Original vs New

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A simple meme. Post a comment describing a hypothetical meeting between the Save the Earth AU version of- hold on, this is a meme so we need a silly picture.




A simple meme. Post a comment describing a hypothetical meeting between the Save the Earth AU version of your character (IE the one in this game) and the original version (IE the one straight out of the TV show/book/game.) either with a description of their opinions or with an actually written out conversion.

Also, if you like, you can continue by way of tagging other people's posts, and threading out an encounter between your StE AU and their Original Flavor version. Or between your your Original Flavor and their StE AU.

Comments

[schild]

I can't talk about Reiner without feeling impossibly sad....

It's no stretch to say Ryan has everything Reiner ever wanted, included a stable head thanks to not growing up with immeasurable guilt. Old Reiner had so much trouble facing himself that his mind just stopped wanting to deal with it and would forget all the bad stuff he did so that he could be happy. This unfortunately came at the cost of his relationship with his only real friend, Bertholdt.

tl;rd, Reiner could never even dream of a life as good as Ryan's. He wouldn't think he deserved something that good.

old bertl x ryan

[toobig]

[Hey Ryan, this Bertholdt is only two inches taller than you, and younger and a little more sweet in the face.]

[He probably looks a little upset with you though........]

omg google pls show me replies like this

[schild]

Aw, you're like a tiny Bertl.

[ Too busy finding you adorable to be mad. ]

pls google

[toobig]

[He blinks a little.]

You-- you think I'm ...tiny?

google don't hate

[schild]

Well, you're obviously way younger. And you're not as tall. So yeah, tiny Bertl. How old are you, fifteen? Seventeen, at most?

[ Still cute at sixteen, daw. ]

[toobig]

Uhm... sixteen? Almost seventeen I guess...

[Youre kind of throwing him for a loop here, Ryan-san...]

[schild]

Wow, sixteen... That's way cute.

[ Tiny boyfriend... Bertholdt would be so embarrassed if he knew. ]

So what's Bertl like at sixteen?

[toobig]

Uh... You mean him, right? Not... me...

[schild]

You're not so different, right?

[toobig]

He's... We're not the same.

[schild]

I remember you, though.

[ Ryan smiles fondly. ]

It's a close thing.

[toobig]

[Bertholdt looks unbearably sad, then.]

You do?

[schild]

Yeah. I remember you being super important to me. Or, uh, Reiner, I guess.

[ Don't be sad, little guy... ]

sup reiner

[wirsinddiejager]

[Seeing Annie when Alan's used to Ellie being older than him was weird enough, but Reiner...

okay no Reiner still looks like thirty or something]

Uh, hey. Reiner, right?

[This should be less awkward than his conversation with Annie, right?

Right?]

[schild]

[ It's only awkward because last time Reiner saw you... saw Eren, he was... well... ]

Uh, yeah-- that's right. You're not Eren, are you?

[ Because until you confirm that, he's gonna be tense as hell. ]

[wirsinddiejager]

No, it's Alan. The new guy. Just thought I'd say hi, since I remember being friends with you, and Ryan's a cool guy, so. You know.

[Uncomfortable shrug. It's still really weird talking to someone you kind of know and yet don't.]

[schild]

[ Oh thank god, at that Reiner can relax. ]

Yeah, Ryan's... lucky. I'm glad he and you are friends.

[ At least maybe they can stay friends... ]

[wirsinddiejager]

It seems like it was kind of inevitable. Friends in one life, friends forever, you know? Something schmoopy like that.

[schild]

[ HAHAHA have an awkward laugh............... ]

Here's hoping it stays that way, huh?

[ Maybe he can force a smile like he used to? Man, if only they could go back.... ]

Maybe it is inevitable.

[wirsinddiejager]

[It doesn't take a genius to tell that something is off here.]

...You guys did stay friends, right? I know past me can be kind of a dick, but...

[schild]

O-oh, yeah! Totally! We were pals till the end! Kinda...

[wirsinddiejager]

I'm guessing being "kinda pals" is about as good as it gets with Eren. The guy doesn't seem like the type who knows how to do friendship.

[schild]

You'd be surprised... Eren, Armin and Mikasa were inseparable for as long as I knew them.

[ That was the whole problem, wasn't it... If only Mikasa wasn't so terrifying. ]

[wirsinddiejager]

...Mikasa, huh...

[That just makes Alan feel worse for not getting to know her before she disappeared. Maybe if he'd been closer, he would have been able to safe her...]

[schild]

Yeah. Eren's sister. She was... really devoted to you. To Eren, I mean. Strong, too.

[ And she cut off both of Reiner's arms, ah yes, what a girl... ]