A story in which Shinji finds meaning and purpose in magical girl shows.
"No. You may not have your Eva's startup sequence involve floating in a cloud of cherry petals."
"Sir, i don't know what the two of you talked about in that meeting, but is there a reason he's telling the angels that he's going to punish them in the name of NERV and Ikari Gendo?"
"Shinji, quit making those ridiculous poses before your attacks."
"At last, a sensible request. While I wish we could say yes, please tell Shinji that... wait... He wanted to keep the positron rifle permanently so he could make friends?"
"Did Shinji just defeat an angel with a giant flow-- no. I don't want to know. You take care of recovery and debriefing, I've got an early appointment with a beer."
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.
"No. You may not have your Eva's startup sequence involve floating in a cloud of cherry petals."
"Sir, i don't know what the two of you talked about in that meeting, but is there a reason he's telling the angels that he's going to punish them in the name of NERV and Ikari Gendo?"
"Shinji, quit making those ridiculous poses before your attacks."
"At last, a sensible request. While I wish we could say yes, please tell Shinji that... wait... He wanted to keep the positron rifle permanently so he could make friends?"
"Did Shinji just defeat an angel with a giant flow-- no. I don't want to know. You take care of recovery and debriefing, I've got an early appointment with a beer."
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.