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I don’t know what it is yet. I just need to know if there are enough people here to pull through if they have to. Details are a consequence.

What’s the farthest you’d go?

[He takes a deep breath. Nothing through the bond is indicating Eren is lying, so even if he's still a little apprehensive.]

Well, it depends on the situation, but generally I don't want to see innocent civilians hurt. Which I know is hard thing to define in a city like this, but a lot of these witches have just been fed lies by Morgana and her Coven, you know?

And I don't want to send any Mirrorbounds to their deaths. I'm not saying to avoid risky situations, we can't avoid those, but no suicide missions.

Edited 2019-09-20 17:22 (UTC)

No one wants casualties. Everyone here is just a victim to their own demons.

And I'd never send someone off to die.

[ there's a pinch of sadness here— but it's rushed behind a wall of truth. he'll never do that again. ]

Not sure I'd say no one. Mirrorbounds come from all sorts of different places.

[Some of them absolutely nutty like a certain numeral girl]

I know, but you did ask my limits.

No one that matters.

[ i hold myself accountable ]

Just know that I don’t have limits.

I had a feeling.

[Considering Eren was willing to die for his goal back home.]

But you know if you're looking for people who really value freedom, they're not gonna blindly follow you. Especially with your ... people skills.

I’m not someone to follow.

But you are looking for people, right?

To convene? No.

I'm looking at what kind of people we have, not for someone specific. For you to have a plan, you need to know what you have to work with.

Okay ... How's this giving you information about what you have to work with?

You're not checking skills or experience. You just asked some vague question that makes you look really sketchy, and dismissing anyone who sees things from a different view. And the few people you do like the responses of, you have no way of checking if they're telling the truth.

You don’t always need a skill or experience to make a difference for someone, Elliot.

[ coming from a man who got killed by a very little girl that had the guts to shoot him dead. she never rode a horse in her life. ]

I’m not dismissing anyone, not siding with anyone. Not looking for anyone. Not depending on anyone. All this really is is a question to gauge out reaction. Like yours. Like Towa’s. It’s supposed to be ambiguous. That’s when you see the closest to what people really think.

You give them room to do it themselves instead of spelling it out for them.

[Eren can't see it, but there is a definite eye roll on his end]

"Not depending on anyone" sure is rich coming from a guy who needs a witch to keep him safe from water...

But fine, have fun with your "social experiment". I'm gonna go get some actual work done. We only have so much time before the last ship to Aefenglom leaves, so I rather spend it helping the people get their freedom how I can.

Gimme a call if you decide to actually do something.

[IN OTHER WORDS. He's tired of this.]

[ that wasn’t what he meant by “not depending on anyone”, (in the reach-out itself, not in a general sense), but it did boil a sting to have elliot throw that at him. he didn’t expect it, not from him.

the rest doesn’t matter, he knows what he’s doing— but his walls do rise up further. it served its purpose. he’s learned a few things from a few people. ]

I won’t.

[ they both gonna head out ]

Edited 2019-09-21 19:56 (UTC)

[Elliot sees the message and doesn't respond, instead deciding to shut off his communicator and shove it in his pocket.

Curiously though while Eren puts up his walls, Elliot doesn't. His emotions are clear to see through the bond. He's hurt, frustrated, upset, worried, lonely, and tired. He's tired from oh so many things. And yet, he continues to push himself to work. ]

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