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[Ever since Ken got back to base after Sol Saviour's first combination, all anyone might have seen of him in the time since is, well...]
WUOOOOOOOH!
[Him taking his training regimen to new, absurd levels. He didn't go anywhere without weights the lengths of his forelimbs. Several push ups, pull ups, sit ups, and whatever else he could think of were made before and after he entered every room. And that little gym he made for himself in the 'fake' city which covers the entrance of the base? Yeah, that's getting some real usage as he punches pretty much everything he can. Interrupt...?]
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[Or do you want to try approaching him when he's in his room instead? Removing the weights as he readies for bed, Ken cringes several times over as he moves his hands over bruises, before returning to a default, sullen mood.]
...Who's there?
[Ever since Ken got back to base after Sol Saviour's first combination, all anyone might have seen of him in the time since is, well...]
WUOOOOOOOH!
[Him taking his training regimen to new, absurd levels. He didn't go anywhere without weights the lengths of his forelimbs. Several push ups, pull ups, sit ups, and whatever else he could think of were made before and after he entered every room. And that little gym he made for himself in the 'fake' city which covers the entrance of the base? Yeah, that's getting some real usage as he punches pretty much everything he can. Interrupt...?]
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[Or do you want to try approaching him when he's in his room instead? Removing the weights as he readies for bed, Ken cringes several times over as he moves his hands over bruises, before returning to a default, sullen mood.]
...Who's there?
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[And Ken is thrown, slamming into the floor. It hurts, far more than it would have from any ordinary person, and yet, he still struggles.]
I-Its not just...
[But he's silenced as Mizuki snaps... and then, collapses.]
Ugh... can't imagine Willis would complain about this, but...
[Taking his time to be sure of his footing, Ken slowly stands, before lifting Mizuki over his shoulder.]
How you feeling... up there...?
[He asks before setting himself off to walk. For the most part, he can handle the weight, if a bit awkward with the throbbing in his back and leg.]
Let's get you to the nurses... idiot who drank her own weakness...
[He tries to make a joke of it, but... He does feel uneasy now.
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[Not much of a joke, but Mizuki still laughs a bit, amidst coughing and struggling to keep her stomach's contents where they are.]
And I'll manage once they get my stomach pumped. Right now there's just an issue with something discovering the existence of something that is fundamentally against everything it represents... so a massive, chaotic, poisonous rejection pretty much.
... We did good out there, though. And a couple of people are hoping that it'll make the Indalph be desperate for answers... maybe even take it easy on Sara since she's their only link. You can count me in that group too.
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Maybe... Maybe...
[He just soldiers on, thinking...]
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[But have some more food for thought on the walk back.]
I don't think Kanade or Tsubasa or anyone affiliated with them blames us for what happened to her either. And Kanade's issues... those come from her desire to help people. This might sound cold but... she understands the risks this entail. I don't want to see her hurt either, but just taking everything away from her and saying "no, you're not allowed to try to better the world" and throwing her in a box to keep her safe just turns one into a deluded idiot at best and the villain at worst.
Same with... Sara. She was just going out for recon duties... we do that all the time. Are we just going to make it so nobody scouts ever again, or decide to only have people we don't like and consider expendable to do that?
[She chuckles sadly.]
I wonder if this was what Yuuya was worried about when he chewed me out for thinking up the name "Savior Team"... or wanting to help Volya. Though the difference there is I don't intend to fight every one of his fights for him, just show him that he can decide his own future.
See what I'm getting at?
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[The first objection Ken raises since the end of the fight, as they're approaching one of secret entrances for Sakihama base.]
I never said people like them couldn't fight. I just... don't want things to happen that shouldn't be necessary.
...I know what happened to Sara wasn't really preventable, but...
[He pauses as he swings open a door.]
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Perhaps it might be the best if you set aside physical training and look towards mental discipline instead. Tragedy can happen in ways nobody can prepare for. What happened to Sara's proof of that. What happened to the Balmung Team's proof of that. And even with the battle on Nora...
Being able to cope with things like this, not just prevent them, can be the true test of strength.
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[Ken's silent again, and simply works to find someone to help with getting Mizuki to the infirmary. Whether he agrees or objects is... up in the air.]