[Eren's eyes still search his mother's "face" - what should be a face, but isn't; she sounds so real. That's his mother's voice. She's here. He's home.]
"Go on. Introduce us."
[His gaze shifts only briefly to Aubrey. He searches her face too, and it's very real. Back to his mother.]
Aubrey...
[He's answering his mother. She doesn't respond; just...starts whistling and goes back to chopping vegetables.
[He chokes on his own voice. It comes out weak and terribly, terribly small.]
Mom...?
[No response. He groans in pain, pushes himself up with his good arm, tries to reach again with the bad one.]
Mom, listen to me-- [The voice of an impatient child.
[He groans again, slumping back into the same position as before. Warm tears brim in his eyes.]
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[Eren's eyes still search his mother's "face" - what should be a face, but isn't; she sounds so real. That's his mother's voice. She's here. He's home.]
"Go on. Introduce us."
[His gaze shifts only briefly to Aubrey. He searches her face too, and it's very real. Back to his mother.]
Aubrey...
[He's answering his mother. She doesn't respond; just...starts whistling and goes back to chopping vegetables.
[He chokes on his own voice. It comes out weak and terribly, terribly small.]
Mom...?
[No response. He groans in pain, pushes himself up with his good arm, tries to reach again with the bad one.]
Mom, listen to me-- [The voice of an impatient child.
[He groans again, slumping back into the same position as before. Warm tears brim in his eyes.]