Inside the cage. Ritsuko is holding a cup of coffee. Close up of her side profile as she speaks (lightly).
RITSUKO:“The chest was melted right down to the 3rd armored plate.”
She has the cup to her lips up to this point.
RITSUKO:“That it didn’t hit the machine’s central control is the silver lining in a very dark cloud.”
TEXT:“Cage 7, Nerv Headquarters”
Xard: Machine's central control" = the core?
I really love the creative play with "camera pans" and fields of focus in this episode as well as the bold framings which are characterized by lots of empty space and often stay surprisingly far away from characters (esp. in these early scenes) with some quite non-standard closeups thrown in for variety. Given that animation quality of episode really isn't the highest it is stuff like this that make it still rather enjoyable watch.
Ibuki, who was blocked from view by Ritsuko, comes into view halfway through as the camera pans
Ibuki, too, speaks as if this does not concern her.
IBUKI:“If it had stayed under attack for 3 more seconds it would have been all over, though.”
Sailor Star Dust: The sense of perspective (particularly the moving cat-walk with Maya and Ritsuko on it) never fails to visually trip me up somehow. Certainly makes for a fun watch.
