Look, if his dad hadn't fucked off to who knows where maybe he wouldn't have to wonder if "chimera" and "shifter" are different words for similar things. He doesn't know how or why he'd suddenly(?) gained his shifting ability. No matter what it means for his humanity, he can't entirely regret having the power to fight, now that it's been given to him. (Willingly or otherwise.) But it's still something he'd definitely want answers about. Maybe Grisha is an alchemist, we just don't know.
Ajna is a cold planet. Most of the time people are bundled up against it. So no, he hasn't had a chance to get a good look at Ed's automail, and it takes him a second to react to the apparent abrupt change in topic. He frowns impatiently, but he plays along. Especially once he gets a real look at what Ed is showing him. Amputations are plenty common when your greatest enemy is the maneating type. (If you're lucky enough to survive a titan bite, the odds are you won't be lucky enough to survive it whole.) But prosthetics any more advanced than a wooden leg or something are a very new concept. So it takes a while to sink in that the arm Ed is showing him isn't just armored, it's mechanical.]
Your hand?
[Eren's curious, but he's not particularly nosy. He doesn't skim people's files unless he has a reason to. Hearing about their worlds and their lives firsthand is a different story, especially when it's new, or interesting, or—on the flip side—strangely familiar. If he hadn't wondered before—]
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Look, if his dad hadn't fucked off to who knows where maybe he wouldn't have to wonder if "chimera" and "shifter" are different words for similar things. He doesn't know how or why he'd suddenly(?) gained his shifting ability. No matter what it means for his humanity, he can't entirely regret having the power to fight, now that it's been given to him. (Willingly or otherwise.) But it's still something he'd definitely want answers about. Maybe Grisha is an alchemist, we just don't know.
Ajna is a cold planet. Most of the time people are bundled up against it. So no, he hasn't had a chance to get a good look at Ed's automail, and it takes him a second to react to the apparent abrupt change in topic. He frowns impatiently, but he plays along. Especially once he gets a real look at what Ed is showing him. Amputations are plenty common when your greatest enemy is the maneating type. (If you're lucky enough to survive a titan bite, the odds are you won't be lucky enough to survive it whole.) But prosthetics any more advanced than a wooden leg or something are a very new concept. So it takes a while to sink in that the arm Ed is showing him isn't just armored, it's mechanical.]
Your hand?
[Eren's curious, but he's not particularly nosy. He doesn't skim people's files unless he has a reason to. Hearing about their worlds and their lives firsthand is a different story, especially when it's new, or interesting, or—on the flip side—strangely familiar. If he hadn't wondered before—]