[Maruki might not know what's wrong, but he knows that something's wrong, evidenced by that light squeeze to the arm. There's some comfort to that, somehow. Eren and Maruki used to talk for hours upon hours every single day. Eren's not sure that he could manage more than a few sentences now.
[Maruki understands anyway. They'll learn how to communicate with a glance once again. Eren trusts him implicitly, even now.
[He sits at the bar. The Machiya looks about as ostentatious as the farmhouse, but Eren hasn't been at all startled by the environmental changes of Somnius. He spent a long time here, recognizes what should be out of place. He's able to digest the Machiya for that reason - could come to like it, even, so long as Maruki is here.
[He pushes the image of Akechi Goro out of his mind. His heart isn't ready yet.]
This place has all sorts of food, doesn't it? [But, no. No requests, as expected.]
I'll eat anything. I can't remember the last time I did. [Days, at least. Years? Millenia?]
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[Maruki understands anyway. They'll learn how to communicate with a glance once again. Eren trusts him implicitly, even now.
[He sits at the bar. The Machiya looks about as ostentatious as the farmhouse, but Eren hasn't been at all startled by the environmental changes of Somnius. He spent a long time here, recognizes what should be out of place. He's able to digest the Machiya for that reason - could come to like it, even, so long as Maruki is here.
[He pushes the image of Akechi Goro out of his mind. His heart isn't ready yet.]
This place has all sorts of food, doesn't it? [But, no. No requests, as expected.]
I'll eat anything. I can't remember the last time I did. [Days, at least. Years? Millenia?]