I nodded to Rei and poured her a cup of water, getting myself a glass of milk.  I came back in, noticing she'd already made her move, and pondered it as I set down the drinks.  She'd made exactly the move I expected her to, and it made me happy.  I made my next move less than a minute later, after checking a few factors.  I ate in silence, enjoying Rei's company.  She certainly wasn't Yui, but she helped me understand what Yui would think.<br/><br/>I pondered whether I should have assigned Rei to pilot the Evangelion.  Shinji had pulled his weight, of course, after some initial glitches, but it didn't seem right that the instrumentality would be completed by someone who hated me so much.<strong>"Ritsuko started up a new EVA pilot training program today." </strong>I said cautiously, knowing that Rei would sense something wrong, even if she didn't want to say it.<strong>"She intends to increase the synch ratios of the pilots by having them experiment with sexuality."</strong>I said, my offense evident in my voice.  Like mother, like daughter.  I wondered if Ritsuko would end up throwing herself into the dummy plug core.  Not that it mattered.  I've already restricted access to majors and above.