[Armin's admitted idealism clearly isn't doing him any favors with regard to this conversation. He and Galliard might be speaking from two totally different perspectives, but Armin is a smart kid. He realizes full well the natural give and take of suffering. If there's enough food for one person, someone else goes without; it's a simple enough concept.

[Fireflies or not, now's not the time for dreaming, he supposes.]

I'd like it if it didn't have to be that way, but I see what you're saying.

[It only breaks his heart a little.]

I can't very well take back what I've said, though. Is it wrong to believe that every person deserves those opportunities, even if I realize that it isn't possible?

Call me selfish, I guess. All I ever wanted was to see the world that existed beyond our walls. I still do...

[There's a weak smile; not much behind it, really, but it should be convincing enough.]

If nothing else, it makes me appreciate my time here. [The fireflies are still glowing all around them.]