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[rustyhonesty]

INBOX text / audio / video / action Jean here. I can't answer my phone right now so leave a message. code credit

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[rustyhonesty]

[Jean isn't expecting anyone for a visit, but that knock sure is still familiar from the days existence handshakes were a thing. So he knows it's Levi before opening the door, but that doesn't stop him from looking surprised when he opens it.]

Hey.

[He didn't do anything kick worthy this time, did he??]

[wingbound]

[ Fear not, he has done nothing (new) kick worthy. He is simply still suffering the consequences of the previous time. ]

[ Levi stares at him for a long moment, then shoves a small brown paper package into his hands. ]

[ (It contains a Floating Cape. Somehow that's both a show of care and a sick burn at once, considering the way Jean had perished on his mission last month...) ]

For you.

[rustyhonesty]

[Jean receives the brown paper package. Judging by the size it's not another peach. Curious, he opens the package... it's a very familiar looking cape he bought himself not even a week ago.

His initial reaction is a kick to his gut. Levi obviously does mean well, getting him that so he could stay safe. But this was also a clear jab at him. It's why he's not saying anything for a good while, instead just staring at the cape blankly, clearly knowing what it was and why it was.

But he does eventually just look back at Levi properly.]

Thank you, Captain.

[He's been calling him Levi a lot, but calling him Captain is clearly a sign of "Fuck you". Though the thank you is genuine, somehow.]

[wingbound]

[ Levi doesn't even seem to notice, mostly because the former cadet he spends the most time with calls him "Captain" literally the entire time so it's not jarring in the slightest. He might make a note of it because it's Jean, but honestly, it's whatever. ]

I expect you to never need it.

[ A sort of an olive branch for the burn, perhaps. Or maybe he's just saying that all his and Mikasa's training would better not be in vain, who knows. ]

[ But even with all that preparation... he wants him to have a Plan C. Just in case. ]

[rustyhonesty]

[That does make him feel a little better, at least. It's still a bit of a sore gift, but if he doesn't expect Jean to actually need it, it was ... better. Better than assuming he would need it.]

I will still have it with me as a backup.

[wingbound]

[ Well, good. He's supposed to want to strive to do better. But also Levi just wants him to stay alive, him and the rest of his squad. ]

...Good.

[ He stands there for a moment longer, then makes to leave. ]

[rustyhonesty]

[Jean doesn't really have anything else to say, so instead he'll just watch Levi leave. Levi did what he came here to do, so there's not much else to do.]