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EREN JAEGER

TATAKAI INTENSIFIES

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Alright. It’s option Z. No one else you’d know would have the heart to do it.

[ and what that says about eren . . . well. he has mixed feelings as his eyes sadden behind the screens keeping them apart.

a bear, eren thinks. ]

What did you feel before it happened?

[motiv8]

Thank you.

And... one more request. Please don't tell the others I asked you this. I imagine they'll have plenty to say to me as it is, they don't need to freak out about something that, hopefully, we'll never even need to worry about.

[To the next part, though... ugh, it's hard to even think through.]

As for what I felt...

Raina got attacked by one of the monsters in the hospital, and then all of a sudden she started charging at Crow. And that's when I remembered something, but... even without that, all I was thinking was that he was in danger, that I had to protect him.

[You know, with a nice side of "no no no not again never again" from the memory, but...

He doesn't know how that ends, really, does he? Crow said it barely scratched him. Maybe it is the truth, and he's just thinking too much into it. Maybe...]

Fat load of good that did me, given I hurt him, too.

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I know, I’m not that crazy. They’d kill both of us.

[ and probably never forgive him. but— eren’s determined to never let it go there. another pause as he figures out how to compare notes. ]

Any memories of the same thing? Before you black out.

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Listen, I'd hope so, but if I don't cover my bases I'm just going to have one more thing keeping me up at night. Not something I need right now.

Well... there's that memory I mentioned, of me as a 9 year old ripping apart a bear. I was with my little sister – not Raina, a girl from my past life – and it cornered us. I was just trying to keep it away from her, and it had gotten me pretty badly. Elise was crying because I was bleeding, and I was about ready to black out. The thing kept coming toward her, and all I could think was "she's in danger."

When I woke up, there was blood (among other things) all over the snow and all over me, and I'd absolutely destroyed the thing with a brush-cutting knife. Elise was still terrified and crying, but she was terrified of me.

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It’s the worst.

The first time I turned in my memories, I only remember waking up and being surrounded by soldiers and canons. I didn’t know what happened, I thought I died. Everyone was ready to pull the trigger, with the exact same face. Terrified, like I’d turn again and eat them. There were only two people that stood in front of me the whole time, one of them even threatened them back if they hurt me. Their names were Armin and Mikasa. They were my best friends then.

Before I really tell you what I’m planning, Rean— talk to them. And if you can’t talk to them now, if not today, work on it to talk to them soon. Keep them updated while we work. You don’t have to meet with them if that’s what you’re afraid of, but talk. They can remember things about you that I can’t that can change everything. They’re your friends, and they’re the ones that’ll stand by you regardless of what you or anyone else thinks you are. You know why?

They can see who you are more than anyone else can, especially more than you.

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[Deep down, Rean knows Eren's right. He needs to talk to them for a number of reasons – to apologize, above all. And even if it weren't for that, he can hear Elise's voice echoing in his mind...

"I look out for you because I care about you! Because you're important to me! And I'm sure that Mother, Father, Master Ka-Fai, your classmates, and all of your other acquaintances feel the same. So please... from the bottom of my heart... please don't say that you don't have the 'right to be treated kindly.' Of course you do. You just don't realize it."

...heh. She's still right, an entire lifetime later, isn't she? And Rean still can't see it, still can't understand why. But it doesn't really matter if he understands or not. Eren and Elise both are right: his friends still care about him, and if the past few days have proven anything it's that he can't shake them off.]

I'll work on it. I don't know if I have it in me right now, but I know I have to.

I'll talk to them before the week is out, okay? And you can kick my ass if I don't live up to that.

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A deal I can make. [ he’s JOKING (no he ain’t) ] But I believe you. Do it.

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So— It doesn’t come out of nowhere.
I need resolve and drawing blood to shift. It doesn’t look like you need the blood, just more the resolve to do something. Mostly in danger.

We’ll make a schedule, go to my training spot, and I’ll try and pull it out of you.

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[He had a feeling that was the plan. And it scares him, but...]

All right. When and where do you want me to meet you?

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Every evening at six in front of Recollé Woods. Or somewhere I can pick you up.

You don’t remember anything else that could help us?

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About that thing taking over? Nothing concrete, but...

The scar on my chest hurt before it did, I remember that. And in a memory I have of fighting something, my scar was aching in that same way. I'd thought at the time I must have just gotten hit, but looking back it feels more like the way my chest ached once Elliot brought me out of it.

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[ eren’s taking mental notes. and planning his first attack. shrek will be friend whether they like it or not, he swears it. ]

We need a name for it.

[motiv8]

For whatever this power is?

I certainly haven't remembered anyone calling it anything in particular, and I can't say I'm ripe for ideas right now.

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Intruder
Lucifer Prospect
Slayer Knave
Enigma Epitome
Bohemian Rhapsody
Shwarzergeddon

1/2

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[is this real life,]

2/2

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Vetoed on all counts.

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Shwarzergeddon

[motiv8]

How do I ban someone over text message...?

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You can’t, you’re stuck with me now.
It sounds cool.

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In your mind, maybe. The minute I find out what this thing is actually called, you'll be the first to know.

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As long as it isn’t something unoriginal. Like Demon Prince.

[motiv8]

Demon, maybe. Prince, not so much.

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Demon what, then?

[ FINISH THE SENTENCE REAN SHWARZANEGGAR ]

[motiv8]

Just "demon."

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It sounds a little boring but I respect you’re opinion.

[motiv8]

Listen, I'm not exactly keen on giving a "cool" name to something that tried to kill my sister and best friend.