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Who: the naked, dickless giant club
What: Attack on Echo Party
Where: Bertholdt's (and Ryan's) Apartment
When: Sunday, December 8 (evening, but not too late... because kids, y'know?)
Warnings: Spoilers for Attack on Titan all over.

[ At last, the big day has come. The Echo party. Sasha was bringing snacks, and Ryan and Bertholdt even decked the place out in Christmas decorations-- they have a real tree and everything. Their apartment looks, in a word, festive, which is adorable given that they're wearing matching christmas sweaters and fidgeting around a bit. ]

[ Now just pretend Ryan and Bertl don't look kinda titan-y and you're all set. And forget about the part where they're having a bunch of kids over to discuss their ridiculously depressing past lives... Well. You feel me. ]

[ So yeah!!! THIS IS IT!! Just for reference, I'm putting a "Start" (ie: for people getting to the party if you wanna awkwardly greet people or so you can handwave that too) and then just saying like "later" or whatever for Ryan's big heck up, you guys are free to start threads whenever/wherever just say when in the subject if you wanna. (so like, 3DMG showing offs and PS3 fun times, etc. go crazy!!) ]

[ Here's the plot post for reference. ]

Comments

[anequal]

[Blond. Grouchy-looking. And Ryan's claim that "Ellie" would be showing off the maneuver gear or whatnot today makes it easy for Anthony to identify her. He approaches, stopping a couple feet away so she doesn't pull the "get out of my personal space" card.]

You're Ellie, right?

[shortspoken]

Right.

[ Ellie manages to look affronted and put-upon despite Anthony's best efforts. She doesn't look directly at him - instead, she shakes her hair off her face whilst giving him a brief sideways glance.

It's probably not as intimidating as she thinks it is, since she kind of looks like a twelve year old trying to imitate a stoic uncommunicative JRPG anti-hero. ELLIE PLS. ]

And you must be Chloe.

[ HAHAHA ISN'T SHE FUNNY LAUGH AT THE FUNNY LADY'S FUNNY JOKE ]

[anequal]

Wow.

[He snorts and rocks back on the balls of his feet, shoving his hands into his pocket while he gives Ellie an amused smile.]

That's like the oldest joke in the book. Just as bad as dad jokes.

[shortspoken]

Then you haven't heard how bad dad jokes can get.

[ She offers the most pointed nod in Ryan's direction. The horrors she's witnessed. The horrors. ]

I'm actually offended. I hope you're going to apologise.

[anequal]

Well, see, first you've got to apologize to Chloe for using her name in vain!

Then maybe I'll apologize.

[shortspoken]

...Are you really trying to negotiate conditions for your apology? Have you considered what might happen if you don't say you're sorry?

[ It's time. Time for Anthony's bravery to be tested. Time for him to be put through the most gruelling trial known to mankind.

Ellie's doing The Face. Right at him.

Lesser men have fallen in front of it. Rumour has it that one kid died when she glared at him. It's probably true. CAN HE TAKE IT?? ]

[anequal]

[That is a really angry face. What a tyrant. Is she trying to control him with fear?! (Maybe that's how she controls Fireman Ryan and his Boyfriend Bert. It's got to be. Wow. So tyranny.)]

Are you going to use some crazy martial arts moves on me because that's assault and battery and that's not very nice.

[She's sitting. He's standing. He stares down at her.]

[shortspoken]

Of course not. Where would you get that idea? As if a weak, frail woman like myself would ever be able to hurt anyone...

[ She stays seated. Because getting up would only expose her shortiness and make her look stupid. GRR. ]

I just believe in karma. If you don't apologise, you might get attacked by muggers on your way home. The streets are dangerous, you know.

[anequal]

A weak... frail woman?

[That's oddly strange coming from someone like her. Hardly believable. He stares at her some more.]

[shortspoken]

Yes.

[ Why do people always call her on that. CURSE HER ATHLETIC KICKASS PHYSIQUE! ]

That's right. I'm just not cut out for beating young boys to a pulp.

[ Except Alan that one time but it basically doesn't count

um ]

[anequal]

[He's just staring at her for seconds, mouth slightly open in a look of surprise.

Then he blinks as if coming out of a stupor and shakes his head slightly and mutters something suspiciously close to "Annie" under his breath before he presses the heel of his palm against his eye.]

Jesus. So this is why this is like, an echoes ahoy party.

[shortspoken]

What. What's that supposed to mean?

[ So here's the thing. While Ellie's face generally doesn't show much emotion beyond HERE IS A LINE, IT IS ON MY FACE, for a few months now she's had one anxious habit that's largely gone unnoticed. That lil stress tell thing happens to be twisting around the little echoed-back ring on her finger and flicking at the little catch on it.

She's kind of doing that right now. ]

[anequal]

[He notices, but he honestly thinks nothing of it. The echo he just experienced showed him nothing about rings, or about "Annie"'s secret ring. He doesn't think anything of it, but shakes his head because he can still notice her distress.]

You and I had a similar conversation -- at least, Annie and whatever other me's name used to be did. Parallels cause pulses, right?

[shortspoken]

Yes. Sometimes they do.

[ fuck u pulses WHY DO YOU NEVER WORK TO ELLIE'S ADVANTAGE ]

Though I don't remember that particular conversation. So I suppose you have the advantage, there.

[anequal]

...

Yeah.

[He drops his gaze. Then looks at her again.]

Armin, Marco, and Mikasa -- I saw a guy like Alan, too. I guess that was the Eren.

You know anything about Marco?

[shortspoken]

Marco?

[ Someone mentioning the name alone probably wouldn't have caused an echo. But when it's Anthony -

(How come you were in possession of Marco's 3D Maneuver Gear?)

- Ellie doesn't know the answer, but she does get the wash of guilt that comes with it. ]

No, I. Don't remember him at all.

[ you could say she half remembers him amirite folks ]

[anequal]

[wow]

... I see. Well, I think I'll remember him eventually if this is how it's going to go, anyway.

I take it you don't really want me to go around sharing this later, do you?