( hobo!phoenix )

[hamaoned]

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wk 0; friday, post body announcement

[hamaoned]

[ if there's anything that ken knows about anything, it's that when someone dies, it's best that things are well documented so people don't think you're crazy when the feds finally come and trust no one. kind of.

realistically, he has an armful of papers and a pen in hand as he leaves the study and spots a familiar face. ]

Oh. [ ken'll give him a once over to see whatever he's doing. ] ...hello, Nick.

[ for a kid who just "watched" someone die, he isn't exactly the most shaken—instead he seems to be determined. maybe a little disappointed. ]

[slobjection]

[ ken has the right idea... taking notes and assuming people will dismiss him. ]

[ it is kind of worrying that this is his reaction, but then again, phoenix's life is filled with underage girls who regularly investigate murders. so. you know. ]

Investigating, Ken?

[hamaoned]

[ it has happened time and time before. also what's with phoenix and his ability to attract murder orphans? ]

Yeah. [ his body sags for a moment as he tries not to sigh. ] Or trying to.

[ grumbling. ]

It's hard to do anything when there's no body.

[slobjection]

[ it's just his lot in life. ]

And a lot of dead ends.

I do have a question for you, though. Where were you last night?

wk 0; saturday, post trial

[slobjection]

[ well, he can't not check in on ken, even if he's not going to be straightforward about it.... ]

Did Luna take a look at those bites yet?

[ the last thing he wants is for ken to get rabies!! ]

cha cha slides in here real slow

[hamaoned]

[ well he can't say he isn't unhappy to see phoenix!! he likes this adult who has yet to prove himself to be terrible. honestly the rat cross-examination was great. ]

Oh. No... [ um. ] She looked busy and it isn't anything major.

[ he did slap a bandaid that dazai gave him on it haphazardly onto it. ]

[slobjection]

[ ken please don't admire him for that. ]

Let's get it taken care of, then.

[ no, buts, mister!!!! he has some experience from when trucy......... treated his cuts. ]

[hamaoned]

[ he thinks galo is cool, too, so let him have these moments. ]

Huh?

[ wow?? why are people so worked up about some bite!!! it's not like he'll turn into a wearrat. that said, he did tell everyone not to worry until things were over so now that they're over... ]

...o, okay. [ mumbling: ] ...but it still isn't bad.

wk 1; saturday, post trial

[hamaoned]

[ hello, wherever he is, this small batman will find him. ]

Nick.

[ after calling out to him, ken's gonna look kind of awkward as he doesn't know where to start. mainly the fact that he hated the entire trial when it seemed like he was a strong suspect but...

uh.

hmmm.... ]

The camera.

[slobjection]

[ hello small batman, phoenix is scrubbing at his face. ]

... Hm?

[hamaoned]

[ idr if this became ic knowledge bc dw sucked and i was lost but— ]

In your hat.

[ which he is also very concerned for phoenix. but also very bad at getting there. ]

[slobjection]

[ is ok we can say its ic knowledge!! ]

What about it?

week 3, wednesday

[slobjection]

[ just gonna lay out the memory tbh........ anyway, you're a lawyer, trying to defend your client, a world-class magician... but something goes wrong. you're careless. you present a piece of evidence you got from somewhere.. that turns out to be forged. ]

[ the prosecution calls a special witness, to prove you're "guilty". you're disbarred. ]

[ you worry for your client. he has a young daughter. but then... something strange happens. he disappears. ]

[ ... like magic. but then, his daughter is left behind. you search for relatives for her to stay with.... but nothing. ]

[ then you offer to let her stay with you. ]

[hamaoned]

[ I'M GONNA GO WED MORNING...because you saw what happened to ken.

but anyway, ken is just going to feel really weird about the whole situation. he'll be overwhelmed by the emotions of dread and the like. he doesn't know to handle any of it since it's beyond what he has experience, but of course, it all changes when he sees Trucy.

and...wow. she's... she's definitely something else. ]

...so that's why Asch called you an ex-lawyer. [ but enough about that since this all about his daughter (his sister??) ] Trucy also seem really nice.

[ cute even?? ]

[slobjection]

[ yes, weeps..... ]

[ she is indeed something else. a person who could even get ken out of his shell! ]

Hmm... yeah. Nowadays I'm piano player, poker player... and father.

[ she's adorable. ]

She is. She keeps the whole place running... as a true professional.

[hamaoned]

[ boy wouldn't we need someone to get ken to be a kid and not be so stuffy. that said, he'll smile at the way that phoenix lists off his jobs that he does now instead of being a lawyer and comparing the two... ]

I can tell. You certainly seem more relaxed now than you were in the memory.

[ and to bring things back full circle. ]

Guess then most parents wouldn't think their children to be noisy or a burden. ...not that my mom ever treated me like I was.

week 4, wednesday

[slobjection]

[ phoenix is herding ken to the kitchen.... ]

[ where he's making clown pancakes ]

Mind if we talk?

[hamaoned]

[ not that he's against pancakes but sometimes he just doesn't know what to make of phoenix...especially right now. ]

No, I don't mind.

[slobjection]

[ serves him a plate! ]

So you've got some helpful items, hmm?

wk 6; monday

[hamaoned]

[ so after they have pancakes, ken will likely suggest that they go somewhere that isn't the dinning area, maybe the music room? please play some piano tunes for this small child. or not. it's up to him.

time for your first experience at being a parent to multiple children. ]

Um, you're close to Akira-san and Akechi-san, right?

[slobjection]

[ ken does not want to hear piano tunes........ ]

What's up? Are they picking on you?

[ does he need to put them in timeout? ]

[hamaoned]

[ maybe he does!!!! how are you supporting this family. ]

Oh, no, they're not.

[ akira is definitely not. ]

It's just... [ how does ken pick these words. he's going to try but before he does that, he needs to make something clear first: ] Wait—you can't tell them that I said any of this to them. Okay?

[ he's not making him promise this at least. ]

wk 6; friday

[hamaoned]

[ that adventure through the bathhouse was something wasn't it? so much... everything happened, but what's most important is the unfortunate news that they got when they woke up, which is why ken is going to be looking for ghost dad :c

where is ghost dad. ]

[slobjection]

[ he will be in the study.... putting notes together, but in a very distracted fashion. ]

[ he doesn't seem to notice when ken walks in. ]

[hamaoned]

[ that's okay because ken isn't exactly making himself well known. ...well, not until he's closer to him and then it's with a little knock on the floor with his broom. (new favorite item next to the koro pin.) ]

Nick?