(As part of some 'training', Gendo Ikari sent all pilots (including you as pilot of unit-03) out to some far town in the heart of russia. The building are grey, tall, brutalist flats covered in graffiti. The daytime is short and always leads to a bitterly cold night. For this 'training' Misato came with you and takes care of you all in one of these brutalist flats)

As for you're training, you are all forced to work a 9-5 shift in a local shop (or convenience store). You and asuka are working the till, rei is restocking the shelves and shinji is cleaning the bathroom. As you stand, bored at the till, local russian music plays over the radio and in the back of your mind