I couldn't help but smile at Rei's innocence.  It was disturbing, perhaps, how little curiosity she had.  But she also preserved the memory of Yui, kept her soul alive.  "If you feel you are complete, then nothing is missing."  I told her, placing my hand on her head and rubbing her hair.  It was somewhat rough, a consequence of the cheap shampoos she mechanically placed into her hair during the times in which she showered.  I'd watched the surveillance feed several times, seeking to understand how she behaved when she had privacy.  But she wasn't any different.  The only times she even seemed to come alive were when she was with me, and even then she was closed off.<br/><br/>My hand slid down Rei's arm, and I took her hand, leading her towards the door of the apartment.  "The second child is incomplete."  I said simply, pausing near the door and holding Rei's hand, my palm pressing against hers.  "She has a vital role to complete in the instrumentality."<em>As a decoy.</em>I said, squeezing the first child's hand.  "Not nearly as important as your role, but she must still be kept functioning."  I told her, opening up a cabinet next to the door, and withdrawing a folder with a picture of Asuka clipped to the front.  "These files contain details of Asuka's incompleteness.  You should be able to force her compliance with the knowledge contained in them."  I said, slipping the folder into Rei's school bag.  "Keep it safe."  I whispered into her ear, knowing that I'd be in serious danger at NERV if it became known that I'd given those files to Rei.<br/><br/>"Study Asuka on your way to Misato's apartment, then approach her once she has been informed of the project."  I ordered Rei, knowing that the entire focus of her existence would soon become Asuka Langley.  The second child was troublesome, but she also deflected attention from my true efforts, even from SEELE.  If only she knew how valuable she was.  She'd likely follow in her weak mother's footsteps.<br/><br/>Like mother, like daughter.