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[debtor]

Date & Time: January 15th, or whenever
Location: somewhere in the creepy castle/hotel/museum
Characters: Allen Walker, Howard Link, Rosette Christopher, Chrono, and anyone else in the castle who feels like dropping by at any point.
Summary: SOUL SHENANIGANS and whatever else your heart desires. Open to castle antics.
Warnings: ALLEN WALKER IS FINE

[Allen sure is super unconscious suddenly.

And gray. For some reason.]



[And you may have heard someone screaming "I'M FINE" repeatedly at themselves near the castle grounds a short while ago, strangely.]

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[soul_sister]

KEVIN! Don't!

[She's out of her chair, but the effort has left her visibly winded.]

[overclocking]

[ Chrono side-steps until he's between them, urging Rosette back down with one arm. His expression is a cold wall of I double-dare you motherfucker. ]

I told you to step back. The only person who might be hurt is the demon.

[senseandcecilbility]

[At Rosette's request, he lets his arm fall by his side, giving her an honestly astonished look. Then he raises his eyes up at the polluted spirit, glaring daggers at it.]

Who are you trying to fool? You are killing her!

[He points at the ticking device. He doesn't trust any solution that involves demons. Never did.]

[soul_sister]

He's not. I opened the seal, to try to save someone else's life.

Now stop arguing and let us try!

[boundbydevotion]

[Looking about ready to double-up on Chrono's barrier, uncomfortable with someone who thinks it's acceptable to try to disrupt what is clearly already a potentially volatile process when Walker's existence is hanging in the balance.]

Father, please don't do anything that might delay getting Walker the help he needs.

[senseandcecilbility]

[Mister Exorcist is so wrong.]

He cannot help anyone, not Master Walker, not Rosette, not even himself without making the situation infinitely worse. That is what demons do! There must be another way!

[And then his attention is back to Rosette.]

Can't you see? If he is gone, it will save your life!

[He can make it happen. He can exorcise the pest right now. If she would only...

Stupid human beings and their stupid free will. What was God thinking?

However, the ticking of the clock is enough to make him step back. They can have this argument while saving Master Walker at the same time. Nobody can accuse him of refusing to multitask.]

[overclocking]

[ Chrono offers no defense of himself, no objections, nothing; Kevin is absolutely correct, and also wasting precious time. They've already discussed his eventual death, anyway.

He spares Kevin a look of utter contempt before resuming his position crouched at Allen's side, hands prone above his chest. A soft light wraps them both, and the watch 'round Rosette's neck spins just a bit more frantically.

This continues for some minutes — the only difference being the slow knitting of his brow, and a slight tremor that creeps its way into his hands.

At length, he breaks off with a sharp hiss, the light snuffing out as quickly as it had come. He makes no effort to stand. ]

[soul_sister]

[She didn't answer either, for another reason entirely. As soon as the light is out (and she's relatively sure he's not hurt), she snaps the seal closed, sucking in a full, deep breath.]

Is...?

[She lets it trail off... Chrono's posture told her everything, before she even got a look at Allen's skin tone. It wasn't long, this time... five minutes maybe.

She stood up, and took the two steps closer necessary to sit down at Chrono's side.]

... I'll need one of you to go to my room. There's a large box in there, by the far wall.

[senseandcecilbility]

...

[It takes Kevin every single scrap of his willpower not to intervene. He is touching Master Allen with his demon hands. Of course, he is not surprised when it is all for nothing. Who is wasting Rosette's time now?]

[boundbydevotion]

[He doesn't particularly want to leave the room, especially when he's only passingly familiar with one person of the three that are conscious (as much as he does think of her positively), but every delay weighs on him more, so he straightens up.]

I'll fetch it. What is the room's number?

[soul_sister]

Thank you.

[She gives the room number. It's not far, by some luck. Though when he gets there, he'll find the box to be somewhat ridiculously heavy. (There's a reason that the demon carries it.)]

[senseandcecilbility]

[Kevin is still mad at everything and everyone, and concerned beyond the telling of it, but he cannot bear the look on Rosette's face. He walks towards her, coming as near as the cursed demon will let him without causing a fuss, his hand reaching for his ring.]

Please, allow me to assist you.

[He cannot do anything for Master Walker, or replace what was lost of her lifespan, but he can at least give her some strength. Even if she will probably squander it thoughtlessly...or worse, feed it to the demon.]

[soul_sister]

[It's automatic, practiced:] I'm fine!

[Though moments after, her curiosity gets the better of her. In the desert, she hadn't seen WHERE the knife Kevin wielded came from.]

What do you want to do?

[senseandcecilbility]

To heal your body and soul as much as possible for this. [He doesn't bother to glare at Chrono, but there is certainly a frown of divine disapproval.] ...Unfortunately, I cannot recover what has been taken.

[overclocking]

[ It takes Chrono a few moments too long to get his feet under him properly, with the world still swaying oddly and a sharp headache piercing his temple. But he manages to put himself between Kevin and Rosette, eyes bright with anger.

The frustration is so thick in his chest and his throat that he thinks he might just suffocate on it. ]

No.

[soul_sister]

Given. [She corrects, almost absently. But at Chrono's movement, her own resolve settles in. .... .... she's gonna have to separate them.]

And I'm fine! Really, I'll be fine. Thank you, all the same.

[senseandcecilbility]

[Her correction doesn't make the situation any better. In fact, it only makes the situation much worse. Isn't that exactly the source of all problems here?

He stares down at Chrono, his glare clearly saying: demonic opinions don't matter, you deceitfully gorgeous abomination hiding in the shape of an innocent child!]

...Are you certain? The blessing of heaven would not harm you.

[Unlike, you know...]

[overclocking]

[ Sharply ] The "blessing of heaven" has harmed plenty of people before.

[ Taking another ill-advised step forward, glaring just as hard. ]

She already told you no.

[senseandcecilbility]

I would not hurt her.

[As he takes that ill-advised step forward, Chrono might feel that Kevin's holy aura is crackling under his human veil. Ideed, repressing divine wrath takes effort. Meanwhile, the angel is giving Rosette a pleading look, hoping that she will change her mind.]

It does not to be this way.

[Choose better, Rosette!]

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[maddeninghatter]

Mister Ceeeeeecil~!

[ He's been looking all over, and finally managed to hear voices coming from one of the bedrooms. ]

It's past tea-time and we're out of scones, so —

[maddeninghatter]

[ ...from this vantage-point, it looks like Kevin is threatening a small child, Chrono, while Rosette seems distinctly unwell. And he hasn't even noticed the bed, yet. ]

What are you doing?

[ Timing is everything. ]

1/2

[senseandcecilbility]

...

[How can he even start explaining...]

[senseandcecilbility]

[Still burning with divine wrath, he points an accusing finger at Chrono's cute face.]

IT...IT DISGUISED AS A CHILD TO SEDUCE SISTER ROSETTE AND DEVOUR HER SOUL!

1/????

[soul_sister]

[One moment, she was torn between pulling Chrono back and lecturing Kevin again.]

[soul_sister]

[The next she was going to answer Break with something along the lines of exorcisms and IDIOTS.]