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[angewiesen]

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[angewiesen]

You don't?

[Honestly, he's not terribly surprised. He got a glimpse of what Mikasa was like with Eren out of the picture back home. It sucked the life out of her.]

[He'd like to do something about it. A kid should have a little more... Enthusiasm, right?]

Yeah. It's hard. I didn't really know what to do when I first got here either.

[wrappedwarm]

No. I... [Shrug? She'd never really thought about what she'd be when she grew up. She'd always thought she'd just live on the farm with mother and father but... ] don't know..?

[Well, this sure is a conversation. ]


... How did you work it out?

[angewiesen]

Well... Honestly, for awhile I kinda ran away from it all. I felt like I couldn't deal with any of it. Like I couldn't ever really fit in in a place like this.

After I did that for a bit, I started to realize that places are just places, and decisions are just decisions. I couldn't wait around for some magic direction on how to live my life. I just had to start moving forward again.

[wrappedwarm]

[She frowns at that. She didn't think she was running from anything.]

Oh... I'm just going with my friend.

[Awkward shuffling... That probably didn't convey over the recording. But she really wasn't sure.]

[angewiesen]

Yeah, I know. Yachi, right? [Jean heard of these things secondhand from Armin.] Are you having fun with them?

[wrappedwarm]

Yes, she's very nice. I've never had a girl friend before... Only Eren and Armin...

[Even if Yachi was a bit older, she still felt the same age. Probably because she cried a lot.]

[angewiesen]

Ah.

[While he'd technically had this information for awhile...]

I never thought of that before.

[wrappedwarm]

[Solemn nodding.]

Most of the local kids bullied Armin... And Eren got into fights.

[She was linked by association. Because she was the new kid in the area and she knew Eren and Armin. And the whole beating up the bullies thing...]

[angewiesen]

Yeah, those two stick out like crazy. [And that's all it takes to attract bullies. Jean knows. He's been one.] Did you give those bullies what-for?

[wrappedwarm]

Yeah. They run away when they see me... They don't run away from Eren though...

[Unsure what to think of this.]

[angewiesen]

That's because you're stronger than he is. It's still like that later.

[wrappedwarm]

...That's good. Then he'll get in less trouble.

[Because she could beat him up if he started something. Yep. That was how it worked.]

What about you? You're tall. [That meant the bullies got scared and ran away too, right?]

[angewiesen]

I guess you manage to scare off some of them.

Me? Honestly, I was the one getting bullied for a bit. [Because he was a chubby little mama's boy.] Then I kinda turned into one myself. I think I've mostly grown out of it tho'.

[wrappedwarm]

[Jean, you can't say that and not expect the obvious question.]

Why? You're nice. [A very childish view of it.]

[angewiesen]

Well, I'm glad you think so. But sometimes people are just jerks. It's pretty hard to be a good person.

[wrappedwarm]

[But didn't mister Jean say that him and Eren didn't get along? And if Mister Jean was nice then..... Mikasa frowned more than normal, lips pressing into a thin line.]


...What makes someone a good person?

[angewiesen]

[Well, that sure is a philosophical nightmare you've got there.]

When you live a life where you try not to hurt other people, I guess.

[wrappedwarm]

[Sorry Jean... But she still seemed confused, her head tilting to the side.]

Does that mean we're good people? [She didn't think they were bad but.....This was confusing.] I give the animals food I have spare.

SHIT I MISSED THIS

[angewiesen]

I don't really know, but I don't think you've got to worry about it either.

[wrappedwarm]

Oh, okay... [She was going to wonder still. She's killed a man Jean....Eren killed two men.....]

[angewiesen]

[Jean does not know her bodycount reaches back into childhood!]

Just have fun while you're here. That's all you need to do.

[wrappedwarm]

I am... But I miss Eren and Auntie. [Ho-hum, just some awkward shuffling.] I want to show them the doll Yachi got.

[angewiesen]

[Auntie? Oh, she probably meant Eren's mom.] You could show Armin. He'd probably be interested.

[Solely because it was Mikasa that was showing him, but still.]

[wrappedwarm]

[There was a good few seconds of silence as she thought about it. Then she smiled.] I'll show him.

[That might be the most enthusiasm.]

[angewiesen]

[Oh no... Precious child...]