BREAK THE FOUNDATION AND AWAKEN THE TURMOIL

As much as like seeing all these old world items currently there're just cars I want to see the books as that’s the thing I want to bid on and it'll be hours before they get to the ancient world artefacts. Asuka doesn't look bored though she seems to be enjoying herself maybe because the lot after this is old world motorbikes.

Wait I should tell that joke I wanted to tell her it in the limo up here as I was asking Mari and Shinji what kind of jokes she likes as I have no idea they both said the same thing which is jokes with a dark sense of humour and I read a really good German one online today. Rei sat up slightly. "Hey Asuka."

Asuka turned slightly. "Yes." Rei paused keeping her voice low as not disrupt the binding which was for some kind of sports car and getting very high. "I heard this joke you might like." She paused watching as Asuka smiled at her. "Okay so the judge says to the accused, you are accused of having driven your neighbours into the forest with curse words and there beaten them quite horribly. Didn't you go a little far, defendant?"

Her smile widened. "His answer is, yes, that's right, your Honour, I should have done it earlier in the meadow." She paused seeing Asuka stare at her for a moment only for her to suddenly burst in to laugher, which was loud enough to cause both Claude and Nicolai to turn in surprise as Asuka banged her number on the table.

Rosetta turned sharply the shock in her face. "That was a terrible joke, how could you say something like that it's so messed up?" Rei eyed her. "Oh please it was for Asuka not you." Asuka raised her number higher pointing it at Rosetta as she carried on sniggering. "It's not our fault you and your friends don't get black comedy."

The auctioneer's loud voice suddenly hit the air. "I take Langley's bid currently standing at English sterling of thirty four million for this mint condition Lotus Elan 1600 S1 convertible, which has an ultra-rare and still has a working petrol engine!"

Asuka turned sharply feeling the colour drain from her face, as she quickly lowered her sign hearing the auctioneer speak again. "Do I have any higher or do I close at thirty four?" He paused. "Is that final?" Asuka breathed in as a voice she recognised hit the air as a bidding sign came up. "I bid thirty six on my father's behalf!"

She breathed seeing the prime minister's son Ryo with his sister Miki three tables away, as much as she hated the little bastard she was grateful for this because she would rather put money on a classic motorbike shell or parts than a sports car. "Oh that was so close and here I was thinking I'd have to give that to Kaji."

Rei watched as the hammer came down as Ryo bid was successful. "He's not into those anymore his most recent car is a Rolls Royce Phantom Seven." Asuka took a long sip of her lager bottle before turning to her. "Oh yeah he drove me up to hotel in that really comfortable."

Rei felt a smile form as she was given another-hot sake by the waiter who moved to the other tables handing drinks and food out. "Yeah it's a great car, he had it custom made in Britain and had it shipped here plus he drives better than Misato."

Rei breathed in deeply sipping her pottery cup. "Everyone drives better than Misato." She pressed the table's panel bringing up the hologram which listed the items. "Two more cars to go and then they're bringing up the old world motorbikes followed by ancient history."

Asuka eyed the list. "Finally something I want to spend my savings on." She turned to the other woman speaking gently. "You know if you want something just say, I don't mind buying it." Rei pressed the desk panel watching as the hologram dropped as she put her hand on Asuka's. "Its fine Asuka you don't have to buy me anything." Asuka felt a toothy grin form. "I know but if you want something just say." Rei looked at her for a long moment. "Okay."

She looked down slightly clearly they needed to talk about this sometime because as much as she liked Asuka's gift she just got a feeling her gut that was pushing this like maybe Asuka was desperate in some way to please her or afraid to lose her and was spoiling her just like she did with her cat Erika.

Yet she didn't have to do any off this as she loved her regardless and didn't care about her money or wealth she loved her for her company but this topic could wait for tonight right now she wanted to enjoy the evening together.

8

Christopher moved toward the room watching as Achika followed pulling her blade free as he pressed the code to the door which they'd been given it was clear of guards as she'd said it would be and this room had the central server as well which was important as they fully intended to wipe it and destroy it's information and cut out its camera's which were all recording and also take out the alarm system so when they broke into the auction room bellow they wouldn't go off even if the celebrities and staff pressed them.

Yes some could hack the inner com but he doubted any would get that far as they'd have killed the guards by that point and surrounded the room but this was one of the hardest parts he tapped on the door changing his tone as it switched to green and the bolts on the other side came free. "Hello I brought you some refreshments from down stairs."

A male voice hit the air both people inside were clearly they were unaware that anything was amiss as Akane contact working outside was still hacking their feed and switching old camera footage so they couldn't see them outside the doors. "Hey bring them though, we are starving!"

Christopher pulled out his gun eyeing his sister. "You get the one on the right I get the one on the left." He watched as she nodded as he sneered as he opened the door seeing the woman closest turn as the man at the other desk turned looking at him in confusion as she spoke. "What is this are you the entertainment?!" Christopher pulled up his hand gun as he smirked. "Well I guess you could say we are lady."

He pulled it watching as the blood spattered across the console as his sister vaulted grabbing the guy smashing him to the desk as she raised her surgical blade to his face keeping him in place as her brother grabbed the dead woman pulling her out of the chair as he put his baseball bat and gun away ignoring the bloody screen as he started to type he eyed the man his sister was holding down. "Okay little piggy unless you want my sister to make you squeal how's about you tell me which camera will show me Asuka Langley or I'll kill you?"

The man's eyes darted as he spoke in terror. "It's F45!" Christopher smiled as he typed watching as it came up on the holographic screen. "Okay she’s located near the B exit door." He turned to the men and women looking in. "Go to the B exit and block it I don't want her leaving and Pharaoh's orders have not changed you don't touch Rei Ayanami! She has to leave here alive today its Langley we want no one else, so don't touch her or we will make an enemy out of Gendo."

He paused pulling out a data card which was black and red shoving it in to the slot as he watched it download. "Well lets gets this fucking party started shall we?" He watched as the data card turned red as it got ready to let out a special pulse that would take out everything and fry it internally. "You see this toy it's going to rock your miserable little world."

He watched as it went off causing sparks to fly as the desk went dead followed by ever camera dying all at once as the huge server panels went dead meaning that the backup would no longer exist he pulled out the card looking at it as he put his foot on the dead desk. "Well that your commutation gone to the outside world and your ability to send out alarms so I guess job done." He paused eyeing his sister. "You can kill him now." The man turned in horror as Achika pulled his head up. "But you said you weren't going to kill me!"

Christopher eased up his cigarette lighting it with a Zippo lighter. "No my friend I said I wasn't going to kill you but I won't deny my sister the pleasure or fun of killing you since I killed your friend it just wouldn't be fair."

He watched as the man was slammed back first on the desk. "Personally you'll wish I had killed you because her method is way worse." Achika eased up the blade keeping the guy locked in place. "Large intestine or small intestine, which would you prefer to see?"

She eyed his stomach area. "Let's go for both shall we." Christopher watched as the dagger went in and the screaming started followed by blood spilling all over the floor followed by part of the man's guts falling out as he started to shake in shock as she let go watching him hit the floor on his side. Achika breathed in, in annoyance as she pulled out her cloth wiping the blood from her hands and blade. "I hate it when they go into shock like that its utterly pathetic."

She eyed her grandmother's men and women who were backing up though she kept her eye on one which was Alessandro as they would both have plans for him after this mission that was amusing that he didn't screw up all by himself which was very possible. "I give him less than an hour I severed his larger intestine inside so he won't get a twenty four hour window instead his own guts will poison him." She eyed her blade. "Funny how such a small thing can save and kill with such elegant beauty and to think I used to waste my talents on saving people in surgery."

8

Mari walked the long corridor of the Arcade which housed the very expensive and luxury shops from all over the world which reminded her of Bond Street and Piccadilly where Harrods of London was which was a place as a young broke teen she could only look at but never go in to it.

She stopped by the Luxury sex shop which was called Sérénité Céleste which in French meant Heavenly Serenity which had a pure black front and gold writing. She had been wanting to go in here for a while but had not had the chance she moved forward seeing the sensor rise for her to place her Nerv ID card up against as just like the other four shops like this scattered around the Arcade this one also didn't allow underage customers.

She moved her card across watching as the sensor went green and the electric doors opened as an electronic voice spoke. "Welcome Mari Makinami Illustrious." She felt a wide smirk form oh she just had to drag the others in here sometime just for the fun off it.

She walked inside seeing all male and female Nerv staff shopping around all looking like they were having fun as this shop was geared heavily towards both genders and had toys and items for both as well as gay toys for both sexes it was wall to wall of fun. She liked toys she wasn't a prude to admit it and she'd try anything new as she enjoyed that sort of thing either alone or with someone else, though other person being a woman was no longer private or hidden anymore everyone knew.

She turned in surprise catching sight of not the thing she had been looking for but something else as on a stand in the middle of the room where six strange plug suit like outfits three male and female but they weren't plug suits more meant to look like them as thought they had bottom parts which looked the same the upper half almost down to the lower waist part was clear and see through and had a metal parts to mimic the sensors though there were more than normal as there were four either side and the words test on the upper chest.

The lower arm part was clear while the upper part was normal and it had metal parts on the arms and the male and female mannequins even wore huge interface clips that were decorative and these were in their colours though it was showing on hologram screen that there were many other colours for both suits and clips. She moved closer watching as a male shop assistant who was well dressed and in black came towards her smiling as he spoke. "Can I help you Makinami?"

Mari felt her smile widen. "Are these licenses by Nerv?" The shop keep nodded calmly. "Yes there were recently licensed by us and two other shops similar to ours in a nationwide chain, we were only allowed them under the condition that they didn't look like real plug suits like what you wear and were more obvious imitation."

He paused. "I do hope this does not offend you." Mari suddenly leaned over. "Hardly in fact I want to buy one." She turned pointing at the pink one. "Namely that one in my size made to order." She paused ignoring his and the other female assistants surprise. "Do the sensors do anything?"

The other assistant suddenly came forward smiling. "Yes sex toys can fit to the lower parts on the suits of both genders and the four ports on the front have vibration sensors which can be felt in either the whole suit or one area and controlled by the wrist control. The clients that have brought it have been very pleased." She paused before speaking. "If you come to our back desk we can help you go through the finer details and have your item made to order."

The other assistant looked at her. "Was there anything else you wanted to buy?" Mari eased up her hand adjusting her glasses. "Yes as a matter of fact there is you wouldn't happen to have one of those kinky leather collars with a leather chain would you?"

The man turned as they started to walk towards the other desk. "Yes we have plenty made to of the best quality is it for you?" Mari adjusted her shirt. "No it's for my little sister so I need it in her neck size just super tight it's a surprise for her and her girlfriend, you can access that info right?" The man turned slightly. "Yes we can do that Nerv gave us the data base sizes for all staff and pilots though we are not allowed anything other than that for security reasons."

Mari gave them their credit card and ID card as they began to access the database getting her size readings as they brought up the hologram section so she could choose her extra's which she began to do not caring as the euro price carried on rising as she added all metal parts for each sexual female attachments which were add-ons and the vibration sensors throughout along with the colour. She turned seeing the final price turn to British pounds. "Okay done."

She turned only to feel all her pleasure instant leave as she realized Maya was heading right towards the desk with something in hand the smaller woman stopped looking at her in surprise. Mari turned just in time to see the male assistant show her three collars as he spoke. "Which one would you like, these are our finest product they come in any colour?"

Maya lowered her item looking at Mari feeling the really awkward silence in the air as it was clear in Mari's face that she had no idea what to say to her and was almost looking for an escape route which was so unlike her as she was normally always so confident.

She turned realizing it had to be her who spoke first since they had not spoken since the battle some days ago and the reason she had been so mad today was because the words Mari had said about her treating the same as Ritsuko had treated her just wouldn't leave her mind along with the gift because the reality was she missed her old cat cushion and who she was when she'd had it and now she was being reminded all over again.

The reality was that, that was why she is in this shop now buying a new sex toy with more speeds just to get rid of the pent up frustration since she had never cared for VR dating simulations and saw them as unrealistic. She breathed in finally finding her voice as she spoke. "I would pick the second one."

Mari let out the breath she'd been holding as she eyed the collar there was no denying it was probably the right choice she eyed the assistant. "That one, have it made in dark brown leather complete with leather chain and have it sent to Rei Ayanami's mail box here at Nerv." She turned putting her credit card in the slot. "Take it off my card."

She pulled it out putting it away as she turned back to Maya eyeing the item in her hand as she spoke knowing her voice was filled with uncertainty. "You know that's not best model you should buy the one up from it, it has more speeds."

Maya lowered the item as she looked up at Mari well at least the other woman was not in a bad mood anymore. "You've tried it?" Mari nodded calmly. "Yes." Maya shifted slightly. "Look I think we got on off the wrong foot a couple of days ago and I wanted to put it right." Mari looked down slightly turning serious as she spoke. "No I think it's fair to say that maybe I should know better, you said no and I carried on pursuing you after all no means no."

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Maya looked up slightly that was not the response she had been expecting from Mari. "Look how's about I just get the better item you just told me about and we go have a coffee together, it's not a date or anything like that I just want to sit and talk, you know just maybe get to know you. Because the truth is that I don't know you in the way I know Asuka and there was something that you said that has played on my mind for some time now."

Mari blinked in surprise okay now she really felt out of her element she had fully expected this to be just a formal talk and nothing more and now she felt really nervous. "Okay I guess a coffee wouldn't hurt."

8

Asuka breathed in as the motorbike was shifted off the stand another Harley Davidson which she had no interest in she wanted a piece of BMW or Honda part she'd go for a wheel or a tank right now.

She looked up as the sudden sound of what sounded like guns firing hit the air she clearly wasn't the only one to hear it as other celebrities were hearing it as well as waiting staff she felt her good eye dart why did suddenly have a sinking feeling in her stomach. She turned slowly only to watch as every door was suddenly smashed open causing screams of commotion all around her as men and women dressed in black moved inside militarily guns raised.

Her hand was on her gun inside her suit as she watched a man dressed differently from the others appeared who had a steal baseball bat over his shoulder as the screaming and panicking started he raised his hand gun over his head firing it as he shouted out. "How's about you all fucking hit the decks right now!"

She didn't think as she grabbed Rei not thinking as she pulled her down as everyone hit the floor on their knees the panic in their faces how had they verfickte gotten in here? This building was meant to be terrorist proof the alarm should have sounded shouldn't it?

She turned looking at Rei who was pulling the hand gun she had brought out from under her long dress, clearly she had brought it and she wasn't the only one she could see other celebrates pulling out hand guns but hiding them.

Christopher turned eyeing every single person who was now in the floor hands over there head he smirked as he walked forward seeing his sister hanging back. "Well, well isn't this a swell party your all having here?" He turned as the auctioneer slowly stood up speaking in a shaky voice. "Take what you want we won't stop you!"

Christopher eyed him. "Now what makes you think I care about any of your wealthy shit?" The auctioneer eyed him in confusion. "That's why you're here is it not to steal the Greek and Roman and ancient Japanese's artefacts since there worth billions."

Christopher laughed as he turned to one of the woman opposite dressed in black. "Could you please do me a favour and shoot that guy? I'd do it myself but I'm not in the mood." He turned as the woman turned raising her M400 firing it causing blood to fly through the air as the man was hit in the chest causing him to smash against the auction desk going limp as the hologram screen behind carried in playing.

Christopher turned enjoying the fear as it spread over the faces. "Well I hope this is clear enough for you boys and girls I don't care about your expensive shit!" He didn't think as he swung the bat knocking over the nearest table as he put his gun away. "So now that we've established that I am going to tell you what I want and you're going to give it to me."

He paused swinging the bat. "If you don't I'm going to kill you all one by one…." Antonio stood up slightly as he spoke. "What is it you want?" Christopher felt his smile widen. "I want Asuka Langley Soryu on her knees right in front of me with in the next few minutes or I'm going to fucking kill all of you!"

He moved forward leaning on another table. "I know she's here among you all you can't miss her she can't speak proper Japanese and curses in German and has real bad broken English along with long red hair and a patched left eye and is always in a foul mood."

He grabbed a chair seating himself as put his foot on the table. "Is this ringing any bells for you boys and girls? Or should I illiterate further?" He slammed the bat down hard on the table. "Likes to fuck men and women and is currently fucking Gendo's daughter." He paused raising the bat. "Come on now I'm sure one of you high class fucks will be happy to hand her over to me."

8

Maya watched as Mari sat down though she still looked nervous and uncertain as she sat down in the special British café which mirrored a Victorian coffee house was on the fourteenth floor the truth was she'd come here hoping that it might calm Mari down because she was so on edge.

She paused as a special cake stand was placed in the middle of the table with cakes on it of all sorts as she'd ordered a sweet platter which was cakes and traditional British tea something called earl grey for two. She turned to Mari who still looked unsure of herself. "So what are these cakes?"

Mari turned as her tea cup was filled by the waitress who was dressed as a Victorian maid as she eyed the levels as the maid left. "The top is scones with jam and clotted cream." She eyed the second level. "Victoria sponge slices." She eyed the third level. "I think that's Eccles cake but I've never tried it."

Maya eyed the cakes. "Really I thought you had café's like this all over Britain." Mari burst out laughing before she could stop herself causing both maids who were moving between the tables to look up she smashed her fist on the table stopping her own laugher as she eyed both maids who looked unimpressed.

She watched as one pointed to a sign which read something along the lines of manners and good behaviour from both ladies and gentleman. "Sorry really funny joke." She turned back to Maya who still looked confused. "The truth is we don't have cafes like this all over in Britain they're just in special tourist areas.

Maya looked around her. "Oh I'm sorry I thought this was common we can go somewhere else if you'd like." Mari shook her head. "No its fine never tried this even at home, the crummy café I used to live near in London just sold awful tea and sloppy English breakfast." Maya look some cake from the stand. "Have you ever met the Queen?"

Mari took a bite of sponge cake. "You mean Queen Diana who is married to Duke James, no never met them though I've done the royal parade many times in my Evangelion, never had a royal invite though. Also they don't give knighthood to celebrities only to people who are truly brave and save lives in acts of pure courage and its open to any class."

Maya drank some of her tea. "So you've never wanted to be invited?" Mari breathed in deeply. "You know to be honest I was never into all that elite stuff." She paused. "I probably wouldn't fit in anyway."

Maya breathed easing out her phone as she brought up a picture on it so Mari could see it. "I was digging through the British achieves and I found this off you." She turned her phone so Mari could see it. "It's you and Marcus but I didn't realize you were so different then and during that fight that pilot Joshua was calling you fat and it was so unkind Marcus wrote about this issues but never in full detail."

Mari eyed the image which was her some years back when she'd been over weight not long after coming onto the Evangelion program. She had always known this was going to come up she had been ready for it and maybe it was better that it was Maya and not anyone else. "After my mother died and I started stealing and hacking I used to eat badly I gained a lot of weight."

She eyed the image which was her opposite Marcus who had an arm around her. "Joshua was military he hated the idea of me even being on the program as he felt he was trained and should be the Evangelion pilot, he was openly gay and I hated him for that because I was jealous that I couldn't be as open as he was.

At every turn though he tried to humiliate me called me fat and stupid, it was hard because Marcus knew I couldn't function the simulation chairs, unless I dropped my weight to a healthy size to fit in them but he never gave up on me, he always looks out for me and still does but he won't fix my messes he believes I should fix them myself, I finally dropped the weight but it was hard I had been accustomed to eating bad things."

Maya eyed the picture. "Why were you overeating?” Mari looked at the picture again. "It was after my mother death I just got in to eating and drinking because I was so deeply depressed, I managed to give up the food but drink still haunts me."

She moved her fingers over the pictures of herself which she had in a private photo album in her apartment. "I hated how it had turned out and I kept having nightmares about seeing my mother's severed head after I saw her body in the morgue, eating and drinking became like a comfort from the intense inner pain."

Maya looked at the other woman for a long moment seeing that the front had now fallen completely and she was in fact talking to the real Mari and she came across much older than her true age. "How did you and Marcus meet I mean you've never talked about it to me."

Mari looked down slightly gods it was strange to have the memory of London's base fly through her mind she could remember the dark and damp walls of the torture room so clearly. "Marcus was the first person who was ever truly kind to me."

London's Bethany Nerv base many years ago

It's just a matter of time now, I know it I feel it in my body I can't take much more of this, everything hurts and I'm so hungry and so tired the beatings are five times daily now along with the constant name calling I can't even see my attackers I've been blind for almost three days now and I can only feel around for things. It won't be long now though I know it I just want them to get it fucking over with!

Maybe this time when they water board me I'll pass out and never wake up and somehow it will be bliss maybe I'm just letting this carry on because I want them to kill me, I mean I have nothing so why should I care for being in the land of the living?

Mari felt the pain as a fist collided with her stomach causing her to hit the cold floor of the room she coughed trying not to be sick as the woman's voice spoke behind her. "Are you we really going to do this shit again you fat little fucking geek?!” Mari didn't answer she turned seeing the looming shadow she groaned closing her eyes not bothering to answer since they would hit her regardless of a right or wrong answer.

Her hair was suddenly grabbed as she was pulled to her knees as a man spoke opposite. "This could all be over with if you just fucking tell us who your leader is and what fucking hacking ring you're part of!" Mari felt a coy smile form as she spoke coldly despite how weak her voice was. "Yeah but then I miss the sounds of your voices you fucking wankers."

She was pulled up and slammed against the table as the man spoke again his voice filled with rage. "You know what fuck this shit! How's about I just kill you right now you I mean we've been at this for three days now?" Mari looked at his blurry shadow. "Go ahead you piece of shit…"

She watched as his shadowy hand raised she felt her eyes close waiting for that welcoming death blow only for a bellowing voice to hit the air. "Stand down!" The next moments caused pain as she was released causing her to fall of the table and hit the hard floor though she didn't move she had no energy to as the woman's voice came again. "But general sir…we are so close to a confession." The voice came again. "Regardless you're both dismissed."

Mari could hear the door as it was closed she looked up seeing the large shadowy figure coming towards her stopping next to her as his voice spoke again but this time calmer. "Marian is it or do you prefer Mari?"

Mari didn't speak she slowly shifted her gaze to the floor hearing the voice speak again as the figure moved picking up something close by it was probably a gun, this man had come to finish the job, maybe make her death humane. The footsteps came again she felt a large hand placed itself very gently on her collar as she was sat up right as the voice came again even gentler. "That's a nice pair of red glasses you really shouldn't be without them."

Mari felt his hand move towards her face she grabbed it in panic only for his voice to come again. "Hey easy now I just want to put your glasses back on I'm not going to hurt you." Mari watched as everything came back into focus through the cracked lenses.

There was a big burly coloured man standing over in a full generals uniform he had a bald head and a thick white beard he had dark brown eyes and he loomed over her like some terrifying shadow. He looked at her a smile forming as he spoke again. "Well I finally get to see the intelligent beautiful girl who has frustrated us all over the past three days."

Mari eyed him in disgust. "Go fuck yourself!" Marcus laughed as he leaned closer. "Feisty too I'm impressed." He raised his hand. "Most people don't last a day but you, you're made of some fucking strong stuff kid." He looked at her. "Are you hungry?"

He pulled out a large bar of chocolate. "It's a got mint filling from what I read in your files you like mint chocolate you buy it a lot." Mari eyed him as he put it close to her she was so hungry but she wasn't going to take it despite that her stomach hurt from being punched.

Marcus looked at the young girl. "It's not poisoned." Mari yanked herself away from him shuffling herself so she was in the corner away from him despite that everything hurt so much. She leaned against the wall as she spoke. "What is this, the good cop bad cop routine? I don't want shit from you!"

Marcus breathed in clearly there was an emotional crack coming though he moved forward staying on his hands and knees as he sat opposite her again. "You misunderstand I'm not here to hurt you or kill you as far as I'm concerned your torture is over no one's going to lay a finger on you again." He turned seeing that her turquoise green eyes were staring off in to space. "I'm here because I have a proposition for you."

He breathed in deeply raising the chocolate bar again. "Because I think deep down you don't want to be here I think you want more out of your life than wasting it with those pathetic hackers." He moved the chocolate closer. "I can also see that you don't serve a prison sentence because as I'm sure you're well aware that hacking the government can get you life imprisonment."

His smile widened. "Young thing like you wouldn't really be fair now would it you wouldn't get to have drink and party?" He looked up. "Or make sweet love to boys or girls that kind of stuff like a normal kid your age should be doing?"

Mari turned eyeing him. "What do you fucking want?" Marcus put the chocolate down close to her as he pulled out a newspaper cutting from his pocket opening it seeing the photo of the German Evangelion pilot who was called Asuka Langley Soryu. "We were going through your things and I found this, it looks to me like this is one those Eva pilots."

He eyed the cutting. "We've been going through your web activity and logs you spend a lot of time surfing Nerv." Mari eyed him. "So it's not a fucking crime and I didn't hack them!" Marcus put the cutting in front of her. "So you're aware that Britain is now part of the Evangelion program."

Mari eyed him. "Yeah and I've heard you already have seven candidates." Marcus smirked. "You mean shit candidates…picked by the prime minister." He put his finger on the cutting. "I don't think they have what it takes they're too restricted in they're thinking." He moved a little closer. "Also I just think I found someone better." Mari put a hand on her stomach trying to ignore the pain along with her stinging body. "This is a joke right?"

Marcus shook his head. "Listen kid I don't joke, I read your files, your homeless you got in with the wrong crowd, life handed you some shit cards but your hacking is impressive but so is your way of thinking I mean you covered your tracks so well that you nearly slipped through our fingers that kind of mental aptitude is what the program needs." He looked around him. "You didn't break either under our torture and you have no military training the sync demands a strong mind."

He looked up. "I'm giving you the offer of a life time come with me now I'll give you training I'll make you a hero, hell if you have a good a sync as I think you have you could be magnificent."

He watched as she turned looking at him for the first time though with tired eyes as everything was now taking its toll. "If you succeed in the training you will get your own Evangelion imagine that kid you'll stand on the shoulders of giants and fight for your country you'll get money, fame and power no more skulking on the street like a fucking rat buying cheap take away food."

He eyed her. "Doesn't that interest you?" Mari leaned over picking up the chocolate bar opening it taking a bite only to feel her stomach scream as she started to eat the whole thing before she could stop herself she finished it only for Marcus to pass her some water which she also finished very quickly.

She looked up as she placed the empty glass down knowing that she'd fall asleep soon she had not slept right in three days as they'd constantly kept her awake. "Okay…fine I'll test for the program…anything's better than this shit." Marcus leaned closer watching as her eyes closed as she started to drift off. "Get me a fucking medic in here I want this kid's wounds healed I want you to make her healthy food after she rested and give her fresh clothes and a nice bed to sleep in!"

8

Maya blinked as Mari ended her story. "That's awful but I can see why you to became friends." Mari looked down sadly. "To Marcus I wasn't some worthless fat little hacker to him I'm someone special who he wanted to put faith in and trust he apologised some months later for my torture and said he deeply regretted it but at the same time was glad he found me through it."

She felt a sneer form. "Alexandra never did though she felt my torture was justified it's why we've never seen eye to eye but she is the leader of British intelligence division of Nerv and has a seat in the shadow council in government whereas Marcus heads all of the Nerv division military throughout Britain and they have to work together though very closely."

She took in a deep breath letting it out slowly. "On the training field you were right I had been drinking and I was sick around Asuka's, I was lying to save face the truth is I got drunk because you called me a child I've never liked being called that but maybe you're right maybe I'm not ready for any form of relationship but I will say that my feeling for you are not a childish crush nothing's changed but I have no intention of pushing that issue if you don't feel the same."

Maya put her hands together. "You know the truth is I came here to speak to you about something you said before because it was true, I was treating you the way Ritsuko treated me I didn't want to admit it even to myself but it is true." She looked up. "The truth is relationships scare me and I just don't feel I'm up to one with anyone right now."

She paused. "I just have some thinking to do regarding myself right now it's just your gift reminded me of when I was younger and happier and maybe I need to find that part of myself again because I think it's why I'm not happy."

She moved her hand taking hold of Mari's. "But I want us to be friends though and take this journey together as I think we both have a lot to learn about ourselves." Mari looked down. "If that's what you want then I'd rather be here as your friend if nothing more."

End of part 20

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