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I haven't either. Just keep an eye out for anomalies.
Nearby.
[And his powers are-
Gone. Maybe that wasn't a jail side effect after all.]
I do have an occurrence to report.
Just now, someone lost their abilities in full. They can't even sense the presence of skills intrinsic to their soul.
It's a rather interesting coincidence that this was reported to me only seconds ago.
[And his powers are-
Gone. Maybe that wasn't a jail side effect after all.]
I do have an occurrence to report.
Just now, someone lost their abilities in full. They can't even sense the presence of skills intrinsic to their soul.
It's a rather interesting coincidence that this was reported to me only seconds ago.
[It's a sufficient distraction. Eren blinks stupidly for a few seconds before nodding.]
Yeah. You must too, then, right?
Yeah. You must too, then, right?
[ He nods, squishes Eren's cheeks again, then lets go and looks up at the sky. ]
We do. I wouldn't be surprised if we shared a lot of constellations. Maybe even all of them. I mostly just know the associated folklore, though.
[ There's no North Star in this sky. No Altair, no Vega.
He turns his attention back to Eren, smiles at him through the steam. ]
Do you want to hear one of those tales?
We do. I wouldn't be surprised if we shared a lot of constellations. Maybe even all of them. I mostly just know the associated folklore, though.
[ There's no North Star in this sky. No Altair, no Vega.
He turns his attention back to Eren, smiles at him through the steam. ]
Do you want to hear one of those tales?
[It doesn't make much sense that Maruki's skies would be the same in Tokyo as Eren's skies were on Paradis, but there are plenty of other similarities too. They even call their planets the same name. Eren has wondered if maybe his Earth is just the Earth that existed before Tokyo did, but he supposes that can't be true.
[It just all feels so...connected. He is so strongly tethered to Akechi and Maruki, and has been for so long, it feels impossible that he'd have no tether to the place they came from. Of course he wants to hear more.]
Yes. Tell me.
[It just all feels so...connected. He is so strongly tethered to Akechi and Maruki, and has been for so long, it feels impossible that he'd have no tether to the place they came from. Of course he wants to hear more.]
Yes. Tell me.
We can meet at the safehouse.
You still haven't told us where you've been. Were you detained? Incapacitated?
You still haven't told us where you've been. Were you detained? Incapacitated?
Don't underestimate what I can do.
I said I was nearby. That's all you need to know. Anything else is irrelevant.
Are you not at the house? I assumed you would be. To be frank, I'm stopping there first. If you wish to meet at the safehouse, I'll come by this evening.
I said I was nearby. That's all you need to know. Anything else is irrelevant.
Are you not at the house? I assumed you would be. To be frank, I'm stopping there first. If you wish to meet at the safehouse, I'll come by this evening.
I'll trust that you're not withholding relevant information from us, at least. You wouldn't be stupid enough to do that, right?
[ Maruki settles against Eren's side, under his arm, and spins him an old tale. ]
During the summer, there are two bright stars in our sky, Vega and Altair. As the story goes, they represent two lovers, the princess Orihime and the cow herder Hikoboshi. Orihime was a masterful seamstress who spent all her time weaving by the heavenly river. Her work was so important to her that she was upset about never being able to find love, so her father, the god of the heavens, brought her to meet Hikoboshi, who lived on the other side of that river.
They fell in love instantly, and their love was so intense that they both forgot their work. Orihime stopped weaving, and Hikoboshi let his cows wander all across the heavens. This angered her father, who tried to forbid them from seeing one another, but Orihime begged and begged until they finally came to a compromise.
[ He looks up. There is no Milky Way. He's never seen these stars before in his life. And yet– ]
There could be just one day when Orihime and Hikoboshi could cross that river to meet. We have a huge festival to celebrate it during the summer, and we all hope for good weather so that all the stars are out and Orihime and Hikoboshi can find one another once more.
Writing down wishes is the main tradition during that festival. When we floated the lanterns here, it was all I could think about. I suppose some things are universal.
During the summer, there are two bright stars in our sky, Vega and Altair. As the story goes, they represent two lovers, the princess Orihime and the cow herder Hikoboshi. Orihime was a masterful seamstress who spent all her time weaving by the heavenly river. Her work was so important to her that she was upset about never being able to find love, so her father, the god of the heavens, brought her to meet Hikoboshi, who lived on the other side of that river.
They fell in love instantly, and their love was so intense that they both forgot their work. Orihime stopped weaving, and Hikoboshi let his cows wander all across the heavens. This angered her father, who tried to forbid them from seeing one another, but Orihime begged and begged until they finally came to a compromise.
[ He looks up. There is no Milky Way. He's never seen these stars before in his life. And yet– ]
There could be just one day when Orihime and Hikoboshi could cross that river to meet. We have a huge festival to celebrate it during the summer, and we all hope for good weather so that all the stars are out and Orihime and Hikoboshi can find one another once more.
Writing down wishes is the main tradition during that festival. When we floated the lanterns here, it was all I could think about. I suppose some things are universal.
[As a child, Eren found fairytales boring, useless because they could never become real. He doesn't feel that way, listening to Maruki's story. They've melded together, one solitary structure, poking up out of the water in the empty spring. Eren is carried away on words about stars and lovers. His heart aches as if he really were that cattle farmer. The realization that he and Mikasa will never look at the same stars again drills a pit through his chest. His arm tightens ever-so-slightly around Maruki.]
If you were offered that compromise...would you take it?
If you were offered that compromise...would you take it?
[ Maruki considers it, reverent and thoughtful in his quiet. It would hurt, of course. To be separated for all but one day a year, and to rely on a clear sky to make that one day count.
But, in the end– ]
I think I would. The alternative would be too sad to bear.
[ He tips his head against Eren's shoulder. ]
What about you?
But, in the end– ]
I think I would. The alternative would be too sad to bear.
[ He tips his head against Eren's shoulder. ]
What about you?
lmao THAT'S A WRAP FOR EREN unless you guys have smth in mind >:3c
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2025-03-04 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
[There's purpose if it has anything to do with our rights being taken away - delete, delete, delete.
[Akechi's right. He'll tell them when it becomes relevant. He's going to keep acting like a moron until then. Eren is putting his phone away.]
[Akechi's right. He'll tell them when it becomes relevant. He's going to keep acting like a moron until then. Eren is putting his phone away.]
[He doesn't have to think about it, really. One day a year, guaranteed to be spent with Mikasa? He'd clear the skies himself.]
I would. For Mikasa.
[Green eyes ease over to Maruki.]
For you.
I would. For Mikasa.
[Green eyes ease over to Maruki.]
For you.
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