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First of all - don't ask.

[It's pretty clear what he's referring to. He is currently dressed in an absolutely horrendous sweater, which he keeps scratching at in annoyance. Making bets with a certain saucy language arts teacher is not recommended.]

Second, for god's sake don't listen to that Yeager kid. I'm sure most of you are smart enough to realize it, but it looks like he's under the impression that it's a "violation of his rights" to learn to keep his powers under control. Seeing as skipping classes wastes time and makes it that much harder for us to teach you how to survive once you get out of here... you see where I'm going with this. I figure if you ignore him long enough, though, he'll get the hint that he's doing more bad than good.

[And then he suddenly brightens up, with that smug grin he only has when he's making someone's life hell.]

Third, if you've got some spare time on your hands, the security club should still be taking members. Come on down, keep Officer Adachi company and bust some trouble-makers or something. Maybe you can just get someone you hate in trouble.

[Bigby, don't give them ideas. They'll take it seriously.]

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You're not like a wolf, but you do have a transformation that runs wild if you lose control. A lot like me.

Thing is, I learned to get control. And now I can use it whenever I want, instead of being afraid of it. [Though he's leaving out that he does still lose control under pressure.] There are a lot of other kids who had powers too strong for them, and they got better at controlling them until they never had to use them again.

And, hey... I'm sorry for picking on you. I don't suppose I can make up for that with snacks from the vending machine.

Yeah... it's like that.

[He has to admit that, grudgingly.]

You mean I could get it to go away forever? I'd like that.

[He's briefly hopeful. That is what he wants most of all, to make that awful monster disappear. But isn't there anyone better to learn from? He still doesn't trust this guy!]

But... I don't forgive you, and I don't want any snacks. I'm not a kid.

[In case Bigby didn't notice, Eren is the grudge-holding type.]

[Well, at least he's getting somewhere. Maybe Eren's not so terribly annoying after all.]

What if I told you I knew a way to control your powers without using them?

[It's an annoying way and more akin to phobia treatment than anything else, but he likes doing good in the world. It brings nice rewards.]

There's something like that?

[No, he still doesn't trust Bigby, but that... if there really was something like that, that would mean he could stop it without having to become a monster again.

Not as good as a real cure, but better than nothing.]

What is it?

It's a form of self-discipline, you'll take to it like a fish to water.

[Since, if there's anything he's picked up about Eren, it's that he's a little more self-disciplined than is strictly... healthy.]

It also takes months to get right, though. If you promise not to be a pain in the ass I guess I could teach you.

[Eren is so lucky Bigby likes his spunk.]

[Still wary, Eren's not entirely sure whether he's being mocked or not, but he doesn't think so... He's not stupid, but he's not good at picking up on jokes and sarcasm, being painfully earnest himself.]

Right. I can do it. I'm not afraid to work hard.

[For someone not going to classes, he works an awful lot.]

I can't promise that. I'll be true to my ideals, no matter what.

[Because that seems to be what most people think makes him a pain in the ass, around here. He's not going to compromise!]

Well, you can at least set them aside while I'm teaching you. Or be quiet about them.

[Not that he really minds terribly... he has hope that he can eventually get Eren on everyone else's side.]

When are you free for practicing this?

I won't set them aside. But I don't talk about them all the time.

[Just most of the time. Not when they're not coming up! It's just that things are different here.]

I train in the mornings, and then I have work, but I can practice in the afternoon.

[No one can accuse him of skipping classes from laziness.]

And I won't do it anymore if I decide I don't like it.

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