[Up until the point where that thing appears, happily floating through theair and towards the freezer.]
Uh....Eren?
[A short pause, Hange watching the weird floating creature just to ensure that yes, it really is there. The Yamask turns and begins to float in Hange's direction instead, causing them to leap away from the counter, stumbling backwards into the wall.]
[ Eren isn't either, but what can they do now? Just wait until he gets home. If he gets home.
He's gonna get home, it's fine.
For now they can distract themselves with ice cream. It's just plain chocolate, but who needs some weird complicated thing when chocolate ice cream exists anyway?
He's got bowls and the big spoon out (who heard of an ice cream scoop? Not Eren) and is pulling the carton out of the freezer when he hears Hange banging around. How he forgets that people have this reaction to Yamask is anyone's guess.
He shuts the freezer quickly and turns around and —
Oh, right. ]
It's okay. It's just Yamask. It's a Pokemon. Uh, some kind of weird animal thing. Though this one is a ghost so I guess it's not an animal…I got it in Folkmore but it came here with me.
[ Yamask, a shy type, pauses uncertainly but doesn't run away or hide. It's gotten more used to people, and Hange is here a lot so it's probably heard their voice. ]
It won't hurt you or anything. Just don't take that thing it's holding.
[ Apparently it doesn't like that! That's what Clavell said, anyway. Eren had reached for that mask once and Yamask had screeched and hidden in another room for days back in Folkmore. Lesson learned! Now he knows what that mask actually is, which…is creepy as hell but whatever. ]
It probably just wants food.
[ Crisis averted, back to dishing out ice cream. ]
[Yeah, Hange has absolutely no idea what either of those mean. But if it is something Eren received and has kept around for a while, it must not be too hostile, right?]
Is it a pet?
[Eren says not to touch the object it holds, but Hange cannot resist reaching out slowly to try and give the creature a soft little prod on the head if it will allow it.]
Hah, how come I haven't seen it before, I'm here all the time! Does it like icecream? [Maybe that's why it deigned to appear!]
It's a pet, I guess. It's a ghost type Pokemon. I don't really know what Pokemon are. Some kind of weird creature that exists in another world, I guess. I got it after surviving through some bullshit haunted house thing.
[ It was more involved than that, but Eren isn't exactly forthcoming about details for most things.
Yamask looks like it might duck away from Hange's reaching hand. It holds that mask tightly with its…tail thing…but relaxes when it's sure that its mask is not in danger here. Pets! Okay, sure, why not. If the cat can get pets then so can the Pokemon.
It probably feels cold, but it's not slimy or anything. What do ghosts feel like? GOOD QUESTION. ]
It's shy and you're loud.
[ WHOOPS maybe he learned that bluntness from too much time around Levi. ]
It likes berries. I dunno if you're supposed to give ice cream to Pokemon.
[ He turns to hand a bowl of ice cream to Hange, though. ]
[Pokemon, huh? That name is completely new to Hange, but it seems to be some type of animal? From another world? And for being a ghost, well that certainly opens up a whole new avenue of research doesn't it? Certainly something to look into later.]
Oh, you're saying I'm too loud? You've never complained about it before.
[Not even mad at his directness honestly, in fact it's welcome! Hange can be loud, they already know that, but more importantly they really want Eren to work on his "communicating feelings" thing and if that entails bitching that Hange is being annoying, then they'll take it.]
...It's cold.
[The creature was cool to the touch, but Hange retreats after a small poke in favour of taking the ice cream, best not to scare the little guy.]
Do you have berries here in the kitchen?
[The best way to befriend an animal is with food, right?]
[ He's not wrong! He's used to it, but shy type Pokemon are sensitive or something. Anyway, Eren himself used to also be loud, and he's well aware of it. Eren, Jean, Connie, Sasha, they were all loud as hell half the time. It's probably strange that he's not all that loud anymore. He can get there, but he's usually too wound up in his own bullshit. He doesn't tend to yell words as much now.
Yamask bravely puts up with being poked. ]
Yeah, it is kind of cold. It's a ghost, so…I guess it makes sense.
[ Why would something sort of dead be warm, after all? Okay that's weird to think about. Yamask isn't really dead, but it used to be a human maybe? Eren hasn't told anyone this bit of info. ]
There's some in the fridge.
[ He puts the ice cream away and fetches the little bowl of berries, offering that to Hange as well.
Yamask knows what's up and floats closer. It doesn't talk, but Pokemon are pretty smart, it seems. Or maybe just food motivated like other animals, whatever. ]
I half-expected my finger to go right through it instead of touching something solid. That's what happens with ghosts, right? At least in stories..
[Apparently ghosts are real things now and they float around kitchens and like to be kept as weird pets. This world really is full of surprises~]
[Once the berries come out, Hange takes a few and holds them out in their palm, waiting to see if the pokemon will take them. They figure it would be best to treat them as they would any other animal, which is to befriend them with food...]
I don't think it's like ghosts in stories. Pokemon are more like animals, I…guess.
[ Not that Yamask seems like an animal either, really. But whatever! ]
The captain thought it was a bug.
[ Which is also silly since it's half a meter tall. The whole thing is wild no matter how you look at it, but he's had that thing nearly a year so he's used to it. ]
It's gotten braver in general though. Hides less.
[ Yamask has little grabby arms, though no fingers. How it manages to take berries is a mystery to everyone. Just Pokemon things! It does tentatively take one, floating out of reach again to eat it. ]
A name? Uh…no…
[ He looks almost embarrassed about that. He should name it, probably, since it's a pet. Isn't Yamask good enough? ]
So it's called a ghost because it looks ghostly? And clearly it's not a bug, it doesn't even have legs...?[Insects have six legs Levi, come on!]
[Pokemon sure are weird! But Eren knows a lot more than Hange on the subject (that amount being zero) so they'll accept his words as-is.]
[The creature takes the berry in its little stumpy hands, tentatively examining it before it begins to munch on it quite happily.]
What do you mean it doesn't have a name? Of course you have to name it! You wouldn't like it if i started calling you 'Human' instead of 'Eren' would you?
You want a name, don't you? Or maybe you have one already?
[ He's reluctant to say that because it sounds insane. And also kind of troubling? ]
That mask thing it has has something to do with when it was human.
[ This one he knows exactly what he means but that sounds even worse so he vagues it instead. ]
It sounds like ghost Pokémon are kind of freaky. He said a lot of people are afraid of them. But look at it. It's not scary at all. It did fight with the cat, but the cat started it. I don’t think that cat is normal though.
[ Yamask makes a little noise, not the wailing sound it can sometimes make, but it sounds almost...curious? ]
Come on, I don’t know anything about naming stuff.
You're right, it's not scary.. [Hange knows better than most not to judge a creature by its appearance. Look at all the effort they went to when it came to understanding Titans, after all!]
[They hand the Pokemon another berry.]
You probably hide a lot because you're used to people being afraid of you, right?
[Poor thing.]
But don't worry, since you can't tell us, Eren's going to come up with a good name for you!
[SPEAKING OF:]
You don't need to 'know' anything, you just need to pick something! It can be something related to it's appearance.. or perhaps its behavior.. or simply a name that you like. Or if you want to go with a certain theme... those titans we used to capture, I told you on the day we met that I always named them after members of that cannibal tribe, right?
...I wouldn't recommend that in this scenario, but surely you can think of something!
[ Eren hadn't considered that as the reason Yamask hides from people, because his emotional intelligence is pretty low. But…well, actually that makes sense. ]
A lot of people do get freaked out by it. When they hear "ghost" they get worse.
[ Eren isn't afraid of ghosts. The ghosts in his head are worse than anything he's seen in real life, though that time he and Levi were ghost hunting was harrowing. But that was just because he couldn't see them, couldn't anticipate what might happen. ]
W-what! I don't know how to name a ghost!
[ HANGE PLS ]
It's just Yamask, you know?
[ Yamask is not helpful here. It's too busy chomping berries. ]
[Hange was a little spooked by it at first, but the feeling swiftly faded away once Eren explained what the creature was and it obviously had no intentions to cause harm. Hange feeds it another berry!]
If you insist.. it's your pet.. but I still think you should name it. Just pick something!
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Uh....Eren?
[A short pause, Hange watching the weird floating creature just to ensure that yes, it really is there. The Yamask turns and begins to float in Hange's direction instead, causing them to leap away from the counter, stumbling backwards into the wall.]
What the fuck is that?!
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[ Eren isn't either, but what can they do now? Just wait until he gets home. If he gets home.
He's gonna get home, it's fine.
For now they can distract themselves with ice cream. It's just plain chocolate, but who needs some weird complicated thing when chocolate ice cream exists anyway?
He's got bowls and the big spoon out (who heard of an ice cream scoop? Not Eren) and is pulling the carton out of the freezer when he hears Hange banging around. How he forgets that people have this reaction to Yamask is anyone's guess.
He shuts the freezer quickly and turns around and —
Oh, right. ]
It's okay. It's just Yamask. It's a Pokemon. Uh, some kind of weird animal thing. Though this one is a ghost so I guess it's not an animal…I got it in Folkmore but it came here with me.
[ Yamask, a shy type, pauses uncertainly but doesn't run away or hide. It's gotten more used to people, and Hange is here a lot so it's probably heard their voice. ]
It won't hurt you or anything. Just don't take that thing it's holding.
[ Apparently it doesn't like that! That's what Clavell said, anyway. Eren had reached for that mask once and Yamask had screeched and hidden in another room for days back in Folkmore. Lesson learned! Now he knows what that mask actually is, which…is creepy as hell but whatever. ]
It probably just wants food.
[ Crisis averted, back to dishing out ice cream. ]
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[Yeah, Hange has absolutely no idea what either of those mean. But if it is something Eren received and has kept around for a while, it must not be too hostile, right?]
Is it a pet?
[Eren says not to touch the object it holds, but Hange cannot resist reaching out slowly to try and give the creature a soft little prod on the head if it will allow it.]
Hah, how come I haven't seen it before, I'm here all the time! Does it like icecream? [Maybe that's why it deigned to appear!]
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[ It was more involved than that, but Eren isn't exactly forthcoming about details for most things.
Yamask looks like it might duck away from Hange's reaching hand. It holds that mask tightly with its…tail thing…but relaxes when it's sure that its mask is not in danger here. Pets! Okay, sure, why not. If the cat can get pets then so can the Pokemon.
It probably feels cold, but it's not slimy or anything. What do ghosts feel like? GOOD QUESTION. ]
It's shy and you're loud.
[ WHOOPS maybe he learned that bluntness from too much time around Levi. ]
It likes berries. I dunno if you're supposed to give ice cream to Pokemon.
[ He turns to hand a bowl of ice cream to Hange, though. ]
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Oh, you're saying I'm too loud? You've never complained about it before.
[Not even mad at his directness honestly, in fact it's welcome! Hange can be loud, they already know that, but more importantly they really want Eren to work on his "communicating feelings" thing and if that entails bitching that Hange is being annoying, then they'll take it.]
...It's cold.
[The creature was cool to the touch, but Hange retreats after a small poke in favour of taking the ice cream, best not to scare the little guy.]
Do you have berries here in the kitchen?
[The best way to befriend an animal is with food, right?]
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[ He's not wrong! He's used to it, but shy type Pokemon are sensitive or something. Anyway, Eren himself used to also be loud, and he's well aware of it. Eren, Jean, Connie, Sasha, they were all loud as hell half the time. It's probably strange that he's not all that loud anymore. He can get there, but he's usually too wound up in his own bullshit. He doesn't tend to yell words as much now.
Yamask bravely puts up with being poked. ]
Yeah, it is kind of cold. It's a ghost, so…I guess it makes sense.
[ Why would something sort of dead be warm, after all? Okay that's weird to think about. Yamask isn't really dead, but it used to be a human maybe? Eren hasn't told anyone this bit of info. ]
There's some in the fridge.
[ He puts the ice cream away and fetches the little bowl of berries, offering that to Hange as well.
Yamask knows what's up and floats closer. It doesn't talk, but Pokemon are pretty smart, it seems. Or maybe just food motivated like other animals, whatever. ]
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[Apparently ghosts are real things now and they float around kitchens and like to be kept as weird pets. This world really is full of surprises~]
[Once the berries come out, Hange takes a few and holds them out in their palm, waiting to see if the pokemon will take them. They figure it would be best to treat them as they would any other animal, which is to befriend them with food...]
Does it have a name?
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[ Not that Yamask seems like an animal either, really. But whatever! ]
The captain thought it was a bug.
[ Which is also silly since it's half a meter tall. The whole thing is wild no matter how you look at it, but he's had that thing nearly a year so he's used to it. ]
It's gotten braver in general though. Hides less.
[ Yamask has little grabby arms, though no fingers. How it manages to take berries is a mystery to everyone. Just Pokemon things! It does tentatively take one, floating out of reach again to eat it. ]
A name? Uh…no…
[ He looks almost embarrassed about that. He should name it, probably, since it's a pet. Isn't Yamask good enough? ]
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[Pokemon sure are weird! But Eren knows a lot more than Hange on the subject (that amount being zero) so they'll accept his words as-is.]
[The creature takes the berry in its little stumpy hands, tentatively examining it before it begins to munch on it quite happily.]
What do you mean it doesn't have a name? Of course you have to name it! You wouldn't like it if i started calling you 'Human' instead of 'Eren' would you?
You want a name, don't you? Or maybe you have one already?
[Talking to the Yamask and not Eren, btw..]
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[ He's reluctant to say that because it sounds insane. And also kind of troubling? ]
That mask thing it has has something to do with when it was human.
[ This one he knows exactly what he means but that sounds even worse so he vagues it instead. ]
It sounds like ghost Pokémon are kind of freaky. He said a lot of people are afraid of them. But look at it. It's not scary at all. It did fight with the cat, but the cat started it. I don’t think that cat is normal though.
[ Yamask makes a little noise, not the wailing sound it can sometimes make, but it sounds almost...curious? ]
Come on, I don’t know anything about naming stuff.
[ Eren, no... ]
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[They hand the Pokemon another berry.]
You probably hide a lot because you're used to people being afraid of you, right?
[Poor thing.]
But don't worry, since you can't tell us, Eren's going to come up with a good name for you!
[SPEAKING OF:]
You don't need to 'know' anything, you just need to pick something! It can be something related to it's appearance.. or perhaps its behavior.. or simply a name that you like. Or if you want to go with a certain theme... those titans we used to capture, I told you on the day we met that I always named them after members of that cannibal tribe, right?
...I wouldn't recommend that in this scenario, but surely you can think of something!
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A lot of people do get freaked out by it. When they hear "ghost" they get worse.
[ Eren isn't afraid of ghosts. The ghosts in his head are worse than anything he's seen in real life, though that time he and Levi were ghost hunting was harrowing. But that was just because he couldn't see them, couldn't anticipate what might happen. ]
W-what! I don't know how to name a ghost!
[ HANGE PLS ]
It's just Yamask, you know?
[ Yamask is not helpful here. It's too busy chomping berries. ]
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If you insist.. it's your pet.. but I still think you should name it. Just pick something!