DISCLAIMER: Set in the world of Neon Genesis: Evangelion(1). We
are ours. Eva and it's characters, settings, situations, etc.
are not ours. Clear? Good. This isn't for money, so we are
depriving ourselves for your sake. Thankful? NO?!! WHY YOU
UNGRATEFUL LITTLE--!!!(2)
WARNING: Foul language. Er... maybe. Creative License started
the French Revolution, we're just borrowing it here.(3)
NOTE: This is a Tag Team self-insertion fan-fiction. Which means
we spend most of the fic alternately annoying fictional
characters and trying to kill each other... or is it the other
way around?(4) In any case, we are not held by any reasonable
plot.(5) Hell, we're not held by any plot at all. If you want a
series fateful to Eva, read...... Hmm... go read the Eva
scripts, Fanfiction is something else entirely.(6)
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[Burning buildings light the cityscape in a hellish glow of red
and orange. Tangled wrecks that used to be tanks and guns,
alongside fields of burning flesh that were once called soldiers
litter the battlefield while a towering monstrosity painted in
gray gunmetal death stands alone in the center of crater a
thousand meters across.(7)]
Andy: RRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Unit-04: RRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
[Unit-03 and Unit-05, containing Andy's only link to his own
world, and his two greatest rivals, John and Jared, stand at the
edge of the crater. The shoulder restraints of the two units
bulge outward grotesquely, spider-webs of Angel nerve cells
showing in the city's fiery glow.(8) In the far background, the
JSSDF stands aside of the three-way clash of the titans, content
with merely invading NERV HQ, and contemplating their chances
against just one of the Evas... and not liking them.]
[Unit-04, meanwhile, is going into "Godzilla mode."(9)]
Andy: BUUHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!! IT'S TIME TO FINISH YOU OFF!!!
[Eva 04 explodes into motion, its metal-shod feet thundering
across the battlefield, closing rapidly with Unit-03. As the
man-made Golem closes with its Angelic target, it reaches behind
its back and grabs an object with its right hand. A pole comes
free, extends, and in an instant, the progressive scythe is
activated. Within the next second, it is descending towards 03's
head, the blade vibrating millions of times per second. The arc
concludes with deadly force, stopping mere centimeters from the
hideous grinning visage of the possessed Unit-03, which is
blocking the blow with an appropriately massive Murasume.(10)]
Andy: SON OF A <BLEEP>!!!(11)
[Unit-03 and Unit-04 suddenly become a blurring nightmare of
destruction and chaos as their progressive weapons slam into
each other with murderous force hundreds of times over with
countless techniques in the space of a few seconds. Buildings
and pavement alike are crushed by the insane typhoon of the
dueling titans, who smash, slice, skewer, and otherwise
completely obliterate the remaining landscape around the
wreckage that used to be Tokyo-3.]
Andy: (pointing) AN OPENING!!!(12)
Unit-03: (looking wildly) HUUURNH???
[Andy quickly takes advantage of his own distraction and cuts
deep into Unit-03's chest. A massive fireball engulfs the two
Eva's as 03's S2(13) organ goes supercritical, taking the
infected Eva, it's pilot, and a nice chunk of Tokyo-3 with it
into the upper atmosphere. As the super-heated air around the
blast crater clears, Unit-04 becomes visible, unmarred,
sheathing its scythe.]
Andy: (vulture mode) I'll take his fanfics, his movies, his TV, and the
Unreal Tournament game.(14) BUWAHAHAHA-- (looks over his shoulder)
OH SHIT!
[Unit-04 launches itself into the sky, barely dodging a charging
Unit-05 in time.]
Andy: NOW I'm in trouble!(15)
[Unit-05, now still, extends it own wings and launches into a
homicidal pursuit of Unit-04 through the blood red and smoke
choked skies of Tokyo-3.(16)]
Andy: (sweating bullets) think, stay calm, (dodges a mad swing from
Unit-05 and dives) Think, Think, THINK, THI--GUNS!!!!
[The ninth symphony's Ode to Joy section revs to full force.(17)
There is an electronic hum as a pair of Automatic Palette
Pistol(18) and thrust into the Eva's hand by armatures hidden in
the arm gauntlets. A hum matched by 05. The sky erupts in the
sounds of thunderous gunfire as both giants weave and dodge in
John Woo style, trying desperately to kill one another and look
damn cool while doing it.(19)]
[Unit-04 and Unit-05 take a few dozen hits. Inside 04's entry
plug, a single message flashes on the screens, indicating that
the specially designed missiles in the shoulders have locked
onto their target and are armed and ready.(20)]
[The shoulder guards of 04 snapped open and unleashed a salvo of
homing missiles--in full Robotech style--at 05. The Hornet(21)
missiles impact just as 05's rocket ports open, filled with
armed rockets.(22) The resulting mid-air explosion is like a
portal to hell being opened above the earth. 05 plummets
helplessly from the inferno towards the ground, its body torn
and blackened, its wings twisted into stumps. It slams into
several skyscrapers and its S2 goes supercritical, taking
another large chunk of the city with it.(23)]
Andy: BUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!! BUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!! THE
WINNER!!!! HAHAHAHA... HAHA...... HUH???
[Around the Eva, a _huge_ force of JSSDF hovergunships, tanks,
fighter, bombers, and armored transport had moved in, and in the
distance he(24) could see thirteen giant flying wings with
horribly familiar white oblongs beneath them. Unit-04 calmly
lands.]
[It stores its pistols, draws it scythe...]
[... and launches itself towards its enemies at a run, intent on
taking them all down with it.(25)]
Andy: BUHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!
[The plug shudders.]
Andy: WAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAA!!!
Ritsuko: (faintly heard) Andy?
[The plug shudders more forcefully.]
Andy: (wash, rinse, repeat) WAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAA!!!
Ritsuko: (louder) Andy!
[The world begins to shake.]
Ritsuko: (Screaming) AAAAAANDY!!!
[The world shudders violently, then dissolves.]
Andy: Huh? Wha?
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TITLE FLASH:
Three Goons
Rats in a maze /
Sure we Want the Stinking Badges
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John: You fell asleep again. CONCENTRATE!
Ritsuko: < -_- > Jared, it was not necessary to use a sledgehammer to
wake up Andy.(26)
Jared: But it was fun.
Ritsuko: It's against regulations to--(27)
Jared: But it was [fun].(28)
Ritsuko: < O_O;;; > Okay, okay.
John: Hoo-boy.
Andy: (rising from the plug like a vengeful ghost) You're a dead man!!!
[Jared takes up a Bruce Lee-esque martial arts stance, following
through with The Master's taunting gesture.(29)]
Jared: Bring it on!(30)
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[The Day Before.(31)]
[The Americans are being led down a hall for another test. Kaji
follows Ritsuko to translate.]
John: (still not completely there due to sedative, sounding hopeful)
What's next? Fluid sample? Alien probes? Limb rearrangement? Mind
control?(32)
Jared: Bring it on!!! Whatever you got, I can take it!
Andy: (Eyeing escape routes thoughtfully) Hmm...
Ritsuko: Don't be silly; it's just the psychiatric evaluation.
[The three goons stop dead. Silence.]
Andy: (screaming) AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
John: (screaming) FUUUUBBBBAAAAAARRRRRREEEEDDDD!!!!!!(33)
Jared: (panicked) NINJA VANISH REVISED: TITANIC BREAKUP!!!!!!
[Andy, at those words, dives headlong a mesh grate set low in
floor that he hopes is a ventilation cover. He is correct, and
the vent is large enough to travel in. Straight down, that is.]
Andy: (plummeting into abyss) OOOH, SHHHIIIIIITTT!!! .... OUCH! OOF!
YAAAAAAHHH!!!
[John, still drugged, follows Andy's example by diving, though
his choice of direction leaves something to be desired. He
knocks himself out running headfirst into the wall, only inches
from the door.(34)]
Jared: (deer in headlights look, chanting) This isn't so bad, this isn't
so bad, this isn't so bad.... (faints)
Ritsuko: (sighs, into a two-way radio) Clean up on level 5 and 16. Bring
first aid kits... and a mop.
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[Later, Misato, Ritsuko, and Kaji have one of the Americans in a
padded room, with the others waiting outside. Ritsuko has a
standard clipboard with notes on it.(35)]
[Note: Most of the dialogue here is translated by the two
bilingual characters present. Don't think Kaji's bilingual? Join
the Navy and see if they like you speaking Japanese on an
American or British boat.]
[Ritsuko and John.]
Ritsuko: (translated through Kaji) Ok, John, this is going to be
painless.
John: (translated through Kaji) I hardly doubt that, I've had one of
these before.
Ritsuko: How are you feeling?
John: I can see sounds and feel like I'm getting born in reverse as my
mind spirals into madness. (sarcastically) I'm just peachy,
Doctor.
Ritsuko: (thinking) That's some powerful shit we pumped into him.... But
that dosage would've killed a blue whale. (scribbles in her
clipboard, then answers John) Ooooooookay, well we'll keep that
in consideration.
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[Ritsuko now talking to Jared.]
Ritsuko: Ok, Jared, this isn't going to be anything to worry about.
Jared: (sarcasm evident) Really? Oh, reeeeaaaally... (gets up, starts
pacing around) Is that what you think, doctor? Is this just going
to be a walk in the park for me? Just another step in a long,
pointless road to nowhere? (the doctor opens her mouth but Jared
plows ahead) Another litany in life, an adventure of petty
mistakes, errors and missteps? You think is going to be another
amusing little heart-to-heart chat where I tell you everything
that went wrong with my life starting with my parents--which by
the way, this did all start with, but I'm not going to talk about
that... where was I?
Ritsuko & Kaji: < O_O;;; > ...
Jared: Oh yes, you want to TALK, to me, doctor? Disarm with a tender
smile? I'm not telling anything! I will say nothing! You'll NEVER
conquer ME!!!!
Jared: (breathing heavily... long pause...) I'm sorry, what was the
question?
Ritsuko: (As if out of a daze) How are you feeling?
Jared: I have a headache and I really, REALLY need a drink. Any other
excessively stupid questions?
Ritsuko: Yes, in fact. Any reason you're acting like an asshole?
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[Cut to Andy and the doc.]
Andy: How am I feeling? (looks thoughtful) In a word, trapped. I have
the overwhelming urge to burst through the door and subdue the
guards.
Ritsuko: Only I can have them open the door.
Andy: Then I subdue your first, then have them open the doors. Then
there's the third possibility, but we probably don't want that.
Ritsuko: (eyebrow twitches slightly) .... Any particular reason you're
acting like an asshole?
Andy: Is it just me, or is the local Bullshit level going through the
roof. (points at Ritsuko) I'm not piloting mecha right now. I want
to pilot mecha right now. Do we have a problem or do we have a
[problem]?
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[Ritsuko is looking worriedly at John.]
John: The little bunny you put in me is to blame, vermin. Send your
armies of glowing rats away, away! I SAY, AWAY!(36)
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[Cut to Jared.]
Jared: We will kill you all. That is all I have to say.
[Ritsuko frowns in the silence and make a noisy mark on her
clipboard.]
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[And jump back to Andy.(37)]
Ritsuko: What is the third possibility you mentioned?
Andy: I create a distraction, I dive under the table, under you, and
through the vent grate behind you.
Ritsuko: < -_- > And drop thirty stories straight down, most likely
injuring yourself AGAIN.
Andy: That would be a major difficulty in my plans, but I believe I
could still drag myself to an unused portion of the Facility,
healing and regaining my strength, and eventually becoming....
(begins sounding strangely distorted) ... an immortal super-
assassin that will slowly eliminate your entire staff.... One dead
body at a time....
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[Out in the hall.]
John: Jared... why are you holding a flaming voodoo doll?
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[Ritsuko trying to be calm with John.]
Ritsuko: Ok, something simple. If you could be any animal, what would
you be and why?
John: A carnivorous duck.
Ritsuko: < o_o; > That species doesn't exist.
John: (pointing frantically at an empty corner) Then what's that?!
Ritsuko: < -_-; > I'll skip the why part.
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[Andy.]
Ritsuko: If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
Andy: A Chipocabra, The Central American Devil. So I could terrorize
helpless goat farmers leaving only a trail of fear and suspicious
livestock.
Ritsuko: < o_o;;; > ....
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[In the Hall.]
Jared: John, how many times do I have to say not to try to use telepathy
on Andy?!(38)
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[Ritsuko with Jared. Misato is present as well, looking
nervous.]
Ritsuko: If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
Jared: < ^_^ > A cat.
Ritsuko: (sighs in relief) Any particular kind?
Jared: < ^_^ > A normal house cat.
Ritsuko: < -_- > Why?
Jared: < ^_^ > Being a cat isn't so bad, let me demonstrate.
[He proceeds to rub against Misato's leg.(39)]
Misato: (growling) Get him out of here, NOW!
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[Back in the hall, Jared comes flying through the closed door.]
Andy: Hitting on Misato?
John: That cat has a death wish.
Andy: Is that a voodoo doll? Let me see.
[John hands over the doll.]
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[Jared and Ritsuko again, with the Major absent this time.]
Ritsuko: (thinking) I'm not sure I want to ask this one, and I'm NOT
asking that one... (out loud) What is your favorite color and
why?
Jared: < -_- > No real particular preference. Maybe the blue color of my
e............ (monotone, mechanical voice) Blood red.
Ritsuko: < 0_0 > ...... And why?
Jared: (blinks) Huh? Oh, it just looks cool.
Ritsuko: < -_- > Uh... Huh.
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[Ritsuko talking to John.]
Ritsuko: What is your--no. Hey, I'll use this one. (eyes John, then
Misato, who is standing in again) What is your sexual
preference?
[Ritsuko listened to the response for several minutes, then
dutifully wrote 'cheesecake' in the answer box.]
Ritsuko: And your favorite color?
John: Mauve, the lovely name of a girl I once knew on beta seven....
Ritsuko: < -_-; > Moving along....
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[Andy and Ritsuko.]
Ritsuko: (thinking) Let it end quickly. (out loud) What is your favorite
color?
Andy: < ^_^ > Bright orange.
Ritsuko: Why?
Andy: < ^_^ > Because it's very annoying.
Ritsuko: And?
Andy: < ^_^ > It's not whether I win or lose, but how much I piss you
off.
[Ritsuko writes 'indistinct answer' on her sheet.]
Ritsuko: Ok, (mutters "God help us") What would you do if you could
pilot an Eva?
Andy: What wouldn't I do!!! (pause) Lemme rephrase that, I'd apply for
a position as Angel of Death and open up a tanker full of Whoop-
ass on the populace. Everyone would bow to me!!!
[Ritsuko writes "Normal American."(40)]
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[Ritsuko and John talking, Misato present again.]
Ritsuko: What would you do if you could pilot an Eva?
John: (grins [E_V_I_L_L_Y])(41)
[Ritsuko runs out of the room hyperventilating. She's quickly
joined by Kaji and Misato, who are as white as ghosts.]
Misato: < 0_0 > Don't ask the pervert that question.
Ritsuko: < 0_0 > What would you do if you could pilot an Eva? NO!! I
mean, uh--
Jared: < -_- > Intimidate people, look cool, pick up chicks. Kick enough
ass to keep the entire city on its feet for three weeks. That
sort of thing. (blinks) Hey, whadda mean, 'pervert'?!
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[Ritsuko finally back in the same room as John.]
Ritsuko: Have you ever had the urge to kill someone?
John: In general or a particular person, such as the garbage man?
Ritsuko: Do you have something against garbage men?
John: They make more money than I do.
Ritsuko: You're don't have a job.
John: In this world....
Ritsuko: (rolls her eyes) Next question.
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[Jared is rubbing a spot on the desk while Ritsuko eyes him over
the top of her clipboard, frowning.]
Ritsuko: Have you ever had the urge to kill someone?
Jared: Daily or just in passing?
Ritsuko: (listens to translation, starts) Um.... Moving along.
Jared: No. This is an interesting question. Let us... discuss it. (a
frightening grin spreads across his face, bringing to mind bear
traps snapping shut on the legs of an unsuspecting hiker) What
about YOU doctor? Have you ever considered killing your
manipulative lover?!!
[Ritsuko's mouth drops open.]
Jared: What about your worthless mother, who resides within the memory
of the computer systems you are tasked with maintaining?
Ritsuko: < o_o;;; > I have no idea what you're talking about.
Jared: I'm talking about the TRUTH! Sound familiar, 'Doctor'?!
Ritsuko: < o_o > Next question.
Jared: Let's talk about those EVAS for while, why don't we? What about
the SOULS THEY STEAL?!!
Ritsuko: Restrain him please.
Kaji: (translating) Restrain him... <Japanese> Oh, you mean me restrain
him.
Jared: You're just afraid of the reality you've created! Gods, woman,
what about morals? What about bathing suits? WHAT ABOUT CHEESE?!!
You're just afraid of the truth, YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!
(looks thoughtful) Oh, that last one's out of a movie. (sits
down, instantly calm) What's the next question?
[Ritsuko makes a quick note: Keep under observation 24/7.]
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[Asking Andy the dreaded question.]
Ritsuko: Have you ever had the urge to kill someone?
Andy: Who doesn't? Well, only in public places, really. Besides, it's
not like MY boss is trying to end the world or anything. (folds
his arms over his chest)
Kaji: (to Ritsuko, in Japanese) What are these guys talking about?
Ritsuko: < o_o; > They're snowing us.
Kaji: (satisfied) Ah.
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[John, hopefully for the last time.]
Ritsuko: (looking very tired) Ok, this is the last question.
John: (calmly) It's never the "last question," doctor. As soon as you
ask this question there will be a million more, of the likes of,
"That wasn't so bad, now was it?" and "Do you want fries with
that?" Not to forget, "Are the drugs wearing off yet?!"
Ritsuko: _Are_ the drugs wearing off yet?(42)
John: (still calm) No. And tell that Cabbit on your shoulder to stop
staring at me or I'll rip its ears off and shove them up its ass.
Ritsuko: < -_-; > I see.
John: (casually) No, you don't, because you are not under the influence.
If you did see, you'd be hauled away to the funny farm. Now, was
that your question or did you have something else in mind?
Ritsuko: Do you have any wild conspiracy theories to throw at us?
John: Several but facts not theories. Would you prefer Business,
pleasure, or personal?
Ritsuko: Let's go with business.
John: Very well, Pilots, Personnel, Projects, or Facilities?
Ritsuko: Facilities, if you don't mind.
John: You have 22 layers of armor, though that is hardly enough for some
of the later Angels you'll be facing, made of mainly Titanium.
This facility is at the floor of the GeoFront, but it really is
the Black Moon, The Egg at the center of the world. You can launch
the Evas anywhere in the Geofront or up in Tokyo-3. You have
weapons hidden in buildings up there, 'Armaments Buildings' you
call them. Also defenses, but they never work. This facility goes
down several dozen levels into what is referred to as 'Terminal
Dogma' where... well I'll just say that you are none too fond of
marshmallows.... The floor is soaked with LCL, a blood tasting,
breathable liquid, its hallways lead to other rooms, a mass
graveyard and also a storage facility to one of your 'projects.'
But that's a different question and you promised only one. Good
day to you all and don't worry, those dinosaurs will leave after a
while. (stands and leaves)
[Misato and Kaji look at Ritsuko. She draws a screw and a
baseball in the form's provided comment box.]
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[Finally, Jared.]
Ritsuko: (_extremely_ tired now) One last question and this session is
over.
Jared: Aaaaaawwwww. Kill joy.
Misato: (interrupting) Anything else you would like to add?
Ritsuko: (nods, it's a fair question)
Jared: (Tips his head down, looking suddenly very dangerous, speaks in a
deadly calm voice) I am the Alpha and the Omega. You will bow
before me. (returns to normal) Aaah, any Dew in this place?
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[And the last Goon, Andy.]
Ritsuko: (about to have nervous breakdown) Okay, Andy this is the LAST
question.
Andy: Ok, Shoot.
Ritsuko: (enjoys the thought but does not give in) Do you have anything
to add?
Andy: It smells in here. You should switch to a different
antiperspirant. That is all.
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[Another time, another place.(43)]
Jared: What the fuck is this stuff? I can't read Japanese!
[Unfortunately, still in Tokyo-3.]
Andy: I think it might be edible.
[And, of course, still in NERV.]
John: It's either Japanese food or toxic waste. Neither can harm you and
both are glowing right now.
Jared: < o_o; > I... won't ask. When are we getting our test results
back?
John: We don't. It's for their records.
Jared: Damn, and that was some of my best stuff!(44)
Andy: (covertly pulls out the voodoo doll, whispers to himself) Oh, you
ain't seen nothin' yet.
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[Gendo's office. Not the most pleasant of places, but even Gendo
has a soft spot for some people.]
Ritsuko: He was like a giant ant!(45)
[Such as very stressed out doctors done dealing with Americans.]
Gendo: I'm sure your evaluation may be slightly colored by their...
excitability.
Ritsuko: < 0_0 > You weren't IN there, Gendo! They CAN'T BE HUMAN!
Gendo: < -_-; > Urk. Dr. Akagi, please let go of my collar.
[Ritsuko lets go slowly, her fingers still curled into claws.]
Ritsuko: (sipping tea offered by Gendo) They're maniacs. If they can
fight as well as they talk in circles, we're saved.
Gendo: The actions of Man do not save, only destroy.
Ritsuko: Do you always talk in riddles?
Gendo: Only in the afternoons.(46) What about their possible use as
disposable Eva pilots?
Ritsuko: Eva pilots?
Gendo: Can they survive piloting Evas?
Ritsuko: WHAT?! They barely survived the tests!(47)
Gendo: < -_- > Is that a yes or a no?
Ritsuko: Don't fuck with me on this Gendo, if you put them in Evas, no
force on earth could stop them.... Except for cheese,
Chipocabras or illegal drugs.(48)
Gendo: (raises eyebrow) Oh?
Ritsuko: Uh, never mind.
Gendo: (to himself) But we only have a few Chipocabras left.(49)
Ritsuko: < 0_0 > ...
Gendo: < o_o;;; > Did I say that out loud?
Ritsuko: < 0_0 > (nods once, slowly) ...
Gendo: Ah, heh. (resumes normal poise) Irrelevant. Forget what I just
said.
Ritsuko: Agreed. I'll forget everything you've said.
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[The pilots have been pushed aside--er, been taken care of for
the night, under NERV guard in a local hotel within the city.
Guards surrounded the building for a dozen city blocks, barely
visible and covered from head to toe in body armor. These are
not the silly guys that guard the insides of NERV, these are the
elite soldiers you DO NOT FUCK WITH.]
[Inside the hotel room, three equally dangerous people(50) are
crowded in a hotel room.]
John: Have any threes?
Jared: Go fish.
Andy: (picking open the blinds) They're still out there.
Jared: And they were there five minutes ago. And they'll still be there
when you look again in another five minutes.
John: Unless another one floats through the wall.
Jared: < o_o;;; > (looks at John) Riiiight.
Andy: I'm just saying this security is an honor.
John: What?
Andy: Well, we must have done well in the tests if we rated for the best
of the faceless minions. Who knows, someday well may well rate
Hovergunships, armored divisions, and maybe, just maybe, an N2
bomber on stand-by to make sure we NEVER escape and wreak havoc.
Jared: Never happen. Even we aren't that good.
[Lightening suddenly illuminates the room.]
John: Rain tonight.
Andy: Do you hear something?
Jared: That humming?
John: I've heard it before.... A high-pitched whine at this altitude
could only mean....
[Andy rips open the shudders and excitedly waves at the cockpits
of the ten Hovergunships(51) floating outside. He can barely
make out the pilots nervously waving back. The ships back away a
few dozen yards.]
Andy: (closing the window, looking very satisfied) Never happen huh?
Jared: Co-incidence. It must be a co-incidence. I know we aren't that
good.
John: Then again we did leak all that information about NERV and SEELE
and stuff that may have never happened yet. After all, we don't
even know what episode we're in.
Andy: Just forget about the damn episode number!!
John: Just because you forgot....
Andy: I did not forget!!! I just wasn't paying attention.
Jared: The red-haired goddess is here, so we're past the sixth Angel,
that's episode 8.
John: (looking at a unicorn in the bathroom) Unit-01 was still on
Umbilical Cable so we're not at the 14th Angel, that's episode 19.
Jared: (trying to follow John's look) That's still a big spread, what
did the angel look like?
Andy: (thinking) I don't know, I was trying to figure out what I could
take from the abandoned stores.
Andy: It was big?
John: (thinking in his drugged mind) (static) Goat. Fish. Venetian
blinds. Kangaroos. I don't know, I was running for my life at the
time. Cards. Isaac Newton. George Burns. Manhole cover. (static)
John: It was big?
Jared: (thinking) I don't know, I was trying to figure out how to get
Asuka out of that Eva.
Jared: It was big?
John: Well that's... pathetic. (stern glare at the door) Quit drinking
out of the toilet you damn Zebra!
Andy: (to Jared) How long did they say he'd be like this?
Jared: Rest of the night.
Andy: Can't we tie him up or something?
Jared: Nah, he's harmless.
John: Hey, there are video games on this TV!(52)
[And there was much rejoicing.]
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[Ritsuko paced her line in front of the pilots, a stern but
weathered look on her face, like she was only facing the day to
prove a pointless point. To Andy, it looked like a beached
jellyfish waiting to die. To Jared, it looked like a profess-
ional under siege. To John, it looked like a kindred soul. What
he'd thus far pried from Andy and Jared wasn't much helpful in
reconstructing the previous day's events--post I.V. pole. The
part that worried him most was the 'test' where he remembered
having to write a fifty million word essay. He deduced that it
wasn't physically possible to write fifty million words in a
day, but something about the endless stream of characters struck
a chord in him.]
[He shook his head. It was the Kanji characters, Jared had said.
Like reading backwards and upside-down Arabic while drunk.(53)]
Ritsuko: (translated by Misato) We're basically just going to see if you
can interface with the Evas using our test system.
[To their credit, the American's didn't snicker when Misato
stumbled over several words. Kaji claimed he had other things to
do, and Asuka hadn't been seen all day (at least not by the
goons). Ritsuko had claimed she had enough on her mind than to
bother trying to translate herself.]
Jared: We shooting anything today?
[A pause while Misato translated.]
Ritsuko: Gods, I hope not.
[Ritsuko walks off.]
Andy: Now we do the plugs suits, right?
John: I'm not up for this.
Jared: Was that a yes or a no?
John: So, about those tests...
Jared: (best Buggsy impression) Forgedaboutit.
John: Now, I'm worried.
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[The changing room wasn't anything new to them.(54)]
Andy: It's just like in the anime.
[A baseball bat bounces off Andy's head.(55)]
Jared: Of COURSE it's like the anime. We're IN the ANIME!
Andy: I heard you the first time!
John: Shut up!
Jared: NEVER!
[Shinji walks in, turns around, then leaves.]
Andy: DIE HELLSPAWN!
[The three dissolve into a tangle of limbs.(56)]
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[Twenty minutes later, in testing area.]
Misato: (tapping her foot) What's taking them so long?
Ritsuko: Probably just nervous. (pauses to think about it) Naah.
Misato: Here they are... what the...?
[The pilots are adorned in plug suits,(57) black eyes, and all
are limping slightly. Jared's nose is bleeding and Andy has a
nice cut over his eye.]
Misato: Maybe I don't want to know what happened. Andy first, in the
plug, big guy. Asuka, you're staying here.
[Jared's ears perk up.(58) Asuka stands up from behind a console
across the room.]
Asuka: (mumbling to herself) Good thing they're behind armored glass.
Jared: (mumbling to himself) She's behind armored glass. A minor
obstacle.
John: Not this again, we need to talk.
Jared: I didn't do nothin'! (to himself) Well, nothing interesting.
John: About yesterday...
[The pair wanders off, arguing amongst themselves, Jared trying
to steer them towards the control room, and Asuka.]
[Andy cautiously climbs into the plug. Seven years older than
the average pilot, and at least a good head taller,(59) Andy
leaves just enough room to get bruised easily. He frowns at the
fact that it isn't the plug to a real Eva, but at least this is
a start.]
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[Jared and John are in deep conversation in the corner of the
testing room, which is... more or less silent as Andy takes his
turn at being a rat to experiment on.(60)]
John: So what do you have against soba noodles?
Jared: Not soba, but just that particular dish. I don't have anything
against garlic either, but the flavors aren't right.
John: I think it's good.
Jared: Well maybe I like different foods than you do. It just isn't up
to par with the rest.
John: Says you, but you aren't the world's best food gourmet either, you
know.
Jared: That may be so, but I know what I like, and that beef dish just
doesn't do it for me, so we don't order it next time.
John: But if Andy wants it, then what? Are you just going to play Hitler
and start putting your foot down?
Jared: Maybe... I kinda like that idea. Hey, I'm just sayin', let's not
order it unless necessary.
John: Necessary? Like there's going to be a food shortage and it's just
beef soba dish day-in-day-out?
Jared: It's possible.
John: (firm tone) No, it's not. You're being ridiculous, thinking that
the world should revolve around your tastes.
Jared: Did I suggest we erect a monument to my greatness?(61)
John: This morning.
Jared: Did I attempt to decree what's good and not good in the world of
foreign foodstuffs?
John: At noon.
Jared: Did I try vainly to defend my position with sneaky politician-
like tactics, rudely attacking your behavior and fashion sense?
John: Not yet.
Jared: Then I'm just giving an asked-for opinion.
John: No you're not. This started because YOU wanted something different
for breakfast and ordered the whole damn menu. Who do you think is
going to pay for all that food?
Jared: The same people who paid for the room: NERV.
John: But was it really necessary to--
[The alarms start blaring.]
John and Jared: (sighing) Can't leave him alone for five minutes...
Random Tech #1: We've lost nerve contact with pilot.
Random Tech #2: Generating random signals in the input matrix!
Random Tech #127: The Quake VII engine is slowing down!(62)
[Jared and John dog-pile on the tech.]
Asuka: (smiling) Great, he's going psycho.
Jared: (punching the tech in the face) Really? I suppose you have a
perfect service record?
Asuka: Of course--
Jared: In bed?
Asuka: RAAAAAGGHH!!!!
Jared: Yipe!
[Asuka chases runs out of the room.]
Misato: Stop them!
[Jared grabs a fire ax outside, still running from Asuka. As
they circle the far side of the bay, Jared drops the ax in favor
of a sledgehammer just laying around.]
Jared: Hope this works!
[Jared leaps into the air, just barely out of Asuka's clutches,
and missed the catwalk by a good four feet, landing in the LCL.]
Jared: Yuck! Why me, God. Why me?!!
John: (in the test control room) This is cool. Say, do we have any
popcorn around here?
Maya: (after Misato translates) Lower left cabinet.
Jared: Hey, this stuff's only two feet deep!(63)
[He easily stands up, then wades over to the mock-plug, using
the end of the sledge to probe for holes in the 'floor' he's
standing on.]
Jared: Ah, it is deeper. Well, only one shot at this.
Ritsuko: (yelling into the comm) ANDY!!!
[Jared bangs the sledge against the cockpit.]
Jared: (chanting) Wake up before you kill us all, wake up before you
kill us all...
Ritsuko: (to the techs) He's going into parapheleptic shock. Prepare
some adrenaline and a defibrillator.(64)
John: (rubs hands together evilly) Now things are getting interesting...
Ritsuko: ANDY!!!
Jared: (singing, loudly) I've been working on the raaaaaiiiilrooooaaaad,
all the live-long daaaaaaaay!
Ritsuko: Uh, Jared.
Jared: What?
Ritsuko: You're badly off-key. (covers her face with her hands) Tell me
I didn't just say that.
Jared: When are you dweebs going to open the door?!!
[Random Tech #12 hits an emergency hatch-open button. As
advertised, it opens the hatch.]
Jared: Whoa! (barely pulls the sledgehammer away from turning Andy's
head into a pile of mush(65))
Andy: Huh? Wha?
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TITLE FLASH:
Three Goons
Rats in a maze /
Sure we Want the Stinking Badges
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John: (appearing from out of nowhere) You fell asleep again.
CONCENTRATE!!!(66)
Ritsuko: Jared, it was not necessary to use a sledgehammer to wake up
Andy.
Jared: But it was fun.
Ritsuko: It's against regulations to--
Jared: But it was [fun].
Ritsuko: (backing down) Okay, okay.
John: Hoo-boy.
Andy: You're a dead man!!!
[Jared takes up a Bruce Lee-esque martial arts stance, thumbing
his nose.(67)]
Jared: Bring it on!(68)
[Andy and Jared start fighting again.]
Asuka: (in German) I am so going to kill those guys...
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[A while later, still in the synch test labs.(69)]
Misato: Ok, guys. Now for (shudder) the real thing. The tests have shown
you are compatible with piloting Evangelions, and now, despite
Ritsuko's and my own objections, it's time for the real thing.
John: (Burns Mode) Excccellent!(70)
Jared: So which one are we piloting?
John: (gesturing towards back of room) Judging by the way their
restraining Asuka to prevent a massacre, I'd say Unit 02.
Asuka: (screaming in German) OVER [YOUR] DEAD BODIES, FREAKS!!!!!!
Andy: I think we have been insulted.
Jared: I think we have been threatened.
John: I think... I'm going first.
Andy: Are NOT!
John: Am TOO!
Jared: There is only one way to settle this. (holds up fist)
[Andy tackles Jared misunderstanding the signal for "Paper,
Rock, Scissors." John escapes to the entry plug in the
confusion.]
Ritsuko: (eyeing John warily) Ummm... O-kay, uhh... John, Into the plug.
John: Eeeeewww, it smells like Asuka in here.
Jared: (throws Andy off him into the wall, shouting at John's image) LET
ME IN YOU BACKSTABBING CHEATER!!!
Asuka: (to John's Image in the screen) YOU DIE FIRST!!!!
Jared: (suddenly thoughtful as a lecherous grin stakes claim to his
face) Which part of Asuka?
Asuka: (clawing for Jared) YOU DIE SECOND!!!!
John: (makes faces at everybody as the plug is screwed in) Neener,
neener, neeener.
Andy: (recovering from flight) YOU CAN'T STAY IN THERE FOREVER!!!!
John: (threatening tone) Oh, we'll see...(71)
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[Twenty minutes later....]
Ritsuko: Okay, John. This looks good. It's Jared's turn.
John: Hey, this is more relaxing than the infamous laz-e-boy. Let me have
few more minutes.
[Ritsuko looks at Andy and Jared, who are making huge shooing
gestures with their hands.]
Ritsuko: Umm, sure.
Jared: He gets five minutes, then I go in with the Jaws of Life.(72)
Andy: I'll help.
[Jared and Andy lock gazes; sparks fly... not the pleasant
kind.(73)]
[Ritsuko just raised an eyebrow.]
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[Twenty MORE minutes later....]
Ritsuko: Time to get out John.
John: (drifting voice) It's full of stars...
Jared: (decked out like a Navy SEAL(74)) KILL HIM!!!
Andy: (aura crackling(75)) HE DIES NOW, I GET THE ROBOT!!!
[Jared and Andy lock gazes again.]
Ritsuko: Get them out of here, now!
John: I can hear you breathing...
Ritsuko: That does it. Increase LCL pressure as far as it will go.
Tech #2227: But... that'll crush him!
Ritsuko: Do. It.
John: (panicked voice) I'm leaving! I'm leaving!
Jared: My turn!
Andy: I think not, mortal!(76)
Ritsuko: Jared, into the plug. Put that sword down! Andy, enough with
the ax!(77)
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[Ten minutes later.]
Jared: (from inside entry plug) Hey, isn't there supposed to be some
pretty colors in here?
Ritsuko: Just concentrate.
[In the background, Andy is tied up in two straight-jackets,
chained to a chair with a muzzle over his mouth and herded by
armed guards.]
[Asuka is in a similar situation.(78)]
Jared: Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow--mom? Mother!(79)
Ritsuko: No!
Jared: Just kidding!(80)
[Ritsuko's eyebrow begins twitching at humming-bird like speed.]
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[Twenty minutes later.]
Ritsuko: (holding her head) We're going to be here all day.
Andy: (still tied up) I want his liver... with some fava beans.(81)
Asuka: (muffled due to gag) Mrrrggmghmm.
John: Now that's your problem, Asuka.
Asuka: (muffled due to gag) Mmmmph, grrrgmgmgghaaamm.
John: Maybe, but sooner or later, you'll have to. He isn't so bad.
Asuka: (muffled due to gag) Mmhhmmhmph.(82)
John: Okay, so I do lie like a rug.
Andy: Yes, lies he does.
John: And you owe me ice-cream.
Andy: Why?!
John: (Gendo tone) You'll find out soon enough...
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[Fifty minutes later.]
Ritsuko: All right, pull him out.
Tech #69: Sir! Andy's escaped!
[Jared is seen running across the catwalk above the bakelite
tank.]
Ritsuko: What the--?! How'd he get out? The plug's still sealed!!!
[Andy appears at the far end of the catwalk, brandishing the ax
from earlier.]
Jared: It's your turn.
Andy: I still have one thing to do first.
Jared: (backing away) Maybe you shouldn't... not on a full stomach and
all....
Andy: There can be only one!(83)
[Jared pulls out a small black box. We go into bullet-time(84)
and zoom in on the note taped to the front.]
Thank me later,
John.
[Jared pushes the button. C-4 placed around the catwalk goes
off, dropping Andy right into the waiting plug, which was opened
by Ritsuko.(85)]
Jared: And they say I have no tact. Now, to ravish the beautiful
Asuka!(86)
Asuka: (through the glass) I HEARD THAT!!!
Jared: They also say I have no sense of style, but--
[The camera moves off.]
Jared: Hey! Get back here!
[The camera breaks into a run.(87)]
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[An hour later....]
Andy: It IS full of stars.
Ritsuko: Move your fingers again.
[Andy does so, and the screen saver turns off.]
[Suddenly, the Eva's eyes light up.(88)]
Tech #56: SIR, Unit-02 IS MOVING!!!
Ritsuko: WHAT?!! CUT THE POWER!!!
Tech #189: IT'S NO GOOD, IT'S REACHED THE FORTH CATAPULT!!!
Tech #999: CATAPULT ACTIVATED! (a few seconds pass) IT'S REACHED THE
SURFACE!
Ritsuko: Put it on the screen!
[The main viewer show us Unit 02 as it heads toward a nearby
skyscraper.]
Misato: What the hell is it doing?(89)
[As they watch, the Eva slowly climbs toward the top of the
building. It then stands and begins roaring and beating it
chest. It then tries to swipe at a nearby hover craft.(90)]
John: (Badly Dubbed English) Wait, I have an idea. Blow out the support
bolts on the building!
Jared: (also Badly Dubbed English) That will only enrage the monster!
Only my Fists of Fury can subdue the Beast!(91)
Andy: (on viewer) I'M KING OF THE WORLD!!!(92)
Ritsuko: Knock him out!!! Use the defibrillator!
Andy: (in convulsing Eva) AAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! (falls
unconscious)
John: Is he dead?
Ritsuko: No.
Jared: Hit him again!
Ritsuko: No! He isn't having a heart attack.
Jared: He WILL BE...
John: Jealous he thought of the King Kong routine first?
Jared: Bite me!
John: Snappy comeback.(93)
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[In Gendo's office.]
Gendo: I see there were some... difficulties during the tests. Glad to
see it was nothing you couldn't handle.
Ritsuko: Ah, right.
Gendo: And this data is satisfactory.
Ritsuko: I don't know how the hell they did it and they'll probably kill
each other if we give them all Evas, but they're otherwise good
pilot material.
Gendo: (rumbling voice) And they are Americans...
Ritsuko: This was your idea, sir.
Gendo: Very well. Have Katsuragi take care of their IDs and such.
Ritsuko: (thinking) We can't actually take photos,(94) maybe some
surveillance tape... (out loud) Yes, sir.
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End Episode 2.
Next Episode: (Andy Voice Over) It's chaos in technicolor when Jared
takes the authorial reins and starts shoehorning us into Eva. Action!
Suspense! Ritsuko naked! Incomprehensible plot! But still, he wanted
naked chicks, so join us!
Andy: ... Hey, who wrote this preview?
John: (off-set) Damn... here's a correction.
[The sounds of shuffling paper follow.]
Andy: Oh, well, there will be _no_ sex in the next part, but we may come
close. Join us as John and I try to control the rampaging pervert
in the next suspenseful episode!
Same Goon Channel....
Same Goon Time....
For Three Goons in Eva!
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(1) Correction. That should read: "Stealing shamelessly from the anime
Neon Genesis Evangelion."
(2) Homer Simpson of the The Simpsons.
(3) Before I'm pelted to death with flaming bakery items, I should point
out that the American revolution--declaring independence from
England--was what gave the French the idea to start the French
Revolution. Hence the Creative License reference.(95)
(4) No, it's right just like it is.
(5) What plot? ^_^
(6) Or watch the anime it's really good.
(7) God DAMN, this is some good material!
(8) Yes, in similar fashion to episode 18 of Eva.
(9) The Japanese Godzilla, not the American one.(96)
(10) A Murasume is a katana made by a man named Murasume. More legend
than anything else, the blades Murasume fashioned were enchanted
and brought good luck to their owners. They were also said to be so
sharp they could cut the very air itself in twain.
(11) <BLEEP> indicates a curse word that we won't print here for
decency's sake. Occasionally, curse words may be written out
anyway, but not all of the time.
(12) This always worked in Ranma 1/2.
(13) Short for Supersolenoid core, a matter/antimatter reactor with an
unknown fuel source (no external storage of anti-matter necessary).
A useful power source for Evas, large countries, etc.
(14) Henceforth, this type of thinking will be referred to as "Vulture
Mode."
(15) He has NO idea....
(16) Okay, Unit-04 looks like the MARI type Unit-04 from Eva-R
(www.eva-r.com). Unit-05 is nearly identical, but with an urban
camo paint scheme rather than gunmetal gray. Unit-03 looks much
like the cannon Unit-03, but somehow more sinister. Completed, and
significantly different, descriptions of these Evas will be
provided later in the story as necessary.
(17) This particular chunk of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony appears several
times in episode 24 of Eva and is, in fact, part of the story
itself.
(18) NGE does not entirely explain what a 'pallat' rifle is. Simply
common sense, and some knowledge of military weapons research
points to a disposable weapon system. That is, a pallat rifle is
fired until it's ammunition is exhausted, then is discarded. It can
be reloaded with special mechanisms later, but is not reloaded in
the field.(97)
(19) Lengthy description here could only ruin the beauty of this scene.
Watch "The Killer," "Face/Off," "Broken Arrow," and "Hard Target"
for reference.
(20) Oh, did I forget to mention the missiles? It has missiles in the
large shoulder thingies.(98)
(21) As in 'kicked an angry nest of.' These missiles are basically large
duplicates of the rapid-firing missile system of the AH-64 Apache
attack helicopter.
(22) Yes, Unit-05 has a similar missile system, filled with missiles,
not rockets....
(23) Obviously, at this point there isn't much of a city left to
destroy. Unit-05 kinda landed directly on the last cluster of
buildings that were still standing.
(24) 'He' meaning 'Andy.'
(25) You can almost hear the theme music from "Braveheart" playing in
the background.
(26) Although, surely such an activity could be therapeutic.
(27) Section 18, Pilot Interface Protocol, paragraph 84, sub-paragraph C:
"During periods of stress, plug operators are to be revived by
trained medical personnel only. Evangelion plug operators must be
removed from the plug prior to revival, if practical."
(28) Brackets of Power. Also known as Bracketus Energous, this breed of
Bracketus is used to indicate a change in speaking tone that makes
one sound more dramatic.
(29) Often referred to as a thumbing of the nose, Bruce Lee often used
this gesture to taunt an enemy. See all of the Bruce Lee films for
reference.
(30) Frequently heard in Dragonball Z.
(31) Yes, we're jumping through time with the scenes in this episode,
just bear with us.
(32) And he says these things when he's NOT high....
(33) FUBAR: Fucked Up Beyond All Repair.
(34) That's right, folks, a few more inches to the right and he could
have knocked himself out against the door.
(35) This next series of scenes is a parody of the movie "Armageddon,"
directed by James "it's never too long" Cameron.(99) Also, "Way of
the Gun" features some messing with heads, for those interested. Be
warned, it's gory, but the author's approved.
(36) And the parodies! STOP THE PARODIES! ... Um... sorry. I got swept
up in the emotion.
(37) Confused yet?(100)
(38) Bah! I'm not explaining this!
(39) Take a picture; that's a scene with remembering.
(40) And for the record, she writes it in Kanji.(101)
(41) Something which does not require description.
(42) Yeah, what she said.
(43) The psychological tests are OVER, yay!
(44) I laugh nervously now.
(45) However, who _exactly_ was like a giant ant shall remain a question
for future generations.
(46) This is important, so remember it. There will be a test.
(47) Hopefully our last "Armageddon" reference.
(48) Part of this is stolen from Jerry Bruckheimer's "The Rock."
(49) I did mention there will be a test, right?
(50) Equally dangerous as in these three are as dangerous as a thousand
heavily armed soldiers, not each as powerful as a single armed
soldier.
(51) See various episodes of Evangelion, especially episode 1, for
reference.
(52) Well, he's not harmless anymore.
(53) Only to those who refuse to be enlightened. Kanji and katakana are
actually quite easy to learn compared to what most people think. It
is difficult, but the difficulty seems exaggerated to most people
because of how different Kanji is from their native written
language.
(54) Actually, it is, since the 'normal' changing room isn't shown
during the series. However, the details of such... nondescript
places easily pass through the mind of a goon.
(55) Oh my, now where could this have come from?
(56) Standard anime/cartoon tangle-of-limbs-in-a-dust-cloud fight.
(57) Plug suits yes, but whose plug suits?!
(58) Yes, in case you were wondering, all hell IS about to break loose.
(59) At LEAST.
(60) There must be quiet, you see, because the author is about to
horribly botch an attempt and parodying Quintin Tarantino's style
of nonsensical conversations that are actually interesting.(102)
(61) Please note that the remainder of this conversation is actually
Three Goons style.
(62) This is an old, OLD joke tossed about on ICQ before the title
'Three Goons' was even used to refer to such jokes.
(63) The pool where the simulation bodies for pilot synchronization
testing are kept is very large--large enough to hold at least two
Evangelions comfortably. The pool where the plugs themselves are
kept is a different story. You see, a huge number of electrical and
fiber-optic connects are necessary to properly interface with the
plug. In addition, something has to hold them stable in that pool
of LCL... or whatever it is. The end result (speaking from my
experience as an engineer) is to install some grating on top of all
scaffolding so a carelessly handled object doesn't become a
permanent addition to the bottom of this pool. Those faux entry
plugs don't float all by themselves, y'know. If they did, the
wouldn't need self-inflating flotation devices!
(64) Them some biggun' words than 'fore.
(65) <Sarcasm mode ON>Like that would be a huge change of pace.
(66) See? Doesn't this look familiar?
(67) The Bruce Lee taunt does NOT involve thumbing one's nose. The Three
Goons' version of the Bruce Lee taunt _usually_ does. There is a
difference.
(68) Yet another blatant DBZ reference.
(69) For the record, none of the three goons have yet entered an actual
Eva plug.... God that sounded sick.
(70) See earlier parts for a description of this Pose.
(71) By this point, some eloquent commentary is made the adults in the
facility. Commentary which will remain a mystery to the reader....
(72) The "Jaws of Life" are a well-known tool not unlike a giant pair of
tin snips. Used commonly to remove people (both injured and non)
from metal... things (cars, planes, etc.).
(73) The other kind of sparks are the 'lovey sparks.' Some call those
type of sparks 'passion sparks,' which isn't exactly appropriate in
this fic, as it's not Shonen-ai.(103)
(74) Short for SEa Air Land. Naval special forces type military unit
which is well trained and heavily armed. The movie SEAL loadout
usually consists of an MP5(104), a tac-vest(105), various
grenades(106), a SOCOM(107) pistol, a tactical radio(108), and...
um... boots(109), I guess. Their equipment actually varies widely
from mission to mission, though its usually a given (in the real
world) that they will carry as much weapons and ammo as possible.
Sleeping bags are for wimps and that jazz.(110)
(75) More DBZ style than Ranma 1/2 style.
(76) Anyone know where this is from? I'm fucking lost, I kid you not.
(77) Spoilsport.
(78) Though, oddly, that doesn't sound kinky at all.
(79) Two spoofs and a psyche all in one line! First we got ourselves a
kick ass Chronicles of War reference, followed by fucking with
heads using some good old fashioned NGE knowledge.
(80) Yes. He is an ass.
(81) Thus, another Silence of the Lambs spoof is finished.(111)
(82) This whole conversation actually could be construed as kind of
kinky, if John wasn't such a wuss at this point in the story.
(83) Chalk up another Highlander reference.
(84) <Sarcasm mode ON>Thank you very much, Mr. and Mr. Wachowski
(85) This sounds like a damn Metal Gear Solid scene.(112)
(86) 'They' are right.
(87) I know this is the first time your imagination has actually had to
work in this story. Don't hurt yourself, okay?
(88) The one guy who didn't see this coming left his brain at my house.
(89) She had to ask.
(90) Yeesh. Who hasn't wanted to pull a 'King Kong' stunt with an Eva?
(91) Give them some credit. It's hard to speak in Badly Dubbed
English.(113)
(92) Holy Pop Culture references! We finally nailed 'Titanic' to the
fucking wall!(114)
(93) Somehow this one line never made it into the original version. It
is reproduced here in its full glory, digitally remastered and
remixed in five-monitor surround-you-vision.(115)
(94) Just imagine what kind of mess we'd make during a camera
shoot.(116)
(95) Note, however, that the French tossed in a lot of their own ideas
during the Revolution that weren't used in the American version,
thus completing the Creative License reference.
(96) As everyone _should_ already know, the Japanese Godzilla always
defeats the threat to Tokyo, trashes Tokyo, then returns to the
ocean until the next low-budget monster flick.
(97) The advantage of this type of weapon is obviously it's sealed
design. There's no reason to leave the loading mechanism exposed to
the environment, so the insides of the gun are sealed and are much
less likely to jam in combat.
(98) 'Thingies' is probably not the kind of word that should show up in
the footnotes.
(99) Soon to be Author John's nickname.
(100) Yes. Yes you are.(117)
(101) Japanese writing, you uneducated freak.
(102) Upon further analysis, some would say that he has succeeded, as
his work sucks compared to the works it is modeled after. Whether
or not this can be classified as a successful parody is a matter of
the reader's taste.
(103) A.K.A. Yaoi, or boy-boy love. See numerous Gundam Wing paring fics
for all too much information.(118)
(104) Short stock tactical submachine gun with three-round burst, single
shot and full automatic modes of fire. Accurate, reliable, and
capable of burning through a thirty-clip in a matter of very, very
few seconds, the MP5 is manufactured by Heckler and Kotch (German
arms company), and fires 9mm (.40-caliber) ammunition.
(105) Nylon mesh vest. Various pockets can clip onto it easily. Said
pouches are usually used to hold grenades, flares, and like items.
(106) Concussion and flash bang type usually, fragmentation grenades are
messy.
(107) Special Operations COMmand pistol. See Metal Gear Solid
(Playstation video game) for more info.
(108) Radio capable of encrypted transmission and link-up with satellite
communications devices. Standard equipment includes a
throat-mounted microphone and in-ear listening piece.
(109) Boots. Military boots. Geeze, get lost!
(110) Note that Andy and Jared just LOOK like they're dressed as Navy
SEALs. They're actually carrying a hell of a lot more crap than
your average SEAL.(119)
(111) What, you think I forgot the first one?
(112) With a little more work, I'm sure we could work in a weak spoof.
(113) Whoever caught that Bruce Lee reference, please give it back.
We've got more weak gags like that coming up in the next episode.
(114) And we scored a random Batman spoof in the process!
(115) It's also another movie reference. "The Last Boy Scout." John's
line is said by Bruce Willis in the movie. Killer action flick if
you've never seen it before.
(116) On second thought, maybe not....
(117) Don't lie to me!
(118) Although, with the amount of inuendo flying in later chapters, one
has to wonder....
(119) It is not polite to ask where they got all of these weapons, where
the weapons disappear to in the next scene, or why they don't fire
them frequently and copiously.
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