Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip THUNK!
Gendo's eyes crossed as he looked at the coin imbedded a few inches away on the other side of the safety glass.
"Fifty yen for yer thoughts?" asked Ranma.
"That's a five yen piece," said Gendo.
whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip THUNKITY-THUNKITY-THUNKITY-THUNKITY-THUNK!
Gendo frowned a little more as he realized his son was really a pain-in-the-butt.
"Okay, let's go kick some angel butt," said Ranma, a little more cheerful. "We'll discuss the changes to be made around here later."
"'Changes'?" asked Ritsuko.
"Yeah, yeah, I know. The budget. Ya oughta open a gift shop, do some tours of the secret underground base - just selected areas ya know. Get some cashflow going," said Ranma - who was paraphrasing some of Nabiki's comments made during the movie. "Misato there could write a book. Public would eat that stuff up now that the Angels are going around blasting things."
"These projects are classified," said Ritsuko, a little weakly because she was having trouble fitting the image of the boy in the dossier together with this boy.
"Yer gonna keep four-hunnert foot tall alien invaders bein' fought by an armored giant robot in the streets of the new capital of Japan secret?" Ranma snorted. "Yeah. Right. Uh huh."
"Well, let's get to hunting the Angel," interrupted Misato, "it took Rei a few months to get to where she could pilot the 00 Unit. So we need to start your training right away."
"No, Ranma will pilot it," said Ritsuko.
"Right away? But Rei -" Misato's voice trailed off.
"All he has to do is sit in it," said Ritsuko, "we don't expect more than that."
"Now we're talking," said Ranma. "Let's get this over with. Oh, and can we get the paint changed? That purple and green outfit looks like something Tsubasa would wear."
There was a brief moment of panic from the pilot as the LCL covered him, but then something unusual happened.
"I didn't change?" asked Ranma, feeling his chest. "No change? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"'Change'?," asked Aoba.
Gendo frowned slightly, remembering fifty yen in various coins imbedded in the safety glass.
"Nevah gunna be a... never mind."
"Connecting main power. All circuits transmitting power."
"Roger. Commencing secondary contacts."
"A-10 nerve connection, normal."
"Set the thought configuration to Japanese."
"All prelimary contacts established. Performance nominal."
"Why does this stuff gotta taste like blood, anyhow?" asked Ranma. "Bleah. Wouldn't be surprised if some people threw up if you put 'em in this - and whatta mess THAT'D be."
"Well, I'm sorry it doesn't taste like mountain spring water," began Ritsuko.
Ranma mumbled some comment about it not being funny.
"Stop complaining, you're a boy aren't you?" asked Misato.
"Yeah!" said the cheerful-again Ranma. "Nevah gunna be a gi... never mind."
"Bi-directional circuits are open," said another voice on the intercom.
"Synchronization rate at... this can't be right," said Maya, staring at her instruments.
"What?" asked Ritsuko, looking herself and stopping and staring in like manner. "That can't be right. Do a diagnostic."
Ranma was a trained martial artist who was a lot more confident than Shinji ever was. This, among other factors, had an effect on the ability to synchronize with an Evangelion.
"We have some odd harmonics, but there are otherwise no discrepencies," said Maya.
"Disengaging restraints," began a tech.
"Roger. Move Eva Unit 01 to the ejector pad," said Maya as soon as the restraints were clear.
"Launch path is clear. All systems green."
"Can we really do this?" asked Misato of the brooding guy behind the desk.
"Of course," responded Gendo. "If we do not defeat the Angels, we have no future."
"Ikari, you're really sure about this?" asked Fuyutsuki quietly.
Gendo merely smirked in reply.
"Launch Eva," called out Misato.
Ranma let the ride take him to the Angel, but wasn't inclined to follow the script. "Okay, form Blazing Sword!"
"What?" asked Ritsuko, staring at the screen.
"No sword, huh?" asked Ranma, who knew darn well there wasn't any such thing but wanted to yank a few chains. "Okay. Ready the Wave Motion Gun!"
"Uhm, Ranma?" asked Misato.
"Rocket Punch!"
"You don't HAVE a 'Rocket Punch'," said Ritsuko, looking as if she had a headache. Which she did - named Ranma. "You don't have any weapons installed at present."
"No weapons? Maybe we should open hailing frequencies?" tried Ranma. "Maybe we should try an' get a dialogue goin' - do the whole UN thing. Settle this peacefully?"
"Why are you trying to negotiate with the Angel?" asked an incredulous Ritsuko.
"Hey, you're the ones who sent me into a fight against a giant monster and didn't put in a Blazing Sword option," pointed out Ranma. "I'm in a frickin' giant robot against some kaiju and ya go chintzy on the weapons. Yeesh."
"IT'S NOT A KAIJU!" yelled Ritsuko, surprising everyone in the command center. "Ah, I mean..."
"You say yah-maa-toe and I say yah-moh-toh, let's call the whole thing off," sing-songed Ranma.
The physical exam after the battle, vowed Ritsuko, was going to be excruciating.
Eva-01 began making sign language gestures at the Angel. "You - Smokem - Peace-Pipe, We Talkum Out Differences?" said Ranma as he tried to mime it out.
The Angel, much like much of the bridge crew, merely blinked and looked confused.
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