[18:40]	Thunk	The rest of that first day had passed by without much interest, most of the time spent moving things in and getting more acquainted with your surroundings rather than any more explanation about what you all would be doing. Still, even as you have moved in, the mystery of the extra rooms yet lived in continues to pique your interest, with no one apparently giving much word about it. After...
[18:40]	Thunk	...having some mundane tests run on you earlier today, you find yourselves once again lounging about in your new suite when the sound of the descending elevator ends with a light pinging to indicate someone has arrived.
[18:44]	Annabelle_Forward	stands up and dusts off her hands. She had been taking this time to unpack her weight set and set up a corner of the lounge for exercise. Everything was finally juuuuust as she liked it. She doesn't notice the arriving elevator until the doors open.
[18:44]	Maiko_Shinyo	is sitting in the lounge at her computer with headphones on and doesn't hear it. She is in her usual outfit - a modified schoolgirl uniform with a shorter skirt, high stockings, and baggy sleeves, all done up in her bright colors.
[18:46]	Silvanus_Leah	heads out to the ping, rather curious. Had anything been forgotten? Was it Winters coming down to give more information?
[18:46]	Lucas_Barret	pokes his head out from his room as the sound is followed by Silvanus' motion, having been putting away the few books and items he happened to own. "... Hey, where you going, Leah?"
[18:47]	Silvanus_Leah	"Someone's come down."
[18:48]	Lucas_Barret	blinks, taking a moment to exit with a paperback book still in hand, leaving his door open to follow behind, "Oh, who is it?"
[18:48]	Silvanus_Leah	"How would I know?"
[18:49]	Lucas_Barret	"Let's see, then!"
[18:51]	Thunk	As the doors slide open, you immediately hear the sound of something heavy crashing into the floor, followed by a faint female cry of pain, "Ow...". Once the doors have pulled back fully, at first glance it appears as if no one is there, yet more than a cursory glance would reveal someone sitting-more accurately, half falling out of a wheelchair. All around the long-haired girl are scattered...
[18:51]	Thunk	...books and items, the girl apparently having dropped or misplaced them so much so that she too had fallen into the chaotic spillage. "Oh man..." The girl starts,paying more attention to the spilled things than anything else, barely able to move from her still vantage point as she struggles to replace her things into a broken cardboard box. Just as she does however, the doors begins to...
[18:51]	Thunk	...close, her eyes wide in her brief panic, "Oh no no!"
[18:52]	Lucas_Barret	is taken aback by the sudden crash for a moment, but quickly scurries over, extending an arm to block the closing door. "Hey, are you okay?!"
[18:54]	Annabelle_Forward	finally notices the commotion as the door opens and the crash sounds. She idles over to a few feet down the hall from the elevator, hanging back and watching with interest. The boys seemed to have things under control. They were the welcome wagon, after all.
[18:55]	Maiko_Shinyo	hears the crash over her music and takes off her headphones, then moves to stand at the end of the hall.
[18:58]	Thunk	With the door held, the girl seems to at least saved herself a moment of stress, and lets forth a sigh of relief, "Oh, thank you." Her English, though slightly accented, is rather fluent considering, equally as well-groomed and composed as she appeared to be before she was toppled over. Pushing some of her hair behind her ear, the girl struggles for a bit before getting back into her seat,...
[18:58]	Thunk	...looking down at her scattered things in dismay before laughing slightly. Turning to look at those in the hall now viewing her, she laughs, "Well, I didn't expect to come here with such a dramatic entrance."
[19:00]	Lucas_Barret	smiles in turn, kneeling down to gather the scattered belongings, "No problem.... Uh, what are you doing here anyway? Are you lost?"
[19:03]	Thunk	"After meeting such a kind gentleman, I certainly hope I'm not." A polite giggle is given as she watches her things being gathered, the girl gracefully wheeling herself out just enough to block the door and allow Lucas space. Turning her attention to the others in the room, she gives each of you a once-over before nodding to herself, "But you're all the pilots, right? I'm Hiroko Takakawa,...
[19:03]	Thunk	...and I'll be living with you! <Nice to meet you>."
[19:05]	Silvanus_Leah	has been hanging back, a worried and concerned look on his face.
[19:05]	Lucas_Barret	(( worried AND concerned ))
[19:05]	Maiko_Shinyo	had been grinning slightly from a 'kind gentleman' comment, and now steps forward, smiling. "<The pleasure is ours>. I'm glad to see we won't be alone down here." She extends her hand.
[19:05]	Silvanus_Leah	"....Did the elevator break your legs?"
[19:06]	Silvanus_Leah	hasn't ever actually seen anyone use a wheelchair before.
[19:07]	Annabelle_Forward	seems a tad uncomfortable. She doesn't seem to know how to deal with the elephant in the room, but then Leah asks his dumb question. Annabelle's eyes go wide and she snorts in surprise.
[19:07]	Lucas_Barret	just kind of takes a step back, rubbing the back of his head. He clearly wasn't used to a comment like that. A gentleman...? Him? As he backed (hopefully) out of the girl's line of sight for a moment, he frowns, blushing for a moment. He recovers sharply at Silvanus' comment, however, "Huh...? Leah, what the heck?!"
[19:08]	Silvanus_Leah	"Look, she's all covered in debris. Something went wrong, didn't it?"
[19:08]	Maiko_Shinyo	has also paused at Leah's comment, and sighs.
[19:09]	Maiko_Shinyo	mutters under her breath "...oh boy here we go..."
[19:09]	Lucas_Barret	"Well, yeah, the floor's dirty...! I mean, uh..." he glances side to side, moving towards Silvanus' ear for a moment to whisper, "Y'know, she's crippled, or something.... That's why she has a wheelchair..."
[19:11]	Maiko_Shinyo	takes over gathering the last of the scattered belongings, and whispers to Hiroko "Don't mind that one."
[19:12]	Thunk	Her expression goes blank for a moment as she tries to decipher what was said, only to eventually break out into a quick fit of girlish laughter, the girl covering her laughing mouth with her hand. Once she recovers, she takes a deep breath before shaking her hand as if to ward away the bad air, "Oh no, don't worry about it. I get questions like that all the time. Though, they're usually...
[19:12]	Thunk	...from Omori-san..." Recomposed, she finally moves out of the elevator, "But to answer your question, I've had my legs like this for a long, long time."
[19:15]	Silvanus_Leah	"Oh. I'm sorry. Are you also going to pilot, then?"
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[19:16]	Annabelle_Forward	lets out a quiet sigh of relief, glad that she wasn't going to have to walk on eggshells about all of this. All of this hanging back was getting on Anna's nerves, too.
[19:17]	Lucas_Barret_	"Hey, wait a second... Did you say you were gonna stay here? But, there's only four EVAS, isn't there?"
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[19:18]	Silvanus_Leah	"Maybe she's a spare."
[19:19]	Maiko_Shinyo	finishes picking things up and steps away "Maybe there are more jobs than Piloting."
[19:19]	Annabelle_Forward	saunters up to the group, responding to Leah's last comment. "Maybe we should let HER tell us why she is here."
[19:20]	Thunk	The girl shakes her head, "Oh no, I'm afraid I couldn't reach the peddles, so I won't be piloting." She giggles softly at her own comment before continuing, "Instead, I work on the command deck at NERV here." Noticing the continuing glances of curiosity, she continues, "They decided to move all of the underaged," She struggles with the last word some, "staff together. They thought it might...
[19:20]	Thunk	...be better for us to have children our age to live with, since otherwise we might not get the...mm, approriate development experience." She sounds like she's reciting what someone else told her, "Forgive me if my explanation wasn't perfect- my English isn't perfect yet."
[19:22]	Maiko_Shinyo	"That sounds like the official line." Maiko shrugs. "I know they are using us to Pilot because nobody else can, but why use children in other positions? I mean no offense to you of course, but you'd think they'd want trained adults in as many spots as possible..."
[19:23]	Lucas_Barret_	"Oh, I think I get it."
[19:24]	Lucas_Barret_	"Does this mean we'll be friends...? For a long time, it's just been me and Leah."
[19:25]	Thunk	"Oh, that's..." She hesitates for a moment, gumming her lips as she works through the words. "That's more become of special circumstances." She tucks a strand behind her ear, "Some of us are just staff so they can live on-base and be safe, Yuta and I were actually picked here for our talents." To retain her humility, she hastily adds, "Of course, we're both struggling to keep up with...
[19:25]	Thunk	...geniuses here. It's just that NERV sees potential in us too."
[19:25]	Thunk	Towards Leah, she immediately nods after her explanation is finished, smiling warmly, "Mm, I'd like that very much. I hope we can become very close."
[19:25]	Lucas_Barret_	"There's gonna be someone else, too?"
[19:25]	Silvanus_Leah	moves forward, attempting to uncorrupt the girl's mind before she starts calling him like everyone else does. "I hope we can all get along, then," he murmurs. "My name is Silvanus."
[19:26]	Thunk	(*Yuta-san)
[19:26]	Maiko_Shinyo	gives her a big grin "Well, I'm glad they haven't filled all their spots with the selection criteria they used with me." She glances to the others "We're all living in one small dorm deep underground. We'd better learn to be friends."
[19:28]	Lucas_Barret_	"Oh yeah, my name's Lucas, that's Leah, and, uh... " he frowns, apparently struggling to recall the other two names.
[19:28]	Silvanus_Leah	winces.
[19:28]	Silvanus_Leah	"...Ms. Shinyo and Ms. Forward."
[19:28]	Maiko_Shinyo	"I'm Maiko, and that's Annabelle." She winks at Leah.
[19:29]	Annabelle_Forward	"Well, Tires, if you you need any help carrying stuff or getting things off of the top shelf, just let me know. Name's Annabelle." Anna extends a hand for shaking.
[19:30]	Thunk	The girl gives as much of a bow as she can in her chair towards everyone in turn, "Nice to meet you, Silvanus, Lucas, Maiko-san, and Annabelle." At Annabelle, she exchanges a polite handshake with a smile, "I hope I won't become too much of a burden."
[19:31]	Annabelle_Forward	"Probs not."
[19:31]	Silvanus_Leah	seems quite pleasantly surprised, nodding. "You're from Japan?", he asks, even though he's pretty sure he knows the answer.
[19:33]	Thunk	The girl doesn't appear to understand Annabelle's response, but takes it with a polite smile. Turning to Silvanus, she nods, "Born and raised here. Though I spent a few years in America with my family."
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[19:36]	Silvanus_Leah	"Which room would you like? I think they are all the same inside at first."
[19:41]	BMJ01	"Pretty sure we can let her get further than a foot in the door before we wrap that up."
[19:42]	Maiko_Shinyo	moves out of the way and stands in the door to her own room
[19:43]	Lucas_Barret	takes a step or two out of the way, folding his arms relaxedly behind his head for a moment to stretch, "There's still a whole lot of empty rooms, now that I think about it..."
[19:43]	Maiko_Shinyo	"So we haven't met any of the others, but there's lots of names posted. You mentioned someone named Yuta?"
[19:44]	Lucas_Barret	"Uh, let's see..."
[19:44]	Lucas_Barret	walks along the hallway, reading names aloud...
[19:45]	Silvanus_Leah	"It's kind of weird that english is the official language at this site, isn't it....?"
[19:45]	Silvanus_Leah	"I wonder why that is."
[19:46]	Thunk	The girl wheels ahead slightly, "Oh, they said the rooms were already assigned to us." She checks, and with a nod confirms that fact as she moves forward down the hall to help find her room. "Yes. He's the one who also works at NERV. Normally he's very punctual, but he's also very..." She fumbles with the word some, "Mysterious." As her room is called out, she rolls forward towards it, going...
[19:46]	Thunk	...to open the door as she says, "Well, they told me English is used because of pre-Impact things, but I don't know much about that..."
[19:46]	Lucas_Barret	"Annabelle Forward, Lucas Barret, Silvanus Leah, Shinyo Maiko, Takakawa Hiroko,
[19:46]	Lucas_Barret	Theodore Banks, Kishima Reiko, Kano Yuta, and Omori Seiko..."
[19:47]	Silvanus_Leah	"That's a good mix of english and japanese names, huh."
[19:48]	Lucas_Barret	"I feel like I've heard one or two of these before.... I mean, besides ours."
[19:48]	Maiko_Shinyo	shrugs "Do we know what the deal is with these others then? I guess we must all be special or useful in some sort of way to be here."
[19:48]	BMJ01	"I dunno. Seems me me like the japanese outnumber us."
[19:48]	Lucas_Barret	frowns, bringing a hand to his chin to aid in cerebral processing, but ultimately comes up with nothing.
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[19:51]	Lucas_Barret	"Have you heard any of these names before, Leah?"
[19:51]	Silvanus_Leah	smiles. "Well, whatever it means, apparantly they're going to surround us with other people our own age. It'll be fun, right? I don't think that's ever happened before."
[19:51]	Thunk	"Everyone has their own story to tell." The girl opens the door to her room, only to realize that everyone else is carrying her things, and wheels back to let them drop it off. "I'm sure they'll all be glad to explain." Her brow furrows, "Except Yuta-san. And Reiko-chan too..."
[19:52]	Maiko_Shinyo	giggles "So, half of them will be glad, and we'll have to work on those two? I'm sure we can pull it off."
[19:54]	Annabelle_Forward	"Or not. Its not that big a deal." Anna says. "All because you live with a bunch of kids in your age group doesn't mean you have to be best buds."
[19:54]	Lucas_Barret	"But there's no reason not to, right?"
[19:55]	Maiko_Shinyo	giggles again "Yeah, I suppose we could all foster an attitude of casual indifference and turn this into something like a shitty reality TV drama. '9 teens, one floor! Darma ensues'!"
[19:56]	Annabelle_Forward	shrugs. "Depends on the company. Ginger Lane was full of jerks and whores. We'll see how Nerv turns out."
[19:57]	Lucas_Barret	"H-Hey, don't let them hear you talking like that...!"
[19:57]	Maiko_Shinyo	"Well, we're not Ginger Lane, whatever that is."
[19:58]	Silvanus_Leah	"Why would they care? I've heard S2 agents talk like that before."
[19:58]	Maiko_Shinyo	"It's how adults normally talk."
[19:58]	Lucas_Barret	"Well, I got in big trouble if I did..."
[19:58]	Annabelle_Forward	raises an eyebrow. "Talking like what? You can't get mad for talking about whores. Its in the bible." There is a pause. "Pretty sure, anyway."
[19:58]	Lucas_Barret	"... It is?"
[19:58]	Maiko_Shinyo	nods "That is true. It is in the bible."
[19:59]	Lucas_Barret	frowns, going quiet. Well, if it was in the bible, who was he to say otherwise...
[19:59]	Silvanus_Leah	"What's a bible?"
[19:59]	Annabelle_Forward	"Its the book that Jesus wrote to tell people how to be good."
[20:00]	Maiko_Shinyo	giggles again.
[20:00]	Lucas_Barret	"Y'know, Christanity."
[20:01]	Silvanus_Leah	"Oh, it's a religious thing. Dr. Winters told me that religion is brainwashing crap that turns you into an asshole."
[20:01]	Thunk	"I'm not sure if this is the best conversation topic..." The girl whose room everyone is standing outside of looks up at everyone, still moving all her things into her spartan living space.
[20:01]	Lucas_Barret	"I think a bunch of different people wrote it, actually... Or it was put together from what they said, or something."
[20:01]	Silvanus_Leah	shrugs and goes to attempt to help their wheel-bound friend get their things inside.
[20:01]	Maiko_Shinyo	breaks out into full laughter "No, no it probably isn't the best topic..."
[20:02]	Annabelle_Forward	shoots a look full of daggers at Maiko, and looks like she is about to say something before the others distract her. "Its your party, Tires. Anyone else want something to drink?"
[20:02]	Silvanus_Leah	mutters something about not thinking he was funny on the way. "Yes, please, Ms. Forward."
[20:02]	Lucas_Barret	"Oh, sure!"
[20:03]	Maiko_Shinyo	shrugs "Um, do we know if we're actually allowed to leave this place?" She looks to Hiroko "Nobody has really told us anything about where we can go."
[20:03]	Maiko_Shinyo	"Or about anything else, for that matter."
[20:04]	Lucas_Barret	"Usually it's fine, as long as you don't miss any tests or training you're scheduled, or try to get somewhere you don't have access."
[20:05]	Maiko_Shinyo	"When do we get a schedule?" She follows the other to the kitchen and grabs a bottle of water.
[20:05]	Annabelle_Forward	leads the way to the kitchen and gets herself a refreshing glass of tap water.
[20:05]	Thunk	Hiroko nods in agreement with Lucas, "I really don't know about a piloting schedule, but you'll probably get one tomorrow, once we're all moved in. They have to change our schedules some for this, after all."
[20:08]	Maiko_Shinyo	"All I know is that I don't know a damn thing about fighting, so I hope they let me get started on the training soon..."
[20:08]	Thunk	A few minutes after the elevator has been cleared, the small chime goes off once again, the doors sliding open to reveal a broad-shoulder, tall figure who couldn't be overlooked, rivaling even Annabelle in terms of total height and breadth stuffed into an expensive button-up shirt. Brushing back his short blone hair with one hand, the distinctly foreign boy carries two cardboard boxes packed...
[20:08]	Thunk	...tightly under his arm. Looking about the place, his face turns into one of disgust, "Ugh. I have to live here? This is the worst." He turns back to the other who steps out from the shadows with a clack of heels against steel, a rather pretty, lithe girl following behind without single box of her own,  "Um....<This looks okay.>"
[20:09]	Annabelle_Forward	"I can tell you what you need to know about fighting, Pintsize." Anna says, giving an unfriendly grin. But then a new person shows up.
[20:10]	Lucas_Barret	glancing up at the new arrivals, Lucas offers a smile and a friendly wave, as per protocol. "Oh, hey! More people showed up."
[20:10]	Maiko_Shinyo	had grinned back at Anna, then returned to her computer. Now she looks up at the new arrivals,  immediately narrowing her eyes at the boy.
[20:11]	Silvanus_Leah	glances towards the foreign boy and his companion. Silvanus' strange hair likely makes Silvanus stand out even more than the blonde boy does. "Welcome to our underground fortress," he greets. "My name is Silvanus."
[20:12]	Maiko_Shinyo	leans back in her chair and kicks her boots up on the table, watching warily.
[20:13]	Annabelle_Forward	narrows her eyes at the new male arrival, ignoring the girl entirely. Competition, maybe?
[20:13]	Thunk	Hiroko calls out from her room, "What do they look like?". The obviously well-to-do boy raises his nose into the air, looking down at Silvanus with a hint of indignation. "Hi." He doesn't seem entirely pleased at the gesture, more annoyed than anything right now. The girl on the other hand smiles a smile as bright as the sun, bubbling with energy as she waves, "Hi hi!" Her English is barely...
[20:13]	Thunk	...passable as giggles, "Nice to meetchu!"
[20:15]	Lucas_Barret	"It's nice to meet you two, too!" Lucas smiles, seeming to take the boy's attitude as discomfort, and the girl's as nothing but friendly enthusiasm.
[20:15]	Lucas_Barret	"My name's Lucas, and this is Leah, what're yours?"
[20:17]	Thunk	The boy glances about at the rooms, looking for his and not even passing a glance at the ones speaking to him. "Theodore Banks," A refined, posh accent escapes him, matched only with his curt words, "Where are-" The bubbly girl interrupts, seemingly fascinated with Silvanus' hair for a moment before snapping back to the scene on hand, "<So cool!> I am Omori Seiko! Nice meet you now!!"
[20:19]	Silvanus_Leah	points to Theodore's room.
[20:19]	Maiko_Shinyo	gets up and saunters over, leaning casually against the wall and looking them both over.
[20:19]	Annabelle_Forward	snaps her fingers to get the boy's attention. "Over here, Slick. Where are the what?"
[20:20]	Maiko_Shinyo	giggles at 'Slick'
[20:22]	Thunk	Theodore glances at the small girl with an eyebrow raised, finishing his sentence with breath he could barely waste, "Miss Omori and I's room." With it pointed out, the boy opens the door with his free hand handing off the box to his companion who quickly takes it to his room. Taking a deep breath, he puffs out his chest, "I assume the rest of you are the pilots?"
[20:23]	Lucas_Barret	"Yeah, that's right! Uh, except for Hiroko?"
[20:23]	Annabelle_Forward	"All of us except Tires." Annabelle shoots a thumb at the girl in the wheelchair. "She is Staff."
[20:24]	Silvanus_Leah	"Yes. I am going to be piloting the brass one, with the glowing eyes. I think it looks the most vicious of any of them."
[20:24]	Maiko_Shinyo	says nothing but continues to have an amused expression on her face.
[20:25]	Thunk	"Right. Well then." He seems to saddle off his high horse some, "It's a pleasure to meet you all." The other girl's head pops out of the room, her painted face bright with excitement as she chimes in, "Me too!"
[20:26]	Lucas_Barret	"It's a pleasure to meet you, too!"
[20:27]	Maiko_Shinyo	gives him a cute smile and waves "It is nice to meet you too, Mr. Banks."
[20:28]	Annabelle_Forward	"Don't flirt." Annabelle says, the emphasis on that last word coming off almost like a swear.
[20:29]	Maiko_Shinyo	grins at Annabelle "That's not flirting."
[20:29]	Thunk	After a moment, the boy recognizes the girl who had just spoken too him, his eyes lighting up alongside a charming smile. "<The pleasure is all mine, Maiko-chan. Or do you have a different stage name now?>" Surprisingly, his Japanese is at least formally competent, if lacking any real naturalness.
[20:30]	Maiko_Shinyo	looks back to him and fakes sadness "<Maiko-chan grew up, and now she's a horrible teenager who's going to learn to fight monsters.>" She ends with a big grin.
[20:31]	Lucas_Barret	blinks for a moment, but smiles after seeming to think for a second, "You guys know eachother...?" he asks, turning towards Maiko and Theodore.
[20:33]	Thunk	The new girl widens her eyes in amazement, "<She's Maiko-chan! Wow!>" The girl seems to be even more excited at the idea, watching the celebrity with baited breath as the tall boy continues in English. "From afar. She was rather popular while I was growing up. Times sure have changed for her to be here, however."
[20:33]	Silvanus_Leah	appears simply confused by this information. Popular for what?
[20:34]	Maiko_Shinyo	leans back against the wall and crosses her arms "I know, right? I thought I was signing on here to help with PR. I only just found out I'm a sync candidate. So much for all my plans." She seems much cooler about it all than she was yesterday.
[20:35]	Annabelle_Forward	seems lost. "What, are you some rich guy's kid or something? Why do they know who you are?"
[20:36]	Thunk	"Well, even if you're not working PR anymore, you certainly brought up my morale." There's a hint of innuendo in his speech, marked all the more by a slight smirk.
[20:37]	Maiko_Shinyo	waves it away "No, no. I used to do some performance stuff as a child. I was on a few kids shows." Its a MASSIVE understatement. She grins back at Theodore "Careful, or I'll start calling you Slick too."
[20:37]	Annabelle_Forward	"Ugh. Don't 0x1dflirt0x1d."
[20:39]	Lucas_Barret	scratches his head, seeming completely lost in the exchange. What were they making those faces for?
[20:39]	Thunk	The boy passes a frown at Annabelle before focusing back at Maiko, "Slick? I think that's best saved for you, personally." Meanwhile, Seiko comes bounding up from behind her eyes wide as she says, "<You're still as cute as ever, Maiko-chan!>" Then in English, she rapidly begins to explain, "Maiko-chan is very very cute and very famous!"
[20:40]	Maiko_Shinyo	blushes at Seiko and seems a little nervous "W-well I'm glad some people still think so." She hugs Seiko.
[20:41]	Thunk	Seiko seems overjoyed by the hug, squeezing back just a bit too tightly and without restraint, completely dazzled by the star touching her. "So cuteeeeee!"
[20:42]	Maiko_Shinyo	holds her breath through it, apparently used to this sort of thing.
[20:44]	Annabelle_Forward	There is a low rumble of an unhappy noise from Annabelle. This was getting disgusting. Any respect for these two girls gone, Annabelle down the rest of her water in a couple of gulps.
[20:44]	Lucas_Barret	"This is great... Everyone's really getting along."
[20:45]	Maiko_Shinyo	moves around to the other side of Seiko and Theodore after the hug, but does not acknowledge Annabelle's rumbling. This brings her next to Theodore.
[20:47]	Silvanus_Leah	"I'm not so sure about that."
[20:48]	Thunk	As everyone is all standing around together, the din of the meeting had obscured the fact that the elevator had gone off one more time. In fact, no one might have even recognized that shadowy figure standing there simply watching had it not been Hiroko coming out and noticing her, "Oh, Reiko-chan, you're here!" With that, any eyes that meet the bedraggled figure huddled up in too many old...
[20:48]	Thunk	...coats seem to freeze her on the spot, the short girl trembling before quickly looking down at the box she was carrying. You can almost hear her mumbling something, but she seems more afraid of the situation than anything, especially once Theodore turns to look at her with a hint of contempt.
[20:49]	Silvanus_Leah	"....Wow, you hide better than the S2 agents. I thought you were just a shadow..."
[20:49]	Maiko_Shinyo	"Oh hey, we've got more reinforcements." Maiko takes a step towards Reiko (putting her even further from Annabelle)
[20:50]	Lucas_Barret	"Oh, who's that? There's only one more left, right?"
[20:50]	Lucas_Barret	"Then you're.... Kishima Reiko, right?"
[20:51]	Thunk	Reiko instinctively takes a step away from the multicolored girl, mumbling something else under her breath as she peers up at the group through her scraggly hair. With her hair half over her face, the girl examines Lucas as she clenches the box closer to her, nodding only once.
[20:52]	Thunk	Meanwhile Theodore takes it upon himself to finally help move his and Seiko's things in, both of them apparently not interested in talking with the shamble of a figure before them.
[20:53]	Lucas_Barret	strides forward without a hint of consideration for the girl's apparently less-than-stellar social skills, offering a wave. "I'm Lucas, that's Leah, Maiko, Annabelle, Seiko, Theodore, and Hiroko!"
[20:54]	Annabelle_Forward	looks around the group, boiling. Whores and idiots and assholes. Didn't take them long for most of them to show their true colors. Fuming to herself, Annabelle retreats to the lounge. Time to vent some frustration with some healthy lifting. That would make her feel better. She doesn't even stay long enough to say hi to their newest arrival.
[20:55]	Silvanus_Leah	is just an idiot
[20:57]	Maiko_Shinyo	moves, trying to block off lucas and give the girl some space "Hey, nice to meet you. I think your room is over here" she motions to Reiko's room.
[20:59]	Lucas_Barret	"Woah...!"
[20:59]	Thunk	For a moment, the buzzing of the florescent lights overhead enough to conceal whatever she was mumbling as her lips move, flinching in fear as she Annabelle passes by her with fumed breath. With everyone seeming to come up and try and talk to her, she shrinks further and further away, her eyes darting over to where Maiko gestured before quickly racing ahead. She's so nervous, that as she...
[20:59]	Thunk	...fumbles with the door, the handle seems to rattle along her uncontrollably shaky hand as she balances the box. Once she's finally got it open, she races forward, throwing herself into her room and closing the door with an impressive swiftness.
[21:00]	Maiko_Shinyo	raises her eyebrows and frowns to herself, wondering what she missed or did wrong "Huh..."
[21:01]	Lucas_Barret	"... Is she okay?"
[21:02]	Maiko_Shinyo	shrugs at lucas, then heads back to her lounge and sits back at her computer.
[21:02]	Thunk	Hiroko wheels forth with a concerned expression, "She's always been like that, ever since she was little." Offering a sad smile, "So don't feel too bad if you scared her. She's...sensitive, like that."
[21:02]	Silvanus_Leah	shrugs, and goes to find Annabelle, the one with the most combat expertise who wasn't Maiko.
[21:04]	Annabelle_Forward	lifts externally.
[21:05]	Silvanus_Leah	"Hello? Ms. Forward? I'd like to talk to you about the EVAs."
[21:06]	Maiko_Shinyo	watches Annabelle thoughtfully.
[21:08]	Annabelle_Forward	"Go ahead." Annabelle continues her routine, not breaking pace.
[21:09]	Lucas_Barret	"So, the only one who hasn't shown up is that Yuta guy, huh?" Lucas wonders aloud, to nobody in particular.
[21:10]	Silvanus_Leah	"The way it was explained to me, it's almost like you hold the handles and think about what you want to do more than you actually 'pilot' it. So being....coordinated on the ground is important since you turn the robot into your own body, kind of....That means that it doesn't actually matter how strong you are, since we'll be using the EVA's body. You look like you know a lot of ways to exercise, though, so...I was wonde
[21:11]	Silvanus_Leah	"Like...dexterity or whatever it's called. I know how NERV has us train, but that's generally just the same firing lines over and over. Something new might be interesting."
[21:12]	Thunk	Finally after some time, the door dings for its final time as out steps the final figure, both Seiko and Theodore giving casual greetings before going back to unpacking. The other boy glances about the mostly empty hallway, peering down the hallway as she adjusts his glasses with his free hand, his other hand occupied with a rather well-preserved book. Seeing Lucas, he offers a polite bow,...
[21:12]	Thunk	...if somewhat cold. "<Nice to meet you in person, Mr. Barret.>" His tone is equally chilling, flat, but in that way almost enrapturing. "<I assume the other have already moved in?>"
[21:13]	Maiko_Shinyo	raises an eyebrow at Leah "Wait, our real strength doesn't matter? That's a relief." She looks down at her tiny arms.
[21:14]	Lucas_Barret	seems too surprised to answer for a moment, "Wait, you know me already...?" he asks, frowning before answering the question that was more akin to a statement, "... Yeah, though, you're the last one! It's Kano Yuta, right?"
[21:15]	Annabelle_Forward	rests her weights and sits up, giving Leah an appraising look. "I'm not exercising for the Eva. I am exercising for me. I dunno if anything I am doing is going to matter much for piloting, I've never seen them before except yesterday. But if you wanna learn something from me, I won't say no."
[21:16]	Annabelle_Forward	reorients herself and readies herself to explain the mysteries of the universe. "Here is what you do. Its not complicated, it just takes a lot of work."
[21:18]	Thunk	The boy offers a curt nod, "<Indeed.>" He doesn't seem to bother explaining how he knows Lucas, instead peering into the lounge momentarily, "<The others seem preoccupied.>" He pauses before looking back to Lucas, "<How is Mr. Leah doing? This many people is new to him, no?"
[21:18]	Annabelle_Forward	"What you do is, you find something heavy. Then you keep lifting it until you can't anymore. Until your body just refuses to do it anymore."
[21:18]	Annabelle_Forward	"The day after that, you do it again."
[21:18]	Annabelle_Forward	"Keep doing it, and one day you will be strong. Thats what I do."
[21:19]	Maiko_Shinyo	glances up at waves at Yuta when he looks in.
[21:19]	Annabelle_Forward	"Everything else is just technique."
[21:19]	Silvanus_Leah	"How do you work on your technique?"
[21:21]	Lucas_Barret	furrows his brow for a moment, seeming to concentrate before answering in slightly slow, careful japanese... It seemed to be what the boy preferred, after all. "<Leah's okay, actually! I think he likes it.>"
[21:22]	Maiko_Shinyo	steps out of the lounge, looking at Yuta curiously "<Hey>"
[21:22]	Thunk	"<Excellent. Doctor Winters will be pleased to hear it. Perhaps.>" He turns his attention to the girl far too neon with an adjustment of his glasses, "<Hello, Shinyo-san.>"
[21:24]	Maiko_Shinyo	"<You're Kano-san?>" She smiles "<They did say you were different. What are you here for, Kano-san?>"
[21:25]	Annabelle_Forward	"I dunno. You just work on your forms and stuff I guess. Make sure you work all your muscles, learn to recognize wheat is pushing your limut and what is going to hurt you. Don't skip leg day. That sort of stuff."
[21:26]	Annabelle_Forward	"I didn't get a book for this. Just my dad's old weights. I never had a phyysical trainer or anything for this stuff."
[21:27]	Thunk	"<You haven't already discerned it by now?>" He seems slightly less interested in talking with her, "<I too am living here as is required.>" He looks about the room briefly, "<This place certainly hasn't changed.>"
[21:27]	Lucas_Barret	"<You've been here before?>"
[21:28]	Maiko_Shinyo	"<Yes, but what is your function? Your role?>"
[21:28]	Silvanus_Leah	"Oh, I see. I will maybe ask if I can use them later, if that would be alright. Maybe learning how to lift heavy things would be a kind of technique that would transfer into better piloting....I've never really....done that before. And if you do it and look so fit and large, it must be fine."
[21:30]	Annabelle_Forward	"Good on you, man. Its not going to be easy, but deciding to lift is the first step to bettering yourself. We can start tomorrow, if you want." Annabelle seems relaxed now, earlier frustration melted away.
[21:31]	Thunk	The boy simply nods in response, "<It's been a while.>" After realizing that Maiko hadn't made the question, he answers, using some words which escape the general Japanese vocabulary. "I am studying under Doctor Winters as his protege, particularly with regards to suprahuman developmental heuristics as well as synchronitic discharges and their function in suprahuman structures. Also, I have...
[21:31]	Thunk	...learned biochemistry as well."
[21:31]	Thunk	(That last part was in Japanese <
[21:32]	Silvanus_Leah	smiles, feeling great about having the biggest one now apparently on his side, because da bigges' iz da boss. Also it'd serve well as protection in case things went terribly. Also because Winters had urged him to at least 'try' to get along with the new people.
[21:32]	Silvanus_Leah	"I'll see you later, then. Thank you."
[21:32]	Maiko_Shinyo	sighs "Well damn. <It's like everyone here is untouchable useful except me.>" she gives a rueful grin.
[21:34]	Thunk	The boy takes a glance at Maiko's outfit, still rather distant, "<I can imagine your other uses involve a certain degree of touching regardless.>"
[21:35]	Lucas_Barret	"<I bet you're very useful, though!>"
[21:35]	Maiko_Shinyo	cracks up "<Okay, I like you.>" she pats him on the shoulder then heads back to her computer.
[21:36]	Lucas_Barret	"<Oh, and it's nice to meet you, Yuta!>"
[21:37]	Thunk	The boy brushes off his shoulder where he was touched, nodding to Lucas, "<Yes. Indeed. Now, I have been working all last night, and require rest. Where are my lodgings?"
[21:37]	Lucas_Barret	"<Or.... I think we're meeting for the first time? You know about me and Leah through the Doctor, right?>"
[21:37]	Lucas_Barret	"<Over here, it has your name on it.>"
[21:39]	Thunk	"<I have known about you for some time, Mr. Barret. All of you, to be precise.>" He moves to his room, opening the door to the spartan quarters and finding it satisfactory, enters.
[21:40]	Lucas_Barret	"<Good night!>"
[21:40]	Thunk	"<Good night.>"