[Armin is silent for a long moment, pulling himself up to stand more confidently, pushing his hair out of his face.]
You know I'm an orphan, right? When we evacuated Shiganshina, my grandfather looked after me, Eren and Mikasa. He was forced to take on the so-called mission to retake Wall Maria, and was not among the 200 who returned.
He knew he didn't stand a chance, but he was in no position to resist. He tried to seem brave for me.
I don't tell people this. I wouldn't say a word if I thought you could take this knowledge back home with you.
I couldn't do anything about him leaving, then. But I can do something now. If you think I don't think about the human cost with the same weight that you do, maybe you should try and imagine what it's like to be someone other than Jean Kirschtein, okay?
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[Armin is silent for a long moment, pulling himself up to stand more confidently, pushing his hair out of his face.]
You know I'm an orphan, right? When we evacuated Shiganshina, my grandfather looked after me, Eren and Mikasa. He was forced to take on the so-called mission to retake Wall Maria, and was not among the 200 who returned.
He knew he didn't stand a chance, but he was in no position to resist. He tried to seem brave for me.
I don't tell people this. I wouldn't say a word if I thought you could take this knowledge back home with you.
I couldn't do anything about him leaving, then. But I can do something now. If you think I don't think about the human cost with the same weight that you do, maybe you should try and imagine what it's like to be someone other than Jean Kirschtein, okay?