Ken curls his body more around Chikusa, although for the first time tonight it's not to protect him. It's a preventative measure, making it so that his own body is in the way of Chikusa trying to leap out of his arms. However bad the hospital is, it's better than Chikusa being maimed for life. Ken will do whatever it takes to make sure that doesn't happen.

"It's okay, Kakipi," he mutters. His voice is tense, but resolute. "If...if you've gotta go to the hospital, I'll go with you, byon. I'll protect you, promise."

For them, this is the equivalent of someone telling the virgin sacrifice that if the sacrifice gets thrown into the volcano, they'll jump in after them.

His head jerks up when Ryohei talks, in his usual overly loud voice. He squints suspiciously at him. "How can someone be like an x-ray machine, byon? Is Shamal coming here?"