[That coffee table isn't messy thank you very much. Everything on it has a purpose and is exactly where it needs to be. Okay-- well maybe not the empty plate, but the rest of it is fine!]
The one I tried a few nights ago was different, right? It tasted as though it had a hint of fruit added to it. Not lemon.. something sweeter. It was nice..
[Much of the time the tea simply tastes like tea, but Hange is able to notice differences here and there when there is a particularly unusual flavour. They may not share Levi's interest, but he makes enough for the both of them to enjoy when Hange visits, and they in return have a little stash here on the kitchen counter (taken from Levi's own apartment) so it works out to be a nice little arrangement.]
[Maybe they should get up and make some, Hange thinks, though in the moment they are more occupied with how Eren will take the news.]
Eren told me he doesn't want to go back home, to witness the future that waits for him. And I don't want him to either. But it isn't that simple.. we talked about it last night, he's worried that he only has a couple years left to live, regardless of how long he gets to stay here.
[Hange is overjoyed, they can have a future of any length instead of nothing, but Eren may not be so happy. He seemed to feel as though his fate were doomed either way. Hange lets out a sigh, staring up at the ceiling above them as they continue to ramble their thoughts out loud.]
I suppose you could say I feel a sense of responsibility towards helping him find a way out of it. Not only because he's our Eren, but I thought about our last meeting a lot. It didn't end on good terms, you know? But Eren was right back then, I had no answers to give, no other solutions to offer. Which is why I promised to do my best here.
[It's one of the few things here that Hange has been serious about, between all the goofing off. They'd always been fond of Eren, even after everything that happened. None of it was Eren's fault, not really, it was the product of centuries of hate and oppression and conflict that surmounted into something bigger than all of them. That future may be inevitable, but the thought of this Eren having to go back and live through it honestly just makes them feel sad.]
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The one I tried a few nights ago was different, right? It tasted as though it had a hint of fruit added to it. Not lemon.. something sweeter. It was nice..
[Much of the time the tea simply tastes like tea, but Hange is able to notice differences here and there when there is a particularly unusual flavour. They may not share Levi's interest, but he makes enough for the both of them to enjoy when Hange visits, and they in return have a little stash here on the kitchen counter (taken from Levi's own apartment) so it works out to be a nice little arrangement.]
[Maybe they should get up and make some, Hange thinks, though in the moment they are more occupied with how Eren will take the news.]
Eren told me he doesn't want to go back home, to witness the future that waits for him. And I don't want him to either. But it isn't that simple.. we talked about it last night, he's worried that he only has a couple years left to live, regardless of how long he gets to stay here.
[Hange is overjoyed, they can have a future of any length instead of nothing, but Eren may not be so happy. He seemed to feel as though his fate were doomed either way. Hange lets out a sigh, staring up at the ceiling above them as they continue to ramble their thoughts out loud.]
I suppose you could say I feel a sense of responsibility towards helping him find a way out of it. Not only because he's our Eren, but I thought about our last meeting a lot. It didn't end on good terms, you know? But Eren was right back then, I had no answers to give, no other solutions to offer. Which is why I promised to do my best here.
[It's one of the few things here that Hange has been serious about, between all the goofing off. They'd always been fond of Eren, even after everything that happened. None of it was Eren's fault, not really, it was the product of centuries of hate and oppression and conflict that surmounted into something bigger than all of them. That future may be inevitable, but the thought of this Eren having to go back and live through it honestly just makes them feel sad.]