[OPEN] We're young hearts, look at us go

[animated]

WHO: The residents of Nonah’s Ark (aka, Nonah 005) and YOU!
WHERE: Mostly around Nonah 005, but can be used for interaction with the Nonah’s Ark crew just about anywhere if you really wanted!
WHEN: The month of August.
WHAT: A general interaction log for the month of August, including the aftermath of the August Swear-in.
WARNINGS: Obligatory Iron Bull warning here. Also a warning for Kaneda’s dumb teenager hormones and Tetsuo's general crazy.

Starters will be appearing in the comments. If you want something specific from any one person (Charlie, Ken, Iron Bull, Kaneda, or Tetsuo), feel free to drop them a line and ask! Otherwise, feel free to add your own starters for the whole household or individual residents as you like.

Comments

post swear-in, after Ken returns

[amadaman]

[Tetsuo probably already knows that Ken and Kaneda are back. How can he not? They came back with a dog and at least one of them isn't particularly quiet. But the addition to their house roster aside, Ken's alone when he pokes his head into Tetsuo's room. He's got a bruise and a bandaid on his face but he's most certainly alive, and he also has a tray in his hands. A glass of water, and when he gets closer it's easier to see the tablet next to it.

He made sure to come unarmed, too. There's no Evoker at his side, and he left his jacket behind so there's nowhere to hide anything.]

... I brought some pain meds.

[iamtetsuo]

[It's probably for the best, for all involved, that Tetsuo's basically been stuck on bed rest for the time being.

Most of the past few days is a blur in Tetsuo's mind. He's sure some stuff happened, but he wasn't really paying attention to most of the details, especially afterwards. It's weird how he does remember and doesn't, all at once. He'd hit his head pretty hard.

But Ken being alive definitely came as a surprise, and it's not really until the kid sticks his head back into Tetsuo's life that Tetsuo really can wrap his head around the concept. Thing is, he's pretty sure that's not a good thing. That fight, he definitely remembers.

Tetsuo doesn't answer, but his eyes slide over.]

...

[amadaman]

[Ken wasn't expecting an answer. Rather, he was expecting more anger, so this is already better than he was thinking. Sure, they made the agreement they wouldn't hold back if the other turned on them, but Ken at least wasn't exactly banking on that agreement becoming actually relevant.

He shuffles over across the room and stops by the bed, holding out the tray. The tablet on it is clearly labeled, 'Tylenol.']

[iamtetsuo]

[As Ken moves in, it's like a switch flips - away from 'wait, he IS alive' to 'I can correct that error'. Tetsuo's stare alone could lower the temperature.]

Here to rub it in, Amada? I didn't say you could come in.

[amadaman]

[Its a stare that would send the animals scurrying away, but Ken meets it with a level gaze.]

Rub what in? You won. There's nothing I can try to do to you now you couldn't stop by so much as thinking about it.

[iamtetsuo]

[Stop being logical dammit.

It's true- he did take Ken down. Something that almost seemed pointless in the wake of that other fight... Kaneda definitely shattered a good deal of his confidence in his own abilities.

Something Tetsuo instantly latches onto anyway, because at least he can take out a monster-summoning freak.]

Yeah. Don't go thinking that little lightning stunt'll work twice, either.

[He eyes the pill bottle briefly, but seems to be making a point of ignoring it]

[amadaman]

It usually doesn't. The first guy I hit with it ended up asking for more after that.

[Zios apparently really aren't for people. Then again, it never seemed to be. The same spells that destroyed Shadows never did more than knock them out. It's kind of unfair, but it's an advantage to them Ken's not going to complain about.]

Are you hurting?

[iamtetsuo]

[Like hell he's gonna admit it. Sure, he's not getting up anytime soon, and sure, he's almost always hurting, but it's none of Ken's business - they're enemies now anyway, so who cares. Moreover, like hell he's gonna ever let Ken how much. Never admit weakness when you've got other options.

That's the idea, anyway. Tetsuo was never all that good at it, but he tries.]

What, you worried or something?

[amadaman]

Yes.

[Ken, on the other hand, is honesty crammed into a tiny four-and-a-half-feet humanoid vessel. He doesn't blink at Tetsuo's response, and he answers without hesitation or attitude, simply stating his concern as a fact.

They were both injured. Ken received healing, but his muscles hurt from fighting for so long and getting injured so extensively. The healing couldn't get everything, in the end.]

We all got injured that day. I don't care that you tried to kill me -- you only did as I asked you to. But I injured you, and others too. I'm concerned.

[iamtetsuo]

[That at least gets a pause. Tetsuo looks him over, trying to find a hint to latch onto, something to attack. But seriously - 'I don't care'? Is this kid for real?]

Don't act like this has anything to do with you. You barely did anything.

[Except paralyze him for the entire fight with Kaneda. THANKS FOR THAT.]

[amadaman]

[No hint, not at all. Ken means what he says -- they had a pact. Tetsuo carried it out. It was nothing personal. He shrugs.]

I don't know about the actual damage it did to you, but to me, you're someone I turned Nemesis against. But even if I didn't, I'm not here out of guilt or to pity you.

[He holds out the glass of water.] I'm here because I worried.

[iamtetsuo]

I don't need you to worry about me, got it?

[Yanks the water free from Ken's hand with enough force to put a crack in the glass. Whoops.]

You think you can come in here after all that and get away with it? You picked your side already!

[amadaman]

[That Ken gets to jump a little, but he doesn't back down.]

We were never on any sides to begin with, Tetsuo-san.

[iamtetsuo]

Bullshit. I'm not the one who broke the pact! You're sure as hell not on my side, so cut the act!

[He probably should have been, in hindsight. See, this is what you get for having a little faith in people.]

[amadaman]

... Not to deny responsibility for what I did or anything, but in case you missed the announcement or the gas everywhere, we were drugged.

I don't have any ill intentions toward you.

[iamtetsuo]

...

[Okay, maybe he's been completely out of the loop and hasn't wanted to deal with even looking at his phone since he regained consciousness. And maybe he didn't exactly catch all of what was going on at the time.

And maybe hallucinating random shit is kinda an average day sometimes.]

What announcement.

[amadaman]

... Oh.

[Oh. Ken deflates, blinks, then sighs.]

The Swear-In was attacked. A man named Jonathan Crane, who also apparently goes by Scarecrow, spread a toxic gas around the campus. It made a bunch of us hallucinate, and as a result we attached each other. Natives attacked us, we attacked natives. People died, more people got injured.

[iamtetsuo]

[Ken gets a look - you're not off the hook yet, asshole - but that does manage to redirect Tetsuo's attention enough that he starts scanning the room for his comm. Easier said than done: he's actually not sure where it went, if it's there at all, and he's not in the mood to try to get up to go figure that out.

Either way he's gonna find out if there's truth to this or not. Should be easy, right, if there's an announcement and all...]

What about this Crane guy? Someone get him yet?

[amadaman]

Oh, yeah. A guy named Lucifer's got him, and safe -- Crane's under the protection of the almighty Satan himself.

[Ken will hand over his communicator to Tetsuo when he starts looking around. He has a few tabs open: Green Lantern's announcing Crane's name and outing him, Lucifer's announcing that he's protected, and Crane's own text post. He scowls.]

I've talked to him a few times. He messed with my friend's head once, and...

[iamtetsuo]

[No sooner does Ken hand over his communicator than it gets snatched away. Tetsuo grunts a little, moving to sit up before going through the tabs.

If anything, he just looks angrier. Most people probably feel anger because of all the pain and suffering caused; Tetsuo only cares because dammit, he got hurt by this. You don't cause all this to happen to him and get away with it.]

...he's in some church, huh?

[Don't try it, Tetsuo, don't think it]

[amadaman]

[Ken pulls the communicator back from him. He's sure if Tetsuo put his mind to it he can easily get his hand crushed into minced meat, but he'll worry about that when Tetsuo puts his mind to it.]

He is, but nobody's going in alone.

[iamtetsuo]

[The communicator offers some resistance, but not too much before Tetsuo lets it go. Now that it's not being directly offered, Tetsuo snags the pain meds and dumps out a few more than is recommended onto his palm. He winces at the contact; while the glass and most of the resulting damage is gone, it doesn't change the fact that it's still incredibly sore.

Not for the first time, he's extremely glad he can move stuff around with his mind. It makes recovery slightly more bearable.

The water glass leaked half its contents by the time Tetsuo seems to remember it's there. If he notices, he doesn't seem to care, downing everything in one swift action.]

Why, so we can get a repeat of earlier? You got a death wish or something? Groups won't work.

[amadaman]

Not in the last few weeks. [Sorry, did you not want him here? Well Ken's still exhausted so he finds a chair and drops down in it, sighing.]

Going against him alone's not gonna work either. He messes with people's heads, you fight with your mind, if you went in alone and he figured you out, what're you going to do? My Persona's a part of my mind, too; he compromises that and I'm as good as dead.

[He shrugs.] People are coming together for this stuff. I missed out on a lot of the first posts... dunno much of the details.

[iamtetsuo]

I - I'd figure something out! My mind beat yours already, you think it wouldn't beat this guy?!

[There's a visible struggle - to grill Ken for information, or forcibly shove his presumptuous ass out of Tetsuo's room. There's even a tangible force against the chair for a bit before he very begrudgingly relents. You just had to know shit, Ken, you just had to be slightly more useful around than not around. Ugh. Fine. But don't get comfortable.

Absently raises his hand to rub at his head. Instantly regrets it.]

Ungh... Listen up - you better learn those details if you wanna stick around. I didn't catch where this church is yet and I don't feel like wasting time checking 'em all.

[As if he could actually get to one of them in this condition to start with]

[amadaman]

It's not that far away.

[The Miami beachfront. He heard it mentioned in one of the conversations to Lucifer's post. But he doesn't say it out loud, frowning down at the communicator, then looking to Tetsuo. He hasn't moved from the chair, didn't even flinch when he felt the pressure on it.]

I didn't take you as somebody who'd go on suicide missions, though.