"My, don't you look stunning in that plug suit."
Yui turned around blushing, her slim figure in the white plugsuit. Gendo was standing there with his eyes filled with a mixture of softness and lust. Most people thought he was ugly; but she found him attractive in a brooding, mysterious way. But then she didn't care for men who were more obvious; it was like a secret only they shared. Then he smiled down at the boy clinging to his mother's leg. "I'll never get used to this suit," she said to him.
"Hmmm. . .hah." was all he could say. There was something different about that woman, though he couldn't place it in words. Unfortunately, none of the tests showed anything measurable to raise an alarm.
Yui picked up Shinji. "It's for his sake that I'm willing to do this. Even though I don't know what'll happen in the future, I. . ."
"He should be in daycare."
"You just have to play with him more."
"Perhaps the next time we have a kid, I'll have loosened up a bit more. I want a girl so Shinji can learn how to be a big brother. Being an only kid isn't that fun. I know from experience."
Yui blushed, then she handed the toddler over to his father. She tenderly caressed her son's face as he looked up at his father's face,frowning. Then she tickled his tummy, making him squirm and laugh. "There,that's more like it," she said.
Gendo then said, "Oh, do you want to go out for sushi or yakiniku today?"
"Either one's fine, though I think Shinji would probably like yakiniku better."
Gendo then held Shinji in one arm, then pulled Yui to him and kissed her softly. "I had a bad dream last night. I. . ."
Yui put a finger to his lips. "I'll be fine. It needs to be done. Make sure Shinji gets to see the Eva. He sure does like those mecha shows. He'd probably think that it's cool that his mother is going to ride a mecha." With that, she turned and began walking towards the room where the entry plug was being prepared for her.
THE END