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[crownedsoul]

*sitting alone in one of the courtyards, looking a bit pensive and uncertain, is a Lenalee wearing a tanktop and a skirt... which bears her left arm quite nicely, showing that her Innocence is, in fact, Crown Clown*

... Allen...

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[dreamthefall]

[There's an Allen, in Noah form silently approaching her.] Are you alright, Lenalee?

[crownedsoul]

Allen... *looks up at him and bites her lip- it was this Allen she was thinking of*

[dreamthefall]

Are you alright? [Repeating himself because that's important he feels as he stands in front of her.]

[crownedsoul]

... no. *looks him straight in the eye* I'm worried about you.

[dreamthefall]

[That takes him back a bit, and he puts on his polite smile.] There's nothing to be worried about. I'm fine.

[crownedsoul]

You're lying to me, Allen Walker. *see that stare? this is Lenalee's "don't bullshit me or I'll get the clipboard" stare. works well on Kanda*

[dreamthefall]

Why would I lie? I have no reason to lie. [His stare in return is unreadable, but measured. Almost calculating if you thought that deep about it.]

[crownedsoul]

I don't know. You tell me. *still looking at him evenly, she can tell that not all is right with him and it bothers her*

[dreamthefall]

...You heard the Vatican's announcement. That's all there is that's going on. Its nothing that can be helped.

[crownedsoul]

I meant it when I said I wouldn't let you or Tyki be harmed. ... I'll send as many people to the infirmary as I have to, to show that I mean it. *looking at him levelly* Allen. ... why won't you let me save you?

[dreamthefall]

Please do not mistake my refusal to be cleansed of my Noah as a wish to take all burdens upon my own back. My refusal stems from preventing you from taking all burdens upon your back. I'm not a fool, I don't know if an Innocence would choose me to let me fight. ...I'm not sure I could stomach it.

I know my powers, and I'll use them against the Earl instead of being helpless.

[crownedsoul]

You'll be helpless after the war... and what about the Exorcists who don't trust you yet? You could be killed! *shakes her head* I know that... that being able to defend yourself and fight is a good thing, but... there are ways without using that power, aren't there?

[dreamthefall]

Even a worm has a half-inch soul, Lenalee. What do you think that means?

[crownedsoul]

... I have no idea.

[dreamthefall]

It refers to pride, my pride as a Noah and my pride as a warrior. I can't stand on the sidelines. Where I belong is the battlefield. Where the Akuma, my kin, and the people who fight exist, that's where I will always go.

You feel it too don't you? I love our world. No matter what someone has done, and I will not see it destroyed if I can protect it with Gabriel and my own hands.

[crownedsoul]

...

*looks away and closes her eyes* I understand. Forgive me. I was being selfish.