[ Would Hange had really been less worried if he said he was going out to bumfuck nowhere with a partner that the guild assigned to him? He doesn't think so, but perhaps he was wrong? He... really had not anticipated this level of worry, actually. Haven't they both been out in much more dangerous expeditions with much worse chances of survival? Hasn't Hange actually died?.. Why would they make this into such a huge deal? ]
[ His eyes follow the crumbled ball of paper landing in his lap, and he lets out a soft "tch". Suddenly, he's feeling sort of bad about what he said, especially when it seems to set Hange off worse than before. He's never exactly been shy of joking about death, to be fair, but them thinking he'd do that to them on purpose is... ]
[ Well, hasn't this gone to shit? He's half tempted to leave, maybe add something else crude, but... he can't leave it like this. He can't let them spiral into thinking they're not important to him again. ]
...no. [ He finally says, frowning, still staring at his note rather than his enraged Commander. He doesn't lift a hand to defend himself, at least yet. They both know he could. ]
We made a promise, right? [ He does finally look up at them, looking vaguely offended, but also something else. Stressed? Probably a decent word for it. ] Do you think I would break it so easily?
[ Is that how little you think of me now, Hange? ]
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[ Would Hange had really been less worried if he said he was going out to bumfuck nowhere with a partner that the guild assigned to him? He doesn't think so, but perhaps he was wrong? He... really had not anticipated this level of worry, actually. Haven't they both been out in much more dangerous expeditions with much worse chances of survival? Hasn't Hange actually died?.. Why would they make this into such a huge deal? ]
[ His eyes follow the crumbled ball of paper landing in his lap, and he lets out a soft "tch". Suddenly, he's feeling sort of bad about what he said, especially when it seems to set Hange off worse than before. He's never exactly been shy of joking about death, to be fair, but them thinking he'd do that to them on purpose is... ]
[ Well, hasn't this gone to shit? He's half tempted to leave, maybe add something else crude, but... he can't leave it like this. He can't let them spiral into thinking they're not important to him again. ]
...no. [ He finally says, frowning, still staring at his note rather than his enraged Commander. He doesn't lift a hand to defend himself, at least yet. They both know he could. ]
We made a promise, right? [ He does finally look up at them, looking vaguely offended, but also something else. Stressed? Probably a decent word for it. ] Do you think I would break it so easily?
[ Is that how little you think of me now, Hange? ]