Two hours earlier.
Hands tented in front of his face, amber lenses reflecting the dim light behind him, the Supreme Commander of NERV stares at his tactical ops commander and waits. Misato shifts from heel to heel. Clearing her throat, hands folded behind her, she decides to get it out of the way.
"What do you need, Lieutenant Colonel?"
"Well, Commander, several of the female staff of NERV and myself, including Dr. Ikari, are going to be going out tonight. Normally I would ask Agent Kaji for this, but he is currently busy feeding the JSSDF what we're letting them know about the Cherubim, and Sub Director Sohryu is out of the country andàwell, Sub Commander Fuyutsukiàwasn't receptiveà"
"I seeà"
"And I really wouldn't trust Lieutenants Makato or Aoba with this sort of responsibility, Commander," Misato continues, clearing her throat, "Soàwe need you toà"
"Babysit."
"Thank you, Commander," Misato says with a nod, "Iàreally don't think I could have said that, myself."
The phone rings. Pressing the speaker button, Gendo resumes his typical position.
"Yes?"
"You're doing this, Gendo."
"Yes, Yui."
He clicks the button to turn it off, then turns back to the financial reports.
"Well, okay," Misato sighs, "Since Agent Kaji is busy, this also includes Captain Kirishima. So, you'll be in charge of all of them, sir. You'll pick them up from school this afternoon andàDr. Ikari just wants me to pass on to you that this should be as normal as possible."
He turns to her, leveling his gaze.
"I can doànormal."
