Post by Mizagium on Dec 30, 2010 21:53:08 GMT -5
“Uh, um, Genis? Where are we going?” Emil had followed the half-elf without really paying attention to where they were going. Now he was sufficiently lost and couldn’t have found his way back if he had wanted to.
“What does it look like we’re doing?” As if it was obvious.
“Well, it just seems like we’re wandering aimlessly through the bowels of the ship, if you want the truth.”
“That’s exactly correct.”
“Um…what?”
“Lloyd and I have gotten through a lot of dungeon levels by just wandering aimlessly for hours until we found the exit. Not the most efficient way to do things, but the easiest. It’s what I get for letting Lloyd lead.”
Still Emil was lost. “Wait, um, dungeons, what?”
“The Eva, Emil! We’re going to find where they keep Eva 02!”
“Really? Why?”
“Because. I’ve only seen 00 and 01. They’re only the prototype and test type. I haven’t ever seen a production model yet. Supposedly, Unit 02 is the first designed specifically for combat and I want to know exactly what that means.”
“Oh, ok then.” A few minutes later, Emil asked again, “So um, where are we going?”
“They’d keep the Eva some place big and open. Remember, the robot thing is as big as a skyscraper in Meltokyo-3.”
“That’s weird. I’ve seen Unit 01 look bigger than the buildings sometimes.”
Genis waved his hand dismissively. “You’re just looking at it from the wrong angle.”
Skeptically, Emil said, “I don’t think that’s how perspective works.”
“Unit 02 would be kept in something big and open, Emil. Look for that.” They continued down corridors at random. Not once did they reach a dead end. Emil became increasingly worried that they would never find their way out.
“Do you mean like that big tarp on deck?”
Genis halted so quickly that Emil fell over him. “What did you say?”
“Ow. Um. On the deck of the ship there was a big tarp draped over something. Now that I think about it, it’s about the right size for an Evangelion?” Emil look up and slight to the right, lost in remembrance. “Yeah, you know what? I’m pretty sure that’s where the Eva is. I think I even saw a foot of something.”
Despite his small size, Genis reached up and grabbed Emil by the collars, pulling him to his eye level. “Why didn’t you tell me this before? You could have saved us hours of walking!”
“Um, have we really been walking for hours?”
Genis tapped him on the side of the head. “Irrelevant. Answer the question.”
“Um, because I didn’t know you were looking for it? Because I was fairly certain it was just sitting in the middle of everything? Um…that’s it.” Genis had a look in his eyes that reminded Emil of Raine. Being a person who valued his life, Emil held his tongue.
“Grr. Fine. Come on, let’s go back up to see it!”
“Which way is, um, the deck?”
“Easy. We just go back the way we came.”
“Which way is that?”
Genis looked around. They were standing right in the middle of a four-way intersection.
“Sonuvabitch.”
“What does it look like we’re doing?” As if it was obvious.
“Well, it just seems like we’re wandering aimlessly through the bowels of the ship, if you want the truth.”
“That’s exactly correct.”
“Um…what?”
“Lloyd and I have gotten through a lot of dungeon levels by just wandering aimlessly for hours until we found the exit. Not the most efficient way to do things, but the easiest. It’s what I get for letting Lloyd lead.”
Still Emil was lost. “Wait, um, dungeons, what?”
“The Eva, Emil! We’re going to find where they keep Eva 02!”
“Really? Why?”
“Because. I’ve only seen 00 and 01. They’re only the prototype and test type. I haven’t ever seen a production model yet. Supposedly, Unit 02 is the first designed specifically for combat and I want to know exactly what that means.”
“Oh, ok then.” A few minutes later, Emil asked again, “So um, where are we going?”
“They’d keep the Eva some place big and open. Remember, the robot thing is as big as a skyscraper in Meltokyo-3.”
“That’s weird. I’ve seen Unit 01 look bigger than the buildings sometimes.”
Genis waved his hand dismissively. “You’re just looking at it from the wrong angle.”
Skeptically, Emil said, “I don’t think that’s how perspective works.”
“Unit 02 would be kept in something big and open, Emil. Look for that.” They continued down corridors at random. Not once did they reach a dead end. Emil became increasingly worried that they would never find their way out.
“Do you mean like that big tarp on deck?”
Genis halted so quickly that Emil fell over him. “What did you say?”
“Ow. Um. On the deck of the ship there was a big tarp draped over something. Now that I think about it, it’s about the right size for an Evangelion?” Emil look up and slight to the right, lost in remembrance. “Yeah, you know what? I’m pretty sure that’s where the Eva is. I think I even saw a foot of something.”
Despite his small size, Genis reached up and grabbed Emil by the collars, pulling him to his eye level. “Why didn’t you tell me this before? You could have saved us hours of walking!”
“Um, have we really been walking for hours?”
Genis tapped him on the side of the head. “Irrelevant. Answer the question.”
“Um, because I didn’t know you were looking for it? Because I was fairly certain it was just sitting in the middle of everything? Um…that’s it.” Genis had a look in his eyes that reminded Emil of Raine. Being a person who valued his life, Emil held his tongue.
“Grr. Fine. Come on, let’s go back up to see it!”
“Which way is, um, the deck?”
“Easy. We just go back the way we came.”
“Which way is that?”
Genis looked around. They were standing right in the middle of a four-way intersection.
“Sonuvabitch.”
