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[ Jean's normally spiky/fluffy haircut is even spikier today, if that's possible. The culprit? His baby mareep, which has decided to perch itself on his fluffy head. Babies are tiny, ok. And also full of static. ]

So the egg hatched the other day. You wouldn't believe what a pain it is to keep an electric-type from friggin' waking you up all the time when you've got feathers. This dumb mareep won't stop messing with my wings! But ma' likes her a lot, I guess, so we've been keeping her at home. Personally, I think she just wants free wool. (Don't let her know I said that.)

Anyway I guess I'll add my two cents in saying this tournament stuff is bullshit. But it beats getting attacked by weird machines so whatever, y'know? As long as they don't pull that shit again, who cares?

[ Pause............ ]

Oh, and I joined the Rangers, I guess. You can blame friggin' Eren and his dumb face. I know this shit ain't my journal or whatever but I've been kinda busy so I figured I owed some of you guys an update.

Still sucks that I couldn't get into the Swords, though.

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I mean...! I really do wanna join! And I know I could do it...

Does it really matter if I'm not running into everything like I don't give a shit about whether I live or die? I'm sick of hearing assholes like Eren tell me that wanting to survive is worse than dying. We can't all be suicidal idiots who don't think twice about risking their lives!

I completely agree. [Whaaaaat, look outside, Jean, are Swinub's sprouting wings and flying, because Erwin Smith is agreeing with a cadet.]

There is, of course, a need for that sort of courage. But there's a need for prudence as well.

Y-you do?

[ That catches Jean completely off guard. He was all set to be called stupid, or told to get out for... for not having that burning passion like Eren. For being sane, as Jean would put it. Yeah, Jean is a coward, but at least he admits it. Is that really the kind of person they want in the Survey Corps? ]

I do. [Erwin leans forward, folding his hands together and giving Jean a very serious look.] You must understand this: Union is very safe and secure. But it is also just one city, of limited resources and manpower. If all our Rangers were foolhardy and willing to leap into the face of danger without consideration, we'd have no people left.

O-oh.

[ Give Jean a minute, he's still. Trying to wrap his head around all this logic. ]

I mean, that's what I keep saying, too! But it's easy to just-- to say that worrying about that stuff is stupid or cowardly! A-at least that's what... Eren usually... ends up calling me...

[ Jean is really feeling his age around you, Erwin... He's nervous but he's a little excited too. ]

[There there, Commander ~~Dad-brows~~ Smith is not as mean as he seems.]

Never mind what other's say. What you think of yourself -- this is what's most important.

[His wise words are ruined by Gunsmoke wiggling out of his chair and shimmying over to lick Jean's boots. Hullo friend~]

Man, if I let that shit bother me, I'd never stand to be around half of my "friends."

[ Oh no, cute though. Jean bends down to pet Gunsmoke-- it's so weird with him having such a dumb dog... ]

A lot of tempestuous companions, then?

[Gunsmoke is startled and amazed -- he'd forgotten these friendboots where attached to a friendperson. :O]

I guess it takes a certain kind of person to stand me.

[ Jean shrugs. He knows he's kind of an ass. But at least pokemon like him... ]

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wraps you with it

/is a happy love burrito

/covers you in sauce

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