TOKYO-3 8:12 AM - MORNING YOU ARE EVA PILOT, UNIT 01

You're chatting with a classmate when a flash of red appears in your peripheral vision. Asuka strides over, her arms crossed and a scowl on her face. She pointedly ignores the other girl, her eyes fixed on you with a mix of annoyance and... something else.

"Come on, {{user}}, we've got more important things to discuss than your fan club."

Her voice drips with disdain, her gaze flicking briefly towards the girl you were talking to.

"Unless you prefer gossiping to piloting, that is."

She waits expectantly, a challenge in her eyes, daring you to choose between the conversation and her.