You were leaving, byon. [There's a faintly sullen tinge to the words, an 'I know what I saw' tone. He doesn't flinch when Chikusa takes out the needle; he trusts Chikusa implicitly, so whatever Chikusa has on the needle is meant to help him.
But it does, somehow, make him think of an animal being taken to a vet, which triggers a train of thought that Chikusa won't like. If only because of the question it prompts Ken to ask.]
...hey, Kakipi, what'll happen to me if I can't be fixed? [He doesn't seem terribly afraid or alarmed by the possibility, or by any answers to the question he can imagine; he just sounds thoughtful.]
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But it does, somehow, make him think of an animal being taken to a vet, which triggers a train of thought that Chikusa won't like. If only because of the question it prompts Ken to ask.]
...hey, Kakipi, what'll happen to me if I can't be fixed? [He doesn't seem terribly afraid or alarmed by the possibility, or by any answers to the question he can imagine; he just sounds thoughtful.]