Eren yells a lot and no one is surprised (filtered from Rose)

[bite_the_hand]

What the shit was that!? I know we end up in overlays that have a lot in common with us, but that was too close! The asshole that double-crossed my overlay and his band-mates was too much like that backstabbing bastard Reiner! The people he ran off with were just like the other two traitors we had to deal with back at the Walls too!

And why was our band named Basement Dilemma!? Basement Dilemma! Is what my old man did going to start messing with me even when I'm Infiltrating now!?

Has anyone had an overlay's life be that close to their own before!? That was exactly the life I probably would've had if I was born into a normal world instead of that Titan-infested hellhole of a cage!

Comments

[butthemiracleneverhappen]

The similarities were... superficial, at best, for me. Still, they were disconcerting enough.

[eldritchwheelies]

...You know, and I'm sorry to say it, that was probably close to what I would have done when I grew up back home.

Mind, the Foundation is a bit more public and a bit less gross violations of human rights, but I would have been very happy to be an occult technician for the Man fighting alien threats to the world.

[shiroganeheir]

Unfortunately, Eren-san, most of my overlays have been almost painfully different than my life. Such as the time I was an investigator who decided to kill someone by pushing them into a television.

We are not our overlays, but we are drawn to those that resonate with us, I have heard.

[claudiometer]

Well, there was the time I was looking for my brother who I hadn't seen in twelve years and who had a very important compass. Or Ninjaville, which hit way too close to home for a whole host of other reasons.

[thornsofmalkav]

Newport was pretty much exactly how my life would have gone if I'd have gotten involved with spirits and fucked off to Britain instead of vampires and New York respectively, down to the untimely death so yeah, I getcha.

[otomechapilot]

Oh I am eagerly looking forward to finding fun new cool overlays where I get to be a combat pilot at 14 and also my brother is there making weapons for me over his protests.

[callyourname]

Your crush would have a lot less money [ matter-of-fact statement, not a thing they really care about except all that money got them into doing fun things there without problems with money so uh. ] and you'd probably be the singer - guitarist instead.

[rustyhonesty]

I'm not sure if Eric even noticed, but that guys' new single was Breaking Down the Walls.

[triggerhappytraitor]

I've only had three so far, but all of them have been very similar, with a most of the same people.

The band we formed in that world... mirrored very closely things back home as well.

[[He's just. Not going to get into specifics.]]

[haveabiscuit]

Sometimes they almost seem to be mocking us. Every time a world has open use of any sort of ability, I seem to have an overlay who married the same man.

[loyalrebel]

Yes.

They are often the hardest to come back from and tend to haunt you for longer than the more different ones. I... would suggest confiding in a friend.

[Malik is, in fact, making an effort to be as kind and empathetic as possible considering everything between them.]

[starshaper]

Wow, posts like this make me look forward to infiltrating so much. I can't wait what all they'll pull from my life into those times...

[ She can totally wait! Not really looking forward to it considering there are so many timelines and possible alternative situations in her life where they could pull bad stuff from... Welp. ]

Basement Dilemma is a great name for a band! ...Or maybe not if it is some kind of a mess from home, sounds like you have a big problem with a basement.

[givetheslip]

Do basements hold a particular significance where you're from?