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[usurpers]

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[nachetanya]

Saving people, or accepting thanks?

[ She responds, without missing a beat. ]

[usurpers]

Of not accepting thanks. Looking out for people’s my job to start.

[ . . . actually saving people, though. those are important standards he hopes to take one day. ]

[nachetanya]

Oh? What do you do?

[ She blinks at this, sounding a little bit curious! But then glances back at the decorations. Are they still moving...? No, they don't seem to be ... HMM.... ]

[usurpers]

[ he’s a walking piece of propaganda, gesturing to his shirt with a puffed chest of pride. ]

US Air Force.

[nachetanya]

-Oh, wow!

[ And he looks so young... but then, he's clearly an adult if that's the case. She nods all the smile, smiling. And then politely, as she was raised in her town: ]

Thank you for serving.

[ With a little bow of her head. ]

Based out of the base here in Rocolle, I assume?

[usurpers]

[ oh, wow. there’s a little pop of pride there, no one’s ever said that to him before, ever since he actually got his wings a few months back. truth be told, and he finds himself giving a small smile. it feels good. ]

Fort McCoy, yeah. Thanks— [ look at him, proud! and with a small salute! ] It’s been my dream to serve, so I’m glad to.

[nachetanya]

I have a cousin who was in the service. He's still in the reserves now, lives in the city... oh wait, no [ She narrows her eyes and then it comes to her. Ah, she has seen this face before... ] You'd've met Zack, right?

[usurpers]

[ . . . hold on. he’s getting the same “this feels familiar” sort of vibe. was it a picture, or—? at least, with zack’s mention, it’s much easier to pinpoint, although his features do sort of drop with surprise. ]

Fairweather? [ deja vu, he asked this question over the network before. now it all makes embarrassing sense that this whole time . . . ] Natalia Fairweather?

[nachetanya]

That's right! I'm the prettiest of the bunch!

[ She says this with a somewhat impish smile. Oh, so this is the one who she thought it was, probably? ]

[usurpers]

[ aha. his opinion differs, but. he’s biased, and maybe his tiny smile doesn’t give that away . . . might as well make this official, since he hasn’t, so eren extends his hand to the one she could shake. ]

I’m Eren.

[nachetanya]

[ It does. But that's fitting, really.

She makes to take the hand, right on right. ]

It's nice to meet you in person. I've actually heard one or two things about you. All good, I assure you!

[usurpers]

[ haha, he looks slightly sheepish. slightly. ]

Depends on what you consider good . . . [ because good can also be something embarrassing, like the viral video of him crawling around an indoor playground with zack like a fool. or how his mom can’t stop showing elliot pictures of him when he was 5 months old. ] I don’t know much about you, though. Just that you’re family.

[nachetanya]

Oh no, little Ellie doesn't talk about me! I'm offended now.

[ . . . She says with a hint of sarcasm. ]

It's alright, all the better to have us get to know each other now.

[usurpers]

That’s fine with me.

[ he can agree with that, smiling and offering a nod, but . . . there is one thing that got his attention. man, he could see elliot’s tomato-colored face at the sound of this. ]

Ellie?

[nachetanya]

That's a name that we called him when he was little.

[ Oh reason to tell anyone she was Natty. ... Or that his didn't come up near as much. But all the same, she smirks. ]

[usurpers]

I can see the face he’d make if he heard you.

[ HE’S PRETTY SURE HE KNOWS HIS BF ENOUGH. will he tell? it is a mystery (he probably won’t, but details.) ]

[nachetanya]

Oh he pouts something awful! That's the curse of being one of the babies of the family though!

[ Not that Natalia is that much older tbh but... details...

Her body rocks with some soft laughs. ]