Neon Genesis Christmas-gelion!

"You're kidding me," Mari broke the fourth wall as she looked dubiously at the chapter title.

Asuka shrugged casually as she also broke character, "It's about as dumb as Neon Genesis Hallowe-vangelion."

"That's not a high standard to go by," Mari noted.

The two young women decided to ignore the fourth wall break and focused their attention on the company Christmas party for NERV. They were trying to decide what to wear...

There was a brisk knock on the door. "Will I be traumatized for life if I just come in?" Misato called out.

"It was just the one time," Asuka complained.

"Come in." Mari said, chuckling.

Misato HAD in fact barged in on the two young women when they had thought no one was home. They had been.. well, busy, so to speak, and Misato had gotten quite the view. She slammed the door shut, after yelping loudly in alarm.

What followed was a very embarassing discussion on safe sex and such. Including how to use dental dams, gloves, etc etc. It did leave Asuka wondering WHY Misato had had the various things on hand. Ritsuko, maybe?

Misato peeked around the doorway in an exaggerated fashion, then loudly sighed. "Whew!"

"Yuk it up, Misato," Asuka rolled her eyes.

Mari laughed. "If you want another show, just ask...," she teased.

"I'll pass," Misato said dryly.

"So what can we do for you?" Asuka tried to cut off any more silly banter.

"We're leaving for the party in a hour or so. I've got the gifts sorted out... is there anything we need to add?" Misato asked briskly.

"I think we're good," Mari mused.

"Hey Misato?" Asuka looked thoughtful.

"Yeah?" Misato asked.

"Did we, like, COMPLETELY forget about Rei Ayanami over Halloween?" Asuka asked.

"She was there, she just had a really good costume," Misato explained.

"What was she dressed as?" Mari had to ask.

"Invisible Girl," Misato grinned then hurried out before they could throw anything at her.

(Interestingly, Rei was in fact at the NERV Halloween party, dressed as Gendo Ikari. Yes, Gendo. Sadly she did such a good job no one caught on, and she went home disappointed. Her grabbing Ritsuko's ass was just staying in character.)

About a hour later, Mari and Rei had picked simple but stylish dresses. Misato had picked a mini-skirt, getting disapproving looks from her roommates. And Shinji, after they picked him up from his suite, who found it kinda hot, but inappropriate.

"You totally are trying to get laid," Mari noted, "aren't you?"

"I haven't gotten any since Kaji had that... uhm, painful incident with the damn telletubby costume," Misato sighed.

"Did he heal up finally?" Asuka asked out of morbid curiosity.

"Still sore apparently," Misato sighed.

"Too much information. Really," Shinji made a face.

Rei Ayanami was in a plain white dress that was stylish, but, well, plain. She nodded approvingly at Asuka and Mari's outfits, smiled shyly at Shinji then looked rather dubiously at Misato's choice of costume.

"What?" Misato demanded.

"That outfit is not appropriate for a ranking NERV officer," Rei noted, then added deadpan, "Though you might qualify as a street walker."

Misato blinked, then looked over at Mari and Asuka. "You two are a bad influence on her." she noted dryly.

"Who says it's US?" Asuka demanded.

Misato just gave them a LOOK.

"Okay, it's probably us," Mari admitted.

Deciding to try to change the subject Shinji asked them, "Are we going to go pick up Ritsuko and Maya too?"

"That's the plan," Misato agreed.

Maya and Ritsuko had moved in together shortly after the eventful Halloween party. They upgraded suites so each could have an separate office. Apparently 'wedded bliss' didn't stop the two from being workaholics. Tho the noise complaints from some of the neighbors implied the passion was still going on too...

The group reached the apartment in the same building and Misato thumped on the door, and they heard a muffled reply.

"Did that sound like 'Go away?' to anyone else?" Mari blinked.

"Yeah. What the hell?" Misato knocked once again.

"And that was 'Get your ass in here, Ritsuko' I think," Asuka agreed.

"Maybe we should just go to the party," Rei suggested.

Misato tried the knob, "Door's unlocked."

"We shouldn't," Shinji started.

Completely ignoring that, Misato opened the door, giving them a direct view of the living room.

"EEEEEEEP," they collectively eeped.

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Not long after a VERY sheepish looking Maya and Ritsuko were explaining what happened as they walked to NERV. "You see, we were... uhm, playing you could say," Ritsuko said.

A fiercely blushing Maya continued, "Then senpai had the bright idea to handcuff me."

"Except I sort of forgot where the keys were," Ritsuko sighed.

"So she was looking for them when you knocked..." Maya explained.

"Could you please STOP explaining?" Shinji sighed. "I just want to get the mental image of you tied up like that out of my head."

"Sorry, Shinji," Ritsuko and Maya chorused.

"Was that a candy cane that was...?" Mari wondered.

"I am NOT asking and I do not want to know," Asuka cut her off.

"Talk about getting into the Christmas Spirit," Misato snickered.

"I can't BELIEVE you said that..."

To be continued...?

Notes: Probably NOT to be continued, but who knows. I might do more 'holiday-gelion' chapters if inspiration strikes.

YES I totally forgot Rei. Sorry. Added a fix which amused me.