Rei was being her typical by-the-book self, perhaps the only member of the entire integral staff of NERV to do so. So, I decided to lie.<strong>"Ritsuko told me on the phone that we should... warm up, as it were."</strong>I grinned naughtily.<strong>"The tests will be more accurate if we've indulged ourselves beforehand. You want to get the best results possible, right?"</strong>