I have no excuses. (Taken from "The Shinji Ikari Raising Project")

[strikeanerv]

So, this is what you call... "RP", you say? A virtual reality in which subjects actions are observed. Similar to the experiments we're performing in the lab...

As much as I'd love to play one of these "games", I'm afraid my wife will be wondering where I am if I'm not home in time for dinner. ... Or rather, I'm afraid she'll hit me again and I won't get any dinner. I'd go back on my own, but I'm afraid I'm not entirely sure of which direction I should take from here...

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[shinesbrightest]

[...

What does he even say? Everything about this is so wrong.]

Dad?

[okay we're off to a good start]

[strikeanerv]

Heeey, Shinji!

[Cue Gendo waving like a dork.]

[shinesbrightest]

[cue internal screaming]

This isn't part of those experiments you mentioned, is it?

[And. And did he really mention Mom?]

[strikeanerv]

Of course not! It seems that Rei and Asuka aren't here, so it would be difficult for you to do a sync test all on your own.

[shinesbrightest]

O-oh. Right. I knew that. [No, he didn't. Part of him kind of wants to ask, but he gets the feeling it might be better if he doesn't.] Um...

[Should he just ask? Would that be weird?]

[strikeanerv]

... Is there something you'd like to ask?

[shinesbrightest]

[Yes. No. HE'S NOT SURE.]

Um... Are you okay?

[strikeanerv]

Well, my back has been a little stiff again lately, but other than that...

Have a very AU Rei

[dreams_of_flight]

Commander...?

Gendo is hardly like his main series counterpart either.

[strikeanerv]

Rei! Nice timing, have you seen Yui around at all?

[dreams_of_flight]

Commander...You should know that I cannot find her as she had been lost for a decade.

[strikeanerv]

She got lost too...!? We have to find her!

[dreams_of_flight]

We cannot because she is no longer of this world.

[strikeanerv]

No longer of this world? ... She never mentioned anything about developing a space program to me.

[dreams_of_flight]

She is dead, that is all there is to it.

[strikeanerv]

D-dead!? When? How? Why?

[And he'll be flailing about panicked now. ... This version of Gendo is somewhat over-excitable. :|]

[pilotedmymother]

...Father?

[Shinji has no idea what to think. His father seem...wrong.]

1/3

[strikeanerv]

Heeey, Shin--!

[strikeanerv]

Wait, didn't I already...?

[strikeanerv]

Ah, never mind! How are you, my boy?

[pilotedmymother]

Did you alright...?

I'm okay. What about you? Are you okay? You're acting weird...

[strikeanerv]

Weird? I'm always like this! How callous of my one and only beloved son, calling his father "weird"!

[pilotedmymother]

[This is more than weird. This is insane. ...But hi father called him his one and beloved son. Forget the crazy, that makes him feel good.]

I'm sorry Father. I didn't mean to.

[strikeanerv]

Good, I was thinking of entering us into another tournament soon too! How does a few rounds of soccer sound?

[pilotedmymother]

[Shinji starts to smile a little.]

Really? I'd really like that. It sounds fun.