[ Maybe he will, sometime. Maybe he'll sit both Armin and Erwin and maybe even Hange and lecture them about it until they give in and start appreciating themselves a little bit. For now, though, it's just a feeling. Armin hasn't quite hinted at how much of a Survey Corps commander he's actually become. ]

[ He's technically Levi's boss now, but yes, sure, they can enjoy that sense of equality. ]

[ He seems to contemplate for a moment before answering. ]

I did. [ And, since Armin had been (sort of) open about his feelings (as far as he can tell), he might as well return the favor. ] I never saw the point of it, back home. Guess I changed my mind.

[ It was first when Hange's birthday came around that he realized the full weight of having it here, something they could never have back home. He turns over that experience in his head, tries to find a way to turn it into words. ]

...It's not about the day you were born. It's about the time you have with everyone.

[ Getting to spend another year with people that have been stolen from you is definitely something worth commemorating. ]