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Something else happens. Something unexpected.
In other words, business as usual.
Reika Ayanami Quatermain
“Oh sweet Mother Lilith!” I groan to myself, suffering from a headache
that is the worst I have suffered from in a LONG time. Have had worse,
believe it! However, I find . .that doesn’t make my head hurt any less,
thanks.
I then grunt in annoyance. Lilith is NOT my mother, but my
sister and . . .
. . .
Sigh, long story. Too long for this setting so just forget it.
Lilith’s my sister as well as Rei. Love them and all that but right now I
have more things of importance right now than to waltz down memory lane
with you, regaling you with tales of our deliverance and all that.
Sure you understand, right?
Opening my eyes, I blink and look around in confusion. Why am I on the
OUTSIDE of the suspension
capsule instead of waking up INSIDE it, like I am sure I am supposed to
here? In a pile of safety glass on my no less? I DO distinctly remember
having strapped up before drifting off to sleep there about . . .
Something up here, and it’s not just that I’m outside of a capsule in a
mess. It’s my wings. I’m a creature of the skies now, and by God my
wings are made for flying. I hope that we’re not too far out because I
so VERY much want to take off this magical getup I have on right now and
stretch my WINGS, blast it!
Having to put on an outfit that hides them is bearable but
I’m . . .getting cooped up here right now for some reason. They’re
quivering in there like they you would NOT believe! Something is not
right. Did whatever caused me to wake up outside of my capsule wake me up
too early?
Better check the clock and make sure. I do remember where the steward
said it would be over this way, right as I was starting to feel the meds.
And it says. . .
W-what?
No. Oh good grief no! Oh my GOD! I cannot be seeing the chronometer
correctly here. The captain said that he wouldn’t do it! We went to
great lengths to avoid it but. . .
“You idiot what did you DO?!” I shout at the absent blockhead.
We’d fallen back on this emergency backup plan (for use only under
extreme conditions) with foreknowledge that Captain Tate was NOT known for
being the most reliable of people. However, we had asked to use his ship
(which utilized the local version of light speed travel) to avoid our
enemies for a few decades.
NOT two bloody centuries!!
...
Okaay. Take a deep breath and remain calm Reika. You can do it.
Hm, let me tell you just HOW I and my sisters got into this mess.
Sigh. And earlier today it had been looking SO very promising. Our
division of the Exploratory Corps had reached the end of it’s assignment
without any major crackups and we’d been delighted to learn we’d earned
some R&R. Our friends told us of a delightful little local party going on
which was a theme-based upon 20th century.
At first I and my sisters had thought about going, cosplaying
as anime characters (EVA pilots to be particular). But
frankly . . .we’ve had enough of THAT for a lifetime (i.e. NEVER again).
Not even in jest if we can avoid it. Nothing of NERV (though I wouldn’t
have mind going dressed as Major Misato Katsuragi).
Say what you will about her, she DID have a sense of fashion sense...
Finally, we opted on dressing as students from Hogswarts. Slythian,
of course...Rei’s old House.
A perfect choice for her, you know. After being so powerless for so
long, a puppet on the string for others for so long that it is obvious
that once she was free she’d want power. Things and scenarios had been
done that had left me and my sisters for the longest time as only
something like the sword and the shield for mankind.
With nothing else to live for for ourselves and with about as much
apparent personality, may I add!!
. . .
If only enough to be able to keep her own Fate under control. That and
to be able to protect those she cared from those who’d ruled her so long
and attempted to ruin those she’d care for...
And being that that movie/book had been shown on TV we’d fit
in. “Harry Potter” had been made in this reality, you know?
We went as triplets, of course. After all, we ARE triplets. Just not
in the conventional sense.
Rei and Lilith dyed their hair the
same shade of red as mine and put in color contacts to complete the
effect...
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 We'd soon gotten bored with the stiffs in that particular corner of the party, so skipped over to the "Happy Days" section.
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