[ Sometime in the evening of October 6th, perhaps when Eren believes he has at last subverted the natural order of things and tasted the sweet, balmy air of freedom... it's Mikasa time.
His network-equipped piece of jewelry will begin to glow, and then: ]
[Ah, goodbye personal freedom. It hadn't occurred that having a way to get in touch with people over long distances might result in this, but it probably should have. He's been around enough to get the gist of how this works, but it's still sort of weird and alarming when shit starts glowing and pinging for his attention all of a sudden. After the subsequent fumbling required to actually respond, etc—]
why?
[That's not an answer, Eren. But surely(??) it must be very important if it can't wait, what is casual texting.]
[ Hashtag: things Mikasa never thought she would say.
And - honestly? She, herself, is mistrustful. They were supposed to be home by now, back under the orders of the Legion. Instead, they are dragged further into a battle they never volunteered for, bolsters by sympathies she does not possess.
As long as Eren is okay, then everything's fine. The day after that?
Not even Mikasa herself knows. ]
if I know where you are, it's easier for me to come get you if there's trouble
[ Eventually, this severe clinginess will dampen back down into Mikasa's normal level of insane. Eventually. ]
[ah, yes. This is a familiar enough argument, though the specifics of it are weird and foreign. As unfamiliar as this place and its conflict is, his answer doesn't change much. Maybe this will help restore her sense of normality.]
if there's trouble, worry about that first instead of finding me.
[They're soldiers. Trouble is what they're trained to deal with.]
[ If being by his side through the entirety of her military training and most of her deployment didn't teach her that, than the years Mikasa spent fostered in his household certainly did.
He can grouse as much as she wants. She's staying firm on this. ]
[ You want to fight, Eren? You want to dance? You want to meet outside the flag pole after the last bell has rung and see, once and for all, who is the true alpha in this relationship? Well and good, because Mikasa has one last weapon up her sleeves. Blue eyes white dragon!! ]
Carla told me to keep you safe I don't know how to do that if you're always running off into unknown territory
you're overreacting. we can't even leave the city.
[How far into "unknown territory" does she think he's going to get without warning? He's not stupid or irresponsible enough to try to make it through the woods or across the water alone and unannounced. The city isn't that big. It'll start feeling suffocatingly small sooner rather than later.
And if she's expecting him to fold because she played the Dead Mom card, she's got another thing coming. Eren loved his mother, very bitterly regrets that the last thing he'd done before she died was argue with her. That doesn't mean he's going to let Mikasa use her as an excuse for weird lifelong promises of loyalty and devotion. He doesn't want that, either. (He didn't save her life when they met so she could dedicate it to him.)
So he very deliberately does not address it, save to grind his teeth and remind her—]
I told you to cut that out. I'm not your kid brother or your responsibility. worry about what's going on around here instead.
[the sooner they figure it out, the sooner they can put a stop to it. the sooner they can—theoretically—get back home to their own war.]
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text. ( it starts! ...i'm so sorry. )
His network-equipped piece of jewelry will begin to glow, and then: ]
incoming text from: . . . . mikasa.
where are you?
rip eren's inbox
why?
[That's not an answer, Eren. But surely(??) it must be very important if it can't wait, what is casual texting.]
no subject
[ Hashtag: things Mikasa never thought she would say.
And - honestly? She, herself, is mistrustful. They were supposed to be home by now, back under the orders of the Legion. Instead, they are dragged further into a battle they never volunteered for, bolsters by sympathies she does not possess.
As long as Eren is okay, then everything's fine. The day after that?
Not even Mikasa herself knows. ]
if I know where you are, it's easier for me to come get you if there's trouble
[ Eventually, this severe clinginess will dampen back down into Mikasa's normal level of insane. Eventually. ]
no subject
if there's trouble, worry about that first instead of finding me.
[They're soldiers. Trouble is what they're trained to deal with.]
no subject
[ If being by his side through the entirety of her military training and most of her deployment didn't teach her that, than the years Mikasa spent fostered in his household certainly did.
He can grouse as much as she wants. She's staying firm on this. ]
no subject
I told you to cut that out. [It's not like he doesn't know what's going on, here.] I can handle it. You don't need to be keeping tabs on me.
no subject
this is a new place, with new rules. we haven't learned them yet. you can't go charging in recklessly here.
[ So, yes. She totally does need to keep tabs on you. ]
no subject
we won't figure any of this out if we just stick to ourselves
no subject
I'm not saying you can only talk to me
I just don't think it's good to keep splitting up like this
no subject
you can't just follow me everywhere
[Even if she'd rather try. (This isn't a challenge, for the record.)]
no subject
not when you're making it this difficult
[ You want to fight, Eren? You want to dance? You want to meet outside the flag pole after the last bell has rung and see, once and for all, who is the true alpha in this relationship? Well and good, because Mikasa has one last weapon up her sleeves. Blue eyes white dragon!! ]
Carla told me to keep you safe
I don't know how to do that if you're always running off into unknown territory
no subject
[How far into "unknown territory" does she think he's going to get without warning? He's not stupid or irresponsible enough to try to make it through the woods or across the water alone and unannounced. The city isn't that big. It'll start feeling suffocatingly small sooner rather than later.
And if she's expecting him to fold because she played the Dead Mom card, she's got another thing coming. Eren loved his mother, very bitterly regrets that the last thing he'd done before she died was argue with her. That doesn't mean he's going to let Mikasa use her as an excuse for weird lifelong promises of loyalty and devotion. He doesn't want that, either. (He didn't save her life when they met so she could dedicate it to him.)
So he very deliberately does not address it, save to grind his teeth and remind her—]
I told you to cut that out. I'm not your kid brother or your responsibility. worry about what's going on around here instead.
[the sooner they figure it out, the sooner they can put a stop to it. the sooner they can—theoretically—get back home to their own war.]