[There’s a sort of… impatience, bordering coldness, that nags her at that response. Doesn’t he know that this is a world that will make them talk about everything, whether they want to or not?

[…Maybe he doesn’t. Aubrey wouldn’t exactly be jumping to tell him she wanted to open that godforesaken door again.]

[She sighs, slowly, instead.] Right. Sorry I asked. [Sounds a bit callous, still, but she does mean it.]

For whatever it’s worth, I think Eren’s full of sh— [Hm. Maybe don’t indirectly insult Reiner, too?] I think he lies to himself a lot. [Not… a huge improvement, but more to-the-point.] He just wants to self-destruct.

[At this, Aubrey lifts her own hand, tracing her thumb from her ring finger down her palm.] I guess we all have that much in common.