[That Armin can smile at all, after everything… it’s heart-wrenching to see, but there’s a quiet hope to the effort, too. Armin’s always had that, even as he admits to not knowing, even before he says it out loud.
[Aubrey really cares about him.]
[His answer, immediately and involuntarily, is an echo: “I’ll find you again… I’ll find you peace. As close as we can get.” It’s a grim determination, but trying nonetheless.]
[Out loud:] Of course. [Aubrey clasps Armin’s hands back. Even without a hand raised, it’s a promise all the same.] And if we can’t find it… we’ll make it.
[The smile becomes a little more genuine. His entire body aches like he's going to break into pieces. He wants to see him so badly, but...there will be time. There will be time. And there will be peace.
[At last, he drops Aubrey's hands, staking a step back and putting his right fist to his chest, curled at an angle - the Scouts' salute from the Scouts' Commander.]
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[That Armin can smile at all, after everything… it’s heart-wrenching to see, but there’s a quiet hope to the effort, too. Armin’s always had that, even as he admits to not knowing, even before he says it out loud.
[Aubrey really cares about him.]
[His answer, immediately and involuntarily, is an echo: “I’ll find you again… I’ll find you peace. As close as we can get.” It’s a grim determination, but trying nonetheless.]
[Out loud:] Of course. [Aubrey clasps Armin’s hands back. Even without a hand raised, it’s a promise all the same.] And if we can’t find it… we’ll make it.
[We have to.]
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[At last, he drops Aubrey's hands, staking a step back and putting his right fist to his chest, curled at an angle - the Scouts' salute from the Scouts' Commander.]
Our hearts and souls to the cause.
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[That salute… Armin’s resolve is steady as a beacon.]
[It’s not Aubrey’s to mirror, but she folds her hands over her heart, right over left.]
Always.
[She has faith in him completely.]