The
door opens. Her pigtails pulled back into a single ponytail, the
sixteen year old girl cocks an eyebrow at the present assemblage,
folding her arms and pursing her lips.
"Well,
then," she says, "I was wondering when you would show up again.
Finally got some time in your schedule?"
Shinji
sighs. Shoulders slump and he rolls his eyes, going through the
motion of pretend disapproval and pretend frustration, even if his
heart isn't in it.
"Sorry,"
he says, "I sort of got eaten by an Angel."
Hikari's
eyes go wide. She starts to speak, but her demands to know what
happened are silenced by Mari smacking Shinji upside the head.
"Ixnay
on the Antay," she says.
Hikari
mouths a question, but is silenced by Rei, who lolls back and forth
on her heels.
"Weee~ell
sorry about us missing our game sessions, Hikari," Rei says, "But
I've gotta miss this one too. I've got my first support group
meeting with my mindbabies
and Mari said she'd take care of my character this time around, 'kay?
I really gotta thank you for playing games with them, too. They've
had a lot
of fun."
Rei
waves, and steps back, dropping over the railing and off the
apartment complex. Shinji tries to muster concern, more concerned by
how blaise he's become about this sort of thing. At least Rei is
being innovative and not just using ducts.
Hikari
sighs, and leads them in. At the low coffee table in the middle of
the Horaki residence, there's some people already gathered. One of
whom Shinji recognizes off the bat. A glance between him and Touji
is exchanged.
Oh,
right. You're here, too? Well, it makes sense that you're here,
we're all friends here, even if we haven't really talked much since
you almost got mauled by a crab.
It
is a verbose glance. Very verbose.
The
other girl, Shinji does not recognize. A girl with long, straight
black hair and glasses, dressed in a sweater and long skirt, who
smiles to Mari and Shinji as they enter the living room.
"Shinji,"
Hikari says, "This is my old friend, Mayumi Yamagishi."
The
girl waves, slightly, hesitantly.
"It's...good
to meet you," she says, and coughs, "Sorry. I've...uh...heard a
lot from Hikari about both of you, but I've been...out of school for
a while."
Shinji
scratches his head, nodding.
"Uh...yeah,"
he says, "Good to meet you, too."
A
purr and mew, and something raises its head from under the table.
That something, however, is soon revealed to be a cat with orange and
white fur, mewing happily as it sits up on Mayumi's lap.
"Oh,
that this is my cat," Mayumi says, "Say 'hi,' Zophie."
The
cat mews. Shinji, wisely, takes a step back.
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Chapter
97: Hikari Horaki gets F___ing Hammered
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-
Four
2' high avatar bodies, officially from the Lil'Rei set of the Little
Pilots of NERV advanced doll line, are assembled on the catwalk in
front of the four eyed armored face of the red and white Evangelion.
Standing off at the entrance of the Cage 02 facility, Uri shuffles
back and forth, nervously tugging at the collar of his uniform.
"Sooo~ooo~oo
in Australia we had to leave all of our supplies," the Reego with
the I emblazoned on her says, "Like the boxes of stuff and things
and stuff that we had for survival but not for us but for the people
who had to survive because they couldn't swap out body parts."
Zwei
inclines his head, then retracts. A nod. Understanding.
"An'
so the stuff that's for the things who need the stuff are on the road
in the desert. Not that desert, the other desert. It's right by the
large angry animals and the giant platypuseseseses."
Another
nod from Zwei. Uri hopes this doesn't go on for too much longer.
Zwei's a sweet soul and doesn't deserve to be broken.
"Kay,"
the evangelion booms.
"Heee~ey."
Uri
turns. Dressed in her school uniform, Rei flashes a toothy,
carnivorous smile.
"Ayanami,"
he says, "Please don't let the Reego drive my Evangelion insane."
"'Kay."
She
puts two fingers in her mouth and whistles.
"Oh
mindbabies!
Time to go!"
The
four Reego turn.
"'Kay,
Momma," Duae says, "We were just tellin' Zwei about Australia!
An about the Blue Ringed Sharktapus and the Man Eatin' Sheep and the
Giant Rabbits and the Plasmaroo and the Killing Tree!"
"Sounds
like ANGEL! Want to FETCH!"
The
four avatar bodies hop down from the catwalk, following their
mother/source/blerg out of the Cage. Zwei nods again, then leans
back to his normal resting position, the dim light in his eyes
shutting off as he returns to sleep mode.
door opens. Her pigtails pulled back into a single ponytail, the
sixteen year old girl cocks an eyebrow at the present assemblage,
folding her arms and pursing her lips.
"Well,
then," she says, "I was wondering when you would show up again.
Finally got some time in your schedule?"
Shinji
sighs. Shoulders slump and he rolls his eyes, going through the
motion of pretend disapproval and pretend frustration, even if his
heart isn't in it.
"Sorry,"
he says, "I sort of got eaten by an Angel."
Hikari's
eyes go wide. She starts to speak, but her demands to know what
happened are silenced by Mari smacking Shinji upside the head.
"Ixnay
on the Antay," she says.
Hikari
mouths a question, but is silenced by Rei, who lolls back and forth
on her heels.
"Weee~ell
sorry about us missing our game sessions, Hikari," Rei says, "But
I've gotta miss this one too. I've got my first support group
meeting with my mindbabies
and Mari said she'd take care of my character this time around, 'kay?
I really gotta thank you for playing games with them, too. They've
had a lot
of fun."
Rei
waves, and steps back, dropping over the railing and off the
apartment complex. Shinji tries to muster concern, more concerned by
how blaise he's become about this sort of thing. At least Rei is
being innovative and not just using ducts.
Hikari
sighs, and leads them in. At the low coffee table in the middle of
the Horaki residence, there's some people already gathered. One of
whom Shinji recognizes off the bat. A glance between him and Touji
is exchanged.
Oh,
right. You're here, too? Well, it makes sense that you're here,
we're all friends here, even if we haven't really talked much since
you almost got mauled by a crab.
It
is a verbose glance. Very verbose.
The
other girl, Shinji does not recognize. A girl with long, straight
black hair and glasses, dressed in a sweater and long skirt, who
smiles to Mari and Shinji as they enter the living room.
"Shinji,"
Hikari says, "This is my old friend, Mayumi Yamagishi."
The
girl waves, slightly, hesitantly.
"It's...good
to meet you," she says, and coughs, "Sorry. I've...uh...heard a
lot from Hikari about both of you, but I've been...out of school for
a while."
Shinji
scratches his head, nodding.
"Uh...yeah,"
he says, "Good to meet you, too."
A
purr and mew, and something raises its head from under the table.
That something, however, is soon revealed to be a cat with orange and
white fur, mewing happily as it sits up on Mayumi's lap.
"Oh,
that this is my cat," Mayumi says, "Say 'hi,' Zophie."
The
cat mews. Shinji, wisely, takes a step back.
-
-
Chapter
97: Hikari Horaki gets F___ing Hammered
-
-
Four
2' high avatar bodies, officially from the Lil'Rei set of the Little
Pilots of NERV advanced doll line, are assembled on the catwalk in
front of the four eyed armored face of the red and white Evangelion.
Standing off at the entrance of the Cage 02 facility, Uri shuffles
back and forth, nervously tugging at the collar of his uniform.
"Sooo~ooo~oo
in Australia we had to leave all of our supplies," the Reego with
the I emblazoned on her says, "Like the boxes of stuff and things
and stuff that we had for survival but not for us but for the people
who had to survive because they couldn't swap out body parts."
Zwei
inclines his head, then retracts. A nod. Understanding.
"An'
so the stuff that's for the things who need the stuff are on the road
in the desert. Not that desert, the other desert. It's right by the
large angry animals and the giant platypuseseseses."
Another
nod from Zwei. Uri hopes this doesn't go on for too much longer.
Zwei's a sweet soul and doesn't deserve to be broken.
"Kay,"
the evangelion booms.
"Heee~ey."
Uri
turns. Dressed in her school uniform, Rei flashes a toothy,
carnivorous smile.
"Ayanami,"
he says, "Please don't let the Reego drive my Evangelion insane."
"'Kay."
She
puts two fingers in her mouth and whistles.
"Oh
mindbabies!
Time to go!"
The
four Reego turn.
"'Kay,
Momma," Duae says, "We were just tellin' Zwei about Australia!
An about the Blue Ringed Sharktapus and the Man Eatin' Sheep and the
Giant Rabbits and the Plasmaroo and the Killing Tree!"
"Sounds
like ANGEL! Want to FETCH!"
The
four avatar bodies hop down from the catwalk, following their
mother/source/blerg out of the Cage. Zwei nods again, then leans
back to his normal resting position, the dim light in his eyes
shutting off as he returns to sleep mode.