alma_karma | 001 ☯ Alma [VIDEO]

[The camera lens is partially blocked when the feed clicks on, fuzzy pinkish edges suggesting fingers to be the culprit. Whoever it is holding the device is moving if the shifting light and soft padding sounds are any clue. After less than a minute of traveling the footsteps stop and a small voice cuts through the silence.]

What’s going on?... Doctor Edgar? Yu? Where'd you go?

[When no answer comes, movement begins again, slightly faster than before as a steady light source from one direction becomes apparent. Maybe a window or a door...

There's a little gasp and the camera's view suddenly blurs, the faciliberry clattering loudly as it hits the ground. A cloudy sky comes into view, as well as an extremely foreshortened view of a young boy. He's staring up at the sky with an almost disbelieving expression, apparently unaware that he's dropped his device.]

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From:

tothelastbreath

Don't mention it. [Timcanpy's trying to help him put it on by tugging here and there with pointy teeth, while his owner stands back and eyes the overall effect rather critically.

...Kid will have a hard time running if his legs get tangled every two steps, and Allen is quite sure he'll have to do a good lot of running at some point. Crown Clown, get. Don't mind the claw o' doom Alma, he's only going to cut that coat down to size.]

Hold still Alma, I'm going to make it fit better.

From:

alma_karma

[Alma's torn between staring at Timcanpy as he flits about and staring at the sudden appearance of CLAWS.

... He'll just have to do his best to stare at both during QUESTION TIME.]

Is that a golem? How come it's a different color? What happened to your arm?

From:

tothelastbreath

[Allen isn't helping with the whole staring-at-both thing as he crouches, and with a look of great concentration, starts scissoring off the coat somewhere above Alma's ankles.]

Yes, his name's Timcanpy. My Master made him so he's a little different. [He's not at all sure about Tim being Cross's golem anymore, but habit still makes that reply slip easily from his lips.] And that's what my Innocence looks like when it's Invoked. I'm a parasitic type, you see.

From:

alma_karma

[The Innocence wins out over Tim in the staring contest, and Alma peers down over his shoulders to watch Allen's progress.]

Oooh, that's a rare type, right?

Edited Date: 2010-11-18 03:57 am (UTC)

From:

tothelastbreath

That's what I've been told. [Snipsnipsnip, there we go. Crown Clown's deactivated to leave behind just another boy with a scar on his face, funny white hair, and a strangely intact sleeve.] Ready to go?

From:

alma_karma

Yeah! [Checking out that work there, Allen... very nice job.]

Where're we going?

From:

tothelastbreath

Back to that safe place I was telling you about. [Allen still has MAJOR RESERVATIONS about that place because of Libitina, but it's the best option right now, so he'll make do. He's good at making do.] It's an apartment building we're all staying at... Temporarily, of course.

[aside to his golem] Lead the way, Tim.

From:

alma_karma

Okay. [And he's all set to follow Allen... wherever! Ah, but he does have a question!]

Um... you said you knew a Yu, right?

From:

tothelastbreath

[Starts walking, careful to keep an eye on Alma just in case... whatever. He really, really doesn't trust this place.]

Yes I do, he's an Exorcist from the Order too. We're... comrades.

From:

alma_karma

[He's sticking pretty close for now, glancing up at Allen nervously.]

Does he have long black hair? With pieces that come down like this? [He reaches up to tug on the longer bits of his own hair that come down by his ears.]

From:

tothelastbreath

[...Erm. Why does he feel another brain breakage moment coming on?]

Yes, actually... [and in a tone that clearly says this cannot be happening] Oriental? Foul temper?

From:

alma_karma

[No idea what "oriental" is, but he nods at the foul temper bit.]

Really, really grumpy.

From:

tothelastbreath

[Oh Christ.]

Kanda Yu?

From:

alma_karma

... He told me not to call him "Yu" anymore.

From:

tothelastbreath

I-I see. Well don't worry about it, he tells everyone that. [a pause as the 'anymore' sinks in and hangongasecond--]

Didn't you say something about training to become Exorcists with him?

From:

alma_karma

Y-Yeah. But he says he hasn't seen me in years, but that doesn't make any sense because we're supposed to be the same age and now he's old!

From:

tothelastbreath

[...

Oh my God.]

But you... He... [Oh but it does make sense, several things are starting to come together to make a very unfortunate kind of sense. Allen's kind of wishing otherwise, but then again, he's spent most of his life not getting what he wants. Time to get with the program and deal.]

From:

tothelastbreath

How old are you, Alma? [That's it Allen, keep walking. It'll keep you from doing something unseeming, like rocking in that corner over there.]

From:

alma_karma

Oh, um... I don't know.

From:

tothelastbreath

[Well, that's a problem he's familiar with.]

It's okay, you look somewhere between 9 and 11 to me. Kanda's... [cough] 19. Guess this place can also pluck people from different points in time.

From:

alma_karma

... Y-Yu said it's been nine years. Doesn't make any sense...

From:

tothelastbreath

[Sees that look and bends down, hands on knees, to give him a reassuring smile.]

No it doesn't, but I'm afraid few things about this place do. At least you're not alone. We'll sort this out together, okay?

From:

alma_karma

[Alma wipes a hand under his nose and nods, attempting a little grin.]

O-Okay.

From:

tothelastbreath

It'll be fine. [Straightens again, then holds out a hand.] Come on, let's get back first and go from there. Timcanpy says he'll help too.

[And here's the golem fluttering down to squeeze one of Alma's fingers with its tiny hand.]

From:

alma_karma

[He puts on a little determined expression, nodding again and reaching out to take Allen's hand with the one not already occupied by Timcanpy.]

Thank you.