[ Maybe he got lucky, in the end. The collective unconscious was his to tap into and his to leave behind as he desired. Sift through someone's memories to find what would make them happiest, then move on to the next. They didn't linger with him, not in any real way. Not in the way Eren experienced. ]
I'm imagining, and it's a nightmare.
[ Inhale, hold. Exhale, hold. Always with the breathing.
His head aches, but that's nothing new, and for a quiet moment he only watches Eren. ]
You're– different. Than either of the ones that I know. [ Knew? No, present tense. They know one another everywhere, in every time, even when they aren't together. Maruki's sure of that. ] How?
no subject
I'm imagining, and it's a nightmare.
[ Inhale, hold. Exhale, hold. Always with the breathing.
His head aches, but that's nothing new, and for a quiet moment he only watches Eren. ]
You're– different. Than either of the ones that I know. [ Knew? No, present tense. They know one another everywhere, in every time, even when they aren't together. Maruki's sure of that. ] How?