Okay, it was now or never. She had to speak up and ask, and hopefully not get yelled at for doing something stupid. "Uh . . um . . I have a question . ." Maria raised her hand like she was in a classroom, meekly speaking up as she turned towards the scientists and Operations Director.<br/><br/><strong>"Uh . . My Unit-00 . . I can neutralize at a longer range than the other Evangelions. I was uh . . hoping that there might be a way to make an Evangelion-scale sniper rifle? I'm not that great at the uh . . actual combat, so a weapon like that might help me deal more damage in combat, since I'll probably be spending most of my time countering Angel AT Fields . . Though, if it's not possible, it's totally fine!"</strong><br/><br/>The last part left her lips quicky, and she sat back down and stared very intently at her plugsuit-clad knees.