History FanFic / NeonMetathesisEvangelion

* SoldierVsWarrior: Asuka sees herself as a warrior, and thus is not particularly happy to have to wear a school uniform, which she equates to soldiers.

* ShutUpKiss: Rei decides that ''she'' will pilot EVA-01 against Leliel instead of Shinji. She has no problems with piloting and he has [[spoiler:and EVA-00 has been destroyed]], so she should be doing it. When Shinji starts feeling guilty about this and protests, Rei shuts down his protests with a kiss.

* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: After Rei has been swallowed by Leliel, her psychedelic visions begin by seeing herself in a mirror - and her mirror image, wearing a school uniform while she's wearing her plugsuit, talks back. The mirror image represents Rei II.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After getting scolded over getting tossed around by Israfel's self-destruct, Asuka rips Fuyutsuki a new one over him criticizing their victory and NERV's deplorable tactics.
-->'''Asuka''': Would you rather an aesthetically pleasing defeat, ''[[ParentheticalSwearing Sir]]''? Whose stupid idea was it anyway, to have us fight an ''active'' Angel? [[StatingTheSimpleSolution A further N2 mine drop would have it enter its passive, regenerative mode again]], but nooo, some people were too embarrassed to request that from the conventional forces. Never mind how tactically sensible it would have been, but hey, can't "lose face"! Rather send out kids to fight! After all, you decision makers will be safe and cushy in your command center several dozen metres beneath the Earth. And the risks to the pilots, well, that's not worth "losing face", right? Better ''they'' be at ''life and death'' risk than ''you'' being maybe a tad embarrassed. Hah, Japanese nonsense. So InterserviceRivalry is more important than the safety of the city? Yes, surely it is better to let the angel ''come to a city with nearly a million inhabitants'', rather than make a tactically sound request of another agency. Who do you even think you ''are''? [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter If you think you can do piloting better, than why don't]] ''[[LetsSeeYouDoBetter you]]'' [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter do it]], ''gottverdammt noch einmal''?
* TheStationsOfTheCanon: The entire basic premise of the fic is to change the chronological order of those around.

* {{Yubitsume}}: Touji's father is described as wearing a high collar and ''gloves''...

* WhoNeedsEnemies: The pilots and NERV command. The officers see the pilots as basically tools, and the pilots become resentful about that. After the successfully resisted nude synch-test idea and the Arael battle, it nearly dips into DividedWeFall territory, considering the angel threat ti the whole world still exists.

Currently [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/neon-metathesis-evangelion-nge.30952/page-94#post-9464063 on hiatus]] after [[DoorStopper 44 chapters and over 300,000 words]] due to author frustration and issues in his personal life.

* NotWhatISignedOnFor: Upon learning of the upcoming nude sync test all of the pilots refuse, stating that their job is to pilot the Evas and kill Angels, not prance around naked for all of command to see. While there's some initial fear of punishment, Kaworu points out [[WeirdTradeUnion they'll be fine so long as they present a united front]]; NERV can't afford for it's pilots to quit.

* NotSoDifferent: Asuka and Shinji in particular bond over the mutual loss of parents and how they cope with it.

[[FollowTheLeader One of several fics that were started]] in the wake of ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'', the story's home is at [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/neon-metathesis-evangelion-nge.30952/ Sufficient Velocity]], but can also be found on [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12141795/1/Neon-Metathesis-Evangelion fanfiction.net]] and [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7974349/chapters/18241447 ao3]]. On SV, it also includes a canon sidestory, called ''Life During Wartime'', featuring the adventures of [[BetaCouple yet another]] [[{{Polyamory}} triad]] – Kaworu/Mana/Kensuke.

* ForeignCussWord: Asuka is fond of those. ''Gottverdammt, Verfickt, Arschloch, zur Hölle'', etc etc.

Not so in ''Neon Metathesis Evangelion''. The basic premise is that the angels arrive in a ''different'' order. This of course has repercussions for SEELE’s plans, Gendo’s plans… and the relationships between the pilots. Breaking through the usual pattern of a v-shaped LoveTriangle between Asuka, Shinji and Rei, the three slowly (''very'' slowly) begin to care for each other and [[{{Polyamory}} form a triad]].

And what starts with slow romance gradually turns into a broader, more serious story, in which most topics of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' are covered: Ritsuko's issues, Misato's role with regard to the pilots, Misato's relationship to Kaji, Kaji's spy games… and of course also several things that are new.

[[FollowTheLeader One of several fics that were started]] in the wake of ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'', the story's home is at [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/neon-metathesis-evangelion-nge.30952/ Sufficient Velocity]], but can also be found on [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12141795/1/Neon-Metathesis-Evangelion fanfiction.net]] and [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7974349/chapters/18241447 ao3]]. On SV, it also includes a canon sidestory, called ''Life During Wartime'', featuring the adventures of [[BetaCouple yet another]] [[{{Polyamory}} triad]] – Kaworu/Mana/Kensuke.

-->'''Kaji''', ''after Ramiel boiled Asuka and Shinji alive'': "That's why so far nobody has said a word. Asuka is right: Officially, she was at Berlin to help in ''researching'' EVA technology, rather than to get combat training as a six year old child. Officially, using the research objects as weapons is an emergency solution. Officially, the children have no military rank, are not part of any armed forces, and could walk away at any time. Hell, that's ''really'' why we're making them go to school, isn't? We're upholding an illusion of normalcy that just isn't there. No, those aren't child soldiers, why, they're just normal students who help out at NERV after school.” He shook his head with an ironic grin on his face. “We've presented the world with a lie that's easy to swallow. And because the world is so dependent on those children to defeat the angels, nobody looks too closely and everyone just upholds the lie."
-->"Of course, it's just three pilots. Just three children. In Africa there are several warlords with entire companies and battalions of child soldiers. But nobody cares about Africa. Half its territory is recognized as being stateless. But the U.N. … they have become a pillar of stability since Second Impact. Maybe ''the'' pillar of global stability. The paragon of virtue that keeps the squabbling nation-states at bay. If people become aware, really aware, how ''a U.N. organization'' is using child soldiers..."

* ForeignCussWord: Asuka is fond of those. ''Gottverdammt, Verfickt, Arschloch, zur Hölle'', etc etc.

-->This had been the woman who had mistreated her for ten years. And now she’d. ''had''. ''ENOUGH''!

--> There was a certain logic to what Mana was saying. In a way, despite only being fourteen, Shinji was a kind of… injured veteran. Who had done his duty heroically and saved everyone, but had the mental wounds to show for it. That idea fit very well to Asuka’s notions of EVA pilots as an elite fighting troop. It wasn’t that Shinji was weak; rather it was time that others took over for him. And Asuka was definitely up to the task.

-->“Hmmm. Teddy bear,” Asuka commented. “Sleep now, Rei.”

-->Asuka’s palm went to her face. It really did seem like she had a thing for cute puppies.

-->'''Asuka''': Would you rather an aesthetically pleasing defeat, ''[[ParentheticalSwearing Sir]]''? Whose stupid idea was it anyway, to have us fight an ''active'' Angel? [[StatingTheSimpleSolution A further N2 mine drop would have it enter its passive, regenerative mode again]], but nooo, some people were to embarrassed to request that from the conventional forces. Never mind how tactically sensible it would have been, but hey, can't "lose face"! Rather send out kids to fight! After all, you decision makers will be safe and cushy in your command center several dozen metres beneath the Earth. And the risks to the pilots, well, that's not worth "losing face", right? Better ''they'' be at ''life and death'' risk than ''you'' being maybe a tad embarrassed. Hah, Japanese nonsense. So InterserviceRivalry is more important than the safety of the city? Yes, surely it is better to let the angel ''come to a city with nearly a million inhabitants'', rather than make a tactically sound request of another agency. Who do you even think you ''are''? [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter If you think you can do piloting better, than why don't]] ''[[LetsSeeYouDoBetter you]]'' [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter do it]], ''gottverdammt noch einmal''?

* BiTheWay: Of a pilot corps consisting of five people, Touji is the only one who is ''not'' bisexual (Not that it matters much with Shinji).