[ Quirkless? Well, that's close enough from the literal way Allen understands that to be. His gaze flicks back to him at the understandable confusion about Exorcists, and he offers a very small sort of smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. ]
There aren't many Exorcists, and we don't use our powers except when fighting akuma. Even if people might know the church or the Order most haven't heard of us, or understand what that means. [ And when people see unexplainable things caused by Innocence, they interpret it as other phenomena. Useful when trying to find it as it causes such a disruption, but not great for misunderstandings.
And I thought... this was all over and done. A chapter closed before he ever truly understood it. ]
Ua— [ ! He's not expecting to be swept up like that, eyes almost comically wide at it. Reflexively he brings his hands up to snag into the back of Shouto's sweater, blinking at the suddenness of it, before the warmth washes over him. The gentleness of the gesture, and he's too struck to move as his heart twists.
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There aren't many Exorcists, and we don't use our powers except when fighting akuma. Even if people might know the church or the Order most haven't heard of us, or understand what that means. [ And when people see unexplainable things caused by Innocence, they interpret it as other phenomena. Useful when trying to find it as it causes such a disruption, but not great for misunderstandings.
And I thought... this was all over and done. A chapter closed before he ever truly understood it. ]
Ua— [ ! He's not expecting to be swept up like that, eyes almost comically wide at it. Reflexively he brings his hands up to snag into the back of Shouto's sweater, blinking at the suddenness of it, before the warmth washes over him. The gentleness of the gesture, and he's too struck to move as his heart twists.
Ah... ]