That's his problem. [ But. Dead civilians would definitely be Levi's problem, so he relents in a moment. ] ...Thank you.

[ And then she keeps talking, and then -- ]

[ Oh. ]

[ He's not sure how to react to that, or if he's supposed to say anything at all. If anybody asked who his best friend was, he-- okay, he probably wouldn't answer to begin with, but he would definitely think it was Hange. Maybe Hange and Erwin before that. And Furlan before that. He almost wants to ask her, what about Falco, but perhaps she counts him as... something else, now. ]

[ Aside from Ellipsa, Levi has only known Gabi for a few days. She'd told him some things about their life after, so it's not like he's completely blindsided, but he hasn't lived it. He thinks of her as -- little sibling, maybe, or another brat in his care that he's fond of enough to give his life for. Not necessarily less, but different. And yet, she thinks he's her best friend. ]

[ His friends are all dead back home, so eventually, it might be true to him, too. It probably is, in the future. It may one day be, here. But it's not right now. ]

[ That seems unfair to her. ]

[ ...She probably knows, though. Right? ]

...Right. [ He just says, awkwardly, and decides to change the subject to the more immediately concerning topic. ] It would be much easier if he knew, but right now he'd probably just accuse us of lying, wouldn't he?

[ Maybe they should formulate a plan of some sort. ]