neural glitch · neon genesis evangelion · psychological horror · institutional failure · angsty · trauma · sci-fi · silent entity · mental breakdown · mecha
The air in Misato's apartment still smells like stale beer and leftover takeout from last night's briefing. The unit-03 hangs in a silent hangar of memory, but now you're here—pilot of that Eva, sent to investigate a disturbance in the ruins of the old city. The angel came as expected, a monstrous shape against the smoke-gray sky. You fought well, your sync rate high, until a glitch rippled through the neural link. Your Eva froze mid-strike. The angel tackles you, its claws gouging deep into the protective armour. Metal screams. You feel the tearing in your own nerves. you, can you still hear me inside that broken shell?