what exactly brought this topic of conversation on strohl?
[ This is a rather unusual line of questioning. Before she can provide an answer, maybe it's best to dig into why he's been thinking about all of that. ]
surely this didnt arise from one of your leisure activities?
It's...from a conversation with someone. Food for thought, if you will.
[Figures Junah would ask that. It's not exactly the kind of statement she was hoping to hear, was it?]
Perhaps it's dangerous to ruminate such thoughts, but if we're planning to change the world then it should be something that requires some serious thought. Yet I hesitate. I must admit, Junah, I'm afraid to wonder about such things.
[Eren still reminds him of Louis, he thinks. And if that is the case, what does that make him?]
[ Well Strohl you need to stop talking to whoever put that thought in your head. Expeditiously.
On the other hand, it sounds like this is something Strohl's been considering for a long while. It's not healthy to keep all those thoughts bottled up.
She's not following though. ]
i don't understand where you're going with this love. are you worried that everything we've stood for might be a lie?
well..... as someone who's spent quite a bit of time around that man i think i'm in the best position to say you're nothing like him
[ Honestly? When it gets down to it, maybe there isn't much difference between their group and Louis' entourage. Both were vying for a new world order. ]
isn't that what we're fighting for? making sure everyone can strive for what they want to achieve even if they might need a little extra help along the way?
Thank you. Perhaps that is what I needed to hear all along.
[Perhaps it's silly, now that he thinks about it. There is no way he himself would be willing to burn entire villages for the sake of a better world, wouldn't he? ...Right?
No, he's sure. He has to be.]
And...that is true. Even without Will, I would still endeavor to help those who are in need of it. I think.
you can probably drop that "i think" at the end there
[ Listen. Fake it 'til you make it, if that's what you have to do... ]
there are things that will be the same about each person no matter who they did or didn't meet. and love i think your desire to help those in need just might be a part of who you are
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what exactly brought this topic of conversation on strohl?
[ This is a rather unusual line of questioning. Before she can provide an answer, maybe it's best to dig into why he's been thinking about all of that. ]
surely this didnt arise from one of your leisure activities?
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[Figures Junah would ask that. It's not exactly the kind of statement she was hoping to hear, was it?]
Perhaps it's dangerous to ruminate such thoughts, but if we're planning to change the world then it should be something that requires some serious thought. Yet I hesitate. I must admit, Junah, I'm afraid to wonder about such things.
[Eren still reminds him of Louis, he thinks. And if that is the case, what does that make him?]
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On the other hand, it sounds like this is something Strohl's been considering for a long while. It's not healthy to keep all those thoughts bottled up.
She's not following though. ]
i don't understand where you're going with this love. are you worried that everything we've stood for might be a lie?
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I just want the best course for the people. But saying it and taking those words to action are two different things.
I just don't want to make mistakes. I...I don't want to end up being like Louis.
[In the end, it all comes down to anxiety.]
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[ Honestly? When it gets down to it, maybe there isn't much difference between their group and Louis' entourage. Both were vying for a new world order. ]
isn't that what we're fighting for? making sure everyone can strive for what they want to achieve even if they might need a little extra help along the way?
[ And that's where Will differs from Louis. ]
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[Perhaps it's silly, now that he thinks about it. There is no way he himself would be willing to burn entire villages for the sake of a better world, wouldn't he? ...Right?
No, he's sure. He has to be.]
And...that is true. Even without Will, I would still endeavor to help those who are in need of it. I think.
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[ Listen. Fake it 'til you make it, if that's what you have to do... ]
there are things that will be the same about each person no matter who they did or didn't meet. and love i think your desire to help those in need just might be a part of who you are