第十七錯覚; 「backdated to morning of 06.11」

[promisedlotus]

[When the video turns on, all one can really see is just insanely thick fog. There doesn't seem to be any hints of shelter in sight, just... lots and lots of fog.]

... Oi, Exorcists alive? [Pause.] And I guess whoever else isn't a Noah.

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[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[How considerate of you, Kanda. Not that Allen's really expecting much else. He's pretty sure he heard all that grumping coming from... Somewhere other than his PDA, somewhere close, so instead of replying through the network, he starts shouldering his way through the fog.]

Kanda? Can you hear me?

[OFFLINE]

[promisedlotus]

Bean sprout?

[It sounded...close. Kanda pocketed his PDA in his pouch and looked around, trying to decipher where the hell Allen's voice was coming from.] Where are you?

[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

It's Allen! And I don't know where I am.

[If anyone points out that's hardly new, he may have to punch them. This is different, okay. And terribly disorienting, especially when you can barely see where you're putting your feet.]

I don't think anyone knows where we are.

[His voice's coming closer, though!]

[OFFLINE]

[promisedlotus]

Whatever.

[Kanda turns toward where he thinks the voice is coming from and starts heading in that direction.] I don't think we ever left Nesreca.

[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[Well, this isn't getting him to anyone fast enough, and if the ground's all flat anyway, a bit of jogging can't do much harm, right? Right.]

[calling as he breaks into a run:] Did you say something? I can't hear y--!

[Where did this wall come from and why is it surprisingly pliable--oh. FML, we're going down.]

[OFFLINE]

[promisedlotus]

[Oh, well, fuck what did he run into and kdjhf hitting the ground with a grunt.]

What the hell-

[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[Look at all that white hair in your face, bean stalk. There's a muffled 'ow' somewhere, then he's shoving himself up and off to side.]

-Kanda?

[OFFLINE]

[promisedlotus]

...Bean sprout. [Oh. There he is.]

[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[Remember what he was thinking, about how he could have lived with never hearing you use his full name? Screw that, he's so close to taking it back.]

Allen. [Well, now that they've found each other, things are bound to go beautifully.] Have you heard from anyone else?

[OFFLINE]

[promisedlotus]

[Angst levels aren't that high yet, sorry bean sprout. Try again another time!

Also helpfully ignoring the repeating of stupid name.] Lavi and Alma. [Pause.] And I guess Cross.

[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[WHAT IS YOUR PROBL― Never mind, Allen knows all of your problems uncomfortably well now, but you know what? This isn't one of them. Forget angst levels, you just like calling him beansprout to be an arse.]

[Looks around as Kanda's listing names, even though there's nothing to be seen.] We should find anyone and stick together. [pause] Wait. Master's still here?

[OFFLINE]

[promisedlotus]

[................So?]

That's what I planned on doing. [At least when it came to finding Alma anyway. The Noah can go off and die or something. It'd be nice.] Probably not.

[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

[A glum look at the fog all around them. Meeting up with anyone is going to be near impossible, so of course he's stuck with Kanda of all people.]

...I rather thought he wouldn't be.

[Though, whether he's gone off to Credinta or to hunt down the perpetrators himself, who knows. Either way, Allen isn't too worried. Cross will come back eventually, after a) leaving more tabs for him in Credinta or b) failing to find Libitina and her master, meaning he'll be in a shit mood and Allen had better be ready to duck.]

We should try to find some kind of landmark.

[OFFLINE]

[promisedlotus]

I can barely see you, how the hell are we going to find a landmark?

[OFFLINE]

[tothelastbreath]

I did say try, unless you have a better idea, square fringe.

[OFFLINE]

[promisedlotus]

Tch.

[Watch or or you'll trip over his foot 8D]