Chasma: Allen

[aono]

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[lefthandpath]

[he can have hand. he can also have a bit of leans while Rowan nuzzles against Rinkou and starts to groom the other daemon.]

[aono]

[This is fine, leaning is fine.]

Hey. You wanna talk about it, or just sit for a bit?

[It's a gentle question. He'll go with what Allen wants.]

[lefthandpath]

Can't really talk about it.

[for reasons and stuff.]

But I guess I'm just still... upset about Miss A-Qing's case...

[aono]

...someone's daemon not shifting anymore?

[This seems like an apt metaphor for murder, yes. But he'll tug Allen along until they find a bench to sit down on.]

It's okay to be upset about it. Someone needs to be. Just going "oh well, we solved two of them" and forgetting about her would be terrible.

[lefthandpath]

It's just... infuriating. The item I had said there was no resistance and no coercion. And the song said something about someone maybe not being awake? And it's just... gross. Maybe the killer was going for mercy, but Miss A-Qing wasn't someone who'd just allow for that.

[aono]

The item I had said the most important clue was the knife, too. I think what we learned is that those items aren't actually that useful.

[They really do need to rely on their own brains and all.]

[lefthandpath]

No. I think the killer was just... thorough with eliminating evidence.

[aono]

...

[Rin, internally: Allen knows who the killer is, doesn't he?

But he's not going to ask, so!]

Guess so. We'll have to find out what happened when all the dead come back.

[lefthandpath]

[confirms and denies nothing, except:]

It wasn't me, for the record. Just so you won't have to worry about that. That vote... I think someone's just either annoyed with me or figures I'm safer to vote on. I doubt it's very many people, anyway.

[aono]

It was probably a safe vote. I did the same thing and voted for Power.

[He just. Couldn't vote Spike or Reze. He had a moment of weakness.]

If you ever did kill, I would know right away. I see you every day, I'd notice if Rowan wasn't shifting.

[lefthandpath]

Ah, I was going to be really offended if you suggested I had a poor poker face.

[small attempt at teasing.]

[aono]

No, I can't say that. You have a really good poker face.

[He smiles a small smile in return. A joke is progress!]

I guess I'll learn your tells better the longer we know each other, yeah?

[lefthandpath]

[... oh no. topic Allen Walker has been trying to avoid.]

That's... usually how it works, I think.

[aono]

[Does Rin not see Allen's worry over that? Or does he see it and keep pushing forward anyway? Who knows?]

Yep! So I might not see through your poker face yet, but I will someday. Oh, but don't worry, I won't tell anyone when you're bluffing.

[lefthandpath]

I'm not worried about that.

[for all Rin can be a bad liar, he can keep some secrets sometimes.]

[aono]

Oh? What're you worried about then?

[lefthandpath]

[RIN!!!]

... a lot of things.

[aono]

A lot of things like what?

[lefthandpath]

Like the possibility of people dying, how things might end here, what comes after...

[aono]

Oh. So the normal kinds of worries.

[He gets it now. Or does he?]

Well, it's probably good to worry about that stuff. But if you worry too much, you'll go grey.

....grey-er than you are now.

[lefthandpath]

I'm already white. You're the one who still has room for that kinda thing.

[he reaches up to tug on Rin's blue-white hair.]

[aono]

Gah!

[His hair is tugged on! And he thwaps Allen's hand lightly with his tail.]

You get what I mean though! Sometimes you gotta relax for a bit, or else the worries will drive you crazy.