LET'S [test] DRIVING

[cava]

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN, YOU KNOW THE DRILL. Here's a few options, all stolen shamelessly from previous iterations.

> The Park. Man, what a nice day out. Why not enjoy it? I'm sure -- shit, yep, there's some echo monsters or whatever they're called.
> The Mall. Exactly what it says on the tin! Dodge the hordes of teenage mallrats or take part, whichever suits your tastes.
> Rainy Day. Agh, it's fucking awful out. And is it raining those vermilion things?? Now you've got an Echo to contend with on top of everything else. Find some shelter, quick!
> Arts and Crafts Fair. WILL THE KITSCH OVERWHELM YOU


or make up your own whatever this is basic and just for the purposes of getting a new test drive up.

Comments

Gendo Ikari | Evangelion

[king_of_the_lilin]

[Ah, the park. What could be better than heading outside on your lunch break and enjoying a nice meal in the sunshine with the birds singing and the children playing and--

Haha, yeah, no, that's not what's happening here at all. The only reason Gendo's out here at all, eating his lunch at an outdoor table, is because he hadn't bothered to bring a lunch from home (let's face it, he was already out of the house before the sun was even up) and not even he can tolerate vending machine sandwiches forever. Besides, Yui had insisted he try to get some fresh air now and then and she remained the only person in the world he couldn't flatout say no to.

That still didn't mean he couldn't take his work with him and his attention is focused on the open laptop in front of him, issuing orders and reprimands over email. Gendo Ikari's reign of terror never ends. Not even during lunchtime.]

[neopianangst]

[Let's pretend Shinji has the day off from school for some dumb reason because otherwise why would he even be out here. He's playing Neopets on his phone as usual because he has A Problem, but out of the corner of his eye he sees Gendo, and finds himself distracted.]

Oh, father...

[king_of_the_lilin]

[Let's do that indeed. Otherwise Gendo will have to drag Shinji back to school and nobody has time for that.

But right now, Gendo's going to look away from his computer just long enough to reach for his fork when he spots other kid Shinji and stops for a moment. Eye contact is made. The people between them find themselves squirming in sudden awkwardness. Not that Gendo even cares.]

Shinji. What are you doing here?

[What do, Shinji. What do.]

[neopianangst]

Um, I was just...taking a walk.

[Looking around awkwardly.]

It's a nice day, isn't it?

[king_of_the_lilin]

I see.

[And he turns his attention back to the computer when a new email comes up.]

Yes, I suppose it is.

[talkshitgetsis]

[Like Father like daughter, Rei is sitting next to her Father, on her own laptop, organizing various wikipedia articles into groups and subgroups. Because that is her idea of fun. After a long period of silence, Rei mumbles in the direction of Gendo.]

She's going to get mad, Dad.

[king_of_the_lilin]

[Very good, Rei, that is a much better hobby than playing with computer pets or whatever. Keep up the good work.]

Hm?

[He glances up at her direction.]

Who is?

[talkshitgetsis]

Your wife. [Her fancy way of saying Mom]

These aren't outdoor activities.

[king_of_the_lilin]

[He knows. It's adorable.]

I'm very busy right now.

[Which is about his standard answer. He never goes into any more detail than that about his work, aside from saying that it's confidential.]