[Ah, scarring poor innocent Bolins with shingeki no melodramas. Shame on her.
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no
[The problem with these magic texting things being thought based—impulses get through a little easier. He grinds his teeth a little and tries again.]
I mean she's not in the city anymore. ALASTAIR says they sent her off to another mission.
[If you believe it. It's not the first time it's happened—they started with close to 70 and now they're down to 40-odd. But right now it's the one that counts.]
[What if they took Korra. That's the worst part about all this, really—that they're powerless do a damn thing about it, can't do anything but follow ALASTAIR's instructions and hope it lands them back where they belong one day. He has confidence in Mikasa to survive—she's strong, more skilled than he is, he counts on that. That doesn't mean he's okay with this. After a moment to decipher what Bolin probably means by "number—"]
nothing's getting through.
[He has tried, because giving up easy isn't in his nature. And he knows that even if he didn't, she would have. The radio silence is pretty telling.]
[ And who could they even turn to to address such complaints? They had no way of getting hold of ALASTAIR. No way of knowing anything concrete about their circumstances. ]
[Oh. But even without any word, he's stubborn enough to believe this much.]
she can handle it
[Nothing they've seen so far with ALASTAIR could hold a candle to what they've already survived. Bolin had, after all, contacted him to ask after Mikasa, and it's as much an answer as he can give. It isn't meant to be falsely reasurring, or trite, it just is. She can handle it. Sometimes part of being a soldier is trusting your comrades to hold up their end of the metaphorical bargain, to do what needs to be done and survive to see you again while you do the same. (It still catches at his skin, grates against his nerves. He grinds his teeth while he says (thinks?) it.)]
[ Because who cares about how capable Mikasa is. It's great that she's strong enough to take care of herself, and that is one less thing to worry about, but that doesn't detract from the emptiness of her absence. Just like Bolin knows that it might be for the better that Mako isn't trapped here, but that doesn't make him yearn for the company of his brother any less. ]
[For her or for them (him? The answer is both.) He might not appreciate her hovering, but she's been a constant presence all his life, save the years before he knew her and the weeks he'd spent in custody before she'd reunited with him at the Corps HQ. He trusts her to survive as much as he can, but it's distant and cold comfort in the sake of a kidnapping. ALASTAIR-condoned or not.]
I don't need you to tell me
[Sharper than Bolin deserves, but he's made himself an easy target for venting his frustration. Rather than taking that as concern for himself, Eren takes that to mean what he's been thinking this whole time—that he ought to do something about it. Except he can't, he's tried, come up empty and useless and powerless, and that stings and scares him more than most things he's seen here. That the universe is huge and cruel and Eren is small and angry and battering against it and nothing he does makes a damn lick of difference.]
I'm not just going to let them do this
[Take her away under their own whims, just like they had when they abducted them in the first place. Even if it takes him the whole of the mission or longer, he'll figure a way to get her back.]
[ If there's any offense that might be taken by the tone in Eren's message, it flies right over Bolin's head. He still has that concern, and now just some admiration for Eren's determination. ]
[You're giving him a whole lot of credit, Bolin. Determination is like 90% of what he even has going for him, plans aren't really his strong suit.]
find a way to change it.
we don't really know anything about them. [And ALASTAIR seems to like it keep it that way, what with the prolonged radio silence.] just because they can keep people out here under their command doesn't mean they have any right to.
[Just because they might be doing good for Chantes if they pull this off (??? and even that is in question after Anwick) doesn't negate the fact that they're trapping and blackmailing people here to do so. They could be watching and listening right now, but it's not something he's put a lot of thought or care into. For all they're a powerful presence—they'd have to be, to kidnap people out of time and space—they're not a particularly threatening one, save for the fact that they have his return home to hang over his head. And that's pretty important to him.]
[don't make me answer questions I'm never going to be able to address without breaking the game meta spoon
frankly—]
I don't know
[Snooping on transdimensional kidnapping conglomerates is going to take some getting up to speed, he didn't even know what a dimension was a few weeks ago. Shounen determination only gets you so far. That said.]
that's no reason to give up trying
[Just because they don't know now doesn't mean they can't find a way if they keep looking.]
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no
[The problem with these magic texting things being thought based—impulses get through a little easier. He grinds his teeth a little and tries again.]
I mean she's not in the city anymore. ALASTAIR says they sent her off to another mission.
[If you believe it. It's not the first time it's happened—they started with close to 70 and now they're down to 40-odd. But right now it's the one that counts.]
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well
does she have the same number?
[ Username, whatever.
!!!
What if they took Korra!! ]
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nothing's getting through.
[He has tried, because giving up easy isn't in his nature. And he knows that even if he didn't, she would have. The radio silence is pretty telling.]
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This isn't really what he wants to hear. ]
oh
[ And who could they even turn to to address such complaints? They had no way of getting hold of ALASTAIR. No way of knowing anything concrete about their circumstances. ]
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she can handle it
[Nothing they've seen so far with ALASTAIR could hold a candle to what they've already survived. Bolin had, after all, contacted him to ask after Mikasa, and it's as much an answer as he can give. It isn't meant to be falsely reasurring, or trite, it just is. She can handle it. Sometimes part of being a soldier is trusting your comrades to hold up their end of the metaphorical bargain, to do what needs to be done and survive to see you again while you do the same. (It still catches at his skin, grates against his nerves. He grinds his teeth while he says (thinks?) it.)]
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[ Because who cares about how capable Mikasa is. It's great that she's strong enough to take care of herself, and that is one less thing to worry about, but that doesn't detract from the emptiness of her absence. Just like Bolin knows that it might be for the better that Mako isn't trapped here, but that doesn't make him yearn for the company of his brother any less. ]
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I don't need you to tell me
[Sharper than Bolin deserves, but he's made himself an easy target for venting his frustration. Rather than taking that as concern for himself, Eren takes that to mean what he's been thinking this whole time—that he ought to do something about it. Except he can't, he's tried, come up empty and useless and powerless, and that stings and scares him more than most things he's seen here. That the universe is huge and cruel and Eren is small and angry and battering against it and nothing he does makes a damn lick of difference.]
I'm not just going to let them do this
[Take her away under their own whims, just like they had when they abducted them in the first place. Even if it takes him the whole of the mission or longer, he'll figure a way to get her back.]
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yeah! what's the plan?
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find a way to change it.
we don't really know anything about them. [And ALASTAIR seems to like it keep it that way, what with the prolonged radio silence.] just because they can keep people out here under their command doesn't mean they have any right to.
[Just because they might be doing good for Chantes if they pull this off (??? and even that is in question after Anwick) doesn't negate the fact that they're trapping and blackmailing people here to do so. They could be watching and listening right now, but it's not something he's put a lot of thought or care into. For all they're a powerful presence—they'd have to be, to kidnap people out of time and space—they're not a particularly threatening one, save for the fact that they have his return home to hang over his head. And that's pretty important to him.]
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yeah! how're we gonna do that!
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frankly—]
I don't know
[Snooping on transdimensional kidnapping conglomerates is going to take some getting up to speed, he didn't even know what a dimension was a few weeks ago. Shounen determination only gets you so far. That said.]
that's no reason to give up trying
[Just because they don't know now doesn't mean they can't find a way if they keep looking.]
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Because that kind of determination is inspiring! And Bolin's spirits lift up like Eren had just imparted something truly profound. ]
you're right!
better keep a look out
keep thinking of new ways to figure it out