Besides, it was nice to be ahead of the game here, since he'd always been playing 'catch up' in Nerima.
Seeing Misato reminded him that he had to consider what would be coming next. With his inconsistent memory of the show, and since he didn't want it to go by the plans of the creeps trying to turn people into goo, he wasn't going to always have it there to fall back on. For the time being though, he had stuff to work with, and hopefully he could handle the next big dust up. He just had one problem with it all.
Right then, he couldn't exactly remember what it was that would be happening next. Near as he could remember, there would be some fights with those kaiju, but then that was a given. On the other hand, there would be an appearance by those other pilots, which would mean that he'd meet some girls. That was something that he'd have to watch out for, since he didn't want to mess it up before it started. Oh, and yes, there was going to be some attempt to send him to school, but he wasn't all that sure about when that absurd little idea would be coming along.
"Aw man," he groaned to himself as he laced his fingers behind his head. "What good is it ta start preparin' for stuff if ya don't know what it is ta that ya have ta get ready for...."
Nothing answered him, and he hadn't expected that any response would be forthcoming. It wasn't like anyone would just pop up to explain anything to him, since that didn't to happen to anyone at all. But vocalizing it made him feel better, and let him brush off the pressure of the idea as he turned towards where his nominal 'guardian' was looking for him.
Fortunately, he didn't mind being around her, given that she wasn't like some of the girls that he'd known. She was nice, friendly, and didn't give a damn about a lot of 'protocols' and such. Having someone female around who wasn't out to yell, bash, or date him was also a plus. However, it just didn't feel right to go running to her, so he merely strolled along, certain that she'd find him sooner or later.
As it turned out, 'sooner' was the appropriate term, as she spotted him from a walkway and scowled at him. "There you are! What were you thinking, disappearing like that?"
"Don't worry 'bout it," he told her and shrugged. "It ain't like I'm gonna be runnin' away or somethin'."
"Then what was this?"
"Practice."
"'Practice'?"
"Well... yeah. I mean, it ain't like ya can be a good fighter simply by sittin' on your ass and eatin' chips. Ya gotta train, and train hard."
"Then this was...." Misato replied, the light of understanding starting to come into her eyes.
"Me tryin' ta get a bit of trainin' in."
"I see, but you really should tell someone before you go off on your own. Who knows what could happen?"
"I can handle myself...."
"I know that. But if you get into trouble that isn't just going to be dealt with by simple fighting?"
"Oh, right.... Gotcha."
The captain smiled and nodded resolutely. "Good. Now that we have that settled, you need to get some rest."
"What for?"
"School, of course."
"Well.... WHAT?!" he blurted, looking at her in disbelief.
"It's really simple. Have you graduated from school yet?"
"No, not really. But...."
"And are you past being a minor?" she asked, blithely ignoring his started protest.
"No...."
"Well then, you're going to school. And I'm sure that you'll make friends there. You are going to learn though."
"Ya do realize that this isn't exactly a real big joy, right?"
"Sure, but think of it this way. I get to know where you'll be during an attack, and you get an education, such as it is."
"Meaning that you aren't exactly a major fan of schoolwork either."
"Oh, shut up," Misato muttered sourly, glancing over at him, while:
(Posted Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:00)
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