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Episode 02- out of the frying pan, into the Pen

"Just walk." It turns out that piloting a robot is difficult. Shinji faceplants, and the Angel goes straight to ripping off his arm. "Stay calm - it only FEELS like they are ripping off your arm" well I'm convinced. Somehow this doesn't assuage him and Shinji seems to lose consciousness. As shinji wakes - "I don't know this ceiling."

Gendo gets scolded by the HIC and told not to let the appearance of the Angels stray his focus from the human instrumentality project.

Misato muses about how air conditioning is mankind's greatest achievement. They learn Shinji is awake but lacks memory of what happened. Misato meets up with Shinji at the hospital and they encounter Gendo - who merely looks down on Shinji in disgust, while Shinji refuses to acknowledge him and stares at the floor. We learn that Shinji will be living on his own - it is normal in the Ikari family, and he prefers it that way, but Misato doesn't feel comfortable with this arrangement so she has Shinji live with her. "It's not like I'm gonna try anything with some kid!"

After buying as much alcohol as I do from the store, Misato takes Shinji to an observation point where the city can be seen - he finds it empty and sad. Misato seems to find more value in it - saying it's their city, and the city Shinji defended.

They arrive at Misato's apartment, an absolute wreck of a place covered in alcohol and various garbage. Ice, snacks, beer are all she stocks. She slams back a Yebisu, declaring it the thing that makes the day worthwhile (here, here!) and after making Shinji uncomfortable, lashes out at him for being so boring/subservient. Shinji goes to shower, staring at Misato's underwear as Pen Pen makes his first appearance. Shinji is startled, and Misato explains Pen Pen is their roommate and a hot springs penguin. The visual gag with the jars covering Shinjis penis is great, and he retreats in shame.

While asleep at night, Shinji notes another unfamiliar ceiling. "There isn't anything in this city that I'm familiar with." We see a flashback of the fight - after Shinji lost consciousness, the EVA took over and defeated the angel on its own. Shinji let's out a scream after witnessing his EVA regenerate it's eyeball, which then focuses directly on Shinji. As Shinji lies awake in bed, having recalled the events, Misato thanks him for saving the city. His city, according to Misato, but Shinji doesn't feel like he saved it and certainly doesn't feel at home right now - between his complete stranger of a father who rejects him, his completely new environmental with his "job" as an EVA pilot, having to live with an adult women who barely has her shit together and embarrasses him, or his new Penguin roommate from species unknown, Shinji's life has him feeling very much like a fish out of water.