[Open] What do you mean, it's the 21st century?

[everylastone]

Characters: Eren Jaeger and OPEN
Location: A nameless street in the city, Shibusen and the training area
Rating: PG-13
Time: June 9th
Description: After finally being permitted out of the hospital’s quarantine Eren has nothing better to do than


a) Run in front of a car

b) Look like a suicidal idiot on a wall

c) Stare at everybody who’s not Caucasian white or has a non-standard hair-color during training time.

d) Do all of the above with predictable consequences.


((OOC: Hi, I'm trying a little different setup this time~ This is an open log with multiple scenarios set up in its comments. As always, comment wherever you want in whatever style you prefer and I'll go along with it!))

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[everylastone]

"I see." Not really, but he didn't want to seem completely slow. This was all still a little much for him.

"Meisters-" the word rolled off his tongue like he was used to saying it, giving it a slightly different sound than what most people would have said it with "-are the ones who control those human Weapons, right? How do they do that?"

Against his will his thoughts wandered back to lance corporal Levi and how the man had ended up becoming as much Eren's superior as he had become the young man's handler.

[bloodinbloom]

"Yup. That's right." Rosalia raised a hand to her cheek, tapping with a finger. "Well, Meisters have to resonate with a Weapon. Resonating is done with the soul. If they're not compatible, the souls reject each other."

She tilted her head. "It's supposed to hurt, but I haven't experienced it yet."

[everylastone]

"Resonate..." He echoed the word, trying to decide how it made him feel. But it told him nothing.

So he tried to imaging this soul-touching-thing instead but again his imagination drew a blank. All he could think of was how it had felt when he had lost his family five years ago. "... I can't really imagine what that's supposed to mean, but that sounds like a sad way of doing something."

[bloodinbloom]

"Does it? It seems pretty neat when it works." Rosalia tilted her head to the other side, thinking. She wondered, but would it be rude to ask? With a hum, she decided to go for it. "Did you recently arrive?"

[everylastone]

True, but he still couldn't see how it would not end up becoming all too quickly either heart-rendering or get otherwise in the way once the battles got real and people - partners - started dying left and right. Not just friends and comrades like those he had lost at Trost and the fight against the female titan, but... A cold shiver ran down his spine and he quickly pushed the thought aside. He didn't know what he would do if anything ever happened to Mikasa or Armin.

He loved them. And yet he had led them down the same suicidal path that he had chosen for himself with only a moment's hesitation. It's another dark thought to join the pile of things Eren continually shoved aside into the darkest corner of his mind so that he could stay save and functioning without harboring too many doubts.

Concentrating on the question she had asked him instead Eren smiled casually. "Sort of. I arrived a while back, but I ended up getting sick right away so I couldn't move much."

[bloodinbloom]

"Huh? You did?"

She stared at him a little closer. "... Oh! Yes, I know. How are you feeling right now? Still feeling feverish?"

Rosalia blinked and nudged the ground with her shoe. Her arms were behind her back as she smiled. "Sorry about all the questions. I'm Rosalia, one of the Guest doctors here."

[everylastone]

"I- .Um. I'm feeling fine." He backed off, feeling badly self-conscious about the fact that he still had a 'raised temperature' and that he would probably keep having one for the rest of his life for a very different reason than just having a 'fever'.

As if he needed another reminder of what he really was.

"...Eren." He didn't bother trying to return her smile or disclose any more information about him, especially no sensitive one like his being part of the military.

[bloodinbloom]

"Well, if you're not feeling sick anymore, I don't see a reason to keep you at the clinic. You should look into getting your room at the dormitories." Though, she pointed, "But don't hide if you're ever sick or injured. It's better to catch things early, okay?"

Leaning back, her smile widened and she nodded. "It's nice to meet you, Eren!"

[everylastone]

Damn, that girl could rival Christa with her smile! Before he knew it Eren found himself already giving her a (a little shaky) smile in return as he offered her his hand for a shake.

"Well, then... It really is." He nodded towards the exit of the training ground. "Which direction do I need to take to get to the dormitories?"

[bloodinbloom]

She stared at Eren's hand, but then realized what he wanted. Still smiling, she brought her hand forward and grabbed his, shaking it.

"Let's see... this is Quarter Three and the dorm's in One..." Rosalia glanced one way then another. Blinking, she nodded. "Right, it's that way." She pointed in one direction. "Death City is round so just walk that way and you'll get to Quarter One. Casualty Communal will be the really tall building there."