[The image of those monsters crunching down on people and attacking people is still fresh in his own mind. Those unsettling looks on their faces and those lanky gangly bodies... Things. Monsters?]
It looked like you were trying to help.
[Sigh. Still pacing.] What were those giant creatures?
[ he was doing a good job doing nothing, but with a deep inhale, he refrains from correction just yet. ]
That’s a titan. [ he locks his shoulders in place, bitterness and loathing boiling at the tip of his tongue. ] They eat people. That’s all they want to do.
[ technically, it’s “wanted” and not “want”, but it . . . feels so close by right now. it’s so automatic eren doesn’t notice. ]
Most of us. That’s what the military’s trained to do.
[ but they had so little numbers even the garrison branch accompanied the survey corps. brutal, indeed. they had poor training and got eaten in moments outside the walls. eren breathes, realizing the slowness of the cart and already waiting at the door. it should flatter open once they squeak to a stop, and he jumps off. ]
That’s what this is for.
[ he gestures to the maneuver gear and all those body harness contraptions on him. ]
[ . . . okay, eren is openly into game of reigns but THATS NOT THE POINT. eren doesn’t usually show off, but— he’ll show and tell, taking a handle and connecting one of the disposable blades to it, unsheathing it. it looks like an oversized box cutter but . . .
way to get him distracted. ]
You use the triggers and the little joystick here to shoot the grappling hooks, [ pointing to his waist! ] while you use the wires and gas to move around in the air.
[ complete body harness, equipped with some sort of black box mechanism near his lower back. ]
Then they double as swords, so you can do everything at once.
[ zack, do not be fooled. there are people much better than eren. he was average. ]
And get deathstares? My higher ups would tell me to go back to the convention center. [ which is to say, he’s only shown people that are close to him. he hands zack a blade, but be careful with pulling. there’s a wire at he handle that connects to the mechanism at his waist. ] But I’m the only one, yeah.
[Zack believes he is, still. He believes in you, Eren!]
I dunno, I'd be pretty okay with testing stuff like this out. [It's 2018, they should try to be progressive. he just likes cool weapons
Taking the blade, Zack gives it a good look over and checks the weight. He might be a rowdy guy in the best of times but he knows how to respect weapons.]
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It looked like you were trying to help.
[Sigh. Still pacing.] What were those giant creatures?
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That’s a titan. [ he locks his shoulders in place, bitterness and loathing boiling at the tip of his tongue. ] They eat people. That’s all they want to do.
[ technically, it’s “wanted” and not “want”, but it . . . feels so close by right now. it’s so automatic eren doesn’t notice. ]
We weren’t even supposed to be out there.
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... Brutal. [That's the only word he has for it.
Luckily, it seems the train is starting to clatter and slow down. Good, he wants Eren gets some fresh(er) air.]
You and those other people looked trained to fight them off or something.
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Most of us. That’s what the military’s trained to do.
[ but they had so little numbers even the garrison branch accompanied the survey corps. brutal, indeed. they had poor training and got eaten in moments outside the walls. eren breathes, realizing the slowness of the cart and already waiting at the door. it should flatter open once they squeak to a stop, and he jumps off. ]
That’s what this is for.
[ he gestures to the maneuver gear and all those body harness contraptions on him. ]
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Yeah? I thought that was just you trying to be edgy.
[He raises an eyebrow. The gear is cool.]
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but, eren gives a huff that sounds like he’s half laughing. only half. ]
So I just walk around with these medieval tin cans to look cool, seriously?
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He nudges Eren's shoulder with a palm and then pokes at the gear.]
Yeah, you're into that kinda thing aren't you? Come on, show me how it works.
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way to get him distracted. ]
You use the triggers and the little joystick here to shoot the grappling hooks, [ pointing to his waist! ] while you use the wires and gas to move around in the air.
[ complete body harness, equipped with some sort of black box mechanism near his lower back. ]
Then they double as swords, so you can do everything at once.
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That's pretty wicked, man. Are you the only one around with gear like that? Have you shown anyone on base?
[He already assumes Eren is good at using the gear. After all, it's Eren.]
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And get deathstares? My higher ups would tell me to go back to the convention center. [ which is to say, he’s only shown people that are close to him. he hands zack a blade, but be careful with pulling. there’s a wire at he handle that connects to the mechanism at his waist. ] But I’m the only one, yeah.
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I dunno, I'd be pretty okay with testing stuff like this out. [It's 2018, they should try to be progressive.
he just likes cool weaponsTaking the blade, Zack gives it a good look over and checks the weight. He might be a rowdy guy in the best of times but he knows how to respect weapons.]