[color=f7941d][i]Armin?[/i][/color]

Her eyes lit up at the mention of the blonde cadet's name.  He was always trying to be the voice of reason among the trio she ran with.  It...didn't always work, even when Kate herself pitched in, but she could appreciate him using his brain when his body could do comparatively little.  Kate usually helped Eren and Mikasa get him out of any jam involving bullies.  He hated his weakness, but she respected his mind, so it made him feel a little better, in the long run.  It was a surprise to hear that Sara was related to him [i]and[/i] possibly Commander Levi.  If that were true, the combined abilities would make a truly-impressive person.  You [i]could[/i] even apply such thoughts to Kate herself.  She had certainly gained from her...both of her parents.

Kate's train of thought worked against her, for a moment, as she kept being brought back to the same pointed issue, the problem that followed her and that she could not escape: If Sara was so good at what she did from two bloodlines that might encompass physical ability and considerable thought-process, then it would be fair to say that she easily inherited similarly...and that her stamina, her speed, and her aggression were something she did not take after her mother.  She had been hit, but only one act in her life showed true attention to these categories over her brains.  One moment where she was cool and calculating in her action, whereas Kate experienced deep anger.  She hated it, but it was another aspect that came tumbling out when Grisha Jaeger became her doctor.

Right now, the Brunette took a seat, as well, eyes cast down.  She muttered something like [color=f7941d]"We're all a sum of our parts..."[/color], not looking altogether pleased by that thought.  It both disturbed her and made sense, at the same time.  Kate tucked in her knees and gripped them now, exhaling deeply through her nose.

[color=f7941d]"Those three...Eren, Armin, Mikasa...  They've been my world, ever since Mr. Jaeger tried to pull me out of a...well, he called it a fugue state.  It didn't fully work, but I responded, so he asked them to help me out, to bring me out in full.  I don't know if they succeeded, or if...I rebuilt myself from what I saw in them.  Some things came out that I didn't want...but I had to live with them...especially since it's what I use to kill the Titans.  I'm a little worried now that I am exactly what I was meant to be now...and that I won't like it if I let myself think about it."[/color]

There was...a thing that she was protecting herself from thinking too hard about, by throwing her mind into every other thing, but with her being as inquisitive as all that, it seemed inevitable that she would be brought back to the same thoughts, the same things she wanted to distance herself from.  The wet crunch, the splash, the red...the lack of regret...  It was too much for a child's eyes, and even an adult mind didn't want to be a part of that.  Her friends, though?  Her fellow survivors of Shigenshina?  They knew [i]everything[/i], and they did her the favor of not bringing it up.  Kate was now letting somebody else be in the know, as much as she could force it out at a time, for the first time in her life.  Other times, she'd just lock up, but now...half of her wanted to shut up and the other half wanted to get it out.