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( route's newest arrival isn't pleased, but for all the plethora of reactions one can experience in a new world... armin arlert is rather calm. he crouches at a water's edge, arm folded over his knees. his hair is wet, appearing longer than usual, and his chin is scraped raw. if someone mistakes him for a girl... well, it wouldn't be the first time. he sighs. )

How would you train a weak, ah, Pokémon? ( foreign, the question in the word itself. ) I understand they learn through battle, but can they learn through... Mm, exercises? ( the answer seems obvious, to be honest, but armin won't assume in the given circumstances. he doesn't want to waste the time, either, and this is an important step to integrating himself into this world. ) I think it would be more beneficial than risking serious injury or worse...

( — a splash of water, raining droplets over the screen. armin lowers the gear, revealing an upside picture of... a fucking magikarp. he smiles, though no one can see. softer, ) Don't worry. I use to be weak, too.

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( whoa what the fuck is this kid doing here MAN WHAT THE FUCK WHY IS EVERYONE HERE SUDDENLY

jesus shit, levi had everything under control when it was just him [he thought, what is a bertholdt] and he could maintain his Manliness Quotient even while swimming in a sea of mysterious cat creatures because nobody he actually knew or recognized would see him but now—

yeah now... not so much.

thankfully he only lets his mind fuck around and distress over these facts for a few minutes and he's relatively responsive when he shows up in his video reply—as though he's got a rainbow of available expressions in the first place, u know. )

Serious injury? These creatures don't die, it seems, so that's not a huge concern.

Unless you're talking about yourself. ( a short pause, then levi thinks 'ok fine i should clarify so he doesnt think im bein a piece of shit to him i guess' ) Nothing here is really all that incredibly dangerous. Sure as fuck aren't any titans, at least.

( look at this shithead, he's just gonna pretend he's so smooth and cool like he totally expected you to show up and his jimmies are the least rustled

unfortunately it's bullshit, but hey! maybe this is for the best for u, kid. you won't get eaten and as far as he knows you won't have to shoot anybody so KEEP UR CHIN UP but srry about dat magikarp )

( oh, god. oh, god. armin isn't a deep zen person, as it is, and even less in the presence of the corporal since saving jean's life. and while armin was desperate for a semblance of order, power, something familiar and directive —! he pictures a, a pokémon breeder. something loving and patient, at first, but that isn't the corporal, is it? no. no, an accurate mental image is him shoving two of these things together and growling "make out, you shits." ...or thereabouts. )

( JESUS CHRIST —. armin slaps his hand across the gear's screen. )

Sir, um!

( shit. get it together, arlert. don't do that. except he squeezes the gear too hard —. when did his hands starting sweating? the gear slips from his fingers, and for all his attempts to catch the thing, it swings around in the air. up, down, up, smacking his forehead. armin palms the offended skin. )

Damnit!

( this is... the worst. finish him. spread the ashes of his ego across the ocean, please. )

Squad Leader...

( "hi." )

( its ok you can just pull levi's hair a bit on the playground and then run away to show him that u love him

or maybe that's what levi does to everybody else, who knows

WHY AM I BEING FRIEND-ZONED?? WHY DON'T THESE KIDS LOVE ME I SHOWER THEM WITH AFFECTION ~~e.g. kicks to the face, same shit different way~~

yeah okay but levi is definitely narrowing his eyes a little bit at that fumbling of the gear and his eyebrows slide up about a fraction of an inch in amusement. you know, his version of concern. but he is concerned, ok!! )

Arlert. Welcome to hell, the titan-free version.

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I don't think it's that bad...

( minus bertolt. )

( levi seems to accept this response after a short moment, although a 'tch' escapes through pressed teeth; clearly, child, you don't understand the weight of the inconvenience of drowning in a sea of troublesome cat-creatures while trying to maintain what shreds of self-perceived stoic badassery you still have left

esp when one of them watches u in ur sleep u know how unsettling that shit is DO YOU EVEN?? levi's just like welcome to pokeland here's a free pokemon its an espurr or some shit ur welcome love levi. dont look ur gift espurr in its freaky mouth )

Yeah. Well, yeah, it could be much worse. It's still a pretty shitty inconvenience. ( then, he figures he BETTER CLEAR UP THE MOST IMPORTANT SHIT )

What's the last thing you remember, before you showed up here?

( stiffening, ) Is there a way we can make our conversation private?

( we're talking super classified shit, corporal. ur faves. )

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video; im trash but im trash that has to tag you im so sorry i was awol

video; omg it's ok i'm just happy to read this tag it's beautiful also 1/???

video; 2/???

video; 3/???

video; OK WE DONE

video; LMFAO THIS POOR CHILD

video; i live for moments like this

video; omg its perf too even if levi's offended that armin isnt bein melodramatic w him

video; he used all his melodrama tokens on ebrt sry

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