#lastackerman

[bramble-thomas]

"Merry Christmas, Bramble." Mikasa hands a present to Bramble, a box wrapped in red containing hardened steel pieces and a Wings of Freedom patch.

Bramble backed up a bit as something was held out to her, an ear cocking and head tilting at what it was and the phrase to go with it. “Chr…Christmas?” she sounded out delicately, taking the box and staring at it for a moment. “Some kinda gift? D’I… o–open it now, or…”

Unfamiliar with the tradition, she waits for a nod before cautiously drawing a claw down one side of the wrapping to open it with as little mess as possible. The chimera pulled the red wrapping away and opened the box to see… a familiar symbol. That was on all of their jackets, wasn’t it?

“S’real pretty, Mikasa,” came the murmur, eyes never leaving the patch as she delicately pulled it out and admired the threadwork. “Th–thank y’. If I’d’a known I was s’posed t–t’getcha a gift, I-I would’a m-m-made somethin’, but…” Then she noticed that there were pieces of steel in the box, too, and she looked up questioningly at her friend. “S’th’metal… s-s’posed t’mean somethin’, or…? ‘N what’s th’patch… for?”

[merciless-soldier]

Oʙʟɪᴠɪᴏᴜs

"Huh - what the?!" Shuffling around in a warm bed, the ebony haired male suddenly awoke. Where was he? The bedroom was well decorated, neat and tidy just how he liked things, and yet there was something he just couldn't understand. Sliding out of the bed he walked over to the cupboard, without a clue as to where he was he opened the owners wardrobe, to find all his clothes in there. What was this? A cruel trick played on him? How the hell did he get there? 

Noticing he was fully clothed, he wandered around the house, hoping to find someone to tell him where he was and how he got there. Silence was the only response he had. No one was around, completely deserted. He could hear muffled noises from the far distance. Sounded like townsfolk. Levi shrugged on a jacket that was hanging downstairs and trudged along the rubble-y path to the crowded place. 

Kids of all ages were gathered there, parents looking emotional and upset. What was this? People were being herded like sheep. Levi was quickly forced along with them. "Hey watch where you're going jack ass!" He had a quick hit to his head with what he presumed a gun. He just wanted to know where he was. 

A woman appeared from behind two doors and started speaking. Something about "the hunger games".. "district 1". Apparently people were hungry here? Did they literally fight over food, if so then 'the hunger games' was a pretty good title. He stayed in silence as he attempted to take everything in. He'd listen to her speech, then ask someone as to where the hell he was. 

[kinddevotion]

Protectors

Reiner was on his way downtown for grocery shopping. Even though the island was small, it didn't mean there was no crime rate. Actually the level of crime was just as high as in many other countries as well. The majority of the delinquents were teenagers, though. Thus, it wasn't an unusual sigh, when the blond happened to run into a group of thugs apart from the main road.

While Reiner wouldn't let himself get into unnecessary fights, he couldn't just pass by and ignore them, once he noticed the dark-haired girl standing in the middle. It looked like she was harassed by the older boys. There was no way he'd let a defenseless girl face them all alone and if no one was going to save her, then he had to step in. "Yo. Is there any problem?" He called out as he was approaching the group slowly, turning his attention to Mikasa with a smile. "I hope you're not being molested by them?"