In the conference room at NERV headquarters, Zero, Shinji, Asuka, Rei Ayanami, Kaworu Nagisa, and Misato watched the live footage and casualty reports sent by the UN forces. They knew things had gotten serious...
Gendo Ikari's gloved hands were once again welded to his mouth. Light reflected off his glasses, and he remained silent.
Yui Ikari and Fuyutsuki both looked grim.
Ritsuko took a deep breath, picked up the remote, and began bringing up the information.
"An unidentified giant organism is heading toward Japan."
"This organism can evolve, and it has already evolved twice."
"Late last night, nuclear submarines from Dragon Country and Eagle Nation were the first to attack it."
"According to the data and footage, it was in an amphibious form at the time. We call this its first form."
"Measurements indicate that its body contains enormous amounts of radiation."
"The Dragon Country submarine uploaded footage before it was destroyed. That's why we can see this."
Zero's projection found the first form utterly disgusting. "That monster certainly has a... distinctive look."
Shinji thought it was ugly too. "It's hideous."
The girls were a little frightened. "That's so gross!"
Kaworu Nagisa said, "Another event that never happened before..."
Zero asked, "So what's the story with its second form?"
Ritsuko explained, "For some unknown reason, after being attacked with missiles and torpedoes, it underwent a kind of evolution into its second form."
She brought up an image. "This is its second form."
"In this form, it evolved into a reptilian organism. Its arms grew longer, and it grabbed the Eagle Nation submarine."
"But the most noteworthy point is that this form gained the ability to attack at range."
"This is the footage left by the Dragon Country submarine, though it's intermittent and a little blurry."
Everyone present watched the footage