Hello all ! Its been a long time since i posted to the List so i thought i
would try to get back in the swing of things.  Enjoy the fic.


This is a work of fanfiction. The characters and situations do not belong to
me and are being used without permission. Eva is the property of Gainax
Studios and the Other is .....well you will see.



The Visitor


                  Gendo Ikari was in a good mood as he walked the halls of
Central Dogma."The plans are proceeding as scheduled", he thought.
The new S2 engine was testing within design limits and Rei III would be
viable in only a few short days.Yes,it was all coming together ; there
was now nothing standing in the way of his plans "Soon,Yui" Gendo
murmured as he stopped in front of his office door.

                Unlocking the door he strode in cloaked in the absolute
assurance of his position in the world.  He was five paces in when he
noticed the automatic light system was not working. The second thing
he noticed was the smell;someone had been in his office.A creak of
a chair caught his attention."Correction they are still here",Gendo thought
as he reached for his gun.

               "Who are you?!" he said sharply,training the weapon on the
half seen figure. "Are you with Seele? Answer me!!" The figure said
nothing but moved slightly."That was your only chance", Gendo began
only to be cut off by a sound he had not heard in years.


The slow *scratch* of an old fashioned match being struck.


  The match flared making Gendo's eyes grow wide in recognition and
the gun he held began to waver almost....shake.The match moved
up slowly and more details of his "guest" became apparent :the
expensive suit the figure wore,the black tie precisely knotted,the thin
lips holding a cigarette;the ultimate destination of the match and the
cold,cold eyes hooded and holding secrets that not even Gendo
wanted to know about..The match touched the cigarette and Gendo
was transfixed by the ember the way a mouse is transfixed by a
snake,The man then blew out the match and sat there calmly breathing
and ,Gendo knew,looking into his soul.After a minute the man finally
spoke,his voice made rough by decades of smoking.


"Hello,Ikari its been a while.", the Cigarette Smoking Man said.



(fin?)




Authors note to you--- i hope you liked the fic.As i said its been literally
several years since i sent a story to the List....as usual QC&C  ( quest-
ions ,comments , and criticisms) will be entertained. Only be specific not
just "the story sucks''or "it blows chunks".....tell me why you think it
sucks or blows.I may not change the story but will improve for the next
one. Btw way i do apoligzef it comes across formatted oddly...i have
yet to figure out how to post stories using Word with out turning them into
attachments.

Oh!!! and the CSM is the property of Chris Carter and he did not give
me permission to use him.


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