⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀…
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ of it...〞
⠀⠀a tag around it's neck clanked
⠀against the tin. bearing the name
⠀⠀ of it's owner. likely someone
⠀⠀ they could not protect from
⠀⠀⠀���⠀⠀⠀ the angels.
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀ ⠀the can open, rei took trepid
⠀steps toward the coy cat, though
⠀ she did not leave shinji too far
⠀ behind. and slowly she knelt to
lay out her offering. though, before
standing back up she'd briefly halt.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀…
⠀⠀
���Mm . No, not at all .❞
(🎶)
Shinji hummed to himself as he stood at a distance, quietly observing . Even though the thoughts plaguing him had been far from pleasant, he wouldn't dwell on them .
Gone are the days of getting stuck in his own head . Err ... mostly.
(cont.)
⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀…
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀to feed it, but...〞
⠀⠀the small cat approached and
⠀ began going to work on the fish.
⠀⠀ rei turned to glance upon it.
⠀⠀⠀⠀〝i don't think anyone
⠀⠀⠀⠀ is around to take care
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀…
⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀her eyes drift shut as she
⠀ lost grip on her pen. clipboard
⠀⠀resting in her lap. hopefully
⠀⠀ misato wouldn't mind rei
⠀⠀ lounging in her living room
⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀…
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀when we arrive.〞
⠀⠀rei recommended after a brief
⠀ pause for consideration. and,
⠀ expecting asuka to follow, she
⠀⠀ walked away with her usual
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀stiff stride.
⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀if her empathy was genuine
⠀ her placidity failed to express
⠀⠀any such sincerity. instead,
⠀rei pulled out a small notebook.
⠀⠀like she were merely going
through paces that were set for
⠀ her, she read from one of the
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀…
⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀��⠀⠀⠀⠀…
⠀behind them. the expectation
of nerv, the city, the world. all too
visible through the window-like
⠀⠀⠀⠀gaze of their doll.
⠀〝... maybe you should tell
⠀⠀them about your injuries
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀…
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