((This post is admitting kinda late, I lost allot time this week due to illness, so here goes))
After the battle, Issac, Maryann, and Tear were all given the heroes treatment, there were pats on the back, and Nerv headquarters let out a joyous sigh of relief, the debriefing was more party than actual debriefing, with Johnson kinda half-assed a sort of debrief while food and alcohol was spread around....
But they realized... at the time they really didn't learn anything about the angels, except that they could die, and that there weapons were less than effective against them.
They needed the Research data from the Germany Branch... and they were holding out on them...
But after the briefing the pilots went off to perform some much needed downtime activities after the whirlwind day they had at that point. Issac went off to write up a report of the battle, and his thoughts on a command interface designed to allow him to command conventional forces from his Plug, which he described as being truly pathetic. Tear lurked in the background, seemingly fascinated by pilot Issac, though her reasons for this was left unknown, Issac heard from one of the "Bridge staffers" named Kyle Raynor, that the entire bridge staff deeply respected the pilots and that it was a "Privilege" to serve with him... Kyle wanted to tell Issac something else, but was cut off by Issac who warned Kyle about the "Repercussions" of discussing classified information with him.
Because of the events, Command determined it would be best to have the pilots stay at home for the next several days, the days were slow and tedious, with each pilots committing to there various activities, Maryann spent time talking with a friend from school named Julie, who was the classic ditzy blonde preppy, and her her boyfriend Tom, both a Prep and a Jock. Tear spent allot of time watching TV, and Issac worked out for the most part, Two S2 agents, who were known only as "Agent M" a burly tank of a man, and "Agent W" a more outgoing and some-watt talkative Asian man, who would prove to be a rather good cook.
On the third night... Rachael didn't come home, it wouldn't be till the next day till she made .it home. She found something inside of the angel, that deeply shocked and disturbed her, Maryann, tried to get out of her what she saw, but she was sworn to secrecy and wouldn't budge, but she did confide in the three pilots that talks with the Germany branch were breaking down, that they were actually holding out on the research data due to Rachael rejecting there pilot candidate, and only her immediate reassignment to the Seattle base (which due to the Vatican Treaty would require them to release one of the existing pilots) would appease them.
A frustrated Issac offered up suggestions, the one that stuck was to see if they could renegotiate the treaty to allow the 4th pilot to join them, The Vatican at one point was going to allow a 4th pilot to join there installation after all under the condition that they pilot would be one of there choosing.
Meanwhile... tear watching TV found herself stopping on a local news station, who had somehow managed to get footage from the angel attack and was broadcasting it over live television! there was much swearing as Rachael called the incident in, and after requesting, in a rare bout of anger from her that they "discredit or kill the person who filmed the battle", When Issac seriously favored Assassination, and Maryann jokingly backed him up (later to her horror when it was taken seriously), Rachael was quick to point out there support of the idea...
A decision would be held behind a close doors meeting, with the pilots involved, which ended up in a decision, to kill the cameraman, and blame the damage in the area, as a terrorist explosion, which Nerv was going to set off on there own property, but blamed on the cameraman. Once that was settled it was decided the Pilots would go back to school starting tomorrow. While Commander Hunter was present at this meeting, he added little to it.
In what had to of been by this point, must of been an (un)welcome change of pace, the kids were sent back to school the next day, the day was not without incident. Issac displayed a painful lack of good judgement, when a student named Brad, apparently the resident Goth kid, tried to make small talk with Tear, badmouthing Maryann for hanging out with the "Preppy rich kids" and discussing taste in music.
Well Issac didn't much care for this boy badmouthing a comrade, and he responded, first with an insult, calling Brad a "Smeer" (likely due to what Brad would become if he didn't back down), To which Brad, rather uncreativity, and unwisely called Issac a "Meat head"...
Brad's next experience was him hitting the ceiling, and then landing baddy on his knee, breaking it in the process. Which of course let to Issac being escorted from the class and directly two the principal's office. During the commotion, Maryann committed a second act of theft, this time against her friend Julie, Maryann, despite trying to resist the urge two, stole a first edition purple "Sack Baby" toy from Julies back, this would come back later to haunt her.
Meanwhile in the office, Rachael and Agent W, had made it there in record time to face the principal for Issac's actions, Both the S2 agent, and Rachael were of course rather pissed that Issac had shown such poor restraint during the day's actions. In the end, Rachel had made a substantial donation (the exact amount was unclear, lets just say "Enough") to allow Issac to stay in classes, but Rachael had promised Issac on the spot there would be repercussions for what he did, either way, Issac, to the shock (and awe) of all involved, was back in class after only two hours.
So, while everyone was hyped up, and highly distracted by the turn of events, had to suffer through another of Mr Phelps now infamous pop-quiz's. While Issac performed well, far better than his first performance, Maryann and Tear's lack of study time showed up in force, Tear had barely scraped by with a "D", and Maryann failed and was asked to stay behind after class for a few minutes.
After school, like Promised, Issac had punishment handed down for his failure to show restraint during his day, and was directly ordered to not go to the Gym to work out for a week, a mild punishment overall, but one that time will tell if it had any impact on the pilot.
The next morning, Rachel was up before the Pilots, and after talking to Issac, revealed something she had just learned... Talks with the German Branch broke down... and they were going to send a Strike Team in to Take the Research data by force.
NEXT EPISODE: Can Strike Team Wolf get the all important research data from the German Nerv Branch? Or will this only spell the beginning of a Civil War Within NERV? Watch this blog for the results of the first Side story episode "The Raid on NERV Germany!"
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