Her behavior at the board was fascinating; it was just as if she was the man from SEELE.   I carefully selected my next move, starting to find the game quite relaxing, even if the conversation wasn't.  His aggressive tactics often forced my hand, yet in the long term, I was winning the war of attrition.  While my opponent had made sacrifices to get ahead, I had only lost a single pawn, which I replaced from my opponent's captured pieces.<br/><br/>Still, my opponent had acquired a formidable force of promoted pieces, all capable of striking me.  What sacrifices could I make?  There was a grand plan, of course, but my opponent had his plan as well.  I drank the last of my milk and answered Rei's question.<strong>"Her data does seem to support her theory, but I believe it all to be statistical noise." </strong>I said frankly, dropping a captured enemy piece back on the board.<strong>"Her theory in effect equates sex with a controlled instrumentality."</strong>I said, the disdain in my voice quite obvious.<br/><br/>I had discussed controlled instrumentality with Rei many times, and constantly made it  clear how much I hated it.  And yet, as suspicious as it was, I did not think that Ritsuko was working with SEELE.<strong>"You will have to participate."</strong>I said, unable to conceal the pain in my voice.<strong>"...But not with me."</strong>I concluded, carefully scrutinizing her reaction.