouldn't keep him around.

HYUGA: I'm just curious, but did Conn tell any of you the story of why he doesn't invite people to his apartment?

MAYA: No, when did you hear this from him?

HYUGA: We were in the elevator and we ended up chatting. Apparently, the one time he invited someone over to his apartment he ended up unconscious, locked in his broom closet, his fridge thrown from the balcony and his vacuum cleaner stolen. (ENTER RITSUKO.)

MAYA: Honda?

AOBA: (Rolling his eyes, completely annoyed.) Who else?

RITSUKO: Have you three found anything?

AOBA: (He turns to face RITSUKO.) Unfortunately, no and with how contemptuous that idiot is of Commander Ikari, I'm of the opinion that he manufactured Project Germanicus to turn as many people as possible against him.

RITSUKO: So, I suppose Conn planted Project Claudius in the "Authorized Personnel Only" folder then? (AOBA can only look away.) I can't understand why Commander Ikari would have files written in this chicken scratch but have the titles and his signature in kanji.

HYUGA: Maybe they are intended for other branches?

MAYA: Other branches? You mean he might be planning to ship the Children off to other countries?

RITSUKO: Maybe. If that is the case, it would be Germany for Asuka, Britain for Shinji or this Mari and who knows where Rei and the others would be sent off to.

MAYA: (Genuinely curious.) Shinji in Britain… I wonder how he'd handle a transfer like that.

HYUGA: Hold on, something's been detected!

RITSUKO: Lets see it. (EXEUNT.)