Kaworu wandered out towards the park as soon as they were released from the bus and the boy he had been speaking with disappeared into the crowd of Lilim. Though this existence seemed appalling for the human residents, Kaworu felt relaxed for the moment. The chill air was creeping up his sleeves, which was novel. Tokyo-3 had always been warm. It was the climate change, though reading about the specifics of why it was so had never held Kaworu's interest for very long. What was really dominating his thoughts and curiosity was the town itself. By the time the researchers had deemed it fit for Kaworu to go outside, the buildings around him looked nothing like the photographs he had seen. The ones the Lilim had also called Angels were the source of the craters and toppled structures.

This town, however, was whole. The patients that had come with him blended in with the Lilim that resided here permanently, and Kaworu decided to follow the tide. He slipped the bundle of papers the nurses had given him (and he hadn't bothered to read) into his coat. With his hands in his pockets he meandered slowly out onto the grass, enjoying the spongy feeling of the vegetation under his shoes.

[Waiting for Sho!]