"If he's not in yet, it might mean he's clever enough to avoid getting in." Or they could at least hope.

Aya watched for the nurses nearby, but most of them were too busy with the main body of the riot to pay any mind to the two of them. He waited for Omi to tell him more, dreading the moment the boy would tell him he saw Ken somewhere in there. Aya didn't want to fight, he would rather just make sure Omi wouldn't be touched and leave it to that. But he'd do what had to be done even if he didn't like it.

"And Ken?" he asked finally after a long pause, voice tense, clipping.