Then fate had decided to take away that which would be most important to him, and he'd been left alone with his sorrows and his awareness of what could have been. With the loss of his wife, there was so much that he might have had, but now would never have a chance to grasp on to. Unfortunately, he had no way to get that back, and no matter how much he understood that he should go on, he couldn't see himself replacing her for anything.
Even now, he half expected to see her step out of the kitchen with a small snack to share. Everything here was so associated with her that he merely had to close his eyes and he could hear her voice calling out to her. However, despite any attempt he might have made to lose himself in that dream, he knew that she would not be able to come back to him. If anything, he knew that she would have admonished him for not taking care of himself and dwelling in the past.
Perhaps he might have been able to move on somewhat if the woman that he had love had left some piece of herself behind. Unfortunately, the same circumstances that had taken her from him had robbed them of the chance to bring life into this world. So, he was all alone with an empty house as his only company. There would be no life in this building, and he would never get to have laughter and love echo between these walls.
At the very least though, he could give shelter to his oldest friend and training partner. The man was like a brother to him after all, and letting him bring his son and some companions to this place didn't need much consideration to be accepted. There wasn't much to help him be a host here though, as he'd survived on what little he could. Simple packaged meals sufficed when he didn't want to whip a little something up, and he'd never needed much in the way of linens. That wasn't to say that he wasn't willing to let them stay there, but that he was going to need some odds and ends to make them more comfortable.
Yet that could wait, as he didn't know quite how many people his friend would be bringing along. Letting them use their own bedding might work for a little bit, and then he could see about picking up some other necessities later on. In fact, he didn't know how long it would take them to get there.
That was especially true given what he was seeing on the television set before him. It wasn't a particularly active way to pass the time, but there wasn't much that he had there that could call for his attention. Instead, he just sat there, and reached for another rice cracker as he tried to take in the sight of a giant naked girl on the television.
Oh well, it wasn't that that were trying to show the small tips of the cleavage or the space between the legs, but it was hard not to. Even as they tried to use angle shots and other tricks to avoid being lewd, those parts kept on popping into view. Helicopters had to fly so that they could avoid courting disaster at the same time that they tried to get shots, and those on the ground absolutely had to point their cameras upwards. On top of everything else, the giantess seemed to have no sense of shame, as she strode forward without even attempting to cover herself.
As a man, he knew that this should have interested him more, but it was a bit too strange to think that way. No one even knew if the massive girl was even dangerous, save for the callous way that she moved forward without care for whatever was in her way. Besides, she looked to be young from what he could tell, possibly even of an age that he could be her father. If only his dear wife had lived, he could have had a child of that age... although he did have to admit that he would have been terribly put out if an event like this happened to one of his children.
Such a thing was pointless to ponder though, as he knew that it was impossible for him to have a child now. His chance for that had been lost long ago, and all that he had was the hope that he could find some bright spot in the future. Picking up his cup, he washed the cracker down his throat with some tea, and half wished that it was something stronger.
The sound of a knock drew him out of his reverie though, and he got up to check it out, wondering if his old friend had arrived already.
Watching the sight of helicopters circling the giant naked Rei made Gendo's brow twitch, but there was little that he could do to deny it. All of it was being broadcast on a live feed, which meant that everything was screwed up royally now. Had it been in a different situation, like a video, he could have spread a story about 'doctoring' and 'special effects'. If the Rei unit had been normal size, he might have been able to talk it away as some sort of mental disorder. Unfortunately, this was being directly broadcast, so it was quickly becoming the worst situation that he could imagine.
"So, not only did you have a subject go wild," commented his fellow scientist. "But she's now putting the whole 'secret project' on display."
Well, with Hiroto here, he could see it as being even worse.
"What? You do realize that you've wound up exposing at least part of the organization to the world at large."
"Don't you think that I don't already know that. I am perfectly aware of the problem. It just seems more important to work on a solution rather to dwell on this trouble."
"True enough. So, you're going to try to salvage something?"
"If I can. This shift means that I must move onto other strategies."
Hiroto nodded sagely. "Ah, 'Plan B'. It's important to have a back up strategy. You do have a 'Plan B', right?"
"Shut up, Hiroto," Gendo growled, turning away from the other man, while:
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