[ Honestly, right now, he's not sure if he wants to. As much as he's still fond of Eren, the vicious boy he had under his wing for several years, as much as he wants to believe this Eren saying he wanted to choose differently, the doubt is still there. The devastation is still there, and so are the corpses. He still did what he did. He would still, most likely, do it again. Levi will never accept or understand that, and while he's able to extend a fragile trust here while he can ignore that part of the narrative, there's always the risk of finding out more that he doesn't like. ]
[ He could take it, of course, but does he have to? ]
[ (Joke's on him. They're going to get to know each other a whole lot better in just a few weeks, while melded into a PacRim mecha. And it's actually going to make them get along better, just a little bit. But he doesn't know that yet.) ]
[ He pauses momentarily and stares at the foamy dishes in his hands. The sound he makes might be something of a huff, or something of a snort, but it sounds more sad than amused. ]
[ Yeah. He knows. Lots of people have looked up to him. ]
[ It got practically all of them killed. ]
He should find a better role model then.
[ The whole hero thing was just Erwin's PR. He doesn't know why it stuck this long. He'd done his best, sure, but he doesn't believe he could've fooled this many people. ]
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[ Honestly, right now, he's not sure if he wants to. As much as he's still fond of Eren, the vicious boy he had under his wing for several years, as much as he wants to believe this Eren saying he wanted to choose differently, the doubt is still there. The devastation is still there, and so are the corpses. He still did what he did. He would still, most likely, do it again. Levi will never accept or understand that, and while he's able to extend a fragile trust here while he can ignore that part of the narrative, there's always the risk of finding out more that he doesn't like. ]
[ He could take it, of course, but does he have to? ]
[ (Joke's on him. They're going to get to know each other a whole lot better in just a few weeks, while melded into a PacRim mecha. And it's actually going to make them get along better, just a little bit. But he doesn't know that yet.) ]
[ He pauses momentarily and stares at the foamy dishes in his hands. The sound he makes might be something of a huff, or something of a snort, but it sounds more sad than amused. ]
[ Yeah. He knows. Lots of people have looked up to him. ]
[ It got practically all of them killed. ]
He should find a better role model then.
[ The whole hero thing was just Erwin's PR. He doesn't know why it stuck this long. He'd done his best, sure, but he doesn't believe he could've fooled this many people. ]
[ He turns the water on to start rinsing. ]