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[After some time has passed Levi's voice filters across the network, accompanied by the only visual he can provide at this point: a top-down view of his now only partially tattooed hand.

He'll keep this brief:]

Looks like my little stowaway from the Grid can clean this shit up too. It takes a minute, but it's painless-- [a pause as the aforementioned stowaway floats toward Levi's face for its close-up, glowing a faint white and puffed proudly in all its pokey glory until he shoos it off to the side with a huff] Knock it off-- ...The Bit doesn't care what they say, and neither do I.

I'm not hard to find-- [Here he gives the general location of the building he's created, which by now is a bit better suited for company- there will be a pot of ~~non-nourishing~~ tea waiting on an end table for anyone stopping by for Bit-laser tattoo removal.

And the public portion almost ends there, but before Levi changes his psychic filter:]

...Tell me where you are if you can't make it out here. I'll find you, I guess.

[The rest is private, directed to Erwin in particular and as neutral as Levi can manage given the circumstances:]

You too.

[[ooc: Handwave, chat, go to him, have him come to you... Anything is good by me, including newbies asking for info if they haven't gotten the welcome speech yet. Dat vet thing. He can probably do that now.]]

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[ Levi . No, it's not even a question. Different world and all that but it's easy to recognize him. She takes a moment to reply anyway. ]

Oh, you are here too.

Mikasa--! [Insert psychic surprise here- of all the voices Levi was expecting, Mikasa's wasn't one of them.

The feed cuts instantly to audio only as Levi moves to don his equipment, and so he can concentrate on pulling something useful (A flare gun, or something similar) from nowhere. She's quick and so her getting squashed by one of those trucks isn't particularly likely, but even so--]

Are you all right? Do you have your gear?

[...he has to ask. If she was injured on the way here, he'll need to take care of that.

Regardless of her condition, though... He can't help feeling a little relieved in spite of the overall situation. She's skilled and competent and familiar; none of these are bad things even if this journey isn't really one he'd wish on anyone let alone any more of his brats.]

[She can insert that psychic surprise there because just hearing him say her name like that is enough to imagine it.]

I'm --

[Tired. Exhausted. Heartbroken that Eren is not here. Relieved that at least some people from home are here, especially since one of them is Armin and the other is Levi, because that is often good for surviving anywhere and even she can admit it these days. None of those are the answer he's going to hear though.]

Fine and yeah, arrived with it in front of one of those ...whatever the hell they are.

[They are trucks but who even cares about correct terms right now. So yeah, her arrival was a fun experience but she's obviously alive. No big deal for her, that was like dodging a sudden titan attack. Also no, she's not 'fine', far from it but as if she's going to admit it.]

[You mean not barked out along with an order? Give him some time....]

Good. [He highly doubts that, but honestly he'd have said the same- clearly emotional constipation is in their blood...] Where are you? If you're lost, I can send up a flare-- it's safer here than on the roadway.

[Armin hesitantly enters the conversation, realizing the potential for confusion since Mikasa doesn't know Leo.]

She's in my and Sansa's room in Leonardo's workshop, sir. I found her when I realized new Travelers were appearing.

[Because guess what's the first thing Armin does, every single time new Travelers arrive?]

[Well it's just good that Armin jumps in because Mikasa would have asked him again anyway to make sure she tells the right place. And she would have said Armin's room, but that's -- her not being used to adding 'and Sansa's' there. Sorry, one new arrival here.]

...

[Does she have to say something? She's not going to say anything this time, okay bye!]

[Levi would not be at all surprised to know that that's what Armin does when the 'recruits' start trickling in. He'd do it himself, if he had the ability... It's a solid choice.

'My and Sansa's room' gets a raised eyebrow- you had better be heeding his warnings, brat, or there will be hell to pay and a baby to feed- but the rest gets a hum.]

You should have reported this to me or Erwin then, but we can worry about that later. [Never mind that he probably didn't get the chance yet and can hardly be blamed if that's the case- it still needs to be said. Most importantly, though:] If you're in the workshop you're both safe-- [Safe and multiplying in a totally different way than they could be.] What about the marks? Either of you need them taken off?

[He'd like to talk to Mikasa in person, to assess her condition and maybe ask about what she remembers from home... But that's not a good enough reason for them to wander around.

The tattoos on the other hand... He'll leave that up to them. He can't imagine they'll stick around long.]

[He winces a little at the admonition.] I apologize, sir. I'd intended to, but we only just got back to the workshop. I realize that's no excuse.

[He glances at Mikasa a moment, before looking back down at his own marks.] Mikasa doesn't have any, but... I would like to get rid of mine, yes, sir.

['Coward', 'weak', 'worthless', 'burden' - none of them are welcome reminders. But the true offender is the one hidden under the scarf tied over his upper arm - the one with the potential to give away the game on his plans, and had indeed revealed the plot to a couple Travelers before he had realized it was there.

He needs it gone - and he needs to do it without Levi and Mikasa seeing.]

Don't you start going all "should have reported this" on Armin!

[Hello, overprotective brat is here and she's not going to just listen to that. Not today. As Armin says they just got back and didn't have time and some other reasons too like actually forgetting that for a moment because family priorities.. Sure, reporting to them should be in priorities (and high up there on them) but nope, not today. Is she more blunt than back home right now? MAYBE. ~~probably not~~ She's not sure, just saying whatever comes to her mind first.

...Erwin is here too? Okay. Even better for them then.

Also yes, Armin, welcome to Mikasa knows Levi and she sure as hell doesn't get along with him sometimes. It could be worse if she was from a lot earlier.

She's looking at Armin and all those words again. Yes. Levi, be useful for once (not that it's even actually Levi but that weird little... whatever it is that he has there).]

Get them off of him. [please, but not really adding it there even if it could be somewhere on her tone.] As soon as you can.

[Look, it's like a very rude invitation to say that yes, you can come see them right now. Or rude way to say that she might want to see Levi too to ask about what he remembers from home etc. Was she supposed to care about manners right now? Sorry. You brought this upon yourself by starting with the reporting thing, sir.]

[Levi makes a face- this brat's wasting no time in mouthing off, apparently.]

Watch your mouth, [he warns, in no mood whatsoever to deal with insubordination.] Armin can speak for himself.

[He turns his psychic attention back to Armin, then, not about to talk around him like he's not involved:]

Follow the arrows, right? Same as usual?

[He'll come to you, is what he's saying- easier for one to maneuver than two to travel in this sort of environment.]

[Armin is wide-eyed, alarmed, when the Ackermans start to spark. He's never seen the two of them interact before, so this comes as a total surprise to him. Instead of siding with either of them, he addresses them both.]

P-please, don't fight...

[And then Levi asks a question, and at least for a moment he's spared trying to mediate the conflict.]

Ah, yes sir. It's on a support column near one of the central overpasses.

[Oh wow. Well, Levi is certainly not the only one here, who is not in the mood whatsoever for dealing with this today.]

Fuck that, you're not our Captain here, shorty. [LISTEN TO THAT, SHE'S WATCHING HER MOUTH SO WELL!] He could. You know he won't, not when you're like that. And don't even try to start telling me that I shouldn't stand up for my family or friends.

[Because it never works as some people like her actually still do that. And Mikasa is far away from Armin's future, so that along with everything else today makes it even worse here. ...She's really not in the mood for this today, okay? Levi, we've been through this Mikasa defends her family conversation before.]

[OH MY GOD MIKASA.

No, but really- that hits a nerve, one Levi's been jealously guarding all this time and might, if everyone's lucky, examine a bit later on. The issue of his authority in this place is... Complicated, to put it lightly, but even so his motivation is (mostly) unchanged- at this point, he still sees maintaining it as necessary, as probably more helpful than it really is.

He wants his damn brats safe, and the best way he knows how to keep them that way is to keep them in line the same way he would back home.

This isn't the hill he wants any of them to die on, basically, and so with considerable effort he holds his voice a little more evenly when he finally responds.]

Armin- if you have a problem, tell me yourself. [Pause.] ...Mikasa. Since you just got here I'm gonna give you a break... But don't think that just because you've been told a few stories you understand what goes on here. You don't.

[It's not even meant as a dig against her- that's just how it is.]

...Both of you stay where you are. I'm on my way.

[Get in the gear, little Bit. We're going shingeki-ing.]

[Armin stares at Mikasa in shock. He doesn't know what happened between the two of them, but obviously there's something he's missing. He's too surprised to respond right away, however - but even if he weren't, he'd have no idea what to say. He's chosen to follow the command structure they'd had previously, but Mikasa does have a point. He's not sure he's ready to toss it all away just yet - but though he doesn't want to disobey Levi, if they do get into a fight, he doesn't think he could oppose Mikasa. Not now, not like this.

He hopes it doesn't come to that.

When he finally finds his voice, he replies out loud - not to Levi.] Mikasa, what... what's going on between you and Captain Levi?

[HUFF. Fun fact, Levi; this doesn't exactly have much to do with what's going on here. Except the fact that she's suddenly in a completely different world and that she really could let military titles go in this place. So basically she's taking out her negative feelings on being here to him, but hey, it's not like bad start with Levi is anything new to her.

... Oh, right... Time for Mikasa to realize, that Armin hasn't heard them interact before.]

Somehow he thought, that beating the shit out of Eren in front of us was a good first impression.

[She'll leave it at that. It explains why she'd hold a grudge against him. Which she did. Or still does to some level maybe. That was a long time ago though. Now? Not the time to tell Armin more about stuff so Mikasa just ...pets his hair. Just a silent way of saying Don't worry about it.]

He... beat Eren up? Why would he do that? [Surely he must have had a reason?

Armin blushes a little when she pets his hair, partly embarrassed, partly happy, but mostly still just confused about what's going on.]

He had his reasons for that. I guess [there's clear annoyance on that word, yes] it worked well in the end, but --

[Mikasa huffs. She clearly still thinks that Levi went too far with it even though the end result's good.]

[Enjoy the tiny gesture while it lasts, Armin, it's not going to last for very long.]

[Armin looks up at her hesitantly.]

And... you think we shouldn't keep our military relationships here?

[Mikasa shrugs.]

Maybe. I'm not exactly the best example of keeping them back home either.

[She looks away. Levi is used to it from her if he's anywhere near the same point in time as she is... though she's not quite that.. blunt back home.]

[It doesn't take Levi all that long to find his way to the workshop. He knows the layout well enough by this point, and the gear allows him to move mostly unencumbered by the traffic. ~~MIB car doesn't have shit on 3DMG.~~

...It's not so fast that he doesn't have some time to think as his body moves almost on autopilot, though. Armin and Mikasa may have fallen silent (at least to him) after his last transmission, but that doesn't mean he's brushing that conversation off entirely. He knows Mikasa- it isn't likely to end there, and while at this point he isn't sure he agrees with her assessment... He is giving it some thought, if only because he can't not.

In the end, though, he decides to stick to what he knows. This arrangement isn't holding up as well as it should, but it's something, and he isn't willing to give it up without a lot more consideration... And besides... as much as he (mostly.....) knows where he stands, the end decision is actually over his head- Erwin needs to be involved, obviously.

~~Which presents a whole host of other problems- if the structure breaks down... What's going to happen to them?~~

As he lands outside the workshop' entrance he pushes that much aside, reaching out through the network again. Weird- he doesn't remember it being so big.

He'll have to check it out a bit, after.]

Got a lot of doors here... Where are you two?

[Armin is about to confess his own doubts to Mikasa - to speak of how the discipline and structure, being a soldier is something for him to hold on to when he's lost everything else - when suddenly Levi speaks again. He startles before moving over to open the door to the room and calling out audible.]

Over here, sir.

[Well, she's not totally going to stop listening but you know, bad start is bad. After this you might be surprised how much teamwork she can do with Levi and how much she listens to him at times, Armin.

Speaking of the shorty... Mikasa is sitting on the bed and she stays quiet. What a surprise from her, ha. But no, she's also -- kind of mentally preparing to meet him face-to-face. He's really here and not just a voice inside her head? Yeah well, she's really here too. This should be fun, yup.]

[KNOCK KNOCK KIDDIES.

Levi turns at the sound of Armin's voice behind him, down the hall and only a few doors away. The Bit- apparently not a fan of 3DMG travel- floats dazedly out from the inside of Levi's cloak as he moves to meet Armin in the doorway.

If he's reading any of the markings he's able to make out, his face betrays nothing.]

This place is bigger than the last time I saw it, [he comments, peering around until his gaze finally finds Mikasa where she's seated on the bed. So it's true, then... Not that he'd doubted, exactly, but... You know. Physically inclined as he is it's seeing her in person that really cements the reality.

The Bit seems to realize she's there, too- after a few moments of bumping itself into Armin's arm either by way of greeting or asking permission to begin its work it gives him a break, floating over to Mikasa to give her the same friendly Bit-hello before Levi can stop it.

You look familiar, Mikasa... ARE Y'ALL RELATED OR SOMETHING...?]

Yes, sir - I think it just means Mr. Leonardo is getting better at manipulating the substance of liminal space.

[He gives a small smile, greeting the bit in return with a gentle pat before it moves on to someone more interesting.]

[The place might be bigger than the last time Levi saw it but Levi sure is as short as the last time she saw him just before she was taken here.

She gives Levi a serious look. Typical. But yes, that sure is Levi, really here and all that. Maybe he should be glad that Mikasa saw that ... thing he has with him already, good way to avoid her giving anything more than a curious look at it when it goes to Armin.

Wait. ...Why is it coming here? Because it's never seen her before, though really Armin, she is not more interesting. The girl gives it a gentle pat too, just following family's example here and surprised that Levi has something that cute with him.

THEY JUST MIGHT BE RELATED, BIT. She can't tell for sure, the final word for that comes later than where she's from. But look, she's so chatty today, she could almost talk everyone's ears off here. Well, that's probably even more signs to the fact that no, she is not fine aside from the fact that she is always pretty quiet anyway.

You two are not making any sense with this place getting bigger and manipulating the substance of liminal space thing, though she's not sure if she wants to ask about it more now or later ...She might look curious, but well, no real question here to show her flawless social skills or the fact that she might have enough complicated stuff for today.]

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ackermans surprise-off, go!

sorry this is so slow =/ work is crazy today

hey i'm trying to play catch up with my inbox now, so i'm sure i'm the slow here

slow ass sloth status lmfao

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#poutrages all over this tag, ooops

SORRY MIKASA ;__; THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING IT'S GONNA BE A BUMPY RIDE...

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#tinytagsfrombed before she crashes back to sleep rofl

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go ahead and tag between the two of you till they're done talking

o/ ♥

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