[Armin cringes at Eren's words, squeezing his eyes shut tight. Tears leak out of them.
[From his perspective, Eren died. Eren died. Eren died. He remembers telling Mikasa and the others. He remembers reciting the names of their fallen comrades. He remembers reciting Eren's name.
[But to hear his own scream...
[His hands are trembling.]
Don't you get it...?
[His voice is a whisper.]
I don't want you...to die...
["Pull yourself together, Armin. Aubrey's still here..." He can't make himself sound entirely present when he addresses her, struggling to drag his eyes away from the floor.]
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[From his perspective, Eren died. Eren died. Eren died. He remembers telling Mikasa and the others. He remembers reciting the names of their fallen comrades. He remembers reciting Eren's name.
[But to hear his own scream...
[His hands are trembling.]
Don't you get it...?
[His voice is a whisper.]
I don't want you...to die...
["Pull yourself together, Armin. Aubrey's still here..." He can't make himself sound entirely present when he addresses her, struggling to drag his eyes away from the floor.]
Aubrey...I'm sorry you had to see that.