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can a slave do this? *dies and goes back in time* ([personal profile] usurpers) wrote2017-08-12 11:39 am
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-14 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Elliot appreciates the reassurance, and returns it right back as Eren starts to share his- a gentle squeeze of the hand. Losing his parents that young...Elliot knew from experience how rough that was. Even if Eren could be reassured he had both parents in this life, that can't be an easy memory

The thought of Eren's dad being supportive gets a little wry smile out of him.]


It's a little hard to imagine...but sometimes things are the opposite in the other life. [As for his mother...he's not surprised she'd have fears compared to this life. Being in the military now could be dangerous, but it was a lot less so than what that world had to deal with]

What branch did he want to join?
fiddlestick: (oh no)

[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-15 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Less than 3%... [He pulls out a couple tomatoes from the pot and puts it on his plate, intent on eating them] O-Okay, I think any mother would object to their kid joining a branch with that survival rate.

[LIKE WHAT THE FRICK JUNIOR. ]

Yeah, I'd agree Junior had a few screws loose... [This is why the names, easier not to feel bad about insults] Kids do have a harder time conceiving that they could die. It was still pretty gutsy of him though, I'll give him that.
fiddlestick: (the fuq you say)

[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-16 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Detachment had been the point of it. Elliot would be a lot more upset to hear about the other's Eren's recklessness if Eren had used first person terms and the other's real name. The name Eren was too hard to separate from his Eren.

It's still terrible to hear though, that a life like that exists. It's his turn to put his hand on Eren's leg. ]


I...could see it. [And it's actually not an insult towards this Eren!] A young orphan with regeneration living in a place that's desperate enough to let a group with a less than 3% survival rate continue? And they let him join at 15, didn't they? [He remembers Eren telling him that once.] A situation like that, I can't see Junior being taught how to be cautious very well.

[Less than 3% survival rate...Junior was probably seen as expendable, along with the rest of his comrades. Elliot knew there was a certain honor in having the willingness to give up your life for your country, but with a rate like that? Elliot couldn't shake the feeling whoever was running things was exploiting that honor and being careless with their soldiers' lives.

...

It made him madder the more he thought about it. But it's not like he can do anything about it here, so he just makes an unhappy little growl at his thoughts and shoves a tomato in his mouth. The bitter juices from the tomato mixed with the spicy broth in his mouth give a mild burning pain that's surprisingly cathartic to his anger. He chews on that for awhile before swallowing with a big gulp. Then he'll take a sizable drink, to help cool down his mouth (and his fury).

...

Okay he feels a little better now. He makes a little refreshed "ah" sound and focuses back on the conversation. Looks like Eren's shifted the topic back to him (probably the wise choice tbh)]


Kinda... [He throws another tomato into the pot, as well as some chicken] Elton was part of Class VII at Thors Military Academy. It was a brand new class at the school that was supposed to test the full capabilities of Combat Linking, as well as experiment with intermingling social classes together since that was apparently a real problem in that world.

He got chosen because he had a naturally high aptitude for linking, I think. [Instructor Sara was pretty vague] I don't think he...wanted to be there though. Not at first, at least.
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-16 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sorry about that Eren. Elliot just doesn't like unjust things like that, and knowing his boyfriend's other life suffered for it...well, it makes it a bit more personal.

But it's not like he can DO anything about it here, so it's best not to address it and let it pass. Focusing on answering about his memories helps.

Though his fury is as fierce as an angry puppy so what do you have to fear Eren seriously.]


...I dunno. There's still holes in my memory. [It's likely they did, but he wasn't sure] I know his dream was to attend the Heimdallr Music Academy in his hometown. Not sure yet why he didn't.

He did still get to play though. There was a music club at Thors, they even performed at a local church. It made him really happy.
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-17 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eren you are a good dude.

He sees Eren's happy look on his face as he talks about the music, and it makes him happy to see, relaxing him some more]


Yeah, me too. Though I'm glad he hasn't given up completely either. [He could follow his dream more easily than the other Elliot could, and that made him feel lucky. But knowing that the other Elliot kept trying to find ways to pursue music? Made him feel more like it was as important to him as he thought. ] One time, he even decided to cheer Rean up by making him do street performing with him. He was pretty forceful about it too.

[He laughs a little at the memory. Dragged the guy through town to get instruments and everything. At the question, he pauses. Not badly, just thoughtfully]

I'm not sure. I know he got the ARCUS from the school, but I'm not sure about the rest of it. [He shrugs] Though I think his powers were pretty common in his world, really. Everything seems to run on some magically powered tech they call orbal technology. They even were studying about it on a midterm.

If there were more people here from that world, I probably wouldn't stand out much magically.
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-20 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Awww. [Of course Eren would take that position. It's sweet to hear, and it does give him a small smile] Thanks Eren...

[Did the rest of Class VII find him valuable? They kept him around and got along with him, so surely there must've been something there. At least, he hopes so.

He pulls out some of the veggies out of the pot now]


A-Anyway, your turn again?
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-21 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
[He listens, a little relieved it wasn't another bad memory. If anything, he looks impressed]

Fifth? That's really good! [Good job Junior!] And awww, don't be that hard on him. Willpower and hardwork's more important than natural skill anyway.
fiddlestick: (Rean - thats rough buddy)

[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-22 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[He listens to the story, smiling sympathetically. Oh yes, the overprotective sibling, he knows that woe all too well. ]

Haha, Junior really was a kid if he thought that'd stop her from babysitting him. The only reason I'm safe from full Carlos-coddling is because he's not on the app.

[He did wish he could talk about these things with Carlos. He felt it put a distance between them. Still, it was nice knowing his brother wouldn't freak out every time he took up a task that was more dangerous than "playing with kittens". ]

So he had an adopted sister?
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-23 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Mikasa...

[The name isn't familiar. Part of him wonders if it was Tifa, but...no, probably not otherwise Eren would've said something about that.

But jeez, talk about a sad way to meet your adopted family. The life in Junior's world was rough]


Did he find her when he snuck off..?
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-25 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's uh....wow. Just wow. What do you even say to a story like that. On one hand, people who sell children are the worst, especially if it murdered her parents. Those were the kind of people you typically want to be locked away for the rest of their days.

On the other hand, hearing two little ten year olds straight up killed 3 guys is PRETTY unsettling too. Even if it sounded like they had little choice, and that world was very different from the one they lived now. What was he supposed to say...? Not like his Eren was the one to do it.

...

You know, let's just. Not address it. He clears his throat]


Wow...

Y-Yeah, she probably did. He did save her life...
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-26 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, exactly. It wasn't that the kids did anything wrong considering the situation, but it also feel so wrong to be like "yay kids killing people good job".

But Elliot's glad that Eren seems to be on the same page. Clearing his throat and clinking that glass back against Eren's]


Ah- right. Okay.

[Well, speaking of siblings...]

Well, Elton actually had a sister too. An older one named Fiona. She had red hair too.... a-actually, she looked a lot like Orihime from your mission group. [The redhead that was nice but would cook questionable dishes] Don't think they're the same person, but it made me double-take when Akira had her over.

[And then he nearly died via ghost peppers. It was a weird time.]

Pretty sure Fiona's pretty...clingy too. He was visiting his hometown for a field study, I think, and she got upset that he wanted to stay at a hotel with his classmates than at home.
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[personal profile] fiddlestick 2018-03-26 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I feel like Tifa could beat up the military if she really wanted. [YOUR SIS IS HARDCORE OK] But you're right, she's always seemed like a cool big sis.

[....As for Fiona...]

She started getting sniffly about how he was old enough to be too cool for big sis hugs, and insisted she'll still be watching over him anyway. All because he wanted to stay somewhere else.

And it was in front of his friends.

[So. YEAH. LOTS OF MOMING PROBABLY GOING ON THERE. Mikasa and Fiona can never meet]
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