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entranceway2013-08-16 11:04 pm
strategisch) wrote in entranceway2013-08-16 11:04 pm
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[Armin often visits the shoreline, so it's not unusual at all to meet him here. He sits with his legs tucked up to his chest, boots off, waves lapping at his feet. Sometimes for hours.]
[Those who know him might notice one small difference however; his clothing. His uniform looked more or less the same, but he was missing his green cape, and the emblem on his jacket was not blue-and-white wings, but two crossed swords.]
[He looks to his communicator at his side. His eyes, normally so bright with intelligence and curiosity seem unsettlingly dead.]
No one had ever told me... Is it true that this is the ocean?
[Those who know him might notice one small difference however; his clothing. His uniform looked more or less the same, but he was missing his green cape, and the emblem on his jacket was not blue-and-white wings, but two crossed swords.]
[He looks to his communicator at his side. His eyes, normally so bright with intelligence and curiosity seem unsettlingly dead.]
No one had ever told me... Is it true that this is the ocean?
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What's wrong with your neck? Are you hurt? Did someone hurt you?
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No, Eren, it's-- it's only--
[Please, you know. Please don't bring this up. Not again.]
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Why are you acting so strange?! Why is everyone acting strange?!
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You're not the first person to say that. But I don't think I'm acting strangely at all...
Perhaps an event is making us confused?
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[ what ]
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[What are you trying to pull?]
Please, don't make me explain myself again...
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[ Hold on, searching for proof to prove Armin crazy. Uh uh uh-- wait! Okay, okay.
Eren pulls at his own sleeve, showing the Scouting Legion patch. ]
Look. I've got my wings, and there's no way I'd get them without you and Mikasa, right? We said we'd join together.
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But you and I are from different... places. Do you really honestly think that we all took the service together?
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Yes? I was separated from you guys for a bit, but we all joined the Scouting Legion. Jean and the others joined too. Don't you remember that?
[ Eren scoots a little closer again, eyeing Armin like a guinea pig might eye a particularly large capybara. ]
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I would have assumed Jean would join the Military Police.
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Armin, what are you talking about? You were with Jean on the mission outside Rose, when you ran into the female type titan. Did you... hit your head or something?
[ Going to kinda... strain his neck trying to check the back of Armin's head without getting too close. ]
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I haven't been outside of Rose... Since Shigashina. Such a mission never happened...
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Eren respects his friend and his personal space about as far as two co-dependent PTSDriddled kids can respect something nebulous like personal space. AKA it's a miracle he's lasted this long without surging forward and pulling at Armin's jacket. Which is what he's doing now. ]
What the fuck is this?
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Eren-- Please, I don't...
[It's so painful just to think about. He doesn't want to explain himself again.]
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Okay, okay, there is something incredibly wrong with Armin right now, and Eren can't even figure out what it is or how to help. So he does the only thing he can think of-- he drags Armin into an awkward hug and holds him tight. ]
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I-I'm sorry, I s-so sorry-- [He hiccups.]
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Once Armin starts apologizing, though, he knows he has to say something, even if he's still so confused. ]
Don't apologize; don't ever apologize. You, of all people, should never ever apologize, alright?
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You still don't understand-- I didn't-- I couldn't...
I couldn't save you!
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[ 'You always save me,' is what he wants to say. But he doesn't. Instead, he holds Armin tighter and asks: ]
Why would you believe that?
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At Trost, you-- you said you believed in me, but, I didn't believe in myself... I couldn't get the garrison to stand down...
[He gasps a full breath.]
We ran back into the city, but... We were taken down by Titans. It was over so fast...
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At... Trost?
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Eren releases Armin and stands, determination on his face. Determination for what, exactly?
For picking up Armin bridal style, of course. ]
We're going inside for a bit.
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