[It's mostly because of his Arcanine's bouncing and weaving that he doesn't notice the person standing off to the side immediately as he comes around the bend. It is pretty hard to see anything past a massive wall of orange fur, especially when the owner is even taller than he is himself.
Bertolt is about to grab the Pokemon's harness when he catches a snippet of their voice, and he freezes. How long has it been since... Two years? Almost, at this rate. Two years, and he hasn't ever thought to prepare himself for this. Reiner returning? Of course, but her--
A hand darts out to catch his Arcanine's harness by the side and the Pokemon in question stops with a curious half-boof, one ear flopping down with a sharp tilt of his head. And then he follows his trainer's gaze, and that long tail of his starts to slowly swish and wag. A friend? Friend?? Come on you big lug, stay in one spot so he can see her with his own eyes.]
Annie.
[...It's not what he ever thought he'd say if he saw her again - truthfully, he had wanted to make some big dumb show of it like he's certain Reiner would, but her name is the only thing that he's able to muster. Bertolt never had been like Reiner in that department, no matter how much he tries.
He has to give her a careful once over--twice, just to reaffirm that it's really the same woman he remembers, his eyes lingering at the sight of blood for a long minute.]
You're hurt.
[That's not his smoothest moment but it's better than saying one word, isn't it?]
big yell
Bertolt is about to grab the Pokemon's harness when he catches a snippet of their voice, and he freezes. How long has it been since... Two years? Almost, at this rate. Two years, and he hasn't ever thought to prepare himself for this. Reiner returning? Of course, but her--
A hand darts out to catch his Arcanine's harness by the side and the Pokemon in question stops with a curious half-boof, one ear flopping down with a sharp tilt of his head. And then he follows his trainer's gaze, and that long tail of his starts to slowly swish and wag. A friend? Friend?? Come on you big lug, stay in one spot so he can see her with his own eyes.]
Annie.
[...It's not what he ever thought he'd say if he saw her again - truthfully, he had wanted to make some big dumb show of it like he's certain Reiner would, but her name is the only thing that he's able to muster. Bertolt never had been like Reiner in that department, no matter how much he tries.
He has to give her a careful once over--twice, just to reaffirm that it's really the same woman he remembers, his eyes lingering at the sight of blood for a long minute.]
You're hurt.
[That's not his smoothest moment but it's better than saying one word, isn't it?]