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[clownhate]

[There's a small boy walking along outside in one of the DR's courtyards. He's wearing badly-fitting, grubby clothes, and if you look closely you'll see some bruises on him. It's a beautiful evening, and the setting sun is making the sky a pretty shade of red. The boy looks down at the ground again - the grassy, summery ground - and then suddenly

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[darkisforsaken]

...Allen?

[clownhate]

[He whips his head around and stares at Lavi, trying to reconcile where he was a moment ago and where he is now.]

I'm not! What's wrong with people today, I...

...No way. Is this the Dressing Room?

[darkisforsaken]

It is. [Saves him the trouble of explaining this place to him since the kid already seems to know.]

[clownhate]

[He presses his right hand to his forehead, and looks around for a moment, utterly confused.]

This place...again. I forgot it.

[selfdeluded]

[He has a grocery bag in one hand when he comes across this kid, and-- he blinks, raising an eyebrow. For a moment he looks back down the hall briefly, then the other way.]

...I don't think he's here.

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[clownhate]

He was a second a...

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[clownhate]

[He looks up at Allen, recognising that face somehow, and splutters out a few words in confusion.]

W-what...who? Who are you?

[selfdeluded]

[Aw hell, freaking out newbie kid. He blinks, surprised at first - the last thing he wanted to do was get a kid worked up.

So without thinking about it, he blurts the first thing that comes to mind.] --Len. I'm Len.

[It wouldn't be the first time he went by the old nickname.]

You are..?

[solo_insanity]

[Tyki walks up to him hand in his pockets.]

You seem to be missing that man more often than not. Perhaps you should get a bell for him so you can hear him wandering off.

[clownhate]

[He looks at Tyki dubiously, not remembering him properly quite yet. This seems to be the day for strange men walking up to him and talking about Mana. First that creepy red-haired priest, and now this guy. His eyes narrow.]

...I don't care if he wanders off. He's not my problem.

[solo_insanity]

[Taps him on the top of the head with his knuckles if he can reach the distance without the other moving.]

But he is your problem. Isn't there a tale about keeping watch over your elders?

[clownhate]

[Mana does need watching, since he can be so careless. It's almost a surprise that someone like that could live so long. Maybe looking for him isn't a bad idea. But-

A small flicker of worry passes over his face as Tyki taps him on the head. But since it is just a tap after all, and he's sure this guy isn't from the circus, he splutters indignantly.]

H-hey! Who are you, anyway? And where's this place?

[meansprout]

[Comin' up to; still on a crutch, although he's half-using his injured leg by now. He raises an eyebrow at the kid as he catches that last part.]

Lost him again?

[clownhate]

That guy? He-

[The surprise at having what seems like a random person approaching him is nothing compared to his surprise when he gets a better look at him. That's a familiar face...even if it's older.

He falls silent and stands quite still, eyes wide.]

[mean_sprout]

[What are you staring at? He turns to look back over his shoulder to see if there's something there- nope, just an empty hallway. He looks back at Allen with a raised eyebrow.] ...What?

[clownhate]

Where is this? This place is...

[He turns his head from side to side to look at the surroundings again. It's beginning to look more familiar.]