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FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
You'll know it when you see it, dumbass
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
But if you need that much help it's a box of supplies and an envelope
[ Specifically, a modest collection of weaponry and a nice scarf he's returning, along with Armin's notebook, updated slightly to keep up with the times (if with a much less loving hand). It's topped with a letter that's absolutely not for Eren, Armin Arlert specifically scrawled across it. ]
You'll know it when you see it, dumbass
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
But if you need that much help it's a box of supplies and an envelope
[ Specifically, a modest collection of weaponry and a nice scarf he's returning, along with Armin's notebook, updated slightly to keep up with the times (if with a much less loving hand). It's topped with a letter that's absolutely not for Eren, Armin Arlert specifically scrawled across it. ]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
I realize in retrospect this is probably somewhat ironic, considering recent events. But I've been sorting through my inventory lately, and I've found I have quite a bit of excess. Trying to redistribute a bit...
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
I don't suppose you'd be interested in a pair of screecher bombs, would you?
I realize in retrospect this is probably somewhat ironic, considering recent events. But I've been sorting through my inventory lately, and I've found I have quite a bit of excess. Trying to redistribute a bit...
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
I don't suppose you'd be interested in a pair of screecher bombs, would you?
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
the ones that make noise?
[Somewhat ironic. Maybe a little. He doesn't have a whole lot of use for them, but turnabout is fair play, maybe.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you don't want them?
the ones that make noise?
[Somewhat ironic. Maybe a little. He doesn't have a whole lot of use for them, but turnabout is fair play, maybe.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you don't want them?
[Was the selection truly intentional?? The world may never know. Obi-Wan certainly isn't telling.]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
Yes, those would be it. A sort of decoy bomb, it would seem. They're useful enough, but I have a few too many.
An excess of any possession leads to waste in some capacity, which I'd like to avoid. If you could take them off my hands I would appreciate it a great deal, actually.
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
Yes, those would be it. A sort of decoy bomb, it would seem. They're useful enough, but I have a few too many.
An excess of any possession leads to waste in some capacity, which I'd like to avoid. If you could take them off my hands I would appreciate it a great deal, actually.
Edited 2014-09-29 10:18 (UTC)
[You're not fooling anyone, Obi-Wan.
To be frank, Eren's bombs have been collecting dust in his rover. Despite having a destructive sort of personality, he usually manages through less technical means.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you should keep them. they don't always drop supplies for us when they're supposed to
[And having an excess of much of anything is a new thing for him. And last month's drought had been hard on the Shingekis and their gas supplies... They can't count of the CDC to keep them stocked in anything. It might be a better idea not to give your shit away, old man.
That said, he sort of owes him one for the disco. So if he insists—]
To be frank, Eren's bombs have been collecting dust in his rover. Despite having a destructive sort of personality, he usually manages through less technical means.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you should keep them. they don't always drop supplies for us when they're supposed to
[And having an excess of much of anything is a new thing for him. And last month's drought had been hard on the Shingekis and their gas supplies... They can't count of the CDC to keep them stocked in anything. It might be a better idea not to give your shit away, old man.
That said, he sort of owes him one for the disco. So if he insists—]
[For her own sake, Hange tries not to dwell on the 'what ifs'. Maybe some day they'll possess the means to make those sorts of grand changes, but for now it's obvious that the CDC has every intention to withhold the means to salvage their world. They need to prioritize on what they can influence.
Which is why she's quiet while Eren speaks, idly rubbing at her chin while she digests his words. While those events occurred months ago, Hange easily pinpoints the events that encompass the last of Eren's memories. That would mean barely a day has passed since their confrontation and capture of the Female Titan at Stohess took place. The fact that Eren doesn't mention confronting Bertolt or Reiner is another clear indicator.
In the end, most of this are details that her subordinate had already explained to her. However, when he begins to sketch something out, Hange doesn't waste a moment leaning in to watch him work.]
Wait. [It's a crude drawing, but something about it triggers something in her memories.] I've seen this before...
Which is why she's quiet while Eren speaks, idly rubbing at her chin while she digests his words. While those events occurred months ago, Hange easily pinpoints the events that encompass the last of Eren's memories. That would mean barely a day has passed since their confrontation and capture of the Female Titan at Stohess took place. The fact that Eren doesn't mention confronting Bertolt or Reiner is another clear indicator.
In the end, most of this are details that her subordinate had already explained to her. However, when he begins to sketch something out, Hange doesn't waste a moment leaning in to watch him work.]
Wait. [It's a crude drawing, but something about it triggers something in her memories.] I've seen this before...
[NAH HE TOTALLY IS YOU SEE NOTHING......
But aah Eren, make this difficult why don't you...! What's a guy got to do to get rid of bombs, why is everything so hard--maybe he figured you wouldn't mind them so much anyway, since you were so generous as to hand him That One Bomb at That One Time, but apparently this might have been a bit presumptuous after all.
Still--]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
Well, it's true they've gotten a good deal more sporadic recently! But my needs are also generally exceedingly minimal.
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
We didn't indulge in excess on principal back home; things we used were usually meant to be given back later. I'll admit I'm not accustomed to being consistently given things I can't return!
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
They ought to go to better hands. If not for yourself, then perhaps for someone else you might know in the future? You might have more candidates than I, at any rate.
[LOOK JEDI DON'T NEED ALL THIS STUFF....and besides he might not need any of it at all for entirely different reasons quite soon enough, which would be a waste for sure. But that's a topic requiring rather more delicate breaching that--frankly--Obi-Wan doesn't think he really plans to engage in. If he can just leave a sort of token, at least, and keep it vague...probably for the better.]
But aah Eren, make this difficult why don't you...! What's a guy got to do to get rid of bombs, why is everything so hard--maybe he figured you wouldn't mind them so much anyway, since you were so generous as to hand him That One Bomb at That One Time, but apparently this might have been a bit presumptuous after all.
Still--]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
Well, it's true they've gotten a good deal more sporadic recently! But my needs are also generally exceedingly minimal.
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
We didn't indulge in excess on principal back home; things we used were usually meant to be given back later. I'll admit I'm not accustomed to being consistently given things I can't return!
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
They ought to go to better hands. If not for yourself, then perhaps for someone else you might know in the future? You might have more candidates than I, at any rate.
[LOOK JEDI DON'T NEED ALL THIS STUFF....and besides he might not need any of it at all for entirely different reasons quite soon enough, which would be a waste for sure. But that's a topic requiring rather more delicate breaching that--frankly--Obi-Wan doesn't think he really plans to engage in. If he can just leave a sort of token, at least, and keep it vague...probably for the better.]
[Look he really did a pretty shit job of handing you That One Bomb, lets be real.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
they give us a lot of weird stuff here
[From compasses to nail polish to body bags. (And that's not even counting the slumber party...WH please...) He doesn't get it either. But the difference is that he's not looking to rid himself of it on principle. Humanity gets by on little in general, the Corps even more so. They're more used to low resources than a lot of the recruits here. That doesn't mean they'll take what they have for granted. Just the opposite. So, fine, if Obi-Wan's going to get rid of them anyway—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
I can ask around if you want
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
they give us a lot of weird stuff here
[From compasses to nail polish to body bags. (And that's not even counting the slumber party...WH please...) He doesn't get it either. But the difference is that he's not looking to rid himself of it on principle. Humanity gets by on little in general, the Corps even more so. They're more used to low resources than a lot of the recruits here. That doesn't mean they'll take what they have for granted. Just the opposite. So, fine, if Obi-Wan's going to get rid of them anyway—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
I can ask around if you want
[Ah, there we go--bless you for coming around eventually, Eren.]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
I could ask for no less! Thank you, for indulging me like this.
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
Would you mind if I brought them to you now? If you're busy at the moment I understand, of course, but I don't want to risk forgetting later if I can help it...
[Unlikely. Obi-Wan rarely forgets things, especially in relation to other people--one can't really afford to, in his line of work. But well, the possibility is always there, so it's not an outright lie either...]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
I could ask for no less! Thank you, for indulging me like this.
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
Would you mind if I brought them to you now? If you're busy at the moment I understand, of course, but I don't want to risk forgetting later if I can help it...
[Unlikely. Obi-Wan rarely forgets things, especially in relation to other people--one can't really afford to, in his line of work. But well, the possibility is always there, so it's not an outright lie either...]
[Shounen stubbornness is better used for other purposes, lbr. And something had to give or this thread wasn't going to go anywhere. It's a dumb thing to argue over, anyway. He's trying to be generous, and that's not a thing that happens a lot.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you don't need to thank me
[Thanking him for letting you give him shit??? Okay, Obi-Wan. All this space zen bullshit is still pretty alien to him. But he after all that damn digging, he's not in a hurry to head back to the hole right away.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you know where rover 006 is?
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you don't need to thank me
[Thanking him for letting you give him shit??? Okay, Obi-Wan. All this space zen bullshit is still pretty alien to him. But he after all that damn digging, he's not in a hurry to head back to the hole right away.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you know where rover 006 is?
[Finished, and not expecting that reaction at all, he lifts his head from his sketched out drawing and pulls his hand back from the table.]
You have?
[That's news to him. Because he's never seen anything like it before, not that he can remember. He leans in a bit, as if to hear her better.]
What is it?
[Some kind of symbol?]
You have?
[That's news to him. Because he's never seen anything like it before, not that he can remember. He leans in a bit, as if to hear her better.]
What is it?
[Some kind of symbol?]
[Hange spends a moment concentrating on the symbol, sliding it closer to her so that she can study it more effectively.]
it's been a while... I can't remember where just yet.
[And she isn't embarrassed to admit that. Even if they're kept in the dark about so much more, the wealth of knowledge provided even now is staggering compared to what they had available back home. The fact that this triggers something her mind isn't something she'll take lightly, though for the mean time she sets it aside to tend to everything else that needs to be touched upon in this briefing.]
Aside from your memories, have you experienced any other changes since you returned?
it's been a while... I can't remember where just yet.
[And she isn't embarrassed to admit that. Even if they're kept in the dark about so much more, the wealth of knowledge provided even now is staggering compared to what they had available back home. The fact that this triggers something her mind isn't something she'll take lightly, though for the mean time she sets it aside to tend to everything else that needs to be touched upon in this briefing.]
Aside from your memories, have you experienced any other changes since you returned?
[Don't ask him for favors and then be a douche about them Jean.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
yeah yeah
I got it. I'll tell him.
[Fine!!! He'll make sure Armin gets them when (when) he wakes up. Even if Jean could just do it himself, what a lazy ass. (Since when does Jean go around giving gifts? "None of your business," of course. Still.) After a pause.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
ought to be back in a few hours
[Orange got clearance to leave the mysteriously locked down camp to go digging. Lucky them. So they've been out a lot. It does have the added bonus of helping to keep Eren out of the murder loop long enough for Jean to get himself killed.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
yeah yeah
I got it. I'll tell him.
[Fine!!! He'll make sure Armin gets them when (when) he wakes up. Even if Jean could just do it himself, what a lazy ass. (Since when does Jean go around giving gifts? "None of your business," of course. Still.) After a pause.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
ought to be back in a few hours
[Orange got clearance to leave the mysteriously locked down camp to go digging. Lucky them. So they've been out a lot. It does have the added bonus of helping to keep Eren out of the murder loop long enough for Jean to get himself killed.]
[ He'll do what he wants, don't stifle him. And he's given gifts in the past, just not to Eren—can you imagine? That might give people the impression they're like, friends or something. It'd ruin their street cred. ]
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
Thanks
[ —so what now? He hates this part. Even with the buffer of text (and being left completely in the dark, in Eren's case), it feels like some kind of eulogy; Jean's always sounded like a dead man walking, but this is different. Still, it doesn't take too long for him to shoot off one last message. It's pretty simple to come up with once he stops (over)thinking and goes back to the tried and true route of honesty. And all their past, petty differences aside, lately the truth of it was— ]
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
Counting on you, Eren
[ Seems a little much for simple package delivery. But hey—maybe it's more than that. ]
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
Thanks
[ —so what now? He hates this part. Even with the buffer of text (and being left completely in the dark, in Eren's case), it feels like some kind of eulogy; Jean's always sounded like a dead man walking, but this is different. Still, it doesn't take too long for him to shoot off one last message. It's pretty simple to come up with once he stops (over)thinking and goes back to the tried and true route of honesty. And all their past, petty differences aside, lately the truth of it was— ]
FROM: kirstein.jean@cdc.org
Counting on you, Eren
[ Seems a little much for simple package delivery. But hey—maybe it's more than that. ]
[Hey man, a bit of shounen stubbornness is totally understandable sometimes! He's been there and seen that. But conservation is always nice, it's true, and Obi-Wan is quite content enough with this sort of verdict.]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
Well, no, perhaps I don't! But it feels right to, all the same.
[Not just or this, maybe--though it's very nice too--but also for not really wanting to blow him up. For bearing with him at all, in all this.
Might not get a chance to later, after all.]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
And oh, I think so! Walked past it a couple of times, I believe...unless it has been driven to other places recently? Otherwise, I'll be quick to drop by.
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
Well, no, perhaps I don't! But it feels right to, all the same.
[Not just or this, maybe--though it's very nice too--but also for not really wanting to blow him up. For bearing with him at all, in all this.
Might not get a chance to later, after all.]
FROM: kenobi.obiwan@cdc.org
And oh, I think so! Walked past it a couple of times, I believe...unless it has been driven to other places recently? Otherwise, I'll be quick to drop by.
Edited (maybe I'm just destined to spam you with edits forever I guess, gazes into horizon) 2014-10-05 21:56 (UTC)
[Ah. It's a little disappointing, but he can't much blame her for it. It doesn't ring any bells for him at all. He wilts a bit and sits back, considering. But he shakes his head firmly.]
No, I don't think so. [Nothing he's noticed, anyway. And now that things have settled down—] Was I gone a long time?
[It had been days for him, it should have been days here. He's figuring out that doesn't necessarily hold water.]
No, I don't think so. [Nothing he's noticed, anyway. And now that things have settled down—] Was I gone a long time?
[It had been days for him, it should have been days here. He's figuring out that doesn't necessarily hold water.]
[As if they even have any street cred...
It's a little much for a simple package delivery. Even with the buffer of text, it's strangely serious. And as derailed as this conversation's gotten, he's still chewing on what he's supposed to do with Jean's weirdly abrupt warning (his weirdly abrupt request.) Those last four words—counting on you, Eren—call back to another time and another place and it picks at the edges of his attention. His jaw locks, he frowns down at the message for a few long seconds. A little slowly—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Yeah. Sure.
[It's weird. Whatever's going on, he'd rather figure this out face to face anyway. So.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
I'll see you around.
It's a little much for a simple package delivery. Even with the buffer of text, it's strangely serious. And as derailed as this conversation's gotten, he's still chewing on what he's supposed to do with Jean's weirdly abrupt warning (his weirdly abrupt request.) Those last four words—counting on you, Eren—call back to another time and another place and it picks at the edges of his attention. His jaw locks, he frowns down at the message for a few long seconds. A little slowly—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Yeah. Sure.
[It's weird. Whatever's going on, he'd rather figure this out face to face anyway. So.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
I'll see you around.
[The subtleties in Obi-Wan's motive are lost on him so far. Lets see if he catches on better in person. (It's doubtful, but not...y'know, impossible.)]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Same place. I'll meet you.
[Rover 006 is parked nearish to the medtent, by no coincidence. Armin's been in stasis for weeks, and Eren and Mikasa are frequent visitors. He's wrapped in his green Survey Corps cloak and perched on one of the rover's enormous wheels while he waits for Obi-Wan to drop by.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Same place. I'll meet you.
[Rover 006 is parked nearish to the medtent, by no coincidence. Armin's been in stasis for weeks, and Eren and Mikasa are frequent visitors. He's wrapped in his green Survey Corps cloak and perched on one of the rover's enormous wheels while he waits for Obi-Wan to drop by.]
You were gone for over fifty hours; far better than what I was expecting, honestly.
[She doesn't miss the inconsistency in times, however, though she had come to expect that something like that was already in the realm of possibilities. For now they'll have have to make sure that there hasn't been any drastic changes in Eren because of it.]
I'll want to assess your titan abilities, but other than that I'd advise you to take it easy when you can.
[She doesn't miss the inconsistency in times, however, though she had come to expect that something like that was already in the realm of possibilities. For now they'll have have to make sure that there hasn't been any drastic changes in Eren because of it.]
I'll want to assess your titan abilities, but other than that I'd advise you to take it easy when you can.
[Less time here than home, then. (It's strange, but no stranger than the fact that there was a not-insignificant gap in time for many of them in the first place.) Hange moves on to future considerations. And the former, he was expecting. The latter—]
Take it easy, Squad Leader? [Repeated sort of slowly, because the latter is a surprise. They'd just been under attack for days. They can't be sure about anything that Ajna or the CDC throws at them. The last thing he should do is take it easy.]
Take it easy, Squad Leader? [Repeated sort of slowly, because the latter is a surprise. They'd just been under attack for days. They can't be sure about anything that Ajna or the CDC throws at them. The last thing he should do is take it easy.]
[ An old, cranky, bitchy part of her thinks "man, I can't believe I'm wasting my time with this!"
The rest of her tells that piece to shut up. ]
Hey.
The rest of her tells that piece to shut up. ]
Hey.
Yeah.
[One would think that the words were thrown flippantly in her subordinate's direction, but like everything else, there's a point and a reason to Hange's advice.]
From what we've experienced so far on Ajna—with the CDC—we have very little control of what comes our way. All we can do is counter to the best of our ability, at least for now.
[While she's always been infamous for relying on unconventional tactics, she's also a realist where it matters.]
So take it easy, Eren. Don't waste your energy needlessly worrying on what you don't know. I don't expect you to kick your feet up and forget your duties and responsibilities, but I'm asking that you concentrate your efforts on where you know they won't be wa—
[And then it comes to her, just like that. Hange pauses, snapping her fingers before holding up her cuff to begin searching madly. For a moment her intentions are unclear, but then she pulls up a series of images and angles her wrist for Eren to see.]
I just remembered where I saw it.
[One would think that the words were thrown flippantly in her subordinate's direction, but like everything else, there's a point and a reason to Hange's advice.]
From what we've experienced so far on Ajna—with the CDC—we have very little control of what comes our way. All we can do is counter to the best of our ability, at least for now.
[While she's always been infamous for relying on unconventional tactics, she's also a realist where it matters.]
So take it easy, Eren. Don't waste your energy needlessly worrying on what you don't know. I don't expect you to kick your feet up and forget your duties and responsibilities, but I'm asking that you concentrate your efforts on where you know they won't be wa—
[And then it comes to her, just like that. Hange pauses, snapping her fingers before holding up her cuff to begin searching madly. For a moment her intentions are unclear, but then she pulls up a series of images and angles her wrist for Eren to see.]
I just remembered where I saw it.
Edited 2014-10-07 22:00 (UTC)
[Speaking of wasting time. The message pings into his inbox in the morning. He doesn't actually get to it for hours. Because the technology is still sort of an afterthought, he operates with a sort of haphazard focus that doesn't always leave room for remembering to text. Because camp on day 50 soon becomes abuzz with the news of resurrected comrades, and that is understandably distracting. (Because maybe he was still sort of pissed off at her when he first saw her name on the list in his inbox. He's not much for the silent treatment, but.) Eventually—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
what do you want
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
what do you want
[ God motherFUCKING dammit, this stupid asshole thinks he can make her wait on him-- ]
01
What do I WANT?
02
I guess nothing, asshole!
03
What, too good to talk to the filthy murderer now????
01
What do I WANT?
02
I guess nothing, asshole!
03
What, too good to talk to the filthy murderer now????
[It's good advice. Maybe he'll take it to heart when she isn't wildly changing the subject on him. Abandoning his cooling tea, Eren sits up and leans over toward Hange to get a better look. Unsatisfied, he stands to circle around her chair and peer down at the screen.]
That's it.
[That's exactly it. Reading the descriptions under the symbols—]
"Assault?"
That's it.
[That's exactly it. Reading the descriptions under the symbols—]
"Assault?"
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