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[hider=Mood Music][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIEWJ1ljEro[/youtube][/hider][/center][right][h1][color=7B81B3]Kenshiro[/color][/h1][/right][right][sub][hr][color=7B81B3]Mentions: [color=ffffff]Too many people to be breaking into one house.[/color] |[/color] [color=7B81B3]Direct Dialogue: [color=789CAA]Amara King/[@Blizz],[/color] [color=ffffff]Clancy Patrick/[@Zombiedude101],[/color] [color=goldenrod]Sully McPherson/[@Atrophy],[/color] [color=ffffff]Aislin Rose/[@Estylwen][/color] |[/color] [color=7B81B3]Location: [color=ffffff]]Kari's House[/color][/color] [/sub][/right][hr]
[/indent] They kicked her door in... Sloane... Kicked Kari's house's door in. Ken's mind reeled as he did his best to hold back wrath and pain. He wasn't known for being a loose cannon when it came to his family; they received the most tender version of himself that Kenshiro could possibly project, even in moments like this. He looked from person to person, watching the dogpile slowly start to form at Sloane's feet, and thought about how badly he wanted to join in. How badly he wanted to be rude like her, and make a mess that someone else had to clean up, like the door he knew he'd be fixing himself...
Well, maybe he wouldn't. Stormy was a professor, but he'd never been afraid to get his hands dirty. Frankly, looking around, he figured he could probably trust just about anyone around to at least give him a cursory hand in one way or another.
[color=7B81B3][i]Remember your happy place. You have no right to be upset. You gave that up... Let it go now.[/i][/color]

And then a young man appearead at the door of Kari's house like he lived there. Ken didn't recognize this boy, he didn't know this boy, and frankly the thought of him crawling around in the house while he'd patiently waited on the roof like a half way polite person made Ken's skin crawl with discomfort.
He walked forward, elevating his hand with a finger outstretched.
[color=7B81B3]"No! No, no, I won't stand for this now! Who... What... Why!? Can't we ever get fucking organized? It's just like making plans! Just like it, I make sure I come back for a certain date, I syncronize my cronometer between the two dimensions, I get home on time to texts telling me that things are canceled like Verizon exists in the Kingdom of Molaran?"[/color]
Ken's frustrated voice cut the air across the yard as different members began making themselves somewhat at home. At this point, he was almost certain that neighbors or someone would have half a mind to call the police, and he didn't have the mental fortitude in the current moment to reign it in any longer.

[color=7B81B3]"Sully!? Put the [i]fucking[/i] cup away, my friend! Did you [i]not[/i] have a dream the other night where a girl took it from a pedestal? And then, coincidentally, you got it [i]stolen[/i] at the Festival? It's bad enough there's so many of us fucking here!"[/color]
He was accutely aware of other people still bumping and chafing against one another, but he heard Amara say his name from the corner of his attention.
[color=789caa][i]"If there was something off about Kari, where would she have evidence of that sort of thing?"[/i][/color]
He turned his head and body with confusion, his glowing purple hands plucking the door from the floor as he did his best to tidy the place up.
[color=7B81B3]"Whatever she would've been working on is either...-"[/color] Ken paused, trailing off for a moment before shaking his head.
[color=7B81B3]"-Y'know, I don't fucking know to be honest with you. I wish I did. Really! I..."[/color]

Ken's face turned sour, and the tears began to roll from his eyes in a more full bodied fashion.
[color=7B81B3]"God Damn it all... Y'know, forget I fucking said anything, Sully, please can I have a fucking drink? A drink, a drink! When have I ever wanted a fucking drink!?"[/color]
The sullen warrior tucked the door back into its frame, clicking it closed so at least the neighbors wouldn't see the broken door if they looked out. Before it was even situated, his back was turned and he was walking toward the patio, looking between Sully and Aislin with red, teary eyes. 
[color=7B81B3]"Sorry, sorry... About what I said. It's still nice to see you all; and you Aislin. I... I think Kari maybe would've thought this was funny at some point."[/color] 
He looked through the gathering now, finding the face of Evelynn Serenelight, and he wondered instantly if she was feeling the same pain and frustration he was. Or if she even felt anything for Kari anymore. He remembered being close with her; close enough to figure out he liked Kari just a bit more. But he never thought anything would come from it. Now he felt the knot of mourning sickness in his stomach and he wanted to burst at the seams.

Fully equipped, he pulled a small cantine from his belt and unscrewed the cap before holding it up to Sully to fill. 
[color=7B81B3]"Amara...?-"[/color] he turned back to face Amara again. [color=7B81B3]"-Her... Her delicates drawer. She usually kept the important notebooks in there."[/color] he closed his eyes, shaking his head. [color=7B81B3]"There's no way I'm looking through them."[/color] 
He cleared his throat as he turned his attention back to Sully and Aislin.
[color=7B81B3]"That was... A joke."[/color] he continued, a dry smile cracking thin across his face. He shook his head, waving her to join them. He looked out toward Lynn, seeing the usual suspects alongside her. He waved for them to come too.
[color=7B81B3]"My Second Clan? Come on, everyone, gather who will for a shot in Kari's memory... And [i]PLEASE[/i] stop ransacking her house, because you won't find what you're looking for in any drawer or couch. Kari kept her most private things in a place so safe I'd bet my own life on it."[/color]

If only his [i]first[/i] clan could prove that statement correct... 
[color=7B81B3]"Because I trust [i]locks![/i] And [i]keys[/i] that lock the locks! I'm dead serious, Sully, pour the Sake for everyone... Because this isn't just for Kari. This is for Lyss, and Ashley, and for Kali and Jade and Jinhai... No more lost... Please?"[/color]
Ken had never been that loud in the old days. Where he came from, one didn't open themselves up like that, to be loud or emotional unless it was anger. But even though he'd felt those emotions, he couldn't let them overpower the love he had for the family he was with now.
[color=7B81B3]"And quick, because the Old Bat across the street is a nosey hag, and if she saw us piling in here, she's gonna call the fucking cops!"[/color]
Ken looked at Amara with a smirk on his face. 
[color=7B81B3]"Do I know where she keeps her stuff... Up until a few years ago the panty drawer wasn't a joke. But I hooked her up. It took a few days and a lot of raw material, but I got it right eventually. Come on! Gather around and take a shot, then its off to the Basement we go!"[/color] Ken called to everyone.