I'm not. [ But it's still gentle, his expression flickering. (Denial and Allen are very, very good and old friends.) But even if gentle, but he needs to insist that, too. He knows it's hard, so really, incredibly hard, but still, Shinji --
Allen hesitates for a moment like he might take a step forward, except he just shifts a little then and doesn't. Just lets his hand rest still on the doorknob where it is. ]
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Allen hesitates for a moment like he might take a step forward, except he just shifts a little then and doesn't. Just lets his hand rest still on the doorknob where it is. ]
He's been here almost as long as I have.