debtor: (STAND ★ goddammit johnny)
actual shoujo hobo allen walker. ([personal profile] debtor) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2013-12-07 05:36 pm

(all open)

Date & Time: Around December 9th (forward-dated)
Location: around town, Earthside
Characters: Allen Walker ([personal profile] debtor) and YOU
Summary: Allen returns from his canon update and avoids all his friends like a dumbass.
Warnings: terrible hair and eau de hobo


[It's not the Moon, at least.

He remembers it vividly enough now. Had forgotten it for a year, he'd forgotten all of it — a massive, terrible gap in his memory he hadn't realized was missing until it'd all come rushing back the moment he'd returned. It'd left his head spinning for a day, but by now he thinks he's got a firm enough grasp of it. No, this isn't the Moon, but it isn't the Exsilium he knows, either.

It'd all turned to snow, Kaneis had told him...

He hasn't sought out Kaneis. He hasn't sought out any of them. Not his friends, not his comrades. He can't.

He's been gone a long time, he's sure, and if any of them are still here, they've gotten on fine without him

(better off without him.)

He can't let himself want to. They're probably not even still here.

This is how it should be.]


[But if you know him, the boy is more or less in the same state he was in a few days ago. A fraction of an inch taller, just barely thinner about the face, changes so insignificant they'd be too difficult to really pin-point; save for his hair, which is unmistakably longer and tied back in a ponytail, presently. He dons a battered old coat clearly not intended for subzero temperatures, and carries with him everywhere a worn brown suitcase (stuffed to the brim mainly with clown props. Don't ask.) He's spent his energy seeking supplies, since arriving. If there's one thing he refuses to do, it's succumb to starvation or frostbite here and now, of all times. Once he's set, he can figure out what to do next.

And he really doesn't know.

Can he still fight this war? How can he help in this world, when he's like this? He thought he was following his own path, really his own, finally, only to be thrown off it entirely. Again.

He does what he can do, what he thinks best. He stays the course. He moves through this place as he did his own world - alone. He's not an Exorcist, he's not a soldier or Transport to anyone he meets, he's wearing the mask of a nameless drifter; he tells the locals he's nothing but a traveling entertainer, just passing through town, when they inquire. It's only half a lie. He brushes off the mistrustful glances he receives, smiles genially at every unfamiliar and unfriendly face, never stays in one place long, covers his tracks and fades into the background just as he'd learned from Cross. (Easier to do when everything's so dang white.) It's second nature now. And he does well at it

except he's neglected to actually disguise himself, and you may just be able to spot him around the town.

Throughout the day he can be found within and without various shops and businesses, bartering for food or winter clothing or a room in an inn. Inflatable balls and moth-bitten shirts can only fetch you so much in this market, though, he's finding, but he haggles as hard as he can.

At one point, he wanders out into the snow, shaking in the chill despite himself, squinting into the stark landscape, but finds himself unwilling to step out too far into it like this, lest he lose himself in some featureless snowdrift and die a terribly undignified death. Possibly at the hands of a polar bear. Like that one maybe, right over there, which is getting alarmingly close...

...And in the evening, he finds shelter back in the tunnels, curled up in some dark, uninhabited corner where he can catch a few hours of undisturbed sleep, perhaps. Somehow, he manages.

He's totally got the hang of this, he's doing great on his own, don't worry.]
blossomgale: ([in-game] charging up)

[personal profile] blossomgale 2013-12-09 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Since the day she arrived back on Earth, Sophie spent the first two days, mostly running around aimlessly to find Allen's familiar scent. After those two days, she finally accepted the truth that he had returned to his world, just like Cheria had done. It was difficult for her to believe, especially since she, Kaneis, and Allen arrived in Exsilium together and lived together for so long. She should have thought that it was highly unlikely they would all return to their respective worlds at the same time.

Now four days back on Earth and Sophie's exploring the snowy landscape, searching for anything useful to bring back for the new housing. It's while she's roaming around, she senses out a familiar presence... and with her own eyes, spots a familiar head of white hair. He looks a little different, but she's certain it's him. ]


Allen?

[ And there's something else...

A polar bear.

...Her gauntlets materialize around her hands and she's already racing after that polar bear. Before any happy (or sad) reunions and further questioning, Sophie's going to punch that polar bear out of the way first! ]
Edited 2013-12-09 06:19 (UTC)
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[personal profile] boundbydevotion 2013-12-09 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Link sighs, and though his expression says he doesn't believe Allen at all, he starts on the barrier behind himself. The unsealing starts at the top, one by one each talisman neatly stacking themselves on the next as it moves across each row.

As this happens Link approaches Allen slowly, until he's within grabbing distance.]


If you hadn't run at all I wouldn't have done this to begin with. What happened? [Did Allen go home after all? He certainly appears a bit changed...]

...Are you injured? [He presses a hand to his own gut illustratively, indicating where Kanda had run Allen through once in his mindless fight against Alma Karma. At least if Allen reacts Link will have a place to start.]
Edited 2013-12-09 09:02 (UTC)
wolfchild: (watch ❱❰)

[personal profile] wolfchild 2013-12-09 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ brusquely brushing off the apology: ] You did anyway. So what will you do?
boundbydevotion: (searching)

[personal profile] boundbydevotion 2013-12-10 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Frowning slightly at his assurance, but willing to let it slide for now in favor of trying to get Allen less jumpy. He pulls the other barrier down as well, it honestly wouldn't do if any locals happened by and saw such a blatant display of spellwork now that his goal of getting Allen to stop was accomplished.

He draws up at the question, stowing away the talismans and regarding Allen with a searching look.]


... The Noah had taken you from your holding cell after you.. had an attack, I suppose. There was a struggle.
aequivoci: (cymbals crash inside the pyramid)

[personal profile] aequivoci 2013-12-10 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cross has split from his newest roommates for the moment, Timcanpy flying around him — albeit hidden away to everyone but him — as he traverses the village. There are still nooks and crannies he has yet to discover, and he wants to find them all sooner rather than later. They would be good aces up his sleeve.

He throws a nonchalant gaze through the window of a business, continuing on with his current objectives.



He stops and takes several steps back to look in the window again. Tim presses his face into the window, tail flicking wildly, but Cross won't let him go in. Instead, master and golem wait outside of the shop, Timcanpy on top of Cross's head as the redhead lets out a cold breath. Once Allen steps outside, he throws the coat he was previously wearing (so nice and toasty and warm) on top of the kid's head.
]
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[personal profile] wolfchild 2013-12-10 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ she smirks coldly. ]

Avoiding questions and apologizing for things no one cares about?
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[personal profile] boundbydevotion 2013-12-10 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[He winces again, trying to examine his memories and instead recalling the dark and shuttered look on Rouvelier's face when he had made his report. "Did you see anything else...?"]

The Noah hardly had reason to attack you if they intended to turn you to their side...
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[personal profile] boundbydevotion 2013-12-10 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He shakes his head slightly, mostly at his own thoughts, turning his attention to the last question.]

It seemed irrelevant to explain this to you before but... The Order believes that I died in the escape. However, I'm whole and well, as you can see.
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[personal profile] blossomgale 2013-12-11 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sophie is running! ...In the direction he doesn't want her to run towards...!

When she's close enough to the polar bear, she brings her fist forward with as much force as she can. The moment it connects, that bear is going to be flying several feet away... because she hits like a truck. Or maybe stronger than one. ]
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[personal profile] wolfchild 2013-12-11 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the scraps of allen's dignity?

she cants her head.
]

How long have you been back?
blossomgale: ([in-game] awh)

[personal profile] blossomgale 2013-12-12 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ But how can she when the bear's the one getting away from her! ]

It's far away already.

[ Do you hear that very faint thud in the distance as it lands? She turns to Allen and starts to walk towards him. ]

Are you okay, Allen?
wolfchild: (shrug ❱❰)

[personal profile] wolfchild 2013-12-13 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you bothered looking for Kaneis at all?
wolfchild: (defiant ❱❰)

[personal profile] wolfchild 2013-12-13 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ why indeed. ]

You're a right bastard. Nymeria, come.

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