Ah, fuck. [ stares at the unfamiliar number ] Sorry, it's this damn app acting up again. Then again everyone's been having trouble calling outside the city, so.
[ he’s about to just mumble yeah and hang up, at least until sena mentions the app. people are having trouble calling outside of the city? eren wouldn’t know, most of his important family was in recollé already. ]
Hold on—they’re misfiring again? None of the calls are going through?
Seems like it. Only this time it's affecting phone calls instead of texts. Even so, it's been hard trying to call anyone outside the city for some time now, but now it's getting worse. [ huffs ] It's getting real annoying.
[ there’s a bit of urgency to eren’s voice. misfiring texts all over the place was one thing, but losing outside connection? with the restrospecto building “gone” (hidden, eren says), there’s more going on that what meets the eye. call him a little too high strung, but. ]
I sent them a million texts already, but no dice. Usually I just chalk that up as them being busy as usual, but if they can't even receive calls either...
[ this... is a problem. SIGH. ]
Worst part is that the Retrospec building disappeared so I can't just march up there to file a complaint or something. Fucking cowards.
Did you stop to think that could be the reason why outside calls are dead in the first place? [ it’s the only . . . plausible thing right before their eyes, at least. he pauses as he tries to put those pieces together on a mental note, write them down on his reports— he’s far from a strategist, but if he’s learned something in the air force, it’s organization and information importance. they drill that into you. ] They mentioned “residual effects” while they keep things stabilized if something else starts happening.
[ it’s not that he’s . . . pro-retrospec or anything, there’re some things that piss him off, too— but he’s getting more info and pieces are coming together. retrospec isn’t their enemy. ]
I thought those residual effects would've ceased by now since we've gotten most of the colors back... God.
[ and then suddenly, an idea. ]
What if other forms of communication that doesn't involve technology are used? I dunno if snail mail even exists in this day and age, but that shouldn't be affected by the app, right?
[ that's . . . actually not a bad idea. but sena wtf do you mean ]
Of course it still exists— you still get things in the mail, don't you? [ are some people really that hooked onto technology . . . ] Try fedexing something. They have overnight priority options.
Maybe I should try that out. My parents send me souvenirs every once in a while but I haven't tried returning the favor in that way before. It's probably gonna take a while for that to reach them, though. I don't even know what state they're in right now.
Go to the post office at least once in your life before you go throwing moron around, moron. The options are the same. [ we’re doing so well. this cr is destined to go places. ] It’s the only option you have now, anyway.
I don't have to. I have my agent take care of all packages for me, in case one of those things might actually kill me. [ such is the life of a sought-after model, eren. ] But yeah, maybe I should give that a shot. The app or whatever outside force that's after our asses can't have that much power over us, right?
you can hear eren’s eyes rolling into the back of his skull and out of his eye sockets, onto the ground. he can take a guess that this is the kind of guy that has his head up his own ass so bad he can’t see squat. his favorite type.
but the important part . . . was the last part, right now. ]
If they did, we’d probably be off the map by now. Were you aware of everything that happened in August?
Oh, I'm more than aware of what went down in August. Ignoring the fact that I almost fucking died and all.
[ not gonna lie, he misses his bombs. and his cute pony. and how he almost caused a cave-in in the crypts and almost killed everyone. but details, details. ]
Are you going to suggest that there's something more malevolent out there that Retrospec has no control over? Because you're not really the first one who'd thought of that. It's pretty much an open secret around here.
[ it's not as if it's sensationalizing it or anything, he's just telling it like it is. he's only an ordinary model boy goddammit, cut him some slack ]
Doesn't really matter who I am though, since this call is entirely by accident. But whatever, it's Sena.
You’re forgetting we’re the only group in this city in the same situation. It matters. [ as much as some people are!! immediate shits that he’d Rather Not, you know. when shit goes down, they needed to know how to group together and not fight each other instead. after a short pause: ] Eren.
Eren. [ he repeats. seems easy enough to remember. ] Right, I should go try fedexing my season's greetings then. Since it'll reach them by December, more or less.
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Ah, fuck. [ stares at the unfamiliar number ] Sorry, it's this damn app acting up again. Then again everyone's been having trouble calling outside the city, so.
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Hold on—they’re misfiring again? None of the calls are going through?
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[ there’s a bit of urgency to eren’s voice. misfiring texts all over the place was one thing, but losing outside connection? with the restrospecto building “gone” (hidden, eren says), there’s more going on that what meets the eye. call him a little too high strung, but. ]
What about texts? You tried those?
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[ this... is a problem. SIGH. ]
Worst part is that the Retrospec building disappeared so I can't just march up there to file a complaint or something. Fucking cowards.
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[ it’s not that he’s . . . pro-retrospec or anything, there’re some things that piss him off, too— but he’s getting more info and pieces are coming together. retrospec isn’t their enemy. ]
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[ and then suddenly, an idea. ]
What if other forms of communication that doesn't involve technology are used? I dunno if snail mail even exists in this day and age, but that shouldn't be affected by the app, right?
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Of course it still exists— you still get things in the mail, don't you? [ are some people really that hooked onto technology . . . ] Try fedexing something. They have overnight priority options.
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[ but that... got him to thinking, actually ]
Maybe I should try that out. My parents send me souvenirs every once in a while but I haven't tried returning the favor in that way before. It's probably gonna take a while for that to reach them, though. I don't even know what state they're in right now.
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Go to the post office at least once in your life before you go throwing moron around, moron. The options are the same. [ we’re doing so well. this cr is destined to go places. ] It’s the only option you have now, anyway.
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[ right??? ]
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you can hear eren’s eyes rolling into the back of his skull and out of his eye sockets, onto the ground. he can take a guess that this is the kind of guy that has his head up his own ass so bad he can’t see squat. his favorite type.
but the important part . . . was the last part, right now. ]
If they did, we’d probably be off the map by now. Were you aware of everything that happened in August?
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[ not gonna lie, he misses his bombs. and his cute pony. and how he almost caused a cave-in in the crypts and almost killed everyone. but details, details. ]
Are you going to suggest that there's something more malevolent out there that Retrospec has no control over? Because you're not really the first one who'd thought of that. It's pretty much an open secret around here.
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[ “almost died”, which is to say, he would have definitely taken that more seriously if you didn’t sound so dramatic (eren don’t point fingers) . ]
Who is this, anyway?
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Doesn't really matter who I am though, since this call is entirely by accident. But whatever, it's Sena.
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[ if they get anything back, and when. if they want to get anywhere with retrospec, it’s working together. ]