Аннотация: Synchronization and Eva's flight to the top.
Chapter 1.5 synchronization
"Cooling is completed. The right arm is fixed..."
"Ready to dock with the catapult..."
"The plug is removed!.."
"Roger that, we're introducing a contact capsule..."
"There is a fix!.."
"The first stage of synchronization..."
"Fill the contact capsule!.."
The male and female voices alternated-it was probably Maya and Hyuga. Or maybe Shigeru, the inseparable trio of technicians from the command center, I had not yet seen and could not distinguish them by their voices.
At the moment, I was in a kind of cockpit... Well, let's have a fighter jet. The internal volume is not too large, the pilot's seat is a couch with a comfortable headrest. The central ledge, where, in theory, there should have been some kind of monitors and devices (but for some reason they were not), a pair of comfortable joystick handles on the sides, as if they were lying in your hands. The only thing that bothered me was the dull gray metal-plastic inner surface of the contact capsule. No portholes, let alone windows with blinds...
It was somewhat unusual to sit in the pilot's seat, although it was quite comfortable. There was a hoop with neural clamps on my head, which looked more like a girly hairpin - I even tried to protest against it, but, alas... Oh, well... that's it. And that's what it is...
"Hey, what's up?!"
I exclaimed involuntarily as some yellowish liquid began to pour over my feet.
There was a distinct smell of blood in the capsule.
LSL, fuck it...
Damn, I'm not even wearing a contact suit, that's the end of my clothes... Although it's not even bad - I'll knock normal clothes out of my Father...
But still, panic seized me - I don't like water. I can't swim and I don't want to, but it's already overwhelming, damn it!!!
Miraculously, he managed to inhale air and cover his nose and mouth with his hand.
"Calm down," Ritsko's voice came from somewhere in his head. "This is LSL, it will fill your lungs and supply your body with oxygen."
Yeah, and it will give my breath an unforgettable fragrance... What if I drown? Okay, okay, if it's necessary, then it's necessary...
...I forced myself to open my eyes and took my hand away from my face. My throat and lungs spasmed wildly as my body tried to reject the foreign stuff. I instinctively clutched at my throat, but then LSL filled my lungs and esophagus.
Phew... I breathed a sigh of relief (?!) - it really wasn't difficult to breathe, it seemed like everything was as usual, and there was no fluid in my lungs.
...Damn, but it's all so fucking creepy! Besides, there was a nasty taste of blood and metal on his tongue.
"Ugh, that's disgusting," I almost spat. I couldn't talk with my lungs and larynx full of fluid, but my thoughts were very clear...
"Stop whining! Act like a man!" Katsuragi's voice also rang in my head. "Apparently, this is the LSL (or the most?..) somehow it provides me with a connection to the control room..."
"Misato, you would have tried this dirty trick yourself, you would not have spoken like that..."
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"...Connect to the main power supply. Apply voltage to all circuits. Start the first stage of synchronization."
At the same moment, the light inside the cabin went out, only a pair of duty lamps flickered faintly orange due to the LSL glare. However, very soon, waves of radiance began to roll over the inner surface of the contact capsule, shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow. Then, after a bright flash of white light, the walls of the contact capsule turned into a kind of continuous viewing screens.
"There is! We proceed to the second stage of synchronization. The connection to the A-10 nerve is in working condition..."
The next moment, a tremor swept through his entire body, and his arms and legs were twisted with slight cramps. Pain shot through my spine and skull, but after a moment I felt my Eva as if it were a part of me. Every inch of armor, every muscle and cell...
The experience is simply unforgettable! How can I describe it? Very, very difficult... Sharpness and clarity of vision, the feeling of a mighty force spread throughout the body. And lightness, an unusual lightness in half with... No, I can't convey it!..
"The second stage of synchronization has been successfully completed. The pilot made regular contact with Evangelion-01. All nerve connections have been successfully established. The intensity of nerve impulses and harmonics are normal. Deviations are within acceptable limits. The synchronization level is 43.1%. Evangelion-01 is activated!"
Wow, and the synchronization level seems to be higher than in the real world (damn, what a real world! ..).
"Great. Set the interface language to Japanese."
Hey, is there going to be a system conflict? I think I'm thinking in Russian... Or not anymore? I rubbed the back of my head. Processing error: input not recognized. Probably not, though... Maybe the real Shinji has become something like a synchro translator in my head?
"The contact went fine. Connect the feedback lines."
"Prepare for launch, remove the latches."
"The retainers are removed."
"Remove the blocking bridge..."
"Unlock the hydraulic locks..."
"Remove the main and additional racks..."
"Release the fastenings from the first to the fifteenth."
"The internal batteries are charged..."
"The input for the external power supply is normal..."
"Eva-01, to the catapult!"
I felt my Evangelion start to move towards the wall. So, there is a fixation of me in the launch catapult... I wonder if it's electromagnetic?..
"The mine is free!"
"Ready to launch!"
"Shinji, are you ready?" Judging by Misato's agitated voice, they're in serious trouble and running out of time. How else to explain the fact that a completely leftist type is being shoved into a combat vehicle without any hesitation and such hopes are pinned on him?..
Stop. But I'm going into battle now...
Oh well! There will never be two deaths, and there will always be one! All it takes is to get out of the ground and punch one alien freak. For a man who has just jumped from one world to another, just spit!
"That's right."
"Great. Launch!!!"
Misato's scream coincides with a sharp jolt and increasing acceleration-I'm literally being shot up. Млять! Not a bad overload, however! I hate all these rides!!!
The walls of the launch shaft are rapidly rushing past - damn, how deep were we sitting?!
Boom! I'm jolted, and Eve finally stops.
Fuu...
It was a narrow, dark room. I wonder if I'm claustrophobic. But even if it wasn't, after sitting in this box for a while longer, I will definitely earn it. Hey, let me out of here!..
I was about to think it out loud, but then two thick doors opened right in front of me.
Eve was rigidly fixed in the upper stage, located inside a building right in the middle of the city, and not far away he could be seen - an Angel. Standing right in front of me, a hideous green leather, maybe five hundred meters away, is just a couple of steps of Evangelion. He shoots green rays at the ground from two hands at once, making his way into the Geofront - and he's already dug a pretty big excavation, the parasite...
Well, that's it, guys - my way out. Come on, unlock me at last - now we'll see what kind of liver these Angels have...
...My heart was beating fast and hard, and my arms and legs began to cramp - still, despite all my pretense, I was very afraid of the upcoming fight. Can I win without the berserker? I don't know... Shinji, Yu, can you hear me? I'm not doing this for myself, but for you who live in this world. I'm just as much an invention to you as you are to me, but right now we're all in this together... Aren't we fighting to save others? It means that our cause is just, and the enemy will be defeated...
Блин, I still managed to soak up the pathos of Ritsuko and Misato...
"Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy will be done both in heaven and on earth... Defend yourself from the evil that lurks, from the evil-minded enemy..." my lips began to involuntarily whisper an inept but sincere prayer. I'm not that religious, but there are times when I just want to believe...
"Are you ready, Shinji?" Misato's excited voice is in my head.
"Yes, Comrade Captain," I blurted out involuntarily.
"Unlock the safety lock! Evangelion-01, go ahead!"
The clamps came off safely, and I felt that I was already standing without any support. It made me go cold, and Eve staggered a little.