Maya Poveda stood in the back of the room, eyeing every single human and weapon in sight with eyes that said nothing about her intentions, thoughts, of emotions. She simply sat there, getting her gas for the war just outside that building, and watched everyone, studying how they reacted when they were called upon, from the Military Police, Survey Corps, and Garrison, to fight Titans for the first time. They had all had their share of hearing the stories of these giant humanoid creatures that ate nothing but humans. Of course, these were all stories as they grew up. Yes... just stories, nothing else.
Until now.
Maya began to glare and frown at those who wore the Military Police badge and scowled a bit, making a face of disgust. She turned away, then realize what ugly expression she was making and calmed herself down to her normal and focused look. The thought occurred to her suddenly, and she tried to shoot it out of her mind before anyone could take a guess and ask what was wrong. No... it wasn't a thought. It was a memory.
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She was there and watched them trampled people under their feet unknowingly and destroy buildings without paying any attention to the damage they were doing. A seven year old Maya, staring down at the Titans killing people from her district left and right, was standing on top of Wall Rose with the other few survivors who had somehow managed to escape. She didn't feel sad knowing that her parents were somewhere down there, nor that all those people were dying. She didn't feel anything. She just watched with wide eyes. However, while there was no sadness, or pity, there was horror in her eyes when she watched.
There was a couple, husband and wife, standing behind her and crying over the strangers that were dying beneath them while they stayed safe. Maya approached them at that time, short and little Maya, and looked at them, the same eyes watching their crying faces, 'What's there to cry about?' She asked horribly, 'They're bad people. They really are, if you understood what they did and how they acted and what they thought of the rest of us. There's nothing to cry about.' She said and the couple cried even harder.
It was true though. Maya hadn't quite seen the worse of the Titans, but had seen the worst of humans, and it had scarred her ever since.
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Maya let out a deep sigh and hung her head back, "They're bad people..." She very quietly repeated to herself and wiped the sweat from her forehead as she got back to changing her gas tanks. There was a banging and people of all ages in the building shrieked. Hell, she even heard the ones from all the way across the room, "They're all so loud..." Maya murmured with pity for them and continued focusing, also wondering at the same time, 'Where's that Leonardo Adams... We're going to be let free of this damn building and I'll be at a lost towards what to do if I'm the only one without my partner...' Again, she sighed and let her head hang boorishly.