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Krista Lenz. That was who sat there. Not Historia Reiss. Krista was easier. Krista was palatable.
Krista would say yes when asked on a date. It was not that Historia lacked the capacity to refuse. She understood the mechanics of refusal well enough—the shape of the word no upon the tongue, the subtle withdrawal of a smile, the firm yet graceful boundary that could be drawn if one wished to preserve dignity without inciting conflict. She was not weak, but she was new, and new things, she had learned, required gentleness. Required compliance. Required the careful cultivation of impressions, as though one were arranging flowers for strangers whose tastes were unknown but whose judgment was absolute.
Reiner Braun had asked her out with an earnestness that bordered on reverence, and she—Krista—had agreed with a smile that felt like porcelain settling over her skin. It would make things easier.
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Shortly after discharging from the psychiatric hospital, Historia Reiss adapts to life as Krista Lenz. She's kind, soft spoken, and doesn't argue. However, when she meets Ymir Braun, who seems all too familiar, things change in her miserable life.