After All This Time...

[tiger_ken]

[1]

[It's late at night at Sakihama base. And the only people up this late should be workaholics, and those with active night lives.

So who then, is that you catch out of the corner of your eye?]



Hm... Must be around here somewhere...

[One of them is clearly female, a woman likely in and around her late thirties, but in remarkable physical form. The other...]



Did we really have to do this at night dear? If it were the day, we could at least track him back to his quarters.

[The other is practically her male counterpart, similarly aged, equally fit. He bears something of a resemblance to a certain young pilot...]

Or perhaps...

[Suddenly, he turns on his heel, and throws out a quick series of shuriken, aimed to pin an unfortunate eavesdropper to the walls by their sleeves!]



We could ask them?



Sounds like a plan. Where is Kentaro Torao's room?

[2]

(OOC: Feel free to enter this prompt from the previous by changing the prompt number when you wanna timeskip)



So... my baby boy really has become a man...



Be honest, we surprised you didn't we son?



...

Comments

Re: 1

[tiger_ken]

I thought you had figured that out?

Re: 1

[actuallyselfish]

"Well, now I'm 100% sure." Dido says.

She frowns. "So...why did you guys ditch Ken?"

Re: 1

[tiger_ken]

We had... matters to attend to. Things that should be explained to him personally, from us, so it is not something he simply hears through the grapevine.

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[actuallyselfish]

"Mmmm." Dido comments.

She scratches the back of her head. "Look, Ryuko? I've gotten to know Ken a lot while you were gone. He's a good kid. And he's really been screwed up by you two just disappearing." She looks up and meets Ryuko's gaze. "Mainly he's pissed that you and Tora left without a word of explanation."

She hesitates. "And he won't admit this aloud...but he was worried sick that you two had died somewhere. And he fears that the words he shouted at you during that argument were so harsh, they'd driven you away forever."

Re: 1

[tiger_ken]

I... see. Well, I believe there has been a misunderstanding then. We shall explain to our son, once he arrives. Hopefully, he'll understand...

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[actuallyselfish]

"Oh, he may shout up a storm. Criticize you–legitimately–for shaky parenting skills. If you're really insensitive, he might shout that he never wants to see you again. But–!"

Dido holds up a finger. "–he won't actually mean it. I'm sure you know Lil' Ken is quite the softie deep down!"

She frowns to herself. "But anyways...where did you guys run off to?"

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[tiger_ken]

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[actuallyselfish]

Dido raises her eyebrows. "Well, that should be interesting to watch."

She raises her coffee mug. "Good luck, Ryuko Kohakuryu." She frowns at the mug. "Now if only I had some coffee..."