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Dante Palladino's Day Off {Open}
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Post by Dante on Dec 27, 2015 3:43:10 GMT
The morning sun pierces in through the window. Dante tries to keep his eyes shut, but it is too bright. Still too tired to get up, he pulls the blankets over his head and tries to go back to sleep. Dante had been very busy. Moving, Digimon, battling, college, holidays, and making new friends. Wormmon is sleeping on the corner of Dante's bed. They wake up and let out a big yawn. "Wake up, Dante. You have to get ready for class." Dante hears Wormmon. He doesn't want to get out of bed yet. He lets out a long groan. "I've been so busy ever since I moved to Japan. It's just one busy day after another." Wormmon crawls up the wall and onto the ceiling. "Maybe you shouldn't have stayed up playing super old video games. I've never even heard of a Nintendu 64." Dante had been up late playing video games. No one knows whether Dante just decided to be lazy, or actually needed a break for his mental health. "I'm taking a day off."
Wormmon goes downstairs. Judith is eating breakfast in the kitchen. Wormmon smells the fresh pot of coffee. "Judiiiith. Dante won't get out of bed, again." Judith is irked that Dante is going to be late for his classes. "Well tell him he has to get up." "But something's wrong. He's coughing and sneezing. And his face looks even more pale than usual. He said he was sick. I don't know what sick means, but one time I heard Rob say a car was sick. Is Dante going to digivolve into a car, Judith? What kind of car do you think it is? Are you going to digivolve? Am I going to digivolve soon? Why don't you have a Digimon partner?" Judith is fed up with Wormmon's nonstop talking. "Why don't we go check up on Dante?"
Judith picks up Wormmon and goes upstairs to Dante's room. Dante is still laying in bed. "Dante, you gotta get up, bro." Dante struggles to open his eyes. He speaks very raspy and weakly. "Judith. I don't feel too good. I think I caught something." Judith looks at Dante and tries to decide if he is really sick. Dante had a history of making up excuses, but the only time he'd ever fake sickness is if he bought a new video game, and stayed up all night playing. "Hmm, I guess you really are sick. But you really shouldn't be missing any more classes. You've been so busy with Wormmon that you are missing days almost every week." "I know. But today, I need to rest. Wormmon too. All that battling, and all the food they eat. Sometimes Digimon need to recover. Heck, you could use a sick day too." Judith agrees that all three of them have been very busy since her and Dante moved to Japan. And a lot of people had been coming down with colds lately.
"I actually have a busy day planned. You two just get your rest." Judith puts Wormmon in bed and tucks them in. She walks over and opens the door. "And Dante, if I find out you are faking, you're going on a healthy diet." "Really, *cough* *cough*, I mean I could go to class, but my nose would be running, and I could get somebody else sick." "It's your call. I'm not here to make sure you are responsible. Cya later bro bro." Judith shuts the door. She goes downstairs, grabs her things and drives off. Dante gets out of bed. "Okay Wormmon, we've got a great day ahead of us. But we are going to need some wheels. I'll call some friends and see who's available." Dante heads to the bathroom to take a shower. Wormmon goes downstairs and enters the kitchen. They crawl up onto the counter and pour a cup of coffee. "Mmm, sweet sweet caffeine!" Wormmon takes a sip, burning their mouth. "AH HOT HOT HOT HOT!!!"
Dante finishes getting ready to leave. He goes downstairs and gets some coffee. Dante takes out his phone and calls his friend Junichi. Unlike most of his friends, Junichi doesn't speak English. *Speaks in Japanese*. Dante hangs up the phone. He goes outside for a smoke. After a while, a custom built neon car shows up outside the house. A young man with spikey black hair with teal dye gets out of the car and knocks on the door. Dante sees that it's Junichi and answers the door. They both speak in Japanese. Dante goes to the kitchen to grab Wormmon. "Ready, little buddy?" "Let's go have some fun!" Dante, Wormmon, and Junichi get in the car and drive to Shibuya 104. |
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Post by Dante on Dec 28, 2015 3:12:58 GMT
Dante, Wormmon, and Junichi arrive at the mall. They park the car and get out. Wormmon devolves to Minomon and hides in Dante's jacket. Dante and Junichi enter the mall and go shopping for clothes. Dante picks out a stylish silver vest, black jeans, and a white and gold light jacket. "Hmm, I could use a new hat, too." "Why don't you buy a cowboy hat, Dante?" "I'm not walking around Japan in a cowboy hat. How about this one?" Dante shows Minomon a black and red winter beanie. "Ooh, I like that one!" Dante buys the hat and puts it on. Their bellies start to rumble. "Oh, so hungry!" "Let's see, where would be a good place to eat?" The three of them walk around the mall some more, and come across an Italian food place. "Here we go, pizza and pasta." They enter and sit down for some authentic Italian food.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Kurosawa is teaching class. She gives out a difficult assignment and sits down at her desk. (Thinking) "Ooow, Dante's not here again. I hope he's okay. He's been so busy with his Digimon. I don't know how he's going to pass this class if he keeps skipping like this. He's probably working that poor little Minomon half to death."
Minomon takes a giant bite of pasta. "Nom nom nom! Hey, this food is yummy! Did you eat a lot of pasta in Italy, Dante?" "Pasta, spaghetti, you name it. Every day was filled with tasty food. But no cheeseburgers." "Oh, well I guess I'm not moving to Italy. I gotta have my cheeseburgers." Dante asks Junichi is there is anything fun he wants to do today. He mentions there's a baseball game a little bit later. "Baseball? Sweet! Minomon, we're going to a baseball game today." Minomon is confused. "What's baseball, Dante?" "It's this game where people hit a small white ball, and run around the bases. Kinda hard to really explain, you just gotta see it." "Did you go to a lot of games?" "Sometimes. I moved around a lot, but I still followed some teams. Maybe we can get a baseball cap for you." The group finishes eating. Before they get the bill, two strange looking individuals are seated close by. Dante notices something odd about them. |
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Post by Dust on Dec 28, 2015 20:16:11 GMT
Dust sat on top of some large thing in the mall, looked like some sort of statue but Dust had no idea what it was supposed to be, he just knew he was well hidden up here and that no one seemed to look up here at the Impmon, which was itself a bonus seeing as people didn't seem to like the Impmon much, some screamed and a few smaller humans had tried to pick him up, to where they would take him Dust had no idea and that alone worried him greatly, in his mouth was a red and white cane like item, a small bowl said take one and Dust had, not wanting to not follow whatever that was just due to his memory loss, the cane tasted good also so it was a win win, though Dust was a bit sad it seemed to get smaller the more it remained in his mouth, he would wish it would last longer.
Dust had no idea what he was doing here, he went to another place to try and find someone to help him out, since that day at the forest he deduced this was not his world, since he hadn't met many people alongside a digimon nor had he really talked to people, everyone just got a bit mad or scared at the Impmon and ran away, he didn't look that scary right. Whatever the reason Dust closed his eyes happy he was hidden and by some weird skill he wasn't easily detected, though that might make it harder to find those who know what a Digimon is, though it would also make it harder to be found by a enemy something Dust hadn't run into but his senses wouldn't stop telling him there was something, it was something in the air that made him feel this way some sort of second sense, whatever it was Dust had decided to ignore it for a bit. Dust couldn't help but get a chill down his back as he stood up looking towards some area with a lot of people, one group in particular stuck out to him some feeling he had when he looked in that direction, what was it.
Dust held the pendent tight wondering if this feeling had anything to do with anything, something just screamed in the back of his mind to go check it out but another part of him decided caution would be better then just going wherever, so Dust remained in his hiding place watching from a distance.
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Post by Dante on Dec 28, 2015 21:20:53 GMT
Dante and Junichi get up and exit the restaurant. Minomon is hiding in Dante's jacket. Dante sees something moving out of the corner of his eye. He looks up, but doesn't see anything. They walk into an arcade. Minomon hears all the sounds of the machines being played. They take a peak out to see where they are. "Wow! Look at all the games." They start playing arcade games. Dante and Junichi are playing a racing simulator over in the corner. It gives them time to talk. *Speaking in Japanese* "So Dante, how do you like living in Japan?" "I really enjoy it. There's always something fun to do." "You got any ladies you're seeing?" "There's a lot of women in my life right now." "I mean are you going out with anyone. A young stud like you must be raking them in."
"Did it ever occur to you that I'm looking for something more important than playing the field? Besides, as soon as girls find out I'm interested in them, they stop liking me. So even if I was interested in someone, I'd have to hide it." "You can't think like that. Why wait for some perfect girl that's never going to come around? You gotta get yourself out there." "I'm happy with where I'm at in life, and a relationship would only complicate things." "So you're saying you'd turn down a beautiful girl?" "I'm not ruling anything out. I'm just not worrying about it right now." "You crack me up, Dante. You over overanalyze everything then end up making mistakes." "Just trust me on this one. Besides, there's some real crazies in this city." Dante thinks of Sal and a shiver runs up his spine. They finish their race and get up. Suddenly Dante has a strange feeling. "Does it feel like we are being followed?" |
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Post by Dust on Dec 28, 2015 21:28:08 GMT
Dust watched those he was looking at get up and start leaving, he thought for a few moments and decided to pursue hoping along strangely close by objects that allowed him to get place to place rather quickly while also staying above people, these people weren't that quick to notice something like Dust hopping a few feet above their heads, for that Dust was thankful. Dust stopped around the place they went in, there was no way he could go in there without making a scene but he was able to sit around the entrance and watch, the feeling he had like before didn't leave, it was the same sensation like when he found that other Digimon, some sort of second sense he figured, he was glad he pursued but wondered what they could do to assist the amnesiac.
Dust sat down wondering if anyone would see the Impmon with the pendent. he slightly doubted it he had taken into account his movements and unless someone randomly decided to look up from the entrance of that place or someone was actually tracking him from the statue to here, nevertheless he would cross that when he came to it, he just kept the candy in his mouth and waited hoping to find a opportunity to speak to that group alone.
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Post by Dante on Dec 28, 2015 22:18:36 GMT
After playing some games in the arcade for a while, Dante and Junichi decide to go to a video game store. They exit and go to the store. Besides a snoozing cashier, the store is empty. "That guy's certainly got a great job." Dante and Junichi look around, but the only games they see are old unpopular games at outrageous prices. "Man, this selection sucks." Dante looks for several old games he wanted to check out, but couldn't find any of them. He gets frustrated none of the games he is looking for are there. "This blows. I thought we were gonna have some fun today." "We are. But this is my day off, and I want it to be relaxing. No Digimon battles or people stalking us." Little did Dante know, but his day was not going to turn out the way he planned.
"I'm having fun, Dante. We had delicious food, went to an arcade, and I can't wait til we go to the baseball game." Dante was surprised Minomon didn't share his tiredness. With all the chaos that came with becoming a tamer, Dante wanted a day of fun and relaxation. He also wasn't happy about Junichi grilling him about women. He had seen some of the sleazy girls Junichi had dated, and wasn't about to listen to him talking about relationships. "Promise me this, Dante. You gotta do something crazy today." |
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Post by Dust on Dec 28, 2015 22:48:57 GMT
Dust followed but wasn't able to find anything high up he could reach, though he noticed that the store they went into seemed to be a bit empty, minus some guy but his eyes seemed to be closed, this might of been the only chance Dust got and while he thought it was risky he decided it was better then waiting for something else to pop up, jumping down he quickly went from place to place avoiding wandering people but as he got closer to the store the number thinned out by a lot, this was better but Dust questioned why this was, was something about the store bad. Dust felt worried these people might freak out at him walking into the store but the guy with his eyes closed didn't seem to care, good for him.
Dust noticed as he got closer that weird sensation became clearer more sharp, he was right they did seem to have Digimon with them but Dust didn't know if they would take his appearance unwell, sidestepping out of view of the entrance to the shop Dust went a bit closer to them, he was behind them and made silent steps forward. "Excuse me." Dust said hoping to get their attention, hopefully they would take the fact he tried to get their attention as a sign of he didn't want to fight them.
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Post by Dante on Dec 29, 2015 1:01:03 GMT
While the shoppers crowd the mall outside, this store is one of the few to be next to empty. Junichi is anxious about getting to the baseball game on time. Dante is rummaging around the remains of long forgotten video games when suddenly he hears a voice coming from within the store. Dante turns and sees Impmon. Not knowing what their intentions are, he thinks of how to handle the situation. Most tamers and Digimon had been friendly, but Dante knew looks can be deceiving. "Yo, How's it going?" Minomon notices Impmon in the store. "What's a Digimon doing here without a tamer? Did you see the arcade?" This explains the feeling Dante had earlier, but Impmon wasn't the only one who was seeking out Dante. Junichi puts down some garbage game and looks at Impmon. "Oh crap, I thought you said this was your off day." "Let's hear what he has to say." |
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Post by Dust on Dec 29, 2015 1:09:56 GMT
Dust let out a mental sigh of relief, he had no idea of telling how strong he was and really didn't want to test it now, a fight was something Dust enjoyed being able to avoid, these people seemed to not want to fight either, though that tamer thing made him wonder something. "What's a- never mind not important." Dust said figuring he'd figure out what a tamer was later. "Anyway all I want is a bit of information, you see I don't really know where I am, I was hoping you could answer some questions." Dust said, he slightly wanted to avoid the reason he picked Dante in particular, going by a feeling wasn't exactly the soundest of ideas but it was all he had, by the other voice he heard Dust assumed he was correct in his assumption.
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Post by Dante on Dec 29, 2015 1:24:29 GMT
"I understand your dilemma, and on any other day I'd be happy to help, but this is kind of like an off day." Minomon looks up at Dante. "Normally you would help them out." "I say go for it. This should be fun." Dante shrugs. Normally he was the one asking the questions, so to try and communicate with what might be a wild Digimon was a task Dante would have trouble dealing with so early into his life as a tamer. "I don't really know much that any tamer couldn't tell you, but I'm happy to help." "See, that's more like it. Quit being such a snob."
Junichi is excited to see the Digimon, but he also doesn't want to be late to the game. "Ya, let's keep this short and sweet. We've got a schedule to stick to." Wormmon blows a raspberry at Junichi. "Oh boo hoo. You can wait a few minutes. Jeez, you're even worse than Dante." The cashier was still asleep, and started to snore. Dante could tell Minomon was getting too hyper, and needed to calm back down. Dante looks out the door and sees lots of people walking by. "Let's step around this corner and we can talk for a while." |
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Post by Dust on Dec 29, 2015 1:35:05 GMT
Dust couldn't help but think that he had no idea what Dust was going through, waking up in a forest with only little bits of memory in your head, having everyone scream when they see you and worse of all it having a feeling of unease just by being near someone else. Dust's dilemma wasn't something easy to mimic and if it was Dust would have some serious concerns to this whole world. Dust nodded, people seemed like a bad thing in this line of work, mostly because he could hardly move a few feet without some person seeing him and freaking out when he moved.
Dust followed but kept a close eye on everything, despite him being the one asking he was always ready just in case they did something, after all Dust didn't know these people and for all he knew this could just be some set up made up on the spot, though the fact one had to be talked into it slightly reassured him he'd at least get somewhere with some questions. "I guess I should introduce myself, my name is Dust. At least I think it is." Dust answered then decided he should say why he needs answers. "You see I seem to of forgotten everything aside from terms and how to speak, I don't know where I came from, don't know who I was or what I'm doing here. I was hoping you could at least shed a bit of light, even a small amount of information would be better then what I've come up with. But first I want to know, what is a tamer?" Dust asked, he figured he might as well ask now so he could identify a tamer with more information later.
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Post by Dante on Dec 29, 2015 2:01:28 GMT
Dante was perplexed. He had seen wild Digimon before that hated humans, but as far as he could tell, Impmon was a lost soul in seek of answers. "Fair enough. I can't say I know what it's like to experience what you are going through, but I want to lend a helping hand." Dante was conflicted. He was grateful for the opportunity to help this Digimon find their way, but he already had plans today. "Is this going to turn into a big thing today?" "Stop worrying, man. I'll answer his questions. We can even take him to the game if they want to come."
"About your question. A tamer is a partner to Digimon. The tamer takes care of the Digimon, and the Digimon grows strong and defends the tamer. But not all Digimon have tamers. That, and there's also Spirit Wielders, and Generals. It's really confusing, trust me." Minomon feels sorry for Impmon. Dante has been a caring tamer, and they wouldn't want to be all alone in the world. "Dante makes it sound complicated. But just like Digimon, there's good humans and bad humans. It would be a shame to get stuck with a Revan, or a Sal. Right, Dante?" Just hearing those names makes Dante uncomfortable. "That's right. But most tamers are kind towards there partner, and other Digimon as well." |
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Post by Dust on Dec 29, 2015 2:11:10 GMT
Dust was a bit sad he was stopping them from going to wherever it was they were going but he needed answers and this person seemed like the only one Dust has met who could give them, he couldn't just let this slip by, though he wouldn't stop him, he had no right to prevent them from doing what they were going to do. Though with the whole ta,er thing did seem rather confusing on several levels. "Wait if humans are partnered with Digimon then why are they not well known, those I have encountered either did not know anything of my kind or feared what I was?" Dust asked, was this a hidden thing or was there something else to it, something Dust didn't understand.
"And with that where exactly does my kind come from? They do not seem to be a common thing here, is there a way to get there?" Dust asked, that was the first order of buisness, maybe his own world held the answers he needed, maybe there was someone who knew the name Dust and maybe there was a chance this person knew how to get there.
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Post by Dante on Dec 29, 2015 10:47:58 GMT
Dante thinks of how he can explain the human world and digital world. He had been to the digital world a couple of times, but that was because of circumstance, and he had never gone there on his own. "This is the human world. Most people don't even know what Digimon are. So that's why everybody has been indifferent or hostile. They fear what they cannot understand. Well, we are going to take off, but you are more than welcome to come with us, Dust." "Hey Dante, maybe we can get Dust a disguise." Dante reaches into a bag and pulls out a nice leather jacket and a wool hat. "Ya, because nothing says subtlety like a short guy in a leather jacket and purple legs." "Well what do think we should do? He can't be seen just walking around."
Dante and Junichi try to think of a way they can hide Dust. The horns on their head makes it difficult to put on a hat. Minomon gets an interesting idea. "Hey you guys! We can dress him up as a little girl. The horns could be like pigtails." Dante is surprised, but intrigued by Minomon's idea. "As silly as that sounds, it just might work. We could get you a dress, a wig, and lots of make up. It's up to you. I'd hate to just leaving you hanging like this." Minomon thinks its a good idea. They don't see the big deal as dressing up like a little girl because they don't understand human behavior. "Wouldn't we look stupid? Two good looking guys walking around with a weird looking girl? People are going to think we are, ya know, an item." "Not that there's anything wrong with that." "You know, I'm hearing a lot of 'noes' from you Junichi, but I'm not hearing any solutions." Dante and Junichi start arguing. Minomon lets out a sigh. "Trust me, Dust. Humans are craaaaazy!" |
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Post by Dante on Dec 31, 2015 3:18:20 GMT
Dante could tell Dust didn't like Minomon's idea. "If you ever need anything, just come by my house. It's right next to the big pile of rubble." Minomon hides in Dante's jacket, and Dante and Junichi exit the video game shop. They head back to the car and start driving to the baseball game. Two young men in trench coats see them in the parking lot. One of them pulls out an old cell phone. Mrs. Kurosawa is finished with class. She's sitting at her desk going over papers. Her phone rings. "Hello, darling. You saw Dante? He was at the mall?! Okay, keep following them and I'll be there as soon as I can." Mrs. Kurosawa hangs up the phone. She downloads her Digimon partner into her digivice. "Looks like it's time to teach Dante some discipline."
Dante, Minomon, and Junichi arrive at a parking lot a few blocks away from the stadium. "Why do we gotta walk all that way?" "Because parking is a bitch. But don't worry, we'll be doing a lot more walking once we get inside." Minomon is disappointed they have to walk for so long, even though they don't have to walk. The group gets out, pays for parking, and walks towards the baseball field. "How are you going to sneak Minomon into the ballpark?" Dante hadn't thought of that. Nowadays, they have metal detectors and search bags, just to go see a baseball game. "Well, I guess we gotta be sneaky about it." Minomon devolves to Leafmon. Dante puts Leafmon in his jacket's inside pocket. They approach the entrance.
Dante steps up to the detector. "Take off your jacket." "Hey, I don't take my jacket off." "Take off your jacket!" "Okay, okay, jeez!" Dante takes off his jacket and walks through the metal detector. He picks up his stuff and puts his jacket back on. The 3 of them continue into the ballpark. "Stupid security. Treating decent people like criminals. This place is turning into America." Dante and Junichi buy 4 large sodas, 2 beers, 3 hot dogs, and 3 baskets of fries. They carry all their food and head to the seats. They are sitting way out behind the outfield really high up. "Ah, good ole Baseball." |
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