r/NeonGenesisEvangelion

(I've never seen a roleplay prompt on this subreddit before, and I'm not sure if it's allowed. If not, mods, please feel free to take this down! Not sure where else would be a good place to put it, so, I thought I'd put it here :) Thanks!)

"You have, one*, new messages."*

BEEP!

"Hello Shinji...it's...me." Dust fell drearily from the phone. Its hanging, frayed wire brought words to the world, soft but crackling.

"I know...you don't want to hear me. Don't want to hear us. Don't want to hear this. There are many wishes I haven't been able to honor. But I've done everything I can to honor that one. To let you build something on, of, your own."

A breeze blew into the room from a crack in the window. Dust surged and spiraled into cyclones, spraying across the apartment, onto small, uninhabited picture frames, thin-smiled photo IDs, and dishes piled into dry sinks, into life.

"You've done well for yourself. Something for yourself. Your...last marks were still sent to me, as your guardian. They were good. Great, even, and your job was...it would have been enough for a whole life, I think..."

Subsiding winds sprinkled dust like snow as it started to settle.

"..."

"It won't be now, Shinji. Nothing will be. It's...too much to tell over the phone. You don't have a secured line, and Asuka couldn't be convinced either...not over the phone. But, she's waiting, Shinji. He's waiting. For what it counts...I'm waiting. Everyone is."

"I can't promise you it won't be like last time. I can't promise you it'll be better. He may be worse. They may be worse. But...it'll all be worse, if you don't."

"We need you, Shinji."

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I've never considered myself a particularly talented writer, I don't think, aside from some unfinished fanfics here or there. But no rewatch of Evangelion can ever pass me by without me writing something, on paper, or online, or in my mind. I started to think it might be fun to bring that imagination to some kind of written exchange. I've done roleplays in the past, years ago, and it was always really fun to bounce Evangelion ideas, headcanons, predictions, etc. back and forth.

If you are still interested in something like this, and don't think it's too cringe: welcome! To quickly summarize what I had in mind, the principal idea would be to, more-or-less, try and imagine a story after End-of-Evangelion. A story years into the future where some kind of threat, new or old or a mix of the two, brings the central characters of the story back together again, for something new.

There are a LOT of different directions we could go with this. The world could be post-apocalyptic after Third Impact. This story could just be a war one, with the world plunged into chaos. Alternatively, there could be some kind of renewed threat with the angels, or with the Human Instrumentality Committee. There could be rogue NERV branches, or rogue Evangelions. I've always liked the idea of having the classic characters be forced to train new pilots. I think it brings up a lot of interesting moral questions, and forces the characters to deal with questions of the next generation, and of having to deal with younger versions of themselves, in a way.

This is all plot stuff, of course. But the core of every good Evangelion story are the characters. My imagination, which this prompt tried to setup, is that Shinji tried to live a normal life, but eventually, went off the radar a little, once the impossibility of normal life truly struck. What the others are doing? Who is alive? That's all to discuss. These are all ideas, and I think the most fun part of an RP like this is the discussion, and brainstorming.

If you want, we can throw everything I've said out the window, and create something entirely new. I'm amenable to that! I just want to spend some time in the universe, play-pretend in it and build something creatively.

I will also say that I am a fan of romance, if you'd like to include that. I'm open to all pairs!

A little but of mechanical information about roleplays: I roleplay here on Reddit, and prefer descriptive replies. You don't have to be Mark Twain by any means! But I like a couple paragraphs in my replies, really detailing out the thought processes, descriptions, actions, dialogue, etc. in the scene. I'm a busy guy, so I like sending one or two of those big replies a day, instead of really bite-sized ones.

I just want to reiterate my intentions here. This is, fundamentally, a creative exercise, immersing ourselves in the world of Evangelion and trying to construct its next chapter after the original movie/series ourselves. Please, send me any and all ideas you may have about this! Plot concepts; character ideas; romance pairings; anything! I'd appreciate if you sent more than just 'hey', so I get a sense of what you're looking for!

Thank you for your time :)

thx for the support guys:D