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.
he stares at the hand. meanwhile, Rowan is hopping down off his shoulder and shifting to her canine form to come between the hand and Allen to... sniff at it. from safety distance. no touchy. but sniffy.
Allen's reaching out to grab her by the fur at her back a bit though, as if worried she'll go further.]
[Rin does pull his hand back when Rowan starts to get too close. He remembers what happened with Yukio, he doesn't want that to happen to Allen too.]
Sorry buddy, handshakes are for people only. You get why, yeah?
[Rinkou, however, seems to be freely showing all of the affection and friendliness Rin wants to show. She's coming right up to Rowan to sniff at her, and then eventually try friend-headbutting her.]
We could also be on opposing teams and saying so would obligate us to act against each other the same way those Watchers are obligated to not say or do certain things.
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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
Date: 2021-10-04 09:09 pm (UTC)he stares at the hand. meanwhile, Rowan is hopping down off his shoulder and shifting to her canine form to come between the hand and Allen to... sniff at it. from safety distance. no touchy. but sniffy.
Allen's reaching out to grab her by the fur at her back a bit though, as if worried she'll go further.]
Rowan, don't.
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Date: 2021-10-04 09:18 pm (UTC)Sorry buddy, handshakes are for people only. You get why, yeah?
[Rinkou, however, seems to be freely showing all of the affection and friendliness Rin wants to show. She's coming right up to Rowan to sniff at her, and then eventually try friend-headbutting her.]
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Date: 2021-10-05 01:09 am (UTC)he pats her head.]
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Date: 2021-10-05 02:14 am (UTC)...oops. Uh, sorry? But I still wanna be friends.
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Date: 2021-10-05 03:38 pm (UTC)[it's still not a no]
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Date: 2021-10-05 04:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-05 05:22 pm (UTC)As you like...
Though you should be thinking more about the situation we're in than something like that.
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Date: 2021-10-05 06:26 pm (UTC)I'm thinking about the situation plenty, don't worry. Allies make the work easier, right?
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Date: 2021-10-05 09:44 pm (UTC)[said slowly like he's not sure where Rin might be going with that.]
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Date: 2021-10-05 10:16 pm (UTC)[I'm sorry he's such a shounen protag.]
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Date: 2021-10-06 12:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-06 12:10 am (UTC)Besides, maybe we're on the same team and we don't know it.
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Date: 2021-10-06 12:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-06 12:36 am (UTC)[Yeah he. Just came out and said it like that. So much for keeping secrets.]
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