shortspoken: (nose is god)
Annabel "Ellie" Lyons | Annie Leonhart ([personal profile] shortspoken) wrote in [community profile] savetheearth2013-10-01 05:40 pm

video/text; slightly forward-dated to late tonight

[ Anyone who knows Ellie will probably be surprised to see that she's posting via video. Though since she's an insular, cagey little shit the significance of this will be lost on most people.

Still. Video it is! The feed doesn't seem to be showing anything interesting at first - even disregarding the fact it's really dark out, it's just pointed high up between a couple of buildings in the dead district - but after a few seconds:

PCHOO. A small hooded figure hurtles through the air, aided by some kind of belt-mounted propulsion system and a set of twin grappling hooks. It's almost Spidermanesque, if Spiderman had a jetpack and a passion for extreme sports. Here's a handy illustrative gif!

After pulling off a couple of fancy loops that are clearly designed for the purposes of showing off, the figure swoops to the ground. She's holding her hood down to cover her face, but that doesn't do anything to hide the fact that she's super tiny. And has a wonderful, beautiful nose. She approaches whoever is recording the footage, holds out a hand and orders them to "give it here" before the video cuts out.

A few seconds later, a text message is apended to the footage.
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If anyone remembers using anything like this, or killing giants in general, they should speak up.
If the "Vermaxi" ever do start appearing, a list of people who can fight them off effectively would be useful.
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[personal profile] schild 2013-10-03 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Dunno. I've done it before though, right?

[ Ryan actually does a superb job of adjusting and setting up his gear-- he might not remember... remembering it, but the skill is here. ]

Huh. Guess I do!

[ oh my god him sounding excited about it is so lame. ]
wirsinddiejager: (*makes terrible decision*)

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[personal profile] wirsinddiejager 2013-10-03 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Alan does as instructed, slowly pulling himself up - and loses his balance, falling upside down and hitting his head on the ground.]

-Fuck!
uokannie: (*armin screaming*)

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[personal profile] uokannie 2013-10-03 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ SORRY, RYAN. You don't get words of flat approval when there are Alans to laugh at. ]

Hah--!

[ Very briefly laugh at, that is. ]

Can you right yourself, or do you need help? If you feel a concussion coming on, I assume you can heal it...

[ She turns to Ryan, pointing at the sides of the buildings again. ] Do what he did, try to grapple the walls. Don't copy the idiotic mistakes, though.
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[personal profile] schild 2013-10-03 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey-- you alright?

[ Ryan goes over to Eren first, making sure he didn't actually hurt himself. Baradad frets are part of the deal, you know? He'll let Alan right himself up so he can learn for himself and maybe regenerate some of his pride while he's at it but the whole thing is kinda familiar, oddly enough. ]

[ Well, in any case, Ryan does as he's told, grappling the buildings with two perfectly aimed shots. ]

Like that?
wirsinddiejager: (im just gonna jump straight in)

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[personal profile] wirsinddiejager 2013-10-03 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, it's familiar. Alan barely even notices the hit to his head thanks to the pulse he's getting. As an added bonus, it makes him grit his teeth and right himself, this time without any trouble.]

I don't need help. I can do this.

[Oh, and of course Ryan gets it right on the first try. Fuck you, baradad.]
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[personal profile] schild 2013-10-03 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Right, gotcha.

[ Ryan does... just that. Perfect form and balance as he hangs about a foot in the air. He even knows to give the gear a bit more gas to counterbalance his added weight. Ryan, that's totally cheating. ]

Hey, this isn't too bad.
wirsinddiejager: (i eat titans for breakfast)

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[personal profile] wirsinddiejager 2013-10-04 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
[WOWOW SO JEALOUS, how can Ryan be so much better at this?!

Alan can't resist giving him a bit of a dirty look as he shifts, almost losing his balance again but keeping it up by sheer willpower. HE CAN DO THIS.
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[personal profile] schild 2013-10-05 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
You can do it, Alan! Just relax, if you tense up and try to keep still you'll fall, again.

[ Ryan starts to laugh. Oh god, he's the worst. It's not that he's laughing at Alan, really, he's more laughing at the whole situation because... well it's funny, okay. And maybe he is laughing at Alan, just a little. In that nice, big-bro kind of way. ]

Guess I didn't know I knew how to do this. Huh.
wirsinddiejager: (*eyeroll*)

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[personal profile] wirsinddiejager 2013-10-06 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Goddammit, Ryan. That's just what Alan needed.]

Thanks a bunch. Having you here makes this so much easier.

[He is actually starting to do a little better, though.]
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[personal profile] schild 2013-10-07 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, don't be like that. I know you'll get the hang of it, Eren.

[ Whoops. Well-- Not that Ryan noticed that little slip. ]

I could give it a try, sure. Showing off's never been my strong suit.

[ No one's buying that, Ryan. He lowers himself down, retracting the cables while he charts out a path. Hm, this could work... ]

Is it really alright? I have to use a lot of gas compared to you guys.
wirsinddiejager: AND SAY (YOU GOTTA LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF)

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[personal profile] wirsinddiejager 2013-10-08 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alan noticed the slip, but he's not pointing it out. He's slipped up with names every now and then himself, after all.]

Go on, just do it. You know you want to show off, really.
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[personal profile] schild 2013-10-08 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah-- right, right.

[ There's a bit of a nervous laugh. He's normally pretty good about Alan and Eren... Well, he's got a plan in mind at least. ]

Here goes! [ And off he goes, sooting off wires and hooks and pulling off loops similar to Ellie's but bigger, maybe a little faster given his weight and how much that'd affect the centrifugal force in all those spins.

Actually I have clue what I'm talking about but the point is it looks cool as hell. Second only to Mikasa-- it's easy to forget. Finally Ryan comes back around, breathing hard. Haha, just cause he knows how to do it doesn't mean he's been training for years like he used to be.
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Haha... Wow... that was.... pretty cool, huh?
wirsinddiejager: (im not spiderman)

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[personal profile] wirsinddiejager 2013-10-08 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[AWW THANKS AUNT PENGUIN that was sweet of you.

Not that Alan is really thinking too much about name mixups anymore because holy wow.
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'Pretty cool' is kind of putting it lightly. That was awesome.
uokannie: (more like annie leonHOTTIE)

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[personal profile] uokannie 2013-10-08 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If anyone actually thought that Ellie would react, I'm disappointed in you. She blinks. Twice. That's about it.

STONE COLD, MAN.
]

It was okay. Passable for a first attempt.

Your turn, Shouty.

[ SHE'S JOKING OKAY THAT WAS A JOKE ]
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[personal profile] schild 2013-10-08 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Passable," huh?

[ Give him a minute, he still has to catch his breath. This was so much easier when he was 17! ]

Thanks, Alan. At least someone appreciates skill. Give it your best shot, okay?
wirsinddiejager: (*eyeroll*)

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[personal profile] wirsinddiejager 2013-10-08 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I'll just stick to balancing for now, thanks.

[At least he's got the hang of that by now!]
uokannie: (only five feet but tall in hate)

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[personal profile] uokannie 2013-10-08 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Tch. Disappointing. I'm surrounded by wusses and out-of-shape old men.

[ Ellie you're Ryan's age. Slightly older. Stop that. ]
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[personal profile] schild 2013-10-09 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, I stay in shape! But the shape you have to be in for this is kind of intense. You're gonna want to practice every other day, Alan.

[ Ryan is a firefighter but that doesn't include lunging through the air, thank you very much, Ellie. ]
wirsinddiejager: AND SAY (YOU GOTTA LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF)

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[personal profile] wirsinddiejager 2013-10-10 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh... this shit better not take too much time away from my drawing.

[He's excited about learning to swing around like a superhero, but art still comes first!]

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