[ Eren's hand lingers, holding Armin's for longer than he needs to before he finally lets it drop away. He tucks a stray piece of hair behind his ear with that hand, a gesture that would fool absolutely no one into thinking he wasn't entirely obvious. ]
I dunno. I don't have any head for the math.
[ It makes his head spin thinking about it. There's too much going on to really calculate it, isn't there? ]
Have you ever guessed right?
[ Predicted it. Known. Even come close. Eren's not sure. Armin's the smartest person he knows, but it doesn't seem like even he can predict who they're going to drag off to be killed this year. ]
Anyway they probably put people's name in extra if they get pissed off at us. Maybe it really will be me this year.
[ He's said that every year since they were old enough to be chosen. He does clash with the Peacekeepers, it's true, but never bad enough to get into serious trouble.
Since Carla died, he's been worse, stepping over the line instead of toeing it. If the Peacekeepers didn't know everyone personally, it might go different. Maybe he's lucky in some way.
There's always the chance that he's right, though. It could be him. It could be any of them. ]
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I dunno. I don't have any head for the math.
[ It makes his head spin thinking about it. There's too much going on to really calculate it, isn't there? ]
Have you ever guessed right?
[ Predicted it. Known. Even come close. Eren's not sure. Armin's the smartest person he knows, but it doesn't seem like even he can predict who they're going to drag off to be killed this year. ]
Anyway they probably put people's name in extra if they get pissed off at us. Maybe it really will be me this year.
[ He's said that every year since they were old enough to be chosen. He does clash with the Peacekeepers, it's true, but never bad enough to get into serious trouble.
Since Carla died, he's been worse, stepping over the line instead of toeing it. If the Peacekeepers didn't know everyone personally, it might go different. Maybe he's lucky in some way.
There's always the chance that he's right, though. It could be him. It could be any of them. ]
If it's me, I won't let them kill me.
[ He says that every year too. ]