[from here] And again, quiet. Silence broken only by far off footsteps and the creak of a building settling. There was more in the darkness, Ayanami knew this, but currently nothing had stepped forward to show itself. This night was too similar to another, and her hand raised to her neck without meaning to. There was nothing like trauma in this, she told herself. It was only that she had become wary of empty halls, had become distrustful of others in the dark.
More than before, it seemed. Still, Rei moved slowly, satisfied with checking the hall thoroughly before passing through.
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Eva pilots!~]