[He relaxes, fist uncurling and falling back to his side - and this is a bit of a relief, because to be perfectly honest he hasn't figured out if he's supposed to stare straight ahead when saluting the diminutive captain or look down to let him be more in his field of vision.
Problems.
But he answers obediently, staving off his own questions.]
Marco Bott of the 104th trainee corps is here, but nobody else. [And he's sure that the only reason Levi will recognize that name is because it was his gear that had been commandeered by Annie.]
I've been here for a few months, so I have a decent idea of the situation, sir. [He's actually spent a good chunk of time poring over the written Guide for more answers - one doesn't become a top ten graduate through sheer brute strength, after all. But how to summarize it all...uh...] This place is called Luceti - er, the area contained by the barrier, not the world at large, I don't think. People appear at random, against their will. Nobody really knows how or why...
The barrier was built by a group called the Malnosso, but I've heard that they themselves were brought to this world in the same way. It's just that they've been here longer, so they've had the time to set themselves up to control the rest of us. We don't amount to much more than experimental subjects and forced mercenaries.
[Those are the basics, but he'll stop there for now to let it all sink in.]
no subject
Problems.
But he answers obediently, staving off his own questions.]
Marco Bott of the 104th trainee corps is here, but nobody else. [And he's sure that the only reason Levi will recognize that name is because it was his gear that had been commandeered by Annie.]
I've been here for a few months, so I have a decent idea of the situation, sir. [He's actually spent a good chunk of time poring over the written Guide for more answers - one doesn't become a top ten graduate through sheer brute strength, after all. But how to summarize it all...uh...] This place is called Luceti - er, the area contained by the barrier, not the world at large, I don't think. People appear at random, against their will. Nobody really knows how or why...
The barrier was built by a group called the Malnosso, but I've heard that they themselves were brought to this world in the same way. It's just that they've been here longer, so they've had the time to set themselves up to control the rest of us. We don't amount to much more than experimental subjects and forced mercenaries.
[Those are the basics, but he'll stop there for now to let it all sink in.]