[center][h2][color=#FFD967][u]          [b]Tanner Harwell[/b]          [/u]
[color=#FFD967][sup][sup]Current Location: Wall Rose, Training Grounds - Interacting With: Instructor Schulz ([@FrostedCaramel])[/sup][/sup][/color]
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[color=#FFD967][i]It's hot.[/i][/color] The sun had been shining down on the cadets for hours, and the instructor was taking his time going down the line of cadets wishing to join one of the three branches. The heat hadn't fared well for Tanner, whose hair was soaked with sweat and hanging before his eyes. The boy had desperately wanted to brush the hair out of his eyes, yet his experience with military officials that acted like Schulz had stopped Tanner from moving a muscle.

As Tanner waited, the heat made his mind wander. He remembered the destruction of the Shiganshina district - his home. The death, the bloodshed, the ruins, but most importantly, the girl Tanner saved from being a titan's next meal. Forever orphans, Tanner was able to breathe a sigh of relief when a family friend deeper inside the walls was willing to take both of them in their home. Tanner had become an unofficial big brother for the girl he had saved during the past two years, and his new sister became a goal for him. He had his previous goals in life - like the mysterious woman, but the girl was someone Tanner felt he had to protect. 

[color=f7941d]"I didn't know that we are accepting little fucking girls into the Cadet Corps!"[/color] A man had shouted, doubtlessly Instructor Schulz as Tanner snapped back into reality. Tanner's fists clenched behind his back, and his jaw tightened against the onslaught Schulz was screaming at him. He had dealt with unruly soldiers before, but Instructor Schulz was almost a new breed like a drunkard that wasn't drunk. Every word from Schulz was a lashing, and even an experienced yet introverted character such as Tanner struggled to deal with the verbal assault.

Tanner waited until Schulz had stopped shouting to speak up, and even then that was a challenge for the boy. He took a second to summon up his courage, and when Tanner had done so, he straightened his back, standing tall. A fist had been placed over his heart, and the other behind his back as Tanner stared straight into Instructor Schulz's eyes. For an introvert, Tanner felt it was his time to shine, and perhaps Schulz might let the boy off easy if Tanner managed to impress him.

[color=#FFD967]"I am NOT a girl, sir!"[/color] Tanner replied, almost with the same ferocity as if Schulz's words had inspired the cadet. [color=#FFD967]"I was there at Shiganshina, sir! I have seen titans face-to-face, devouring humanity - my neighbors, sir! I even saved a child from being a titan's next meal, sir!"[/color] He stated, refusing to break his posture. Tanner knew that he might sound as if he was sucking up to Instructor Schulz, but with luck, he would relent.