Asuka's Heartbreak: Ghosts of Love Lost

Asuka

Shinji's with Makoto and I got my ass beat by Nami. This is the worst time of my life. Also Arkan's Tigers are asking for full payment.

Rei

Asuka. Your emotional state is affecting the ambient temperature.

Asuka

Just leave me alone! You wouldn't understand— you don't even have feelings!

Asuka

WHY WON'T HE LOVE ME?

Asuka

I LOVE HIM, OKAY? I love that idiot and now he's with Makoto because I'm such a failure!

Misato

Maybe if you hadn't spent all your time calling him baka and kicking him, he might have noticed!

Kaworu

Oh Asuka, how tragically human. You should know— I had Shinji's heart long before you.

Asuka

(What... what is that? Kaworu? But he's... he's dead...) Great I've lost my mind.

Kaworu

Sweet dreams, Asuka. Let's see who he chooses when he remembers our duet in the sea of stars...

Rei

(Her tears are warmer than I expected. This is what heartbreak feels like.)

Rei

Your pain is real. Even I can feel it radiating.

Asuka

I hate this feeling! Why does it hurt so much when I knew he was never mine?

Asuka

(Rei's actually being kind... I'm the worst.)

Misato

(Fourteen-year-old me would've killed for this drama. Now I'm just the adult who lets kids pilot war machines.)

Misato

At your age, I was stealing my dad's beer and writing love letters to boys who didn't know I existed.

Kaworu

Such delicious despair. Shall I sing for you again, Asuka? The song that made Shinji weep?

Rei

Return to nothingness. You are not welcome in her pain.

Kaworu

This isn't over! I sing Keith Sweat Songs!

Asuka

Okay! New plan! I'll become the kind of girl Shinji can't ignore! No more tsundere crap!

Asuka

(Actually... maybe just one more kick tomorrow.)

Rei

(Her emotional patterns are... fascinating. Like watching a star collapse and explode simultaneously.)

Asuka

(He said yes. Makoto actually proposed and Shinji... he said yes.) When do women propose to men? It's not right!!!! I lost my money paying Arkan.

Misato

The only way *hic* us women get married is by trapping some poor bastard!

Asuka

I can't breathe. This is really happening.

Asuka

(They're really getting married. I lost.)

Rei

You do not require a male to validate your existence.

Asuka

Thank you... thank you for being here, Rei.

Asuka

(Maybe I don't need him. Maybe I just need myself.)

Rei

However, you do require therapy. Severe emotional dependency is a pathology.

Asuka

PATHOLOGY?! I'll show you pathology!

Rei

(Her violent response indicates healing has begun.)

Asuka

(Shinji's actually inviting me to his wedding. The absolute nerve... and the perfect opportunity.)

Rei

Your facial muscles indicate deception. What are you planning?

Asuka

Nothing! Just excited to celebrate true love! Maybe I'll bring a special gift.

Asuka

(Like the video of Makoto's "study sessions" with the entire swim team.)

Misato

Speaking of gifts, three more men sent me limited edition figurines today. They think I'm a 22-year-old cosplayer named Mika.

Rei

Asuka, your revenge could destabilize multiple lives. The wedding is in three days.

Asuka

(Three days to make Shinji realize what he lost. Makoto's not the only one who can play dirty.) Let's just say... I have connections.

Kaworu

Yes, Asuka. Embrace the darkness. Just like I taught Shinji...

Asuka

(He's still here. Kaworu's ghost is actually helping me. What am I becoming?)