Аннотация: Ritsko talks about the Eves. Shinji discusses with Misato the tactics of the battle with Object A.
My phone suddenly vibrated in my pocket. I took it out of my pocket as I walked and pushed the "green" button.
"Yes!"
"Shinji! How can you hear me!!!" I almost jumped in surprise, and instinctively pulled the phone away from my ear.
"Misato, why are you yelling like that? Is there a fire there?"
"No, I'm just riding a nasty escalator, and then the wind blows!!!"
"That's it, that's it, I've already figured it out!" I answered, but I wasn't in a hurry to put the phone to my ear yet. "Why are you calling?"
"Yes, I wanted to say that our guys will pick you up and bring you to the headquarters - we will do this until I pick up the car from the repair."
"Should I go to training?" I asked.
"No, they won't be here again today - Ritsko has some problems with the computer simulator... So today we will focus on tactics again."
"Also nothing. Can I come with Ray? I think it would be useful for her to be present, but as I understand it, she was not trained here at all..."
"Of course, of course," Katsuragi sang in a honeyed voice. "Take Ayanami with you and don't even think about it..."
"Misato," I asked suspiciously. "Are you going back to your old ways?"
"What?! How could you think that? How could I have thought that! Although I have a lot of reasons to think so..."
"Oh, I can't hear you very well! Misato! Misato! Hello!.." I hissed, blew into the phone a couple of times, and hung up with a satisfied grin.
"I'll show you Kuzka's mother again, Comrade Captain..."
"Hey, Sin, who was that, huh?" Toji, who was walking behind me, decided to ask a question.
"Yes, the commander is mine!.."
"The commander?" Ida rolled his eyes. "And you're talking to him like that?! But what about subordination and all that?"
"Well, first of all, not with him, but with her." I corrected my fellow student. "And secondly, she is not only my commander, but also my direct supervisor and guardian, and I live at her house. So we can say that we are somewhat related to her..."
"Well, holy shit!.." For the umpteenth time during our acquaintance, Ida grabbed his head.
"Young, beautiful?" Toji was interested in something else entirely.
"Both young and beautiful" I confirmed and added. "She's also lazy and goofy."
But no one was listening to me anymore.
"Wow!" Suzuhara howled desperately. "Why are you so lucky, huh? Should I ask for a NERVE too?"
"No," Ida sighed bitterly. "They seem to have a family clannishness there: The commander is Shinji's father, the chief of operations is Shinji's guardian, and the pilots are Shinji himself and his sister Ayanami..."
For the first time, the first one looked at me, blinking in surprise:
"A sister?.."
"Ray, I told them everything," I replied, winking at her imperceptibly. "You don't have to hide that... Well, remember our conversation this morning!"
Rey thought for a moment and nodded slowly:
"Yes, of course, Shinji."
"Some people are lucky..." They sighed enviously behind me.
Yeah, just like a drowned man. You guys are sitting here at your school and you don't know shit! But if, first of all, I make a major mistake during this year, then the real End of the World will come. And then you won't have any school or any other nonsense, so rest while you still can!
"By the way, Shinji," Ida asked thoughtfully. "Why is it that if Ayanami is also a pilot, she doesn't have a uniform or a weapon, but you do? It's kind of weird..."
"Ayanami - who?!" Toji's question was safely suspended in the air.
"Um..." I began to frantically think of something to lie in response. But Kensuke is doing well - he does not lose his powers of observation and quick wit. Even with all the news that has befallen him, he thinks very logically. No, he definitely has nothing to do with pilots - such a person would be more useful at headquarters.
"You see, Ida..." then I remembered what I had been told about Ayanami's subordination. "Technically, I'm really a soldier of the UN army, but Ray is an employee of the scientific department. Her Eva is our first working prototype, and actually it's not even designed for combat - only for testing various systems."
As always, when I blurted something out, I began to wonder if I had blurted out something unnecessary.
"...But considering that anxiety in the nerve doesn't drop below the orange level anymore, I think Rey will be called up for service soon..."
"And general mobilization, how will they not announce after the Second Strike?" Touji was worried.
"No, I don't think so," I replied confidently, wondering inwardly - what kind of general mobilization?.. Uh, stop! Yes, right there at the beginning of the millennium, a global mess happened, after Adam had shied away from the penguin empire. Well, come on, guys, the car has already arrived for us.
"Yeah, come on, Sin!"
"Good luck, Shinji!"
***
"Hello, Misato. Hello, Dr. Akagi," I greeted her as I entered the tactical room with Rey. And what is our Mengele doing here? They're sitting around the table with the captain's wife, you know...
Katsuragi mumbled something unintelligible as she gamely fought with a large hamburger-and how could she eat like that, mmm... Does he manage to keep his figure in stunning condition with wonderful and delicious filth? Unclear...
"Ayanami? What are you doing here? You're exempt from the trials for the duration of the treatment..." Ritsuko raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"I was the one who asked for permission to come with Rey." I answered instead of the First one. I think it will be both useful and not particularly time-consuming for her to attend the tactics.
"And what motivates your decision, Shinji?" Akagi asked, taking a small sip of coffee from a disposable cup.
"As soon as Ray recovers, I think we'll go into battle together. And here I want to make sure that my partner will be prepared enough."
"Prepared enough for what?" Ritsko clarified.
"Enough to cover for me. I want to try out the tactics of fighter pilots with their wingman-lead combination."
"It's interesting... And I just came to talk about the possibilities of Eva's, so that you and Misato have an idea of what tactics you can use with them..."
"Hey, you lovebirds!" wise One, Katsuragi has mastered the megabuterbrod!.. "Why are we crowding around the door? Come on, come on - come on in, sit down, don't be shy!"
Rey and I entered the tactical training room and sat down on upholstered chairs - there really is no truth in the legs... Although it won't be enough above that either.
Akagi turned on the interactive whiteboard, which immediately displayed the NERVE screensaver, and picked up a small plastic pointer.
"As I've already realized, Shinji, you're a literate guy and you know a lot about technology, so I won't have to think too much about translating it from scientific to simple," Ritsuko began. "And now I'm going to tell you about the main ones, em... tactical and technical characteristics of combat vehicles of project E."
An image of my Eva appeared on the screen.
"Evangelion, or Eve for short, is a biological being with artificial implants designed to fight any enemy known to mankind. Naturally, like any living being, Eve has a set of familiar organs, but most of them have been replaced with mechanical devices. These include internal implants that replace the Evangelion's heart, lungs, part of the nervous system, and the body's purification system, but most of the substitutes are completely foreign and have no analogues in the wild. First of all, I'm talking about the A-10 complex, which connects all the systems together and ensures synchronization of the pilot and Eva. Such equipment required the combined efforts of scientists from all over the world, since no country is able to fully implement such a project alone. Evangelion's control, as well as communication with the headquarters, when in the LSL, is carried out by reading brain bio-currents, and all these knobs and buttons are nothing more than to calm the pilot..."
My ears picked out one phrase that made me uneasy... And from which I involuntarily looked around in search of a way out and reached for the gun.
"Can I ask you a question?" I raised my hand.
"Yes, of course."
"You said that communication with the pilot is maintained by reading the bio-currents of his brain... So you're reading my mind?"
"No," Akagi shook her head. "Don't worry, Shinji. We are only able to decipher the biological currents consciously directed towards us, as well as simply transmit information to your brain. Perhaps you perceive it as ordinary speech?"
"Yes," I nodded. "It's like you're just talking to me on a walkie-talkie."
"Well, in that case, there are no deviations from the norm, everything is fine," Ritsuko smiled thinly. "Continue?"
"Yes, please," I said, surreptitiously removing my hand from the Glock, which was almost out of its holster. And I was already seriously thinking about how I would break out of the headquarters if they had already read my mind and knew who I was...
...The image of Eve has enlarged.
"Eva's entire body is covered with armor made like plate armor, made from a promising material codenamed "dipolymer titanium." In fact, it is a multilayer nitropic metal-ceramic with polymer bonds. Evangelion's back, chest, groin, and sides are most well protected - even without the use of an AT-field, reinforced and weighted growths provide protection from shrapnel and weapons of high TNT equivalent. Elbow and knee joints, armored boots, and knuckles are additionally reinforced with armor and are suitable for high-force strikes. The protection system also includes a helmet with a detailed face visor made of reinforced glass and equipped with an automated polarization device to protect the eyes from laser and light radiation from atomic and laser weapons. This entire kit is combined with built-in ballistic protection based on lightweight metal-ceramic fabric at the joints of the armor, as well as joints. Since Eve is a living being, a built-in microclimate maintenance system is provided in the armor complex. This entire system has a main, that is, an external power source via a cable, as well as an autonomous internal high-energy battery, designed for sixteen hours of operation in "sleep" mode or for five minutes of energy-intensive combat with the deployment of an AT field and active combat operations... Shinji, aren't you tired of listening to all this nonsense yet?"
Misato yawned loudly. I don't think she was really bored, but it seemed like it wasn't the first time she'd heard all this.
"Nope," I replied quite sincerely. "Go on, Dr. Akagi - I'm very interested in this..."
"Well, that's great..." Ritsuko smiled thinly again. "Then now let's move on to the various electronic systems of Evangelions."
An image of Eve's head appeared in the picture, and next to it was the interior of the cabin.
"The control system of the sighting system is mounted in a separate unit located in an additional display indicator - the so-called helmet."
Something really looked like a futuristic helmet poked out from behind the pilot's seat. A schematic outline of the pilot appeared, and it became clear that this helmet should completely cover the entire upper part of the head.
"...The aiming system includes a combined optical-electronic sight that combines day and night detection and guidance systems. Daytime is based on computer processing of information obtained from sensors using high-resolution and magnification optics; The night camera operates on the thermal imaging principle. The range to the target is determined by a laser rangefinder, the coded pulse of which is also used in the object identification system, such as "friend or foe". The built-in electronic ballistic calculator calculates corrections for the characteristics of the selected type of ammunition, air pressure and temperature, as well as wind speed, so no special shooting training is required from the Pilot. Unless only in case of a complete failure of the aiming system, but according to the instructions in this case, the combat operation must be stopped immediately... Communication with Eva is maintained by wire or by high-frequency radio communication with video transmission mode. Additionally, there are laser communication devices designed for emergencies. The standard set of equipment also includes a satellite navigation system, devices for detecting chemical and radioactive threats."
...A blueprint of the contact capsule appeared on the screen.
"And now the main element of the program is the heart of the A-10 complex!" Ritsuko announced solemnly. The contact capsule is a biomechanical system for receiving the pilot's nerve impulses and converting them into orders to Eve's central nervous system, in the form of short and instantaneous energy signals. This is provided by a special liquid, LSL, which is able to polarize in a special way and transmit similar signals. The contact capsule is also designed for the survival and rescue of the pilot, for which it is equipped with water and air filter systems, compact climate control devices, temperature control and ventilation system. And as the crown of all of the above, there is an ejection system that includes powder accelerators and a three-dome parachute with an active braking system. The power of the boosters is enough to eject the capsule even at zero altitude or from under water, and the filler in the form of LSL will protect the pilot from serious injuries. A contact capsule is almost like a mother's womb in terms of convenience and security... Oh, and, of course, there is an emergency exit and a small individual package with everything necessary for survival... Well, I guess I've told you everything briefly, Shinji. Now if you have any questions, feel free to ask them to me..."
"Here you were talking about the performance characteristics of Eva's, but why were such elementary characteristics as weight and height not mentioned?" I asked. It's been a long time, you know, that I've been interested in this...
"The fact is that all the Evangelions at our disposal are non-serial models, and each of them has its own characteristics..."
"Well, even more so! We will sharpen each machine to a separate specialization, and for this we need to find out their individual characteristics!"
"That makes sense," Ritsko nodded. "Then let's start with your Eva-01."
My Evangelion appeared on the screen, depicted in full-face and profile. It's a good thing it's not a nasty purple color, which is simply impossible for a combat vehicle!
"Unit-01, a test model. It was put into operation on July 12, 2014. Height without shoulder pads is 61 meters, weight is 1,484 tons, and the estimated power of the generated AT-field is up to 290 conventional units. At the moment, it is the heaviest, most powerful and well-protected Eva, it can use all types of weapons. This is the first truly combat model."
The next picture depicted another Eva - zero, from the same angles. I looked closely at its outline. Even visually lighter and smaller, with a different design of the head armor - it felt like she had only one eye. Unlike my Eva, she is covered in dazzling white armor, and is generally more rounded and graceful than Unit-01. But I still like mine better-I like rough and sharp lines, you know...
"Unit-00, prototype. It was put into operation on November 29, 2013. The initial purpose is to test and refine the main systems of Project E combat vehicles. It is not intended for combat operations, but it can use all standard sets of weapons. Height - 53 meters, weight - 1292 tons, estimated field capacity - up to 270 conventional units. The initial color was bright orange, and later Unit-00 was covered with experimental white anti-radiation armor... Yes, Shinji?"
"Um, can I ask you a question?" I lowered my hand.
"Of course, what's the matter?"
"And why is the design of our Eva faceplates so different?"
"There were difficulties with processing the binocular image" Ritsko talks about the Eva's. "But there are no big differences from your Unit here - anyway, the onboard video system processes and converts all the information. Is that clear?"
"Yeah," I nodded. "There are no more Eva"s, I take it?"
"Why is that?" Akagi was slightly surprised.
"There are only two pilots..."
"Well, it's just the two of you HERE..." Ritsuko explained pointedly.
"So there are others, right?" I exclaimed, carefully feigning excitement. "And the other Eves, too?.."
...Uh-huh, Asuka is in Germany, Toji is in my class, Kaoru is a fuck-you-know-where... And, of course, the entire Class 2A are potential pilots...
This is about the pilots themselves. And the Evangelions - the Germans have one, the Yankees have the other, they probably have their own Eves in both Russia and China. And where else do we have NERVE branches?..
"That's it, Ritsuko," Katsuragi laughed. "You can shove a guy into the counterintelligence department right now - when it comes to information, he clings like a tick!"
"This is classified information, right?" I immediately felt sad.
"No, why not... I think I can tell you." Akagi said thoughtfully. "Besides the two of you, there is also a Second Child, Soryu Asuka Langley, but she lives and trains in Germany. And of course she has her own Eva, so I even prepared a description of her just in case..."
The slides flashed at a frantic pace until the image of Eva 02 appeared on the screen.
"Unit-02, serial." That word sent an involuntary shiver through my body. I immediately remembered the serial Eva's from The End of Evangelion, whom ZIELE had sent to the Office. Nasty creatures, I'll tell you... S2 engines with endless running time, monstrous regeneration and vitality, and simply unrealistic bloodlust for an intelligent being. Although, they were also controlled by pseudo pilots with the Kaoru matrix, and such things have never been peaceful - scumbags, that's right.
And we will most likely have to fight them.
I forced myself to banish the terrible picture - nine spears of the Spear of Longinus (a terrible thing - Object A or Eve kills, regardless of the AT-field), Unit-02 is torn apart, and then the serial numbers, as if wild animals were tearing it apart and devouring it...
And with him, Asuka, the Second Child.
Well, no way! I will not allow this - from now on, no fighting alone, only acting together. And I will definitely save Asuka - he was one of my favorite characters...
Characters.
And now she's a living person, and how can I love or hate her in absentia? I don't know if it's complicated, but it's complicated beyond my brain... And why am I not a standard hitman with the training of a special forces soldier and the knowledge of a professor? Damn, but I'm not going to sit back either - no one just gets a second chance. And even if I don't have any mission, I just have to come up with it for myself and carry it out. If I save all these people... people, even if it costs their lives, it will be good. I don't want to die, but there's no getting away from it, and then I won't die in vain. I may be living in a fictional world right now, but it's real to me, and I just don't have another one.
"...It was put into operation on April 2, 2015. Height - 58 meters, weight - 1402 tons, estimated field capacity - up to 260 conventional units. This model is intended for mass production."
Slightly more elegant and thinner than my E-1, of a different color - red-gray-black, and again with a different head design - more elongated upwards, somewhat angular, and with a smaller lower jaw. Oh, and for some reason, four eyes at once. That's what I understand," I grinned.
"Are there any more problems with processing the binocular image?"
"Yeah. But the series will probably include the usual two-eyed models. A lot of eyes is also, so to speak, an experiment. Okay, if there are no more questions with the Eva's themselves, then I'm off, and you stay here and think about your tactics."
Without delay, Dr. Akagi picked up a thin folder from the table and left the tactical room. Misato watched her go, spun around in her chair, turned to me, and vigorously shook her hair.:
"Well, shall we get started?"
***
"First of all, let's take another look at our enemies, Objects A... So, we don't know for sure if new attacks will follow, and how similar the new opponents will be to the previous ones, but we need to be prepared for anything..."
"Misato!"
"Ar"?
"What do they want from us anyway?"
"I mean, why did Sakiel, for example, get into the "Troika"?"
"Yeas"
It would be interesting to know the official version...
I can't believe that even all the heads of operational departments are being told the whole truth - in a certain Terminal Dogma, the First Object A, Lilith, is crucified on a giant cross, and it is he who is the target of the attacks. And if the invasion is successful, there will be Armageddon, the Third Strike, or Third Impact, to use a filthy English phrase...
"I do not know," Katsuragi's eyes froze. And no one knows for sure..."
Well, well...
"But their goal is undoubtedly something deep in the Geofront..."
Oops! How is it? Why is everything not going according to plan? Should it be completely discarded now?..
"I'm certainly not Ritsko, but I can tell you something. You do understand, Shinji, that the Geofront is not created by humans, we just found it and use it for our own purposes. Moreover, we believe that the Geofront is an artifact of extraterrestrial forces created in ancient times. Radioisotope analysis of the Cavity walls has shown an approximate age of more than three billion years, and the Geofront material has no analogues in nature... Just think about these words!..
The girl paused, propped her chin on her hands, and after a while continued:
"This thing was created back when life was just beginning on Earth, and we still can't even understand it, let alone repeat it. What's there to repeat! Our smart guys from the science department claim that this Geofront material is not a substance at all, but something like light waves... No, no, don't even ask me to explain it-I don't understand anything about it anyway! Biology would be fine, but physics... Brr..."
"That is, you are counting..." I started slowly, but Misato immediately interrupted me.
"That's right, Shinji, that's right! We have cleared barely a quarter of the total volume of the Geofront, so it is quite possible that somewhere in the depths there is something that Objects A need so much."
"Wait a minute, but about the material..."
"Shinji, I'm telling you, I don't know anything about him," The captain grimaced. "The only other thing I can tell you is that Ritsuko told me once. How's it going? Yeah... In short, scientists believe that the walls of the Cavern have a kind of anti-object A resistance, so these bastards have only one way into the interior - through Tokyo-3."
"Is there a more subtle protection?"
"You could say that..." Katsuragi grinned. "Still, twenty-five giant armor plates covering the hole is a bit weak."
"Oh, the hole..." I made a knowing look so that I wouldn't so openly stab at ignorance of basic things.
"You probably know this very well - the first week of the Time of Troubles, North Korea is attacking us with nuclear weapons. One of the three warheads that broke through pierces the upper part of the Geofront, which is why we actually find it. So, well, it's something that's gone wrong somewhere - let's talk about tactics anyway. Any thoughts?"
I would now like to digest the information I received, which was not even hinted at in the series, and not think about tactics... All right, we're ready.
I figured out everything I now knew about the possibilities of Evangelions (not enough, I must say), and began to express my thoughts:
"The best, in my opinion, would be the tactics of a combat troika. I fight in close combat, exhausting the enemy, or on the contrary, I finish off the Object after the attacks of my teammates. My weapons are cold steel and a pistol. Further. The second Eva, most likely... serial, use it at an average distance - it's a more versatile car. Her weapon is also cold, but lighter, and, in my opinion, there should also be something like a rifle in her arsenal. And finally, the Prototype covers the two of us from long range with long-range weapons. Something like a sniper rifle, a grenade launcher, or a rocket launcher..."
"That makes sense," Misato nodded. "But..."
"Yes, I understand - there are only two of us, and Ray is not a fighter yet..."
"It's good that you understand that. Now listen to what I'm suggesting. First, let's look at the most realistic single-player tactics at the moment. You already know something about your Eva, and you also know about guns, so you'll probably agree with me. So, Unit-01 is well protected, armored and has considerable strength. But. It also means that your Eva is less mobile and maneuverable than, say, a Prototype. As you said correctly, your element is close-range combat. If you're sitting somewhere in an ambush with a sniper, then Object A may well destroy you faster than you can change position or attack. As we've already figured out, they don't have a problem with powerful beam weapons, so... So the maximum for you is the average distance and the rifle."
"Are you still insisting that I use gross Gever?" I said skeptically.
"Yes, I insist. If... Although, rather, WHEN Object A breaks into the city, we will no longer be able to throw ordinary soldiers against it to weaken it. To launch rocket or artillery attacks right in the middle of the city - no way, fire me..."
"But what about precision weapons? Missiles, projectiles, and bombs with laser, satellite, or television guidance?"
The girl winced.
"It won't do. As the repeated attacks on Sakiel have shown, the operation of electronics is seriously hampered near his AT field. All these expensive toys turn into nothing more than pieces of metal and explosives - in fact, the difference between guided and unguided weapons disappears, leaving only a question of price."
"And then what about the unmanageable?"
"The accuracy is too low, too," the girl winced.
"Affairs..." I shook my head.
"That's what it is. So as soon as Object A enters Tokyo, you attack it with a rifle, but you don't get too carried away with it - shoot off the clip or half, and go into close combat."
"What about my comments on the Eva's weapon?"
"In development," Misato replied briefly. "But do not count on the quick execution of these remarks - many items have to be ordered abroad. We haven't fully recovered Eva yet after the battle - her head is pierced through, and her dorsal plates are badly fused..."
"Hm" I scratched the back of my head in embarrassment. "I forgot, I'm sorry. And how serious are the injuries in general?"
"Not really," Katsuragi reassured me. "But Ritsko and her smarties will have to tinker with your Unit. There's also a problem - we don't have the opportunity to have a large number of spare parts, or to produce anything at all. Project E was originally conceived as an international project, and now we are reaping the benefits of this internationality... We are not sure that a new attack will not occur in the coming days or even today, so we cannot afford the luxury of waiting for parts to be delivered from afar. But we can't get around it completely either, so we have to get out of it. Our Japanese department is already working on new models of quantum melee weapons and repairing Eva's electronics, because high-tech weapons and electronics are our specialty. In Russia, we ordered dipolymer titanium and metal-ceramic fabric - they have a large shipyard nearby, work has begun on creating additional biological material in China, but we will have to be patient with firearms - they are mainly used by Americans and Germans, so...
"I see..." I drawled in surprise. "Well, you have cooperation here..."
"It's just that no country in the world has been able to pull off Project E alone." Misato explained. - If the repair of the Eva-01 alone cost the budget of a small country, then what can we say about production? Such figures are not even the development of N2 weapons, it is much worse..."
"Oh, by the way! I was just wondering if it would be possible to make such shells for a rifle as well. Against Object A, it would be very nice..."
"Shinji, I've never heard of such small charges before," Katsuragi shook her head, and with her usual malice added. "No, of course you can be more knowledgeable than me in this matter..."
A puncture. And what a mistake - in my favorite field!!! It's disgusting... We urgently need to find out what kind of beast it is - a bomb comparable in power to a conventional nuclear one, but not infecting the area with radioactive fallout...
"Em... Well, I've never really heard of big humanoid robots before." I began to frantically twist myself out. "And conventional nuclear charges for eight- and six-inch guns were not immediately invented..."
"Apologies are accepted" The captain nodded impressively, but immediately dropped her assumed importance. "We're really powerless here so far, the Shinji - N2-bomb is too bulky and complex a mechanism to just take it and stuff it into a fifty-kilogram dummy..."
"Well, to hell with them, with firecrackers. What other tactical options do we have?"
"In about a month, when Ayanami is fully back to normal, we will be able to switch to working as a wingman-leader, and I'm sorry, we don't even have to dream of a threesome yet - we will rely only on our own strength... But the pair will act as you described - sniper plus melee," Katsuragi winked at me. "Don't think that we're sitting here for nothing - this tactic was developed even before you deigned to share your divine wisdom with us."
"I'll share it with you in such a way that it won't seem enough to anyone," I promised promisingly, and quite honestly.
"Come on, come on, share, you're our amoeba..."
"But, but! Please don't express yourself!"
"Come on, you can't even joke anymore." The girl giggled and suddenly jumped back to the topic of work. "We don't have many samples of long-range weapons - it was assumed that ordinary troops would take over the function of the first strike, but in light of the last battle, I think a bazooka or a sniper in my pocket would not be superfluous. So, now let's put the material into practice!"
"Uh... That is?" I was surprised.
"Since you can't train on Eva, he'll race you, so to speak, "live"," Katsuragi grinned bloodthirsily. "Now we will come to our training complex, we will drive someone, and we will see what he is good for."
Is that for me? Oh, it's a good lesson, useful, cool... But I'm too lazy.
"We must, Victor, we must."
"Oh well... That's the right thing to do..." I sighed heavily and got up from my chair.
"And you can take Ray with you," Misato added.
I shuddered and squinted to the left. Damn, but with all this information piled on top of me, I somehow even forgot that Ayanami was sitting next to me - she was too quiet, just like a mouse.
"Well, of course, but how else? Let him get used to combat everyday life... Isn't that right, partner?"
"Yes, Shinji," Ayanami replied shortly.
The captain raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Hm... You got along with her pretty quickly... I thought she was completely unsociable..."
"It's so little to think about, Comrade Captain," I raised my finger sententiously. "It's necessary to do this, and not, um, sit on the fifth point..."
"And if you talk a lot, you'll quickly turn into one big fifth point," Katsuragi retorted. "Okay, that's enough - put aside the conversations and let's go. Is everyone clear? That's wonderful..."