catch-all: ken

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week zero, sunday.

[miscakes]

[Did Akechi get to the billiards room first or was Ken already here? We just don't know. Either way!! He smiles once he sees him.]

Ah. Amada-kun, was it? How are you faring?

[hamaoned]

[ well, when akechi does spot him, he'll see ken by one of the billiard tables trying make some shots with great concentration until he's spoken to. ]

Yes, and hello.

[ putting the stick by the pool table and giving a slight nod/bow. ]

I guess I'm doing as good as I can be in our situation. How about yourself? Did you sleep well?

[ are his roommates okay... ]

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[His expression shifts to something just a little bit rueful.]

Haha... My answer will have to be the same. It's difficult to be at ease when we've only found more questions than answers. Even speaking to the house staff yielded no results. It's... quite frustrating.

[Well. Maybe it could have gone better if Akechi didn't get into PA combat with Plum... Either way, he'll glance at the pool table.]

It seems like I've interrupted you, however. I'm sorry. I didn't know you enjoyed billiards as well.

[hamaoned]

I think Plum, Peach, and Pumpkin are doing the best they can with what they’ve been told to do.

[ yes, ken is using their names because he wants to acknowledge each of them. it can’t be easy to deal with everything that they’ve been thrown!! especially plum who did not deserve the mess that happened their first day there. ]

And you haven’t interrupted me—I was just practicing. [ he’ll pick up the stick again ] Someone showed me how to play yesterday and I want to get better so he doesn’t have to feel like he needs to teach me all the rules.

[ aka time to get gud so he can stop being a scrub. ]

Do you know how to play?

week one, saturday, post trial

[hamaoned]

[ okay, regardless of whatever rock that akechi found himself under, ken will eventually run into him and. just. ]

Akechi-san... [ he opens his mouth to say something else but also.

hmm.

there is a lot of things he wants to say but also. saying things. ]

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[SAYING THINGS... IS HARD.

It's okay. Ken will most likely find him outside in the playground, safely tucked away where most people wouldn't see him being... um, himself. It's lucky that he's cooled off a bit by now, because that at least allows him to stop glaring at the ground long enough to look in Ken's direction.]

Amada-kun. [...] How are you feeling?

[hamaoned]

[ so hard esp when you got problems to pick with people.

and honestly, he's a bit surprised to find akechi by the playground but it would be the last place to look for someone like him. probably. he'll grumble his answer. ]

Like I want to hit somebody.

[ he's still at an age where he's gonna be honest like this. ]

How about you?

week two, saturday.

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[SOMEWHERE.......... IN SOME LOCATION WHERE A MURDER DID NOT TAKE PLACE............. The justice boys are bumping into each other.]

Ah... Amada-kun. [Hi. Hello.] Thank you for your help this evening.

[hamaoned]

[ all of his favorite places had murder!! so how about the video game room... chuuya has been showing him those. ]

Oh, Akechi-san.

[ if he seems...distant then it's because he is, in fact, very distant. ]

Hello...

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[Video games are good and pure and unsullied. He shoots him a bit of a worried glance as he settles next to him, though. What are you up to, Ken?]

Hello. [Politely. And then, a little bit concerned:] Ignoring the, ah... obvious, are you alright?

week three, friday.

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[Finding him in the astronomy tower, a couple of hours after the announcement! Akechi will approach as soon as he spots him.]

Amada-kun, how are you feeling today?

[hamaoned]

Akechi-san; good morning.

[ he'd give him a nod but literally any kind of movement of the neck hurts to much so please excuse him of that. ]

...I would be lying if I said I felt good. [ hmm...what would sanada-san say right about now? ] Um, I'm alive?

[ which is more than they can say about a Certain Someone... ]

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[Oh, that's a mood.]

... Considering the present circumstances, I would say that's more than enough.

[RIP to Subete and Anya, but they're different?]

week four, monday.

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[Well. If Ken walks into the movie theater before his week descends into absolute chaos, he will find Akechi watching his DVD. He stands in the back of the room, hands covering the lower half of his face while his shoulders shake. Ken will not recognize the older man on the screen but... Hm. This is probably find.]

[hamaoned]

[ BOY did this week get so much worse for ken. i'm glad this is taking place on monday. but he typically would be polite about not getting into other people's business but he likes akechi well enough and.

dvds. ]

Akechi-san?

[ he'll take a step closer. ]

You don't have to keep watching it, you know.

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[Akechi stills when he hears Ken's voice, his expression impossible to see due to the mask and the hand covering his mouth. There is a sharp inhale and a cough before Akechi speaks up, his voice... odd, but not hoarse.]

Ah— Amada-kun.

[... He lifts his other hand to his eye, carefully rubbing his thumb against it as if to wipe a tear away. It takes him a moment before he finally glances at Ken. His one, visible eye does look a little red.]

I'm... [...] Forgive me, walking in to see this must be unpleasant for you as well. I'll shut it down.

week five, tuesday morning.

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[Good morning, Ken... Akechi has been looking for him, so don't mind him as he immediately approaches him once he finds him in the kitchen. Just ignore the, uh, creepy haunted doll situation. He's bundled up so the only visible sign that something is wrong is his face, with the glassy dilated eyes and the airbrushed skin.]

Good morning, Amada-kun. May I have a moment of your time?

[hamaoned]

[ where akechi is bundled up and barely showing any of his monster self to the world, ken is quite comfortable with his shiba inu ears and tail being out there proud. also the little extra fur here and there are great for keeping him warm. ]

Good morning Akechi-san, and of course.

[ and because, well, he has to— ]

Is everything okay?

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[See, dogs are cute and Ken is rocking the shiba inu look. Meanwhile, Akechi is wearing gloves and a scarf to cover up all the joints. It's fine? It's fine.]

Yes. There is just something I'd like to ask you. [Pleasantly enough, though he frowns as he continues.] Why did you tell Akira I was planning something?

week five, friday

[hamaoned]

[ hmm. in the hope that they can be "civil" with one another—actually they probably can be because it's the two of them—akechi can find ken moving things between the garden and his room. his?? either way, he'll just be in the hall with stuff in his arms and not exactly happy. ]

...did you need something?

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[They can be civil! Probably. Bridges have been burned because of Akira crimes, but Akechi is still perfectly polite when he approaches him. Ken's like, 11. He's not going to be a total shitwad to a literal child.]

Yes, actually. Mind if I ask you a few questions? I'm organizing my note's for tomorrow's trial.

[hamaoned]

[ ken and akechi will just have to see who will be the less petty, i guess. also akira made two of his links Doubt one another this is great. what a great wild card. regardless, ken will give akechi his full attention. ]

Okay.

[ shuffling the blankets. ]

What is it that you want to know?

week six, friday...

[hamaoned]

[ imagine that they got along for a while again to fight monsters but then stopped once they remembered crimes. which they could have stayed at but then ken committed more crimes by making akechi doxx himself. regardless, ken is still testing out his broom carefully as he cruises down the hall and eventually runs into akechi on his way to..?? ]

Oh.

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[HAHA, YEAH... Thanks for the forced emotional labor, Ken. Akechi looks more physically exhausted by that whole thing, than he looks fucked up over everything else that happened during their adventure. He pauses as he runs into just as he steps out of the kitchen.

And then

tersely:]

Amada-kun.

[hamaoned]

Akechi-san.

[ guess they can stare at one another for a moment or two as ken decides on whether or not he wants to just vroom away or not. he leans not but—maybe he should say something? he could apologize for using the music box but akechi was the one who was being difficult in the first place so it's really not his fault... ugh.

....

something something phoenix is a good dad to ken if no one else. ]

I apologize. [ MILDLY. VAGUELY? halfheartedly... ] ...for using the music box.