Cosmic Coincidence
More than a decade ago, Andrew Huang wrote Evanjellydonut. In this fic, he gave Toji's kid sister -- normally not mentioned in the entire show -- a name: Mari.
"Mari...." Touji pushed the door open, two floors above from where, on a
TV screen, some rather overdeveloped adolescent females wearing rather
underdeveloped sailor fukus were prodding some youma buttock.
"Oniichan! And Oniichan's girlfriend!"
Hikari blinked. Word, apparently, got around fast.
A cute, 10 year old girl wearing a bright pink ribbon in her hair was
sitting up in the hospital room's bed. There was a book on her lap. It was
big.
Touji laughed slightly nervously, just in the right way that irked
Hikari a bit. "Ah, yes, Mari...this is Hikari-chan."
"Hello, Mari-chan. The doctors say you're getting much better!" She
didn't notice a sudden shift in the way that Mari's eyes shone.
"I am doing very well, thank you. I am gratified by your concern,"
intoned Mari.
Hikari would have facefaulted, if not for Touji's hand on her shoulder.
Mari continued talking. "It becomes...tiresome to lie in here alone for so
long." Mari suddenly shook her head a bit. "Oniichan's been telling me so
much about you!" she burbled, gleefully. "And you cook great, too!"
Hikari started edging towards the door, but again, Touji's hand
restrained her from moving. Touji said, "Ah, yeah...isn't she great?" He
gently elbowed his girlfriend to keep her from saying something off.
From Evanjellydonut, Part 3.5
From there, the girl's name was so used in every fic that it became fanon. However, Andrew never thought that one day her name would be used for a first-tier new character in Eva: Rebuild.
And amazingly in that flick, we finally get to see how Toji's sister really looks like. :)
"Mari...." Touji pushed the door open, two floors above from where, on a
TV screen, some rather overdeveloped adolescent females wearing rather
underdeveloped sailor fukus were prodding some youma buttock.
"Oniichan! And Oniichan's girlfriend!"
Hikari blinked. Word, apparently, got around fast.
A cute, 10 year old girl wearing a bright pink ribbon in her hair was
sitting up in the hospital room's bed. There was a book on her lap. It was
big.
Touji laughed slightly nervously, just in the right way that irked
Hikari a bit. "Ah, yes, Mari...this is Hikari-chan."
"Hello, Mari-chan. The doctors say you're getting much better!" She
didn't notice a sudden shift in the way that Mari's eyes shone.
"I am doing very well, thank you. I am gratified by your concern,"
intoned Mari.
Hikari would have facefaulted, if not for Touji's hand on her shoulder.
Mari continued talking. "It becomes...tiresome to lie in here alone for so
long." Mari suddenly shook her head a bit. "Oniichan's been telling me so
much about you!" she burbled, gleefully. "And you cook great, too!"
Hikari started edging towards the door, but again, Touji's hand
restrained her from moving. Touji said, "Ah, yeah...isn't she great?" He
gently elbowed his girlfriend to keep her from saying something off.
From Evanjellydonut, Part 3.5
From there, the girl's name was so used in every fic that it became fanon. However, Andrew never thought that one day her name would be used for a first-tier new character in Eva: Rebuild.
And amazingly in that flick, we finally get to see how Toji's sister really looks like. :)