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esselfortium wrote:I like this as a theory, but I'm not sure what the second pin is. (picture) Asuka is represented by a skull with an eyepatch, and Mari is represented by a blue and red.... nipple?
As Mr. Tines said, it's an RAF symbol, and Mari is British.
People have been jumping all over this as evidence of a romantic relationship between Mari and Asuka, but it also works very well simply as evidence that Asuka has finally embraced the idea of working closely with others and maybe even having a friend.
It's a significant accessory; they call attention to it in the artbook and it's the only piece of flair on her hat. As such, I'd really like them to address why she's wearing the pin, even if only in passing.
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Ah, awesome!
The pins are a really cool little detail for backstory. Pity they couldn't have given their friendship any actual focus beyond a subtle hint like that, though.
edit: As an aside, I love that this implies they finally let Asuka make a friend. And that her friend is not named Shinji. :P
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Eating and drinking while submerged in a pungent fluid? Doesn't sound very practical. Not to mention very good for the LCL purification systems.
So has Mari become a hikikomori who has the unlikely benefit of being able to take her room everywhere? :p
So has Mari become a hikikomori who has the unlikely benefit of being able to take her room everywhere? :p
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I totally thought my eyes were playing tricks on me the first time I saw that scene XD
There were lots of fast-food looking cups with straws scattered around her seat (apparently Mari likes her room messy!). Couldn't tell if she was eating too, but I wouldn't be surprised if she was rocking the beer & edamame combo considering the Showa Oyaji vibe in her....
As long as what she's drinking is not made out of LCL LOL
There were lots of fast-food looking cups with straws scattered around her seat (apparently Mari likes her room messy!). Couldn't tell if she was eating too, but I wouldn't be surprised if she was rocking the beer & edamame combo considering the Showa Oyaji vibe in her....
As long as what she's drinking is not made out of LCL LOL
duo_rei wrote:I totally thought my eyes were playing tricks on me the first time I saw that scene XD
There were lots of fast-food looking cups with straws scattered around her seat (apparently Mari likes her room messy!). Couldn't tell if she was eating too, but I wouldn't be surprised if she was rocking the beer & edamame combo considering the Showa Oyaji vibe in her....
As long as what she's drinking is not made out of LCL LOL
If Mari was the last human being on earth in EoE, she'd have spent all her time sipping mankind through a straw.
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I wonder if she ever comes out, because it doesn't seem so. She must take LCL showers.
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So when she gets her period, what does she do? Just let it all loose in her suit?
(As a girl, these thoughts come to mind immediately...)
Well, with any luck, Mari will overcome her hikikomori tendencies. If an Eva pilot voiced by Maaya Sakamoto who can wear pink and pilot a pink biomech without seeming even remotely girly can accomplish that... maybe there is still hope for some of us!
(As a girl, these thoughts come to mind immediately...)
Well, with any luck, Mari will overcome her hikikomori tendencies. If an Eva pilot voiced by Maaya Sakamoto who can wear pink and pilot a pink biomech without seeming even remotely girly can accomplish that... maybe there is still hope for some of us!
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Forget her period, what about the contents of her large intestine and urinary bladder? She can't unload those into LCL, can she? Unless the plugsuit is like an astronaut suit and has a port for emptying body waste into a storage tank on the Eva, from where it'd be collected...
...but maybe that's taking it a little too far. Maybe Mari does leave the plug to go to the toilet or shower when she absolutely must, just that we don't see her do it.
...but maybe that's taking it a little too far. Maybe Mari does leave the plug to go to the toilet or shower when she absolutely must, just that we don't see her do it.
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Maybe the plug isn't filled with LCL at the time?
...Maybe?
...Maybe?
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In the trailer, Mari and the group of Rei are in the same room. The blanked-out text would logically be referring to the latter, then.
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