greatdeduction | PC CATCHALL FOR BERTIE

I would do anything for them, really.

Spoken like a true friend.

...What will happen now? Does your bargain fall through?

I suppose it does.

And you're...not heartbroken over that? Your friends will likely die.

[he's assuming he made some bargain to save them.]

[ he freezes at that. he thinks about where things were left when he got here. reiner with ymir and annie--

he raises his hands to the sides of his head as he starts to think about this more. ]

...

[He tips his hat over his eyes, casting them in shadow.]

My sincere apologies, my dear fellow. I did go too far with that remark.

I need to get back to them.

...Maybe there's a chance for that. I don't exactly believe in this ghost business, but that message from Qi Rong was...quite surprising.

I'll write, if I can.

Hm.

What if we agreed on a phrase? If indeed it is true, and the dead are somewhere that can reach us...you can write it, so I know for a fact it's you, and not someone posing as you.

[He feels silly saying this because...IF THE DUDE DIES HE DIES. But he won't discount the letter thing if it might be true.]

--What should the phrase be?

Hmm.

[HMMMMMMMMM.]

Here. "For Iris, Reiner, and Annie." A combination of names. Two from you. One from mine. If it was an imposter, they would not include mine.