Hanji quickly swung her arm around the smaller girl and half pulled, half dragged her further into the hall and pushed her into a chair. Hanji flopped down into the seat next to her.
"Hanji," Petra finally managed to laugh out, "What are you doing here?"
"I've come for a chat with Eren and things just dragged on!" She giggled, throwing a cup to her mouth and drinking happily.
"How much have you had to drink?" Petra questioned.
She looked around and realized everyone was sipping wine apart from Captain Levi who was sat languidly with his regular cup of tea.
Erd was sat with Eren, refilling his cup with more wine each time the young boy took a sip. Petra giggled as her eyes moved to Auruo who was sat with his eyes glued to Levi, trying to mimic his position. Petra noticed his wine sat next to an abandoned cup of tea.
"Not much," Hanji slurred, her glasses laying askew on the bridge of her nose. She threw her arms up in an exaggerated protest and flipped her cup, sending red wine dancing in a shower all over the floor.
Petra leapt from her seat to avoid the splatter, she deftly caught the cup before it hit the floor and placed it upright on the table.
Hanji began to laugh, throwing herself about as she clutched her stomach. The insanely outrageous guffaw erupting from her mouth caused Petra to giggle herself.
Suddenly, Eren was laughing too and so was everyone else.
It was nice, to laugh. Petra wasn't sure if it was the wine or not but no one felt on edge, the air was full of lightness and humor and everyone was laughing for once.
"Hanji," Levi's voice cut through the