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[nothing]

[ The voice is hushed and small, but no less direct for it. ]

Reporting. Met with Ikari-kun and the pilot of Unit-02. [ Kaworu Nagisa, the Fifth Child - she omits him, as something unsettles her still. ] Housing was located, according to instructions. No status problems. I will wait.

[ Silence, as if she forgot to end the recording, until: ]

Requesting information on where to buy clothes. My plugsuit is not useful here.

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I understand.

[ That she's unlike most people, anyway. Rei's used to it.

Friends, though? It hardly takes firsthand experience with the term to tell it doesn't apply. ]

We had worked together.

[revolutionized]

Huh.

[Gosh that's a weird way to put "friends," Rei! Utena is dumb...

She blithely continues on, seemingly unbothered by Rei's reticence.] Me and Asuka-chan, we're friends here. What's your name?

[nothing]

I am Rei Ayanami.

[revolutionized]

[If this was video, Utena would be stretching an arm behind her head nervously. As it is:] It's good to meetcha. I'm Utena Tenjou. I've been here a while, so if you need any help finding anything, you can let me know.