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[Closed] The night of the Tanabata festival is drawing closer

Who: Kaworu Nagisa & Shinji Ikari
What: Cake, robots, and kittens, and oh my!
When: Day 289, after this text.
Where: Odin, paid housing 102
Rating: C for cute and kittens, A for Awkward from Shinji, S for sweet (and maybe sad). ...Ok, PG, all around.

[ When Shinji said in his text that it had been a while since he stepped out to other districts, like this, he meant it. After the talks he had last time, he had enough "adventure" to last him a while, so he stayed close to his district, mostly. Until he got a text from his... friend? He supposes friend... It was hard to put a label on what to make of it every time he talked to the angel.

It took a bit to find the way to Odin. The only saving grace the former pilot had when he found it was remembering the library that he came to find through his exploring and somewhat odd encounters, last time. (Allen, Asahi, Rue... He'll come to remember them, well.)

When Shinji got to the housing he was told, he wasn't immediately going the door. Rather, he was looking up at that mecha that he saw from the network. It was... right outside! (You'd be blind if you missed it.) It took another moment before he finally quit staring at it and made his way to the door and hesitantly knocked.

Well. He could ask about that while he was here. What would Kaworu do with it...?]

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Don't worry about Asariel. He will let you do whatever to him. [ no, seriously, he does. And he will probably purr too. And actually, the kitten won't stop rubbing against Shinji's legs until Shinji either moves or pets him, so there is that. ~~He will leave fur all over your pants, Shinji~~.

But the angel shakes his head, leaving the teapot on the table while he moves to reach for silverware, plates and cups for both of them. ]

It's done, thank you.

Please sit down.

[ He bent down closer to Asariel's level and his hand hesitantly reached down to touch the little feline. ('Um. Nice kitty...?') His hand ran along his back, carefully. He didn't remember a kitty being this soft?

This was the first time Shinji was able to touch a cat without getting scratched at or it just moving away from him. Progress. It's being made. ~~Good thing he has black pants, then... Won't be too apparent? sob.~~

And then, one more (and a little apologetic) petting before he gets up and moves to take his seat at the table. He looked at the cake intently. Kaworu said he learned, didn't he...? ]

Did you teach yourself how to make that or did someone show you how? [ It looks good... And that says a lot, since Shinji wasn't as enthusiastic about sweets as others might be.]

[ yeah, when Shinji touches Asariel, the kitty pretty much melts against his hand, and though Shinji is planning on moving away, the cat follows him and jumps on his lap the moment he sits down.

Shinji. You won't be getting rid of him that fast. ~~He is a cat and he does what he wants~~.

Kaworu, meanwhile, sits close to Shinji after he cuts two slices of the cake and hands one to the pilot ]

Link taught me how to bake fruit cake. And after I read about it in cooking books.

[ Shinji froze in place for a split second when he felt a furry bundle hop into his lap and looked down to see what it was. Oh. Well, hello again, Asariel... ~~Looks like he won't be moving for a while.~~ He lifts a hand to pet the little one, again.

You won't be trying to eat his cake, will you, kitty?

Their seating didn't bother Shinji in the least, if that was any indicator, when he gratefully accepts the cake. So it looks like he's learned for a while, now... One less thing for Shinji to show him, it seems. but Shinji will sit on that thought on another day. Right now...]

It shows. It smells really good, Kaworu-kun. [Is that a slight smile on his face? It might just be! ]

[ He luckily doesn't like cake. Asariel will just stay there purring loud.

After sitting down, Kaworu pours some tea to both their cups ]

Thank you, Shinji-kun. I hope you will like it. [ and hopefully it won't be too sweet. Though Kaworu has a sweet tooth, when baking he is careful with the amount of sugar ]

If you made it, I'm sure I will.

[ Maybe cats weren't as terrible as Shinji was making them out to be, before. Maybe. His smile widened when he listened to the purring.

The pilot then perked up from being distracted with petting the feline in his lap when he watched Kaworu pour the tea. Ah. He could have offered, as the intruding guest... But knowing Kaworu, he'd probably say it's nothing to worry about.

But he also wondered...]

Is there a reason you asked me here? [ Was it just to have cake? Kaworu was here long enough to probably invite someone else to have cake with him, if he wanted, right?]

Eh? [ Kaworu doesn't really understand the question. No, rather, he just doesn't understand why it's being asked.

He asked Shinji there because he enjoys spending time with the boy and wants to share things with him. The things he learned and the things he knows. He wants to spend time together and make him smile, just like those things made Kaworu smile ]

I just though you might like cake. [ should he have other reason? Often, when he meets Allen or Link, or Equius, he doesn't really have other reason but wishing to spend time with them ]

[ Can you blame him for wondering and doubting after how well their time spent together was ~~and ended~~, last time? (Kaworu promised that won't happen again, but...)

The former pilot took notice of Kaworu's questioning look for a moment before shaking his head, as of to say "Never mind." before reaching for his tea and took a sip at it before putting it down to speak again.]

I guess it's fine.

...

How have you been? [ Since last time, he means. He remembered Kaworu asking him through their texts, but Shinji didn't bother to ask Kaworu in return. Has it really been almost a month since they spoke? ]

[ It has been a month, indeed. That's why Kaworu messaged Shinji. He wasn't trying to pry or bother the other, but he just... wanted to know how he was. Besides cake. ]

I'm alright, thank you. [ when isn't he alright?

Kaworu takes a piece of the cake to eat it, until he remembers- ] Ah. Equius gave me something. [ probably Shinji doesn't know who Equius is ~~if he only knew... the things Equius did to Kaworu, before. So maybe it is better if Shinji doesn't know Equius~~, but it's alright.

The angel gets up and walks up to the kitchen door, peeking outside. ]

Unit A.

[ Shinji. There are moments in life that you don't really question. Or rather, you can question, but no answer will ever be enough. What is about to happen is one of those moments.

To the kitchen door comes a robot. Which is basically Kaworu (looks, height) except made of metal and doesn't really smile. Meet Kaworubot, Shinji! ]

[ If anyone is known for being a wallflower or good at staying low-key, it's Shinji Ikari. So the messaging was for the best!

Shinji had taken a bite of his cake when Kaworu went to get... um. whatever he was getting and fixing to show him. No, he did not know who Equius was, but he was curious, just the same. ~~If Shinji finds out, he'd worry for Kaworu and wonder if a "Don't talk to weird people, Kaworu-kun" talk is necessary...~~

Unit A...?' he blinks at that and waits. ]

[ And then he laid eyes on the robot... Kaworu(?) as it came. He's gaping at Kaworubot with wide eyes. ~~Quite different from Ayanami clones, but...~~

Another Kaworu? Wha-

You'll need to pardon Shinji. He chokes on his cake for a moment until he recovers. He looks at Kaworu, and then the metal clone. He does this a few times.

What DOES he ask...? Because, indeed, no answer would be enough to enough. ]

[ Kaworu allows it to sink in. Really, no, you have no idea how many people have or will be freaked out over this. And yet Kaworu finds it perfectly natural for the troll to have gifted him with a metallic clone of himself. ]

It's actually lifeless. Very much like a television, yet with other functions. [ meaning: nothing like an Evangelion. ] It does the house chores, mostly.

[ How could they not? It looks just like you. (if you didn't smile, maybe. And robots in this house, suddenly. Inside AND outside...)

Lifeless, you say? Yes, he knows you mean it has no soul or anything, but with time, Shinji may or may not treat Kaworubot as much of a person as anyone else here. ~~Lose your head, Kaworubot, and Shinji might still cry.~~

He stares at the robot some more. You say this Equius made him?]

I didn't think anyone was able to do something like this... [Shinji. You have seen Evangelions, you've seen angels, you've been in Nerv. A robot that looks like a person surprises you? Really?]

With his power. It's called Drawing Life and drawing something, he can bring life to it.

[ Kaworu reaches for the robot, to clean a smudge on its face ] However, Equius is quite capable of doing without his powers. He built robots long before arriving here.

[ The angel moves back to sit on the table, watching the robot moving to the kitchen sink - it's going to wash the baking utensils Kaworu used to make the cake ]

Zadkiel hates it. [ and no one is surprised ]

[ Shinji refrained from scoffing at that. He only met Zadkiel once but he is plenty convinced that the kitty hates everyone. So he watched the robot, as well, as he took another bite of his cake. (no choking this time...) He was fast to take another bite. Kaworu, it's good!

But. For real. He wondered. ]

The robot outside... Is it the same?

Unit A has artificial intelligence, but not Kaji. [ yes, Kaji. if you want to judge that name, you should judge yourself, Shinji. You were the one choosing it ]

Kaji is an elven battle robot.

[ ...It had a name?

And he blinks and tilted his head at the name. Well. He isn't judging it. He is just a bit surprised to hear that name, is all.

'Kaji? ...Kaji-san?'

Shinji is looking towards the window where he knew the mecha was. ]

Kaji? That's... [ quite the name.] Did you name it?

[ kaworu smiles softly ] You did. [ before. ]

[ It's a good thing Shinji had put his tea down before Kaworu answered. He would have dropped it none too gracefully.

But Shinji looked no less surprised, if not more than before. A moment of blinking at the other boy before he looks at the other boy warily before looking down to stroke Asariel to distract himself and have less reason to look anywhere else. ]

...

And why did I name it? [ He was an Evangelion pilot. He thinks he knows why it had a name. But he wanted to be sure. ]

You piloted it during a battle. [ kaworu helped. ]

The reason why you named it so - [ Kaworu smiles very gently. he knows very well who Ryoji Kaji is. But- ] I don't know.

[ You might see Shinji tense up.

He really was in that thing, before? He fought? He was its pilot? (Well. Used to be, judging by how Hibiki lent it to Kaworu.) It.. made some sense? It's one of the few things he xan do...

Though he still had no idea on what to do about fighting, let alone if he even wants to... He still felt a pang of frustration. He's a former-pilot here in Asgard AND back in his world (No angels left..). He was able to be replaced, here, just like at Nerv.

It's no different here, it seems.

He finally, stiffly, asks,]

If it's with you, now. Why are you keeping the name?

Because it was something you named. [ There is no other reason than that. Shinji takes precedence and if Shinji named it Kaji, then Kaworu would keep calling the robot Kaji. ]

Do you want me to call it something else?

[ It'd only be a reminder of what is not his, anymore. So. Yes. Yes, he might want you to. But? Rather than say that, he shakes his head. ]

Do whatever you want. ['Why are you asking me?']

[But something else bothers Shinji now...]

What will you do with it, Kaworu-kun?

Fight with it. [ Kaworu takes a sip of his tea next. ]

[ And you say it so easily... This worries Shinji.

Sadly, he isn't as happy about this or happy for you as Allen might be about this new will to fight... ]

...Why? There's plenty of other people that are willing to fight!

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