I watched her set the tiles back up, feeling strangely comforted by her behavior.<strong>"Do you sometimes feel... incomplete?"</strong>I asked her in a low voice, setting the shogi tiles back up on my own side.  I folded my hands under my chin and began to think about her, about what she could possibly care about.  The girl had no ego, that much was certain.  It was what made me so comfortable around her.<br/><br/>I'm pathetic, but I also deserve everything.  She didn't love me.  Nobody could.  Even as my own despair and loneliness wrapped around me, I sat passively, looking in her general direction.<strong>"You were created for the purpose of instrumentality, to be the key that opens the way to humanity's future." </strong>I told her, finishing up my setup of the shogi board.<strong>"The day will come soon when you will be completed."</strong>I whispered to her, feeling shocked that I was actually speaking sincerely for once.<br/><br/>The game was set up, and I looked into Rei's eyes, feeling a terrible sort of sympathy.  Asuka would be leaving school now, and Rei should go to meet her, to start the implementation of Ritsuko's plan.  Yet, the entire idea of throwing Rei out to be Askua's sex toy revolted me.<strong>"Asuka will be leaving school right now."</strong>I commented, looking down at the shogi board.<strong>"Would you like to play another game?"</strong>I asked her, hoping that she would ignore the hint.