<div style="text-align: center"><b>Kenji Avery – White</b><br/>
Mid-June, 2022<br/>
12:20pm, The Manor front and foyer<br/>
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Present: Chris, Addy, Tristan<br/>
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</div>Addy's happy greeting was altogether unexpected, and her bold hug even more so, but Kenji melted into it and hugged her back. He shut his eyes, unwilling to see whether Chris' expression was happy or guarded, and let himself enjoy this moment of human connection. As she pulled back he opened his eyes and smiled. He had missed her tremendously. She had been the one familiar face he had encountered when he came to the family, and her continued friendship had meant the world to him, and he regretted ever losing contact with her.<br/><br/>"You're not kidding," he agreed when she said that leaving was the one thing that was crazy. "I wish I hadn't left." He turned to look at the house with her, reluctantly letting her part her body from his. It felt safer to admit that once she had done it first. Nostalgia rolled over him as his eyes traced the lines of the building.<br/><br/>As she stepped away to open the door, Kenji looked at Chris. "Hey," he said again, wondering if he should shake his hand or give him a hug. A handshake seemed safer; after all, Chris looked like he could hug the air right out of Kenji's body. "You're looking good," he said, extending his hand. "I guess you got a visit from Emmy too?"<br/><br/>Tristan's voice interrupted them, but it was a welcome interaction. Mostly. Kenji turned and offered a half-way wave that he felt was brushed away just as efficiently as Alisson had.<i>'Like sister, like brother,'</i>he thought. Kenji's eyes lingered on Tristan's back for just a moment before he turned back to Chris. This was getting strange, but he supposed he shouldn't have expected any different from their broken family.