12 [Voice/Offline]

[stealsumbrellas]

[There's creaking -- scratching -- the softest breathing through the PDA network -- the steps behind you grow closer and closer, the breathing grows quicker --

And above it all, a soft voice is singing.]

Ten little monkeys, jumping on a bed~♥ One fell off and broke his head~♥

[There is a door closed with a 'snap'.]

Mama called the doctor and

Comments

[voice]

[promisedlotus]

... Don't you have better things to do.

[VOICE -> FILTERED]

[promisedlotus]

I've had enough.

[FILTERED]

[tothelastbreath]

Kanda! Don't you get it? She hasn't done anything yet! But if you attack her first, she will.

[Those are the terms of their truce, after all.]

[FILTERED]

[promisedlotus]

She'll use Alma either way!

[FILTERED]

[tothelastbreath]

[A frustrated sound, then the feed cuts to video on Allen's end. He's on the move, both to stay ahead of whatever's hunting them and to intercept Kanda if he finds him.]

She's using Alma to get to you. Don't let it happen! How do you think Alma would feel if you got hurt [again] for his sake?

[VOICE -> FILTERED]

[promisedlotus]

She threatened to self destruct him, dammit! [The Akuma.] I'm not going to let that happen!

[Rustling, then a door slamming. Yup, he's on the move.]

[FILTERED]

[tothelastbreath]

[HEADING FOR THE STAIRWELL. Unless Lenalee gets to you first, in which case he'll probably make an abrupt U-turn.]

And I'm telling you it won't happen unless you encourage her!

[VOICE -> FILTERED]

[promisedlotus]

I'm protecting them!

[FILTERED]

[tothelastbreath]

I know you're trying to, but this isn't going to help! The truce is keeping them safe. If any of us break it, no one will be safe.

[FILTERED]

[promisedlotus]

No one's safe when she's in a fucking mood! She's a goddamn Noah!

1/2 [FILTERED]

[tothelastbreath]

[A quick intake of breath, a twinge of pain splintering from the still healing wound in his abdomen, the briefest feeling of eyes inside his head.

"It's all your fault, you fucking Noah!"]

2/2 [FILTERED]

[tothelastbreath]

[But that doesn't matter anymore, especially not right here, right now. Just lifts the camera to eye level and glares, but there's something desperate in it too, trying to reach out. Listen this once, will you?]

Yes, but she's not stupid. She'll honour the truce until you give her an excuse not to!

[FILTERED]

[promisedlotus]

[He's not paying attention to the camera. Just heading downstairs. Doesn't say anything either, except to utter a curse under his breath when he hears Lenalee following.]

[FILTERED]

[tothelastbreath]

[Damn it.]

―Kanda!

[If she doesn't catch up, Allen will probably cut you off at the bottom of the stairs.]

[FILTERED]

[promisedlotus]

No!

[And cutting the feed.]

[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[You don't really think that's going to keep Allen away, do you. If anything, it just makes him move faster, tackling those stairs two at a time. He'll probably stay out of the way if he hears Lenalee topping you, though he will still be somewhere nearby in case he's needed.]