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[Okay, that's a lot cuter, Hange, what the hell.
He gives her a brief and frankly baffled sort of look when she brandishes the book at him, but staring at his Squad Leader soon takes a backseat to frowning down at what she'd brought with her. It sinks into a more curious sort of surprise, and he reaches quickly and reflexively out to take the book from her.
Even if he can't read the words (can he? does the CDC sell books translated into shingekese we just don't know) the pictures speak loudly for themselves. He can't follow Hange's train of thought, the reasoning that went into the purchase. (Armin's old heretic books had illustrations, woodcut prints, sketchy black and white ideas of what they might see beyond the walls. This is very different.) But he holds it strangely carefully, even if his fingers pull tight on the cover at first.]
What is it?
[He doesn't even look back up at her to ask, too busy balancing it to flip open the first pages.]
He gives her a brief and frankly baffled sort of look when she brandishes the book at him, but staring at his Squad Leader soon takes a backseat to frowning down at what she'd brought with her. It sinks into a more curious sort of surprise, and he reaches quickly and reflexively out to take the book from her.
Even if he can't read the words (can he? does the CDC sell books translated into shingekese we just don't know) the pictures speak loudly for themselves. He can't follow Hange's train of thought, the reasoning that went into the purchase. (Armin's old heretic books had illustrations, woodcut prints, sketchy black and white ideas of what they might see beyond the walls. This is very different.) But he holds it strangely carefully, even if his fingers pull tight on the cover at first.]
What is it?
[He doesn't even look back up at her to ask, too busy balancing it to flip open the first pages.]
Edited 2014-12-07 10:38 (UTC)
FROM: hange.zoe@cdc.org
Understood.
FROM: hange.zoe@cdc.org
I just got a message from Pilot on the gist of the situation and to keep an eye on both the other unit members and the newbies.
FROM: hange.zoe@cdc.org
Have the unit leaders set up an overall team meeting yet?
Understood.
FROM: hange.zoe@cdc.org
I just got a message from Pilot on the gist of the situation and to keep an eye on both the other unit members and the newbies.
FROM: hange.zoe@cdc.org
Have the unit leaders set up an overall team meeting yet?
FROM: parker@cdc.org
TO: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we're going to gather harpy and investigate this thing.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
and jaeger?
FROM: parker@cdc.org
i got dibs on the kill.
TO: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we're going to gather harpy and investigate this thing.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
and jaeger?
FROM: parker@cdc.org
i got dibs on the kill.
Edited 2014-12-07 18:21 (UTC)
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Routine headcount– respond as soon as you're able to.
[ He's not about to have anyone from his rover disappearing on him. ]
Routine headcount– respond as soon as you're able to.
[ He's not about to have anyone from his rover disappearing on him. ]
[Eren doesn't exactly make it a secret that he wants to see what the world is like outside of the walls, though it isn't exactly a rare dream among the Survey Corps. To be honest, she was half tempted to keep it herself, but she's well aware that she has plenty of books to tide her over; might as well spread the wealth to those who deserve it.]
It's about a photographer's recollections on the stunning sights of his own world. The pictures themselves are mesmerizing enough—I never would've been able to imagine those natural creations myself—but it's obvious he's also tying it to human emotions.
[For someone who was obsessed with the facts, the book was plenty fascinating on its own.]
It's pretty inspirational. I thought you'd enjoy it.
It's about a photographer's recollections on the stunning sights of his own world. The pictures themselves are mesmerizing enough—I never would've been able to imagine those natural creations myself—but it's obvious he's also tying it to human emotions.
[For someone who was obsessed with the facts, the book was plenty fascinating on its own.]
It's pretty inspirational. I thought you'd enjoy it.
Edited 2014-12-08 22:42 (UTC)
SUBJECT: temporary assignment
SENT: DAY 71, 13:10
FROM: uchiha.itachi@cdc.org
TO: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Itachi Uchiha, reporting as indicated. I'm told you will need help with the investigation. Do you have a specific task in mind?
FROM: uchiha.itachi@cdc.org
In the interest of coordination, I have been told to contact Addison Parker as well. I hope this will not result in conflicting orders.
[seriously this double-captain thing is a little confusing, what kind of unit hierarchy is this? because he really has no idea how else to go reporting to two leaders via text, parker's getting the same note with names reversed.]
SENT: DAY 71, 13:10
FROM: uchiha.itachi@cdc.org
TO: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Itachi Uchiha, reporting as indicated. I'm told you will need help with the investigation. Do you have a specific task in mind?
FROM: uchiha.itachi@cdc.org
In the interest of coordination, I have been told to contact Addison Parker as well. I hope this will not result in conflicting orders.
[seriously this double-captain thing is a little confusing, what kind of unit hierarchy is this? because he really has no idea how else to go reporting to two leaders via text, parker's getting the same note with names reversed.]
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
I have been told I am temporarily under your unit. Is there anything I am required for?
I have been told I am temporarily under your unit. Is there anything I am required for?
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Working on it, ma'am.
[Soon enough Pilot will start with the coordinating messages on the network. And Eren's fine with letting the more personable faces of Orange team handle the PR. He'd rather get right to tracking that thing down and murdering the hell out of it in return than corralling newbies and doing headcounts. But it's not about what he wants.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Have you heard from everyone else?
[He's touched base with Mikasa, predictably, but the rest of the Corps is scattered about the ship.]
Working on it, ma'am.
[Soon enough Pilot will start with the coordinating messages on the network. And Eren's fine with letting the more personable faces of Orange team handle the PR. He'd rather get right to tracking that thing down and murdering the hell out of it in return than corralling newbies and doing headcounts. But it's not about what he wants.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Have you heard from everyone else?
[He's touched base with Mikasa, predictably, but the rest of the Corps is scattered about the ship.]
[Don't worry, November, Rover 006 is about as intact as it has been. (Armin's still missing. He can't do anything about that right now.)]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
I'm fine. Mikasa too.
[And, after a moment—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Peggy?
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
I'm fine. Mikasa too.
[And, after a moment—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Peggy?
[Eren doesn't know just how close Parker was to Issac. But from that text it doesn't take a genius to connect a few dots. If there's one thing he can recognize and understand when he sees it, it's vengeance.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we'll find it.
[Still working on the "how" and the "what" they're finding, but details. He can give her dibs, on one condition.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
make sure it gets what it deserves.
[This is basically the only way he knows how to be comforting in this sort of situation.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
we'll find it.
[Still working on the "how" and the "what" they're finding, but details. He can give her dibs, on one condition.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
make sure it gets what it deserves.
[This is basically the only way he knows how to be comforting in this sort of situation.]
[Details.
But okay, point. If not the what, at least the where. Orange is recon. Time to do some.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
what do we know
But okay, point. If not the what, at least the where. Orange is recon. Time to do some.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
what do we know
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Good. Stick close to each other.
[ You're not Red team, but you're close enough. ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
I've reached out to her, but I haven't gotten a response yet. Have you seen her around?
Good. Stick close to each other.
[ You're not Red team, but you're close enough. ]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
I've reached out to her, but I haven't gotten a response yet. Have you seen her around?
[WELCOME TO THE CDC LAN FAN enjoy the murder mystery show I guess. Also enjoy being assigned the unit with the least personable leaders in all of Orange, I'm so sorry for your luck. They can't expect the newbies to have the same outraged taste for vengeance that at least part of the rest of the crew does over this, but if she's getting in contact, she's willing to help. So.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
We're tracking this thing down, and we're taking it out.
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
See what you can dig up. Don't be stupid, and don't go alone. If you find it, don't engage without contacting me and Parker first.
[That said...]
Fight back if you have to. Watch your backs.
[Parker should be distributing what information they already have. It's not a lot, but it's something.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
We're tracking this thing down, and we're taking it out.
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
See what you can dig up. Don't be stupid, and don't go alone. If you find it, don't engage without contacting me and Parker first.
[That said...]
Fight back if you have to. Watch your backs.
[Parker should be distributing what information they already have. It's not a lot, but it's something.]
[Hello Itachi, sorry for your welcome. It probably beats getting attacked by vomiting aliens in midair, anyway. Maybe. (Maybe not.) As for orders, the answer he gets is terse and to the point. They don't have a lot to go on, but there's one thing they're set on—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Harpy's gonna be tracking this thing down. There's not a lot of us, and there's a lot of ground to cover, but don't go looking alone. Let us know if you need us to find someone to watch your back.
[At the risk of being redundant, since he's contacting the both of them. Parker should be distributing what information they already have. It's not a lot, but it's something.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
If you find this thing find us before engaging. If you can't get hold of Parker, find me. Same thing goes both ways.
[Of course, that said—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Be ready to fight back if you have to. We're not letting this happen again.
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Harpy's gonna be tracking this thing down. There's not a lot of us, and there's a lot of ground to cover, but don't go looking alone. Let us know if you need us to find someone to watch your back.
[At the risk of being redundant, since he's contacting the both of them. Parker should be distributing what information they already have. It's not a lot, but it's something.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
If you find this thing find us before engaging. If you can't get hold of Parker, find me. Same thing goes both ways.
[Of course, that said—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Be ready to fight back if you have to. We're not letting this happen again.
[Eren on red team would be a disaster lbr. He grits his teeth a little at the first message. Because for better or for worse, Eren and Mikasa have units of their own to head up, and they can't afford to stick together through this just because it'll make them feel better.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
harpy's leading up the investigation on the murders. mikasa's got her own squad to check in on.
[They can't. There are other things (people) that they're responsible for. All he can do is do his best by Harpy and trust her not to get herself killed and hope she does the same in return.
But Peggy—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
not yet
[And...]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Armin didn't show up with the new recruits either
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
harpy's leading up the investigation on the murders. mikasa's got her own squad to check in on.
[They can't. There are other things (people) that they're responsible for. All he can do is do his best by Harpy and trust her not to get herself killed and hope she does the same in return.
But Peggy—]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
not yet
[And...]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Armin didn't show up with the new recruits either
[Well, murder mystery show is a lot better than a horrifying shadow child that will literally devour your soul, so she's not complaining too much. All she asks is that the damn thing they find at the end of this be something she can actually stab.]
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
Understood.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
Understood.
[Woah, that was easy. Amazing.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you know someone around here you can buddy up with?
[She's new, so it's not impossible she's alone. Not everyone has half a dozen of their friends and comrades stuck here with them.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you know someone around here you can buddy up with?
[She's new, so it's not impossible she's alone. Not everyone has half a dozen of their friends and comrades stuck here with them.]
FROM: hange.zoe@cdc.org
I'm currently taking a headcount. Levi went off to scout around for potential arrivals so I should have a report on that within the hour.
FROM: hange.zoe@cdc.org
Try not to overwhelm yourself, Eren. However, if you can spare it, forward me any info that comes your way.
I'm currently taking a headcount. Levi went off to scout around for potential arrivals so I should have a report on that within the hour.
FROM: hange.zoe@cdc.org
Try not to overwhelm yourself, Eren. However, if you can spare it, forward me any info that comes your way.
Edited 2014-12-09 08:13 (UTC)
[Nice having someone that listens to orders without complaint, right?]
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
Edward Elric and Greed. I have been trying to find Greed, but I have not had much luck yet.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
If you have others in need of a partner, I can work with them as well.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
Edward Elric and Greed. I have been trying to find Greed, but I have not had much luck yet.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
If you have others in need of a partner, I can work with them as well.
I will.
Thanks.
[ She will. Even if it's a waste of time because it's a world none of them will ever see, and she knows. Eren and Armin might've had dreams, but she doesn't really believe in hers. But she'll read, and practice a language that isn't really hers, even if it won't make the slightest difference. ]
Thanks.
[ She will. Even if it's a waste of time because it's a world none of them will ever see, and she knows. Eren and Armin might've had dreams, but she doesn't really believe in hers. But she'll read, and practice a language that isn't really hers, even if it won't make the slightest difference. ]
[Some people around here have issues taking orders from some punk teenager with angry eyebrows who knew.
But woah okay he knows those people. He's seen Greed around a few times, but he knows Ed a lot better.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you know Ed? he's with Naga, you can see if he needs the help.
[Naga's pretty tiny and understaffed, Orange isn't a big unit in the first place. It's fine with him, he won't much begrudge her working with someone she knows and trusts right now, as long as they're getting to the bottom of this. Though:]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Greed's with Green. You can't find him?
But woah okay he knows those people. He's seen Greed around a few times, but he knows Ed a lot better.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
you know Ed? he's with Naga, you can see if he needs the help.
[Naga's pretty tiny and understaffed, Orange isn't a big unit in the first place. It's fine with him, he won't much begrudge her working with someone she knows and trusts right now, as long as they're getting to the bottom of this. Though:]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org
Greed's with Green. You can't find him?
[Oh my god don't thank him, Mikasa, he didn't even buy it for you. . . ????
(She should read it. She won't have to do it alone. Hange had given him a book of his own that would be a particularly bittersweet read without Armin around. So the next time she's sitting in her bunk with a book he'll settle in shoulder to shoulder with her. A pair of them bowed over a pair of heretic books and missing a very important third.)]
(She should read it. She won't have to do it alone. Hange had given him a book of his own that would be a particularly bittersweet read without Armin around. So the next time she's sitting in her bunk with a book he'll settle in shoulder to shoulder with her. A pair of them bowed over a pair of heretic books and missing a very important third.)]
FROM: parker@cdc.org
ask around as much as you can. i'm putting all the intel we have together and compiling it. we feed info to harpy and blue leads only.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
people are running around trying to piece together everything and they can be a hassle for our investigation. we need to take over this and organize teams to cover ground properly. any ideas?
ask around as much as you can. i'm putting all the intel we have together and compiling it. we feed info to harpy and blue leads only.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
people are running around trying to piece together everything and they can be a hassle for our investigation. we need to take over this and organize teams to cover ground properly. any ideas?
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