[Hange stares at the hand offered them until the finally catch on, letting out an amused huff as they hold out a hand in return. The handshake seals the down, now the two of them are legally and morally obligated not to die!]
I mean it, you know! You don't get to be rid of me that easily.
[You think Hange won't snatch you from death's claws and drag you back for a SECOND time? Though apparently it's considerably easier in this world.]
[ Damn right they are. And they'd better not break that obligation! ]
[ He... looks like he maybe wants to say something more. If I wanted that, I'd be going back to Paradis, or maybe, I wish it was harder last time, or maybe I want to spend the rest of my retirement growing peaches with you. ]
[ Instead, he just looks up at Hange once he thinks the shake had lasted long enough, and awkwardly claps them on the shoulder before immediately retreating his hands, gaze on the floor. ]
...good.
[ #nailed it ]
I'll go give him a piece of my mind, then.
[ That's right. Jean is an excellent topic. In fact, he'll be turning to leave now. ]
[For a moment there it looks as though more words were on their way, so the handshake carries on longer than necessary..]
[...But nothing else is said in the end, only a pat on the shoulder, but that's fine. Certainly isn't the first time, and destined not to the last, so Hange won't prod.]
Right. Thinking he can go off and die.. I'm trusting you to get that idea out of his head once and for all.
[ Maybe one of those times they'll manage to decipher it... ]
[ For now, though, there's children to discipline and shins to kick. So Levi just gives them a grunt that's equal parts an acknowledgement and a noise of parting, and walks away. ]
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Date: 2023-06-20 07:15 am (UTC)I mean it, you know! You don't get to be rid of me that easily.
[You think Hange won't snatch you from death's claws and drag you back for a SECOND time? Though apparently it's considerably easier in this world.]
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Date: 2023-06-20 11:45 am (UTC)[ He... looks like he maybe wants to say something more. If I wanted that, I'd be going back to Paradis, or maybe, I wish it was harder last time, or maybe I want to spend the rest of my retirement growing peaches with you. ]
[ Instead, he just looks up at Hange once he thinks the shake had lasted long enough, and awkwardly claps them on the shoulder before immediately retreating his hands, gaze on the floor. ]
...good.
[ #nailed it ]
I'll go give him a piece of my mind, then.
[ That's right. Jean is an excellent topic. In fact, he'll be turning to leave now. ]
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Date: 2023-06-20 03:38 pm (UTC)[...But nothing else is said in the end, only a pat on the shoulder, but that's fine. Certainly isn't the first time, and destined not to the last, so Hange won't prod.]
Right. Thinking he can go off and die.. I'm trusting you to get that idea out of his head once and for all.
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Date: 2023-06-20 04:19 pm (UTC)[ For now, though, there's children to discipline and shins to kick. So Levi just gives them a grunt that's equal parts an acknowledgement and a noise of parting, and walks away. ]