I have to admit, it's getting better

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka felt ecstatic. She'd gone down to the hangar in the dim hope that she might be able to find her Eva. It had taken her a while, of drifting through the multitude of vehicles, hoping to catch a glance of a familiar shade of red. And she had. When she'd seen it, she'd let out a whoop of joy and pushed off of the wall, shooting up to it's shoulder (the zero-g had taken her a while to get used to, though).

It was locked in place, staring out over the hangar. She settled on the shoulder with a grin, legs dangling as she leaned against it's neck. For some reason, it's presence just made her feel better. Safer. Like she could handle everything that was being tossed at her. She almost wanted to crawl inside it just now, but her plugsuits were stashed back in her new (admittedly spartan) room.Besides, now she was invincible. She had her Eva. When she was in it, nothing could stop her.

Nothing at all.

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[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

Shadow had gotten curious over what was available to them and had wandered into hangar. He was pretty much surprised what was available to them in terms of vehicles.

Aircraft, machines, automobiles, all here. He even found a number of G.U.N. machinery and some of Eggman's crafts.

As he wandered, though, he saw the strange red machine, the redhead leaning against its neck. Looks like she found something close to her.

Pushing off from where he stood, he went to join her near the machine. "I take it this is yours?"

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka blinked as the strange... thing alighted next to her. It almost looked like a cross between a demented hedgehog and a human being. She eyed it for a moment - it was talking. But it wasn't being threatening. She finally nodded, a wide grin on her face, "Of course! This is Eva Unit 02! The first purpose-built combat Eva! The only one in the world!"

Well, universe, really.

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

Shadow crossed his arms as he listened to her. "The first, huh?" Shadow replied. "And since it's a 'Unit 02', I'm guessing there's more out there." Or WAS, as it might be.

"You seem pretty proud of it, aren't you? What makes it so special?"

He's just curious.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

"Well, Unit 00 was a test unit and Unit 01 was only a prototype. Mine is the first full production model!"

She grinned up at him, floating a bit in the zero-g environment, "By the way, I"m Asuka Langley Soryu!"

She laughed, "And what makes it special? Everything! It's virtually immune to conventional weaponry, including tactical nuclear weapons!"

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

So, this machine is the perfected unit. Like the Biolizard was the prototype and I was the final... Shadow thought. Yeah, comparing the Unit 00, 01 and 02 to himself and the Biolizard was out there, but still...

"Shadow. Shadow the Hedgehog." the creature replied, returning the grin. "Though... immune to conventional weaponry, huh?" He made his way over to the head, giving it a pat. "Sounds like we got ourselves a real keeper." Pulling himself down, he looked out over the hangar. "...it's amazing what humanity can make. Weapons so big or..." He looked down at himself, clenching his hands into a fist. "...so small."

[not-prncss-tldr.livejournal.com]

After finding two small Abh vessels, Lafiel had spent hours searching for others, taking a surreal tour through the weightless rooms.

When she came across a looming shape in the darkness as big as Lander buildings, she'd experienced a brief surge of hope. Basroil was this big. Graceful in the Zero G as a fish in water, she'd pushed off towards it.

When she got closer though she let out a small cry of surprise. The figure was huge, crimson and humanoid. Though it was covered in plate, Lafiel felt something disturbingly organic about it. Perhaps it was the four eyes, like those of some malevolent deep sea beast.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka was still lounging on it's shoulder, soaking in the sense of saftey, the sense of an anchor, that her Eva gave her. She looked up as she heard Lafiel's cry of surprise and gave her a wave and a wide grin, "Hey! Do you like it?"

[not-prncss-tldr.livejournal.com]

Lafiel felt anything but safe looking at this hulking homunculus. It seemed to her a product of a twisted genetician. "It's very impressive." She answered honestly.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

"Isn't it? And it's all mine. With it, I'm invincible!"

She patted it again and then gestured to Lafiel, feeling rather generous. She was in a good mood, after all.

"Come on up!"

[not-prncss-tldr.livejournal.com]

Lafiel climbed towards the head and could not escape the sensation that she was climbing a great human body. "Invincible? It's immune to most weapons? How do you control it?"

[aworldnevermade.livejournal.com]

Damn. That thing's big.

Meluly drifts her way over in the zero-G, navigating the hangar's support struts and mechanisms to get a clear open view up the Eva's length. She's not going to touch it, though... after all, her own Malach wouldn't like being touched.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka spotted Luly drifting far below and cupped her hands over her mouth, "Hey! Luly! Come on up! Isn't it great?"

[aworldnevermade.livejournal.com]

Well, this seems to have finally cheered the girl up... not that Luly can't understand what it can be like to reunite like this.

She finds something to push off of, making her way smoothly up towards the Eva's head.

"It's quite a sight!"

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka shifted aside slightly to let Luly land, leaning back against the neck, "Isn't it? And it's mine! This... is my Eva in the flesh! Of course, I don't have anything to fight with it. Yet."

[aworldnevermade.livejournal.com]

Luly claims a spot next to her easily—her grace suggests long practice or early exposure with zero-G.

"The design is similar enough that I'd almost think it was an Engel model, if it wasn't so... big."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

Katara had already seen Slobo riding around on his vehicle. so she was curious if she'd seen anything from her world. They did't have much from her world as far as vehicles, but she wanted to see if there was something Sokka might be able to use.

When she set her eyes on the thing, she knew what it was even if Asuka hadn't been right next to it. After all, hadn't Asuka shown this to her in the Sensoriums before?

"Eva 02," she said in awe. "Wow. It's even bigger than it seemed in the Sensoriums. And its so..."

Words failed her.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka smirked. Now she really had something she could hold over Katara's head. She yelled down at the other girl, "Isn't it great? I bet you don't have anything like it where you're from!"

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

"Are you kidding?" Katara called up. "We can't even imagine something like this in my world. This is so neat! How does it work?"

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I don't know the exact science behind it..." Although she did know quite a bit abuot physics and engineering, "...I just pilot the thing! It syncs up with your brain waves and lets you pilot it using your brain and some analog controls."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

"That's amazing! Brain waves..." It wasn't something she knew a lot about, but it would be something she would look up.

"How are you going to get it out of here?"

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

There seemed to be no one here a moment ago, but of course that changed a minute later: beside Asuka was Alessa now, looking at the Unit with mild interest. The girl seemed happy, so she assumed that she was the pilot of this thing.

"What is the purpose of that?" Alessa asked.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka literally jumped and flailed in the zero-gravity environment for a moment as a little girl seemed to materialize next to her, "What the Hell?! Who are you?"

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

She was amused by the reaction, but only for a moment. "I am Alessa," sjhe said. "Who are you?"

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka stared at the strange girl. She was kind of creepy.

"I'm Asuka Langley Soryu and this is my Eva unit!"

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

Yes, she is Asuka. She is and she's curious.

"What is the purpose of this Eva unit?"