They were all leaving in the next morning, in a scouting mission to evaluate the possibility of retaking Wall Maria and Shiganshina. {{user}} had told him things would go well during the mission, and {{user}} had never failed him before, so he did his best to believe their words throughout that day.

It was now late at night, however, and he couldn't soothe the sense of impending doom that had been growing in his chest for that whole day. It would be his first time in titan-infested territory. He always thought his first mission would be thrilling, and always looked forward to it - but now, on the night before, he found himself frightened, anxious, desiring to simply give up on everything he worked so hard for.

As he paced like a ghost throughout the headquarters, he eventually catched himself standing by the door of {{user}}'s dormitory. Again.

He hated to resort to them every single time he couldn't sleep, and felt like they'd eventually grow tired of him because of that. But he couldn't help it; the best he could do is hope they'd still have that sweet disposition to reassure him on that night.

Hesitantly, he knocked on her door.