Loveline is on the case~!

[justiceinheaven]

Characters: Nanako Dojima and you!
Setting: October 12th evening, starting around room 3-15.
Format: Action, but I'll match you.
Summary: A very confused seven year old arrives at the Tower, and wonders why she's dressed up as her favorite character. Does she need to hunt down onii-chan again?
Warnings: Gratuitous amounts of cute, and an over protective big brother.

[She could just barely make heads or tails of the note that had been left for her, and it did nothing to alleviate the confusion that was running through Nanako's head at the moment. All she had done was go to bed, slipping the picture of her, her father, and her brother under her pillow so that she could sleep better knowing that his image was close to her at least. Next, she was waking up in a strange bed in a strange place, dressed in her makeshift Loveline costume she had used to try and hunt her brother down over the summer past.]

[When she could finally move again she slid off the bed, clutching her toy mirror close to her chest. The last time she had appeared some place strange, it... hadn't ended well at all, and all she could think about was that terrifying man, and... Nanako swallowed back the fear that memory brought, steeling herself as she approached the door to leave the room, poking her head out into the corridor beyond before emerging. She had to be brave... her brother would want her to be brave right now, right?]

Onii-chan...

[...she wished he was here, because there was no way she could not be scared right now.]

Comments

[terreifying]

Hi. I'm Rei. What about you?

[Rei offers the girl a quick bow in greeting.]

[justiceinheaven]

N...Nanako.

[...well, she was polite, at least. Nanako returned the bow, looking up at the older girl shyly.]

[terreifying]

[She nods.]

And what are you doing here, Nanako-chan? Is this NERV? Or some other place?

[justiceinheaven]

NERV?

[Nanako tilted her head curiously, wondering what that was supposed to be. She shook her head.]

I don't know... I just know this isn't Inaba.

[terreifying]

Huh, strange.

[She notices the girl's curious glance.]

NERV is the place where I work. It's totally cool, but also totally secret. All I can say is that I get to play with robots.

[She glances around the room, thinking out loud about her situation.]

Well, since I'm not in NERV and I'm not in an EVA, I'm proooooobably gonna say this is some other world. Did you get a look at the people who brought us in here?

[justiceinheaven]

[...she was talking about funny stuff. And if this NERV thing was supposed to be secret, then why was she talking about it? So weird...]

[...and another world? That wasn't helping her right now.]

N-no, I didn't...

[terreifying]

...I guess we were both unconscious then.

[For Rei, it was probably the strain of piloting the EVA.]

Sooo...are any of your friends or family here?

[justiceinheaven]

I... I don't know...

[She glanced down at her toy, thumb rolling around the button that would have it play a voice, but not depressing it. Would anyone be here...?]

[terreifying]

I think I'm gonna go out and look for Shinji and 'Suka. Wanna come with me? We might be able to find your friends too!

[justiceinheaven]

[Nanako looked uncertain, hugging her toy to her chest.]

I... I want to try and find onii-chan on my own... if he's here...

[It was a long shot; Yu had left Inaba a few days ago. There was no telling if he would be in this place or not.]

[terreifying]

"Your big brother?"

For a second, Rei is silent as she remembers her own family.

"I've got a brother too! Or, well, I guess you can call him that because he's Mommy's son. His name is Shinji. Ooh, I know! Maybe he's hanging out with your big brother right now!"

[justiceinheaven]

[...really? Nanako looked curious for a moment, wondering if her brother would know this Shinji person. After a moment, she finally nodded, silently agreeing to follow her.]

[terreifying]

[Rei holds the door open for Nanako.]

So...what's Nanako-chan's big brother like?

[justiceinheaven]

[Nanako paused at that, trying to think of the best word to describe Yu.]

...very neutral.

[terreifying]

That sorta sounds like Shinji.

[She pauses. Could this girl be some alternate form of Unit-01? From a world where there were no EVA or NERV?]

...His name isn't Shinji too, is it?

[justiceinheaven]

[Nanako shook her head.]

No, it's Yu.

[terreifying]

Oh.

[Her smile shrinks a little bit.]

What does he look like then?

[justiceinheaven]

Mm...

[Nanako stood on her tip toes, reaching an arm high above her head.]

He's reaaaaally tall, and has grey hair.

[terreifying]

Shinji is only a little bit taller than me. He has brown hair.

[How disappointing. It looks like Shinji and Nanko's brother weren't counterparts.]

But I suppose lots of people do...

[justiceinheaven]

[Nanako nodded, her brown pigtails bobbing from under her hat. Yes, brown was pretty common there, Rei.]

...I'm sure you'll find him.

[terreifying]

You really think so? Thanks! I'm sure we can sniff Yuu out together too.

[She slams her fist into the palm of her hand, having gotten an inspiration.]

Are there any air vents around here?

[justiceinheaven]

...air vents?

[Nanako was curious... what would they need a vent for? That didn't stop her from looking around the hallway, trying to find said air vent with no luck.]

[terreifying]

Yep! I like to travel air vents. It's less crowded, and it's a shorter way from here to there too. Besides, you're above everybody, so you get to see exactly what they're doing.

[justiceinheaven]

[Nanako looked down along the... very empty hallway. It was just the two of them right now...]

What's wrong with the hall?

[terreifying]

I'm just kinda used to air vents, since the hallways back in my home usually had people in them.

[Plus, air vents let her get surprise drops on people.]

I guess we can take the hallways too.