[Armin feel slightly off balance. It's difficult trying to guess the best course of action when Annie is clearly operating with more information than what he has. Not just related to the Titans and their attack on the wall, but even, it seems, information on what he will do in the future, how he will react. How he will confront her.
His words are slow when he speaks, with pauses as he tries to pick them with care.]
It is true that I've probably called you my enemy back in our world, though I can't remember it. The last thing I remember is returning to the Wall after our mission. [Still, even if he hasn't lived it yet, if Annie had been confirmed to be the Female Titan, she would've become an enemy of theirs. He has no reason to doubt her words.] But... this is not our world. There are no Walls here. No Titans. The reasons for the conflict between us do not exist in this world. The sides that we were once on have been erased. Is there not a chance that we could be something different in this world?
[Not friends. The trust between them has probably been damaged too badly for that. But neutral, at the very least?]
This world is strange. I've been here for two years now. We could all be here for another two years. We could be here for a decade. We might be here for the rest of our lives.
[Okay, technically Armin doesn't know of anyone who has been here for that long, but it is still theoretically possible.]
Would it not be beneficial if we could coexist peacefully while we are here? Without needing to look over our shoulders?
What happy, well-adjusted children.
His words are slow when he speaks, with pauses as he tries to pick them with care.]
It is true that I've probably called you my enemy back in our world, though I can't remember it. The last thing I remember is returning to the Wall after our mission. [Still, even if he hasn't lived it yet, if Annie had been confirmed to be the Female Titan, she would've become an enemy of theirs. He has no reason to doubt her words.] But... this is not our world. There are no Walls here. No Titans. The reasons for the conflict between us do not exist in this world. The sides that we were once on have been erased. Is there not a chance that we could be something different in this world?
[Not friends. The trust between them has probably been damaged too badly for that. But neutral, at the very least?]
This world is strange. I've been here for two years now. We could all be here for another two years. We could be here for a decade. We might be here for the rest of our lives.
[Okay, technically Armin doesn't know of anyone who has been here for that long, but it is still theoretically possible.]
Would it not be beneficial if we could coexist peacefully while we are here? Without needing to look over our shoulders?