[ softly. he knows levi WOULD, but he feels uncomfortable with such a big ask. asking him to follow him into battle has use, has a purpose. asking him to do everything for him because he's too lazy to overcome a new disability? unconscionable.
there's a moment of slightly awkward movement where he uses his one arm to get on his feet properly. ]
[ it did, he almost says, but there's clearly some kind of time fuckery going on here (in addition to everything else)—somehow they're from the same place but not the same time? it doesn't make any sense to him, but none of it does, and he's also not the smart one here. if one of them is going to figure any of this shit out, it's probably not going to be him. ]
I know. Maybe 'lucky' isn't the right word, but...
[ but he's seen the alternative. he was there the whole time for that, too. this time Erwin spent less time suffering, and that's more than enough for him. ]
[ erwin is having trouble parsing things as well, though. he needs time to settle in properly, but he'll probably work on sorting everything out after that.
he studies levi for a long moment before reaching out and palming the junction of his shoulder and neck. then he retreats. ]
[ —sorry, did Erwin just say something? he may have missed it on account of whatever the fuck just happened right now. that did just happen, right? is Erwin actually still high on pain medication? is he high on pain medication?
needless to say, he has no idea how to respond to that, so he just defaults to following Erwin wherever he's headed. he really hopes he's not just hallucinating this. ]
[ shut up he's feeling a whole lot of things after nearly dying from radiation and almost blood loss. he's had a bad day. let him touch.
at least they can head out to where people are loitering and out of the room he'd been resting in, though he's looking around them with that cutting, shrewd gaze he's so good at. ]
What do you think about the requirements of this place?
[ they're both feeling a lot of things after all that. it's just that for him, one of those things is extreme confusion. again, he's not the smart one.
to be fair, though, this is all pretty wack. like, objectively. and speaking of things that are objectively wack, the aforementioned requirements of this place. he just scoffs, because it doesn't even seem like it could be a real thing. ]
It's ridiculous, obviously. It doesn't make any sense.
[ he has clearly not put any thought into it beyond that. ]
[ he frowns, sighing, and just looks at him for a long moment. ]
They didn't sound like they were going to enforce it with force, but they did seem to be making life very difficult for anyone not abiding by it. It seems strange, doesn't it? A life of ease and luxury if only you follow what they want. I don't like it.
[ he makes no commentary about it being like prostitution, though he's sure some would make the connection, because they don't seem to care who you're intimate with and in what way. ]
[ it takes him a second to catch up to that because he's still stuck on "we". there's no reason Erwin would have to accept the hobo life, too, so why would he choose to? how mysterious.
but when it finally does register, it still feels like he must have misheard. "certain methods"? he knows better than to try to play dumb in front of Erwin, but still...
he tries to play it cool, but his eyes widen anyway. ]
his eyes don't leave Erwin's, even when he looks away. what was that? discomfort? he can't read people like Erwin can; it's hopeless to even try. he's quiet for what is probably too long. it might give off the wrong impression. or maybe it doesn't? Erwin is too smart for that. ]
...No. It's not.
[ actually, he was under the impression it was too far off, but if Erwin doesn't think so, that changes everything. ]
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[ softly. he knows levi WOULD, but he feels uncomfortable with such a big ask. asking him to follow him into battle has use, has a purpose. asking him to do everything for him because he's too lazy to overcome a new disability? unconscionable.
there's a moment of slightly awkward movement where he uses his one arm to get on his feet properly. ]
Back home this would have put me out for weeks.
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I know. Maybe 'lucky' isn't the right word, but...
[ but he's seen the alternative. he was there the whole time for that, too. this time Erwin spent less time suffering, and that's more than enough for him. ]
...I dunno. Maybe it is.
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he studies levi for a long moment before reaching out and palming the junction of his shoulder and neck. then he retreats. ]
We can say it's lucky.
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needless to say, he has no idea how to respond to that, so he just defaults to following Erwin wherever he's headed. he really hopes he's not just hallucinating this. ]
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at least they can head out to where people are loitering and out of the room he'd been resting in, though he's looking around them with that cutting, shrewd gaze he's so good at. ]
What do you think about the requirements of this place?
[ he already knows. ]
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to be fair, though, this is all pretty wack. like, objectively. and speaking of things that are objectively wack, the aforementioned requirements of this place. he just scoffs, because it doesn't even seem like it could be a real thing. ]
It's ridiculous, obviously. It doesn't make any sense.
[ he has clearly not put any thought into it beyond that. ]
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[ he frowns, sighing, and just looks at him for a long moment. ]
They didn't sound like they were going to enforce it with force, but they did seem to be making life very difficult for anyone not abiding by it. It seems strange, doesn't it? A life of ease and luxury if only you follow what they want. I don't like it.
[ he makes no commentary about it being like prostitution, though he's sure some would make the connection, because they don't seem to care who you're intimate with and in what way. ]
I wonder what even truly counts.
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I don't like it, either.
[ prooobably for the best Erwin didn't mention prostitution. that would just make him hate this so much more. ]
...I don't know. But I guess it's a good thing I already have experience living on the streets.
[ you know, because he won't want to do anything like that with anyone.
almost anyone, anyway. ]
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[ firmly. then he sighs. ]
There are other methods. We'll just get jobs and pay for things. There's no reason we can't do that. We both have skills to offer.
[ he looks at him curiously. ]
I wouldn't be opposed to certain methods with--
[ he frowns. ]
Never mind. That's inappropriate of me.
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but when it finally does register, it still feels like he must have misheard. "certain methods"? he knows better than to try to play dumb in front of Erwin, but still...
he tries to play it cool, but his eyes widen anyway. ]
—No, wait, what do you mean?
[ he definitely heard wrong. there's no way. ]
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finally, after glancing away a moment, he looks back to levi. ]
They were clear that many different types of intimacy are viable. Is it too far off to conclude we could figure something out to maintain balance?
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his eyes don't leave Erwin's, even when he looks away. what was that? discomfort? he can't read people like Erwin can; it's hopeless to even try. he's quiet for what is probably too long. it might give off the wrong impression. or maybe it doesn't? Erwin is too smart for that. ]
...No. It's not.
[ actually, he was under the impression it was too far off, but if Erwin doesn't think so, that changes everything. ]
Is that really what you want?