My preference mostly runs to "whatever makes things easiest for you guys," since that was honestly one of the things I worried about most with dropping him!

If off-screening it works for everyone, you're welcome to assume he's doing the responsible adult thing off in the background and letting the team kind of figure themselves out, but if you decide it would be better to get an active character you are also quite welcome to handwave a reason. o/

(Ken plays soccer, WE STILL GONNA HAVE SOME CR. \o/ )