Instead, she'd been reluctant to pack some of her prettier outfits. Not that she was bothered by dressing to show how sexy she could be. Heck, she wanted to truly show Kaji that she was becoming an adult. And being able to impress Misato with how lovely she'd become would be a bonus.
However, that'd also be what she'd have to use in that stupid mission that NERV Japan had given to her. Certainly, Misato hadn't sent it, and no one was going to pretend about that fact, since the woman's name hadn't shown up as anything resembling a contributor to the message. Yet, that was only a little comfort, as she had still been given the 'mission' to seduce the idiot Third Child. Sure, they put it down as 'assisting in preventing emotional outbreaks from the pilot of Unit 01' and 'creating a comfortable and pleasing atmosphere for the Third Child', but she knew what it meant. She had no doubt that she could wrap this idiot around her little finger, but it made her wonder just what sort of a pathetic loser would have to resort to having secret paramilitary organizations assign 'friends' to him. More than anything else, she was sure that he had to be some sort of scrawny weakling who wouldn't be able to bend rubber, rather than some athletic stud who could outdo the stunts in the movies.
So, it was with an already annoyed state of mind that she stood in her room, amongst the boxes and packages of her packing, and glared at the message on the paper in her hands.
"What the hell is this anyway?!" she snarled, not caring that she wasn't about to get an answer. "You've got to be kidding me! 'Living arrangements will be made upon arrival'?!"
No matter how many times she looked at it, the words did not change. Instead, they still told her that her original plans were not going to come to fruition quite as she'd thought. She'd liked the idea of staying with Misato, and had thought that it would give her the chance to put some distance between her and Kaji, so that he wouldn't think that she was a kid, or something silly like that.
Instead, she only might be able to stay with the elder woman, and that would only happen if the captain's own situation changed, unless they changed their minds back to their original thinking. Of course, it didn't matter to Asuka, as she wasn't exactly pleased by this latest... hiccup in her life. She was the pilot of the first production model of the Evangelion series, not some piece of equipment that was supposed to be stored wherever it was easiest! What was worst about the whole deal was that she didn't even know if she'd have someplace to live when she got to the city, and being homeless simply did not appeal to her.
Going from a frustrated growl to a yelp of disgust, the redhead crumpled the paper and threw it against the wall, not that it made her feel all that much better.
She did hope that everything, including the likely wimpy Third Child, was going to be worth all this hassle.
Leaning back in his chair, Kaji looked at the screen in front of him, and smirked. It seemed to be almost amusing that he was getting even more work sent his way now, seeing as he had a lot of people might have thought that overseeing the transport of Unit 02 and its pilot would be worth enough effort. Besides, it was also clear that there was no doubt that he'd succeed and get to NERV without any undue delay.
But then, he'd have expected such... confidence from Gendo Ikari. The man was nothing if he wasn't sure of himself, and what he could do. As it was, the guy already had him doing several things at once, on top of what others expected of him. Work was nice and all, but the truth was that it seemed to be a lot of fuss and bother at times.
Still... the fact that he was being asked to check around the Commander's son seemed to be telling. Apparently, according to the projections, the boy was supposed to have become some sort of 'shrinking violet', incapable of standing up for himself. Instead, he was a more than capable martial artist who was cocky and not afraid to mouth off. This 'Ranma Ikari' seemed to be rather interesting in that respect, although he was going to have to see what made the boy tick before he made any real decisions.
Taking the time wouldn't be that much of a bother, of course. Hell, if anything, it'd give him plenty of time to enjoy himself while he was there. Flirting with Ritsuko would be nice, but he really couldn't wait to see dear old Misato again. No matter if she was still mad at him or not, he liked the look in her eyes when he got her... excited.
His smirk turned into a full blown grin, and he gave off a loud chuckle, while:
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