chapter viii
i can hear his heartbeat"but... i mean... Titans are everywhere! you can't jump and carry me on your back at-" Armin was explaining before Connie cut him off.
"come on, let's move!" he takes his arm and they start running. soon enough, he yanks his arm out of Connie's hand.
"no!! hold on! i've got an idea!" Armin exclaimed. "what is it then?" Connie questioned.
"only Mikasa and Connie are capable of pulling this off, so it's really your choice. this may sound crazy, but i think he might be useful." Elisa gasped, already knowing what he was talking about. "whoa, you mean the Titan?" Connie questioned.
"he only attacks his own kind. he seems to have no interest in us. what if we can somehow steer him to HQ and let him loose on the other Titans? look, we know he's taken at least one out already. we can use him as a weapon!" Armin explained.
"are you serious?" Elisa questioned. "you've gotta be kidding! how the hell you think we're supposed to steer that thing?!" Connie exclaimed.
"well, something tells me he's fighting on instinct. i'm almost sure if you take down the pair he's tangling with now, he'll go look for others. that'd lead him straight to HQ. we're not steering him so much as luring him. i think it'll work. i really do!" Armin explained once more.
"think?! you're asking us to risk our necks on a stupid gut feeling?!" Connie questioned.
"if i'm right about this, we can put down the siege on headquarters in one fell swoop!" Armin answered.
"besides, i don't know if there's any Garrison Elites around right now. this is the only option we have, Connie." Elisa proved a point.
"wha-?!" Connie exclaimed. "it's worth a shot." Mikasa said. "HUH?! seriously?!" Connie wasn't sure about this situation, obviously.
"better to take a gamble on Armin's gut feeling than wait around to be slaughtered. if there's a decent shot, why not take it?" Mikasa explained. Armin gasped. "she is correct." Elisa said smiling afterwards.
"so, basically, we're gonna recruit a Titan." Connie said it in a way that made the three friends look delusional. "yes. exactly." Mikasa answered.
"need a moment to process it?" Elisa remarked, giggling.
it was silent for a moment before Connie responded back. "we'll look like morons if we screw this up." Connie said while smiling.
Armin smiles. "yeah, but. if we don't, look how many lives we stand to save." Armin said. "where there's a will, there's a way." Mikasa said.
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