[Surprised Jean got her anything or surprised he got her something she actually likes...]
you should read it
[She'd always listened to Armin and Eren's dreams about the world outside, but she'd hardly pursued the matter on her own. This, though. Unless he'd gotten it wrong, it's something she's actually interested in, seeks out. (And this may be him trying to encourage that—pursuing her own interests, things she does for her own sake.)]
[ 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. ]
[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.)]
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you should read it
[She'd always listened to Armin and Eren's dreams about the world outside, but she'd hardly pursued the matter on her own. This, though. Unless he'd gotten it wrong, it's something she's actually interested in, seeks out. (And this may be him trying to encourage that—pursuing her own interests, things she does for her own sake.)]
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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. ]
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(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.)]