FEB 23rd ; DAY ; VIDEO

[ioudas]

(this is meant to be broadcast, because cross is actually unveiling a prototype for the sentries that he wants to build. but it's mostly Allen learning from years of experience with his master when he comes down to see him.)

Master..? ( he sounds weary, but you would too if you’ve known Cross as long as he has. ) Is this really as important as you said it was?

(there are a few of these steampunked babies sitting on cross' lab table, about four or so. they wake up and start talking in their autotuned sing-song voice.)

Hello, Allen Walker!

Never mind, I’ll come back later.

(too late, they're opening their sides and there are lasers pointed right towards him.)

Er—hello?

(it's almost too late -- before they start moving like pipe organs would (think of the first part of this on loop) of Mozart's Requiem and the sound of cross laughing his ass off.)

You should have seen your stupid face.

(he's tearing up, wiping tears from his one good eye with the corner of his white labcoat before standing in front of the recording.)

There wasn’t anything funny about that!!

Y'know if I could get more space and access to actual volunteers, I wouldn't make you go through this.

(then, it dawns on allen. he's being taped on purpose. he's being taped on purpose and this is broadcasting and cross just made an example out of him. he's been used for emotional blackmail.)

Master, you're terrible. Absolutely terrible.

Keep talking Allen, maybe next time there will be actual bullets and I'll train them to hunt you.

(cross cuts the feed off)

(ooc; bold is allen and italics is cross!)

Comments

[Video]

[toukakoukan]

And this guy is your master?

[Video]

[clowned]

Unfortunately.

[Video]

[toukakoukan]

[Once again... he can sympathize.]

You never catch a break, do you?

[Video]

[clowned]

Not with him, no.

[Video]

[toukakoukan]

You're not gonna believe this [because we already have 5 billion things in common] but I have a sensei like that too.

[Video]

[clowned]

[ actually Allen finds this very easy to believe. ]

Did your sensei also try to teach you to swim by pushing you into shark filled waters?

[Video]

[toukakoukan]

[He considers.]

No. But she stranded me on an island for a month and sent someone disguised as a murderer to try and kill me.

[ioudas]

That is brilliant.

[clowned]

[ asdfghjkslf oh shi-- he didn't even think about locking this conversation. ]

Master.

[ioudas]

This is so much better than locking you in a temple of doom in India. Saved me a lot more time too.

[toukakoukan]

H-hey!! Don't start getting any ideas from her!!

[ioudas]

Oh and it's a her. Somewhere out there is my other spirit half. I'm excited.

[clowned]

At least she's not here.

[ioudas]

I'll actually go to church on Sundays and pray for her.

[toukakoukan]

Don't. We're all better off if she's not here.

[ioudas]

You are, but I'm not. It's like I'm missing a part of me.

[clowned]

You aren't missing anything!!

[ioudas]

This is a woman who managed to out do me in tests. This is even better than the time I covered your bed in spiders to see how you handled them.

[toukakoukan]

[Twitch]

She's already married, you know.

[ioudas]

Our spirits are married. (he's just doing this to get a twofer.)

[clowned]

You can't marry a spirit!!

[ioudas]

Spirits are made bonded. There's nothing you can do.

[clowned]

You're making that up.

[toukakoukan]

Stay away from my sensei!!

[ioudas]

The draw between us will happen either way, we're kindred spirits.