Persona Q: The Wedding Files

Scenario 8: Ken Amada

"Your destined partner is… lo and behold…" The mechanical voice soon finishes, and two spotlights lit up. One was shining on the Leader from Gekkoukan, or P3 Heroine. And the other was on Ken Amada, a fellow SEES member.

"…Eh?" Ken looked around. He looked at the Leader, and realized what the spotlights meant. "W-Wait a moment, I'm her destined partner!?" He exclaimed. His face flushed red as he scratched his head. "Erm… She's really cool... But am I really old enough to be her destined partner…?" Ken didn't find a direct answer to his question, instead, he found out that the floor beneath him vanished.

"Waaaaaaah!"

Group Date Café, The Big Day

"Youch…" Ken mumbled, getting up along with the Leader as he rubbed his rear. "Geez… What was that about?" He looked around. It was like something that could be described as a fantasy land for love. The place is a garden of colourful flowers complete with a dirt path that was obviously meant to be stepped on. Heart-shaped arches extended all the way through the dirt path. "Huh? Is this… an open field?" He asked, turning to face the Leader… and noticing his hand holding hers.

"Wait... Huh!?" Ken exclaimed. "W-Why're we holding hands!?" He struggled to release his small hand from the Leader's hand. "…I can't let go!" Ken gasped.

"It seems you have reached your destination."

"Eek!" Ken gasped. "D-Don't surprise me like that!"

"This seems to be a path where lovers who met their destined partners discuss their love for each other." The mechanical voice says. "What could be waiting up ahead? You are free to step forth hand-in-hand, curiosity and fear in your hearts, or you can refrain."

"Destined partner…? Oh, I was picked…" Ken nodded and shook his head afterward. "But wait, she's an adult! There's no way it could be me! I'm a kid!"

"You are free to step forth, or refrain from doing so." The mechanical voice ignores Ken's shouts. "These are your apparent options. Now, step forth!"

Afterward, the mechanical voice went silent.

"P-Please wait! What about our hands!?" Ken exclaimed. He received no response. He turned to the Leader. "Um… what do we look like now…?"

"Like siblings."

"Like a mother and her child."

"Like a couple."

"Y-Yeah, I thought so…" Ken nodded. "We're nowhere close to each other's ages. Six years is okay for others to think that we're like siblings… Yeah… uh huh…"

"Like siblings."

"Like a mother and her child."

"Like a couple."

"D-Don't treat me like a kid!" Ken countered. "I know I'm shorter than you, and my hand is raised to hold your hand… But we don't look like a mother and a child!" He looked away, muttering his next words. "…Do we?"

"Like siblings."

"Like a mother and her child."

"Like a couple."

"A c-couple?" Ken gasped. "D-Don't tease me! This place is romantic-like, I can understand that, but that doesn't mean we're a couple now!" Ken looked away. "Then, again… I don't dislike this…"

"…S-Standing around here won't do us any good!" Ken said, his face blushing. "W-We've got no choice but to move on!" The Leader and Ken, with interlocked hands, followed the dirt path that apparently continued to expand as they took steps forward. Eventually, they reached an area where they could see a portrait resting on a stand, but they couldn't make out what it was from their location.

"Suddenly, all in attendance hear an announcement."

"Attendance…?" Ken looked around. There was no one there besides them.

"Up ahead, they see a bride and groom's joyous commemorative photograph of love." The voice says. "They confer between them whether to look at it, or ignore it."

The voice falls silent once again.

"Is it some kind of picture?" Ken asked as he looked up at the Leader. "Sh-Should we take a look?" Nodding, the Leader and Ken headed over to the portrait to examine it. When Ken looked at the portrait, he was… quite shocked.

"H-Huh…!?" Ken gasped. "I don't remember taking a picture like this! Wait, a-am I the one in the princess costume!?" As the Leader scanned through the portrait, it depicted a lacy pinkish background filled with pink roses, a "Happy Wedding" written at above the base of the image, and two formally dressed groom and bride. The groom was carrying the bride and one of their hands connected with each other to form a heart-shaped spacing. Although… the faces of the bride and groom… they were Ken's face and the Leader's face respectively. The faces looked like they were taken from another photo before it was torn off from that photo and is pasted on this portrait. Overall, it looked like a manipulated photo.

"Th-This doesn't make any sense!" Ken shouted. "Why am I the princess and you're the prince!?" He turned to look at the Leader. "Come on! Say something!" he said.

"…Something?"

"Bride and groom…"

"You're acting like a kid to tease me, aren't you!?" Ken said. He stared at the ground. "Well, I mean… you're six years older than me… and underage marriage is not allowed… Erm… that is… What I want to say is…" Ken was silent after a while.

"…Something?"

"Bride and groom…"

"Bride… and… groom…" Ken mumbled. His foot kept shifting, dusting the ground occasionally. He stared at the ground. "But… I'm younger than you by six years… and underage marriage is against the laws… But does the law apply here…?" He wondered.

"Umm... Let's keep going… We'd better get to the end of this right now…" Ken suggested, looking away from the portrait.

…

Things feel a bit awkward right now…

They passed by the photo, noticing a large building far from where they were. They were quite surprised by its' sheer size, surprised that they didn't even notice it from where they landed. Halfway along the path, Ken stopped walking. "Hey… About that portrait from earlier…" Ken said. "It showed you carrying me, didn't it…?" His face flushed red for a moment. "I-I mean, what am I talking about!? These are adult issues, right? And I shouldn't be picking into those issues…"

"Don't worry about it."

Have Ken carry you.

Carry Ken.

"Don't worry about it?" Ken looked up. He nodded. "Y-Yeah, you're right. I should be thinking about my future ahead of me right now… That means I want to become an adult quickly…" He blushed again. "…And someday, I'd want to be with you…" He mumbled.

…

Ken is blushing…

"Don't worry about it."

Have Ken carry you.

Carry Ken.

…

…You doubt that Ken can even hold you. So, you decided to do nothing.

…You wonder why you even thought that.

"Huh?" Ken tilted his head. "Why're you so quiet?" He sighed, shaking his head. "…Never mind. Forget I said anything just now…"

…

Ken is blushing…

"Don't worry about it."

Have Ken carry you.

Carry Ken.

"H-Huuuuh!?" Ken gasped, as he was suddenly lifted off the ground. He felt the Leader and his interlocked hands on his back and another hand carrying his legs. His face had reached the red that was never possible which could be seen. "Wh-Why're you carrying me…!?" he gasped out. "I-I'm not a kid! A-And..! Guys are supposed to carry girls!" His voice sounded like it was about to break. "P-Please…! P-P-Put me down…!"

…

You put the embarrassed Ken back down...

"…" Ken stared at the ground, his face still red. "I-I want to hurry up and become an adult soon…"

…

Ken's face is bright red…

"We should go right now… I mean, yeah… go now…" Ken said. They resumed walking on the path until they reached the doors of the large building. It looked like a church based on the designs.

"The long-awaited moment has come. The bride and groom are finally about to enter." The mechanical voice spoke suddenly. Ken was expecting that voice to talk at that moment. "The last moment of hesitation has arrived before you are to be wed."

"I-I'm not getting m-married!" Ken said. He stared at the ground. "There's something more important than that I have to do… That's why I can't stop here and…"

"Through your own free will, you decide to vow eternal love to each other." The voice interrupted Ken.

Ken looked up. "Will you listen to me!?" he screamed.

The voice continued to speak. "Now, open the door together!"

Ken stared at the door. If he steps in, he would be married to the Leader. He doesn't know whether he is ready to be married. There were many things that needed to be done for him, including… that. The doors opened, however, and Ken was startled to see that the Leader is the one who opened the doors.

"W-Wait!" Ken exclaimed. "There's a lot of things wrong here!"

The Leader and Ken walked together into the church. Ken's face was quite red. He was unsure whether to be happy or panicking. Sure he did have an interest in the Leader, considering that she shares similar interests like him, but was this wedding really allowed? The doors behind them closes automatically, and the mechanical voice from the beginning speaks.

"You must vow your unwavering love for one another, in sickness and in health. Now, vow your love!" The voice declares.

"P-Please wait!" Fuuka's voice suddenly shouted. "You can't do this!"

The doors suddenly slammed open and Aigis rushed in with incredible speed before the rest of the group rushed into the church. "Halt the marriage." Aigis said. At the same time, the Leader and Ken's hands came unstuck.

"Our hands are free!" Ken said.

"A forced wedding like this is not approved." Aigis explained. "This is your notice of its' cancellation."

…

It seems that the wedding has been called off…

Ken, my personally favorite Justice . He's so adorable with the blushing portraits and especially when I gave him a Good-Luck Charm after the Kyoto Trip and I already hit Rank 8 before that. "But… we're already in a relationship…" I discovered quite a scene when I went into Tartarus with Ken, Akihiko and Junpei to try and get the 'Only female quote'… and I got plenty of quotes of Ken and Aki bickering over me… and Junpei got 'caught' in the crossfire. Now… best husbando next! Everyone agrees, right!?

And... personal opinion on how this scenario with Ken went!