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[sturzflug]

[ You may recognize Jean's shitty voice from him being kind of a terror with those warp bands... Well, believe it or not, he does have a job, and it's guarding people and patrolling the walls like a good Guardsman. He might complain and check his warp band constantly, but... well, when he's not dicking off, he's actually not terrible.

But that's not really saying much. Because right at the moment he's standing right at the edge, having a bit of a shouting match with his "friend," Eren. These two are so loud, you could probably hear him from down below... Yeah, who hired these two? ]

Cut it out, asshole! I'll push you off, I swear!

[ He doesn't mean that. But he sure sounds like he does. ]

Heh, then maybe you'll finally be able t' fly, huh? What say we give it a try?

[ Really don't. Do not. No. Stop that, Jean. You even left your Warp Band on, you idiot. ]

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[makeitquick]

[ Oh, smart. She mutters something to herself before she taps her own warp band. She's not really used to this yet - but she leaned against the wall and: ]

Biding my time. Someone's gonna wanna organize a bit large out to search for iron. I'm gonna sign on to that.

[choseneutrality]

[As long as they don't seriously hurt one another. Then again, what else is new when it comes to these two and their spats with each other? Still, he can't help but feel he should stay right where he was in case one of them ends up careening off the edge.]

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[sturzflug]

UGH, get off me, you asshole!! You're gonna get my wings dirty!

[ Wow, way to be insensitive, Eren. First you touch his little baby wings, and now those baby wings are pressed against the cold, hard ground, GOSH. ]

[ Yeah, it's too bad Jean can never actually beat Eren in a fight.... ]

[choseneutrality]

[A question that probably a lot of people ask whenever Eren and Jean start going at one another.]

What do you think started this one, Fran?

[Fran gives her version and a shrug in response to the question.]

[sturzflug]

[ The punching has started and insults are flying... but rest assured, Jean will chicken out before anyone gets close to injured.

Now, as for the edge... Yeah, keep an eye out for that. ]

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[stahlflugel]

[Eren narrows his eyes and leans his head down in Jean's face, opening his beak and giving Jean a nice view of all his pointy teeth. He hisses. Jean was a lot of talk but when it came down to it, Eren was tougher]

I don't give a damn!

[he huffs out a little puff of steam in the cold and hops off of Jean, shifting back to human form so he can wrap himself back up in his trenchcoat]

[stahlflugel]

Iron? Oh, yeah, the shortage. I donated my feathers from my last molt, but, that's not a whole lot of steel, you know?

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas is returning from his brief trip into the forest carrying the world's laziest Swadloon when he comes across this scene at the gates. He pauses for a bit to listen.]

Oh!

Do you really think you can fly? That would be incredible...!

[He seems very excited for someone to fall off now.]

[makeitquick]

Not on an industrial scale, anyway. [ She can think of one or two people who would make them into swords or something... ] Surprised there isn't anything left in the Old City, honest.

[stahlflugel]

[their spat seems to have burned itself out, as usual. Jean throws a punch, Eren shifts and puts an end to it pretty quickly. Tangling with a five foot bird with five inch steel talons isn't anyone's idea of a good time. He shifts back to human form curling himself up in his trenchcoat, and spots a higher up.

Uh... oops]

Uh... sir... H-hello.

[choseneutrality]

[Flynn sighs as the argument becomes more heated, his breath coming out in a white cloud that is quick to disperse in the cold air. Well, he was going to be here for a while it looked like.]

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[sturzflug]

[ Newsflash: Jean's pride is totally wounded and you suck Eren but most of all, landing on his wings kinda hurt!! Jean's not crying. He's totally not! He's just sitting up and pulling his jacket around himself and glaring, not saying anything at all. But then, this is Jean, silence was never his forte. ]

...Jerk. What the hell was that for?

[choseneutrality]

[So now he is noticed.]

Everything okay?

[condescent]

[overhearing part of their conversation and squinting up at Jean...]

Does he really have wings on his butt? [is he eying dat booty? he is eying dat booty.]

[sturzflug]

W-woah, hey! I dunno about Eren, but I sure as hell can't fly. He's the one who turns into a skarmory. He should be able to fly. In theory.

[ Snerk. ]

Buuuut he can't.

[sturzflug]

SHUT UP, I DO NOT! THEY ARE ON MY LOWER BACK, FOR SAVIOR'S SAKE!

[ Lucky for Jean, they're small enough to keep tucked under a warm jacket... ]

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas squints up towards the wall and registers the person calling down to him now. He gives a small wave.]

A Pokemon Shifter, right? I've never met anyone like that before...

It must be a lot of fun...

[He stares off into space as his imagination begins to get the better of him.]

I bet if he practiced more, he could get it pretty quickly.

[sturzflug]

If you like getting pecked a lot, haha!

[ Jean waves right back, though. He'll gladly talk about Eren's shortcomings with anyone willing to listen. ]

Yeah, he says it's something about it's tough to fly when you're metal or something, but seriously? He's got the wings and stuff. If my fletchling can figure it out, it can't be that hard.

[condescent]

Are you sure you're not hiding something? It sounds like you might be~.

[sturzflug]

[ Yes, unfortunately, Jean is now on the floor, looking a little wounded. Mentally. His pride might never recover... Nah, it totally will. But for now he scowls, going back to his post and tucking his wings back under his jacket. ]

[ It's only then that he notices Flynn. ]

Uh, oh! Hey, uh, sir...

[sturzflug]

UGH, I'M NOT--

[ Wait, maybe he should stop screaming down at the wall. TRY AND BE COOL, JEAN. You can do it if you try. ]

I'm not hiding anything! That's just some dumb-assed insult Eren came up with. They're seriously on my lower back, okay!?

[ Ah, explaining himself. Just like high school... ]

[a_gentle_boy]

A metal bird...?

[Prominently featuring in his imagination now is a mental image of Jean pushing a statue of a bird off the edge and watching it crash to the ground and smash into a million pieces.]

Maybe... you could have some real birds fly underneath him and hold him up that way. Or... you could attach a lot of balloons to his wings! I know a place that sells in bulk.

[choseneutrality]

All done?

[Meaning are you both good for now.]

[sturzflug]

Hmmm, yeah, those're some good ideas, man. I'll keep 'em in mind, see what Eren thinks!

[ Mostly because they'd end with Eren getting hilariously injured, probably. ]

Pretty sure this idiot has tried everything in the book, though! You should see the kind of nosedives he gets himself into.

[a_gentle_boy]

You could wrap him in something soft - like pillows. I heard a story once about a Pidgey who couldn't fly, because it was adopted and it was actually a really ugly Ducklett whose parents didn't want it.

[A slight pause.]

...Actually, I don't like that story very much. But, um, it learns to fly when it finds out the water is softer to land on.