Depressing? Oh, at the end you're supposed to say "they all went to bed!"--but only at the very end. [hups the box up in his arms, angling it so Allen can see in] Yea! I thought we could all use them.
...bed? [p-pff, that's not what he'd thought at all, but that was likely the point of the song, huh? oh well. he cracks a grin slightly at it, at least.] It's pretty misleading.
[don't mind him lifting up one of those toys, Alma.] Use them for what? I've only seen one kid in this place.
Of course, that's the point. It's just a little kids' song after all.
[no mind at all, although he's going to partly lie about the purpose, no need to have to explain everything to Allen] For all the Exorcists--I mean, c'mon, we all had shitty childhoods so why not try to make up for that? And I keep seeing myself as a kid, so I know there's at least two or three of the tykes running around.
Yeah, true. [he's not even going to go into the "london bridge" song, or "ring around the rosey".]
...two or three of them? That sounds a bit surreal. [he's... not even going to say anything to the Exorcists bit, because while he believes it, he's not an Exorcist and never was. it's awkward being one of the only people that aren't.]
[Alma doesn't know those songs, and wouldn't understand the references anyway]
Yea, a bit weird seeing little kid versions of your friends... [speaking of which..] Do you.. know who I am? Sorry, I.. a lot of people seem not to know me. [here's a smile, saying it's alright even when it's a bit painful that all the friends he had at home don't know him at all here.]
that gets a mildly uncomfortable look out of him, and he lifts a hand, rubbing at the back of his head.] Sorry... I don't really know anyone here. I mean, I've talked to a few since getting here, but that's about it.
[sighs, it's to be expected, not only does this Allen not know him, but he doesn't know anyone. great.] Well, I'm Alma. Are you Allen? I mean, your accent does sound a bit funny.
[hkgdaj well it's not like that's his fault.] No, I'm Allen. Does it really sound that funny? [...then again, when he'd spoken with Allicorn he did seem to have an accent...] I grew up in America. Didn't the others?
[no it isn't, which is why Alma's smiling now like it doesn't matter at all] America? Really? That's pretty far away.. I think my world's Allen grew up in Great Britain. ...I dunno, he always seemed like a Brit to me anyway. I heard General Cross took him all over the place, though.
America's pretty big. How is it over there? [mentally tallying off that Allen's not an Exorcist, especially if he was never trained by Cross. explains why he doesn't know anyone] You probably don't want to meet General Cross. Everything I hear about him makes me surprised any Allen survived being apprenticed to the bastard.
It's alright, I guess. The states closer to the middle - like Kansas - are pretty boring, but the coast is nice. [...that is not a comforting thought, Alma. not at all.] Is the guy really that bad?
here, Alma, have an AU 17-year-old Allen outside of that closet, trying to figure out wth you're doing.] Nice song.
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[don't mind him lifting up one of those toys, Alma.] Use them for what? I've only seen one kid in this place.
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[no mind at all, although he's going to partly lie about the purpose, no need to have to explain everything to Allen] For all the Exorcists--I mean, c'mon, we all had shitty childhoods so why not try to make up for that? And I keep seeing myself as a kid, so I know there's at least two or three of the tykes running around.
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...two or three of them? That sounds a bit surreal. [he's... not even going to say anything to the Exorcists bit, because while he believes it, he's not an Exorcist and never was. it's awkward being one of the only people that aren't.]
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Yea, a bit weird seeing little kid versions of your friends... [speaking of which..] Do you.. know who I am? Sorry, I.. a lot of people seem not to know me. [here's a smile, saying it's alright even when it's a bit painful that all the friends he had at home don't know him at all here.]
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that gets a mildly uncomfortable look out of him, and he lifts a hand, rubbing at the back of his head.] Sorry... I don't really know anyone here. I mean, I've talked to a few since getting here, but that's about it.
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