FGC:Episode 07 Scene 05

The Activation Test

Screenshots	Cut #	Description/Dialogue	Commentary
	147A	Pan through a control room.
	147B	A monitor screen suddenly coming to life. For a moment we see the startup screen, but it suddenly vanishes and the word "“DELETE"” appears.	UrsusArctos: Heh, JA's software is made by "Reset Co, Ltd"! I wonder what the little bits of Kanji say. Otherwise, the computer screen is an astoundingly good piece of work for a shot that's seen momentarily. Mr. Tines: The green screen looks like it could have been taken from, or made in imitation of, something real. The red screens look like they were built around a capture from one of the office PCs booting to DOS, but with "k" going to "T" to show it's the future. So maybe that was a 1.4PB storage disk in the trash earlier.
	148	An enormous hangar, dividing to the left and right. From within it J.A. (Jet Alone) makes its appearance. SE <<Ghhhhhhh>>	thewayneiac: Jet Alone is named after Jet Jaguar from Godzilla vs Megalon. Renewal Liner Notes: The name of JA comes from the robot, Jet Jaguar, which appeared in the special effects film Gozilla vs Megalon (1973). Jet Jaguar was a robot whose design was chosen from submissions from the public, and when it was initially announced, its name was Red Alone. Jet Alone is a name made by combining Red Alone and Jet Jaguar. It is truly a geeky GAINAX-like name.
	149	BGM Start: E-5 [EVA-00] The hangar splitting open with the dome in the foreground. SE <<GNNNNNNN>>
	150	Missing Number SE <<{{GNNN]NNNN}}>> The sound of [the mechanism] stopping is a resounding one. Its image upon the monitor. (Partway through it switches to a side or back view) The monitor pans upwards. Should this be a bit more of a long shot?
	151	Shot from inside the bunker. At the front is an enormous monitor screen. There are windows directly below that. The two sides of the bunker are decorated with red and white fabric. There are many people in the galleries. TOKITA (OFF・SPEAKER):“We will now begin the J.A. activation test. There is no danger involved.”
	152	Tokita, with the console and controllers in the foreground. He wears a jacket over a shirt and tie. TOKITA (ON・SPEAKER):“Please observe from the windows there without concern.”
	153	All at once, the group raise their binoculars. SE <<Clickclickclick>>
	154	Two young women, wallflowers, with the group leaning forwards in the foreground. Misato and Ritsuko. VOICE (OFF・SPEAKER):“...Ready to activate.”	Kendrix: Again they start in something of an outsider position.
	155	Shift to close angle. The two beautiful women, their gazes cold. TOKITA (OFF・SPEAKER):“Begin the test.” CONTROLLER A (OFF・SPEAKER):“Open all power circuits.”	SEELE-01: You can almost see Ritsuko cracking a rib holding in the desire to cackle wickedly at the upcoming mayhem.
	156	Shot from inside the bunker. CONTROLLER B:“Pressure levels normal.” CONTROLLER C:“Coolant system circulation, no abnormalities.” MAN:“Dual conduit system, no problems.”
	157	Shift to close angle of the monitor. The control rods on the unit's back extend. The slit on the head also changes color. CONTROLLER A (OFF):“Control rods, full release.” CONTROLLER B (OFF):“Power levels have passed the critical point.” CONTROLLER C (OFF):“Output, no problems.” MAN:“Pressurizer system, no problems.”	imprimatur13: The control rods remind me a bit of wings. thewayneiac: I can't see control rods without thinking of the nuclear reactor on Voyage to the bottom of the Sea. The bad guys can just walk in, knock out a guard, and pull them out by hand to make the thing run wild.
	158	Close-up of Tokita, slightly low angle. TOKITA:“Begin walking.”
	159	J.A. with Tokita in the foreground. The foreground is in silhouette. CONTROLLER A (BACK):“Walking. Slow advance. Forward, right foot.” CONTROLLER B (BACK):“Roger. Walking. Slow advance.”
	160	Lamps on a control panel. The indicator light changes from “"stop"” to "advance・slow".” CONTROLLER B (BACK):“Forward, right foot.” TEXT:“Forward Stop Reverse Slow Half Speed Normal Flank speed”	UrsusArctos: That's an awfully limited set of speed settings. FrDougal9000: When you've got a giant robot walking around with a nuclear reactor inside, I'd rather it NOT have the running speed of Sonic the Hedgehog.
	161	J.A. takes a step forward. SE <<Rrrrwwwwhhhh>> SE <<The sound of motors and pumps throbbing>>	Kendrix: Of course, the JA's very "robotic", smooth, faceless look and wavelike motions is a total contrast to the humanoid Evangelions with their human-like joints and movement patterns.
	162	Close-up of the right foot coming to the ground. SE <<THUD>>
	163	Missing Number The crowd watching through binoculars (looking toward the camera). They all cry out at once. Can be done as a still frame. Track up slightly. CROWD (Impressed):“Ohhhhhh!”
	164	Shot from inside the bunker. J.A.'s inspiring figure is depicted on the monitor. CONTROLLER B:“Balance is normal.” CONTROLLER C:“Power, no abnormalities.” CONTROLLER A:“Roger.” Male chatter (emotionally moved):“Ohhhhhhh.” MAN:“All absorbers normal.”
	165	Tokita in close-up, in his own way deeply moved. CONTROLLER A (OFF):“Continuation, forward left foot. Keep her steady.”	Kendrix: It's like Tokita himself can't believe it's actually working UrsusArctos: Interesting that someone this slimy is capable of "being moved". We get to see more of this shortly.
	166	The perspective from a pair of binoculars. J.A. walking. MISATO (OFF):“Gee.”
	167	Misato, with Ritsuko's chest in the foreground. She's hunched over looking through a pair of binoculars. Misato glances over at Ritsuko. MISATO (ON):“It's walking properly. I guess they did have something worth bragging about.”	ath: I kind of remember Team Nerv being a bit more excited back when their own robot was making his first step. As for the "walking properly" part, though...
	168	A pair of eyes coolly feigning indifference. SE <<(OFF・FROM LEFT) Warning sound・beep>>
	169	Tokita, with the controllers in the foreground. He reacts only by shifting his gaze. TOKITA:“(Calmly) What's wrong?” CONTROLLER A:“It's strange. The reactor's internal pressure is increasing.”
	170	Close-up of a monitor. Red lights are coming on. CONTROLLER B (OFF):“The primary coolant temperature is also increasing!”	UrsusArctos: The display is identical to those used by Nerv - the same font, the same orange text, the same rainbow pattern.
	171	Tokita leans forward. He responds calmly.	UrsusArctos: Of course its no good - a moderator slows down neutrons to speeds at which fission is possible. It would make things worse by increasing the rate of fission!
		TOKITA:“Open the valves. Inject the moderator.”
		Controller A looks at Tokita as he speaks. CONTROLLER A (BACK):“No good!” Tokita reacts only by shifting his gaze. MAN 2:“Internal pressure increasing. 10.5. 11.8. 14.6. It's not stopping.”
	172	Close-up of a monitor. A graph and numerical readings, flickering about at low values. CONTROLLER A:“Pump output...”
	173	J.A. on the monitor, advancing. CONTROLLER A (OFF):“...is not increasing!” SE <<Thud thud thud>>
	174	J.A.'s foot comes down in the foreground before the half-submerged bunker with a thud. SE <<THUD>>
	175	Close-up of Tokita. He makes a swift decision. TOKITA:“No! Shut off the power. Emergency shutdown!”
	176	Shot from inside the bunker. J.A. walking on the monitor. CONTROLLER A:“Shutdown signal, transmission confirmed.” CONTROLLER B:“It's not being received!” CONTROLLER C:“The radio circuit has been cut off!” MAN 1:“Primary coolant temperature continues to rise! It's entered the warning zone.”
	177	Tokita, disbelieving. He is dumbfounded. CONTROLLER A (OFF):“It's out of control!!” MAN 2:“The reserve water supply system is not functioning!” TOKITA:“(In a murmur) This can't be.” MAN 3:“Recirculation pump output has fallen to 20 percent!”	Sailor Star Dust: I almost feel bad for him, here.
	178	With Tokita, facing away, in the foreground, J.A. approaches on the monitor!! CROWD (OFF):“Uwaa!! Run away!! (Ad-lib other things)” SE <<The sound of chairs etc. falling over>> SE <<Footsteps (approaching)>> Male chatter (through 179):“Uwaaa! Run away! Help! ect.”
	179	The crowd, fleeing towards the sides and crouching down. There are folding chairs that have fallen over, and so on. SE <<(Sound of the ceiling groaning) Rapidly progressing snaps and cracks>>	Sailor Star Dust: Were there...implied casualties in this shot? I was never quite sure.
		Pieces of the ceiling and so on are falling to the ground. The monitor goes out. J.A.'s foot comes down right through the ceiling. SE <<CRRRRASSSSHHH (Sound of breaking through the ceiling)>>
	180	Long shot. J.A. walking right through the dome! SE <<(Sound of the motor's roar) Rrrrrrrrr. THUD THUD>> It just goes on walking like nothing had happened.
	181	Bird's-eye view of the scene. The ceiling, with a foot-shaped hole in it, is in the foreground. Beyond it can be seen the foot-shaped piece of the ceiling that has come out of it. Suddenly Misato sticks her head out. MISATO:“*cough* *cough* *cough*”	Nuclear Lunchbox: Cute shot, but from the way JA was walking, its legs should have kept shearing through the ceiling in a straight line like in cut 183.
	182	Misato reflexively makes a sarcastic remark. MISATO:“That robot's as badly behaved as the guy who built it.”	Nuclear Lunchbox: Zing! imprimatur13: Oh, Mitchan... You and your persistent habit of comparing giant inanimate objects/kaiju to men...
	183	J.A. walking away, with the half-submerged bunker in the foreground. Use sliding. Another new warning sound. SE <<(Footsteps) Thud thud thud>> A new warning sound - beep
	184	BGM End: E-5 [EVA-00] Close-up of a warning display. The flashing word DANGER. CONTROLLER C:“There has been an anomalous occurrence within the pressurizer!”	ath: The presence of a pressurizer implies that Jet Alone is using a pressurized water reactor, the same type of reactor used in most nuclear-powered military vessels and power stations around the world. Note that an anomalous occurrence in the pressurizer (a malfunction of a relief valve, which caused inconsistent readings from the instruments) was one of the primary causes of the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.
	185	Shredded wires dangle in the foreground. CONTROLLER B:“The control rods aren't working!” CONTROLLER A:“At this rate, we will be at risk of a meltdown!” Tokita, dumbfounded, with the controllers closer to the foreground.
	186	Tokita, dumbfounded, talking to himself. MAN 1:“Primary coolant temperature still increasing! It's entered the danger zone.” MAN:“There is a problem with the dual conduits!” TOKITA:“...I can't believe it... J.A.'s programming was designed to foresee and cope with every possible error... This kind of situation should not be possible.” MAN:“The backup break system is non-operational! It's not switching over to manual control!” MAN:“Recirculation pump output is not increasing!”	ath: You have no idea how many times I've heard that at work. (No, they don't let us play with nuclear reactors, unfortunately.) Kendrix: This is an early indication that this all seems a tad too convenient. Big mouthed and arrogant they may be, but it's hard to believe that they would be THAT stupid concerning a project with so many people working on it and their reputation on the line.
	187	Misato with Tokita in the foreground. She looks at Tokita as she speaks. MAN 2:“Reattempting to inject the moderator!” MAN:“No use! The sub-circuit isn't operating either!” MISATO:“But the reality now is that we are facing the risk of nuclear meltdown!” MAN 3:“Internal pressure has exceeded 21.5 percent! It's continuing to increase! It's not stopping!” MAN:“The control system has still not recovered!”	Kendrix: Of course, now it's time for Misato to get her cool moment; She immediately has her mind on the objective here, and she refuses to accept that there isn't a better way, a quality that is perhaps strangely intertwined with her general optimism.
	188	Tokita with Misato in the foreground. His confidence and strength are gone. TOKITA:“...Under the circumstances, waiting for it to come to a stop by itself is our only...”
	189	Misato, speaking resolutely (but not shouting). MISATO:“How likely is it to come to a stop by itself!?”
	190	Misato's chest in the foreground. A technician responds immediately. TECHNICIAN:“0.00002 percent! It would be nothing short of a miracle.”	UrsusArctos: I guess the technician is an ex-Nerv employee, eh?
	191	Close-up of Misato, at a slightly high angle. Her first line expresses, perhaps, how this woman approaches life. MISATO:“A desperate effort is better than waiting for a miracle!”	UrsusArctos: Mitsuishi's performance leads me to believe that she was cast as Juri Arisugawa in Revolutionary Girl Utena on the basis of this scene. Juri has the same attitude towards miracles as Misato.
		She delivers her second line sternly! And with resolution! (But not shouting) MISATO:“Tell me how to stop that thing!”
	192	The two facing one another with rubble in the foreground. (The two in silhouette) TOKITA:“We've tried every possible method.” MISATO:“No. There must still be a way to wipe out everything, a last-ditch measure. Tell me what the password for it is.” TOKITA:“The password to delete everything is top secret. It's beyond my jurisdiction. ...I don't have the authority to disclose it.”	Kendrix: Their poses and the devastation between them speak for themselves.
	193	Misato, resolute. MISATO:“Then get the clearance!”	Kendrix: In other words, "Do what needs to be done no matter how". This moment certainly shows her to be something of a natural leader; she takes charge and responsibility while everyone else just stands around panicking.
	194	Shift to considerably closer angle. Extreme close-up of Misato's mouth. MISATO:“IMMEDIATELY!”	The Flying Fortress: When they zoom in on Misato's mouth like this, they seem to be giving her an air of authority. Almost as if she's taken control back from Tokita, in revenge for his humiliating her and Ritsuko.

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