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[sup]Current Location: Wall Rose, Trost District - Interacting With: Mysterious Titan, Mary & Mora[/sup]

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[color=gray]The sweetness of [i]death.[/i]

Death was sure to come as Tanner plummeted to the ground; The cadet deciding on an instant death upon impact rather than the painfully slow death of being gnawed on by a Titan. Her mind was elsewhere as Tanner smiled to herself, remembering all the sweet moments of the nineteen years she spent behind the walls. From making new friends to becoming an adoptive sister, Tanner felt it was a life well spent. Gabriel, while legless, would be at least safe, and Hannah was alive thanks to the cadet's quick decision making. Tanner struggled until the last second to protect humanity, and refused to give in until her options were limited as they could have been.

Then, it happened--the bright flash that blinded Tanner many years ago, as well mere hours ago. Attempting to shield her eyes from the light, Tanner had been caught in the middle of her free fall by a lean and muscular Titan. The creature repeatedly smashed the other Titan against the ground, the impact killing the Titan that Tanner had blinded just moments ago. The cadet looked back at the mysterious Titan that gazed down on Tanner with a menacing glare of its own.[/color] [color=#FFD967][i]It surely has to be an abnormal...[/i][/color] [color=gray]Tanner thought, making no movement in caution of the Titan suddenly changing its mind about the human it carried.

Yet nothing [i]did[/i] change, and the Titan backed away from the others. Tanner had been astounded by the display--not only was she was alive, but a Titan had been fighting on the side of humanity.[/color] [color=#FFD967][i]It can't be... Can it?[/i][/color] [color=gray]Tanner thought as the Titan gently set her down on a roof, away from the incoming Titans. The monstrous being was protecting her--a tiny human--from the very creatures meant to devour Tanner and the rest of humanity. Still dumbfounded, Tanner barely noticed Mary return to the rooftops with her gear swinging the cadet upwards.[/color] [color=#FFD967][b]"I.. we... Where's Gabriel?"[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner replied with a struggle to spit out a sentence once she realized Mary had landed near her side.[/color]

[color=goldenrod][b]"I-I don't know!"[/b][/color] [color=gray]The meek girl stammered, obviously confused and distraught by the situation.[/color] [color=goldenrod][b]"A-all I r-remember is that G-Gabriel shoved me b-backwards... t-then he disappeared, and [i]that[/i] T-Titan appeared out of n-nowhere!"[/b][/color] [color=gray]Mary continued on to explain, distressed by the sudden disappearance of the boy she was ordered to evacuate. Tanner, too, was at a loss towards the situation. How could Gabriel [i]just[/i] disappear? By the walls, he has only [i]one[/i] leg now! There had been no way the cadet could have gone far. Tanner felt a urge pulling at the back of her thoughts to search for her lover, but she needed to keep a cool head despite her love getting in the way.

After all, there was much to consider. In front of them, a horde of Titans marched down the street. To look for Gabriel would mean wasting gas, and no gas around Titans usually meant death. The numbers were stacked against the two girls, and even through they had the Titan at their side, there was no way of telling how long the Titan would be on their side. Thankfully, aid was coming to the cadets in the form of a friendly face--Mora.[/color] [color=#FFD967][b]"Mora? I thought you were one of the lucky ones not to experience this."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner questioned, blinking until she realized who the cadet had been.[/color]

[color=#FFD967][b]"Not that it matters right now. We have a situation on our hands."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner commented, pointing to the tall Titan that had saved her earlier.[/color] [color=#FFD967][b]"We have little gas, one of us is dead, and Gabriel..."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner paused, hesitating to speak before she continued.[/color] [color=#FFD967][b]"...is missing. An abnormal caught him hard enough to send one of his legs flying. Mary went to evacuate Gabriel, but there was a bright light, and then next we knew Gabriel was missing and then [i]that[/i] Titan appeared out of nowhere."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner let out a sigh as she explained the situation to Mora, and tried her best to ignore the approaching Titans.[/color]

[color=#FFD967][b]"For all we know, the Titan is abnormal. It could have, even as we speak now, devoured one of us... but it stands ready to protect us."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Another sigh was had, albeit this time more angrily.[/color] [color=#FFD967][b]"I don't know what the hell is going on. First, the vanguard crumbles and the Titans start to eat us, then Gabriel disappears and this Titan shows up..."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner begins to rant, kicking a roof tile down to the streets below in obvious stress despite the clear mind she tried to have.[/color] [color=#FFD967][b]"Where is the resupply, anyway? What about the rear guard elites, who get to sit comfortable while we get mauled and chewed on?"[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner announced, somewhat loudly as she pointed to the bloody mess of leftover cadet and civilians.[/color]

[color=#FFD967][b]"Life, as beautiful as it can be, is cruel and merciless."[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner mumbled, stopping for a moment to speak to herself. Still, she shakes her head, and Tanner looks back to Mora.[/color] [color=#FFD967][b]"I can't complain. We signed our lives away the moment we joined. I'm stupid enough to think of flocking to the Survey Corps in pursuit of my own goals, but dying is currently an option we can prevent. We need a plan. Got one, Mora? Any ideas?"[/b][/color] [color=gray]Tanner asked, patiently waiting for anything Mora could spout off while the mysterious Titan watched over the cadets.[/color]

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