In the car, after Misato picked Shinji up in the first episode:
"Drive faster, please," said Shinji, bracing himself, "and don't stop until we're behind something substantial, they're going to drop an N2 mine on it pretty soon."
"What make you think that?" Misato asked, accelerating. Even if he was wrong, she liked driving fast.
"You really should have read my file," he replied, "instead of just skimming it."
"How the hell can you kn- wait, you're a psychic?" she asked him, driving behind a fairly large hill, and braking hard.
"I have a Psi Rating (General) of 98.6," he told her, with only a trace of pride. "That's the second highest in Japan, and the seventh highest in the world. Get ready, the bomb's about to drop."
After the explosion, she looked at him, questioningly.
"Its OK to move on," he said, "it'll take the entity a while to recover, and we need to get to Mo- the Evagelion, before it does."
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Misato isn't cleared to know that all the Pilots are psychic, but given that she knows Asuka is, suspects that Rei is, and now knows that Shinji is, she can reasonably be expected to figure out that its a requirement.
'Psi Rating (General)' is how skilled someone is, in general, with their psi powers, without accounting for specializations. Its also psychic strength, because for this version of psi, skill is power... well, as far as most people know. On a human scale, its true, but once you get into an Eva, you find that in fact, there is such a thing as psychic strength independent of skill, because the Evas boost the Pilots' powers, especially the physical powers, to the point where they can fight the Angels more effectively with those powers, than with most of the weapons they have available (the giant positron cannon Shinji used against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Angels_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#Ramiel' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Ramiel</a> in canon would still be necessary, though). Without his Eva, Shinji can telekinetically open a can of beer, with a little effort, and Asuka, who's tenth in the world (though she was eleventh, only eight months earlier), would have trouble doing even that. Think 'realistic' psi powers, outside of the Evas.
As you might have noticed from his slip, Shinji does know that his mother is in Unit 01, and is looking forward to seeing her, again. Likewise, this Asuka will be a bit more well-adjusted, though she's still driven and competitive.
Obviously, the scene in the Eva Cage before the fight with <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Angels_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#Sachiel' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Sachiel</a> will be different, as Shinji knows that Rei can't pilot, knows how big a jerk his father is, and isn't nearly so afraid of Unit 01.
So, thoughts?
"Drive faster, please," said Shinji, bracing himself, "and don't stop until we're behind something substantial, they're going to drop an N2 mine on it pretty soon."
"What make you think that?" Misato asked, accelerating. Even if he was wrong, she liked driving fast.
"You really should have read my file," he replied, "instead of just skimming it."
"How the hell can you kn- wait, you're a psychic?" she asked him, driving behind a fairly large hill, and braking hard.
"I have a Psi Rating (General) of 98.6," he told her, with only a trace of pride. "That's the second highest in Japan, and the seventh highest in the world. Get ready, the bomb's about to drop."
After the explosion, she looked at him, questioningly.
"Its OK to move on," he said, "it'll take the entity a while to recover, and we need to get to Mo- the Evagelion, before it does."
<hr>
Misato isn't cleared to know that all the Pilots are psychic, but given that she knows Asuka is, suspects that Rei is, and now knows that Shinji is, she can reasonably be expected to figure out that its a requirement.
'Psi Rating (General)' is how skilled someone is, in general, with their psi powers, without accounting for specializations. Its also psychic strength, because for this version of psi, skill is power... well, as far as most people know. On a human scale, its true, but once you get into an Eva, you find that in fact, there is such a thing as psychic strength independent of skill, because the Evas boost the Pilots' powers, especially the physical powers, to the point where they can fight the Angels more effectively with those powers, than with most of the weapons they have available (the giant positron cannon Shinji used against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Angels_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#Ramiel' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Ramiel</a> in canon would still be necessary, though). Without his Eva, Shinji can telekinetically open a can of beer, with a little effort, and Asuka, who's tenth in the world (though she was eleventh, only eight months earlier), would have trouble doing even that. Think 'realistic' psi powers, outside of the Evas.
As you might have noticed from his slip, Shinji does know that his mother is in Unit 01, and is looking forward to seeing her, again. Likewise, this Asuka will be a bit more well-adjusted, though she's still driven and competitive.
Obviously, the scene in the Eva Cage before the fight with <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Angels_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#Sachiel' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Sachiel</a> will be different, as Shinji knows that Rei can't pilot, knows how big a jerk his father is, and isn't nearly so afraid of Unit 01.
So, thoughts?
