[Armin nods. He's grateful that Aubrey isn't meeting his eyes; he wouldn't be meeting hers either.]
Yes, that's right.
I inherited my titan's power...
[All at once, Armin feels...subdued. Far away. Isolated, or...maybe trapped is a better word. He's lying on a rooftop, staring up at the sky. He can't quite move--
[No. This isn't his memory...
[He lifts his head, finding Aubrey still in front of him. The scenery has changed though. On a roof, amongst a field of other rooftops. He recognizes his home town instantly.
[Shiganshina...
[Thick clouds of steam obscure anything beyond the rooftops in a dense fog.
[Armin speaks without meaning to, says words that leave him cringing:]
My comrade, Bertholdt Hoover.
[He chokes painfully on the name, like someone punched him in the gut just after saying it.]
He and Reiner Braun [Eren is nowhere to be seen.] attacked my hometown nine years ago. B-but they were our comrades too...They were our friends...
[What is he saying? What is he saying? Stop talking. Stop talking!]
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Yes, that's right.
I inherited my titan's power...
[All at once, Armin feels...subdued. Far away. Isolated, or...maybe trapped is a better word. He's lying on a rooftop, staring up at the sky. He can't quite move--
[No. This isn't his memory...
[He lifts his head, finding Aubrey still in front of him. The scenery has changed though. On a roof, amongst a field of other rooftops. He recognizes his home town instantly.
[Shiganshina...
[Thick clouds of steam obscure anything beyond the rooftops in a dense fog.
[Armin speaks without meaning to, says words that leave him cringing:]
My comrade, Bertholdt Hoover.
[He chokes painfully on the name, like someone punched him in the gut just after saying it.]
He and Reiner Braun [Eren is nowhere to be seen.] attacked my hometown nine years ago. B-but they were our comrades too...They were our friends...
[What is he saying? What is he saying? Stop talking. Stop talking!]
I-I killed Bertholdt! I killed him, I a-ate--
[He claps his hands over his mouth.]
O-oh God...