Rin pauses there, and it's like he's re-evaluating his conversation with Allen. It's not pity, not exactly, but it's more consideration to his words than he had previously been giving.]
So no older or younger kids where you grew up either? Family's not just about blood.
No. After I left the circus, I just travelled with my master. It wasn't until a year or so ago that I joined the Black Order of Exorcists. There were people my age there.
[and he is mentally patting himself on the back for being able to talk about the Order without getting weepy, tyvm.]
[He actually can't say that going from circus to exorcist is THAT weird, not when he knows why people suddenly change their life trajectory to 'exorcist' in his world. Some kind of trauma involving demons, he can guess that pretty easily. So he won't poke at that unless Allen feels like sharing it first.]
Odd jobs and stuff. Because my left hand looked a lot worse back then and was kinda useless, they stuck me with picking up and cleaning props, making sure performers got their meals, laundry... things like that. Kept me in the backstage so people didn't have to see it.
[Rin gets the feeling that he shouldn't ask about that part of Allen's past anymore. But it feels incomplete, so Rin rushes to blurt out something:]
I grew up in a church! Not an Order-church, just a normal one. Once I got my powers, that's when I was taken in by the Order. And that was only about a year ago.
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Date: 2021-10-03 03:28 am (UTC)It's quite a view, huh?
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Date: 2021-10-03 03:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-03 03:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-03 03:48 am (UTC)[what's a vacation?]
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Date: 2021-10-03 04:10 am (UTC)But Rin suddenly perks up.]
Yeah? You're an exorcist?
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Date: 2021-10-03 08:39 am (UTC)[definitely a lot more to it than that but y'know. what to say...]
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Date: 2021-10-03 10:06 am (UTC)[He now thinks they're co-workers. This is so exciting.]
Oh man, this is good news! Yukio'll be happy to hear it, he's an exorcist too.
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Date: 2021-10-03 06:29 pm (UTC)Yukio's your brother?
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Date: 2021-10-03 08:17 pm (UTC)[They are fraternal twins, so they look as much alike as any non-twin siblings would.]
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Date: 2021-10-03 08:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-03 08:47 pm (UTC)[No it's not.]
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Date: 2021-10-03 10:25 pm (UTC)It must be nice to have a sibling.
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Date: 2021-10-04 01:20 am (UTC)So you're an only child then?
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Date: 2021-10-04 02:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-04 02:14 am (UTC)Rin pauses there, and it's like he's re-evaluating his conversation with Allen. It's not pity, not exactly, but it's more consideration to his words than he had previously been giving.]
So no older or younger kids where you grew up either? Family's not just about blood.
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Date: 2021-10-04 05:29 am (UTC)[and he is mentally patting himself on the back for being able to talk about the Order without getting weepy, tyvm.]
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Date: 2021-10-04 05:34 am (UTC)You were in the circus? What'd you do there?
[He actually can't say that going from circus to exorcist is THAT weird, not when he knows why people suddenly change their life trajectory to 'exorcist' in his world. Some kind of trauma involving demons, he can guess that pretty easily. So he won't poke at that unless Allen feels like sharing it first.]
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Date: 2021-10-04 05:45 am (UTC)Odd jobs and stuff. Because my left hand looked a lot worse back then and was kinda useless, they stuck me with picking up and cleaning props, making sure performers got their meals, laundry... things like that. Kept me in the backstage so people didn't have to see it.
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Date: 2021-10-04 12:09 pm (UTC)Oh.
[But he can recognize that Allen's wording there means it wasn't exactly a happy time, so he'll quickly skip past that.]
Then becoming an exorcist must've been a big change, huh?
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Date: 2021-10-04 05:19 pm (UTC)[aaaah no. allen walker, do not do this.
he lifts his hands to smack his own cheeks after a moment, exhaling. facepaint on, clown!]
Well, that's there and we're here now. So it's better to focus on that, for now.
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Date: 2021-10-04 05:48 pm (UTC)[Rin gets the feeling that he shouldn't ask about that part of Allen's past anymore. But it feels incomplete, so Rin rushes to blurt out something:]
I grew up in a church! Not an Order-church, just a normal one. Once I got my powers, that's when I was taken in by the Order. And that was only about a year ago.
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Date: 2021-10-04 08:00 pm (UTC)Though, I guess I had those couple of years with Master who was avoiding the Order the whole while...
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Date: 2021-10-04 08:39 pm (UTC)We did! And you know, I think we might understand each other pretty well. So!
[He has this big doofy grin on his face as he holds out his hand towards Allen.]
Let's be friends, yeah?
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Date: 2021-10-04 08:56 pm (UTC)how could you do this to Allen Walker, Okumura Rin?]
... either or both of us could die here, you know.
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Date: 2021-10-04 09:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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