02 - Untitled

[Merc]

(So far)

<Merc> It's the day after the fight with the angel being designated the third angel. Ritsuko looks worried ever since she started reading a report labelling the angel Iofiel, though Kenji has his own concerns. The angel had self destructed right as Shinji made his attack, probably hoping to take his enemy down with him. Thankfully, Eva-01's AT Field had been up at the time, and protected him from the worst of the damage, but he was still unconscious.
<Merc> Right now, Kenji was heading there with Misato, to check up on the new kid, see if he'd awoken yet.
<Akagi_Kenji> "So, Misato.. What are you going to tell Shinji when he wakes up?"
<Merc> "'Good job, kid. You just saved the world' seems like a good start," Misato replies. "You did a good job up there as well, Kenji, by the way, even if you did let the rookie take all the glory."
* Akagi_Kenji shrugs.
<Akagi_Kenji> "I'm not here for the glory. We won, that's what counts, not who makes the killing shot. Besides, my beautiful commanding officer knows how heroic my actions were, that's enough for me."
* Akagi_Kenji smirks at Misato.
<Merc> "Flatterer. Good attitude to have in combat though," Misato comments as hits the button to call up the elevator. "Oh! Has Ritsuko given you any trouble over Eva-00 going berserk at activation, Kenji? She really did seem worried back then..."
<Akagi_Kenji> "Er.. Not yet. I think she's gathering data to support the next ass chewing, though."
<Merc> "She has seemed busy overseeing the data from the battle with the third angel," Misato agrees as they enter the elevator and she presses the key for two floors up, where the medical area is located and Shinji should be resting peacefully.
<Ikari_Shinji> Shinji's eyes flutter open and he is assailed with the utterly dull and blank image of a whitewashed hospital ceiling. Flashes and snatches of the battle flit through his thoughts. He lies there for a few moments, simply breathing and staring straight ahead. "An unfamiliar ceiling..."
<Merc> The room is pretty empty right now. Quiet too...
* Ikari_Shinji sighs. "This is crazy. Me of all people, piloting giant robots and fighting monsters."
* Ikari_Shinji chuckles in a self-deprecating manner.
<Merc> As Shinji chuckles, the door to his room opens, and enter both Kenji and Miss Katsuragi. "Oh, you're awake! Good, we were starting to get worried!" Misato exclaims with a relieved look, as she comes closer to Shinji. "How are you feeling?"
* Ikari_Shinji raises himself to a reclining position, just a little sore. "I'm...fine, I guess. Did we kill it, Ms. Misato?"
<Merc> "Well, technically speaking, it killed itself, apparently self-destructing according to Ritsuko, that was Dr. Akagi, erm, Kenji's sister, that is, if you don't recall. Then again, it probably did it because you were about to kill it and it wanted to take you down with it," Misato explains with a smile as she ruffles Shinji's hair. "But yeah, good job, kid. You just saved the world."
<Akagi_Kenji> "I think a kiss for the hero is an appropriate reward, Misato."
<Merc> Misato grins, and nods, as she scoots closer to Shinji and...kisses him in the forehead. "Well, there you go, mister hero."
* Akagi_Kenji chuckles.
* Ikari_Shinji blushes to the very roots of his hair. "Th-th-thank *you* Ms. M-misato!" He stammers loudly, giving Kenji a half-hearted glare.
<Akagi_Kenji> "We'll save the real thing for when you get an actual kill."
<Merc> Misato chucklesas she ruffles Shinji's hair again. "Well, anyway, really how -are- you feeling, Shinji? You need us to call one of the doctors or anything? Or just feel like getting out of here?"
* Ikari_Shinji shrugs. "I'm fine, Ms. Misato. Just a little sore. Really...I just want to get out of here."
<Akagi_Kenji> "Hmm.. How about a victory meal? We'll get you out of here and go catch a meal. My treat. I'll even pay for your meal too, Misato, if you can convince that work-a-holic I call sister to come."
<Merc> "Sure, that's fine. First, let's step out while Shinji gets changed out of that hospital gown. I think they left your clothing..." she stops to look around the room and nods as she points to a nearby chair with his folded clothing and leaning on the leg was his bag and instrument case. "...over there."
* Ikari_Shinji gives Kenji a shy smile. "I'd like that. Food sounds pretty good right now." He slides out of bed and makes his way over to the bag that Misato pointed out. He waits patiently for them to leave the room.
* Akagi_Kenji holds the door open for Misato with a bow and leaves behind her.
* Ikari_Shinji exits the room himself a scant few minutes later, cradling his instrument case with care.

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