[ see ken would have more to say to that but right there is something that nic probably shouldn't have "said" given the whole thing that just went down. as that is definitely a bad thing to say to him in the current environment.
he knows nic was only trying to comfort him but there's a break of emotion in his face and his hands tremble as he tries to reply... trying to compose himself again. ]
Don't.
[ it's not nic's fault so ken isn't mad he's just... other people are sad so ken isn't trying to push himself too much but also. ]
[Ah. He's not sure if Ken means Phoenix Shinjiro, or someone else, but it also doesn't really matter, does it. He hesitates a moment, but Nic's affection is most easily expressed with rough physical gestures, so he reaches out to give Ken a heavy shoulder pat.]
I didn't think it was gonna be this bad, but I wasn't voting to kill another kid.
[Now, if he'd had to do it himself, he would have. But voting is so cowardly and indirect, it somehow bothers him more to do that.]
[ honestly, they've all said that to him. "i'm hard to kill", "it'll take more than that to kill me"... makes a kid have a complex about those words when people start to say them more and more often but none of them seem to make it through. ken straightens out with the heavy shoulder pat, though. ]
I...
[ hm. what is it that he wants to say...? what is fair for him to say? ]
That's understandable. I don't think any of us here wants to vote anyone if we don't have to.
[ ... ]
I have a spare arm if you want one. It's a lady's arm, though.
[Ken seems to consistently respond well to this sort of contact, which is convenient for Nic. He'll keep doing it, especially as he keeps accidentally saying things that bum the kid out.
In any case, he blinks, half sure he didn't see that right. But it's a lot harder for him to mistake signs than it is for him to misread lips.]
What do you mean spare arm? [He, being unused to a lot of high tier tech, naturally assumes Ken means some sort of flesh arm, which is concerning!!!]
[ its okay. ken doesn't take it personally; he's a pretty moody kid but he likes nic. ]
....Did I sign it wrong? [ he'll look frustrated for a moment. he has been practicing!!! ] My roommate came back from one of those room break-ins with an extra arm. It was fake; you don't have to worry..
[ honestly, it was kind of fleshy but it was also fake. either way ken was very tired and it was something that he and ayabe bonded over..... ]
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he knows nic was only trying to comfort him but there's a break of emotion in his face and his hands tremble as he tries to reply... trying to compose himself again. ]
Don't.
[ it's not nic's fault so ken isn't mad he's just... other people are sad so ken isn't trying to push himself too much but also. ]
He....said the same thing. to me.
[ it's still a bit fresh, yeah? ]
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I didn't think it was gonna be this bad, but I wasn't voting to kill another kid.
[Now, if he'd had to do it himself, he would have. But voting is so cowardly and indirect, it somehow bothers him more to do that.]
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I...
[ hm. what is it that he wants to say...? what is fair for him to say? ]
That's understandable. I don't think any of us here wants to vote anyone if we don't have to.
[ ... ]
I have a spare arm if you want one. It's a lady's arm, though.
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In any case, he blinks, half sure he didn't see that right. But it's a lot harder for him to mistake signs than it is for him to misread lips.]
What do you mean spare arm?
[He, being unused to a lot of high tier tech, naturally assumes Ken means some sort of flesh arm, which is concerning!!!]
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....Did I sign it wrong? [ he'll look frustrated for a moment. he has been practicing!!! ] My roommate came back from one of those room break-ins with an extra arm. It was fake; you don't have to worry..
[ honestly, it was kind of fleshy but it was also fake. either way ken was very tired and it was something that he and ayabe bonded over..... ]