NBD Rei! Stop corrupting a near-canon Rei! That's Emi's job!
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I froze suddenly. I could feel the tingle of a nearby AT field. The intensity seemed to indicate a roughly human-sized form so it had to be Kaworu. But what was he doing here so early? And in the ventilation ducts?
A grate popped open near the ceiling and I saw an unruly mop of blue hair hanging down from a goofy grin I'd only ever seen, inverted, in a mirror.
"Heeee~eeey!"
I looked over my shoulder at my sister, who was where I expected her. I turned back to the unexpected Ceiling-Rei. "Um, Hi?"
If anything, the Ceiling-Rei's smile got wider, and I felt a cold chill of dread run up my spine.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
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I froze suddenly. I could feel the tingle of a nearby AT field. The intensity seemed to indicate a roughly human-sized form so it had to be Kaworu. But what was he doing here so early? And in the ventilation ducts?
A grate popped open near the ceiling and I saw an unruly mop of blue hair hanging down from a goofy grin I'd only ever seen, inverted, in a mirror.
"Heeee~eeey!"
I looked over my shoulder at my sister, who was where I expected her. I turned back to the unexpected Ceiling-Rei. "Um, Hi?"
If anything, the Ceiling-Rei's smile got wider, and I felt a cold chill of dread run up my spine.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll