86―エイティシックス―Alter.1 ―死神ときどき青春― Quotes

“Lena bit her lip. If there was ever a time to say what needed to be said, it was now, and if she didn’t take the opportunity, she’d likely never be brave enough again.

"Shin."

She called his name firmly. Shin turned to face her, closing the door to his room. Lena gave a dry cough before continuing.

"Can we…can we call each other by our names? In public places there are appearances to keep up, so that’s not acceptable, of course, but whenever we’re not…"

"Major."

The Eighty-Six had called her by her rank before as a sign of their reservations. To signify their relationship as the oppressor and the oppressed. One was a white pig sitting safely behind the wall, and the others were proud Eighty-Six fighting outside it. An invisible line had been drawn between them, marking the fact that they weren’t close enough to pretend to be friends by calling one another by their given names.

But she was finally outside the wall, even if she didn’t stand beside them on the battlefield.”
― Asato Asato, 86―エイティシックス―Alter.1 ―死神ときどき青春―