video, both courts.

[andallbite]

[ It's been a couple of weeks since he's last shown up over the lockets (gone mostly forgotten thanks to other events), but when Eren finally makes another appearance, he seems a little exasperated. ]

I need a mechanic. [ Yeah, that's the greeting. ] Or—just anyone who can repair something for me. My maneuvering gear is busted, and I can't get it to work again on my own, so I'm looking for anyone who's willing to give it a shot.

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[gandere]

Water-? [ Don't tell her he was involved in that incident.

He was involved AND THEN SOME, GOD DAMN ]

I could make it water repellant for example. Not that it does you any good now, but if you were to end up in that situation again, at least it wouldn't be damaged that way.

[andallbite]

[ Hahahahaha... Come to your own conclusions, Rin. ]

I—guess it wouldn't hurt, but I'm not planning on having that happen again.

[gandere]

From what I've gathered, you're not the best when it comes to magic so I thought it would be better to use an example like that. [ Huffing up a bit. ]

What is this maneuvering gear? If I can see it, then I can improve it in some way. As long as I can convert energy into it in some fashion.

[andallbite]

... Okay, okay. I get it.

[ Magic is beyond him, really, so he takes it. ]

It's, err... a type of mechanism that's powered by gas a person wears—it mostly fuels the cables you control or how you propel yourself with the fan.

[gandere]

Gas?

Is that even easy to come by here? I hope you haven't been wasting it.

[andallbite]

I'm not wasting it. [ He may be kind of an idiot, but he knows how to use his gear!! ] I can refuel if I needed to, anyway. I just have to go out of my way to do it.

[gandere]

[ She's just making sure because there sure are a lot of idiots here that would waste a precious commodity like fuel. ]

There's a way?

Here? [ DOES EREN KNOW A THING SHE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT?? It's his chance to be the smart one. ]

[andallbite]

[ Whoa. Time to grab onto this once in a lifetime opportunity. (He's actually surprised by this, too, given how know-it-all she's been so far.) ]

Y'know that station place? It's there.

[gandere]

No, I didn't pay much attention when we passed by it. [ She was too busy being a crybaby about her sleep. ]

There's fuel there? What else?

[andallbite]

[ Very Helpfully, he shrugs on his end. ]

I didn't stick around for too long; I was kinda in a hurry. But it looked like there was a lot around, and I plan on going back eventually.

[gandere]

[ He was so helpful there for a second. ]

In a hurry? You just wanted to collect fuel and get out of there? Why?

[andallbite]

[ So close, yet so far... ]

Pressed for time. I needed to get back to Caer Scima.

[gandere]

[ Just this face. ] What did you do?

[andallbite]

[ ?????? ]

I didn't do anything there! I told you, I was in a hurry—

[gandere]

It's just what you're saying doesn't make sense. You traveled to the Station only for fuel and was in a hurry to return to the castle after? Why?

There's nothing to do there.

[andallbite]

[ Good grief. ]

I had someone I needed to meet up with. Alright?

[gandere]

Someone you needed to douse in fuel so you could light them on fire? [ Snickering. ]

Or is it a girl?

[andallbite]

Why would it matter if it was a girl?

[ Yeah, that went over his head. ]

[gandere]

Because boys like you only hurry up when they're afraid of facing the wrath of a woman. [ That's why. ]

[andallbite]

[ He got pretty used to a tiny girl kicking his ass on a regular basis, but... ]

I've got better things to do than worry about what a girl is thinking...

[gandere]

Brave words. [ She really does think he's being brave about it, albeit a bit foolish. ]

I hope she wasn't too angry with you for keeping her waiting.

[andallbite]

What're you talking about? There weren't any girls waiting for me.

[gandere]

So it wasn't a girl. [ Now she sounds disappointed. ]

Here I thought I could get some good gossip out of you, but it seems you take things too seriously for your own good. Don't you know how to relax?

[andallbite]

[ There are a hundred better things to be doing than gossiping, Rin. Sheesh. ]

Yeah, I do. [ His clipped tone suggests otherwise, however. (He doesn't. Not really.) ] I haven't done anything else but hang around here for the past few days. [ So take that... ]