synopsychic | Open broadcast | backdated to the first day of second liminal

This is my first time actually trying to make a message through the whole network... hopefully this will work.

[Jean sounds rather exhausted as he talks. While he had been away from the dungeon for some time, he still hasn't really recovered completely. Not with all the damn emotions and thoughts he had to process. Now he had finally sorted out the most important things so he was ready to talk with others to apologize or just explain.]

To anyone who interacted with Jan Wirths at the previous Jaunt. If there's something you need to talk to me about with that, I'm at workshop for most of the time. I know there were some things that he did that were rather fucked up.

[That's actually an understatement, at least in Jean's mind.]

... and well, if someone wants to tell me a bit more about Persona's, I would appreciate it. Now that I've rested I might understand any explanations a bit better.

And then things that happened in the dungeon... I'm ready to talk about them now.

[He's really been avoiding everyone for some time now. Especially one called Eren Jaeger, who he heard perfectly well over the network the other day. He almost adds "Jaeger stay out or I'll feel worse" but

1) Mikasa wouldn't like that
2) Eren would yell at him
3) Headache guaranteed

So he just leaves this as this.]

(ooc: Jean is back from his dungeon and can be found mostly from the workshop!)

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[After the announcement, Armin gives Mikasa time to speak with Jean first - it's obvious they need it. He's a little confused and a little worried about what he saw in the dungeon, though. He's a little guilty, too - he hasn't had time to really speak with Jean much since he became a Traveler, feels like he didn't really prepare him as much as he should have, and he wonders if that contributed to things. He's not really sure what things are between them - they were never terribly close in the first place, though that was mostly because of Eren. With Eren here now too... well.

What happened in the jaunt doesn't help either. Armin hasn't had a chance to say he doesn't blame Jean for that. It's something he should know, but those kinds of situations are always harder to accept when your overlay is the aggressor.

Mostly, though, he's just relieved Jean's all right.

Still, it's obvious they need to talk. The door is ajar, but Armin still knocks as he pushes it gently open, sticking his head into the room.] Jean?

[After the talk with Mikasa, Jean hadn't really been in the best of moods. He was lying on his bed, just staring at the roof - thinking about everything they talked about. Thinking about the fact he was rejected. That didn't come as a surprise - not with Eren being here now - but it still damn hurt. It hurt knowing Mikasa only had eyes for the idiot, even if he didn't know anything about the time Jean and Mikasa came from. Of course, feelings like that never went away.

Neither did Jean's feelings. Which made it all the more difficult. It's not like he could just get over his feelings and pretend like he never loved Mikasa.

Though Jean was still determined to stay her friend and someone he could rely on. He just needed some time for mull over his feelings before facing Mikasa again.

For now, however, he appreciates getting something else to think about with Armin showing up. He looks at the door, still lying on the bed, but raising a hand to greet the boy.]

Hey.

Edited 2015-11-10 01:19 (UTC)

[He comes in hesitantly at the greeting - it's not a negative sign, anyway. He still looks a little worried.]

Are you all right?

No... but I'll be fine. Eventually.

[It might take a while, that's all. After saying that, he gets lazily up and sits on the edge of his bed, nodding at the free spot. There aren't really any other places to sit in this room, so it's either that or standing basically.]

[Of course he's not all right. Who would be? But then, what else can they do but continue on? Armin nods his thanks, coming to sit on the bed.]

Is... is there anything I can do to help? [He doesn't know what that would be, but whatever it is, he's willing to try. He's suffered enough in his time as a Traveler to know the difference one person can make.]

Well... Mikasa told me my shadow came and talk to you. Did it tell you something? I mean, it seemed like it wanted to tell every little detail of my life.

[Its not actually something to do. It's more of Jean wanting to know what all information was told to the others in the dungeon.]

Because if it was something weird or unusual, I want a chance to explain myself.

Edited (realized I should edit this a bit) 2015-11-29 01:48 (UTC)

It... it said a lot of things. Umm. [He still looks a little awkward about this, still uncertain - but there's one thing Jean's shadow said that stuck out more than anything else.] It said that I... that I saved you life?

Oh.

[So it mentioned that. Though just once, huh? Way to leave out details.]

Not only once. I think... it's already three times, you have. To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't be here if you hadn't acted quickly in all of the situations.

[It really feel surreal that not that much time has gone between their timelines, but Armin has saved Jean so many times... feels like he's always being saved. Haha.]

I won't go into details, if you don't want to know, but just know that I'm grateful and I want to protect you as well as I can. Not only because of 'being in debt' but also because you're a friend.

[Armin bites his lip, still unsure what to do with this information. He saved Jean's life - or at least, the version of him that never left their world had.

Since he has no memory of the event, though, he feels like something of an impostor. Like he's getting the credit for something he didn't do - but at the same time, he couldn't say that to Jean, because Jean had experienced it. He couldn't deny or invalidate what the other had been through.]

I... I'm glad I was able to help. [He's quiet for a long moment.] You can tell me if you want, though you don't have to. But... I want to protect you too. I'm glad you can think of me as a friend.

Hmm... it might be better for you to see for yourself when the time comes. You're going through enough shit here as is; you don't need to know what's going on in our world, too.

[Eventually, he would, if he would, but until then it was better not to tell.]

I'll be there for you if you need me, but I'll also trust me back to you. That's for sure.

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