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May 10, 2011 21:00

[The walls were imposing as ever even in place where there was no outside. The Black Order's HQ wasn't on top of a mountain, but it was surrounded by open space. Hard to sneak into without being spotted as black golems fluttered to and fro. Their eyes glowing red and yellow at the sight of anything suspicious ( Read more... )

alice!kanda, denial!tyki, canon!lenalee (fallforthesky)

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fallforthesky May 11 2011, 18:05:56 UTC
[Somewhere to Allen's right, one of the networking golems on lookout will shortly find itself lanced to the wall with a spike of Dark Matter. It gives a crackle of warning before splitting, though it's a bit unnecessary at this point. Another golem soon follows.]

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meansprout May 11 2011, 18:24:05 UTC
[He flinches at the first impact, immediately pivoting to face his left as his cape billows into existence behind him.]

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fallforthesky May 11 2011, 18:44:55 UTC
[The second Crown Clown activates, there's an absolutely delighted laugh from behind him-- really should have turned to the right, Allen-- and the crunch of someone crushing the remains of the cracked golem underfoot.] So that's what your Innocence looks like!

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mean_sprout May 11 2011, 19:24:20 UTC
[Under these circumstances, he automatically assumes any girlish laughter will belong to a Rhode, and fully expects to be facing one as he turns back around...

But that is definitely not Rhode.]

[Whatever hardened, battle-ready expression he had been wearing is replaced immediately by a rather dumb, wide-eyed deer-in-oncoming-traffic stare at the sight of her.] Lenalee--?

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fallforthesky May 11 2011, 19:40:29 UTC
[To be honest, the expression she's wearing is probably more befitting of a Rhode, anyway. Smug in the twitching of her smile, sadistic in the way she looks him over; like a cat contemplating a nearby bird. The tip of her tail flicks where she has it wrapped around her own leg.]

It looks almost exactly like Crown Clown! [Which means she'll have to go about this care~fully.] Have you named it yet? ♥

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mean_sprout May 11 2011, 19:58:58 UTC
[No no no no-- he knows what this is. He's already heard stories: Exorcists turned into strange Akuma, their own body and soul but changed and--]

Not... [S-shakes his head. The name of his Innocence is really not important right now.] What are you doing? Who did this to you?

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fallforthesky May 11 2011, 20:27:48 UTC
[Falters, her smile falling somewhat. The name is important to her.]

I lost a fight. [Unconsciously, her tail flicks again, moving down to run along a particularly bruised-looking spot on her leg. Where she'd broken it trying to escape the Akuma.] An Earl... took me. I woke up like this.

[She pushes out another (shaky, vaguely hysteric) laugh.] You see, I wasn't strong enough to win-- I should have known I wouldn't be-- but-- but now I am!

["Aren't you proud of me, Allen?"]

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meansprout May 11 2011, 20:46:07 UTC
What? [He hesitates, expression caught somewhere between indignation and horror. He seems to waver between taking a step back, or a step towards her.]

Shut up. [She'd been fighting alone and outmatched and he hadn't been there--

Ultimately decides to take a small step forward.] It'll... be okay. We'll find a way to undo it and turn you back, okay?

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fallforthesky May 11 2011, 20:59:58 UTC
...undo it? [That's all well and good, because now Lenalee's the one to back away. Because-- he can hurt her now, just like her anklets had, can't he? She'd almost, almost forgotten in her excitement at seeing his Innocence. Palely:] N-no.

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mean_sprout May 11 2011, 21:08:09 UTC
[Stops, just blinking at her for a moment, completely thrown off by her refusal.]

What? Lenalee-- you can't... stay like this! [There's no way she'd want to, not remotely. He's sure of that.]

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fallforthesky May 11 2011, 21:21:01 UTC
[Oh, Allen, it's a blessing in disguise that you can't see her soul right now. Because you're right. Takes another step back, shaking her head slightly.] Why not?

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mean_sprout May 11 2011, 21:27:33 UTC
[He counters that with another step forward, right fist clenched.]

Because it's wrong. You're an Akuma! [He's not sure what other reason they would possibly need.]

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fallforthesky May 11 2011, 21:37:05 UTC
I'm still me! [And now she's holding her ground. Her heart is pounding in a way it hasn't before; not at all unpleasant, and yet in a very unpleasant manner.] What, are you hoping you can save me? [There's that seam-splitting grin again.] You'll have to kill me to do that. And even then, who knows if that'll work?

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meansprout May 11 2011, 21:46:47 UTC
[His own heart is thumping, although for a somewhat different reason. But he refuses to be deterred- he doesn't buy that she's 'still herself' for a second, but killing her is not an option. Never an option.]

Maybe there's another way to reverse what the Earl's done. I told you, we'll find a way! If you just cooperate-

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fallforthesky May 11 2011, 22:02:36 UTC
[Oh, god, this is too fucking funny. She blinks at him for a second before erupting into another peal of delirious laughter, and if she notices that she's crying, Lenalee makes no indication of it.] How many other ways do you know to save someone who's become an Akuma, Allen? How many-- how many lives have we restored because there were other ways? I'm sure that Krory will love to hear about them-- and Chomesuke! Well, wouldn't the War just be funny if we could reverse these things!

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meansprout May 11 2011, 22:16:57 UTC
[His stomach twists at the tears and the laughter, he can feel his heart against his ribcage. He really doesn't know what to do, how to reverse this. And he's relying on anger as he always has, when faced with something difficult, that he doesn't know how to deal with.]

Shut up! This is different! You're not-- like the other Akuma at all, we're not even in our own worlds! Just shut up, there has to be a way.

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