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]

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.

[ Also: ]

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.

[liven]

It's okay if a boy like you doesn't understand it. [ Although she has explained her desire to die to people like, say, Damon Salvatore. Other immortals probably can at least sort of see what she means. Although they do not, strangely, share the views she and Kouichi have long held. ]

It isn't as though I'm particularly unhappy at the moment.

[andallbite]

[ For once, Eren thinks he's okay with not understanding something, in this instance. ]

Yeah? I mean, I don't think you should be, either. But I think anyone who's alive should be fortunate they are.

[liven]

Would you like to live forever, Eren?

[ And does he understand what that entails? Well, Hikaru had said earlier that most people didn't. And she was right. To exist eternally, past the lives and deaths of anyone you ever came to know. Through war, through strife, through everything that occurred.

Unchanging, undying. ]

[andallbite]

[ He falls silent, considering; in the end, though, he can only come up with one answer: ]

I don't know.

[ (Although, it does beg the question—could he even die by normal means anymore? Even the average titan would never die should their weak point go untouched.) ]

But even if I said yes, I can't. I'm only human.

[liven]

But at least you considered it before saying one thing or the other.

[ So she'll respect the "I don't know". ]

I have no interest in eternity, but that is what I have. I suppose at least there are other immortals here, so there are people to speak to through the years even without the bird.

[ If she's stuck here for centuries. Shijima isn't going to assume she won't be. ]

I only asked because I disagree on what you said last. That everyone who is alive is fortunate to be so. Well, I am grateful I existed. But existing forever is not something I wish to do. In that case, am I fortunate? Or unfortunate? Is it a blessing or a curse? Someday if you decide what you would say, tell me. I'm curious.

[andallbite]

[ Asking the hard hitting questions today, are we. Again, he doesn't know. Eren lived in a universe where people are lucky if they've lived out half of their intended lifespans, so he's never considered what it would be like to last for an eternity. It's not a concept a person can so easily grasp, however, that much is true.

Life is so, so precious. But maybe someone could get tired of living it, after so long. It's strange to think about, when humans so often say life is short. ]

I'll think about it. Whether I can come up with the right answer, though, I can't promise.

[liven]

Don't be stupid. Whatever answer you come up with will be your own and nothing more or less. Your own answer to a question like that can't be right or wrong. Even if I disagree with it, that won't make a difference.

[ She flicks her wrist, as though waving away the topic. ]

Did you find someone to fix your weapon, before I started taking up your time?

[andallbite]

[ The most she'll get in response is a contemplative sort of scowl before she brings to attention that... yeah, they veered rather far off topic, didn't they? Man... ]

I have a lot of time. [ These days, it's true. He's directionless and purposeless; a state that isn't all it's cracked up to be. ] I might've. I'll see where it goes.