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[meansprout]

[It's rather late out now-- a bit late for this Allen anyway, but here he is, wide awake and still sporting Rhode's mark of death.  And he is heading through the halls, back the room he's temporarily sharing with a vampire, after a brief and somewhat baffling encounter with a certain Noah Kanda.  He's still expecting Rhode to show up and collect

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/slips her right on in here, aw yeah

[fallforthesky]

[She's found the last few days about as enjoyable as you'd expect. There's nothing quite like having no weapon to back her promises of protection up and being told to stay away from everyone with a mark because of it. It goes against everything she is. But want to know the best part, Allen? She's been trying to do it anyway.

So when she rounds the corner (looking for someone in particular) and sees him coming her way, she nearly trips over herself skidding to a stop. Before she can stop herself:] Allen? W-Why-- why are you still up?

[Relieved- because he still looks okay, which means she still has time- but clearly sheepish. +1 point for failure to avoid!!]

y hello there

[meansprout]

[--Fuck. No no no no no he's stumbling backwards, shaking his head, quite obviously panicked. How could she be-- How long--??]

You...

[fallforthesky]

'Me'...? [At his stumbling, she reaches an automatic hand out, but then pulls it with a faintly guilty look washing over her face. It's rather overshadowed by a surge of exasperation, however. Yes, it's close to the end of the week, but still--!] I'm sorry! I know you said to stay away from you, but I can't just stop going places because of it, Allen.

[meansprout]

[He kind of seems entirely too distressed (somewhere between betrayed and enraged and scared) for this to be about her going places, however.]

--How long... This whole time!? How...!?

[fallforthesky]

[Well, if his screaming will accomplish one thing, it is making basically all expression and colour slip from her face. Taking a very obviously alarmed step back. Sort of... unsteadily:] --What? Allen, I don't know what you're talking about!

[Bad sign, bad sign.]

[meansprout]

Don't-- don't play dumb! I can see what you are now! [His clenched fists are trembling slightly.]

[fallforthesky]

[Lenalee blanches, feeling a very brief stab of... god, she doesn't even know, rejection?- go through her. Maybe she looks a little like a kicked dog at such accusations, who really knows.] What I am? I'm not anything!

[Unless-]

[Throat suddenly very tight, she whirls towards the nearest painting and peers into the glass. But there's no mark spanning her face that she can see. Nothing different about her, save perhaps for the shadows under her eyes. Turns back to him, about as stark a white as Matron's pinafore.]

Allen, did you find Rhode?

[meansprout]

No! What does that have to do with anything!? I said, don't play stupid! [Breathing a bit too fast and heart racing, he takes a step towards her, uncurling his left fist.]

[fallforthesky]

[At that small movement, her gaze snaps towards his left hand, pupils dilating. He'll probably interpret it as predatory. Backing up, and backing up fast. Don't get any closer. Don't even try. Pleadingly, and a little too shrill:] Stop that! What do you mean 'what does it have to do with anything'-? You idiot, you got caught, didn't you?!

[meansprout]

I didn't get caught!! Shut up, Noah! [He doesn't seem to care that she would prefer he not get closer-- taking another step towards her.]

[fallforthesky]

N- [Any hurt she might have felt at being told, yet again, to just shut up is promptly crushed beneath a sudden surge of panic and she cuts herself short with a ragged intake of breath. Jasdevi's mask. The illusion it dangled in front of their eyes like a blindfold. This is like that, isn't it. Suddenly she finds herself rooted to the spot, beginning to shake as he had.] Allen, listen to me very carefully. I don't- I don't know what you're seeing right now or why I look like one to you, but please, please believe me. It isn't true. I'm not. All right? I'm not... a Noah.

[meansprout]

[Quite a bit like that, except he doesn't seem capable of identifying it as an illusion. Not yet, anyway. And the fact that she keeps denying it is making him more upset. IT'S OBVIOUS YOU ARE, WHY PRETEND??]

Yes you are! I can see it! I'm not gonna be tricked anymore!

[fallforthesky]

Tricked?! [She presses her fingers to her temples, raising her voice to be heard over his yelling.] Allen, if I were a Noah, don't you think I would have done something before now?! That if I really was trying to trick you, I'd make sure not to wander around looking like one where you could see me? I'm not a Noah!

[meansprout]

[Logic, no matter how loud, is not very effective.]

You've obviously got the Order fooled! I don't care what your reasons are, I'm not gonna let you get away with something like that!

[fallforthesky]

[Well, now she's going to change tack. Glances up at him, jaw set but otherwise looking very distraught.] Does our friendship really mean so little to you that you'd rather believe some illusion like this than what I'm telling you?! You're hallucinating!

[meansprout]

You're a Noah! What friendship!? [IT WAS ALL A LIE ;; You're just mocking him. Hand on his left wrist now.]