[ Akira actually invited Eren to discuss something important—the case and the possibility of being a Palace, but they haven't really looked into it yet... How did he find himself here? In the dark basement, holding a voice changer device while Eren is tied up and left on the futon that's splayed about the newly furnished wooden floor.
Eh. Having some stupid fun isn't bad? He should relieve some stress... Stay out of trouble. He uses the voice changer to obscure his voice even though Eren knows it's him: ]
[ eren has been a spouting geyser of curses and screaming in the basement the entire time. how he got into this mess, you’ll only have to imagine (it was an ambush that got him good). this is all wrong and ironic all in one bundle. eren jaeger, trapped in a basement. ]
You tell me!! You know I hate this bullshit, Akira! [ where is the moon of his life? why has everyone forsaken him?? ] Elliot!! Elliot?!
Eren Jaeger... I see you don't know of your crimes.
[ To be honest, the way Eren is shaking and inwardly crying makes Akira feel bad, but his friend should know he's safe as long as he's under their roof? Right? Sure... It's a little bit or rope, but if anything were to happen, he's sure Eren could turn into a titan and destroy their home.
and following the loud crack that leaves the air still and in silence, eren. can’t help but to stare at that wretched toy from satan’s playground.
his cheek stings a little and he almost has half the mind to say hIT ME HARDER to get hurt and roll out the door and stomp away naked from this terror house (this sounds hideous out of context but 👀 ) ]
—Why do you have that.
[ wait did someone just come in and walk out he DIDNT EVEN SEE ]
[ So, technically, it would never be used aside from show. The act just slips away when he realizes someone walked in and instantly walked out. Oops. Maybe he should have locked the door?
Well, it's fine. Since they didn't say anything, he's sure it must have been— ]
... Speaking of fur suit, I found this at your place.
[ Eren. Are you ready? Akira's Third Eye sure comes in handy when he wants to be nosy, so he disappears into to take out a familiar reindeer costume...
In his exact size. ]
Retrospec is very festive.
[ It's time to strip Eren. Odd enough, Akira is very nimble and quick about it. ]
How did you—?! [ DID ELLIOT GIVE YOU THE SPARE KEYS, DID YOU TAKE THEM ON YOUR OWN?? THIS IS BETRAYAL. ] No! NO—!!
[ a muffle here, some shuffling there and, ta-dah! merry chrysler. bells jingle from his colorful bow tie as eren, well, screams, wails in the basement in embarrassment and turns a lovely shade of christmas red.
if he says “you win”, it’ll be worse. maybe an angel would hear him. maybe he could try and worm his way to the stairs, maybe he’s not as naked as he could be—
he screams. he screams like a dying, dramatic animal. ]
[Rean, being a good little gofer, has just been here shoveling out the driveway and sidewalks while all of this nonsense goes on. He has been so, so blissfully unaware.
But no longer. His head snaps up when he hears screaming, because of course it does? He's only oblivious to feelings, not death wails. So, naturally, he's immediately worried and leans the shovel up against the house to go check out what's going on.
He dusts off his boots as best as he can so he's not tracking too much snow throughout the house before entering, making his way toward the source of the screaming.]
[ Akira is just finishing the final touches to Eren the reindeer when Rean pops into the basement. If it were any of his roommates, he could easily explain, but. Uhm. Why are you here??
Eyes wide, he mirrors the same shocked look right here. ]
Rean?
[ FORGET THE QUESTION. WHY ARE YOU IN HIS HOUSE? ]
[ Somewhere in the background, a shadow appears. Tall and looming, with spindly limbs, sneaking into the room to extract true vengeance upon those who have wronged hi--
[ you know what? that paint with yusuke looks much too menacing for eren. a red nose. wonderful!! he will not admit defeat. sorry, rean, you’re not really the angel he was waiting for, and if he stops to actually talk, things will get even more embarrassing.
so eren jaeger inhales, and eren jaeger does what an eren does best. he screams, like a siren. and if he runs out of breath— he’ll inhale only to scream again, if anything, fueled by the memory of getting fingers cut off while being tied to a chair.
god damn it if he won’t make the neighbors call the police again!!! ]
[See the reason Elliot hadn't been around is because he'd been shopping at the corner store for dinner. You know to feed all these weirdos. But now he just happens to be coming in when he hears screaming coming from the basement. Which holy heck- what is that?! It doesn't sound like a movie or a game at all, but a real person.
So he's dropping his grocery bags on the counter, not carring if they spill, and running for the basement door. He opens it and yells down the stairwell]
W-What's going on down here?! Is everyone alright?!
[That sure is the sound of small feet coming down the stairs. Quick guys, try to hide or look innocent before your doom sees what's going on]
[For Rean’s part, he’s just panicking at the screaming. He’s rushing over to Eren, making an attempt to rip those bindings off of Eren with his bare hands. This is very likely helping nothing, but it probably will backfire on Rean somehow!]
Whatever the reason is, he doesn’t like it! Come on, help me get him out of this...!
[...If Elliot can’t hear him over Eren’s screaming, it might look like Rean’s tying those rather than trying to remove them... whoops?]
dear lord, rean, eren chokes out air when his vices are tightened rather than released. he hears it, though. he hears it through this terror house. his angel is here.
his time has come. his fourth oscar . . . cometh. eren thrashes around like a fish out of water and not caring if he’s hitting himself because you see— ]
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