(It takes Mikasa a moment to process that. A glance in Velvet's direction is soon replaced by the wide-eyed, red faced look of clarity. Somehow, she hadn't even processed the tentacle motif as anything phallic; why would her mind go in that direction anyway?)
[ Look, she hasn't exactly researched the lore extensively – and she probably won't, to be honest. Mikasa's flustered look is quite a contrast compared to how she was presenting herself just a few seconds ago, and Velvet holds back a grin. ]
It's not the type of cultural attitude I'm used to, either. Discipline and sacrifice were a lot more popular where I came from.
(Fortunately, that's a more comfortable subject than thinking about how many phalluses she walked past in the past few hours and how lewd any of them are meant to be.)
[ No kidding. Still, Velvet takes a a few seconds to consider how to reply. It's complicated, one could say. ]
I mean the entire ruling power, although you're not completely wrong. They did use their military to strong-arm most of the populace to behave in a way they thought was proper.
(Now there's a familiar subject to Mikasa: people abusing their power and those around them to get what they want. She's not surprised to hear that mankind's potential for evil exists in other worlds.)
The military I'm part of is meant to protect people when they're not too busy destroying themselves. I can't help feeling uneasy around so many smiling faces.
(Makes it all the easier to approach people and stab them in the back. At least Velvet seems like someone Mikasa wants to know thanks to the chocolate too grounded for something so saccharine.)
[ In Velvet's view, that's more than respectable. She could think of a plethora of worse reasons to become a soldier, and the contradiction hardly even registers – perhaps because it resonates closely with her own priorities. ]
You know, I could use someone serious to train with while I'm here. What's your name?
It's Velvet Crowe. I'll consider it a win if you can make me sweat even just a little.
[ Velvet is confident, but she also has a mind to stoke the fire of competition. If she can get a reaction from Mikasa, that would feel like a win, too. ]
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(It takes Mikasa a moment to process that. A glance in Velvet's direction is soon replaced by the wide-eyed, red faced look of clarity. Somehow, she hadn't even processed the tentacle motif as anything phallic; why would her mind go in that direction anyway?)
Th-they have an entire celebration about that?!
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[ Look, she hasn't exactly researched the lore extensively – and she probably won't, to be honest. Mikasa's flustered look is quite a contrast compared to how she was presenting herself just a few seconds ago, and Velvet holds back a grin. ]
It's not the type of cultural attitude I'm used to, either. Discipline and sacrifice were a lot more popular where I came from.
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Military?
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I mean the entire ruling power, although you're not completely wrong. They did use their military to strong-arm most of the populace to behave in a way they thought was proper.
[ Did. Past tense. ]
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The military I'm part of is meant to protect people when they're not too busy destroying themselves. I can't help feeling uneasy around so many smiling faces.
(Makes it all the easier to approach people and stab them in the back. At least Velvet seems
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They'd argue that whatever they did, they did for the betterment of mankind, no matter the atrocity. It turns out that ideal is pretty subjective.
[ If she sounds bitter, it's because she is. Velvet's gaze drifts over the crowd around them; they are like two dark fish out of water. ]
Hard to protect people from themselves, isn't it. I usually don't bother trying.
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(A contradictory statement, her previous occupation, and she'll own up to that.)
There are only so many people worth protecting. They're the reason I took up arms in the first place.
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You know, I could use someone serious to train with while I'm here. What's your name?
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(She nods.)
You seem battle hardened yourself. And the last thing I want is my skills to get rusty.
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It's Velvet Crowe. I'll consider it a win if you can make me sweat even just a little.
[ Velvet is confident, but she also has a mind to stoke the fire of competition. If she can get a reaction from Mikasa, that would feel like a win, too. ]