[ Wow rude! As if he's bullshitting something like that! He just... doesn't know his actual origin but he has to define himself somehow. That stuff's complicated when you don't know your name (if you ever had one), birthday, or birthplace. Such is life when you had parents who sold you to a traveling circus freak show. You cling to what you can. Also what's Japanese, an Akuma is clearly just an Akuma and Very Specific, duh.
Some of those track with Allen's understanding of medicine in his world, at least the majority of it. It's a pretty normal 1890's most places for the most part, and he's been in plenty of less than advanced parts of it... and probably on the receiving end of some less than reputable medical care... He's just also more familiar with strange alchemical variants of 'modern' medicine too, but that was because of the advanced science and alchemy they had at the Order that was contained to just Exorcists. The sort of stuff that might get them burned as witches in some parts of the world, strangely enough... The analogy is enough to pull a lightly wry smile from Allen though. Ok ok, he gets it. Useful. He's had to swallow more than one nasty paste of something. ]
Fair enough. [ He raises a hand slightly in a concession to not wanting to trade things for Viktor to break down. Honestly he wouldn't know how useful it'd be anyway; he should really try to pin Viktor down for an actual list of things he wants. ] He'd probably be happier just to have coffee anyway.
[ Wait. Would he have coffee? That'd be amazing. Viktor would be so happy. Even Allen would be so happy... But oh. He perks up when Dabi clarifies modern clothes mean like Shouto has. ]
Oh. Like t-shirts? [ And nice underwear? He'd lent clothes to Allen for the first few days after he was back and they were really comfy... still. Sansa would kill him and "money" is better spent on other things. ] That's okay though. The medicines would be better for now... and coffee actually, if you have any of that.
[ Dabi's idea of payment gets a lightly raised eyebrow from Allen, measuring, but it's in respect honestly. That's actually really savvy, and honestly quite fair. It's almost ironic how he doesn't have any problem with it whatsoever. He'd honestly give him anything to help with corruption because that's just part of looking out for people. Is he going to say that though? Hell no.
Well, he has no problems with that first part. He snorts lightly at his other method of accepted payment and taps his finger lightly against the table. ]
What kind of "favor" would you have in mind?
[ Skeptical? Who wouldn't be; it doesn't even have anything to do with Dabi himself or anything he knows about him but everything about the situation and that shift in his demeanor. But he's curious. ]
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Also what's Japanese, an Akuma is clearly just an Akuma and Very Specific, duh.Some of those track with Allen's understanding of medicine in his world, at least the majority of it. It's a pretty normal 1890's most places for the most part, and he's been in plenty of less than advanced parts of it... and probably on the receiving end of some less than reputable medical care... He's just also more familiar with strange alchemical variants of 'modern' medicine too, but that was because of the advanced science and alchemy they had at the Order that was contained to just Exorcists. The sort of stuff that might get them burned as witches in some parts of the world, strangely enough... The analogy is enough to pull a lightly wry smile from Allen though. Ok ok, he gets it. Useful. He's had to swallow more than one nasty paste of something. ]
Fair enough. [ He raises a hand slightly in a concession to not wanting to trade things for Viktor to break down. Honestly he wouldn't know how useful it'd be anyway; he should really try to pin Viktor down for an actual list of things he wants. ] He'd probably be happier just to have coffee anyway.
[ Wait. Would he have coffee? That'd be amazing. Viktor would be so happy. Even Allen would be so happy... But oh. He perks up when Dabi clarifies modern clothes mean like Shouto has. ]
Oh. Like t-shirts? [
And nice underwear?He'd lent clothes to Allen for the first few days after he was back and they were really comfy... still. Sansa would kill him and "money" is better spent on other things. ] That's okay though. The medicines would be better for now... and coffee actually, if you have any of that.[ Dabi's idea of payment gets a lightly raised eyebrow from Allen, measuring, but it's in respect honestly. That's actually really savvy, and honestly quite fair. It's almost ironic how he doesn't have any problem with it whatsoever. He'd honestly give him anything to help with corruption because that's just part of looking out for people.
Is he going to say that though? Hell no.Well, he has no problems with that first part. He snorts lightly at his other method of accepted payment and taps his finger lightly against the table. ]
What kind of "favor" would you have in mind?
[ Skeptical? Who wouldn't be; it doesn't even have anything to do with Dabi himself or anything he knows about him but everything about the situation and that shift in his demeanor. But he's curious. ]