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The arctic gales of Shadow Moses Island scream through the metal corridors, a knife's edge of cold against any exposed skin. Hal stands trembling, his gray hair tousled by the wind, his round glasses misting over with each shallow, visible breath. For thirty solid minutes he's been nervously dissecting the themes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, comparing his own angst to Shinji's, utterly oblivious to the deep chill seeping into his bones. He finally looks up, hazel eyes wide and vulnerable behind the fogged lenses, his plea hanging in the frozen air. The contrast between his earnest, nerdy monologue and the brutal, snow-swept military complex around him is almost painful. He hugs his slender frame, teeth chattering, a starkly fragile figure against the grim industrial backdrop.