.:Rivoka-Syndrome:. RP Log (Liam and Eren)

Liam was looking... well, technically, he was looking for his room. But he was not only clumsy, but horrible with directions- so of course... he got lost about two corners away from the kitchen area. He just kept climbing up steps, figuring that somewhere, eventually, he'd find someone who knew which way to go- but... he didn't find anyone. Hell- he kept on climbing and wandering and walking up until finally, he hit a door. He grinned, feeling that at last this would be it- but as he grabbed the doorknob and pushed it open... it just unleashed him onto the roof. Great- had he really gotten /that/ lost?! He frowned as he stepped out onto the roof, sighing in frustration as he looked around, taking in the view quietly. Just great... he was lost, /again/…
Eren on the other hand, wasn't. He was staring out into the view with a sadden look, as he rested his forehead on his knees, as thoughts of his sister filled up his mind again. As the breeze blew past, he looked up again and sighed. He really needed something or someone to talk to, or else he feared he might go insane from the lack of communication.
As he was looking around, mostly focused on the sights of the area beyond the forcefield, Liam noticed... that there was someone else on the roof with him. He frowned slightly, biting his lip, as he examined them. Something... something looked- ... off. He didn't want to bother the guy- but he seemed upset about something... and he knew personally that it helped a lot if someone was kind enough to check in on you... "H-hey- ... a-are you alright?" he murmured, slowly approaching the other with a nervous smile.
Eren of course wasn't expecting someone to talk to him. Well, at least not alone. He turned his head slightly to see Liam. Oh yeah, wasn't he the guy he kissed at spin the bottle? Anyway, he waved a kinda forced a smile back. " 'M fine, I was just thinking about something." He told the other even though inside, he felt like crap.
Liam waited patiently, though nervously, for Eren to reply to him, keeping that anxious smile on his face just barely. Even when he finally realized that he recognized this guy- which caused him to blush a little- he waited, before slowly a frown grew on his face. "... I... I don't want to bother, but... you seem kinda upset... and... I just... I've done nothing a few too many times, y'know...? S-so- I mean, you don't have to but... if you want to talk... or anything... I'll listen...?" The blonde seemed pretty nervous about it, but he forced himself to try and calm down, reaching up to mess with his hair while he waited for a reply.
Eren's eyes widened a little bit. He of course just met Liam, so he didn't know if he could trust Liam. He stayed silent for awhile, before he came to a conclusion. "Alright, but I have two conditions if I tell you what's on my mind." He told Liam, looking at him dead in the eye.
Liam could tell Eren was a bit surprised- but he was hopeful... and when finally, he was- ... well, at least not rejected, he gave another faint smile. Maybe he could actually help someone for once...! "... Oh- alright...? What are they?" He forced himself to keep eye contact as he slowly sat down beside the other, cocking his head to the side slightly.
Eren held up his index finger. "One, you don't tell anyone else about this." And then raised up a second finger. "Two, you have to tell me what's on your mind...." And then he raised up another finger. " And I have another condition." He outstretched his hand to Liam. "We didn't properly meet, so I'm Eren, what's yours?" He asked.
Liam listened and paid very close attention as Eren laid out his terms, nodding slowly in agreement- though he seemed confused at the second one. "... OH- sorry, uh-" He quickly reached his hand out to take the other's, shaking it firmly while offering him a kind smile. "Name's Liam. Nice to meet you, Eren..." He was quiet for a moment... before realizing he still had to reply to the other conditions. "And- uh- right. Um. I promise I won't tell anyone... And... what do you mean, 'what's on my mind'?" he asked, curious.
"Like what's bothering you as well." He explained to Liam after shaking his hand. "It wouldn't be fair just to tell you my burdens without you telling me about yours as well." Eren turned to Liam. "It wouldn't be right, and it would be unfair to both you and me."
"... Oh." This time, Liam was quieter. He hesitated a moment before sighing, scooting around to sit beside Eren, mirroring his position. "... It's not much, really... I've just had a lot of memories about this friend of mine I had say... five years ago...? Things between us ended... really badly, and it was my fault- and there's just been... a lot of guilt recently..." He shrugged, staring out into seemingly nothing, before shaking his head and turning to Eren. "I'm alright though. Old wounds and all that. I... what about you... huh?"
Eren remained quiet before starting to speak. "I was thinking about my sister...." He answered. "She also had a Rivoka smartphone, so she's bound to have gotten the same message everyone else did....but...." Eren sighed. "I have no idea if she even chose 'yes', much more than be here....she has a mental illness, so I have no idea how to read my own sister...." Eren sighed again. "Plus, I didn't apologize to her...." He started to mumble things under his breath, one being "I'm such an idiot for doing that."
Liam was quiet as he listened, trying to make sure he caught every word. As Eren slowly explained what was bothering him, he frowned, before simply looking down at his knees... trying to think of what to say. "... I... I kind of understand... but... at the same time, not... Since... all of my family is in America...? So... I don't know what happened to them... and then, the friend I had here in Japan- well..." He fell quiet a moment, before laughing shakily. "I'm pretty sure he hated me after what happened. And I... I don't know if he had a phone or not... and... like you, I didn't apologize to him... I hadn't seen him for more than five years but everything around this place reminds me of him and I just- I wish I had done better... But it's the past... you can't change it." Here, he lifted his head, looking at Eren with a fierce expression. "I know you feel guilty. I still do too. But... I... the best you can really do is try and make them proud... I mean... The not knowing is kind of... kind of a pain... but... still... just... live as if you don't have another day to live and do things like you would in order to make your loved ones happy..."
Eren kept listening to what Liam said. "No one can hate anyone forever you know." He told him with the same fierce expression. "You're right Liam, I can't keep sulking about the past like this. Reina would never approve of this." He smiled. "Thanks for the words Liam, they picked me up a lot. Plus..." Eren sighed, looking up to the sky. "I have a feeling she picked 'yes'."
Liam found himself nodding to Eren's insistent expression at first, though he was still doubtful himself. Could You really ever forgive him for what he'd done...? But he quickly turned his attention back to the other when he started speaking again, smiling gently at him. "... Good. I'm glad I helped..." Gently, he reached out and touched his shoulder, still smiling. "You'll have to search for her then. I'll help if I can- if she is here... we'll find her. Don't worry."
Eren looked up to the sky again, sighing. "Hopefully Liam. She is the only family I have left." He repeated. His wind wandered again, he seen other people around here, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see. "Thanks Liam, I hope we find her."
Liam nodded, and tilted his face up to the clouds with his eyes closed. "She may be your only blood family, yes... but eventually, you'll come to think of the rest of us as family too... You'll never be alone, Eren," he murmured, smiling a little before sighing softly. "I'm sure we will... I'm sure we will."
Eren smirked. "Depends, that Reiden guy sounds like someone who wants everyone to die." Eren sighed. "And when it comes down to it, take away everything from a person, then they're truly alone." Eren stated. "Not everything was taken away, so yeah, we're not alone."
"... Reiden... h-has issues," Liam muttered, blushing a little and rubbing his neck for a moment. He was quiet though, before shaking his head, and then looking up to Eren. "... Of course not. We've got each other- you will have your sister once we find her..." He smiled comfortingly before chuckling a bit. "I think what Reiden needs is to realize that he has people who care for him..."
"Probably.....and he probably acts that way since he has a troubled past." Eren thought out loud. "Mostly the people who act cruel are the ones who need the most compassion." Eren explained, smiling naturally. "Plus, I saw how he looked with pink hair." He snickered.
"Mhmm..." Liam nodded witha little sigh before smiling in return- though, his expression soon morphed to confusion. "... Pink hair...?" His tone was questioning, clearly confused- since when did Reiden have pink hair...?
Eren started to laugh. " I think Rena and Kiezo played a trick on him and dyed his hair pink. It was hilarious." And with that, Eren continued to laugh, sounding like he was enjoying himself.
"... He must have been furious," Liam responded, looking a little shocked that they'd tried it- ... but then again, Keizo. He might not have expected it of Rena- but man, Keizo... He couldn't help a laugh of his own though, imagining what the other scout might look like with his hair dyed pink- instead of green.
"I don't even know how they pulled it off. I heard he punched Kin because of it....or that was for something else...." He thought for a bit before sighing. "I'm not sure, but seeing Reiden walk past with pink hair was so weird."
"... Poor Kin..." Liam frowned a little, wondering if the poor guy was alright, before sighing. "... Yeah... I imagine..." He smiled a little wistfully, thinking of what it might have been like and wishing he'd seen it himself. It sounded hilarious.
Eren exhaled as he flopped on his back and dug into his pocket to take out a worn out paper and unfolded it, sighing as he looked at the content on the paper.
Liam blinked, glancing over at Eren curiously- yet remaining silent. He didn't want be a nuisance- and he figured if the other wanted to show him... he would. To try and seem less like he was prying, he turned his head and once more looked out over the landscape- though he occassionally glanced back out of the corner of his eye.
Eren looked over to Liam as he held out the paper. "Do you want to see it?" He asked, almost urging to let Liam see what's on his paper .
"... Sure," Liam replied after a moment, trying not to seem too over-eager- but he reached out quickly all the same to take the paper, his fingers gentle as he brought it over to himself and looked it over.
The picture itself was faded, but you can see the picture clearly. There was a brunette girl with green eyes, the same as Eren's, as she was holding a five year old version of Eren himself. "Reina's pretty, isn't she?" Eren asked, expecting an answer from Liam.
"... This is- ... wow..." Liam murmured, holding the photograph as if it were some fragile treasure. Which, to Eren, it probably was. "... She really is..." he replied after a moment, looking up with a gentle smile. "... Hey- this way I know what she looks like... and if I see her, I'll recognize her..." He smiled, before gently moving to hand the picture back, though he was still looking at it carefully- as if trying to memorize the girl's face.
Eren took it back, smiling. "I hope she's still the same when I see her," Eren commented. By how he was talking, he sounded like his whole world revolved around his sister, but as so, it wasn't the case. "I hope she'll stay..."
Liam nodded slowly, before he hugged his knees to his chest and rested his cheek on his legs. "I'll definitely keep an eye out for her... and when I see her, I'll put in a good word... After all- even siblings sometimes don't realize how much their brother or sister values them..." He smiled kindly before closing his eyes, humming softly under his breath.
"Be careful though....she gets violent mood swings time to time." He warned, as Eren did the same, as he remembered the day when Reina had that mood swing that made him stop hating her.
"... A-alright." That sounded... kind of scary- but he'd do his best to either avoid making her mad, or just- keep out of her way... if he found her, that is.
"But don't worry," He added. "She's really nice. I'm serious." He told Liam as he held the picture tighter in his hands.
"Of course- I believe you," he replied hastily, offering him a quick reassuring smile. "I don't judge anyone I don't know myself- and even then I try not to judge them."
Eren snickered. " Hopefully Liam, not a lot of people would judge others. It's not fun being judged."
The blonde flushed a little, but nodded, biting his lip as he remembered just for a moment what had happened when people had judged him- five years ago... it had been horrid. And he'd ended up doing horrible things because of it- he shuddered a little at the thought, before looking to Eren again. "No... it's really not."
Eren didn't know what to say anymore, as he remained quiet and stared quietly at the sky, as he remembered how he got here in the first place instead.
For a while, the two simply sat there in companionable silence, before Liam slowly stretched. "... I... should probably go..." he murmured after a moment, smiling gently at Eren before climbing unsteadily to his feet. "It was really nice talking to you, Eren. If you ever need anything don't be afraid to stop by- alright? I'm roomed with Emmett, and I think the doors have labels... You'll find me easy enough if you need me~" he explained, still smiling, before he started to wander to the exit. He took his time, getting one last look at the scenery, before disappearing into the depths of the tower once more.