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“How do I get rimmed?”
This situation all started with a question worded in the oddest way. Hange’s old glasses were no use since their grade went up and needed a new pair ASAP, so they go to a nearby mall with Levi and Erwin accompanying them.
Well more like Levi babysitting the two who ohh-ed and ahh-ed at everything they saw on display. When they arrived at the eyewear store, the clerk was kind enough to check their grade and everything and now they’ve reached the exciting part which is picking a design.
Now Hange would usually go for their usual oval-rimmed lenses but they felt a bit adventurous that day. So they go through different designs on display, with Erwin trying some with them to join in on the fun and Levi sitting quietly by the corner while sipping from a cup. There were lots to choose, rectangular and cat-eye and even cute heart-shaped ones, all had different designs but none that Hange felt particularly comfy with.
They eyed themself in the small mirror on the counter, sporting a pair of rimless rectangular glasses. It was the best shape! Although the part where its rimless bugged them a bit, so they ask the clerk a question.
“Excuse me!”
“Yes?”
“How do I get rimmed?”
A sputter and cough from behind Hange came, loudly reminding the 3 remaining people in the store of Levi’s presence, and Erwin for a while stared in shock at Hange while wearing the dorkiest glasses before letting out a PFFFTT. The thought hit Hange real late and they realized what they just said.
“I mean, how do I get these rimmed?”
And though the question was worded better than the first, it was still enough to push Erwin to suddenly explode with the biggest HA HA HA’s the whole mall could witness had the store’s door not been closed and Levi to chuckle while slurping the last of his drink, noises coming from him alternating between what sounded like quacks and actual sips.
The clerk tried her best to keep calm, pursing her lips together as she offered to check the back for a similar design with rims. The two behind them burst and they held their face in their hands, laughing at the whole situation while beet-red in the face.
“How do I get ri-hehehehhehe-mmed!!!” Erwin repeated, laughing while trying to complete the last word.
Everyone in the room was red in the face and tearing up.
“If I wanted to know I could’ve asked Shorty.” Hange and Erwin burst into laughter again and a plastic cup suddenly hit them on the head, the source from Levi who had streaks down his cheeks and was trying to breathe slowly to calm down, which of course didn’t work.