VOLUME 1
Author's Note:
To whomever is reading this script, I thank you for taking your time to read it. A disclaimer I must give is that this script was only meant for the production team working on this fan made project, most of the author's notes, and staff commentary appear here.
THIS IS A FAN MADE MANGA OF EVANGELION:3.0+1.0. THIS IS A A GROUP OF FANS OWN INTERPRETATION AND FAN FICTION OF THE FINAL MOVIE FROM THE REBUILD OF EVANGELION TETRAOLOGY.
I am currently not associated with STUDIO SYNKAI, the studio in which this project was done under. I've departed from the studio. This project has been cancelled unfortunately for many reasons. I still dream of one day completing it, with help and the resources to do so. This script was written; December 2021. The story concepts and planning were done 2019-2021.
MY ROLE IN THE PROJECT:
Director, Storyboard, Head Writer.
I did not write this story alone, but with the help of a great team of writers and thinkers I had. Credit goes to them for helping in this project.
Co-Writer: Matthew Langley
Co-Writer: Oudeis
Worldbuilding/Story Composition: Amadeus "Doc"
IN ALL THERE WERE GOING TO BE 5 VOLUMES OF THIS MANGA. THIS IS VOLUME 1.
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(Sakura is in a dark stage, spotlight shining at her)
Every decision you made in your life, led you to this very moment.
This is the story of Evangelion. Evangelion is a story that repeats.
It is a story where a young boy witnessed many horrors with his own eyes, but still tries to stand up again.
It is a story of will, a story of moving forward. If only just a little. It is a story of Fear; where someone must face indefinite solitude and fear of reaching out to others. There is always hope.
This is the 4th and final play of Evangelion! Hopefully you’ve seen the other 3 plays. If you haven’t that’s alright.
Now I present to you…
LOGO SEQUENCE: STUDIO SYNKAI PRESENTS.....
white page afterwards Then following white page with texts from below:
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To live or not to live? TO act or not to act? To destroy or not destroy? Why are we even here? Is it okay for me to be here?
Blank white page with that text. followed by a black page.
Next page:
Shinji takes one last sip of water. He goes outside and takes a walk in the red wasteland of death. He heads over far away
into a canyon. It's one of the highest points of the canyon and it has an incredible view of the valley beneath. He has come to commit suicide, Shinji stands at the edge of the canyon taking one last time to think about his life. He looks out at the massive beautiful landscape, the night sky sprinkled with stars seamlessly. The Canyon’s edge as it trips down to the river beneath. Shinji feels a combination of wonder and pain as he's admiring the landscape. A woman's voice behind him yells.
Mysterious Woman: “Hey!” Shinji startled, as he almost fell but then catches himself.
He turns around to find a woman appearing out of the forest. She wears a long white dress and has short, still very straight hair and quite beautiful looking. It's late and dark and Shinji wonders why she's here by herself. She approaches Shinji and says hello. Kind of confused and thrown off and says hello back. What are you doing here? So late by yourself. Shinji asks, in a kind of a snarky way. The woman responds with the same question. “What are you doing here? So late by yourself?” again thrown off. Shinji says: “I don't know. I guess I just needed to clear my head. This is my favorite spot.”
Mysterious Woman: You're a bit too close to the edge of that cliff to be clearing your head or Are you going to jump now?
Shinji: Like I said, I'm just here to clear my head. I've had a long couple of days.
Mysterious Woman: Well have a good night.
This confuses Shinji, it quickly constructed a fantasy in his head that this woman was some deity type who appeared by faith to save him to convince him not to jump, to change his mind about life as a woman walks away. Shinji calls out to the woman.
Shinji: You never said why you're here!
The woman turns around and says: “you never said why you're here as well” as she smiles gently.
Shinji: Yes, I did. I just told you! Shinji replies in a nervous guilty laugh. The woman gets really close to Shinji quickly moving from where she was right up into Shinji's face.
Mysterious Woman: Why are you really here? Shinji is thrown off yet again by her response.
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Shinji: I'm clearing my fucking head.
Mysterious Woman: I don't believe you. (LONG PAUSE as she stares at Shinji’s eyes with a face of disappointment) She turns around and begins to walk away again as she begins to walk further away, Shinji panics at the thought of the woman leaving without trying to save him. He yells out.
Shinji: Okay fine. I'm here to jump!
The woman turns around and asks; Why do you wish to jump?
Shinji: I'm here to kill myself. This life is awful and I'm ready to die.
The woman comes back to where Shinji is standing.
Mysterious Woman: What's so awful about it? She asked.
Shinji: What's not so awful about it? It's filled with ugliness and sadness. There’s tragedy, there’s conflict, there’s heartbreak and it's endlessly difficult for no reason. Success is hard. There's no obvious meaning to anything. Even just the little things like people giving you dirty looks, the hot weather, people being mean, and most of all, piloting an EVA is what I hate about living in this world!
Mysterious Woman: Well, what life would you not want to jump from?
Shinji: A life without all that obviously! A life filled with only beauty, happiness, love and peace. A life that's easy and fun all the time. One where there’s apparent meaning to stuff and we actually know what's going on and why we're here and the purpose of life. A life where there is no heartbreak, no tragedy, no conflict, no hardship. I want a life where there’s no mean people giving you dirty looks, and where I don’t have to pilot an EVA, and where people don’t give me pain.
Mysterious Woman: Hmm…
Shinji: Everything would be perfect. And I would never want to leave that life. Shinji and the mysterious woman stare at each other for a second. It feels like a few. So, who are you, you have to tell me why you're here now.
The woman moves closer to him.
Mysterious Woman: I'm who you hoped I was.
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Shinji is confused and he back paddles a little bit, completely forgetting where he's standing.
Shinji: What do you mean?
The woman leans in to answer and whispers to Shinji’s ears and pushes him softly on his chest and he is falling backwards off the cliff.
LOGO SEQUENCE CONTINUES
EVANGELION: You can (not) amend.
- END OF OPENING SCENE/SEQUENCE
Next part is the Paris Mission. Plays very much the same to the official scene.
EXT. TOKYO-3 RED DESERT WASTELANDS - OUTSKIRTS - DAYTIME
ASUKA Hmm...
Asuka looks at her tracking device.
ASUKA
What's taking them so long? Misato should've been here by now. I guess we're on our own.
Asuka looks back at Shinji looking dead inside.
ASUKA
So do you plan at staying there to die?
Asuka shows a face of irritation.
ASUKA
Useless. You can't even take a step to walk for yourself, God damn it!
TEXTS on next page:
Three days Later
Paris, France
2029 AD
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EXT. PARIS, FRANCE - EIFFEL TOWER - DAY OPERATOR
Clear skies, 360 degrees. Category 6, commence operation... surface.
OPERATOR
Conditions within acceptable limits.
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Colonel Katsuragi, We’ve got a pinned location on the pilot, over.
MISATO
Copy that. DSRV ready for deployment. Eva Unit-08 and DSRV begin descending towards target.
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The DSRV has landed.
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Roger, analyzing atmospheric composition. Oxygen density at -3Co2. Tolerable. Occupation possible.
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L-Field density is pretty restoration of Paris’ atmosphere cannot take more than 720 seconds. Understood?
MARI
Seriously?! That’s 180 seconds less than planned!
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NERV isn’t giving us much of a choice.
EVERYONE
Commence Operation!
Roger that.
Okay.
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Understood.
Coooooopy that!
Hey this ain't no time for games.
Maya shaking her head.
MAYA
Connection Established. Beginning Phase 1.
RITSUKO
Hold on, there’s some interference coming in.
MAYA
Captain! We have contact! Multiple pings coming in close!
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Maya! We’re just now getting through the first level! We are 72 seconds behind schedule!
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At this rate we’re not going to make it!
MAYA
Shut up and keep trying. Add more bypass!
This is why I hate young men!
MAYA
Ritsuko!
RITSUKO
Mari, buy us some more time. 560 seconds should do.
MARI
Rogers!
MARI
A flock of 44A types huh? They don’t even look like Evas anymore. Gross 44A.
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MARI
Nagara-chi! My flight cable is in your capable hands. Unit-08 Lift off!
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Forward! Keep current Tilt. Plus 20 to guiding.
MARI
Last one!
MARI
That was too easy! Is that all you got?!
MARI
Hmm？
MARI
Hiding behind a fake sky huh? How lame.
MARI
The final Boss!
MARI
Here it comes
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Analysis Complete. Ground type: 444C fitted with Positron Canon…
MARI
Military application EVAs?! I thought they were forbidden by the Vatican Treaty?
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… and 44B types adapted for power supply.
RITSUKO
Deputy Commander Fuyutsuki must be testing us. Let’s show him what we’ve got.
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EXT. TOKYO-3 ABANDON BUILDING OUTSIDE - NIGHT
AUTHORS' NOTEE: There is a scene in the current version of chapter that is drawn and Asuka listens to Shinji SDAT but I forgot that Rei had it. So if I ever got an opportunity to change some drawings in chapter I will remove that whole scene and just have them gazing at the moon and with Shinji looking down being depressed.
EXT. TOKYO-3 OUTSKIRTS - DAY
Authors Note:
Much like the opening of the 3 pilots walking I'd like to have something like that happening. With of course our own visually flare and presenting in our own style of the pilots walking through the city. I am not to happy with the current illustrated version of this scene in chapter, so again if given a chance I will include what is written here.
EXT. PARIS, FRANCE - EIFFEL TOWER - DAY RITSUKO
You’re all set Mari. Now it’s time to descend.
MARI
Roger that.
AAA WUNDER Announcement:
All units disengaged and returned to formation. Team B will take care of Content Corps JA-02, Proceed with caution. Mari’s team will take care of the content next to Content Corps JA-02. Please proceed with extra caution when in extraction phase.
MIDORI
Oh boy, that sure was faster than expected.
HIDEKI
Well of course. If it wasn’t Maya pressuring the newcomers it would have taken forever to try to hack.
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MIDORI
I suppose you’re right. Do you think Mari will be able to extract it?
HIDEKI
Have some faith in her would ya? You’ve seen her take bigger missions before.
RITSUKO
You two, less talking and more coding.
MIDORI AND HIDEKI
Yes ma’am.
EXT. TOKYO-3 OUTSKIRTS - DAY
ASUKA
Hmph. Took them long enough
ASUKA
You two, get ready. The others will be here shortly with a DSRV.
Rei and Shinji in response, with only Rei nodding at Asuka.
The three pilots look aimlessly at the shore. The sound of the ocean smells rather peaceful along with the sound of a refreshing breeze. It’s almost as this moment, the world is in tranquility.
ASUKA
ASUKA
Why’d you do it, Shinji.
Shinji doesn’t reply.
ASUKA
Why did you disobey the orders given to you.
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ASUKA
Why did you go with NERV despite us telling you to do nothing and that Rei doesn’t exist.
Asuka raises her voice.
REI
Am I not Rei? Shinji refers to me as “Rei”.
ASUKA
You’re just mass produced. A clone.
REI
A panel of Shinji looking lifeless, he looks completely zoned out.
SHINJI Rei...? (Shinji sees Rei pointing at two doors)
REI
What’s wrong, Ikari? They’re here now. We should get going.
END OF CHAPTER ONE.
Author's Note:
Chapter one of this manga was quite an interesting production, it deserves a documentary hahaha on how hectic the start of this production was and how it began. I will explain it in more detail somewhere else so keep in touch. But if your reading this for the first time I suggest you read it along with the existing version of the chapter up in our website and compare the differences, they are quite differently now. I view this version as the definitive version, some tweaking is still required through collaboration, but the basic structure and gist I think is settled now. I am not very descriptive here because they exist already in illustration. This fan made manga and the official opening of Shin Eva which this closely follows it. From chapter two and onwards the story takes to a complete different path. The opening scene from Chapter one was original, only thing similar to the official release of Shin Eva was the Paris Mission Operation of Chapter.
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CHAPTER COVER:
The cover, like nearly every single panel in this script, serves a purpose and has its own meaning.
Make the cover an extremely ambiguous zoomed-in shot of what could either be a crater with a slight and subtle red line, alluding to TABGHA BASE and the moon. As we progress in the chapter, we see that it’s actually a huge bullet mark on the old NERV HQ wall rubble.
Both NERV and GENDO had involvement in TABGHA BASE and the events that transpired in both areas. The ADAM on the moon and KAWORU’s coffins were also located in this area, highlighting its vital importance to this story and the world it takes place in.
Also, it’s a fun way to throw off readers into thinking that we are suddenly going to crazy space territory from the getgo.
PANEL 1:
Dark, grey-ish rocky texture. We can’t distinguish if it’s rock or metal yet.
PANEL 2:
Zoom-out. Same shot. It’s a crater of sorts, something akin to a blackened moon crater but not exactly the same texture. This has subtle cracks.
PANEL 3:
Zoom-out. Same shot. Turns out it’s not really a crater on a black moon. It’s a bullet/impact zone on a stone wall.
PANEL 4:
Zoom-out. Same shot. There are 2 more bullet/firearm impact marks surrounding our initial one. On the top right corner of the panel we see a red mark, like as if a logo is about to be revealed.
PANEL 5:
Zoom-out. Same shot. It’s the NERV logo. It’s full of bullet
marks and its stone base is full of cracks, showing damage, erosion and the passage of time. The NERV logo is on a block of stone, which must have belonged to a wall that was torn to pieces long ago, since there is more rubble and dirt and pieces of broken wall around it.
PANEL 6:
Zoom-out. Same shot. By this panel we realize that it’s an aerial shot of the former NERV HQ. It’s ravaged, destroyed and abandoned like when we saw it in 3.0.
PANEL 7:
Q REI watching the area from above, we were watching from her perspective all along. We can’t distinguish if her face reflects disappointment or concern.
Q REI’s located on the right side of the panel, and she’s looking in that direction.
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PANEL 1:
SHINJI walking in through a door that opens. He’s looking down, with his arms dangling down with seemingly no strength as a result of his emotional state and his lack of food. He’s crouched, with a mix of shame and lament. His stare is dead, he is an empty and broken man who hates himself and the world he has to live in.
Behind him is AOBA. He is looking at SHINJI, and with most people in this cruel and red Purgatory of a world, we can’t distinguish exactly what he’s feeling. His face seems to indicate a combination of anger and pity. He knows what the child had gone through, he knows what his actions have caused for living beings and he detests him for it. But AOBA is still a human, a good one, and he can’t help but let the good Samaritan in him be pitiful for the things SHINJI had to endure or the things that may be about to happen to him, primarily due to the person that’s staring right at him from the other end of this room.
PANEL 2:
SHINJI’S POV. We see the Wunder’s command center. Everyone has their eyes dead set on him.
NOTE FOR ARTIST: Even though this is a command center, try to find a way to make this subtly look like a courthouse. This
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reflects Shinji’s point of view on these people, who judge him without knowing what he’s gone through. And WILLE are, in a way, about to face a person who in wars could be considered a war criminal who endangered the world yet again despite early warnings.
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PANEL 1:
Close-up shot of MISATO, referencing this:
In her Captain goggles we see SHINJI’s reflection, looking down like on that shot above. Her expression is a combination of disappointment and hate.
MISATO: Shinji Ikari.
PANEL 2:
Reference SHINJI and MISATO in this shot. MISATO takes GENDO’s place here. She is close enough to be distinguished clearly and not as a silhouette like GENDO in the NGE frame, but she is still sitting on her command chair above the child. An imposing authority figure, opposed to the young woman who got lost in the NERV HQ during the Angel’s attack on that same episode.
MISATO: You resisted and evaded arrest and confinement. You obeyed NERV’s plans. And most of all… you piloted an EVANGELION Unit under NERV’s instructions, nearly causing another Impact. Do you have anything to say to yourself?
Background is SHINJI, still looking down. His eyes are obstructed by a shadow cast by his hair.
On the bottom lower area of the page we can see the back of MISATO’s head.
The other 4 panels are WILLE members staring at him. One of those members is SAKURA SUZUHARA, who seems to be the only one subtly biting her lip as if fighting to contain her anxiety due to the absurdly tense scene developing right in front of her eyes.
MISATO’s expression is now fully overtaken by anger, similar to GENDO’s in this image, as if the boy’s lack of action or answer makes her patience run out in a matter of seconds.
MISATO: So? Do you have anything to say for yourself?
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PANEL 2:
SHINJI in that same position. His face is now overtaken by grief and angst.
SHINJI: I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT!
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PANEL 1:
SHINJI falls on his knees, the lack of nutrients and depression have completely drained him of energy.
Doc note: Shinji should be drawn as if he is almost withering away, like how Asuka was shown to be in a "withering state" in NGE when the NERV agents find her in the bathtub
SAKURA glances at MISATO in a “Don’t be so fucking harsh, dude” way.
PANEL 2:
SAKURA helped SHINJI stand up.
SAKURA: Come on, Ikari, let’s go.
PANEL 3:
From MISATO’s POV. We see SAKURA helping SHINJI walk away by putting his arm on her back.
PANEL 4:
Shot of the WILLE Command Center.
MISATO: Alright, everyone. Commence setback on Unit-01 from the beginning!
(all bridge bunnies saying “yes ma’am” at the same time)
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Panel 1:
A similar-looking close-up of MISATO’s face.
She’s grinding her teeth, but we don’t know for certain if it’s due to anger, angst or a combination of 2. Emotional ambiguity in times of war.
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PANEL 2:
All black, with the title and credits.
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PANEL 1:
Shot of the Submarine “parking” area A.K.A. where the Wunder extracted the vehicle and where it remains stationary.
This is merely an establishing shot, a visual cue aimed at the reader so to speak, indicating that the following events take place while or after the SHINJI and MISATO conversation.
PANEL 2:
ASUKA walking with her bag towards her room. Her expression is, as always, somewhere in the middle of anger or annoyance and grief.
She has a small towel around her neck that tells us that she feels dirty after all that time she spent stranded in the Red Earth with SHINJI and REI 3.0.
PANEL 3:
MARI is waiting for her inside their room.
MARI: Well, hello, Princess. How was the trip?
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PANEL 1:
ASUKA: As joyful as you’d expect it to be when accompanied by a whimsy brat and a life-sized doll. Report on Paris?
PANEL 2:
MARI gets closer to ASUKA, like when she smelled the LCL all over SHINJI in 2.0.
ASUKA’s reaction to this is clear annoyance.
MARI: mhmm… That smells… delicious. Are you sure I didn’t miss out on any sort of fun? Don’t you dare lie to me, Princess…
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ASUKA angrily shoves MARI away with her shoulder.
ASUKA: I said report on Paris. Now.
PANEL 4:
MARI as she accommodates back her glasses with a snarky smile.
MARI: The mission was a success… Beat the shit out of some Synthetic Angels and drones. You would have loved it!
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PANEL 1:
ASUKA: There’s nothing fun about piloting those things anymore and you know that. War is not a game for me.
PANEL 2:
MARI: Asuka… we did it.
PANEL 3:
ASUKA staring at MARI with a blank-ish face, as if her mind tip-toes between pessimism and extreme joy.
PANEL 4:
MARI: We managed to restore Paris. We can bring back the affected areas.
PANEL 5:
ASUKA entering into the shower.
ASUKA: Heh. Good job, Four Eyes, here’s to the whole globe.
ASUKA:
. Electric guitar (Fender American Telecaster) and old amp (Fender Frontman Model pr-241). Both given by AOBA as a way for Asuka to spend her free time and develop her interest in guitar music.
Fender Frontman Model pr-241:
She also has:
. WonderSwan retro videogame console. We see ASUKA playing
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with one in 2.0
. Supersonic Sc-709 Portable Mp3 & CD Player. Popular in the early to mid 2000’s. Probably owned by AOBA during his younger days as well.
. Arctic Monkeys mock-up band poster. The band rose to prominence in the late 2000’s and instantly became huge in Europe around the time a teen ASUKA was attending college. Guitar-driven, energetic music that left a mark on teens during those years and probably started ASUKA’s love for rock and guitars. She could have a mock-up poster of the band’s AM record somewhere in her room as a token of days long gone where music and entertainment were common.
. Some random LP’s and CD’s thrown around here and there.
. ASUKA’s 3.0 jacket and hat can be laying around somewhere in the room as a visual throwback.
. Headless Doll/Puppet that ASUKA had in 2.0. Last time we saw the doll it was placed inside a quarantine chest in MISATO’s APARTMENT after the Unit-03 contamination. Someone recovered the doll knowing full well the value it had for ASUKA, so it was either MISATO or ASUKA herself. However, the lack of head indicates the emotional scars and trauma that the Unit-03 incident had on ASUKA and how cruel the passage of time has been for everyone, how brutal these 14 years were. The headless doll also symbolizes a stolen childhood, a child formed into a soldier with the sole purpose of piloting an EVA.
MARI:
. Clothes scattered everywhere, untidiness galore. Her clothes are a combination of girly and tomboyish, artists make of that what you will.
. A Cat plushie, old and dirty. In 2.0 Mari mentions having cats back home and this added to her “Nyaa”’s and occasional feline-like movements (in particular when smelling LCL, almost instinctive) lets us know that the character has an affinity towards cats.
. A box of hunting rifle ammo. At the beginning, MARI was not so skilled at sniping and using firearms but like we see in 3.0 she has become extremely good at it. Her aim is excellent. This is because during the 14-year time skip the started to practice sharpshooting and sniping with MISATO and other former trained NERV members. Her mastery of the sniper was a result of constant practice outdoors with a hunting
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rifle. The SANCTUARY has enough space for MARI to practice with the rifle and not endanger anyone. MARI owns a Remington 700 synthetic 7 mm bolt action rifle.
rial that degrades in value, symbolizing the different kingdoms that will emerge from Nabuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon up to the time of Jesus Christ. This parallelism stands next to the Four Worlds idea we’ve discussed: Each step from the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series up to Amend are the total opposite of this statue; since we are getting closer and closer to the end of this cycle of death and misery. Instead of going from GOLD to CLAY, the characters in Eva will be going from CLAY (NGE) to GOLD (Amend).
MIDORI (off-panel):I based it on a story about a king and his dream that I read back at the Sanctuary. I found it very intriguing.
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HYUGA:
Speaking of intriguing matters... Misato wants us to prep an examination of UNIT-01 when we get back.
MIDORI: Huh? Anything happened?
HYUGA: It’s been acting strange. Making sudden flashes of activity every now and then. We thought it was some sort of Core energy manifestation, but Misato noted that it started when we brought the kids back on to the ship.
MIDORI: Well, let’s make damn sure that he stays FAR away from it this time. God knows that we we're dealing with enough bullshit right now.
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PANEL 1:
Establishing shot. SHINJI’s cell/isolation chamber.
PANEL 2:
SHINJI looking at the ceiling, or maybe at nothing. His mind drifting away on a journey across the seas of lament and sorrowful nostalgia. The aching, empty hole left on his soul by his countless mistakes, by the loss of his only friend Kaworu, by the loss of Ayanami. The feeling of being bereaved with no one else to guide you through your desolating pain.
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He is now wearing the medical robe he wore on the Wunder scenes in 3.0.
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PANEL 1:
SAKURA entering his cell. She comes with a bag akin to the one used to carry school lunch in 90’s/2000’s American movies. You know, the ones Ralph would beat up Bart Simpson and Milhouse for. She is also carrying a plastic cup with water.
SAKURA: Um… sorry to bother, Ikari, I brought you some lunch.
PANEL 2:
She puts the bag and cup on a desk near SHINJI’s bed.
SHINJI is still looking up, it looks as if he hasn’t even noticed her walking in.
PANEL 3:
SAKURA stands there with her hands tied behind her back, as if she’s waiting for the faintest of reactions from the boy.
PANEL 4:
Shot of SAKURA’s face, she’s confused and mildly sad.
SAKURA:I know you would rather have some fresh air, but it might be awhile before we land.
SAKURA: ...
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PANEL 1:
SHINJI remains the same, and SAKURA remains unanswered.
PANEL 2
SAKURA leaving the room, disappointment clearly visible on her youthful face.
SAKURA: I… uh… thought you might want to know that. Let me know if you need anything.
PANEL 3:
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SAKURA as she walks away from the inside of the cell.
PANEL 4:
Shot of the lunch bag. We can see SHINJI still looking at the ceiling behind it.
PANEL 5:
Same shot. This time, SHINJI turns his head towards the camera.
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NINE PANEL GRID WITH TRACKING SHOT. Akin to movies, the panels reflect the camera movement where we track a character as he walks all the way from Point A to Point B without cuts.
PANEL 1:
SHINJI slowly sits on the bed. Looking at the door.
PANEL 2:
SHINJI struggling to stand-up. He seems to be reaching out to something. Perhaps he will accept SAKURA’s hospitality and grab a bite?
PANEL 3:
Not yet. He’s actually leaning on the desk due to the lack of energy.
PANEL 4:
SHINJI standing up properly again, still somewhat hunched.
PANEL 5:
SHINJI walking towards the door.
PANEL 6:
SHINJI trying to open it.
PANEL 7:
No good. Door won’t budge.
PANEL 8:
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SHINJI leaning on the door.
PANEL 9:
SHINJI looking through the window of his cell, near the door.
PAGES 19-20:
Double page spread. Majestic view of the Wunder sailing across the skies. The world almost looks beautiful from up here, a fragment of heaven masked as a prison made out of metal and machinery.
ARTISTS, Make the sky and landscape look as beautiful and heavenly as you possibly can. Then, make the Wunder appear as a sort of jail. SHINJI feels like a prisoner in here, with people who want to destroy him.
END OF CHAPTER TWO.
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Chapter cover is of a close-up shot of shogi board with Fuyutsuki pushing a piece.
Int. Nerv base - Day
Gendo and Fuyutsuki sit on the ground, facing each other, while they are playing shogi.
Fuyutsuki: "They have reconquered Paris."
Fuyutsuki advances a pawn.
Fuyutsuki: "I suppose this was also planned?"
Gendo: "Let them believe that they have an advantage. Sometimes the road to the king is paved with sacrifices."
Fuyutsuki: "You have also placed your son among your pawns. However, you forget that captured pawns can join the enemy's ranks. And now your son is in that woman's hands."
Fuyutsuki captures one of Gendo's pawns, and then places it back on the board in his own ranks.
Fuyutsuki: "Watch out Ikari, or you'll find yourself colliding with your own pawns."
Gendo:"A pawn can only advance, it cannot go back. Everything is decided."
Fuyutsuki: "Yet even a humble pawn can check the King."
Fuyutsuki promotes his pawn and checks the King.
Gendo: "Ours is not an even match. The key is with us."
Gendo captures the golden general, canceling the check.
Fuyutsuki: "Answer, do you really think it will go as planned?"
Gendo: "His fate is sealed by that fateful day."
Fuyutsuki: "Always too confident. Do you think the pawn can be maneuvered like in this game? You forgot a variable."
Gendo: "That is...?"
Fuyutsuki: "Free will."
Gendo: "I rule it out."
Fuyutsuki: "Ikari!"
Gendo: "Freedom is only the illusion of ignorant minds unable to grasp the great design of God. The only hidden variable is the laws of this world, not the ghost of freedom."
Fuyutsuki: "The Dead Sea Scrolls."
Gendo: "Fuyutsuki. Life writes on the heart of man with indelible ink. If there was such a thing as freedom, man would be omnipotent."
Fuyutsuki: "And is that why you are convinced that you have to transcend the human condition?"
Gendo promotes his pawn.
Gendo: 'The destiny of men is written in our hearts. Shinji will act as planned. "
Fuyutsuki: "Ikari, I won't ask you to listen to an old man's words. Just ask yourself if this is what she would like."
INT. Opening scene - monologue and montage -
SHINJI
(Shinji in a solitary confinement room sitting in his bed with a stoic depressed face) (followed after of Shinji's words, pages of flashing images of events throughout the three movies) (voice over)
I was arrested for nearly destroying the world. Thrice.
EVANGELION: you can (not) amend logo appears behind a black page, the logo is hand written following the stylized look of the rebuild films.
SHINJI
I was arrested by an organization called WILLE, which serves as an opposing force to NERV, my former organization in which my father commanded.
PANELS OF WILLE CREW MEMBERS WORKING AND MOVING AROUND, MAYA
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IS SEEN DIRECTING AND INSTRCUTING THE NEW RECRUITS, SHOT OF MISATO WALKING IN A DOWN VIEW ANGLE, THIS SHOT IS SIMILAR TO THE END OF EVANGELION SCENE OF MISATO WALKING MILDLY FAST WHILE ON THE PHONE.
SHINJI
(Shots of Shinji in his bed in dynamic angles.)
I was part of NERV and a pilot of EVANGELION Unit-01, a biomechanical humanoid weapon specifically chosen to be piloted by 14-year-old children and created to defend the world from mysterious begins known as "Angels"
A CLOSE UP SHOT OF REI'S FACE.
SHINJI
I have always done what I've been told. But...
SHINJI'S MONTAGE/FLASHBACK
PANELS OF SCENES FROM 1.0 OF SHINJI MEETING GENDO, HIS FATHER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE CHILDHOOD.
GENDO
You will pilot, if not then leave.
FOLLOWED BY CLOSE UP PANEL GENDO DOING HIS POSE IN PRESENT TIME THEN A ZOOMED OUT FULL PICTURED PANEL OF GENDO IN HIS RUINED OFFICE.
PANELS OF SCENES FROM 2.0 OF SHINJI TRYING TO SAVE REI AND MISATO CHEERING SHINJI ON.
SHINJI
I don't care what happens to me or the world...! But... But I will save Rei!
MISATO
Do it Shinji! Do this for yourself, not anyone else! Do what you think is right!
RITSUKO
Misato?
A CLOSE UP PANEL OF MISATO PRESENT TIME WITH A STOIC LOOK ON HER FACE. THEN FOLLOWED BY A ZOOMED OUT PANEL OF RITSUKO ON HER COMPUTER. A PANEL OF SHINJI'S RECORDS, SUCH AS AGE,
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REASON FOR ARRESTS, ETC.
Finally ending this montage, panels of scenes from 3.0.
KAWORU (Kaworu smiling at Shinji after taking his DSS choker) Come now Shinji. We can amend your sins and bring back the world to it's former state by pulling out the spears. *smiles* (Shinji smiles back)
SHINJI PULLS OUT THE SPEARS AS PLAYED IN 3.0. THEN PANELS OF THE DESTRUCTION AND AFTERMATH FROM PULLING THE SPEARS.
END OF SHINJI'S MONTAGE/FLASHBACK.
Continued dialogue from Shinji above:
SHINJI
I've always done what I've been told but nothing good ever comes from it. It always got worse.
KOJI Lieutenant Katsuragi! We're here now!
MISATO
Understood. neutralize Anti-A.T. Filed shields on WUNDER! Join all fleets together upon descending.
KOJI
Yes ma'am!
COOL SHOTS OF EVA STYLE USER INTERFACES, CREW PRESSING BUTTONS, PULLING LEVERS, ETC. WUNDER THEN SLOWLY DESCENDS TO A LARGE DOCK.
INT. ASUKA AND MARI'S ROOM
ASUKA IS SEEN LOOKING AT THE WINDOW AT SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN.IT'S SNOWING.
(THE SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN IS WHERE THE STORY WILL TAKE PLACE FOR THE MOST PART. THIS IS WHERE WILLE RESIDES AND HEADQUATERS LOCATED.BASED ON OTARU, HOKKAIDO. )
MARI HAS A SMIRK AT HER FACE LOOKING AT ASUKA
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MARI
Oooooo, whatcha thinkin' princess? Is it about puppy boy?
ASUKA
Quit giving him those nicknames!
MARI Hehehe...
ASUKA
This might be our last time seeing this place.
MARI
It's fine princess, we've survived many times! Even if the end will come, why not do everything you can now eh?
Perhaps helping Shinji from his misery? UwU
Directors Note: She makes a cat like smug face, she doesn't actaully say "UwU" at the end.
ASUKA REACTS WITH A DISGUSTED FACE
ASUKA
As if, his practically dead. He can't do anything for himself, if he does it's either him trying to end the world by saving a doll or just being stupid. Anyways his a lost cause now.
MARI
Your still as bitter and resentful towards him princess.
ASUKA GIVES MARI A DIRTY LOOK.
INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - DAY
Beautiful panels of a garden, similar looking from the 3.333 storyboards.
GENDO and FUYUTSUKI walk up to a giant door. Gendo enters a passcode in the door that reads: “Emendare” the Latin word for “Amend”
The giant door opens and smoke comes through the door, revealing a container with LCL inside it and the Key of Nebuchadnezzar. There’s a calendar on the wall that reads:
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January 2nd, 2029 AD.
GENDO
What will open the door to the Perfection of Man ... is the Key of Nebuchadnezzar.
FUYUTSUKI
There’s no going back after this Ikari.
GENDO
I know. There is no other way. This is the only way. To reunite our souls as one. With her.
Fuyutsuki inhales and exhales.
FUYUTSUKI
The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.
The next panel is a large shot of the key with glowing eyes.
INT. REI Q CELL ROOM - DAY REI
Rei is seen looking at the window, snow is falling and she's amazed at such a such sight she has never seen before. This is then followed by a panel(s) of the WUNDER and the city of Elysian and it's dock.
Sakura walks up to Rei's cell. She enters a pass-code on a keypad. The door opens.
SAKURA
Hello, umm...
Sakura looks at her clipboard to see what Rei's name is. A panel of Rei's information is shown, notably she is looking at the where her name is.
(Name: Rei Ayanami??? [Tentative Name])
Sakura is aware that her name is Rei Ayanami and is from the Ayanami batch of clones, but this Rei technically hasn't been given a name by Gendo. Sakura whispers to herself "A name is just a name after all..." then quickly puts her clipboard behind her back and in her cute classic nursing pose with on
bright smile on her face.
SAKURA
Hello Rei! It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Sakura Suzuhara, 2nd lieutenant and WUNDER's medical officer! It's a pleasure to meet you!
REI Greetings.
Rei replies with a blank face. Sakura smiles back. Rei then points to the window.
SAKURA (Sakura looks where Rei is pointing at)
REI
That. What is it?
SAKURA Hm? That?
REI
The strange white thing falling from the sky.
SAKURA
It's snow! Snow is precipitation, basically water in the form of ice crystals. It comes from clouds when temperatures are below the freezing point.
It's "winter" right now here in the sanctuary, though it is artificially made and not the real thing.
Author Note:
The Sanctuary of Elysian: A city encapsulated by a structural dome of some sort, fully cutting it off from the outside environment. The prospect of domed cities became more popular and ideal after Second Impact, due to the highly distorted global environment. The Sanctuary of Elysian is the first fully realized domed city created as a joint venture by the United Nations, NERV, and the International Environmental Agency, and its child agency the Japan Marine Ecosystem Preservation Research Organization (JMEPRO).
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REI Is it harmful?
SAKURA
No, no, not at all!
SAKURA
I wish we can talk for longer but we have to get going.
Two guards are shown walking towards Sakura, Sakura turns back and nods at them.
SAKURA
I am sorry but you will be put under strict surveillance and strict medical supervision until further notice. This is due to your lack of LCL exposure which will cease your existence. You will undergo treatment at the lab and LCL therapy to maintain your existence.
REI
Understood. But even if I die there is always a replacement.
Sakura moves a bit closer to Rei.
SAKURA
You won't die Rei. Because I will be protecting you.
Sakura has a confident smile at Rei.
INT. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
The solitary confinement can be similar to what was shown in Thrice Upon a Time.
A Dutch-angle of Shinji laying down lifelessly in his bed.
Panel of two guards approaching his cell, they enter a code to open Shinji's door.
GUARD A Shinji Ikari. You are to be taken and escorted to a private home. Details will be shared later.
Shinji looks at the guards with dead eyes.
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INT. WUNDER ARTICIFIAL ENVIROMENTAL IGLOO ROOM
*This is a large room with series of greenhouse igloos, inside all igloos having grass, trees, gardens etc.
A landscaped panel shot of the greenhouse igloo and a crowd of WILLE crews walking. All crews are returning to their home, the sanctuary.
Shot of unamused looking Ritsuko.
There's a chair and a table. Misato is drinking green tea. Ritsuko is standing next to her.
RITSUKO
Misato, aren't you going to the sanctuary?
MISATO
No not yet. I have to be alone for a while. Our mission is not complete.
RITSUKO
Hmph. Don't wanna deal with Shinji I Take it.
Ritsuko sighs.
RITSUKO
Honestly Misato I don't know what your planning and you asking me all these requests. Why did you want me to hack NERV's file systems to get data on Rei?
RITSUKO
Not to mention Rei how costly it will be to keep Rei alive with the weekly LCL therapy she'll go to. Are you sure you want the enemy with us alive.
MISATO
She is not the enemy. She is simply a child solider who doesn't even know right from wrong. Having her with us will teach her the difference.
RITSUKO
Right and wrong huh. For all we know, NERV think's what their doing IS right. I don't wish things for another
Impact.
Ritsuko walks away and turns back.
RITSUKO
Oh, and what about Shinji? Any changes?
MISATO
Just do what I told you prior. The rest we'll discuss it with the council at the sanctuary.
RITSUKO
Fair enough.
Insert military-esque scene here. WILLE crew member seen carrying things out of the ship.
EXT. SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN MONTAGE
A song is being sung by the church in Elysian.
Through the the montage, there are several panels and shots of the sanctuary. It is cold, beautiful, the architecture is Japanese yet mixed with European styles, and other different types architecture from around the world. There is a diversity of people from all over the world here hence the different styles of architecture. It also has a bit of a broken futurist touch to it. Shots of a church should be shown and kids in a choir sing a sacred song.
" Far in the distance is cast a shadow."
Panel of kids singing and being conducted by a conductor. It is a choir of children in white robes.
" Symbol of our freedom will us salvation. On the horizon, hope for tomorrow. Sweeping across the land to give us unity.
"
Panel of civilians welcoming the WILLE crew and smiles on people's faces.
"Look to the heavens... with tears of triumph to cherish a new life and suffer not again. "
Dramatic shot of snowfall followed by a sad sorrow face of Shinji and Rei walking. (They are accompanied by guards.)
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Shinji and look up.
SHINJI
(Shinji looks up squinting and a bit confused)
Rei looks at Shinji.
REI
I-It's snow.
Shinji and Rei look into each others eyes.
"Lift up your spirits from all destruction. Never shall we return from conflict"
The song is titled: Emergency Evacuation to Regression, the 3rd track from The End of Evangelion movie soundtrack. Please listen to it for best possible visualization and audio effect.
Note for artists: Liberty will be given in this montage, draw what you image by taking in what you read of the brief descriptions of the imagery in this montage. Further explanations will be talked over when illustrating this scene. On a side note, also important. Shinji and Rei are seen wearing jackets, of course because it's cold.
END OF CHAPTER THREE.
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CHAPTER 4
WRITTEN BY: CHANDELIER V. MELIEXT. SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN ENTRANCE
SAKURA
Nice isn't it?
REI *nods*
INT. SANCTUARY APARTMENT COMPLEX- DAY
A panel shot of the back of Sakura and her two body guards, Rei is looking at the door Sakura is pointing to to.
SAKURA
Here! Room 402 is your new home! For now at least until you are allowed to live with my family! Isn't that great?
REI
If it's an order I'll do it.
SAKURA
Well it is an order given by Ms. Katsuragi... But don't see it as bad!
REI
Understood. I will live in Room 402 until further notice.
Sakura tilts her head with a melancholic face.
TRANSITION TO SHINJI BEING ESCORTED INTO A DOME LIKE HOUSE THAT'S VERY GUARDED WITH HIGH SECURITY, MAKE IT ALMOST LOOK ABSURD AS POSSIBLE JUST A LITTLE BOY LIKE SHINJI, REQUIRES HIM TO BE PLACED IN A DOME LIKE HOUSE WITH WALLS AROUND IT, THEY REALLY DON'T WANT SHINJI ESCAPING OR STARTING ANOTHER IMPACT.
EXT. DOME HOUSE PRISON
GUARD A
You will be staying here until further notice boy.
SHOT OF SHINJI'S DEAD EYES, HIS VERY TIRED MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, SHINJI DID NOT EAT ANY FOOD DURING HIS TIME IN THE SHIP, DESPITE BEING BROUGHT FOOD.
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3 SMALL PANELS OF SHINJI OF HIM NEARLY FALLING DOWN UNTIL A LANDSCAPED PANEL SHOWING HIM COLLAPSED.
GUARD B
What the hell? Is he dead?
GUARDS IN SHOCK, GAZING UPON SHINJI'S FALLEN BODY.
TRANSITION TO A FLASHBACK OF WHEN SHINJI WAS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ROOM AT THE WUNDER, CURLING IN HIS BED AND HIS FOOD IN A GOOD DISTANCE AWAY FROM HIM. VISUALLY SYMBOLIZING IF THE READERS GET IT THAT SHINJI FELL BECAUSE THE POOR BOY HAD NO WILL NOT EVEN TO EAT OR DRINK. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY HIS "DOWN BAD"
INT. ELYSIAN HOUSE CAPITAL
3 DAYS HAVE PASSED.
MISATO IS SEEN WALKING TO A GIANT DOOR AND OPENS IT. A LARGE PANEL OF THE HEAD COUNCIL MEMBERS OF ELYSAIN SITTING IN A LARGE TABLE. RITSUKO, HYUGA, AOBA, MAYA, AND SAKURA ARE PRESENT IN THE ROOM. THERE IS A COUPLE OF GUARDS IN THE BACKGROUND.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA Welcome home Lieutenant Katsuragi.
Misato bows.
MISATO
Thank you Mr. Matsubara, it's good to be back.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
Well, let's all catch up on your mission, shall we?
MISATO
(A panning shot of all head council members with all having different expressions of disappoint.)
Yes, sir.
Misato nods to Ritsuko. Ritsuko nods in return and pulls a remote to start the slideshow of the report of their mission against NERV.
A large holographic screen appears behind Misato.
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MISATO
First things, first. We've successfully have captured Shinji Ikari. As you may know Shinji Ikari was absorbed inside Eva-01 all this time, which was orbiting Earth inside a giant cuboidal cross-shaped satellite.
Panel of the slideshow showing the Earth's orbit and the cross-shaped satellite Shinji was in.
MISATO
Operation US was led by EVA-02 pilot Asuka, and equipped with a special rocket booster equipment. The mission was to retrieve EVA-01 from it's low orbit. Asuka piloted EVA-02 through several Evangelion Mark.04 units, a collection of autonomous orbital drones, and with EVA-08's support, successfully manages to grapple onto the sate-
Note to artist: Use corresponding images in the slideshow to what Misato is referring to.
A panel of council members, bored.
MISATO
Following this, a Mark.04 B unit, camouflaged inside the satellite, reveals itself and begins to attack Unit-02. With no measures agai(Misato was interrupted by Gustav Matvey)
MATVEY
Cut to the chase damn it! Yeah, yeah we know the boys back and blah, blah, blah. Tell us what we wanna hear.
JAMES
You military guys always like getting to the details.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
Heheheh... I am sorry they interrupted you Ms. Misa- (Interrupted by Sakura)
SAKURA
Oh, come on but Asuka was really cool
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up in space! An EVA in space?! You had to see it!
MISATO Manners Sakura!
SAKURA
Y-yes Ma'am! I apologize. *bows*
MISATO
*clears throat* Well fine, if that's what you want.
MISATO
Shinji is back. We do not know yet for sure if his still human for being trapped in the EVA for 14 years. Soon we will run tests on the boy to see any since of angel contamination.
JOHANN Angel Contamination?
RITSUKO
Yes, that's right. Rei Ayanami was eaten by the 14th angel, Zeuaral 14 years ago. Shinji then tried rescuing Rei inside the 10th angel's core.
HYUGA
Don't forget, Rei is also an angel. The 2nd. Lilith.
AOBA
Yeah. Shinji was screwed and he didn't even realize it. Being inside an Angel and then fusing with another would erase anyone's humanity.
Yeah. Shinji screwed and he didn't realize it. Being inside with an Angel plus an Angel and then fusing with another would erase anyone's humanity.
MISATO
*Misato nods*
The council members all in shock.
JAMES Sweet mother of Lilith!
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GUSTAV
Why are you guys so calm saying that?!
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
Dear God... You brought an angel with us?!
MISATO
Please remain calm. All is well. As I said we will run tests on the boy to confirm he's blood type has turned Blue. Worst-case scenario is if he gets a psychological break dow-
JOHANN (Excited face on)
No, no, no we're not terrified of this news, (yet) it's quite the opposite!
JAMES
Indeed!
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
That boy is no ordinary boy anymore, his reached Divinity just like his father! The doo-
MISATO
Excuse Mr. Matsubara, I wasn't done with my summary.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
Oh my! My apologizes! You may continue.
MISATO
As soon as we got captured Shinji, he was then quickly abducted by NERV. We waited a few days getting ready for our retrieval of him, but a another impact was initiated by Shinji pulling two spears. We believe he was manipulated by his father, more precisely Kaworu Nagisa, SEELE's boy. He was likely told that by pulling the two spears in central dogma will restore the world and he could amend his sins.
AOBA
Then bam, another freaking Impact
occur-ed.
HYUGA
What number are we on now?
A panel of Sakura counting her fingers.
SAKURA
Um... let's see, there was the 1st impact that birthed the.
RITSUKO
That's too simplified. Before the birth of the human race, there were two primordial civilizations with very advanced technology. The first civilization, called the First Ancestral Race, created the Eva, and as a result was destroyed. The next civilization, called the Second Ancestral Race, created devices called Lances of Longinus, thanks to which it was possible to control the Eva successfully; later, as a preventative measure to anyone reviving the Eve, they scattered beings called Angels throughout the globe. That's the first Impact.
SAKURA
Oh! I can explain the 2nd Impact! Wawait actually never mind... (Sakura has a worried expression as she looks towards to Misato.)
A shot of Misato's stoic face.
MISATO
It's alright. It's in the past.
Anyways, the 2nd impact was a cataclysmic event which occurred in Antarctica 14 years ago.
*Black panel with text: September 13, 2000 AD.
Continued dialogue on next panel:
It was caused by an experiment conducted on Adam by a group of scientists led by my father. The experiment reawakened Adam, generating
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an explosion that melted the Antarctic ice caps and shifted the Earth's axis. The scientists subdued Adam, but they were only successful in limiting the damage and averting humanity's complete extinction. The resulting sea level rise, tsunamis, and armed conflicts eventually wiped out half of the human population, and had massive geopolitical implications for the nations of the Earth. The third near caused by Shinji. Then the full 3rd impact by Kaworu. And now Shinji Ikari. The 4th.
*This dialogue here may seem like an exposition dump but note for artists is to make the characters do something as they talk, either illustrate interesting dynamic compositions and dynamic angle. Just anything that can be visually pleasing and formatting or separating the dialogue well into different panels to avoid too many walls of text. A suggestion this is.
A panel shot of the council members with a serious look on their face.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
According to the scraps of the Dead Sea Scrolls we have, the 5th will be the last and final impact to finally end his form of humanity as we know it.
MISATO
Yes, I am aware and we will succeed this time. I am sure of it.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
*smiles* Hope. Let us have hope.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
Anyways I still have a lot more questions from what happened at your battle with NERV and Gendo. It's a lot to unpack and you all need rest from such long travels. We will discuss plans later. You are dismissed Ms. Katsuragi.
Misato bows.
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NEXT SCENE - INT. ASUKA'S ROOM
Shot's of Asuka's room. There are various posters. Posters in her wall are:
Arctic Monkeys (Rock band)
Queen (Rock Band)
The Beatles
She has a fender guitar in her room as well.
Panel of Asuka listening to music with headphones. She's resting in bed looking at the ceiling.
ASUKA
That idiot.
EXT. SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN - BUILDING SHOTS
Building shots of Hokkaido.
INT. SHINJI'S GREENHOUSE IGLOO PRISON HOUSE
Two guards are standing in front of the door with guns.
Black panel.
POV of Shinji waking up. Shinji looks very tired and soulless. Shinji's covered in those hospital wires that I don't know the name of.
Shinji looks to his right and there is a tray of food left for him. Shinji looks away and a growling noise comes from his stomach.
EXT. NERV HQ UPSIDE DOWN FLOATING PYRAMID
A landscaped panel of
EXT. NERV HQ UPSIDE DOWN FLOATING PYRAMID
Debris floating around the upside down pyramid almost making a ring like Saturn, it looks quite majestic.
A panel of a giant core inside the pyramid. It goes deep.
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Again above the upside down pyramid 9 EVA's that look like scorpions are on top of 9 pillars around the pyramid. All the EVA's are looking down,stoically and holding a spear as if they are soldiers waiting for their next orders. (aye that rhymed without me realizing.)
INT. NERV HQ EVA PRODUCTION ROOM
Clones of Rei Ayanmai's with Lilith masks on their faces, helping with the production of the Mass produced EVA. There thousands, upon, thousands of EVA. The room is quite giant. A great emphasis on the scale of the production room, and a great emphasis of the height of an EVANGELION is shown.
*Inspriation from the scrapped EVANGELION: 3.333 storyboards. By Mahiro Maeda. Following the architectures from the storyboards.
After some panels of the NERV prodcution room, this is followed by a panel of Fuyutsuki looking down from a high place above a room, behind glass.
FUYUTSUKI
I hope you'll understand Shinji.
Soon enough.
*squints*
INT. WILLE FACILITY - HOSPITAL
A fisheye panel of Kohji, Takoa, Sumire, Midori, looking at at something, with confused expressions on their faces, though each having an expression that suits their faces to said situation.
Panel of Rei's eyes.
MIDORI
Not much of a talker, eh?
Panel of Ritsuko crouching, she's giving a needle to Rei as she sits in bed.
RITSUKO
She's always been this way. Except for that time, 14 years ago.
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HIDEKI
You mean she wasn't she was interested in humans once before?
RITSUKO
(Ritsuko gets up from injecting Rei with the needle.)
Yeah, something like that. She just starting to interact with people out of her own will. Especially with Shinji. She even had the idea of of making a dinner party for Shinji and his father. We were all shocked.
But. The 3rd impact happened.
MIDORI
Wow! I thought you were an alien or something. Hahaha...!
RITSUKO
But this isn't her. This is. She-
Panel of Kohji, and Sumire with worried faces as to what Ritsuko is about to say.
Ritsuko gets interrupted by Sakura entering the room.
Panel: Door opening.
Panel: Sakura entering, with a smile on her face. (she's holding a clipboard)
Panel: She's waving.
SAKURA Sorry to intrude.
*bows deeply while holding her clipboard*
SAKURA
We are now entering the 3rd phase examining EVA-01's core. We need the MAGI Achiral in this stage of examination, Vice Captain.
RITSUKO
Understood, I will be there shortly.
Rei looks at Ritsuko.
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Ritsuko looks back.
RITSUKO
I've explained what you need to know. Take your the pills I've prescribed for now. I still need to examine you further. In few days you'll begin your LCL therapy.
REI
Yes. Understood.
Ritsuko walks out, the others are walking out as well. They take one last glance at Rei before they leave.
SUMIRE
I feel sorry for that girl. She might cease to exist soon and we might die along with her.
HIDEKI
Why are we letting an angel in here. I don't approve.
MIDORI
How can God be so cruel.
RITSUKO (Serious face.)
At least we have something God doesn't.
A wide panel shot of Rei sitting her in hospital bed, she almost looks lonely, in this wide room, with many tanks, monitoring her health,an IV fluid is flowing to her forearm.
EXT. WILLE TRAINING GROUND - TRACK FIELD - DAY
A wide shot, landscaped panel of a track field.
Mari and Asuka are jogging and wearing WILLE style tracksuits.
ASUKA
(*PANTING, while jogging* She's been jogging for a while now with Mari)
MARI
So, when are you going to see him?
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ASUKA
I don't need to see that idiot. Only if I am ordered too.
MARI
Hmmm.. you say that but your heart thinks differently.
ASUKA
Stop it. His useless, he can't pilot. I have no reason to talk with him.
MARI
Even if he can't pilot, or help us, you both still have unresolved matters, Asuka.
ASUKA
(She stops jogging. Mari does the same and stops.)
ASUKA
Don't ever bring him up. The past is the past. I'm over that. If you still keep annoying me with this I will request to have my own room.
Asuka and Mari look at each other with serious faces.
ASUKA
Now hurry up. We have to go do LCL therapy next.
Asuka turns around and starts jogging.
Mari looks with a face of disappointment.
MARI
IT'S BEEN 14 YEARS AND HE FINALLY CAME! YOUR PAST HAS CAUGHT UP TO YOU. IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL YOU HAVE TO CONFRONT IT! ASUKA!
Panel of Asuka's back jogging faster.
MARI
*SIGH* My, my. She's always like this. Even back then. Some things never change.
Mari looks down with a slight smile of realization. She lifts
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her head and jogs at Asuka.
A upward panel of showing the whole track facility of WILLE and the distance between Asuka and Mari.
(In the beginning of the scene this is the exact same shot, Asuka and Mari were jogging together, now this scene ends with them far apart from each other.)
INT. SHINJI'S GREENHOUSE IGLOO PRISON HOUSE
Shinji sits on his bed. It's been well over 4 days and he hasn't eaten yet.
Shinji stares at his at his food tray with an expression of soullessness. No highlights in his eyes. His stomach's growls in hunger at the sight of the food left for him. With no choice, his survival instincts kick in and be begins to eat violently and chugs his water in almost an instant, afterwards he throws the tray and away and pushes the cart that had placed the tray. He goes back into his bed and covers himself.
PANELS OF SHINJI IN BED IN VARIOUS POSITIONS.
Shinji, with a sad expression in his face mourns of Kaworu.
PANEL OF KAWORU FROM EVANGELION: 3.333 SMILING AND OF HIM SMILING RIGHT BEFORE HIS HEAD EXPLODES.
Shinji covers himself tightly. And says.. (Vertical One page Panel.)
SHINJI
Why not me...?
EXT. BACKGROUND SHOTS OF ELYSIAN - DAYTIME BG-16 BG-18 BG-31
EXT.
INT. HOSPITAL - REI'S HOSPITAL ROOM
Rei looking out the window in her hospital gown.
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A panel of a door. Sakura opens the door with a smile on her face.
Sakura bows and says
SAKURA
Good morning Rei, I have good news for you!
Rei having a perplexed face.
REI
What is it...?
SAKURA
You're going to be dispatched from the hospital today! And guess where your going to stay now?!
REI ... SAKURA
At my brothers house!
REI
I see.
SAKURA
(Sakura with an unamused expression on her face)
You don't seem to excited for it, but I hope you enjoy it there! My my brother and his wife will take good care of you.
REI
Wife? What is wife?
SAKURA
(An expression of shock) What? You don't that even? He must have really secluded you from many things. Well you see... when two humans fall in love they get married, and and a wife is married woman and husband a married man.
Perplexed, super perplexed face from Rei
Sakura looks back with a head tilt, a bit confused at Rei.
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REI
What does it mean to fall in love...?
SAKURA
Hehehe...You know what? I could be here the whole day explaining you what you don't know. You'll only truly know and understand the world if you put yourself out there!
(Sakura grabs Rei's hand)
SAKURA
Now, come on Rei! Let's go, they are waiting for us!
Sakura and Rei walking out of the hospital door with Sakura holding Rei's hand.
CHAPTER FOUR
Asuka is walking through the Sanctuary. This scene is sort of a slice of life scene. Capturing a the daily lives of people. As Asuka walks she is greeted by the folks of the Sanctuary, as she is seen a hero and greatly respected for protecting the Sanctuary.
One impressive moment in this scene is when Asuka walks by a building that's being built - a hospital.
Author's Note:
The hospital Rei is in is really only suited for the EVA pilots and some WILLE staff and is not that big and near the EVANGELION facility. The village does have an existing hospital for the locals but it is not that big. A new hospital is being built to host more patients. Through the story we will show subtly the progression of the building built when characters pass by it. On of the themes in the story is demonstrating how great things can be done when humans unify together to reach a common goal. I thought a building being built throughout the story will visually show that. I will call this theme the "Better Together" theme.
I imagine when reading through the manga the reader will probably only recognize the progression of the building probably in it's 3rd viewing shown. 5 illustration will be made of the progression of this hospital and scatter them them through the chapters. 1 illustration shown in each of the 5 volumes.
When Asuka is greeted by the folks of the Sanctuary, she is being praised and handed gifts from grandmas, uncle, kids, etc... This slice of life scene is sort of a montage so no words, best expressed through great visual communication.
INT. MISATO'S OFFICE - WUNDER
Misato is sat on her bed crossed legged, she's drinking UCC coffee. She is holding a photo frame that's black, the angle is in a position to not give it away that it IS in fact a frame of a photo she's holding. It is in a position that the back of the frame is just black and what ever she's holding could be anything and up for the readers interpretation for NOW.
There is a knock at the door.
MISATO
Come in.
RITSUKO (She comes in with a Clipboard) Excuse me for interrupting something.
MISATO
No it's fine. So what is it?
RITSUKO
It's about Rei. We finished examination on her and the results came in.
MISATO (Looks at Ritsuko with a serious expression)
RITSUKO
She can start living with others but she will still need constant LCL exposure to maintain her existence. Once a week should be fine. But I don't know if we could keep this up for too long.
MISATO
Thanks for doing that. That's a life we just saved. But still... I am still under the suspicion that there might be more clones from the Ayanani series.
RITSUKO
Apparently there are. We also interrogated her. There's many of them at in NERV. It's safe to assume he is are using them for a plan of attack. But we expected that.
MISATO
This will surely be a nuisance.
INT. CLOSED ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM - PENGUIN ROOM
Doc's Note:
Closed Ecological Systems (CES) -- An ecological system that has been artificially closed off from other ones and is able
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to sustain itself by natural means. In the aftermath of Second Impact, the United Nations and the International Environmental Agency worked tirelessly to create a fully operational CES to attempt to preserve animal life and create a better future for mankind. The Japan Marine Ecosystem Preservation Research Organization was one of numerous agencies established by the IEA to begin attempts at purifying the ocean, while also attempting to establish a fully functional CES. (Building type: facility)
- End of Note
A landscape panel of penguins wondering around doing penguin things.
Next panel is of a penguin jumping to the readers POV (This particular penguin is Pen Pen with his name collar and he has grown a bit and has wife and kids.
The penguins were acting a bit chaotic and splashed Kensuke water as he was trying to clean of Pen Pen's children.
Kensuke is laid on the floor and opens his eyes.
Asuka is in Kensuke's POV.
ASUKA Yo.
KENSUKE (shocked expression, adjusting his glasses)
Asuka?
(Kensuke gets up)
Welcome back Asuka! It's been a long time!
ASUKA
It's only been a month since I last saw you.
KENSUKE
Well no matter. (Kensuke goes back at scrubbing the Penguin)
KENSUKE
So were you able to get EVA-01 and Shinji?
ASUKA
Yeah, the operation was a success and
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KENSUKE
Ah I see and what about Shinji? Is he well? Where is he now?
ASUKA
(Asuka turns away from Kensuke and crouches to pat PenPen)
You know you could've helped us in the WUNDER in our operation, you were really good. I don't know why you decided to pull out of the bridge department and choose here.
KENSUKE
Hahaha...
(Kensuke laughs at it, while scratching his head, he doesn't realize he had soap foam in his hands)
KENSUKE
Well, working there for a couple of years-I just felt I wasn't meant for it, you know? I found that working closely with people is the type of work I find value in. That's why I chose to stay here.
ASUKA
(Looks back at Kensuke with a poker face) Hmph. You Lilins and your communities disgust me.
KENSUKE
(SIGH)
Not this again Asuka... Your still still humans, stop calling us like you aren't.
ASUKA
That's because I am not one of you. (Asuka carries PenPen and holds him as if he were a baby)
KENSUKE
Stubborn as always. Anyways, I asked how Shinji's doing. He finally came
back after all these year.
ASUKA
I could care less about him. All I know is that he is being hospitalized in some sort of safety prison near HQ.
KENSUKE
Did you guys talk?
ASUKA
Barely. I don't have time talking with a suicidal boy.
KENSUKE
Suicide? What happened to him?
ASUKA
Looks like a lot happened to him while he was at NERV. When we toke him in NERV attacked the WUNDER and took him away. I don't know the full details, he doesn't talk. (PenPen looking sad at Asuka)
KENSUKE
This sounds awful. When will he get discharged?
ASUKA
No clue. (Asuka puts down PenPen and high 5's him, PenPen high 5's back)
KENSUKE
Well if he gets dispatched soon, I'd gladly take him.
ASUKA
Suit yourself. (Asuka walks away)
KENSUKE
Wait, you're leaving?
ASUKA
Yeah, just came to see you and say hi. (Asuka with her back turned walking away from Kensuke waves)
Kensuke gazes at with a melancholic face Asuka.
INT. SANCTUARY ELYSIAN CHAPEL
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Misato walks towards the giant chapel. She is meeting with
the Sanctuary's leader; Takahasi.
There is a play going on in the chapel. In the stage there is a pianist playing accompanied with a violinist and a narrator.
NARRATOR ON STAGE
Famously...
Pianist playing.
Violist playing.
Takahashi looking at the stage. There are a handful of people in the chapel.
Famously... To the depths of despair, I have been sent. No one was saved, and to their graves they perish and lie dead. All in my head. Because of me.
Misato walks. She sits next to Takahashi.
A member on stage is playing the horn passionately.
MISATO
Good afternoon.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA (smiles)
Good afternoon Misato.
MISATO
I knew I'd find you here.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
Well of course. It's that time when all hope seems lost.
MISATO MISATO
We are now in the preliminary stages of planning our final operation to prevent the final impact.
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TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
(Backshot of Misato and Takahashi, the stage is visible showing the performers singing and playing.It's chapel so a giant cross is present on the wall)
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
So what about the Spear of Gaius that you were able to retrieve from Paris?
Is this spear similar to the Spear of Longinus and the others?
MISATO
These Spears are powerful tools that operate the Progenitor Entities and their spawn, almost like a diagnostic or administrative tool.
One page panel of spear in the WILLE EVANGELION Facilities with workers gazing upon it's massive size.
MISATO
Long ago in the beginning of time it was used to “freeze” the White Giant, Adam and later the Eva units, as if being penetrated by them causes them to immediately enter a catatonic state. The Spears can be used to control impacts to some extent, and that the Spear itself can be used to become something of a physical Tree of Life. Every Progenitor Entity comes with their own Spear.
While Misato monologues about these panels of the play on stage and the acting corresponds with what Misato is saying.
In the play they are acting out the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and and actors penetrating Jesus with a spear, the spear looks like a normal spear to not make it too obvious anymore of this visuals going on
This is a type of foreshadowing that I won't tell, but you can figure it out.
Misato then squints looking at the stage.
TAKAHASHI MATSUBARA
So how do you plan to use it.
MISATO
(Misato gives Takahashi a serious look)
We will us this spear, The spear of Gaius for...
(Panel of Misato's face, her open mouth is only shown.)
INT. TOJI'S HOUSE
Panel of a kitchen. Rei is sited and Hikari is cooking, her daughter is wrapped behind her. She is near the counter.
Rei walks up and and a spatula catches her eyes. She looks extremely curious at the sight of it.
REI
(Rei points at the spatula)
What is this used for? I apologize this is my last question for today.
HIKARI
(Smiles and)
Oh it's fine Rei! You can ask as many questions as you can! Don't worry too much of what Asuka says, that's just in her nature!
(Hikari cracks an egg onto a bowl and gets closer to Rei)
REI (Rei holds the spatula)
HIKARI
That is a spatula! You use to mix, spread and lift food when cocking.
REI
(She holds the spatula looking down at it while turning it and viewing it through all angles. Make her examining the spatula look cute.)
HIKARI
Conveniently enough I am making scrabbled eggs! Using a spatula is best for making them! I will show you now Rei.
REI (Rei nods her head)
Yes, please show me.
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HIKARI (smiles)
Afterwards a montage of Rei learning how to cook and prepare Bento from Hikari is shown. It looks wholesome cute and amusing.
- Using reference of how bento lunches are prepared and will be helpful
(panel of the completed bento, they happened to make two) (Rei looks at the two Bentos with a Wow face and Hikari smiling)
HIKARI
It's finally done! Thanks for helping me with it Rei! Maybe next time you could make one on your own with me watching and until you can make one on your own without supervision. :)
REI (nods)
REI
Who will eat these?
HIKARI
Oh, sorry I forgot to mention that! They are for my husband Toji, his lunch to eat at work. I forgot to give it him this morning.
REI
Why couldn't he make one himself? Can he not cook?
HIKARI
Hahaha! Yeah I know right? His still on the belief that cooking is not for men.
(Hikari whispers to herself: How immature of him...) But he does know how to cook a bit and helps around in the kitchen when he can! His still new at cooking so I teach him from time to time.
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REI Oh... so his new at things to?
HIKARI
Yes, Rei, we all are at some points in our lives.
HIKARI
As long as you live, keep learning how to Live.
REI ...
HIKARI
Oh! On that note, could you please give this to him? You remember where the clinic is right?
REI
Yes I do. I will deliver this to him.
HIKARI (smiles)
Thank you Rei! (Hikari bows slightly)
REI
W-what is "Thank You"?
HIKARI (melancholic smile)
Well, Thank You means you are happy for what someone did for your you. You taking this bento that we made for my husband to eat is an example of that.
I am happy you are doing this for me!
If someone thanks you, you say "Your welcome" back to them. That's you acknowledging their thanks.
REI
(4 panels of Rei)
1: Panel of her face
2: Her looking down
3: Her looking up
4: and then in the end she gives of a slight bright smile saying the words she never spoke before:
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welcome.
HIKARI
Author's Note:
Rei has been living his Toji and Hikari for a couple of days now.
EXT. SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN - OTARU CANEL
Rei walks through the Otaru Canal (Look up Otaru, Hokkaido Canal
Rei gazes at the the canal.
(Rei is holding Toji's bento lunch)
A couple of more scenes of just Rei being curious of the daily human activities she sees around her walking through the Sanctuary.
Rei arrives at the Hospital.
Shot of the Clinic. It reads: Suzuhara Clinic
Toji is checking up on a pregnant women expecting to have a baby soon. .
The women leaves the room to the hallway and waves at Toji.
WOMAN
Thank you so much Doctor!
TOJI
No problem at all! Let me know if something happens!
Rei walks passed at the pregnant women curiously and surprised.
Toji sees Rei and and waves at her slightly with a smile.
Rei looks down at her hands for moment, and attempts at mimicking Toji waving.
(It looks cute.)
TOJI
Thank you Rei! I see you brought my
lunch! Hikari was busy with Tsubame this morning and didn't have to make it time.
(Rei hands over Toji's lunch)
REI
Me and Hikari made it for you.
TOJI
(Toji reacts with a shocked face) What? Your saying you helped made my lunch?
(Toji smiles and pats Rei at her head)
TOJI
Thanks even more Rei!
REI
Your welcome. (Rei bows slightly.)
TOJI
My, or my, your slowly becoming a well mannered young lady! Hahaha!
REI
(Rei smiles slightly) I will take my leave now. Goodbye.
TOJI
Wait, Rei! How's Shinji now? When will WILLE release him?
REI
I hear he will be released later today. I plan to see him tomorrow. There is something I wish to return to him.
TOJI
Do you know who he will be staying with?
REI
(Close up shot of Rei's face.) Negative.
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Well that's all you need to know about him. Be warned, if any suspicious activity happen contact us as soon as you can.
KENSUKE
Thank you. (Kensuke is next to Shinji, Shinji is looking down depressed as always.)
WILLE SOLDIER
You about taking the boy in? We could always have someone else take care of him, the higher ups had many lists but you seem to be the only request we've got.
KENSUKE
It's alright man, I know Shinji. We've been pals since 14 years ago. I never thought I'd see him again since The Near 3rd Impact. (Well Kensuke says that his hands are placed in Shinji's shoulder) (Panel of Shinji's lifeless face)
WILLE SOLDIER
Understood. Well best of luck.
KENSUKE
Thanks, send Misato my regards. (smiles)
TOJI
I see. I hope his with someone who cares for him and will give him time to recover...
(Toji looks visibly sad, Toji is sat in his chair, there is his desk behind him)
REI TOJI
Anyways, Rei. Saying Goodbye only really works if you know you won't be seeing the person you know for a long time.
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TOJI
(Panel of Toji facing towards his desk now with his back turned.)
TOJI
It apperaed as if Toji wanted to say something to Rei, but couldn't look at her while saying that and thought turning away will be a bit easier but ultimately he decided not too. Unspoken words...
TOJI
(Toji turns his chair back facing Rei with a smile) Anyways, just use these casual phrases like; "See you next time" "Until then" "Bye-bye" or "See you later" is fine and better! it means you wishing to see each other soon!
REI Oh...
TOJI
Well since you are leaving which phrase are you gonna use this first time?
REI REI
See.. you... later..
EXT. SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN - SUN SETTING
EXT. SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN - MOON RISING
EXT. SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN - MOON SETTING
EXT. SANCTUARY OF ELYSIAN - SUN RISING
Passage of Time.
Author note:
Next pages are a full spread or full one page vertical panel depending on the reference BG below.
P1: B14 Sun rising, shining through clouds.
P2: B15 Foggy morning view Town shot of Elysian.
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P3: B18 Utility pole shot in the morning.
P4: B12 - Kesuke's house.
The next scene is my way of doing the ultimate monatge of showing the readers how deep of a rabbit hole Shinji's mindset has become.
INT. KENSUKE'S HOUSE
Shinji doesn't want to go out for several days. He doesn't wanna look at anybody. Shinji goes out. Shinji is walking aimlessly though the outskirts of the Sanctuary, contemplating.
Sakura sees Shinji and sits beside him. Sakura has been trying to help Shinji. The ext day Rei sits besides him.He is slowly then coming out of his shell. He is nearing his end of his depression and PTSD, through the help and being with others. A tear has slipped down Shinji’s cheek. But it could’ve been the rain. (This scene is raining. Shinji should then feel a great weight lifted and then return to his apartment, things start to feel normal. He reflects on his journey and all he has learned. If nothing else, he knows about what life has to offer and about the world of Eva more than he used to. So maybe it was all worth it. Maybe everything’s gonna be oka-
Next page it little cut’s Shinji’s off as his inner thoughts takes place:
The deluded ramblings of a foolish child. Shinji is yet again remembering his mistakes he has done in the past. The normality he felt, cracked and fell away, an illusion designed to plunge him deeper into agony and despair. He. Just. breaks.
He gives up. He gives up hope. He gives up his dreams and walks away. He doesn’t deserve happiness, he thought. Shinji in whatever he does at this point feels no joy, no pain and just is. Sakura, Rei and other Sanctuary members offer to help and hear his plight, they are all very nice. They treat him with gentle kindness as if he were a child who has fallen down the stairs for the first time. Nothing seems to work for Shinji. He sits in silence and thinks to himself. “I will be here forever.”
Shinji roars, but no sound comes out. She cries, but no tears come out. The emptiness that was once inside him has expanded to encompass his entire reality. Dark, cruel, blackness as far as the eye can see. Shinji sits back down. His face
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white, his soul broken. His but a tiny human spirit shattered against his mammoth mistakes. At that moment Shinji knew his true defeat. He gives in.
Shinji finally looks in the mirror. He no longer respects the person staring back at him. This all happened in 1 year.
I am sorry.
People have reached out to Shinji and offered to help. But no one can help him. No one can save him. He's already dead.
Shinji pours a hot bath, the steam is comforting. He glimpsed his reflection beneath the water. His face is rippled and distorted. He no longer recognizes the person staring back at him.
At some point Shinji prays, yet he is not a religious person. He feels his prayer rise out of his mouth into the sky past the clouds, through space and enter the great cosmic unknown. Shinji experiences worlds different and alien and strange until finally it collides with the consciousness of some great cosmic being, infinitely older and more unknowable than anything humanity has ever encountered or ever will. God, Satan, some advanced alien life form, he does not know. He prays it, he begs it. He wishes death. He feels this massive entity stir it’s gargantuan lips (or beam of light) part and from them escapes a deep cosmic whisper (or beam of light) that crashes down through the heavens, down through the clouds, down through his roof,rupturing his reality shaking his soul, and with a silent deafening roar, it whispers: “No.”
(brief moment of silence, with a shocked Shinji face.)
He goes empty, the darkness once inside him now becomes his everything, not merely his reality, but his past, his present and his future. It twists infinitely across space and time infecting every moment of his life, each second that has come before, every second that will follow after, he sees it all, his entire existence was always leading to This. There is no escape. There never was. This is his end, this is all he is, this is all he will ever be. Forever and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever…
(in this monologue images of Shinji's life flashes before his eyes, from birth until now. Very trippy scene.)
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EVANGELION: You can (not) amend.
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