"you there!"keith yells at armin
"sir!"
"who the hell are you?!"
"armin arlelt from shiganshina district , sir!"
"that so? what a ridiculous name! did your father name you that?"keith yells at armin
ridiculous?
"my grandfather did , sir!"
"arlelt , what did you come here to do?"
"to contribute to mankind's victory , sir!"
"how commendable of you , we'll use you as titan bait. third line , face backwards!"keith says as he moves armin's head
and walks off to another blonde headed boy
"who the hell are you?"
"sir , thomas wagner from trost district , sir!"
"I can't hear you!"
"thomas wagner from trost-"
"still no good! , go work on it in the stables"
he asks a few other people and skipped me and another blonde headed girl next to me and passed eren and mikasa as well
he asked everyone except me , eren and mikasa and a couple of others
"He's still making that potato girl run"a guy says and I look and it was connie
"Wow, five straight hours?...But she seemed more distraught when told she wouldn't get dinner than when told she must run until she dropped"eren says as we look at sasha
''If I remember correctly, Dauper Village is a tiny hunting village, deep in the mountains''connie says as a wagon carrying people goes past
''What's that?''i ask
''The dropouts. They requested a transfer to the frontier.''mia says
''What? But it's only the first day?''armin says
''It was only a matter of time... If you aren't strong enough, you have to leave. Hard to believe they'd rather go back to weeding and picking up rocks...''eren says
''Hey, he didn't ask where you were from, did he?''marco asks
''Shiganshina, the same as these two''eren says pointing at me and armin
''I see... That's..''
''Then, weren't you there that day?''connie asks
''Hey''marco says as he tries to hush connie
''Did you see the Colossal Titan?''
''Yeah''eren says as we walk in the cafeteria and sit next to armin and eren and a bunch of people were just asking him questions about that day
''he already told you we saw it''i tell them as i take a bite if my bread and ignore their curious stares
''How big was it?''a guy asks
''Big enough to look over the walls''eren says
''What?! I heard it stepped right over them!?''a guy says and i just ignore their stares and so does armin
''No, it wasn't that tall''eren says
''What did it look like?''
''It barely had any skin, but it had a huge mouth.''i tell them
''What about the Armored Titan that broke Wall Maria?''
''They call it that?, but it looked like a normal Titan to me''eren says and i roll my eyes
''Th-then what's a normal Titan like?''someone asks and Eren looks like he's going to throw up
''Guys, let's stop with the questions. I'm sure he'd prefer to forget some things''marco says
''Sorry for asking-''
''Don't be , The Titans aren't all that tough...If we can master the 3-D Maneuver Gear, they won't stand a chance! Finally, I'm able to train as a soldier... I was just so excited, I forgot myself for a second! I'm joining the Survey Corps, so I can wipe the Titans off the face of this earth! I'll kill them all-''
''Hey, are you nuts? Did you just say you want to join the Survey Corps?''a voice says and we look and it was jean
''Yeah, I did and you said you wanted to join the Military Police to take it easy, right?''eren says
''I'm no liar...I'm a straight talker, unlike someone who pretends to have balls of steel, even when he's about to piss himself.''he says smirking and i roll my eyes
''Are you talking about me?''eren asks standing up and so does jean and was about to make a move to punch eren
''Don't unless you want a broken arm''i tell him standing up
''Who the hell are you?''jean asks
''Did i forget to introduce myself? My name is hera smith''i tell him and his eyes widen
''Erwins sister?''i hear voices say behind me and the bell rings
''Hey, I didn't...Well, I'm sorry..i didn't want to say you're doing the wrong thing. Peace?''jean asks as he holds out his hand to Eren
''Yeah. I'm sorry, too''eren says and whacks Jean's hand away and walks out and i sit down next to armin again and Mikasa moves to follow eren
''Is he always this impulsive?''i ask armin and armin just smiles and shakes his head
*time skip* 3rd person
''First, we'll evaluate what you have! Anyone unable to do this can't even serve as a decoy! They will be sent to the frontier''keith yells at the students
Soldiers walking while watching the Training
''These involve only the rudimentary basics, but even at this stage, you can see their potential with the Maneuver Gear''a soldier says and the soldiers watch Mikasa
''Look. She's steady as a rock. She knows exactly what to do. That's what I mean by potential''the soldier says and then points at hera
''Her too , looks like she has done it before''the soldier says
''She has sir , that's hera smith , erwin taught her whenever he had time too , very good at everything they will be training for '''a soldier says
''Looks like we have a lot of talent this year''a soldier says
''Um, what about him?''
he soldiers look at Eren, who is upside down in the setup
''That's exactly my point. You may have the will, but not necessarily the talent.''
''What are you doing, Eren Jaeger?! Pick yourself up'' Shadis yells
''What is this...? How am I supposed to do this?! This can't be happening...''eren thought to himself
*time skip*
Eren, Mikasa, hera and Armin are practicing together after training
''Stick to the basics and you should be fine. Don't worry about doing well , watch the balance and stay centered. Slowly rest your weight on the belts attached to your hips and feet''mikasa tells eren
''Stay calm, and you can do it. I was able to''armin tells him
''Okay, I think I can do it this time! Raise me, hera!''eren yells
''Okay''hera yells back and raises Eren in the setup, but Eren falls flat on his face
*time skip* In the cafeteria at night , hera's pov !
''Hey, Daz. Isn't that the kid from yesterday who said he'd kill all the Titans?''
''Well, I bet he'll be off to the frontier tomorrow. We don't have enough food to feed worthless rejects''
''Eren''i call out and he snaps out of it
''There's no point in worrying. You just have to figure it out tomorrow.''armin says
''I'm pathetic... I'll never be able to kill them all like this''eren says
''You should let that idea go''mikasa says
''What?''eren asks confused
''You should give up on being a soldier. There are other ways to fight than by throwing away your life''mikasa says
''Listen here...i saw what happened that day! You really think you'll convince me this way?''eren tells her
''But it doesn't matter how much you want it.''mikasa tells him
''What?! Why not?''eren asks
''It isn't your decision whether you end up a soldier or not, Eren., I'm not saying you should return to the frontier alone''mikasa says
''Lets go hera and armin''he says as he grabs my arm and armin just follows and we walk away from the table without Mikasa noticing
We walk inside jean and connie's room and me and armin just listen at eren and connie and jean
''The trick to staying upright? The trick to staying upright? Sorry, but I'm a genius. All I can say is to feel it.''connie says
''Actually, I'd like you to tell me...How are you still sane, after you humiliated yourself like that?''jean asks eren
''Guys, I'm begging you here!''eren says
''But didn't you say just yesterday something like, "People who aren't strong enough should leave"? Am I wrong? Or was it, "If you don't have the talent, you have to leave"? Which was it?''connie says laughing
''Shut it connie''i tell him and he stops
''Lets go''eren says and he drags us to a room i didn't see before
''Please! I've heard you two are really good!''eren says
''Sorry, but I just can't imagine any trick to just hanging there. I don't think I can give you the advice you're looking for but why don't you ask her to help you , she's a pro at it?''reiner ass
''I told him the exact same thing , the trick is just hanging there''i tell him and he nods
''We'll just have to hope for the best tomorrow''armin says
''You three are from Shiganshina, aren't you?''Bertholdt asks
''Yes... Why?''armin asks
''Then you should know how terrifying the Titans are. Why did you decide to be soldiers?''he asks
''I'm not like Eren or hera, I didn't see them at close range ,But when I thought about how the government forced people into that insane plan to retake Titan territory, I had to do something. ''armin says and they nod
''Where are you two from?''i ask
''Reiner and I come from a small village in the mountains of southeast Wall Maria''
''But that means..''
''Yeah. It isn't like the big towns by the rivers... The news was slow to reach us. In fact, the Titans reached us firstIt was dawn. The animals were unusually restless, and we heard a rumbling we'd never heard before.Eventually, as it got louder, we realized it was the sound of footsteps. And when I rushed to open the window...Beyond that... I don't really remember , everyone was in a panic.''bertholdt says
''Hey... why are you discussing this now?''reiner asks
''I'm sorry... What I mean to say is this...You aren't like the others''he says
''The others?''i ask
''Those here who don't understand how terrifying the Titans really are''
''Enough''reiner says but bertholdt ignored him
''The vast majority are here because they don't want to lose face. Told they'd be admitting they were cowards if they chose to be workers, after turning twelve, they became trainees. But we're not really so different. We chose this hoping to join the Military Police because they're safe, deep within the Interior. If that doesn't work, we may just give it all up. I don't have any will of my own..''bertholdt says
''There's nothing wrong with valuing your own life''armin says
''I just want to return to the homeland I lost. That's all I have left to go on.I'm going back, no matter what''reiner says
''You... Why did you become a soldier?''bertholdt asks eren
''I... I decided I had to kill them. I had to kill all the Titans myself...That was what I decided''eren says
''So even after seeing the Titans, you didn't surrender to despair?''reiner asks
''No... Though I don't know if I can even become a soldier now''eren says
''Review and recheck everything, starting with your belt tomorrow will go fine. You can do it , Eren Jaeger, was it?''reiner asks and eren nods
''Yeah, thank you ,Reiner Braun, right?''eren asks and he nods
* Time skip * At the training grounds the next day
''Eren Jaeger, are you ready?''shadis asks
''Yes''he yells
''Begin!''
Eren begins to be raised in the setup
Eren successfully stays balanced in the setup
Eren begins to waver in the setup
Eren falls flat on his face
''Damn it''i whisper to myself
''Put him down''shadis says and they did
''I... I...!..''
''Wagner, change belts with Jaeger''
''Y-yes, sir!''
Thomas and Eren switch belts. Eren is raised in the setup again and is in balance
''Come on you get this''i whisper to myself again
''Your equipment was defective. The fitting on your belt was damaged. I've never heard of this part getting damaged. I'll have to add it to the maintenance checklist''shadis says
''So, he managed to stay upright for a bit, even with a broken belt?''someone asks
''Th-then... did I pass?''eren asks
''You're fine. Commence training!''shadis yells and everyone begins to cheer
Eren scanned through the crowd and his eyes landed on mine and he smiled and i smiled back
''I guess it all worked out''reiner says from behind me
''He's looking at us, as if to say, "See!''armin says
''No... He's relieved because he thinks we won't have to be separated now.''mikasa says and me , reiner and armin look at her in disbelief
''Grisha... today, your son... became a soldier''shadis yells and everyone was clapping except mikasa