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When: Sunday afternoon
Where: Apartment Building
Rating: G?
Summary: Lavi's off checking up on the people in the apartment. Someone's got to make sure no one injures themselves.

So, this is not exactly how he had expected to start the day.

Sure, he was no stranger to weird things, but it wasn't everyday that one woke up without being able to hear anything. To say that worried Lavi was an understatement, and if he hadn't seen what was going on in Allen's message then, he probably would've been a lot less calm. Though, to be fair, he knew he had it easier than the others. Losing his sense of hearing was only bad if he needed it badly, like in a fight with doubles or something. Here? It was just an inconvenience he'll have to get used to.

But he did worry about the others. While he's sure the Exorcists can handle themselves just fine, he won't leave it to luck. So with that, and after making sure Allen will stay put, he decided to go exploring the building for the rest of the people. He might as well check up on everyone, if there's just a handful of them living here. This was going to be fun.

Knock, knock.

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Kanda could faintly hear Lavi moving about next door, he hoped that the redhead wouldn't end up showing up at his door. The last thing he needed, really, was a rabbit hounding hi--

Knock, knock.

"...Tch." Of course he had to think something. Kanda got up and walked over to the door and opened it. Surely enough, there was Lavi.

"What?"

He smiles brightly, unperturbed by the rough greeting, though there was the very slight moment where he looked rather uncomfortable. It was hard not to, especially when he knew just what Kanda said, but couldn't hear it. He almost missed it, even if he had a feeling it sounded irritated, like Kanda always is when he's not up for company. But he doesn't let it bother him for long. If anything, as long as he can see what Kanda is saying, it's fine. He'll just imagine the tone on his own.

"Hey, Yuu! Thought I'd check up on everyone." He says cheerfully, throwing away the short moment of discomfort he had. At the very least, he has it better than the rest.

"Tch. I'm fine." Well, he wasn't really when you took into the account that his sense of touch was missing, but he didn't really care that it was missing either. He left the door open for Lavi to do what he wanted and turned to head back to his bed. He wasn't doing anything special that required being 'checked on' anyway.

... The fact that both Lavi and Allen, now, have just dropped by like that did annoy him, but when didn't they?

"I know that." He says, taking that as an invitation to follow him in. Leaving a door open is practically begging others to come in after all. Especially nosy Bookman apprentices. Very nosy.

"I wanted to make sure anyway. You can't feel what you're touching, right?" That's pretty worrisome in itself. It meant he can't judge things as well physically, and that could be a problem in the long run.

"... Stop eavesdropping." Kanda had always taken his body for granted anyway, especially his healing and regenerating abilities. That much definitely hadn't changed, especially when he wasn't even wearing a coat, and in nothing more than a flimsy thing called a shirt.

"It's not eavesdropping." He was reading lips, and it was in a public network. Totally not considered eavesdropping. Just, you know, information gathering, Lavi-style.

"And put some more clothes on, Yuu. I'm freezing just looking at you!" He says, looking around to see where he might have left extra clothes. That doesn't give him the ability to monitor lip movement sadly, so he didn't doubt he'd be missing whatever Kanda says later if he's not focusing on him.

"I told you, I'm fine. Cold weather is nothing." Really. It wasn't his fault if Lavi couldn't handle it. Kanda had left his jacket on his desk next to his hourglass, if Lavi really was looking for it.

Kanda just sat on his bed, watching the redhead with his arms folded over his chest. "If that's all, you can leave."

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Unfortunately for Kanda, Lavi couldn't exactly hear what he was saying. After all, his ability to hear was sealed, and it only served to heighten the rest of his functioning senses. He goes for the jacket, grabbing it and making his way over to Kanda.

"Here, put this on."

Kanda, instead of taking his jacket from Lavi, just glared up at the redhead. Really? It wasn't happening.

"Hell no."

"Oh, come on. You're gonna get sick like that." He says, voice a little louder than he realized. Not that he thought Kanda could get sick, really. He knows he can recover a lot faster than normal people, but it didn't mean he wouldn't worry anyway. He's a comrade. But you shouldn't be attached, for you are a Bookman. Mental mantra.

"Lenalee will get worried too, you know!" He adds in as an afterthought. Would that help?

"You're more annoying when you're loud." A finger twitched in irritation as he simply watched the Bookman apprentice, frowning. Did Lavi lose his hearing? Probably, with the way he was being loud. The thought made him wonder absently what Alma would lose for the week, and Lenalee too.

"She knows not to worry senselessly."

"You'd say that even if I wasn't." Though he does notably try to lower down his volume. It was hard to tell for him, and he keeps his own irritation to himself. Even though he said he can handle this for a week, he's already going stir crazy from the silence in about a little more than half a day. Too much of his own thoughts running through his head, and with the information he stores there as a Bookman, it was enough to keep him busy for a while.

"How about Alma then?" He says without thinking, just watching.

Now that got a reaction out of him, even if it was the twitch of a hand. Lavi wouldn't have missed it. Kanda looked away from a moment before giving a 'tch!' and grabbing the coat from Lavi. Stupid rabbit. Stupid. Just. Stupid.

"Fine, I will! Happy now?!"

That... was an interesting reaction. Interesting enough that, despite himself, he didn't even protest to Kanda suddenly taking the coat from him. Not even anything like Yuu! You could have asked. or a similar reaction. It lasted only a second though, two at most.

"I didn't expect that." He blurts out, admitting it, openly curious now. He didn't think it was because he was persistent, he only did mention two names, but that seemed enough for him. Odd.

"Shut up. You only came over to check on me, right? I'm fine. Feel free to leave." Kanda most likely would have gotten up and literally kicked Lavi out himself, but losing his ability to touch also meant losing the ability to know when his body was healing itself. If he could help it, he didn't want to leave his perch on his bed, not when Lavi was around at least.

He put on the coat, but didn't bother to button it, making it a point to avoid eye contact with the redhead. Kanda was partially mad at himself for reacting the way he did, but it's not like he could control what his body did when he couldn't feel anything to begin with.

"But Yuu, you didn't even button up your coat." He's being stubborn, maybe, but his curiosity has gotten him to a point where he is half tempted to lodge himself to the floor if he has to. Just for now though. It's not like Kanda to actually care about what others think like that, especially when it comes to his own body. It was interesting to say the least, and Lavi liked interesting things. The science division can vouch for how much.

"The coat's fine! Hurry and get out before I kick you out!" Dammit, Kanda didn't like this. While he was glad Alma was actually around and didn't know what the Order was trying to do, he had still allowed himself to get soft. Even if it was just a little, it was still considered 'too soft' by Kanda.

He can see the distaste, but somehow not hearing it helped keep Lavi in place. He seemed more irritable than usual though, at least, from the way he reacted. Which means that Lavi probably should tread carefully if he doesn't want to be cut up by Mugen. Can Kanda even control his strength like this? He wasn't sure.

"All right, all right, I'll go. Just one question before I leave though."

Kanda took a deep breath to calm himself down, leaning back against the wall behind him. Losing his temper wouldn't do in a place like this.

"What?"

He falls silent for a moment, trying to figure out how to say this a little more tactfully. The pure silence however, was unnerving, and he found himself speaking almost immediately just to quell it. While he can't exactly hear, the knowledge that something's being said was a little less unnerving.

"Who is Alma anyway?" To you, or just in general. He's not just some kid, and he wants to know what's so special about him.

Kanda's eyes narrowed slightly automatically. Alma was a sensitive subject, and hell, until he found out that Alma was even here, the subject was completely Taboo. He might have softened up a little during his stay here, but there was absolutely no way he would openly talk about Alma or what happened to him. No way.

"No one you need to concern yourself with."

"Considering we all live in this place, that's kind of hard to do." He points out, but doesn't push unnecessarily further. If it was something embarrassing, he'd be relentless, but for something like this, he's still on the fence on whether to keep on pushing or to leave it be. On one hand, he was definitely curious, on the other--- more Bookman-like thoughts--- it wasn't really part of his job. Or maybe it is, depending on the answer. He's not sure.

"I don't care." Sorry Lavi, Kanda wasn't going to budge on this issue.

"Should I just ask him then?" Not meant to be a threat, but maybe an incentive. Though, he supposed it was safer from the child, but then he would rather hear it from Kanda.

Kanda made a move to get up, but it was only that - a simple move. Lavi could interpret it as he will.

"I'm not telling you shit."

That may be his cue to get ready. After all, he was starting to see a vein popping out, or maybe that's his imagination acting up, but he definitely noticed the movement. Just one more push then. It wasn't like he wasn't going to ask Alma now, now that Kanda showed he's not talking.

"I didn't think it was that big of a secret, Yuu!"

"Tch! Just leave, you stupid rabbit." Kanda leaned back against the wall, letting out an exasperated sigh. The last thing he wanted to do was start something and end up upsetting Alma. Lavi was lucky. For now.

"All right, all right." He did say last question, and since Kanda isn't about to castrate him, he should take this as a good sign. He ponders saying something more, maybe along the lines of Hey, you do seem nicer now! but he had a feeling that was just going to get him in more trouble. It was tempting, but he'll just let it off the hook now.

"Don't go running off doing weird things this week, got it?"

"Whatever, jest leave." Well, if he could take any consolidation from that pointless visit, it would be that his hourglass didn't get mentioned. Yet.

"I'm glad to see you too, Yuu! We should do this again next time." He says in a sing-song manner, before he heads off. Well, no point sticking around any longer than necessary then. There were others to check up on.

The silence was still bothering Lenalee. No matter what she dropped on the floor, banged on the wall, she couldn't hear it. She couldn't even hear herself talk, not even when she raised it. All she could hear were her own thoughts, a quiet voice in the deafening silence. And truth be told, it was slowly driving her mad like the silence back at the Order when she was young.

After she made sure that Allen didn't do anything reckless such as climbing up eight or so flights of stairs, she sat at the edge of her bed and started fiddling again with the PDA. She wanted to hear someone's - anyone's - voice but nothing was coming out, just images. Her lipreading skills weren't even that good yet.

"This is ridiculous," she said in a voice that was probably a whisper. She couldn't tell.

He continues to knock on her door, frowning when she doesn't answer. He hasn't heard from her yet, not even when Allen made that message, so he was definitely worried. Not getting a reply even after knocking several times didn't help, and he can't help but feel that something bad must have happened.

"Hey, Lenalee! Are you there?" He called out loudly, knocking on the door even harder. She didn't go out, did she?

If she could hear the knocking, she would have already given a sign. Such as answering the door. But seeing that she couldn't hear anything, Lenalee didn't. Simply sat there on her bed, watching the images on her PDA. She couldn't even reply to some of them. A moment later, she shut it off and placed it on top of the table, sighing. It was something she wouldn't do on a normal basis, turning off her means of communication with this world. But it was terribly depressing her already.

Normally, this would be a good time to press his ear against the door to listen if someone is there. That is, of course, if he can even hear in the first place. Fat chance of that happening. He goes to check the communicator, see if Lenalee left any message. Seeing nothing, however, made him renew his efforts. Lenalee wouldn't just go out carelessly and tell no one if she's affected, right?

He lifts one foot and stomps on the ground instead, trying to see if that works. If her feet were on the ground, maybe she'd notice the slight vibration. Maybe.

If not, he may have to try barging in soon. This was worrying him.

Lenalee blinked twice at the slight vibrations under her feet, frowning at the floor. Was it just her or . . . She looked around, noting the room. Everything was falling apart already after all and the apartment, while it was better than the other buildings around, didn't seem that sturdy as well. Was it possible that it slowly falling apart as well?

The thought was maddening, considering that she couldn't hear anything. After all, if something were to happen, without her hearing, it would be difficult for her to know anything.

But then, that vibration didn't last too long. Just one and it was over. She sighed absently. Maybe it was just a small tremor. Nothing to worry about really. She was just being paranoid with her loss of hearing, that's all. Still though, she stood up from her bed to walk over to the door.

Maybe she should check on the others too.

Another stomp, another vibration, before he stops. He's not sure just how much that would help, so he planned to give it at least a minute or two before he really worries and tries knocking down the door. Of course, that was on a more drastic scale, since then they'd have to worry about how to fix it once he's broken it down. He's pretty sure Allen and Kanda wouldn't be so happy, and he might get a kick at the back of his head from Lenalee if he tries it.

And now to wait.

A moment and then --

Lenalee paused in the middle of the room. There it was again, that vibration. And it didn't feel like a tremor, more like someone walking heavily on the floor. Which was strange enough because why would anyone do that. Unless it was one of those weird occurrences again.

She frowned at door, half-hesitant to open it now. Just judging whatever it was behind that door based on the tremors . . . Still, was it really safe to open it? She didn't want to risk it though, especially when her own legs still hurt and her Innocence still barely active.

She stood there for another minute, weighing the pros and cons.

Lavi waits for any sign of Lenalee coming out, trying not to show his worry in his body language. Gramps wasn't here, so he can't lecture him about the need to keep his emotions in check, but the unconscious reminder that he's still a Bookman first and foremost was still evident, so worrying isn't really much of an option to him.

Of course, by waiting he's only giving her a minute or two before he actually does show he's worrying, but he can keep his cool just a little longer.

The vibrations paused again.

What was going on? Lenalee finally walked over towards the door and slowly, apprehensively opened it, standing behind the door itself. If there was indeed anything outside - anything at all - at least she'd be shielded by the door first. She could think of other ways later to fend for an attack later.

After a minute or two, she peered around, only to blink twice at the person standing outside. Had he been there all this time?

"Lavi?"

He relaxes visibly, glad to see her face. It was strange though, that she didn't respond immediately. Was she busy, or...? Well, maybe she did respond, but he couldn't hear it. That was an annoying thought. He rather liked knowing what was going on, rather than taking guesses like this.

"Hey, Lenalee. I was just coming up to check on you." He says, chipper, as if he wasn't affected by any of this at all.

Lenalee frowned visibly as he started speaking, only recognizing her name from his words. Her lipreading skills were still poor and the only reason she could understand Allen was because he was speaking slowly. She knew Lavi had lost his sense of hearing according to Allen and she didn't know if he could lipread too so she simply smiled.

"I -" She pointed at her ears then shook her head. "- can't hear you, Lavi."

Yuuta opens his door a crack, peering out carefully, making sure to watch how far he opened it, as he could not feel it like he usually did. It was annoying, being completely numb. He had to watch where his fingers went instead of being able to just watch the screen of his PDA.

"Who are you?" he asked.

Someone he didn't know. Lavi pauses for a moment, before smiling brightly. After all, if they were going to stay stuck here together, that means he'll have to get along with all the new faces he sees, right? That, and he recalls there being only around twenty of them here. He might as well get to know all of them.

"The name's Lavi, your friendly neighborhood watch. You wouldn't happen to be feeling strange today, would you?"

"Strange?" he repeated. Ah, he must be someone else affected by whatever Libitania was doing to them, which meant that he was also was one of the forced tenants of this place. "If you consider being unable to feel anything, then yes. Of course, other people are missing other more important senses."

"Can't say being numb is any less worrisome than losing your eyesight." He chirps, as if there was absolutely nothing wrong with this situation. He's a stranger, after all, so his masks are up, and very good ones at that. If one didn't know better, they could probably be fooled into thinking there was nothing wrong with him.

"I'm surprised you could even walk if that's the case."

"Worrisome and dangerous are two different things," Yuuta replied. "You just have to be more aware of your surroundings." He then stepped aside to allow him in, if he wanted to come in, though Yuuta didn't really want some total stranger coming in. Stupid manners his mother drove into him.

"Being completely numb does not prevent you from moving. That's paralysis."

"They can both lead to the same thing too." Given circumstances, in which case some people not being able to feel what they are doing may inevitably prick themselves with a rusty nail and come down with some sort of disease, and that was dangerous and worrisome. He shakes his head, declining the offer for now.

"But you can't feel the movement, can you? It's not so different if your whole body is affected."

"No, but movement is something you do constantly. Most people don't even think about walking, how it feels, unless there is something odd about the ground or their shoes. So all you have to do is not focus on being numb."

He stood on one foot and jumped once without falling for emphasis.

Sticking one's self with a nail or not being able to feel themselves getting sick were dangerous possibilities, but he would be fine. So would Ritsuka, if they stayed indoors. Unlike that idiot Kanda, getting firewood. It was important to stay warm, but so was one's hands.

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s-sob i'm sorry it's so short >:

No worries <3

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