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How did Riko break Kevin's hand

Can't remember if it's already been answered but: how did Riko break Kevin's hand?

See also: in which answers get away from me and I write more than you asked to know >>; whoops

The particulars have changed a few times over the years, partly due to location changes and partly just because. Originally he did it with an alarm clock, because originally the Ravens were already checked into a hotel room for their Christmas banquet. Riko slid something Kevin's way, waited for Kevin to reach for it, and used the alarm clock like a battering ram. Once, twice, snap-crackle-pop, a blow to the face when Kevin dared cry out, when he dared protest this well-earned punishment.

For a while in-between Riko did it with his racquet, but somehow I doubt Kevin's fingers would've survived a full-on blow from something like that.

Most recently he did it by stomping the ever-living shit out of Kevin's hand. The master told them what the ERC was saying about Kevin, and he brought them to the court for a face-off. After he dismissed them for the night, Riko didn't make it further than the locker room before his temper snapped. He hit Kevin upside the face with his helmet to start the fight, and after landing enough blows to knock Kevin to his hands and knees, he just started stomping.

Kevin tried to pull away after that first blow, tried to ward Riko off with his good hand, tried apologizing, tried begging, tried anything, but–well, there's not much you can do against Riko when he's completely lost his shit, especially if you're not used to fighting back. Riko left Kevin a broken mess and went back to their room alone.

It was Jean's job to collect him later, and Jean who took a serious look at protruding bone and said,

"You're never going to play again, you know."

It was Jean who tried to clean a bit of the blood up and who attempted to put things to rights, because they both knew there was no way they could go to a hospital with this. It was Jean who watched and said nothing when Kevin's panic attack turned into a full-blown meltdown.

And then Kevin said,

"If you were ever friends with me, get him out of my room. I can't see him right now."

And once upon a time they were, even if that was so long ago, so Jean did as he was told and distracted Riko elsewhere. If Jean had known what Kevin was thinking, maybe he wouldn't have done it, because Jean suffered terribly when Riko realized Kevin was gone. But ignorance encourages cooperation, so Jean did as he was asked.Kevin stopped by his & Riko's room just long enough to get his wallet and a coat.He didn't look back on his way out of Evermore.