"Shinji Ikari" was a name. It was a label that had been given to him after his birth to distinguish him from other small children.
But, also, "Shinji Ikari" was an identity.
"Shinji Ikari" was a young boy whose self-esteem had been utterly destroyed when his father had abandoned him.
"Shinji Ikari" had become a reclusive shell of a being who yearned for companionship while simultaneously fleeing from the painful experiences that stemmed from interacting with others.
"Shinji Ikari" died happily one day, underneath the summer sky (for it was always summer). It was not suicide, but instead murder of an identity, and both parties--the smiter and the smote--agreed privately that things had become quite better since.
"Shinji Ikari", identity, way of life, was dead, and Shinji Ikari, boy, was all that was left.
But one day, Shinji Ikari got a letter.
"In my restless dreams, I see that town--"
No, hold on a minute. Wrong story. I've got my notes all mixed up here; give me a second...
What it really said was something along the lines of "COME". This one-word command was a bit rude and really, really vague. It didn't say why Shinji should come, or even when. Heck, "where" was barely covered, and that was only because "Tokyo-3" was typed on the attached ID card.
The author would like to point out, perhaps unnecessarily, that Gendo is a freaking jerk. The guy could have at least put "Dear Shinji" at the top of the letter. Or "Love, your father" at the end. Or something.
"COME. Love, your father." See, that sounds a lot better, doesn't it?
Freaking jerk.
Wait, where were we? Oh, right.
IN A.D. 2015 WAR WAS BEGINNING
Now it is the beginning of a mediocre story! Let us make a journey to the city of angels! Good luck!
In Tokyo-3, a teenaged boy stepped off a train car. His name was Shinji Ikari, but his father would have had some difficulty recognizing him.
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