I've been poking around this website for a few years now, and for the past three days have finally gotten around to read the NXE stories. I've never seen the series, OAV's or whatever they're called or anything about it, but they are very entertaining. But a certain scene stands out in my mind:

DJ looked up to the booth, and the message in Ikari's expressionless eyes was clear: do what I want, or I'll send this penguin to die in your place. For there was no doubt in DJ's mind that if it went out there in it's current condition, it would not survive. Shaking his head in disbelief, DJ wheeled around to glare at Gendou. "You people are all completely mad!" he shouted. "Send the penguin, see if I care."
"Waugh!" concurred the bedridden bird.

That was the funnest goddamn thing I've ever read.

My compliments to whoever wrote that scene...