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[whitetigeratsushi]

Titants? Giants ..?
Like .. really tall people?

How tall?

[abandonhumanity]

50 meters. 100. 500. [Just an estimate on that last one - his own.]

Enough to flatten the world in enough numbers.

[whitetigeratsushi]

I ... uhm. Wow. That is .. tall.
How does one fight things like this?

[abandonhumanity]

I'm sure you remember the blade I showed you. ["Showed"? He held it up to his throat and threatened to kill him unless he allowed Eren to morally interrogate him.]

It's attached to a special type of mobility gear that allows one to propel themselves to the titan's nape. The nape is then cut. It's the only way.

[An extremely simplified explanation straight out of his first year cadet textbook, but it isn't untrue, necessarily.]

That being said, some are harder to kill than others. [Like Eren, for example.]

[whitetigeratsushi]

Ah yes, I remember that one. One happens to do that when threatened with them,

[He replies deadpan, but doesn't comment on it further.]

So you .. basically fly through the air, thanks to machines, high enough for you to reach those titan's necks. And close enough to their mouths, which probably comes in handy for them, huh?

[abandonhumanity]

[Eren gives on short nod.]

Sure. It's a risky move. Most people can't even pull it off once.

[whitetigeratsushi]

[Atsushi can only imagine what such a move would look like, or what the results could be, if failed.
He has been in similar situations and fights, no question, but he has a healing ability and super strength, so for him it's painful, of course, but not deadly. At least not this far.]

Do you have any other abilities to assist you with that? Or are those swords all that you have?

[abandonhumanity]

[Nosy question, but Eren asked the same; then again, Eren is a hypocrite and doesn't particularly feel like showing his entire ass to anyone who asks. Atsushi being happy to do so isn't his problem.]

I do. [And that's all he's getting.]

[whitetigeratsushi]

[Atsushi looks curiously, tilting his head ever so slightly, like a cat would do, while he looks at Eren]

And what kind of powers are those?

[abandonhumanity]

[He really does look like a cat...]

A transformation ability, for one. [And that still tells Atsushi very little.] That's how I recognized yours.

[whitetigeratsushi]

Oooh, that's cool! What do you transform in?

[No, Atsushi doesn't get the hint that Eren doesn't want to really tell him. After all, all of Eren's replies have been pretty cut and dry, so how would Atsushi know the difference?]

[abandonhumanity]

[No more room for hints, then.]

It isn’t exactly wise to show all the cards in your hand to whoever you meet. A bit of advice.

It’s safe to say that if my abilities become clear to you, you’ll be in a precarious situation. [He doesn’t mean it as a threat, really; more so to say, “You don’t want to be in a position that makes those abilities necessary.”

[…so, maybe it’s a bit of a threat, too. Whatever works.]

[whitetigeratsushi]

[Atsushi blinks, finding it a little unfair that Eren asked him about his abilities, but doesn't say anything about his own.
Even mocking him for telling.
Well, Atsushi got nothing to hide, and it's not like he hasn't worked with those that claim to be the silent and mysterious type before]

Right. Keep your secrets then.
But don't worry about me. As I said, I can take care of myself, my skills are pretty good after all.

[abandonhumanity]

I don't disbelieve you. [Genuine.] Time will tell either way.

That's all then. It's time for me to go.

[whitetigeratsushi]

[Atsushi huffs, feeling always so judged by Eren without him ever really doing anything. Truly, it's like his times with Akutagawa, but thanks to those, Atsushi now has the confidence to stand up to Eren and not care about what someone has to say.]

Right. You just got the info you wanted, didn't you?

[abandonhumanity]

Does that bother you?

[whitetigeratsushi]

[Atsushi wants to say no, as always, but when he opens his mouth, he pauses, and closes it again, with a frown.
Eventually he shakes his head.]

Yes. Yes, it does bother me. I am more than just my abilities. More than just a few information to gain.
So if you want to talk to me, do it because you actually want to talk to me, not just because you want to gain insight about my powers!

[abandonhumanity]

[Hm.]

Alright.

Anything more to say?

[whitetigeratsushi]

[Atsushi huffs, still standing straight and glaring ever so slightly, but his shoulders depuff a little as Eren asks.]

No. That's all from my side.

[abandonhumanity]

[Eren nods, simply inclining his head in way of a parting greeting - and then, he's gone.]