[b]Thomas Erhart[/b]

It had been quite strange when he returned here for the second time. His second time as a trainee. The Military police hadn't offered him much of an alternative, but considering the circumstances they had let him off quite lightly. Sadly, due to the fact that his last time as a trainee he had dropped out to return home after two long years of training, he had to do it all over again. From the start. The first day he had been too melancholic to do anything but think of the friends he had made during those years, and of the reasons he had come here. Peter... That fucking bastard... If he just hadn't... That stupid boy should've listened to him when it wasn't too late. Now Ralph, Elliot and Eline were dead, their parents traumatized for life, and Nicole stuck with them. Peter had also joined the military, but in another trainee camp, while Nicole had remained with their parents, as promised by the MP. Yes, he had gotten off lightly. Murder and desertion, both crimes for which he could easily hang, and instead both were officially declared void, in exchange for servie to the nation. And here he was again.

The next day started with the basic ability tests, to see if one was able at all to become a soldier. When he was raised into the sky it took not a moment to get used to being suspended by wires again, and he felt his confidence gather again. There was no need to let his past influence his actions here. He had learned to love being a soldier, and to take pride in his skills, and all that he would have to do was forget about his family left in ruins. His last act as the protective older brother was to sacrifice his future as a free man and become a soldier to ensure their safety, aswell as to give Peter a new future, away from the family he had hurt so much. He had done enough. Now it was time for himself to shine. Balancing on the wires with obvious ease as if he was born into them, he sent the instructors a pleased look as even they blinked twice as if they could not believe their eyes. [b]"Trainee Thomas Erhart, you passed."[/b] The man said sheepishly, upon which Thomas descended and walked back to the row with a pleased smirk. He saw several looks of admiration and jealousy alike, and one or two of indifference or disgust, and he enjoyed that. Let them writhe in their frustration, while I show them how it's done.

Forming back in the line he intercepted part of an ongoing conversation and decided to join in. [b]"So you were thinking about the Survey Corps eh?"[/b]