As a familiar, gloomy weather front once again
settles over the skies above Tokyo 3, the inhabitants of the city seek
shelter from the impending rainstorm that is promised to come. Far
below the fimament, however, another sense of forboding has made its way
into the confines of NERV, as the designated 7th child--Aoi Tamashii--begins
her pilot testing.
But strange happenings, it seems, are common to
this girl, as the results of her first tests become the object of question
for Major Misato Katsuragi, as well as for the new head of E-project. .
.and measures must be taken, to the dismay of both parties, to ensure that
NERV will not once again be put at risk of yet another angel infiltration.
. .
Meanwhile, despite having made the decision to stay in
Tokyo 3, Asuka Soryu quickly finds that her situation has not truly improved.
Unable to even stomach Misato, let alone show up for testing, the girl
soon finds herself solitary and reclusive--watching others from afar.
Indeed, even her friendship with Hikari will suffer, as news of a new qualified
child only intensifies the question of her actual worth as an EVA pilot.
. . events in the coming days, however, will shed further light on the
true purpose of the "seventh" child, as well as on
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