Gendo Ikari was alone in his gigantic office, working on his latest project. Namely, finding a girlfriend for his son. Of course, it wasn't out of the goodness of his heart or some kind of attempt to make amends with him.
The supreme commander of NERV had been presented with a disturbing eventuality. Normally, the EVA pilots were fourteen years old teenagers. Even if their puberty, hormones and sexual drive were starting to make themselves known, it wasn't much of a factor in their general behavior as they were still too young for that kind of activity.
The Third Child's sudden physical aging, as unexpected and potentially useful as it was, made him vulnerable. Shinji only looked like an adult. Mentally, he was still a fourteen years old boy. The possibility that some unknown girl or woman could influence him with her feminine wiles was unacceptable. Simply put, Gendo needed his son to stay a pushover.
It was easier said than done, however. Gendo Ikari had never been comfortable with the subject of romance, Yui had done most of the work when they started their relationship long ago. He hoped that his talents for manipulation would suffice, had he not kept Naoko then Ritsuko Akagi in line with these methods?
Still, he had better things to do than organizing his son's love life so he tried to expeditate matters as quickly as possible, which probably caused him to pass over some details that could upset the whole plan.
Finally, after the better part of an hour of brainstorming, Gendo had narrowed his choice to a small list of candidates. A few minutes of careful consideration later, Shinji's 'official' girlfriend was chosen. It was...
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