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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[andallbite]

Well—

[ he falls silent again. ]

... No, maybe you're right about that, at least.

[liven]

Oh? Admitting granny has some wisdom in her after all?

[ How nice. ]

I say this, but I'll admit the people here are interesting, for now. [ Not interesting enough to change her heart's desire, but. ] Holiday parties. Fairy wars. Different worlds. I'm not entirely bored.

[andallbite]

[ Ah... c'mon he's always blunt and honest..... you're just normally really weird, okay. ]

There's nothing about you that's a granny. [ Weirdo. ] What're you planning to do here, then?

[liven]

I'm a granny in the ways that matter, such as age. [ So there. ]

Hm. Observe people. Go places to observe people. That hunt-thing might be interesting to see. I will go to it. And I heard something of a party, so perhaps I will go to that. It will be a chance to speak to people from that other court, and to see how things are.

[ So her plans are "socialize in order to observe people". She probably will not be any less weird or more overtly friendly but what can you do. ]

[andallbite]

[ You look like you're eight though, sheesh. He also ends up quirking an eyebrow at her. ]

I guess finding out more from others isn't such a bad idea, but—are you really that serious about hunting things?

[liven]

Are you going to participate in those sorts of things, too?

[ A shrug. ]

I like to hunt. However, I can't say if I'll be serious about it or not. I like to hunt rabbits. And mice. And birds.

[andallbite]

[ Rabbits and birds sounds more reasonable, he guesses... ]

I've never tried hunting before. We've already got food here, anyway.

[liven]

We do. But catching your own food sometimes is good, too. And that way it's raw.

[ which is important!! ]

So that means you don't want to go to that sort of thing, huh.

[andallbite]

If I ate raw meat, I'm sure I'd end up puking my guts out for days. [ Do you want that??? ] So no. I don't plan on it.

[liven]

You could cook whatever you catch, if you must.

[ Wimp......... ]

[andallbite]

No thanks. They cook up better stuff here than anything I could make.

[liven]

Laaaaaaaazy.

[ But accurate. ]

Well, what are your plans, then?

[andallbite]

[ Um no?!?! Don't be so rude, Shijima. ]

Getting my gear fixed. After that... I'm not sure.

[liven]

[ She lives to be rude. ]

Go places you can meet people. That's the best way to gather information. Perhaps that information will give you a plan, after that.

[ and to give out unasked for advice ]

[andallbite]

[ Well... Eren gives a wry 'heh' ]

Yeah, maybe you've got an idea. There's a whole world out there to see—I shouldn't waste the chance.

[liven]

And if you see anything interesting, you'll have something to tell me about the next time I ask.

[ somehow her advice is rather selfish in a tangential way ]

[andallbite]

I thought everything here was the same old stuff to you. Why would you wanna ask?

[liven]

It's not the same old to you. Hearing people talk about things with wonder is a little nostalgic.

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And my existence would be worse than it is if nothing ever happened. Old or not, stories are something to do.

[andallbite]

[ ... ]

Y'know, for someone who looks like an innocent kid, you say some pretty gloomy things.

[liven]

Wouldn't that be because I'm not what I look like? I'm over two centuries old, you know.

[ she's earned the right to be gloomy if she wants! ]

[andallbite]

...... Over two hundred years? Seriously?

[liven]

Surely you've met some of the other immortals here. I've spoken to a few. Though not all are true immortals.

[ As in, they can permadie. She's so jealous. ]

Two-hundred and something. I don't know the exact number. I stopped counting.

[andallbite]

If I have, I sure as hell didn't know anything about that.

[ What the fuck. This can't be for real. ]

That's... something else.

[ What do you even say to that. ]

[liven]

That Jack Frost boy is older than me.

[ She...sounds annoyed about that...................Shijima why do you care. ]

It is what it is. But surely a granny like me can sound as gloomy as she pleases.

[andallbite]

[ ????? ]

If that's what you want... [ He used to be broody, too, so he can't talk... ] I don't know what's got you so unhappy, though.