inretribution | (no subject)

where'd you go?

[It's kind of surprising how long Minato took to send that text. It's October 4th. A really bad day, he thinks, but a day he doesn't want Ken to be alone on, for fear he'll disappear. A text would be good, right? He'll call later if Ken doesn't answer, but... Ken's capable, and it's not like Minato has any right to play dad here, he just wants to make sure he's going to be okay.]

[He didn't mean to piss off the boar. He really didn't. He's pretty sure he didn't actually do anything to piss off the wolves, but now he did and he's really too slow to keep outrun it. Maybe he got too close. He wasn't too good with the woods. He probably did and they're still chasing him even after he's left the woods... so they probably want to kill him. He's already gotten hit by a few claws and bites and fallen down and scraped himself up.

So he certainly doesn't have time to answer Minato's text. Sorry for the radio silence, Leader.]

[He lets about half an hour pass before he's making a phone call.]

[He can answer this time! But he's... very quiet, except for his breathing. It's very harsh, pained, and shaky like he's afraid. He's whispering, though.] M-Minato-san...

[Minato is immediately in Leader Mode again.] Where are you?

I'm-- a house. Near the woods.

[There's a noise like someone leaving a hiding place, followed by loud angry barking. And Ken adds "wolves!" to his explanation before he has to move again.]

I'm coming. [Ken how do you even get yourself into this much trouble this often? Minato is heading that way, but not hanging up the phone unless Ken does first.]

[He's pretty sure he's cursed. Ironic when he's the Hama user, really. Ken doesn't hang up, but he doesn't have any time to answer while he's running. He manages to wedge himself into somewhere the wolves' claws don't reach, and he finally says at that point that he dropped his evoker while running in the house.]

I've got mine. Just hold still and don't let them get you. [The wolves will probably be lucky you can't eat wolf meat so far as he is aware. He's going to try to scare them away with bufu before he goes to actually hurt them.]

[A bunch of them scatter, but there's still a few that stay, further in the house where Ken is. There's one trying to claw at the hole Ken clambered into, and there's Ken in the back, looking kind of bloody and everything.]

[Those ones get Ziodynes. Minato is making sure they're fully incapacitated before he goes to help Ken.]

What were you doing?

[Ken pushes himself onto his knees to crawl out of the hole. He's got claw marks on his face and arms and he has bites on his ankles.] I was getting food...

[Minato offers his hand to Ken.] I'll heal you and we'll look for your evoker.

[He takes it, apologizing about how dirty it is. It's slippery with blood.]

I think it's downstairs.

[Ken don't apologize for bleeding. It only takes Minato a few seconds to draw forth a persona that can heal him good as news.]

How do you feel?

[Ken gets to his feet, but he's a little bit pale and a little bit shaky. He's lost a lot of blood.] I'll... be okay.

[Minato frowns. He searches in his pockets. He has a little bit of food. A bag of cereal. He puts it into Ken's hands.]

Eat.

[Ken blinks stupidly at the cereal but he'll peel open the bag and eat as told.]

Thank you. I'll be okay, Leader. I promise.

Why were you in the woods alone? [Seriously. Tell him next time.]

I don't... have any big reasons why.

Then rest for now. We can afford a little time so you're stronger on your feet.

I can walk. [He looks around again, and staggers forward. In one corner of a room, hidden behind a busted couch, he finds the spear that he dropped, too. He uses that to support himself upright.] The wolves might come back.

That's why I'm staying. [Minato's not moving. Stay.]

[... Ken will then find the nearest chair and fall into it.] I'm sorry for the trouble.

I'm just relieved I called you. [He sighs, leaning against the wall.]