[catch all for ken!]

[survivaltricks]

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week 0, friday post-body announcement

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[considering the sudden, violent nature of Haruka's death, Akira does his best to make his rounds through the mansion to check up on the people he has come to know. on his list is, of course, Ken. . . who is extremely mature for his age but still a kid in the grand scheme of things. god he hopes Ken is all right. no kid should have to see something so horrid happen right in front of their eyes]

[(little does he know about the horrors that Amada faces every single night)]

[he finds Ken in the study, and Akira announces his presence by knocking on the door frame. he is standing a little hunched, clearly favoring his back (is something wrong with it?) as he enters the room]

Amada-san?

[hamaoned]

[ soon he will learn that ken is far from some little kid who would be shell-shocked at the sight of a dead person. ...sadly. because after the knock on the door frame, ken will turn around with an almost neutral albeit a bit disappointed expression on his face.

though the expression quickly changes once he sees who it is. ]

Oh, hello Kurusu-san.

[ a curve of the lips at best. ]

Are you here to get something to write on as well?

1/2

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[. . . huh. it's not exactly the expression he expects to see on someone so young, but then again, didn't he comment before that Ken was grown-up for his age?]

[Akira offers a sheepish smile as he lifts a hand to rub the back of his head. and then, instead of like, actually answering the gd question, he says--]

Ah. . . Reply hazy, try again later.

[. . .]

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Amada-san, I know this is weird, but don't-- don't ask me questions for the time being.

[?????? AKIRA?????????????????]

/2

[hamaoned]

[ ???? ???? ??????

????

???????? ]

What do yo—

[ wait. no more questions? how... ]

[hamaoned]

[ do you...phrase things like statements...? ]

So, you were affected by something else.

[ DOES THAT WORK? he'll fumble and suddenly a dead person is second on his list of concerns because what is happening to his favorite person in this place right now?? okay second because of the dog. sorry akira :( ]

...and...something happened to your back.

week 1, saturday post trial

[hamaoned]

[ okay because this is important to him and... ]

Kurusu-san...

[ cue one justice boy coming to find him (wherever he may be) looking frustrated, sad, but mainly frustrated and looking like he might need to go punching some things. so much for preventing someone else from killing and the rest!!!

but also how u doing. ]

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[IT'S ALL GOOD AKIRA IS HERE]

[he can be found basically anywhere in the mansion, as he's meandering about idly trying to calm his racing mind down. he's absolutely not tired-- he slept through, like. . . the whole trial-- and yet he feels the emotional exhaustion weighing down his limbs with every step he takes]

[when he hears Ken's voice, he looks up]

Amada-san. . .

. . . are you okay?

[hamaoned]

[ let's find them in the hallways because pacing is key. and ken was basically fridged (bc i wasn't there) but is also nevertheless upset and replies immediately: ]

I'm better than Asch. [ ah. harsh and quickly amended. ] Sorry.

[ he looks like he wants to say something else but???

words???

feelings??? ]

...he told me he couldn't trust anyone.

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[. . . ah. understanding washes over Akira's feelings, and he steps forward to stand next to Ken, his shoulder resting against the wall]

Trust is hard to come by in a place like this.

Especially for someone like Asch-san.

week 2, friday post-body announcement

[hamaoned]

[ hello akira, after ken has had a power nap (and was dropped off at his room) he'll track him down with some letters in his hands. double checking to make sure they're alone before first though!!

oh. and uh. ignore all of the scratches on his body. it's no big deal!!! he's fine. fingers crossed. ]

Kurusu-san!

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[. . . . . . . . KEN]

A-- Amada-san?!

[it's fine Akira had a power nap too and although he's still groggy, there is WORK to be done he can sleep when he's DEAD]

Amada-san, are you okay?!

[hamaoned]

[ who needs sleep whEN THREE PEOPLE WERE MURDERED. that's a whole two more people than last time and that's before any animals that might be murdered happened. ]

Oh, um, yeah, I think so. I woke up like this.

[ casually sweeping that under the rug for now. ]

B, but I wanted to let you know that I spoke to Master Blue—kind of.

week 3

[hamaoned]

[ for the bulk of the week, ken will be found in the drawing room as it's generally rather quiet and folding paper animals is relaxing. who knew an eleven year old would need time space to decompress, right? wild.

especially when people are having memories being thrown his way and his memories being throw other people's way... regardless, at least the memory comes to him as he just finishes folding his fish. ]

That was far from unpleasant.

[ compared to the other things that he has had to relive. ]

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[for Ken, the memory itself may have been far from unpleasant, but. . .]

. . . Ken?

[is it unpleasant when someone nearby obviously saw it, too? Akira's voice is quiet, reverent, and very sympathetic as he addresses the younger Persona user]

[hamaoned]

[ yeah, sorry about that akira...but all things considered there are worse things that he could have saw!! then experiencing ken being half dead before he found his resolution is. yeah. ]

Oh, hello Kurusu-san. [ softer: ] So, you saw that...

w4, friday post-body announcement

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[. . . Akira gives himself a bit of time to come to terms with the news, to pull himself together so he doesn't crumble on anyone else as he makes his rounds to check on people. he finds Ken in the chapel, which is not much of a surprise considering that Ken had spent some time in there thinking about his mother]

[he knocks on the door to announce his presents, although the clunk of his prosthetic foot serves as an announcement enough]

. . . Ken?

[hamaoned]

[ post body announcement and post group two getting crawling out of the other room because there's no way that ken skipped out on that. sadly. that also said, it's probably a good thing that it takes a while for them to cross paths given. well.

he now has a severed arm chillin in his room and probably punched ayabe while he was still hurt. IT'S FINE??? no it isn't. ]

...oh. Hello Kurusu-san.

[ his usual greeting except with far less, if any, life in it. there are a lot emotions right now...mostly anger. ]

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[W. WHY DOES KEN HAVE A SEVERED ARM CHILLING IN HIS ROOM???]

Hey.

[Akira understands. he doesn't know how close Phoenix and Ken were, exactly, but. . . he felt the pain streak through him the moment the announcement was made as well. Phoenix's loss is going to hurt]

[carefully, Akira limps over to where Ken is sitting and takes a seat right next to him]

How are you holding up?

wk 5;

[hamaoned]

[ hello, i have no idea if they've talked about this specifically in a thread but either way, ken will want to see how akira is doing after...everything. especially since he has finished dealing with his everything as well. mostly everything.

after the dramatic show, he has one of the posters ripped off of the walls in his hands as he looks for a certain familiar someone. his doggie ears raising and lowering with every room he peeks through. ]

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[THEY DEFINITELY HAVE NOT!! but Akira isn't that difficult to find, surprisingly enough. he's in the kitchen this morning, sipping idly at a cup of coffee, a pair of black ears on top of his head twitching idly as a sleek black tail swishes back and forth behind him]

[when he realizes Ken is there, his ears stand up a bit]

Ken?

[hamaoned]

[ CAT.

clearly the matter of the posters literally everywhere is going to put on pause because...cat. aka cue ken's ears perking straight up because wow. those do not look out of place for him. ]

Oh! So you have ears, too.

wk 5; post body announcement...

[hamaoned]

[ about these body announcements!!! aren't they great??? he's the sole survivor of his room!!! anyway, ken will go on a mini hunt, if necessary, for akira due to having a few things he wants to talk to him about.

where will akira be? is akira better?? likely the last he saw of him he was passed out on the couch so— ]

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[he is better!! other than his leg. that isn't better. he is making his way back to his room when he spots Ken]

Ken. . .

[. . . right. Ayabe was Ken's roommate, wasn't he?]

Hey. . .

[hamaoned]

[ yeah, yeah he was. a roommate he has been fretting over, but that's something he's dealing with in a way that's productive. sort of. either way, don't mind him if he flags him down. ]

Hello Kurusu-san. [ he'll have a letter in his hand. ] Um, do you have a moment?