I didn't say it would... [If something like that did happen, she had no intention of letting it. She wasn't worried there, it just left a bitter taste that she couldn't shake off. Different place, same stuff. Even if this place was more together in some ways, there were noticeable little divides.
Still, the topic change gets a small shrug, a chirp from the back of her throat.]
I've been less settled. The first few weeks were annoying, I only arrived with the clothes on my back in the middle of winter. But... [She hesitates for a moment.] It was easier than when Wall Maria fell. [Back when they'd been refugees in Wall Rose, and there'd been the famines and the general struggles of being a small child in a disaster. At least here she'd been able to find work, and had a roof over her head within a day.]
I can imagine... [ He was born in Trost, so he barely felt the impact when Shiganshina was breached, but he definitely heard about how bad it was. The calamity came to his town years after, anyway. He doubts any disaster in this peaceful land can match up to what they've all been through. ]
[The mission to reclaim Wall Maria had horrified the few people Mikasa had mentioned it to. Along with the famines when she'd asked if it was really okay for them to be giving her so much food for nothing.
By that standard, even Jean's relatively peaceful life would probably get horror from these people.]
Yes. They weren't organised this time, but normally they have houses ready for people to move into...The one I'm in was abandoned. [The infection got in one area or something else happened and the owners left en mass. And because it's Jean. She'll tell him about the other thing she's heard.] I've been told they're so willing to give us things because it makes us cause less trouble.
[ There's definitely a reason it was abandoned. Some kind of unrest? Or maybe it's that virus that he's heard about. ]
Well, that's one of the better ways to deal with civil conflict. [ The alternative would be to capture and dispose of anyone who's thinking of creating some dissent, so it's good that this is how they deal with things. ]
Why did the previous owners abandon your house? Do you live in a dangerous area?
Some mentioned that the Coven probably feel bad that we were brought here. That's why they pay for houses and give us the watches. [Because most of the watches were used by the mirrorbound. In short, Mikasa had been told it was all a bribe. Keep them sweet. That every non-monster mirrorbound was a witch was a boon to them.
She shakes her head at the question though.]
I'm not sure. From what I've worked out the previous residents were paid to leave from most of the area, but the house I'm in had been empty for a while.
[If Jean looked. He'd still find dust. Especially in the spare rooms and closets. The areas that were used had been cleaned but...]
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Still, the topic change gets a small shrug, a chirp from the back of her throat.]
I've been less settled. The first few weeks were annoying, I only arrived with the clothes on my back in the middle of winter. But... [She hesitates for a moment.] It was easier than when Wall Maria fell. [Back when they'd been refugees in Wall Rose, and there'd been the famines and the general struggles of being a small child in a disaster. At least here she'd been able to find work, and had a roof over her head within a day.]
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Do you have a place to stay and everything?
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By that standard, even Jean's relatively peaceful life would probably get horror from these people.]
Yes. They weren't organised this time, but normally they have houses ready for people to move into...The one I'm in was abandoned. [The infection got in one area or something else happened and the owners left en mass. And because it's Jean. She'll tell him about the other thing she's heard.] I've been told they're so willing to give us things because it makes us cause less trouble.
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Well, that's one of the better ways to deal with civil conflict. [ The alternative would be to capture and dispose of anyone who's thinking of creating some dissent, so it's good that this is how they deal with things. ]
Why did the previous owners abandon your house? Do you live in a dangerous area?
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She shakes her head at the question though.]
I'm not sure. From what I've worked out the previous residents were paid to leave from most of the area, but the house I'm in had been empty for a while.
[If Jean looked. He'd still find dust. Especially in the spare rooms and closets. The areas that were used had been cleaned but...]