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[Hear that? It's definitely a piano, tinkering out a low melody. The tune is rather sad; soft and even, for the most part, at least until the player's fingers fumble and repeat the chords over again

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Allen?

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[Glancing up at the familiar voice. Hey, he remembers you.]

Yes?

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[And now he realises which one you are.] You... play the piano well.

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[The one who tried to bargain to let you go? Yep. Come closer; he won't bite :)

Kind of blearily staring back at the piano.] Thank you.

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[He steps up beside you, smiling softly.]

[[Did you ever get to play with Road?]]

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[[No, they went their separate ways. But he's trying to think of a way to find her again because he's sadistic like that]]

[Glances at Mana out of the corner of his eye, allowing the wings to spread from his back. Don't mind if he strokes a feather up your cheek, do you? He'll be gentle.

Likewise, there's an unpleasant shiver in his spine, but he doesn't back away. Rather, he returns to tinkering slowly.]

You're modified.

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[He shivers as that feather strokes his cheek, but other than that he doesn't move. Something about those wings is like Innocence only really, really not. Your comment gets a big smile though.] Yes.

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Good.

[The wings fold behind him, and he nods once in approval.]

Is that Noah giving you anymore trouble?

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No, I haven't seen her since I resurrected after she made me self-destruct.

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[He frowns a lot a little at this. Even if he's not quite the Allen everyone knows, he still has that damned martyr complex.]

... I'm sorry she did that.

[Piano tune is slowly getting more sad, if a little clumsy.]

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But it's alright, since it wasn't permanent and I'm modified now.

I don't want you to be sad, Allen.

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[It takes him a moment to realize what Mana's said, and so he blinks and looks away.]

You don't?

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Of course not. What kind of Father would I be if I wanted that?

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I know...

[Sigh. This is weird. You're Mana, and yet you're me. Only, little.]

... I think I'm too drunk for this.

[recall_tragedy]

Are you OK? Did something happen or are you just drinking for no particular reason? [Since it doesn't seem much like a celebration.]

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Someone from my world arrived here recently... [A pause to massage the bridge of his nose.] ... he was supposed to be dead.