Um, [ oh, she actually said yes! he didn't realize he'd get this far and isn't sure what the next step is now that he's here, but. damn. okay. why did he offer? hidden paternal instincts wanting out and knowing he never would otherwise? for some reason, eren's ears start to burn the longer he goes without saying anything, then after a pause, pulling his bairn's hand away and gestures with his free hand. ] okay.
[ he has an idea, because he clearly doesn't have enough arms to hold all these bairns with. maybe— some cloth? and tying them around him so he could carry that one . . . yes. ]
I'll stay around here until later. You can come back then, by sun down.
[Now they've got that sorted... Rey does realize a pertinent problem here.]
Will pay you back and get some shit to fashion a sling of... some kind. To make carrying around easier.
[It turns out that toting them in a bag like groceries wasn't a good idea. Even less so when Rey had given Shion a knife to play with? Who knew the antlered bairn would've inherited Kainé's penchant for sharp pointies.]
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[ he has an idea, because he clearly doesn't have enough arms to hold all these bairns with. maybe— some cloth? and tying them around him so he could carry that one . . . yes. ]
I'll stay around here until later. You can come back then, by sun down.
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[Now they've got that sorted... Rey does realize a pertinent problem here.]
Will pay you back and get some shit to fashion a sling of... some kind. To make carrying around easier.
[It turns out that toting them in a bag like groceries wasn't a good idea. Even less so when Rey had given Shion a knife to play with? Who knew the antlered bairn would've inherited Kainé's penchant for sharp pointies.]
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[ the bigger question: was shion in possession of this knife at this very moment? eren would only find out later in the worst of ways. ]