[CJAS Home] [Newsletter Archive] Rei Speaks Up
by Joseph Chow

Rei: ... Rei: Jealousy. Contempt. Feelings. What are these feelings? Are they what I feel now? Jealousy. Jealousy over what? Jealousy over Asuka? Shinji? No. I do not feel jealousy. It is Asuka who feels jealousy. I am not jealous. Asuka: Hey, are you talking about me? What are you doing? Rei: ... Asuka: Don't start acting quiet on me now. We're not on TV right now, so cut the crap. Rei: ... Jealousy. What is jealousy? Asuka: What? What are you talking about? Hey, are you... you know... speaking out to the people? Rei: ... Asuka: You mean, there are people reading this conversation between us? Lemme see this. (Asuka looks up at You, waves, and says hi.) Asuka: Wow. There really are people out there. Rei: ... Asuka: So what are you saying to them anyway? Rei: ... Jealousy... Asuka: You're jealous? It's okay to be jealous of me. After all, people watch Eva because of me, not you or Shinji. Definitely not Shinji. Rei: ... Asuka: I AM NOT JEALOUS OF SHINJI! I CAN DEFEAT ANGELS WITHOUT HIM! HE IS NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER! I AM! I AM! I AM! I AM! Rei: ... Shinji: Hey, what are you guys doing? Asuka: You! (Asuka grabs Shinji and starts beating him. They back out of the scene.) Rei: Am I jealous? Like Asuka? Am I jealous... of Shinji? No. I was not made for such feelings. They do not exist. Why? Why am I not the main character? Why do I have the short hair while Asuka has gorgeous, long, well-kept red hair? Why does Asuka have the better body than I? Why am I the first to feel my arms cut off? Why am I the one who has to go nude first? Why is my hair blue? Why are my eyes red? Why? What is why? What is what? Why am I asking You all these questions? Because there's nobody else to talk to. Not Shinji, not Asuka, not Commander Ikari. I am not one of them, they are not one of me. I cannot talk to them, they cannot talk to me. Why do I exist? Why am I repeating this? Didn't I say all this 5 episodes ago? Or was it 4? Shinji: Stop that, you %$&@... Asuka: %$&@??!! I'll show you some %$&@!! (Asuka punches Shinji there.) Shinji: OW!!!!!!!!!! Rei: Why do I have these two as my co-stars? Rei: I must talk to the producer about this. Asuka's got the attitude; Shinji's got the popularity. All I have is myself. The First Child. Shinji: That's it, I QUIT!!!

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