Hobbies

[brought_it_back]

[Eva has been released from medical care and supervision-with orders to relax, avoid stress, and most of all to not touch the Albatross. And she's still not getting her weapons back. But for the girl who's constantly exercising, practicing at the shooting range, or trying some simulator mission, the first of those orders is the most problematic.

She can be found in the hangar, wearing her usual civilian clothes-a short skirt and a chinese-looking sleeveless top. There, Eva sits across from the Albatross, 'BE THOU AFRAID' displayed in baroque letters on its forehead. She sits there, and watches, and waits.

And waits.

And waits.]

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[herodrawing]

Hello? Eva?

[Izuru glances at Albatross's head. What the heck is up with that?]

What are you doing?

[brought_it_back]

Waiting.

I am supposed to 'take it easy' for a few weeks.

[herodrawing]

So you're grounded?

I guess it's time to do other stuff then. You can't pilot, but you can at least relax for a while, right?

[brought_it_back]

...My job is how I relax.

[herodrawing]

R...eally?

You don't have hobbies or anything like that?

[break_the_nine]

[And Eva will find herself poked with a stick. While she was waiting Leos had apparently took it upon himself to just prod at her from time to time to see if she had apparently shut down.]

[brought_it_back]

[On the twentieth or so poke he gets a response.]

...That is very annoying.

[break_the_nine]

That's how I feel about you being around - except in my case the stick feels like its jabbing my eye.

[And here's poke twenty one.]

You're a very boring person you know.

[brought_it_back]

There are many worse flaws to have.

[Poked.]

I would appreciate it if you would stop that.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

Hi...How are you?

[Hopefully better than last time they'd met, at least.]

[brought_it_back]

...Improving.

[Eva remains seated on her box.]

I haven't...seen anything that isn't there. I think.

[itbelongsinamuseum]

That's reassuring, at least. But why are you sitting out here like that?

[brought_it_back]

I am waiting for my period of medical leave to end.

[cloningblues]

Are you waiting for someone?

[brought_it_back]

Is someone supposed to come?

[cloningblues]

I don't know. That's why I'm asking you.

[brought_it_back]

I don't think they are.

I am waiting for my period of medical leave to end.

[dolorous_sensei]

What are you doing?

[brought_it_back]

...Waiting.

[dolorous_sensei]

For the inevitable that awaits us all at the end?

[brought_it_back]

...No.

[broken_puppet]

Are you on standby at the moment? Shouldn't you be more actively involved in training otherwise?

[brought_it_back]

No, I am on medical leave, and am currently barred from handling weapons systems.

[broken_puppet]

Medical leave? You don't seem to have any incapacitating injuries. Anyways could you not simply work on conditioning or basic soldiering skills that do not require access to weapons systems? I am certain you could find a sparring partner for hand to hand training.

[brought_it_back]

It is a psychological matter. The doctor was adamant that I 'take it easy', over my own objections. Additionally, there is the risk that I hallucinate again, and as a result maim or cripple my partner.

...You are the Isurugi test pilot, yes?