13 ★ Video

[mynameisallen]

[Allen was in the middle of a handstand. The device that he always kept on his person had fallen out of his pocket and landed upon the shirt of his that was on the floor of the beach in Twilight Town. He stayed that way for a good couple of minutes before he started to raise his innocence arm, moving it slowly to the side and behind his back, making sure he kept his balance at the same time. It was a couple more minutes before the boy tried to do at least one push-up, which was a success, but when he went about attempting to do more, he grip that he lacked in the sand made it harder to keep balance as he fell back first onto the soft surface.]

Maybe trying to do that on sand wasn't the best idea. [Putting a hand to his head he sat there quietly for a moment, before looking down at his torso, his finger tracing the outline of both scars he had upon his person, a reminder of the thinks he had done and learnt from it. He soon stood up to stretch before trying again, but this time he moved his legs and laugh.]

You know, this could be a fun act, if I had something else to balance on. [Yep instead of some serious training like he had originally planned, he had decided to instead practice his usual clowning tricks that he learnt from his days at the circus. But at least he was enjoying himself for the mean time before he lands back on his feet, standing there.]

What was I mean to do today... While they were at work, I made sure to get some sleep, I did a bit of training... I think I was told to do something. Maybe it was to get some food because I keep eating it all.

[He clicked his fingers as his friend Link.Jr appeared, trying to do the impossible task of sweeping the sand away from the beach, only to end up with more sand there.] You can stop trying to clean here, it's not needed. [They paused for a moment, before going to sweep the sand away from his shirt as Allen picked it up and put it back on.] Let's go get some food, maybe do a bit of cleaning when we get back and then I'm going to teach you something fun for when the idiot Kanda gets home.

[All said with a smile as he started to walk, leaning over to pick up the device as he did as it switched off.]

[Video]

[with_elegance]

[When Michiru turns on the video, there's something quiet and subdued about her expression. She's trying to keep her emotions in, that much is clear, even behind the carefully schooled expression, the calm, soft way her voice sounds when she speaks.]

Haruka is gone.

[There's no uncertainty in this. She's looked -- searched really -- for the other woman. But, well, it's not a question anymore. She knows.]

I'm sure she'll be all right. Haruka has always been strong. And... [She trails off, summons up something that's almost a smile, and moves to turn the video off.]