[ Not quite the same as the crystal on the back of his hand. While yes Allen calls that a cross too, the four even points distinctly resemble a star more, while the crosses in this building are the four differently-lengthed parts of the Christian cross, simple and blocky instead of delicate and starburst-tapered.
Misunderstandings and appropriations like that are the building blocks of this organization as much as the marble they're standing on, after all. ]
There was a battle. An invasion. [ Allen says it softly, ever so seemingly calm still, even if his attention swings fully back to Shouto. That feeling...? It's not him, so-- I really can feel you through this bond too.
He takes a moment to thread their fingers together, expression softening slightly. ]
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Misunderstandings and appropriations like that are the building blocks of this organization as much as the marble they're standing on, after all. ]
There was a battle. An invasion. [ Allen says it softly, ever so seemingly calm still, even if his attention swings fully back to Shouto. That feeling...? It's not him, so-- I really can feel you through this bond too.
He takes a moment to thread their fingers together, expression softening slightly. ]
What should be several years ago now I think.
[ Relative to him at least. ]