Neo genezis evangelion 1. chapter 16

"And I'm not doing anything with Ray." I asked indignantly.

"So why do you agree then?" Toji continued to push.

"And out of a sporting interest! I want to have fun!"

By the way, I answered them quite honestly — since I had the chance to actually start my life (and what kind of life) anew, then why not break away, realizing something that I had never dreamed of before (although I secretly dreamed of it). I need to get distracted from my main job somehow, otherwise I'll just go crazy...

"I want to have fun," Aida grumbled. "And that's what the Evangelion pilot says..."

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...Yes, Junior, I see that you, too, like me, were not particularly fond of sports... How do I know that, you ask? And because, damn it, it's a little hard for me to run!

Shinji really wasn't that athletic, unlike Touji, although to be honest, I was even worse at his age. As it was, considering that the institute even managed to make something useful out of me, things were generally going well... A hundred-meter workout as a warm-up and the main distance of half a kilometer. The main thing is not to take my breath away, otherwise I had a breathing tube there, but my heart wouldn't take it out. The Younger's body turned out to be more balanced, so the main thing now was to breathe properly: three steps — inhale, three steps — exhale, three steps — inhale. Quite effective, in my opinion.

...A short rest while everyone takes turns passing the long jump.

I looked for Ray.

Yeah, she's sitting on the sidelines on a bench and reading some kind of textbook — not surprising, given her unsuitable physical education condition...

"What are we looking at, Mr. Pilot, huh?.." they cooed softly in my ear. I almost jumped in fright and instinctively reached for the gun... But I remembered that I had given it to the physical education teacher during the lesson (God, what eyes he was looking at me with!..), spat and turned to the source of the sound.

I saw the rather grinning faces of Suzuhara and Aida.

"..Toji, do you happen to know?" Kensuke continued in a honeyed voice, turning to his friend, but squinting at me.

"No, Aida, I don't even know..." Suzuhara drawled thoughtfully. "But if you think about it carefully..."

"Yes, it's good," Kensuke agreed.

"That's probably all..."

"On..."

"Ayanami Rei!" the two clowns finished in unison, prayerfully folding their arms on their chests.

"Shut up."

"What legs!.."

"What a chest!.."

"And her face is very nice..."

"Just a little unsociable..."

"A little creepy..."

"I said shut up."

"But actually, on the whole, it's pretty good." Toji concluded authoritatively. "Not a bad choice, Sin you've got a good eye..."

"Although you certainly have taste, old man... Mdaa..." Aida scratched the back of his head thoughtfully.

"What freaks!" I asked indignantly. "And what do you all want from me? Leave me alone, damn it..."

"Sin, come on..." Suzuhara boomed good-naturedly. "And why are you so embarrassed?"

"And really, Shinji?" Kensuke supported my friend. "And what's the big deal, huh? Ayanami is also a human being... It seems to be."

And why am I really reacting so violently? Is it really me... No, no, and no again! I didn't even think about it! Ray is absolutely not my type. In my opinion, my future girlfriend, despite some points of contact, should complement me rather than be the same. Unfortunately, I am very similar to Ayanami in a normal situation — calm, correct, executive, and unemotional... It just knocked me out of my rut, so much so that I still can't get back to my normal state.

But how would I get rid of at least these two ghouls? What's the big deal, huh? We need something that would completely discourage them from making such jokes... Should I tell you that Ray is not my type? Then how do you explain all these back-and-forth escorts? Affa-airs... Should I tell her that I just care about her as a person and a colleague? They won't believe it — I've already tried this version on Aida, but it didn't work out...

Well, well, well... What if you remember some of your thoughts and slightly develop them in the right direction? I treat Rey more like a friend or a younger sister, and I intend to keep things that way from now on...

Hey! But now we are genetically related to the First One! Yeah, I figured it out!..

"No, guys, you just don't know what you're talking about," I shook my head. "A couple of me and Ray is impossible in principle."

"Why is that?" Aida perked up again.

"Do you have anything else in mind?" Toji nodded understandingly. Or... Or does Ayanami have someone? Damn, what am I talking about..."

"Not really!" I smiled. "Everything is much simpler here. It's just that Ray is my stepsister."

"Ho-ho! Shock is our way!"

Toji and Aida's faces instantly fell.

"What do you mean?.." Suzuhara asked, stunned.

"How so?.." Kensuke supported him, equally surprised. "But that's how it is!"

"You don't even look alike!.."

"We have one mother, but different fathers." I started composing on the go. "I took after my dad, and Ray took after his mom. We've never seen each other before, so I'm trying to establish contact with her now, and you've all started spreading gossip and fantasies..."

"Hmm..." Toji coughed in embarrassment. "Well, you, Sin, then excuse us — we didn't mean to... I would have said right away that yes, we would have closed this topic..."

"Yes, Shinji, please excuse us," Aida joined his friend, blushing visibly. "We're fools, what can you take from us?.."

"Come on, guys!" I laughed, slapping them on the shoulders. "Bullshit question!"

"Come on, if anyone else is going to bother you about this, tell me", Touji declared. "Let's go and stuff our faces together!"

"Fuck them, the rest of them!" I waved my hand. "The main thing is, don't talk about it too much, just in case..."

"Sin, the grave!.." Suzuhara thumped his chest.

"Of course, of course," Kensuke interjected.

"That's how I believed you, bro," I chuckled to myself. "It seems like you can't keep secrets purely physically. Look, you've got sly, sly eyes!.. Like Lenin's. But you're talking like a real Trotsky, right and left.

But it's even for the best.

I can't find a better source for getting useful information, and therefore for draining disinformation — Aida is out of competition here. If I loudly beat my chest and declare in front of crowds of people that Rey is my sister, and there is nothing between us, and it can't be, they won't believe me again! The crowd effect, yom! But if "absolutely reliable information" appears from "the most reliable sources" — it's a completely different matter!

Tek-S... Let's see, let's watch Kensuke more, and if he also performs well in the future, then we will definitely take him to our team... If they don't take him on as a pilot, then I'll be in charge of the technical and information part..."