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[countess_hearts]

[There's a cheerful, extremely large lounge somewhere in the Dressing Room which is full of comfortable chairs and settees. And left scattered around in that room are a number of unconscious people - but are they human people? They look strange, with Akuma characteristics. The people and the room reek of Dark Matter

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[fallforthesky]

[The same way Lenalee went down, she wakes up: with a groan and unfocused eyes. She's slumped over in one of the chairs, and at first, that's all she really gets. Then it's the voice in her head that most certainly wasn't hers, and the way her entire body seems to ache-- especially at the ankles. But sitting up feels a little tremendous of a task to do right away, so she just. Blinks blearily at the armrest she has her cheek pressed against while she comes to.]

...what...

[besomeothername]

[Sitting cross-legged at the foot of the chair and looking up at her, one eyebrow raised in confusion]

More like how, really. Or maybe why. I'm sure you'll be able to guess that what soon enough.

[fallforthesky]

[Abruptly, her eyes refocus and slide down to take him in. It's a predatory sort of look, though Lenalee hardly means it in that way.]

[Quiet and somewhat strained, a frown pinching her eyebrows together:] Lavi, you look...

[...Demonic. She swallows heavily around the word and makes to grit it out when a crackling sound layers over her voice, followed by a searing that goes through her starting from the ankles. It feels like something just bit them clean open. Except, they're not bleeding so much as burning where her anklets touch. Automatically grabs at them, then yanks her hand back as her fingers singe, too.] What--?!

[Ow. Ow. Ow! Ow! OW!]

[besomeothername]

[If she had finished that sentence, Lavi would have argued there is a world of difference between demon and Akuma. But he doesn't get the chance before she burns herself on her Innocence]

[Lavi leans up a little, taking her hands in his and smiling a smile that's not as reassuring as it is thoughtful. Possibly scheming even]

Ah, my poor Lenalee. ♥ Are those anklets hurting you?

[fallforthesky]

[Letting him take her hands at first and panting a little from the sheer shock of burning herself on her own Innocence. Her wits are returning to her bit by bit (sped by the continuing scalding feeling), and she rakes a narrowed look over their clasped hands, then her own legs. The black markings wrapping around them, disappearing beneath her uniform.]

[The next thing she knows, she's wrenching in his grip, practically pleading.] Yes! Yes, they hurt! They're burning me, Lavi-- oh, god, I hate it-- get them off. Please, you have to help me get them off!

[She can hardly believe what she's saying.]

[besomeothername]

Anything for you, Lenalee~

[Lavi lets go of her hands, reaching down to touch her Innocence with just the pads of his fingertips. He frowns a bit when he feels the sizzle and scald of her Innocence giving him the same treatment. He pulls back the burnt fingers, tapping them against his chin thoughtfully]

My, my. This is going to take a little bit of work.

[fallforthesky]

[Burning burning burning god, it hurts. Lenalee gives a muffled wail and goes back to clawing at it, branding half-inch strips across every finger that heal almost immediately and are just as quickly renewed.]

No, no. Hurry. They're going to burn through. They're going to burn through.

[besomeothername]

[Trying to remove those clawing hands away from the Innocence so he can get a good shot at him. He was never known for his control or his precision, but a tiny voice in the back of his reasoned it probably wouldn't hurt her too much even if she did get hit]

[His hand glows a soft purple-black as he concentrates a good portion of dark matter together. Tentatively reaches out to touch one of her anklets again]

[fallforthesky]

[She's practically seething with pain and fear, so when Lavi bats at her hands, she simply moves on to clawing at the armrests instead. But he may notice her relax the tiniest amount at the gentle glow of Dark Matter-- shouldn't that terrify her?-- around his hand. The audible spark that kicks up when he touches her anklets, not so much. Lenalee shrieks a little and pushes back into the chair as if she could phase into it if she only pressed close enough, and automatically kicks at Lavi's face.]

Don't--!

[besomeothername]

[Oh god. Kicked in the face by someone where Innocence anklets. Lets out a yelp as it leaves a solid stripe of burnt flesh down one cheek. Well, on one hand, she got her wish. The Dark Matter is definitely out]

What did you do that for?

[fallforthesky]

Because that hurt! [Her excuse comes out as something very close to a snarl. Like a cornered animal. Clearly people whose Innocence is a part of them should not be used to make living Akuma. Painful no matter which side they're dealing with.]

[besomeothername]

[Rubs the burnt skin as it cheek as it starts to heal over]

Well, I'm not exactly an expert on throwing Dark Matter around, yeah. If you want it taken off quickly and maybe painlessly, you're going to have to find a Noah or the Earl to do it for you.

[fallforthesky]

[That's right-- the Noah. They could destroy Innocence simply by touching it. Lenalee abruptly breaks into a slightly twitchy smile. Ignoring, for the moment, the sting that shoots through her, she leans forward and presses her palm to Lavi's other cheek.] You're right! Let's go find a Noah~. [What is she saying.]

And maybe we could have some fun on the way, like we've been told. ♥

[What is she saying.]

[besomeothername]

[Even if the smile is shaky, it is contagious and Lavi smiles brightly back at her]

We could~ ♥ [Leans into her palm] But I'd rather that awful Innocence come off first.

[fallforthesky]

[Flexing her hand experimentally when he leans into it, tips of almost-clawed fingers scraping lightly over his skin. She feels like she should be on the verge of a panic attack, but for some reason all she feels like she's on the edge of is virulence. And hell if she knows what towards. Her Innocence, herself, the Countess, every Exorcist in the Dressing Room...]

Then let's hurry.

[besomeothername]

[Nods, stepping back a little bit from her, trying to get his bearings. His head still thrummed painfully from the injection of Dark Matter, and things around him weren't as clear and distinct as he was used to them being. Almost as if everything was covered in a haze]

Can you still fly~ ♥