[ Jean listens to them both, caught between both points of view. Truthfully, he'd made the same argument to Mikasa about whether they would ever be ready to talk to Eren about what happened. He'd received much the same stonewalling; but he knows in his own heart of hearts he might have put it off forever. ]
I think, [ He cuts in here, his voice steadier than his expression appears to be, ] that we all made decisions we thought were in our best interests, and unfortunately both of those decisions ended up hurting Eren, in ways we couldn't avoid.
[ He nods to Erwin first. Sorry he's going for you first, Commander, but he's trying to make a point. ]
It wasn't your right to tell him any of it, but you were keeping your home safe. He needed to know where his actions might lead him, especially if he gets his powers back at any point.
[ Then, he turns to Mikasa, his expression going softer and a little pleading. ]
And we have been through the end of the world. We wanted to wait, and we should have been able to. But we were hurting Eren by not answering his questions, and you know that's true. Maybe if we had a better plan, we could have avoided this. But it got to this point and something had to be done.
[ Adding, tiredly: ]
You saw what he said to me, Mikasa. Even if he swore he didn't mean it later.
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Date: 2023-12-16 06:20 pm (UTC)I think, [ He cuts in here, his voice steadier than his expression appears to be, ] that we all made decisions we thought were in our best interests, and unfortunately both of those decisions ended up hurting Eren, in ways we couldn't avoid.
[ He nods to Erwin first. Sorry he's going for you first, Commander, but he's trying to make a point. ]
It wasn't your right to tell him any of it, but you were keeping your home safe. He needed to know where his actions might lead him, especially if he gets his powers back at any point.
[ Then, he turns to Mikasa, his expression going softer and a little pleading. ]
And we have been through the end of the world. We wanted to wait, and we should have been able to. But we were hurting Eren by not answering his questions, and you know that's true. Maybe if we had a better plan, we could have avoided this. But it got to this point and something had to be done.
[ Adding, tiredly: ]
You saw what he said to me, Mikasa. Even if he swore he didn't mean it later.