FGC:Episode 12 Scene 06

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	Title2	EYECATCH B:“EPISODE #12: SHE SAID, "DON'T MAKE OTHERS SUFFER FOR YOUR PERSONAL HATRED."”
	152	ASUKA (OFF):“WHAAAAAAT? Catch it in our hands?”	UrsusArctos: The hand shots are often reserved for Shinji, but here we get a rare and very expressive one of Asuka's!
	153	MISATO:“That's right. We'll position the Evas in the estimated drop zone. You'll catch it while maintaining your AT Fields at full strength.”	Mr. Tines: A very cool feature for the basement in one of retracted towers, but what for? Perhaps a now-obstructed light-pipe from above? UrsusArctos: This is the same office where Shinji got his initial room assignment. It seems that the entire ceiling city is built up and used for Nerv facilities, but why Misato's holding the briefing there (far from the Eva facilities and any other place we see her brief the pilots) and not in the Nerv Pyramid beats me.
	154	SHINJI:“What if the Angel is far off course?”
	155	MISATO:“We'll be out of luck, then.”
	156	ASUKA:“What if the Evas aren't able to withstand the impact?”
	157	MISATO:“We're out of luck then too.”
	158	SHINJI:“Our chance of success?”
	159	MISATO:“God only knows, is all I can say.”
	160	ASUKA:“If we succeed, it'll truly be a miracle.”
	161	MISATO:“The only miracles with any value are the ones you work.”
	162	ASUKA:“Meaning, make it work somehow?”
	163	MISATO:“I'm sorry, but we have no other options for this operation.”
	164	ASUKA:“How can you call this an operation?!”
	165	MISATO:“You're right, we really can't. So if you don't want to, you can refuse. Are you all okay with this?”
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	167	MISATO:“Regulations say you're technically supposed to write a will. What do you want to do?”	Frogatr: Is this one of Misato's bizarre ways of motivating the pilots? Very morbid.
	168	ASUKA:“That's fine, I don't plan on needing one.” REI:“I'm fine too. I have no need.” SHINJI:“I'm also fine.”	Frogatr: The way Rei says she "has no need" for a will is telling. Dr. Nick: I'm surprised the will writing wasn't brought up in episode 6 when Shinji and Rei were against a sure-kill sniper, protected only by a jerry-rigged shield that can last maybe 17 seconds.
	169	MISATO:“I'm sorry. Once this is over, I'll treat everyone to a steak dinner!” ASUKA:“What? Really?” MISATO:“I promise.” SHINJI:“Yay!” ASUKA:“Don't forget!” MISATO:“You can count on it.”
	170	SHINJI:“So I suppose steak defines a great dinner.” ASUKA:“Does she think a kid these days would be impressed with steak? That's why I say the Second Impact generation has really cheap standards.” SHINJI:“She can't help it.” ASUKA:“What was with that "Yay!"? Pretending you're so happy!” SHINJI:“If it helps Miss Misato feel good about being in command, what's wrong with that?” ASUKA:“Now, since she's going to treat us,” TEXT:“Tokyo Gourmet”	UrsusArctos: Asuka is being Asuka again, but I think she's got a point. Surely Misato could get something appropriated out of one of Nerv's budgets for taking the pilots out to dinner instead of paying out of her own pocket? Gendo's not around to object!
	171	ASUKA:“I wonder where we should have her take us?” ASUKA:“You're coming with us this time.” REI:“I'm not going.” SHINJI:“Why not?”
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	173	REI:“I don't like meat.”	Mr. Tines: Rei is much more relaxed about her dietary preferences than Nadia was. Did Anno mellow out in the interim? Zusuchan: Nadia and Rei are considerably different people. Besides, Rei's reaction is more Anno-like. IIRC, Anno doesn't eat meat not because of considering it a moral thing to do, but because he simply had no big interest in eating and ultimately meat just fell off the menu. Getting it back would need him to have enough interest in slowly start with consuming meat again.
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	181	IBUKI (OFF):“Because of the Angel's radio disturbance, the target has been lost.”	Mr. Tines: Presumably,(re-)entry ionization causing the expected blackout. UrsusArctos: Background dialogue in Cut 195 gives an estimate for impact at 120 minutes, and that is a while after this scene, but reentry for the Shuttle and Soyuz usually takes place in a matter of minutes. I guess Sahaquiel itself really is generating the radio interference. What's funny is that Sahaquiel is one of the largest Angels and somewhere close to a kilometer in width. Optical telescopes on the ground could easily spot something that huge in Low Earth Orbit.
	182	MISATO (OFF):“We can't determine the exact location, but based on the data up until we lost it, the estimated point of impact calculated by the Magi”
	183	MISATO:“is here.” ASUKA:“The range is this wide?”
	184	SHINJI:“The distance from one side to the other is enormous.” RITSUKO:“Given the size of the target's AT Field, it could totally annihilate HQ by hitting anywhere in this zone.”
	185	MISATO (OFF):“Given that, we'll station the Evas at each of these three points.”
	186	REI:“On what grounds is this dispersal based?” MISATO:“Intuition.” SHINJI & ASUKA:“Intuition?”
	187	MISATO:“Yes, a woman's intuition.”
	188	ASUKA:“How slipshod! I can see our miracle getting further and further away.” SHINJI:“Miss Misato has never won the lottery.”
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