INBOX - NHD-C12-KRI-248 - IKARI, SHINJI

[forevalone]

ikari.shinji@cdc.org
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[crouton]

[The next reply takes a little longer than it probably should. Is this another kid?? He can't tell by voice alone. He might hear an audible sigh.]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

Look, I know we dont exactly know each other, but this might be a little easier to do in person. I'm meant to be doin' you a favor, curtosey of our benevolent overlords.

[There's definitely some sarcasm there, but its good natured. Sort of.]

[forevalone]

_{[Definitely another kid. A soft spoken, tiny one at that.]}

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

A favour...? _[What?] What do you mean?

[crouton]

[He can't do this, is he really meant to be doing this]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

A favor. A new arrival gift? Gonna have to ask the folks upstairs. [There's the sound of rustling paper as he shakes the envelope, followed by a pause.] This is gonna sound forward, but how old are you?

[forevalone]

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

Fourteen, sir.

[crouton]

[It may or may not sound like he's covering his mouth halfway, because he is. His face is firmly in his palm. When did he become team dad on this expedition?]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

You meet any new recruits besides me yet?

[forevalone]

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

I have, yes.

_{[These are...sort of random questions but they seem harmless enough.]}

[crouton]

[Dodging the real issue as usual.]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

Those little envelopes they gave us had names in them. Your's was in mine.

[forevalone]

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

Oh. _{[He doesn't exactly recall envelopes but okay. It must be an assignment of some sort then?]} What did it say?

[crouton]

[ok he's just--]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

You got a girl problem, kid?

[forevalone]

[_{[He's got 99 problems and girls are more than one, but not for the same reason John seems to think.]}

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

Um...I don't understand what girls have to do with anything...

[crouton]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

Well. [Scratching his stubble, because this is terrible. Direct approach then--] You been on a date before at all?

[forevalone]

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

No.

[crouton]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

Hoo-boy. Alright kid, you pick the place or rover, I ain't doin' this over the cosmic collect call center.

[forevalone]

_{[What is even happening right now???]}

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

I'm sorry but...I don't understand...

[crouton]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

Look kid, one of the big bosses thinks you need a date, and I'm the jerk they want to give the talk. Why? No idea.

Brand new adventure for both of us, very exciting, highly educational, so let's just get it over with before someone comes to check on you.

Or me.

[forevalone]

_{[He needs more than a date. He needs therapy. He's quiet for a moment as he lets John's words sink in. This...had to be some sort of joke, didn't it? Did the instructors or those higher up think this was funny? The silence stretches on a little longer before he speaks up again, voice quiet and eerily resigned. He'd agreed to weirder, didn't he?]}

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

...May I come to your rover then?

[crouton]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

Works fine for me, Rover 19.

[forevalone]

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

Should I come now?

[crouton]

CALLING: CRICHTON, JOHN

Sooner's better than later, Piglet.

[Before he changes his mind, or someone gets the wrong idea.]

[forevalone]

CALLING: IKARI, SHINJI

I'll be there in ten minutes, then.