mass text ; filtered to aot cast + armin's girlfriend + weiss schnee

[halffreckled]

i don't have much time to talk or to even set up a meeting with everyone.

i know you all know what's gone on with armin. i want you all to know that I've challenged mercury to a fight in the colosseum. he won't have any weapons and neither will i.

i'll hold him off for as long as i can, but i need you all to get down there as soon as you can. if we can all attack him, we can get him to surrender and stop him before he kills anyone else.

- marco

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[neighvarily]

don't

[Video]

[neighvarily]

[Impatient with the typos he's making in his nerves, he switches it to video so Marco can see just how pissed he is that he'd even consider doing what he's planning.]

Marco, don't even fucking think about challenging Mercury alone! I'll go with you!

[Video]

[halffreckled]

[ he's not looking at the screen. he's at the house, pulling on his boots and lacing them ]

Jean, he challenged me alone. I have to do this alone. I need you to get Mikasa and the others. I'm going to need as much help as I can get with the ambush.

[whiteas]

Marco, you're backing down right now.
People from our world don't need a weapon to fight. I can be completely unarmed and still do damage without getting near someone. On top of that? We have our Auras to protect us. You could have a weapon and he could be unarmed and if he didn't want you to hit him, he wouldn't.
You're outmatched, you're emotional, and you're going to get yourself killed.
On top of that? Chances are that he's not going to follow your rules. If he's been lying this long, I doubt he'll stop now.

[Video]

[neighvarily]

I don't care who he challenged, you're not going out there!

Why are you so fucking eager to sacrifice yourself. Your intentions won't mean anything if he gets to you too.

[scoutingangel]

And if we can't attack him, then that's just a way for him to get most of us killed.

[In other words back the fucking hell down, boy, no one's going there. Except apparently Levi and Mikasa went after that guy... well, they will come back, for sure.]

[canbebrave]

Don't do this. Armin wouldn't want it.

[halffreckled]

i know he wouldn't. but i have to stop this guy from hurting more people like armin.

[halffreckled]

how would we not be able to get him down with all of us there?

[Video]

[halffreckled]

Yes, I am. [ he's not yelling. he's not going to put up a front. he's almost emotionless about it. a part of him wants to say "well i died once so what does it matter?" but he doesn't. it would only hurt both of them ]

I'm not wanting anyone else like Armin to get hurt, Jean. I told you before what I would do... And I meant it.

[halffreckled]

i'm sorry, Miss Schnee, but if all of us can attack him then we'll be fine. we'll stop him from hurting other people who are weaker than armin.

i don't ever want to see something like that happen here again. [ he's not listening ]

[whiteas]

He's already admitted to working with others. I have my doubts it'll be all of you against just him.

You're only going to get yourself killed if you act out of emotion instead of rational thought and strategy. Frankly, when Armin gets back he probably isn't going to be happy with any of you of you don't back down now.

[halffreckled]

when he...gets back...????

[Video]

[neighvarily]

Dammit Marco, would it fucking kill you to wait?!

[He realizes what he's just said a second too late, and he goes deathly silent.

When he speaks again, it's carefully. He feels numb.]

Don't make any stupid decisions. Keep your distance. Promise me that. If he shows the slightest hint at being unpredictable, get the fuck out of the way. The less you have to do, the longer you can hold him off, and the more time that gives the rest of us.

[whiteas]

Death isn't permanent here. He'll have to lose something, and chances are he'll remember it and it's not going to be easy on him. There's still plenty of reason to be angry, especially with how long he was missing, Mercury probably put him through something along the same lines I've been through. But he'll be alive again, so don't do something you're going to regret.

Believe me, acting emotionally isn't going to help anyone but Mercury.

[scoutingangel]

[Oh, honey... That sure hits her hard on too many bad personal levels and makes her think back to her last moments back home. Not that can know it.]

Don't

[...ah, ooops, that went too fast. Second!]

Don't even try to just count on our numbers, when we don't know him at all and even if Weiss can explain how their skills work, there are always surprises in every fight, no matter if it's against humans or titans.

[halffreckled]

[ that hits something with him too. he knows he dies if he goes back home... would it be the same here if he died again? would he hurt Jean again as badly as he had before? ]

then what am i supposed to do? just let him hurt more people?!

[halffreckled]

.......

someone has to stop him before he hurts more people. this isn't just about armin's death!

[Video]

[halffreckled]

[ Marco's silent after he says that, visibly tensing from what he's said. closing his eyes, he decides to smile instead ]

Yeah... Yeah, it probably would. But don't worry, I've died before. [ or he will ] It shouldn't be too bad.

[ he gave a nod, standing up and moving away from the camera as he went to pull on his jacket ]

[scoutingangel]

[Welp, here'd be the chance of his life to talk about those questions and anything else with someone else, who knows that she's going to die back home...]

Leave it to people, who can win a fight against him with their skills and without putting many others in danger at the same time. Stay safe, please. We're not supposed to lose ourselves to our raging emotions even when someone, who is like family to us, is killed right in front of our eyes.

[Video]

[neighvarily]

[That stops him. He doesn't flinch, but he might as well have, with the hurt look in his eyes.]

[Hurt bleeds into anger though, and his voice grows stern.]

Don't you fucking dare.

You think you're doing people a favor? You're just being selfish. If we're going by that logic, why don't I just sacrifice myself too? I don't mind getting my chest blown up again. Would that make you feel better, Marco? How about instead of fucking sulking and playing the martyr, you get over yourself and move on?! You're hurting and no one blames you for it, least of all me, but you're not the only one who was hurt by your...by your death.

[Video]

[halffreckled]

Then what do you want me to do, Jean?! You don't need to go out there and fight him on your own either!

[halffreckled]

[ if only he knew... ]

i just

he can't get away with what he did to jean AND armin now

[scoutingangel]

[Well, most likely he is about to find out.]

And he is not going to just get away with it, but

Marco, please. I'm talking from experience here.

[halffreckled]

[ oh no... but that means they can bond afterward! ]

what do you mean by that?