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The MAGI floor is just as you remember it, except for the tank where Ophelia 12 was suspended in. It is empty now, the pale clone body replaced by a thick unremarkable tube. As you head closer to the MAGI central core, you begin to hear voices echoing through the corridors. Some idle chatter about stocks, vacations, family.

This feels… wrong.

You then notice several groups of silhouettes. Mostly men and women in suits and dresses, as if they were attending some kind of business dinner. Maybe the nauseating LCL smell is going to your head, but you are a having a real hard time recognizing anyone here. Worse still, in the dim lightning their silhouettes seem to sometime shift and disappear. Keeping your distance, you head for a stair cage leading to the control station where you presume would be the object of your scouting mission: the MAGI terminal. Inside it you would plug in the self-destruct virus Ophelia gave you, once the last angel will arrive. But not now. You only need to make sure of where it is and how to get to it.

As soon as you climbing the stairs, a familiar but unpleasant voice erupts ahead.

“My, my! What have we here?”

“I would have expected you of all people to be down there and enjoy the party with everyone. Especially after your… promotion.”

>write-in

>>2676226

Look around and try to see where the voices are coming from, maybe hide if we can.

Good to have you back.

>>2676226
Find hiding spot, commence eavesdrop.

>>2676214
IT'S HAPPENING!

>>2676226
Hide and eavesdrop

>>2676241
>>2676243
>>2676246
>Eavesdrop
>Working on the update...

>>2676214
What happened to Yuriko?

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You crouch near the stairs, close to the wall. Two men are talking, one is leaning against the catwalk while the other is holding a glass and smoking a cigarette.

“…Ah, Hughes.”

“Can you tell me why the man responsible for saving humanity is sulking in the dark? This party is mostly for you, Phillip. Everyone here acknowledges the immense advantage you gave u—“

“Drop the act. You’ve seen the MAGI estimates. You know we don’t stand a chance against what’s coming. Even with those monstrous things the Vancouver guys are working on.

Everyone here will be dead in a couple of years and there’s nothing we can do.”

“That’s a bleak statement to make, coming from the newly appointed Director of Nerv-Montréal’s Science Division.”

“…”

Hughes then lights a cigarette of is own.

“You know there’s a… way out for us, Phillip.”

“I don’t believe in your voodoo bullshit, Hughes. Not back then in Antarctica, not now.”

“Hmpf. Still the same thick-headed man you were then I see. If only you were present when the incident happened you wouldn’t dismiss this proposition as voodoo bullshit. I have… seen it, Phillip. Felt it, even. When the Egg almost hatched. I was there.

...We’ll become so much more when the time comes again. This is our chance of survival. Not in a pointless war, but in rebirth.”

“…”

“Take the time to think it over, some people would like to have a man of your calibre for humanity’s next step. …There’s no rush, right?” Hughes’ laugh makes you shiver. Phillip finishes his drink.

“You should go down there, meet with people. Your people. They need a strong leader, now more than ever.

Oh, and before I forget. That R&D Supervisor was looking for you. What was her name again, Bethany? Elise?”

“Elizabeth.”

"Right. I'll see you Monday."

Hughes leaves without waiting for Phillip's response, which comes in the form of a muttered "Asshole" after a long drag of his cigarette.

>Write-in

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>>2676323
Postponed for a bit. It will happen, don't worry.

>>2676323
His co-QM got killed by monsters.

>>2676378
Wait until they leave and keep going.

>>2676378
Remain hidden until we're in the clear and continue on.

>>2676378
Try to get a look at "Philipp"'s face. He should be dead, after all.

>>2676378
Wait ...
Did we ever actually see Phillip's body?
Did we made anime mistake n°1?
Either way, try to see this "Phillip" guy, and then move to the terminal.
Can we decide to activate it or not or once it's in the system, it's done?
Maybe it would be preferable to talk with Phillip before doing a mistake?

>>2676603
Judging by the mention of Elizabeth, this is most likely some sort of a "window into the past"

>>2676609
But Elizabeth is alive? If the death of Philip was faked it would be only logical for her to be distressed and now wanting to see him?

>>2676637
She's not "that R&D Supervisor", she's "the R&D chief" now.

The remark about "newly appointed Director of Nerv-Montréal’s Science Division" also confirms this is the past.

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>>2676550
>Try to get a look at "Philipp"'s face. He should be dead, after all.

Peeking out of the corner, you try to take a quick glance at the long-haired man's face. You went to his funeral, saw him get buried. How could this be? The man then turns around and walk toward the stairs. Toward you. You quickly hide and still you breathe, but there's no way for him to not notice the girl crouching there.

A minute pass without him passing by, without a footstep sound. You finally decide to look again but to your surprise, there is no one. The man is gone.

>>2676545
>>2676390

You march on, unsure what to think of your dead friend’s apparition (and disappearance). Of course he wouldn’t have recognized you, seeing as you are now inhabiting Eileen’s body. But still, you think of everything you could have sai-

https://youtu.be/H6Z2kI-Kwcg

Your head spins, the ground gives in. Somehow you miraculously catch the railing, stopping your fall. The LCL smell has finally got the better of you. Its smell is so rotten and foul you could puke. Or maybe you just did? The darkness of the room spins around you, silhouettes too. You feel them walk right through you. It makes you sicker still.

The only light left in your warping vision is the small window of the control station, at the end of the catwalk. Catwalk which now undulates and spins in irregular patterns. Falling here would easily cripple you, if not kill you outright.

>write-in (Roll 1d10 if you want to carry on)

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>2676688
Crawl to the control station, grabbing the catwalk with all four limbs. Ma' Anon didn't raise no quitters!

>>2676697
Oh fuck

>>2676656
Fugg, you're right.
>>2676688
We killed a lot of people, I'm not sure Marie should be put in danger for an USB stick

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>>2676697
>Rolled 1 (1d10)

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>2676697
Oh fuck oh fuck, ENGAGE DAMAGE CONTROL PROTOCOL.

please god of rng save us

>>2676697
God DAMMIT ANON

We need to ensure this bad luck dies with us.

>>2676703
Well at least if we crawl we shouldn't just fall down, right? Right?

Rolled 4 (1d10)

ENGAGE EMERGENCY BONUS ROLLS, WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AT THIS POINT, BRING ON THE TENS

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WE NEED A 10 GUYS

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>2676688

Dice gods please

>>2676697
NBS really is back

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>>2676697
>Rolled 1
The catwalk falls and distorts again and again. You try your best to hold unto the railing.

Crawling against the unpleasantly warm steel grate, you push yourself toward the light which seems to get farther away the more you move.

Until

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>>2676758

>>2676758
That's not crawling Ceg
If I have any excuse it's that I wanted us to crawl, because you can't fall if you're already lying down.

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>>2676775
Should've rolled better. This one's on you my man.

>>2676781

Tumbling down!

Literally

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You already have been here a couple of times.

Maybe it's time to go home. But nobody is ever home.

The park being this calm is soothing though. You could also stay here and watch the sunset. Weren't you the one who liked sunsets?

What do you think we should do?

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>>2676832
stop third impact

>>2676842
and it's as simple as that

Okay, stop wasting precious time, get up on your feet and start looking for someone. First get home to see if the other Eileen is there. If not, we should go to Rachel's

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>>2676832
>>2676883
Boy do I have a bad feeling about this.

Lets try to go home.

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>>2676939
>>2676989
How about swimming instead? There's a swimming pool nearby. I'm sure there's no one there this late.

>>2677026
Swimming. Like Anna? Maybe she'll be here?

>>2677026
>>2677048
If Anna's not around due to horrible horrible testing, I'm sure Florence would love to get some sun.
Wait, does she actually know how to swim? Maybe we could make an evening out of teaching her.

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>>2677048
>>2677087
Anna? Why Anna?

Do you like her?

>>2677134
Why wouldn't I?

>>2677134
Who doesn't?

>>2677137
>>2677163
Reminder that Anna 420noscoped Eileen a while back.

>>2677190
It's supposed to be a prodding question, that leads to us talking about her relationship with Annie.

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Geez, you're awfully quiet. Usually you can't stop talking. Alright, I'll talk instead.

I don't really like Anna. She's pissy, arrogant and tries way too hard to be someone she's not. She can't stop talking about every single one of her achievements, like anyone else but her cares. Rachel isn't that much better in that sense. I guess they both were a match made in heaven, right?

I wish that angel got her when it exploded above HQ.

>>2677249
We can't really change the past.

You know as well as anyone that it itc could have been any sort of a hundred different ways.

But it wasn't. We just have to deal with it.

Honestly though, I always wanted there to just be one of you.

>>2677249
Also, did we really need to take our clothes off to go for a swim?

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>>2677249
Anna has a lot riding on her. If she boasts its to keep herself propped up under the pressure.

I think you're acting a bit jealous.

>>2677268
>Honestly though, I always wanted there to just be one of you.
>mfw

>>2677249
I don't really see what wrong with trying hard, maybe all she needs is to figure out a direction she's more comfortable with.
Maybe you could talk to her about the one day.
In the end it's good to have people who care on your side isn't it?

>>2677317
OOC: I'll be very honest, I these two got so insufferable after they had their little split. I just want my single germophobe daughter back.

>>2677329
On the one hand, getting her to hate us might preserve her soul a little longer while we're joyriding in her body, but I'd also like to avoid her hating us forever.

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>>2677268
That's a lame response. Of course we can't change the past. Of course we have to deal with it.

>Honestly though, I always wanted there to just be one of you.
There always was just one of me, and one of her. Spending time alone here made me realize that.

Be yourself, become somebody else. What a load of crap. I always was. YOU wanted me to change.

>>2677297
Why? Does it bother you? It's not my body. It's not yours either. I could rip every nail, hurt it all I want it wouldn't change a thing.

It's only a cage holding us back.

>>2677324
I don't want to talk with her. Or anyone else in that place. You're all the same. Carl got that ride at least, as much of tool he was.

>In the end it's good to have people who care on your side isn't it?
Don't you get it? No one is on my side. We're all on yours. While you try to fix everything. It's all so tiresome.

Alright, here's a question:

Why did you cheat on your girlfriend?

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>>2677377
>Why did you cheat on your girlfriend?

Cause we're a horny idiot and consistently make bad decisions about our interpersonal relationships?

>>2677389
This Major certainly isn't wrong.

>>2677377
You were always yourself, but at the same time you never accepted anyone else but yourself. You wrapped yourself up in this idea of individuality, without thinking that there were people around you that did want more to do with you.

I never wanted to throw you away for her, nor for the others to become so distant. I recognize that as my greatest mistake. For what it's worth, I am sorry for never trying harder to understand your circumstance, Eileen. Or maybe, not really trying at all.

As for what happened with CAG...that's another mistake I have come to regret. Rachel was someone I care about and so was Ophelia. In the end it was something I couldn't really decide on, and I thought I could please both parties involved.

It's funny though, considering this was my modus operandi for the majority of our little time at Nerv. Trying to be friends with everyone and becoming the ally of none. The only question is, what do we do about it now?

>>2677411
OOC: Sorry, Ceg, I meant Sophie not Ophelia there. My mistake.

>>2677377
To err is human
Better question is why is man so weak to temptation, or is it just me

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https://youtu.be/WCwf9Ay7XVA

>>2677411
How can you say this? I never could have accepted myself, You never let me!

You immediately discarded me as a copy, then advised me to do something out of myself. But now I know I wasn't and I didn't need to.

>The only question is, what do we do about it now?
I don't know. You're the idea guy. Find your own solutions.

>>2677389
>>2677401
>>2677430
You're saying this was a spur of the moment thing? You're boring me. I hoped it would've been some kind of secret romance. But no, it's boring adults doing boring adult stuff.

Humans are boring.

Well, I don't want to go back in that body. You can keep it. Grope it all you want, like the disgusting man you have been so far. Me? I should go back where I belong.

>>2677485
If that's what you want. We'll miss you, y'know. I think some of them might too.

>>2677485
I know I made mistakes in the past, but I didn't want you to be the one to suffer for them. I realize that now, even if it is too late.

Eileen, I am sorry. For everything.

You are right, I am a selfish and disgusting man, but I would have never thought of you like this on a whim. I only regret it now because I never really knew how bad it could have been.

If you want to give on someone, then give up on me. But don't give up on yourself if it means that you'll go back to that place again. If it means anything, I do want to help you, at least one last time.

Just, take my hand.

>>2677485
https://youtu.be/jC1vtG3oyqg

I know I might be a schizo asshat, but I DO care about you, and I don't want you to disappear. I know your sister doesn't either.

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>>2677504
>We'll miss you, y'know. I think some of them might too.
I doubt it. Carl might miss me, but I think he'll miss that body you wear more than the actual me.

>>2677531
I don't care, she not my sister. Maybe she's not real either. Maybe the real Eileen died back then.

>>2677506
See? You're still trying to fix everything. Talk things out. Every time that's what you do, without fault.

You're the most boring of them all. No bite, no bark.

>>2677485
>I should go back where I belong.
You belong here with people who love you, whether know it or not.
Sure we may not be the best at showing it but we do love you

This is almost as depressing and confusing as an actual Evangelion finale.

>>2677560
>grab her hand
This is no time to be edgy. She's real, and you're real, no matter if you're the same as the old Eileen or not. There's no objective reality, all that you need to be real is for someone to believe you're real. And dammit girl, as crazy as we are, you're real to us.

>>2677584
>This

Even if you've given up then it doesn't I won't. I've sat on the sidelines shouting and talking while good men and women died doing as I told them.

David and Florence are both dead because of what I asked of them. And I could do nothing for them afterwards, but I am not losing anyone else here.

Not anymore.

>>2677560
You know what? Fine. You want to fuck off, go right ahead. I need to get back to trying to keep humanity alive, even if for only a few months more. I don't have the time to waste talking to you.

>>2677560
Now you're just begging for attention. You might not know it but you're trying to make people feel bad so they care about you.
Don't act so high and mighty, you're no better or worse than the rest of us.

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>>2677562
Love doesn't matter! None of this does!

Even your big plan ends with everyone you love dying! Is this what you're going to say to them once it happens? That it mattered because they were close to their loved ones?

That's bullshit! You know it!

>>2677584
>>2677593
Don't touch me! You're as weak as everyone else here. Like Carl, like Eileen, like everyone who died! And now you're trying to guilt trip me with their memories!

You _make me sick!_

>>2677594
>>2677613
_Excuse me?_ Begging for attention?! You're the- I've been here all-

I-I don't need you either! I don't need anyone! Go _save_ the world, see if you can sweet talk everyone into falling in line.

I'm done with you!

>>2677645
oh fuck

>>2677645
Well we're fucked.

>>2677645
You see that? All of that anger and resentment you have there Eileen? You're lying to yourself, even now.

If you didn't care, if you really didn't want to have anything to do with me, you would have walked away the moment we saw each other here. But you didn't, and even now you aren't going to walk away.

Face it, you don't want to go to that place. You're in denial over what you want because you still care. You are enough to tell me off, you care enough to show me what you wanted, and who you really are beneath it all.

Eileen, please, don't do this, I know you're stronger than this. And if I am wrong, then take me with you. Because at least there, I know I will have a lot of time to make it up to you.

>>2677645
don't push away the people who care, please

>Love doesn't matter! None of this does!
It always matters, if it didn't i wouldn't be trying to convince you

>You _make me sick!_
Eileen don't

>I'm done with you!
No...please
Goddamn it Ceg why are you making me feel

Just for once can we just admit that we don't know shit about anything or anyone?

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Yes. Yes! That's what I've been telling you!

...

Yeah I think she's one of them pilots. N-no! I told you, I have no fucking idea how she got here!

...

Yes! Right in front of the of MAGI control room!

...

H-how should I know? Just send someone to pick her up for Christ's sake!

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You are here

>>2677814
i wanna go back

>>2677823
>Rebuild of Nerv Bridge Simulator

>>2677823
Nope. It's too late.

>>2677814
Yeah. Let us all come together friends. For one final song.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DQY32VGnRK4

>>2677823
>>2677832
I swear to god I'll do it, I'll steal this quest with no survivors.

>>2677832
Don't worry anon, it'll happen soon enough.

Rebuild of Nerv Bridge Simulator 1.11 (You) Cannot Escape

>>2677844
meant to finish with "coming to a thread near you."

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As if I'd let you guys have another go at this.

>>2677853
The Rebuilds will be different.

The Major will captain a giant space battleship built on the skeleton of a whale angel and powered by Eva Unit 01.

If we get to redo this can there be lewd lolis all over the place, asking for a friend.

>>2677861
Writing this down, you dun goofed this time ceg

>>2677853
Through our successes and remembrance, we laughed.

Through our failures and mistakes, we cried.

It wouldn't be the same if we did it again.

Please Ceg, don't rebuild this like Anno did.

>>2677867
Hey, Rebuild of Nerve Bridge Simulator was my idea first, I even have five arcs planned out. Read: named.

>>2677853
cegremo please our daughterus deserve better

>>2677893
>our daughterus deserve better

They did. From us. Now it's too late.

>>2677900
stop making it hurt

>>2677893
No, we deserve this. After all of our screw ups, it is the only thing that we deserve.

>>2677910
It's too late anon.

We could have told the captain of the bombers to not nuke Eileen and David.

We could have stopped the idiots from telling David to attack the worm angel.

We could have stopped Eileen from going through an identity crisis.

We could have been nicer to Carl.

We could have stayed loyal to Sophie

We could have had a plan that didn't get Florence killed.

We could have just tried to be a closer person to these kids.

But we didn't. We reap, what we sow anon.

>>2677925
I wasn't talking about us anon

>>2677910
>>2677925
>>2677900
>>2677893
Don't worry, the Major will be back, with a wacky bishounen new assistant, in Rebuild of Nerv Bridge Simulator!

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Action stations. Actions stations. Condition-1 has been set throughout the Geofront. All non-combat personnel are to evacuate immediately. This is not a drill. I repeat- Action Stations.[...]

"She barely responsive! And you want to put her inside an Eva?!"

"Stay back, Doc. Our orders come from the Chief of Tactical Operations. We're cleared to--"

The whole complex shakes. Through the fogginess of you mind your perceive that a silhouette in a white coat fell to the ground.

"CP this is Sec2 03. We've secured the Third Child. On our way to Eva 01 cage."

You'll have to go the way around Block C, Block A and B have been completely destroyed by Eva Unit 03.

"What? Are you sure?"

Yes. Damage reports are still coming in. You better hurry, Eva 03 is coming your way."

"Shit!"

"You heard CP. Move out!"

You feel being lifted up. You feel being carried through corridors. What is going on? The constant alarms blaring is hurting your head. Every now and then the men carrying stops as the walls and ground shake, then resume their wild run once it's over.

"Give her here. No time for the plugsuit, we'll hook her up directly in the Entry Plug."

"Aren't you going to wake her up?"

"Once she's in the plug, not before."

[...]

Again, that smell. That pungent, disgusting LCL smell.

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Thanks for playing! I'll keep you update on when the next session will take place.

See you soon.

>>2677977
thanks for the run Ceg

>>2677977
What's the ETA on that rebuild?

>>2677977
what about that other thing ceg.

That thing that got postponed?

>>2677992
When Ouro get both his internet back and the time to run.

>>2677989
Never ever.

>>2677977
Thanks Ceg. I am so happy to witness the end, and what a long ride it has been.

>>2677977

Thanks for running

>>2677377
>>2677485
>>2677560
>>2677645
I would say something about anons' shit interpersonal skills, but the truth is I don't understand Eileen as well.

>>2677962
Sooooooo. The soul in Eileen's body was Eva 03, and now we have to pilot Eva 01 to kill her?

>>2677997
>Never ever
How about Nerv Bridge Simulator: Death and Rebirth?

Shit, it's been so long since the last thread I can't even remember anything about Eileen besides her splitting in two. Also who did we cheat on? I thought the only girl we slept with was Rachel?

>>2697491
If I recall, we got it on with Sophie just before shit went down.