Just having Ranma keep his input until they arrived at the holding bay down to dismissive grunts, skeptical snorts, and the occasional mocking comment.
Of course, he wasn't about to let himself go completely without words, especially when Ritsuko brought them to a room that was completely dark. "Lemme guess. Ya wanna have me play 'hide and seek', huh?"
"Not quite," Ritsuko said as she turned on the lights.
"Huh? Kinda looks like a face...."
"You won't find this in any manual."
"Or any gallery."
"Pardon me?"
"It looks like ya didn't even try ta make it look all that cool. Sorta just manages ta look scary," he grumbled.
"Yes.... Well.... This is the multipurpose humanoid fighting machine fighting machine Evangelion, which humanity has managed to develop."
"'Develop'? Sure. Guess that's somethin'. But it ain't like ya guys really know much 'bout how ta make a fightin' machine look cool. But then ya are a brainy girl, and it'd probably take a real guy ta make it look good."
"(Such a manly son)," muttered a voice from the direction of the giant robot.
Misato turned and stared for a moment before pressing her eyes together, wondering where that had come from, and if she'd actually heard it.
Her fellow NERV employee noticed her expression and scowled. "Don't tell me that you agree with him."
"No.... I just thought that I heard something. Go on."
"That's good to hear, since this is an important part of our fight against the Angels. In fact, the Commander has personally overseen this very important work."
"Oh, this is his doin'?" Ranma asked.
"That, it is," commented a new male voice from overhead.
"So the old man shows up."
"It's been a long time."
"Yeah, for ya, maybe. But then ya didn't wanna have me here for some fake reunion."
"Hmmm?"
The teenager rolled his eyes at the Commander of NERV. "I know that ya have a plan."
"Ranma...." Misato hissed.
Ritsuko looked from the other woman to the teen. "What are you talking about?"
"Come on, like he'd wanna have his son 'round at all," Ranma told her. "Think 'bout it. He abandons his only kid, and doesn't have anythin' ta do with 'im for years. And I'm supposed ta believe that there'd be any chance that it'd be for a nice cup of tea, or somethin'?"
"You have to understand...."
"I understand real easy. This ain't some chance ta make up for old times. He needs somethin', and he wants me ta give it ta him. 'Course, it ain't like I'd wanna give anythin' ta him in the first place."
"You sound like you don't like him...."
"Lady, not 'liking' him is puttin' it simply. Ta tell the truth, I don't know how anyone could like that jackass. And I couldn't see how anyone would wanna be with that big jerk, includin' girls. If ya ask me, anyone who'd wanna be with him would haveta be either totally dumb, really wierd, really forgivin', or competely insane in some way or another."
For some reason, the faux blonde felt like his words were an insult towards her.
"If you're going to do this, then don't waste time," Gendo instructed him. "Otherwise, leave!"
"Ah, this is where ya show me how bad it'll be if I don't fall in with what ya want, right?"
Ritsuko blinked at the younger male. "What does that mean?"
"He's got someone already stashed nearby who'll be there just ta show me what the 'cost' is for not doin' what he's tellin' me."
Stifling a whimper, Misato covered her face with one hand.
"Think 'bout it. He's gotta have a specific person, who happens ta be me, right?"
"That's true...." the scientist agreed. "You are the only one who can do pilot the EVA."
"Which is why he'll bring in someone else. That person comes in, and I'm supposed ta get all guilty 'bout standin' by as someone else gets ta suffer in my place."
Gendo scowled at the comments, and wondered how his son could be so aware of what was going on.
That was something that Ranma saw, and it made him smirk.
"Can we get past all the posturing for the time being?" Misato asked. "We still have an Angel trying to get at us, you know."
"You're right about that," her old roommate agreed, while:
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