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Who: All y'all
When: Day 1 – Morning
Where: Everywhere
What: School is in

[Somewhere, a bell begins to ring. You may know the type—obnoxious and loud, signalling the start of a brand new day of lectures and learning. Rise and shine, lovelies; wakey wakey eggs and bakey! And with that, just as the toll falls silent, you hear the sound you may have been waiting for: the click of a lock.

You're free to explore.]

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[someone jumping out like that would already be enough to startle him, but when it's an actual literal titan? yeah. yelping and jumping back hard enough to fall to the ground.]

R-reiner...

[ What is there to be afraid of? He's on your side, isn't he? ]

Oh boy, you should see the look on your face! [ Reiner thinks it's hilarious. ]

[he's just about to respond to that when he actually registers what Reiner's wearing.]

...You're a student?

Yes? Not the same kind as you, though.

I thought you'd be an instructor along with Bertolt.

I wouldn't know what to teach.

I think the position's more about enforcing the rules than teaching.

I would be better at that, true.

[his expression hardens a little at that.]

I'm sure you would.

[ What's wrong, Armin? It's like you don't trust him. ]

But I don't think I get a choice. So I'll just be a student like you. I'm sure Bertl won't be too hard on us, even if we do get in trouble.

It's easy for you to say that. Somehow I doubt I'll be getting any preferential treatment.

Why not? We're all friends, there's no reason not to.

[ Reiner is genuinely surprised at Armin's attitude. ]

We're-

[There's a moment of shock that fades as he realises what's going on. Eren had told them about Reiner's strange behaviour in the forest, after all.]

...Yeah, you're right. We're friends.

Are you okay, Armin? You're acting kind of weird.

Ah, sorry. I think I'm just a little on edge because this place is so weird.

Whatever you say.

[ He's got an eye on you, Armin. ]

Have you gotten anything to eat yet?

Not yet. There's some food in the cafeteria, but the other people on my team seemed to need it more than me.

[ Reiner shakes his head. ]

That's silly. You're not going to be any use to anyone if you don't have any energy.

...Yeah, I know. I guess I could go back and see if there's anything left, but... there wasn't much.

Maybe we can find some somewhere else. It's never a bad idea to have some extra rations around.

[ He puts a hand on Armin's shoulder. They're about to be buddies. ]

[It takes every ounce of self-control Armin has to keep himself from flinching, but he manages it. Being buddies is worth the effort.]

We could check outside. Even if there's no more food in here, there might be something there.

Sure! Let's go see what we can find. You're clever, Armin, I'm sure we find something.

Heh, thanks. Having you there to help will probably make a big difference too.

Of course!

[ Heading out to go explore. ]

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