[Kaida Ikarashi]

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WHERE ARE YOU?[break][break]

"All enemies of the Ikarashi Clan will inevitably perish, as shall you."[break][break]

WHERE ARE YOU?[break][break]

"Continue where you're going, and your path, both forwards and backwards, will be stained crimson with both friend and foe alike."[break][break]

WHERE ARE YOU?[break][break]

"Then you already know that you are incapable of stopping us."[break][break]

The Kitsune's words rung in her ears. They had been doing that non-stop ever since she came from the drydock to here; the National Police Agency's dull silence would have gotten to her if she hadn't been thinking so much. Her circling thoughts eventually lead her back to Iphigenia, the only reason why her and Jun aren't locked up in jail right now. If it hadn't been for her teacher, she would shudder to think what would have happened to her within prison. She might have been dead within the month. [break][break]

Ultimately, Iphigenia had saved them both, for now. They were taken into custody and placed in house arrest at UAU until the time came for personal interview and investigation as to why they were present at the drydock, where they would ultimately receive their verdict on whether to go to trial or not. Kaida wasn't hopeful. Life hadn't been on her side once since she was born.[break][break]

Her fingers stop twirling the knife in her hand, the dagger which Iphigenia had handed to her once she deemed it irrelevant to the investigation. It's a tanto of simple design, apart from the small dragon carved into the metal beneath the pommel. It was a gift from Kaida to her sister, Kasumi, for one of her birthdays. [break][break]

Kasumi has not made an appearance once publicly since Kaida's estrangement. Not once. There has been absolutely zero sightings in the past five years of the second-in-command of the Ikarashi Clan, almost as if she were a phantom, a ghost. Kaida had taken to Kasumi as simply dropping off the face of the earth, maybe even dead. But what if she was masquerading as someone else? What if...?[break][break]

No, that's impossible. They loved each other— Kasumi was Kaida's only salvation during her childhood, her singular truth. There's no way she would cause Kaida that much confusion, that much pain. The Kitsune was gifted that dagger, or stole it from Kasumi...[break][break]

Kaida sighed loudly, slamming down the dagger on the table she was seated at, throwing her head into her hands. Her voice echoes around the interrogation room as she side-eyed the one-way window that no doubt the guards were peering through. Kaida then looked at Jun from across the table, feeling morbid. Jun didn't have any business in this. She had got caught up in it— in it, in everything, in her mess. She didn't deserve to go to prison because of her. If anything, Kaida would shoulder all the blame. Everything that happened that night was because of her, anyway.[break][break]

Any second now, they would be questioned. She wished it would come sooner. She can't bear the silence of her guilt.

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun carried plenty of regrets, and unfortunately this whole incident was one of them. Not because of Kaida per se, but because they had gotten caught. It was one of the main reasons why her mother relented into letting her go to UA in the first place. Nightlight scared her, and she didn't want Jun to end up going to jail over a bunch of stupid stuff. And yet, it was stupid stuff that would land her in jail anyways. So much for getting that hero job she always wanted. She had laid her head down against the table, arms tucked under it as she looked over at Kaida. A frown was plastered on her face, wanting to be anywhere but there. Her anxiety was in constant flux, and this was one of the few times it was on the downward trend. Maybe Jun could finally get a few answers out of her friend. Maybe... "I know we're being watched, but...why couldn't we have waited again?" It was something she had been asking herself since she initially followed Kaida. In truth, she regretted not stopping her friend from doing something stupid. "I mean, knowing what we know now they were obviously going to be transporting contraband from that ship, but...we didn't have to get directly involved, right? Just make a statement once we got out of there, and then...yeah." Kaida Ikarashi

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"The fact that I had another sister changed everything," Kaida finally spoke up after a god-knows-how-long silence. "it didn't matter to me what they were doing then... I couldn't stop thinking about her, this little kid who I'm related to who I've never met, and what they're putting her through. Someone like that — a life over before it ever began — ... it angered me." She sighed. "It's my fault, no matter what I say. I had just meant to get information and leave. That was all. I didn't count on getting arrested."[break][break]

"Certainly not, considering you're here!" A new voice added.[break][break]

Kaida shot up, whipping around to face the doorway. A man in a suit walked through and smoothed back his hair, an all-knowing smile on his lips as he put on his glasses. Immediately, there's red flags. He looked like he was about to strip Kaida of any and all her secrets, even ones she herself didn't know about. He pulled up a chair to sit at the table Kaida and Jun were sitting at.[break][break]

He flashed them his I.D and badge. "You two both certainly made the headlines of Japan a few days ago. A commendable effort, I gotta tell ya!" He clapped his hands. Kaida glared at him. "Takes a lot of effort to do that! I'm Luki Andou, detective of Tokyo's N.P.A. Nice to meet you." He held out his hand for Kaida to shake.[break][break]

She's suspicious. He might have a quirk she's not aware of and use it to his advantage. She doesn't shake his hand. "Likewise." Kaida said evenly.[break][break]

His smile is a little too wide for her liking. "All good if I ask ya kids a couple questions? That's cool, right?" Luki asked. [break][break]

"Do what you want." Kaida replied begrudgingly, folding her arms. [break][break]

"Great! So, Kaida..." Luki pulled out three manila files and laid them out on the table. He opened the two with Kaida and Jun's names on them. "Kaida Ikarashi. Exiled descendant of the notorious crime syndicate, the Ikarashi Clan, twenty-two years old and currently a fourth-year hero studies student at UAU. Occasionally volunteers at Kashiwa Shrine." He turned to Jun. "Junsuina Kanjo. Also a second-year heroes student at UAU. Employed at Rising Phoenix. Was involved in an incident on Stryker Island in high school where eight people died and a dozen others wounded." He smiled again as he looked at both of them.[break][break]

"Junsuina Kanjo; convicted of one count of breaking and entering, one count of aggravated assault, and one count of destruction of private property." Luki looked at Kaida, laughing. "Kaida Ikarashi; convicted of seven counts of breaking and entering, and ten counts of aggravated assault. Well, you two are just shadowed by misery, aren't you?"[break][break]

Of course he's counting her crimes before she was picked up by UAU. Of course. The list of those crimes made Kaida wonder what had happened to Jun before UAU, however— she's never heard about this Stryker Island incident. [break][break]

"Now that I've listed your crimes and that's out of the way," Luki adjusted his glasses, taking out a pen and notepad. "time for questions. What exactly did you aim to do once you had broken and entered into the abandoned drydock?"[break][break]

"Gather information." Kaida said carefully, slowly. She doesn't reveal anything more. "I initially hadn't intended on starting a fight. I intended on eavesdropping on my enemies' goals, and only that."[break][break]

Luki nods. "And you?" He asked Jun.

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun looked over at Kaida, a frown crossing her face. It wasn't one of anger or even disgust, more...pity. There was a lot that she didn't fully understand, and it was mostly because Jun herself didn't have any siblings. Cousins sure, but she rarely saw them and...well, Jun's family was the exact opposite of Kaida's. Upstanding, putting the state and her people first...not criminals. It was a situation that was alien to Jun, and so she didn't fully understand, and the most she could do is try to show empathy. "Look, maybe-" She stopped as the detective strolled in, going quiet. Kaida seemed keen on taking point, and the guy seemed a lot more interested in Kaida than herself. At least initially. She went rigid at the mention of the island, swallowing hard and looking towards the door. Could she walk away? At the very least, she could leave the room...but then she'd be abandoning a friend in need. But then he mentioned that island. "I...I followed Kaida," she says, clearly off her game. "I didn't...she was up to something, I knew that much, and if I didn't help her she would have gotten herself hurt, or worse. I couldn't just stand by in good conscious and let her go by herself." She swallowed, gripping the edge of the table. "I did...I did what I did because I wasn't expecting the police to be there. Those people had contraband on that ship and were intending to offload it. The ship would have been abandoned, but by that point it was too late. Things...they got out of hand, and I had to improvise, and it was messy and I didn't want to do them that way but it was either ruin the dock or let them salvage the guns. If I had known there was a raid, I would have just grabbed Kaida and run..." Kaida Ikarashi

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Detective Luki hummed as he penned down more writing, occasionally nodding to Jun's words. "However, you both still acted unaccordingly and willingly engaged in a fight. Junsuina, instead of calling for help, you aided your friend in destruction of property and assault on the peoples, even if they were engaging in illegal activities. Kaida, I heard you had ample time to run away after you discovered that your brothers were there. Why did you both engage despite what danger they posed to you?"[break][break]

She felt something in her twitch, but kept her composition still. "My emotions got the better of me." Kaida admitted. "I likely would have left shortly after gathering information. But the knowledge of a previously unknown family member shocked me into acting against them."[break][break]

Luki looked up. "Your... sister, correct?"[break][break]

Kaida nodded. "My younger one."[break][break]

"Ah, how tragic!" Luki sighed. "A young girl placed into the hands of those madmen. Simply unthinkable."[break][break]

Kaida stared at him.[break][break]

"That aside, you both still maintain your status as hero students. Emotions, while your situation was understandable, must not be acted upon irrationally. This was taught to you, surely? Why did you not acknowledge what your teachers taught you?"[break][break]

The senior gritted her teeth. He's asking her them the same question again— probably trying to lead them around in circles and trip them up. "Irrationality is a part of human nature. It cannot be fully trained out of our minds, no matter the circumstance. Whilst I acknowledge I acted irrationally, I maintain that irrationality based upon emotional impulse should be something that should be understood— within reason."[break][break]

Luki stared back at her menacingly, despite the smile on his face. "You're not answering my question. Either of you." He said. "I'm asking why, despite the risks you posed to everyone, that you still continued upon your assault without requesting help?"[break][break]

Kaida paused. What was she supposed to say to that? That she didn't need it? She didn't want help, despite her putting lives in jeopardy? Kaida looked at Jun. Kaida knew the answer to that question, as well as Jun— Kaida operated solely on the belief that every sin acted upon by her clan should be dealt with her hands, and her hands alone, to not put any other lives in danger. But... all she's done now is hurt, hurt and hurt others, specifically Jun, specifically Kenzou— without making any progress on her mission. She's made all this effort, unsuccessfully, and only hurt her friends. What result did she have to show for anything she did? "I..."[break][break]

Luki's smile widened. She had tried to avoid his spiderweb, but she had flown right into it anyway.[break][break]

The detective continued to write before opening the third manila folder, grey eyes flickering over the papers. "According to the archives, Junsuina, this isn't the first time this has happened. Kaida continues to act upon impulse and puts everyone around her in danger, but you still follow her, and don't reach out for help to anyone else. Can you tell me why this is?"

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun's jaw set, and she looked at a point on the table. This detective guy was getting on her nerves, and the way he went about this conversation was something that she was not keen on whatsoever. While Jun could add on to the whole irrationality part, she couldn't exactly use that as an excuse. She was trying to think ahead, to strike while the iron was hot and to be up by two moves. As far as she was concerned, while her actions were illegal, they were justified. Finally, she stood up from her seat and glared at Luki, taking in as deep as a breath as her lungs let her. "First of all, we persisted because we were operating on limited information in the field. We didn't know about the raid, and there was contraband on that ship. It was either we sink it on the docks and make it irrecoverable for the clan, or we stand by idly and do nothing, allowing it to be distributed across the country. There's no telling how many lives that could have been lost if that stuff made it abroad, and while we might have just chipped a tooth we at least did something to stem the tide. "Secondly, yes. We are hero students. We might be inexperienced and a little irrational, but the whole idea of heroes is to interfere when the situation calls for it. This was one of those situations, and if things didn't go askew like they did, then...then maybe there would have been a different outcome. But there's no sense on focusing on the past and looking to what can be done in the future! "And-!" she stopped, looking at Kaida as she realized what she was about to say would be exposing one of Kaida's best held secrets...but could Jun really hold onto it? Especially, with all that was going on... "And...and...and it's because Kaida's a good person. She...she doesn't go about things the right way, but...but..." Jun closed her eyes, tears starting to well up. "But she's selfish. She keeps trying to go out of her way to take down her family by herself, to bring them to justice, to not involve anyone else because she thinks it's her burden to bear, and that no one else should have to under the same pain and torture she has to. She's fighting her family, her own flesh and blood, and I...I can't imagine anything harder than that. But I can't let her do it alone, I can't, because I don't want her to d-" She choked up, looking down and bringing her arm up to hide her face. Despite her efforts to show her tears, a few escaped and hit the table in front of her. "I can't lose anyone else. I can't..." Kaida Ikarashi

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Jun's voice faded into the background as Kaida was dragged downwards by her thoughts. Luki, despite his passive-aggressiveness, was right in every sense of his words. She had not asked for help, not once, not once in the past five years she had been on her own mission solely to destroy the Ikarashi Clan— but what results did she have to show for it? The two times that anyone actually threatening has shown up, she's only hurt herself, hurt Jun, hurt Kenzou, with no end to their war in sight. If it were to go on, she would... one way or another, there would be an end to it, at her death or others. Because of Kaida, the people she cared for would suffer needlessly. [break][break]

As she stared at the ground in front of her sightlessly, Jun's words rung in her head, as did her tears hitting the table.[break][break]

Kaida slowly looked up to stare at the upperclassman. Selfish? ... Was she wrong? To see her best friend like this, usually so placid, collected and calm— but tears? Because of her? She felt like the worst person on the planet.[break][break]

Even Luki seemed to pause at Jun's words, but nonetheless continued to speak. "Your honest intentions... will be acknowledged." He said slowly. "However, honest or not, the fact that you are accused of aggravated assault, breaking and entering, and fighting with no attempt to call for help, has not changed. This is clear in and on its own— you could have stopped it, done otherwise, but you chose not to."[break][break]

The buzzing of the white fluorescent light above them seemed too loud. Like static, enveloping every fiber of Kaida.[break][break]

"Questions or no questions, the answer is already clear. Your verdict has already been decided, and there will be no trial."[break][break]

Kaida's breath hitched.[break][break]

"You will be going to prison."[break][break]

Amidst the silence, she heard the voice in her head laugh— but instead of its usual, scathing manner, it was a guffaw of hysteria.[break][break]

Ha! To think this is how it would end... you useless, pathetic child.

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No trial? Kaida guessed as much, she's not surprised. A person like her doesn't need a trial— a conviction from an opposite party, a little evidence, and a whole lot of public opinion. It's what anyone needs to turn the tide against her, a child born of yakuza— it's so easy she considered it to be like taking candy from a crying child. An utterly pathetic, pathetic notion. But this time around? It's like stomping on an already fatally wounded person, to clean up the aftermath like it didn't concern them, all because of how Jun was involved.[break][break]

She doesn't deserve any of this.[break][break]

Kaida wanted to grab the detective by the collar, demand him to revoke his thoughts, make him beg for forgiveness for ever saying such a ludicrous thing. Kaida could take it, she would find a way out, she could weather the storm— she was used to this treatment. But Jun? Kaida trusted Jun with all her heart, but feared she would break under such a harsh life, one that would denounce her current one of all meaning. This is... what is she saying? Kaida stared at her friend hollowly. She almost didn't recognise Jun. I can't let you do this... you already know that.[break][break]

The senior gasped when Jun collapsed, immediately yanking herself from her chair to catch Jun, trying to support her weight. Kaida gritted her teeth. She had already been weak from the Mikurajima incident— this plus that, the mental stress of everything piling on, it was impressive that she hadn't blanked out earlier. Even now, Kaida could feel the exhaustion pulling at her, like heavy weights pressing down on her skin. They felt ever more cumbersome as Jun kept speaking. "Don't say such foolish things," Kaida hissed, hurt that Jun would think so little of herself. Giving up her dreams just for a lousy friend that never listened when best? "everyone already knows that I'm at fault. You're not the one with a stained criminal record, so please— just keep it that way. Please just stay as you are, and you might get a lighter sentence than me."[break][break]

Please. The word felt foreign on her tongue.[break][break]

Kaida finally looked up, disturbed at the silence that had enveloped them, glaring at Luki who had his nose buried in Jun's manila folder. "Is this all so entertaining to you, Detective?" She growled.[break][break]

Luki sighed as he glared at her over the rim of his glasses. "Not really. Feels like I'm watching a bad soap opera." He yawned. "It's all utterly drab, I've seen it a thousand times. Someone tries to take the blame for the other, but in the end, we all know who's really at fault. Doesn't matter how much you beg or cry to try and get a different outcome." He paused, then lowered the folder. "Actually, I've been wondering. You two have known each other for a while now, and seem awfully close, but I can't quite wrap my head around why you're so willing to throw yourselves at each other's feet. Honestly, people might try and get others out of the mud, but I've never seen it to this degree before."
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Unnoticed to her as due by her cold resistance, Luki glanced up in wonder as the room dropped severely in temperature, eyes landing on Kaida's shaking hands. "Oh dear. Did I say something wrong?"[break][break]

You have no. Goddamn. Idea.

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun focused on her breathing, trying to steady herself in Kaida's grasp, closing her eyes and letting the tears fall down. "Kaida, you have a mission, a goal, and...even if I take the lesser sentence I still might be expulsed. Or something...I don't know. I...I don't want the reason for you being unable to go after them is me." She grit her teeth at Luki's words, shaking her head. There was a reason why, but she didn't want to say...she couldn't say it. Not in front of Luki. But if she didn't explain then Kaida wouldn't understand...besides, Luki seemed more in tune with that case than she'd like. "That's because I doubt anyone would bother if it was your neck on the line, Detective," she says, putting a hand on Kaida's arm as she used her to help find her seat. "I'm not strong enough to help you, anyways...I wasn't strong enough then, and I don't know if I'll be strong enough to help you. I...other's did what they could to protect me. People died, because of me...and I had the power to stop it all before things got even worse." She looked away, remorse taking over her face. "I...I don't want you sacrificing your chance to get back at your family all because of me. I took up...well, that's none of his business, but I choose this because...I wanted to carry on a dream. I'd rather live with that failure than to see one more person sacrifice themselves for my sake." She looked back up at Kaida, sniffling. "Just promise me you'll stop doing things wrong. Or dumb. Please..." Kaida Ikarashi

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"Just promise me you'll stop doing things wrong. Or dumb. Please..."[break][break]

I don't know if I can do that, Kaida thought. I don't...[break][break]

All her life, she had tried to do things right. But with recent events, everyone was screaming at her to tell her she had done nothing but wrong. Maybe they were right. She didn't quite know anymore. How do you change a mind so set on one sole goal, the singular one and none other, so stubbornly stuck in itself out of rage and resentment? It happens when everything they've known falls around them, when they realise their wrongdoings, and how it helps no one. Just like now. Just like she was doing to Jun. She... Kaida was breaking her heart.[break][break]

Kaida was killing Jun.[break][break]

At that realisation, Kaida's hands froze in their shaking as she slowly withdrew from Jun, a hollow feeling encumbering her. For most of their time together, she had thought they were worlds apart. Now... now, she can see that they're not so different— selflessness, and selfishness all together. [break][break]

"I'm— I'm sorry."[break][break]

Rarely does Kaida apologise.[break][break]

"Jun... I'm so sorry."[break][break]

But Kaida would do it for her.[break][break]

Don't throw your dreams away for me. Please. Slowly, Kaida approached Jun again, wrapping her arms around her both in support and out of compassion, regret, something else she couldn't quite put her finger on. An action that conveyed what she couldn't speak, almost like she was asking for forgiveness, but didn't dare speak for it. A shuddering breathing escaped Kaida as her eyes slid shut, completely ignoring their circumstances.[break][break]

At this action, Luki's eyes briefly widened, before chuckling softly. But unlike the animosity he held before, it was a noise of relief, a smile on his lips that bore no ill will. The senior shifted at the sound. "I'm done," Luki said, glancing back at the one-way window behind him. "you can come in now, Kenzou-san." [break][break]

Kaida blanched. Kenzou is here?[break][break]

Immediately upon being called, the door opened, and her mentor appeared. Kaida's breath hitched once more as she stared at him— he was awake? From his coma? She had heard he was in an unconscious state, able to non-verbally respond to nurses, but to see him up and walking around made her heart skip a beat. He looked the same as ever, unlike the eerie near-death visage that haunted her back at sea, apart from the thin scar that struck through his left cheek. Flaming red hair and that strange ever-present grin on his lips with wide eyes. It was him. He was here.[break][break]

Kaida didn't like feeling hot, but the gentle warmth his aura radiated in that moment felt like the sun was breaking through an ever-lasting storm. "Kenzou..."[break][break]

"Good morning, young girls!" Kenzou exclaimed with a bright smile, and both Kaida and Luki winced at the volume of his voice. "It is quite unfortunate to meet you both in such a state like this, but I am pleased to see you again. Detective Andou," Kenzou said, suddenly stern. "I must condemn you for resorting to such manipulative methods. These two have been through scores of pain recently, and I must ask you to refrain from questioning them any further."[break][break]

"I said I was done, didn't I?" Luki grumbled. "I got my answers. As far as I've seen, these two aren't actually much of a threat to the population."[break][break]

Manipulative methods? Threat to the population? Kaida thought, wary and confused. "What are you talking about?"

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun was a little surprised at the hug, her hands slowly coming up to wrap around Kaida. Even though she typically had panic attacks at contact like this, Kaida was one of those that managed to break through her barriers. Kaida might be one of the coldest people to hug, but to Jun in this moment there was more warmth in it than her time in high school. "You don't have to apologize to me," she whispers, pressing her face against Kaida's shoulder. "Just...be the you that I know you can be.-" She was a little wrapped up in her own thoughts when she saw the ghost walk in. And Jun believed that, too; she never saw Kenzou after the incident, but she did know he was in a coma. To see him here...well it freaked her out. And to that extent, the exchange between the hero and the detective caused the analytical side of her brain to whirl, her emotions clouding her thoughts as she reached up to wipe her face. "You were looking for a specific response," she says, processing. "...That's a mean way to go about it, though." Kaida Ikarashi

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[Kaida Ikarashi]

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"I am completely in agreement!" Kenzou boomed in response to Jun. "Admission of wrongdoing should only be executed through good-heartedness and pure goals! Accomplishing these means on these two, who have been through too much pain to count, is a clear violation of everything I've set out to do in life!" To Kaida's utmost dismay, Kenzou followed up by bowing so lowly his head hit the table. But of course, he was completely unaffected, and the sound of such an action made her flinch as it echoed throughout the room. "I APOLOGISE! I've failed you as a mentor, and as your dear friend!"[break][break]

Kaida felt like a fish with the way she was struggling to respond. Kenzou, a highly esteemed and respected professional hero, about the only one she didn't despise, was bowing so deeply that she knows his back will hurt later. It's unbelievable. Unfathomable. She felt like crying. Kaida doesn't like crying. "Please," Kaida whispered. "raise your head. This isn't necessary."[break][break]

"But it is!" Kenzou shouted back, head still fully melded to the table. "I should have been there to stop you two from entering that battle! If I had been there, you both would not be in such a position!"[break][break]

"You were in a coma—"[break][break]

"A mistake of my own making! I will not do it again!"[break][break]

Gods, she's actually going to cry. Sucking in a deep breath, she repeated herself. "It's okay, Kenzou. Just, please look at us."[break][break]

He does.[break][break]

"Understand that what we did was of our own volition. We did it anyways, despite knowing what might happen, and that's completely our fault. We're the ones in the wrong, not you."[break][break]

Kenzou hummed, still smiling. "That is true! You two should have never done such a thing. So in the future, I will aim to train you into better mindsets! Especially ones better than this fiend." He glanced at Luki, who only shrugged. Looking back, he gave a gentler smile with a less powerful voice. "You both can rest assured now. U.A.U has taken full responsibility for your actions. There's no unseemly prison for the likes of you two young girls." He raised himself back to his full height, crossing his arms. "However, due action must be taken. I believe you both already know what that is. If Detective Andou is done here..."[break][break]

"Mhm. I got what I wanted." Luki grunted, readjusting his glasses. "Let me be clear about something— I don't like either of you. Especially you." He glared at Kaida. "You get everyone mixed up in your daddy and mommy issues, and I'm not afraid to say that it's been an absolute detriment to the people around you. I can't be all sunny like Kenzou here and see the brighter side of you whilst there's something far more sinister lurking underneath." He looked at Kenzou, who merely tilted his head. "But I've seen more than just a monster today. You have the potential to be something else, and only if you listen to the people around you. And you," He looked to Jun. "you could probably do a lot better. I see a bright future in your path, but it has the potential to go elsewhere, and that might not be good, either. Kenzou, I trust that you'll compromise for these facts."[break][break]

"Of course! I will take responsibility for their wellbeing!"[break][break]

"Alright. Don't forget about that appointment later."[break][break]

Not bothering to wait for a response, Luki promptly left, leaving Kaida and Kenzou to stare after him. Kenzou hummed again, looking down at both students with some reservation. "How does grabbing a bite to eat after all that sound?"

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun was stupefied and not sure to even say to all this. How to respond. The world was still spinning, and an illness was starting to start on. To try and curb some of the problems she was having she buried her face in her arms on the table, letting go of Kaida as she tried to take long, deep breaths. Kenzou was just intense enough that she needed a minute, mostly because she was unable to make heads or tails of what he was saying. Once Luki was gone she let out a sigh, slowly raising her head. "What a poozer," she says, the color still drained from her face but the weight that was resting on her lifted. At least, mostly. Looking over at Kenzou she shrugged a little. "I'm not that hungry...actually, if I'm being honest, I might end up throwing up if I smell any kind of food right now. I'm...I need a minute..." She reached up, wiping her face with a sleeve. "I'm really glad to see you're doing better, Kenzou. Last time I saw you...well..." Kaida Ikarashi

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[Kaida Ikarashi]

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Seeing that Jun was a little worse for wear, Kenzou lowered his voice, if whisper-shouting could be considered quiet. "I know. But I'm far stronger than I look! That sibling of yours was lucky there was rain about, Kaida, because he wouldn't have lived for another second had I actually been able to use my quirk properly."[break][break]

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"I'll let you recuperate for a bit and leave you alone." Kenzou continued. "But I'm afraid today isn't over quite yet. Your teacher, Miss Pavlina, has requested your presence at her agency. Once you are up and about again, young Junsuina, I will escort you and Kaida there." He straightened up, leaving for the door. "I'll wait for the both of you outside the building!"[break][break]

After he left, Kaida sent a concerned gaze down to Jun. It was a lot to take in all at once— she felt overwhelmed herself, especially after being tricked by Luki like that so needlessly, and they both definitely needed space to breathe. "Are you doing alright?" Kaida asked.

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