Blame Gendo...

Rieka

And what the Angel named Astra has to say draws a LOT of attention. It is a basic outline of what MY Validation Quest here is, here and now. It And quiet a few irritated questions thrown MY and my parties way, which draw a few irritated answers in return.

"Well yeah," B'Elanna groused. "That would have been gotten to before all this IF certain people hadn't gotten up on their hind legs in righteous indignation."

That last was directed more towards the Star Trek folk than my side. Point in fact, of all of us the people from the Dawntreader had probably been the best behaved in that verbal brawl session.

"Oh sigh, it would appear that efforts to enlighten the masses fell upon dead ears," a female voice that has a slight trace of mockery coos. Chiana's decided to throw down a few things, verbally, I see. "Then again, with two sides acting like immature dredgenaughts . . . ."

What's a dredgenaught? Doesn't sound too complimentary to me, whatever they are. By the looks of it, neither Dr. Aka. . . .neither Dr. Ritsuko Akagi and her group (the elder Dr. Akagi had just arrived so has not YET contributed) appreciated Chiana's snide remarks.

. . .

I may be rather new to this, and correct me if I'm wrong in thinking that some people here are acting less mature than they should be? Granted, I am NOT an expert here in social dynamics (still practically a newcomer to it), but . . .

"Uh . . .Auntie Chiana," I says softly, approaching her from behind and placing a hand on her shoulder. "C-could we not throw any more fuel on the fire, please? I'm going to have a hard enough time as it is here in a minute."

I've never like crowds and until this point had let the others handle things. I hate the idea of public speaking. However, being that my own Quest is upon me I fear I cannot let old fears hold me back. I do not know, really, why Astra here suggested this "meet and greet" in between the ticks of the clock. HOWever, I fear to waste the opportunity presented.

Chiana nods slightly and smiles, gesturing for me to proceed as she stands back.

Sigh, here we go...

Before we start to lose focus here I suggest strongly you listen to the young woman getting ready to speak? I hear within my mind the Angellic voice of Astra addressing the room. While a great help at centering everyone's attention my way (one doesn't ignore such a Being's advice lightly), I can hear a bit of annoyance in the thought broadcast.

She's getting tired of the Star Trekkers (Hm, seems that Chiana's mode of speech is rubbing off on me!) and Akagi's group, I fear.

Hm, maybe going and addressing everyone en masse is not the way to go. Perhaps approaching I walk over to the first

"Now, before we begin let me introduce myself," ," I begin, actually forcing a handshake with the annoyed looking Head Scientist of NERV. "My name . . .used to be Rei Ayanami and we have been working together ever since . . .Gendo Akari brought me into existence. I know I've changed, though so . . . maybe you didn't recognize me?"

To emphasize my point I blink my now shockingly green eyes and ruffle my wings a bit. In addition to that, I'd had Chiana (who has a rather good eye for fashion I feel) change my rather dull (and torn) school outfit into something more in line with what those of Terra Prime wear. Throw in the fact that she'd grown my hair longer (by my own request) in order to differentiate myself from my sister, I look somewhat other than what she's used to seeing me as, you know.

"First Children?" she blinks, staring at me. "I-I thought that that one over there was. . . .?"

Oh right! Of all those of NERV HQ she would be the one to continue calling me by that title. While officially I am the "First Children" (Asuka being the Second Children and Shinji the Third), few to nobody calls me that. First Child perhaps, but not First Children.

She gestures over at my sister, who's talking now with Rei I and the "Yui Akari" clan off to the side.

Hm, must ask her what she finds out over there. Maybe it'll tell me just WHY I don't feel anything special towards my younger sibling...I hope. I had thought the others had told me that doppleganger reactions happen between analogs.

"I call myself Reika now and I'm a Quatermain." I finish, nodding. "And that said, while I . . . doubt that we can be friends could we a least have something of a truce, now that Gendo isn't behind us pulling BOTH our strings? I feel that Gendo Akari has a LOT to be blamed for our . . . situations so, peace?"

1. That one causes the doctor to raise her eyebrows to her blonde hairline, let me tell you!

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