[at first glance, the Allen wandering down the hall in the east wing this evening is like any other Allen. or at least, it's probably easier to keep the image in mind of it being an entirely normal Allen if you only spot him from behind. if you manage to catch a glimpse from the side or from in front of him, however... the scene changes rather
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..that smells kind of like oranges. very, very faint, but.. oh hey, I know this one!
coming up behind Allen, silently and without warning as per usual.]
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he's curious as to how long he can keep this up~ no harm intended, of course.]
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if he waits long enough not to do anything but follow, he'll even managed to follow Allen all the way back to his room.]
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Kid? Allen Walker?
...Why is it red all over you?
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...It's Allen. Just Allen.
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allen's seen him before... possibly. can't remember?]
Allen, then..
Answer. Why is it red all over?
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--wait. wait. the library. right.
Allen just gives him a sort of weary look, flexing the fingers on his right arm - the one that the sleeve is fairly shredded on.]
Why do you think?
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Are you all right? That blood...
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he abruptly starts backing away as soon as she comes close, trying not to let his eyes get too wide, trying not to seem as terrified as he actually was. he'd had issues with Akuma before, might've been a little bit afraid of them, but now...]
Stay away!
[it was so much worse now.]
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[She'd forgotten about the cursed eye. Startled, she takes several steps back. She holds up her hands, palms facing Allen in a placating gesture, and her voice goes just a tad unsteady.]
I'm...sorry. I won't hurt you, I promise. Do you need any help?
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I don't ca-- [no, no, she wasn't doing anything wrong. she was trying to help, he shouldn't be--
but the panic was winning out over manners, even if he was doing his best to beat it down.]
I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm not injured, so-- I don't need help.
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Allen! [trotting to catch up, looking for the injury to cause all that blood] What happened!?
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he jumps slightly at first, initially startled, but it's easy enough to tell just who that is from the sound of hooves, and so Allen stops to turn in the direction of the voice.]
...Alli...
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he'd try to pass off the scars as having already been there, but... well, Alli had seen him without a shirt on before. o-orz. really, out of all the people he'd met, Alli was probably the most... well, not innocent exactly, but one of the ones he didn't want to worry. so shoving down emotional trauma is a go.]
It's... the blood isn't mine. Don't worry.
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Grabs at Allen's left sleeve and tugs]
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he's too busy looking like a deer in headlights to remember to try and cover the new scar on his chest. ...though, really, the dried blood is a bit of a giveaway.]
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What was one supposed to do in this situations anyway? He certainly didn't have experience with hearts and feelings and... whatevers to know]
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...H-Hey.
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