Ep. 8: Itsuki veranstaltet eine Weihnachtsfeier, während Sayoko während des ersten Schneefalls zum eisernen Dolem Sforzando wird.

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Itsuki gives out an invitation for a Christmas party at his place at night. Snow has begun to fall for the first time on Nirai-Kanai. Haruka gives Ayato a pair of gloves to wear for the cold weather. An envious Megumi reveals to Kim that Haruka had separated from a previous lover long ago, but she had kept a present stashed in her drawer all this time. Sayoko, wearing a gemstone necklace given to her from Itsuki, is responsible for creating the snowfall out of anguish. She becomes the nucleus of a Dolem named Sforzando, creating a field of ice and snow. Ayato is hesitant to fight back with the RahXephon due to this. Reika appears by his side, giving him the encouragement to destroy the Dolem while saving Sayoko in the process. It is implied that the pair of gloves was the present that Haruka had stashed ever since. (Source: Wikipedia)