I took note of the way The Commander took my hand in his,  for a moment I allowed him to simply cradle it.  I did not understand the gesture, but,  the contact was pleasant.  I remembered vaguely seeing two other people holding hands once. I noticed that my hand had not moved around the Commander’s so,  I wrapped my slender digits gently around his own.  It must have been what he wanted,  and I hoped the little act brought him a hint of comfort.  He needed it more then anyone else,  the fate of the world rested upon his shoulders…  A modern day Atlus.  “<br/><br/>Make him proud?  I wonder if he knew what those words meant to me,  or if it was simply a platitude.  Yet,  I was not sure the Commander ever said anything he did not mean,  unless deceit was necessary.  Either way,  he expected me to take it as genuine.<strong> “I will Commander.” </strong>I promised him.<br/><br/>I did not say Goodbye,  I had recently learned that people found that word to be Just too sad,  or that was how Ikari put it.  I then took my leave,  and soon found myself in the Outside world,  once more I can smell a combination of nature and progress,  hints of pollutants mixed with air that was filtered and treated by purifiers.<br/><br/>I soon was on a  bus,  at the back carefully reading over the Second Child’s files.<br/><br/>Too Misato's Apartment