[ Eren stops because Armin does. He catches that look on the other boy's face, that little smile. Eren isn't quick to smile these days, but he tries to return it a little. ]
I don't want you to die either, not in the Games or anywhere else.
[ He thinks of the mines, the expectation that they eventually become miners. He sees it as another form of slavery to Capitol, breaking themselves and their bodies for the people in their shining privileged city to keep their privilege secure.
He hates all of them, bleeding them dry for generations. ]
The only way to win is to be selfish. If you had to go in that arena, you have to fight. Who cares if it's selfish?
[ Eren's need to win in the Games is a mix of selfishness and the burning love for Armin, Mikasa, their friends, the idea of freedom. ]
If I get chosen, I'll do whatever it takes to come back to you.
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I don't want you to die either, not in the Games or anywhere else.
[ He thinks of the mines, the expectation that they eventually become miners. He sees it as another form of slavery to Capitol, breaking themselves and their bodies for the people in their shining privileged city to keep their privilege secure.
He hates all of them, bleeding them dry for generations. ]
The only way to win is to be selfish. If you had to go in that arena, you have to fight. Who cares if it's selfish?
[ Eren's need to win in the Games is a mix of selfishness and the burning love for Armin, Mikasa, their friends, the idea of freedom. ]
If I get chosen, I'll do whatever it takes to come back to you.
[ Whatever it takes. ]