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[selenic_soul]

Day: 37
Characters: Allen Walker (selenic_soul) & Asano Rin cutest_avenger
Summary: Rin's lost one of her best friends and Allen, worried for her, decides to give her some company.
DAY/NIGHT & Time: Night; shortly after Rin's post
Status: Ongoing

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She'd asked to be drugged, and security had delivered - the same man who'd caught her plotting with Jinx, which was funny in a morbid sort of way. Or it might have been, had Rin really been in the state of mind to appreciate something like that; at the moment she was sprawled on the bed on her back, palms up, fingers curled a little, staring at the ceiling.

It took a long time for Allen's words to penetrate her shrouded, muzzy brain. But it was good to hear a familiar voice, and a friendly one, at that, no matter that it seemed to take even longer for her to formulate a reply to him and force the words through her lips.

"Allen... yes... come."

It wasn't the smoothest sentence, nor the most eloquent, but hopefully it got the point across. Rin closed her eyes, lifted a hand and pressed her palm against her forehead, trying to center herself a little, enough that she'd at least be able to converse.

[selenic_soul]

The voice that had greeted him was unexpected and tugged at his heart. He knew that his friend was hurting and he'd heard the request to security before he'd left. It didn't deter him, wanting only to simply be there for the one he'd befriended so quickly since coming to Edelweiss.

With only a bit of difficulty, he opened the door the rest of the way, slipping inside and closing the door behind him. Turning to face her, he was momentarily stunned by how she looked. Allen knew that she was strong but, right now, she seemed so frail.

Not hesitating any longer, he went to kneel on the floor beside her bed, reaching up to put his hand on Rin's. "I'm here. What happened? I've heard so much but I can't understand it all." He didn't want to make her relive what was so painful for her but he also wanted to keep her talking. Giving her hand a squeeze, he tried to give her a bit of his strength, hoping it would help if only a little.

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His hand was warm against hers, and Rin squeezed her eyes shut tight, moving her fingers against his palm in return. What was it about the exorcists that made them so comforting? Cross had the same quality, and although Allen varied, it was merely a variation on a theme...

They'd both been such good friends to her.

Rin swallowed hard, thinking of it, and felt her eyes begin to well. Another swallow, and she held her breath for a long moment; the tears retreated, at least for the moment.

"Someone... these people... these days. So many of them dying." Her voice didn't crack with anguish as it would without the drugs. It was a relief, to have those heady and overwhelming emotions pushed to a bit of a distance. "Momiji... now Matt... heard talking, he broke - he was hurt. Bad, before he died... I don't know if he was thrown down stairs, or if he fell..."

[selenic_soul]

Allen didn't rush her. There was no hurry and he didn't want to cause more pain for her than she was already going through. Shifting on his legs, he nudged closer to the bed, never letting go of her hand.

Though he was as confused as ever, he didn't mind, just listening to her. He pieced it together, his eyes narrowing at the idea that there was a murderer going around. Not that it too much to convince him that there was. The young Exorcist already knew that they had questionable doctors in the asylum who wouldn't hesitate to kill.

Idly wishing for his second hand, he instead gave her hand another reassuring squeeze. "I understand now," he murmured. "You've had too many friends leave you. I'm sorry."

Nothing he said could take the pain away, he knew. He knew what it was like to lose those so close to you and to not have someone to help you through it. "I'm so sorry, Rin."