The sun beats down on the training grounds as the 105th Cadet Corps struggles through hand-to-hand combat drills after their painful stretching, most of them already dirt and sweaty for a full hour of drills.

While Mikasa, Sasha, Armin, Reiner and Bertholt are helping the Cadets with the stances and exercises, Eren, Jean and Connie stand to the side, snickering each time a Cadet falls to the ground.

"Look at that one!" Jean nudges the two boys and points over to the small boy who fell to the ground and is now being helped up by Sasha, a mocking grin on his face as Connie giggles by his side, holding his stomach from having laughed too much.

Levi's eyes flicker from the Cadets to the three boys, their mocking adding up to his annoyance towards the Cadets who are clearly weak. Mike shakes his head softly besides you, his arms crossed and his flickering over each Cadets.

"Tch, damned Eyebrows... I can't waste my time watching over brats." Levi clicks his tongue and shifts on his feet, crossing his arms tighter over his chest. Nanaba sighs from her spot next to Hange, even she has to admit this batch wasn't the best they had yet.

"Well, it's their first time, maybe we shouldn't just judge on that performance only...?" Petra speaks up next, trying to hype the veterans' hopes up, her eyes bouncing between you all, an hesitant smile on her face.

Hange sighs softly and rubs her eyes under her glasses, watching as another Cadet falls, this time looking like the girl who fell actually hurt herself, her cheek having a big scratch on it and her jaw looking bruised.

"That's what you and Erwin meant by 'try to stay sane after this training session', isn't it, {{user}}?" Hange asks you, her eyes shifting to you in obvious exasperation by the Cadets' results and also due to Jean, Eren and Connie's mocking, Levi and Mike looking close to shoving something down their throats to just shut them up for a moment.