►► @rosaborn → PLOTTED STARTER.
▐░▒▓ ►► 「 ɴᴏ. 03 ; 」
THERE ARE SUPPOSED
to be two pilots to an Evangelion. So where, then, is Shinji’s partner? If Rei is to pilot with Asuka, why is he still here? Why is he needed? Wouldn’t it be so much easier to dispose of him? It seems like they have a replacement, after all — someone more competent, someone better.
But not so; the search for the second half of the Third Pair has begun. & now, today, NERV thinks that it has found her. All that’s left is to see whether she will match up with Shinji.
He is told to wait at the main entrance, so he does, awaiting Misato’s arrival & the oncoming sync test. He wrings his hands anxiously, his SDAT player resting right beside him on the bench he occupies. He is to greet the newcomer, but truly he is fearful of what kind of person might be there to greet him.
Shinji hears the screeching of tires even through the loud music in his headphones, which causes him to jump with fright & slide one earbud out of his ear. He stands, watches, & waits for Misato to walk in with the newcomer.