Solace

Attack on Titan: Somnium

@FrostedCaramel

Just leaving this here since I might be gone when you come online, but whenever you're offline, may I take control of the Drill Instructor in your absence, to move things forward?

edit: Ok, Bells told me to go with it anyway, looks like you lose. :p
I'll likely have a slightly different portrayal of the instructor, but hopefully it isn't anything huge.

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@FrostedCaramel @LordVoldemort

I improved the chart

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Reese Kestrel

@LordVoldemort @wolverbells @Ambra @Jinxer @HecateProxy

It was difficult to feel anything but distress throughout the impending situation, and even though he had finally exchanged an awkward introduction with the taller boy, a stressful uneasiness continued to hang around Reese's head. While he drew a shadow of a smile along his lips and lifted the heaviness that was his hand, there would be no shortages to the catastrophe that had doomed humanity. His body jumped in a shudder as his eyes caught wind of another flash of lightning from within the district, his eyes casting a horrified glance.

"Not again!" his uncle's worker cursed, but there was no sight of the Colossal Titan from before. Reese was left momentarily confused, gasping so suddenly as the northern gates exploded into ruin. Alongside the debris flying through the air, he watched as several soldiers of the Garrison, who had been caught off guard, were sent into the air, their bodies like mangled kites as an Armored Titan emerged from the smoke. He looked towards the main road, seeing only few surviving soldiers riding off on their horses towards Wall Rose in a frantic rush.

"They... really did it," Reese could not believe his eyes, casting his glare away from the Armored Titan in fear and disbelief as he looked between his friends. They've actually breached Wall Maria.

He overheard several declarations of vengeance and protection, believing their intentions in enlisting with the military. Reese, however, was very much undecided. He felt obligated to do so after witnessing and losing a piece of himself in the madness, but was chasing revenge what his father would have wanted for him? Would he even see his father or mother ever again, if he enlisted? What if he was to fall during combat, and his life taken away? Even now, they knew nothing of his location or his fate.

"A good heart like yours shouldn't be trying to protect every single soul of humanity, but rather, the humanity towards you," his uncle's words spoke truly once more within his mind, yet they had fallen upon ears too young to understand their depth. Reese took notice to Gabriel, whom he had been standing closest to, as the taller boy had begun to shed tears.

The youth tugged at Gabriel's arm in comfort, trying his best to temper his own nerves but failing miserably. If it took enlisting in the military to keep Reese alongside his friends, then it was a destiny he would steel himself to face.

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Reese Kestrel

@Ambra @LordVoldemort @Jinxer

The last line between the dreaded reality and his conscience thought was at the brink of crumbling. Reese had forcefully confined himself within his own bubble of sanctuary, the only bastion of hope for the boy that was his own body; the lock around his knees weakened as a pair of arms circled around his waist, another warmth pulling itself against him. The touch startled him momentarily, causing a flinch until he saw that it was Olivia. He stiffened a slight frown, his legs bending foreword and giving himself space. He looked up to see the tall boy from before, cradling an infant in his arms as he nearly collapsed.

While Reese shifted his body around to face their direction, he watched as more of the group had made it safely. Even the sight of his friends did not bring relief to the boy, feeling a single tear rush down his left cheek as he looked up to the sky. Of all the horizons that dawned over their lands, this had been the one chosen for their world. The boy had once dreamt of an otherworldly vision, dreamt of exiting their world's atmosphere.

The youth's hands continued to tremble slightly as he fought against the pressure weighing down his shoulders, almost struggling to keep his legs straightened in a normal walk. "I didn't get to say it earlier," Reese found the strength to formulate words beyond all of the screaming and cries, his voice still hoarse and cackling. "I'm Reese Kestrel. You know, the Kestrel Company?" the boy referred to his father's wealthy trading business.

He watched while Lauren tended to the injury at Gabriel's leg, almost numb to the sight of the blood for the given moment. As Reese suffered from a coughing episode, the boy recognized one of the traders that had accompanied them to Shiganshina, a longtime friend to his uncle. "Is that you?" the man removed his hat, approaching as he knelt down to look at him eye-to-eye. "Kestrel?"

"Yes," Reese answered with seldom enthusiasm, his expression foreboding.

The trader sighed in relief. "Reese, about Kled—" his teeth clenched, the wrinkles in the man's face tightening. "Your uncle. Have you seen him?"

The boy shook his head almost reluctantly, the question sending another dagger into his heart.

"Damn it," the man threw a fist into the deck of the boat in anger. "This shouldn't have happened!"

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I'll start up a post in like, half an hour! too lazy right now

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@wolverbells @HecateProxy @Aquanthe @LordVoldemort @Ambra @FrostedCaramel @LetMeDoStuff @Jinxer

I've created the Discord server, everyone! It'll be a work in progress (since I've never actually moderated one, only been part of them). If you don't have the phone app / desktop app, Discord is also web browser friendly!

The link to the channel

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@LordVoldemort Gabriel's actual theme.

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@LordVoldemort Strange, I thought Gabriel was already mentally deficient. That's considered crippled in a way, right?

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@HecateProxy h-hey... no one actually saw his uncle die, right? cmon..


@wolverbells that's lewd.

@Jinxer thinking about it now, that's actually a pretty cool metaphor. The Box being the world and Reese dropping it, the whole breach and invasion... huh.

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