When he explains it that way, she makes a sound to the effect of aha!, her eyes gleaming as she takes in the trigger mechanism. The slots for the blades, stored along with the gas canisters, are fairly straightforward, though she has to wonder how these crazy long boxcutter-looking swords are necessary. he doesn't... use these in battle or something, does he? To defend himself? Against people?
Even though Eren can't be that much younger than her, by her estimation, she still ends up wondering who decided to let a teenage kid have this kind of weaponry, and frowns. (He has to be what, sixteen at most? He wouldn't have a blade like that if he wasn't expected to use it.)
Then he asks about war and she glances down at him, her frown deepening briefly before she steps back to give him more room to take off his gear. She thinks she understands what kind of world he must come from. ]
Nothing like that. [ She shrugs her shoulders, then crosses her arms over her chest—she's... never really had to explain this before. It's new. ] In my world, there are benders, people who can manipulate one of the elements—earth, air, water, and fire. And some other things too, like metal and lightning, if it's related to their element.
But then there are also nonbenders. Like me. [ She smiles, as if to tell him it's not a bad thing. Of course, Asami's had her moments where she's felt insanely jealous of benders and all the power they had—who wouldn't?—but she's content with being a nonbender. It's never stood in her way before. She won't let it. ]
When I said leveling the playing field, that's what I meant. [ She waves her hand, palm up, at his gear. ] This kind of technology could be used by everybody, not just benders.
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When he explains it that way, she makes a sound to the effect of aha!, her eyes gleaming as she takes in the trigger mechanism. The slots for the blades, stored along with the gas canisters, are fairly straightforward, though she has to wonder how these crazy long boxcutter-looking swords are necessary. he doesn't... use these in battle or something, does he? To defend himself? Against people?
Even though Eren can't be that much younger than her, by her estimation, she still ends up wondering who decided to let a teenage kid have this kind of weaponry, and frowns. (He has to be what, sixteen at most? He wouldn't have a blade like that if he wasn't expected to use it.)
Then he asks about war and she glances down at him, her frown deepening briefly before she steps back to give him more room to take off his gear. She thinks she understands what kind of world he must come from. ]
Nothing like that. [ She shrugs her shoulders, then crosses her arms over her chest—she's... never really had to explain this before. It's new. ] In my world, there are benders, people who can manipulate one of the elements—earth, air, water, and fire. And some other things too, like metal and lightning, if it's related to their element.
But then there are also nonbenders. Like me. [ She smiles, as if to tell him it's not a bad thing. Of course, Asami's had her moments where she's felt insanely jealous of benders and all the power they had—who wouldn't?—but she's content with being a nonbender. It's never stood in her way before. She won't let it. ]
When I said leveling the playing field, that's what I meant. [ She waves her hand, palm up, at his gear. ] This kind of technology could be used by everybody, not just benders.