Keep moving. I can't change anything, so I can't be considered 'human' like you. Still, I don't want to die here, either.
[ It's an uncharacteristically straightforward admission. She visibly swallows after the word escapes her, eyes dropping to his hands. There's an edge of caution here, and of fear. It's true, though. There was only one goal that Annie could keep anymore, and that was to avoid dying alone and despised here.
She could only move forward. Any loss of momentum would be fatal, and it's all she has left. ]
I want to live, so... that's what I'll do. That's all, I guess.
[ Her sudden odd monologue ceases abruptly, falling silent as she keeps her eyes fixed on his hands. ]
[With a sudden amount of startling vehemence. Because this is Eren. And because she's not the Female Titan. She's Annie. That still means a lot. (If nothing else, she's as human as he is, isn't she?)]
You want to change things. [She didn't say that. He chooses to believe it anyway.] You want to live. That's human.
[ If Annie expected anything, maybe she should have realised he might say that. He really didn't remember the horror she'd needed to put him through, the pain and betrayal that came with her actions. After all, he wasn't like herself, or someone like Armin either. He didn't know how to really lie, much less live one.
He believes this, she knows for certain. He's wrong. ]
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[ It's an uncharacteristically straightforward admission. She visibly swallows after the word escapes her, eyes dropping to his hands. There's an edge of caution here, and of fear. It's true, though. There was only one goal that Annie could keep anymore, and that was to avoid dying alone and despised here.
She could only move forward. Any loss of momentum would be fatal, and it's all she has left. ]
I want to live, so... that's what I'll do. That's all, I guess.
[ Her sudden odd monologue ceases abruptly, falling silent as she keeps her eyes fixed on his hands. ]
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[With a sudden amount of startling vehemence. Because this is Eren. And because she's not the Female Titan. She's Annie. That still means a lot. (If nothing else, she's as human as he is, isn't she?)]
You want to change things. [She didn't say that. He chooses to believe it anyway.] You want to live. That's human.
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He believes this, she knows for certain. He's wrong. ]
Eren...
[ She pulls in on herself, stepping back. ]
I wanted that once.