He wasn’t. [Not in any way that mattered. Her smile fades, at that.] I hope he’s—
[She cuts herself off. Bad to think of steaming stumps, right now. Armin’s offer is noted and watched (so he could use one, she thinks), but Aubrey hesitates just a big longer.] If I see him next, before you… do you want me to tell him anything?
[She doesn’t indulge it too long. She might actually start crying if she did. But Armin gets a good pat on the back, and Aubrey tries not to pull away too hastily.]
[Take care of each other… that’s all they can do, in the end, isn’t it?]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
He wasn’t. [Not in any way that mattered. Her smile fades, at that.] I hope he’s—
[She cuts herself off. Bad to think of steaming stumps, right now. Armin’s offer is noted and watched (so he could use one, she thinks), but Aubrey hesitates just a big longer.] If I see him next, before you… do you want me to tell him anything?
no subject
No, I...think I'll get to talk to him again soon.
Thanks, Aubrey.
no subject
[May this terrible, beautiful world prove him right.]
A-all right.
[And then she gives him a hug. He’s warm, again. It’s nice....]
Stay safe out there.
no subject
You too, Aubrey.
You and Eren...take care of each other. That's what you can do for me. Okay?
no subject
[She doesn’t indulge it too long. She might actually start crying if she did. But Armin gets a good pat on the back, and Aubrey tries not to pull away too hastily.]
[Take care of each other… that’s all they can do, in the end, isn’t it?]
Okay.