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Ashers to Ashers, Dust to Dust (Gee I wonder who this is)
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Post by Asher on Mar 20, 2017 6:27:26 GMT
"Oh, yes, because it's Elliot that I think will get in trouble," the teen raised an eyebrow, while looking at the puppy in his arms. Almost a year, or two weeks, it didn't really matter as far as how many problems one could run into! "Should I expect the call to go along the lines of," Asher cleared his throat, altering the pitch to mimic Isaac's with surprising accuracy, "hi, yeah, so we're drowning right now and I remembered I was supposed to call you for help. I think we've got about thirty seconds. How soon can you get here?" With a click of his tongue, the tone was gone, and Asher continued on with, "just make sure if you do call me, you give me enough time to actually show up." Not that he expected a phone call, even if the brothers were in danger!
Trying to think about his cat some more, the spirit user shrugged. "I don't know. I didn't know she even had a house until today," he answered, with little thought. "I get this feeling she doesn't want me to come over, though," he smiled, thinking about his pet's distaste toward how he kept his bedroom. Yeah, she probably didn't want her home to get as messy as his! What did Whisker's house look like, though? He had to wonder! Now, maybe Asher would have to harass the Meicoomon on the subject! "I bet it's full of plants, fish, or tea," he mumbled, trying not to fall into a daydream about his cat's home.
Smile widened, noticing the lack of eye contact. Still, Asher forced it to remain soft, and actually managed a slight blush? Yes, the older teen seemed to be blushing! Talk about being a decent actor! Or, was it sincere? "I'm glad!" With a small click of his tongue, the redhead glanced at Isaac, as if checking to see just how disapproving an expression he could make the older of the brothers create. Still, with the conversation continuing on video games, he thought about his online friends. Hm. Wasn't one mentioning something about her boyfriend joining them soon? Whatever, probably just a funny coincidence. "I bet she has to keep him alive all the time," he teased, lightly.
At least Elliot seemed to be getting his way with relaxing. That was a good sign! With a thoughtful hum, the teen shrugged. "I might!" Nobody could fault Asher for being honest, just this once! "But, I doubt it. I think getting abducted once in my life is enough for me." Sure, it was an interesting experience, but that didn't mean he wanted to relive it!
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Post by Elliot and Isaac Sunderland on Mar 21, 2017 1:51:37 GMT
Isaac snorted a little at Asher's impersonation. It wasn't perfect, but it was almost annoyingly good. How the heck did he pull that off? "Eh. You say that like I'd even give you thirty seconds," he finally responded, smirking a bit. "Maybe I'd call with, like, five seconds to spare. If you were lucky." The two were really two peas in a pod, it seemed. It was honestly a wonder they were able to cooperate long enough to get out of the ship instead of stubbornly getting themselves further into trouble just to avoid getting helped. "But thanks for the offer. I'm sure I'll cash in on it eventually."
"We'll always be glad to have you come with us," Elliot interjected, proving that at least one of these two had some sort of common sense. "We can handle ourselves, but the more the merrier, right?"
With that settled, he turned his attention back to the oh-so-exhilarating world of Digimon real estate. "Really? Why do you think that?" Elliot asked, surprised Asher would think his own Digimon wouldn't let him come to her house.
Isaac was more surprised that Asher got the Digimon's pronoun right. "Wait, you just called her a she," he said, as if trying to catch Asher before he could back down. "So why do you still call her Mr. Whiskers?"
If Isaac was half as good at spotting minor details as he was at gaming, maybe Asher's prediction wouldn't have come true. Then again, Elliot didn't seem to agree. "Oh, you'd be surprised," he commented. "He actually plays healer, so he's the one keeping her alive. I don't know too much about healing, but I try to give him tips from the World of Warcraft forums."
"Those never help, by the way," Isaac pointed out.
"Maybe you're not hating everyone and everything in the game hard enough? That's how they seem to do it," Elliot suggested.
Isaac let that comment roll off of him. He was just glad that Asher didn't seem committed to doing something completely stupid. "Amen to that. Although we're probably way too much trouble to be worth snatching up again, in case they got any funny ideas," Isaac said. "Next thing we're gonna have to worry about is . . . hmm, I dunno. Pirates? Skeletons? Pirate skeletons. There we go."
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Post by Asher on Mar 21, 2017 3:15:43 GMT
With a roll of the eyes, Asher retorted with, "I was trying to give you a little credit." Aw, was that the spirit user's attempt to be nice? Clearly, it didn't work! "Just don't blame me when I can't get there in five seconds," he added, with a light tone. Frankly, Asher knew that he wasn't going to be the first thing that either of the brothers would think of, if they were actually in trouble. But, at least the offer was out there, right?
Though, the idea of his pet offering to visit her home still didn't sound particularly plausible. "Whiskers is weird about me touching his stuff," the teen shrugged, not seeming to want to get into much detail. "The only time she wants me to is if it involves opening a can of tuna for him." Gender pronouns were clearly out the window with Asher! Which shifted back to Isaac's most recent comment. "I mostly just call him Whiskers now!" What a stupid name for a Digimon. "I guess you could call it revenge for pretending to be a housecat." Even if it was Asher's fault for legitimately thinking that a Meicoomon looked enough like a normal cat to never question it!
With a pause, the young man started snickering. "You play a healer?" What an odd thought! Asher had taken Isaac as more of the kind to piss off a tank by drawing too much attention to himself. But, hey, at least Maia didn't have to worry about that aspect of a newbie. "Maybe there's an online guide, or some mods that'll help you?" Or not. It seemed like, if it were that easy, someone would have already suggested it!
Listening to Isaac's next idea of their concerns, Asher raised an eyebrow, with an almost unenthused tone, "if we get attacked by pirate skeletons, ever, I'm blaming you." Or, in fact, if he saw any skeletons or pirates, there was definitely going to be some blaming going on! "For the record, neither of you can turn into either of those things, right?" Best to make sure that no pranks were going to be played, right?
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Post by Elliot and Isaac Sunderland on Mar 21, 2017 4:01:11 GMT
"Eh, credit's overrated anyway," Isaac said, grinning. "You gotta set your expectations low, then be amazed when I fail 'em anyway." Isaac could barely finish that sentence with a straight face. "Then again, I think I've proven myself quite a bit lately. I mean, the betting pools on how long it'd take me to quit at work have finally stopped. Or at least, I think they have." One could never be sure what sorts of backroom politics went on at a cafe, but somehow Isaac was doing a good job of weathering them.
After having his pronoun usage pointed out, Asher proceeded to alternate between the two as if he was flickering a light switch on and off. "Figures," Isaac muttered under his breath. "Although I gotta say, I didn't take you for the vengeful type. Looks like you're breaking out all the surprises today, aren't you?"
Nobody seemed to be playing type today. Asher was vengeful, and now Isaaac was a healer. "You bet he does! Just like my bro, always trying to take care of other people," Elliot said, pride shining through his voice. "I usually prefer tank myself when I play WoW. I like leading the charge and making sure everyone comes out of it unharmed. So I don't really have the most experience with healing, but I'll keep trying to find guides for Isaac."
"Nah. I'll learn as I go along," Isaac said, tone relaxed. "Guides are nice and all, but nothing prepares you like real action. So I'm just gonna keep putting my all into this game until I get it right." Wow, Isaac actually caring about things! It seems adding Maia to something was a surefire way of making Isaac do his best.
Asher didn't seem to agree, if his reaction to pirate skeletons was any indication. "No. Just dragons, demons, and giant snakes. Pirate skeletons don't really match with the theme, I guess," Elliot said. "I guess ours is, like, reptiles? But what does that make yours, Asher?"
"Women," Isaac suggested, snickering a bit.
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Post by Asher on Mar 21, 2017 4:29:22 GMT
Betting pools? Oh, right. Eyes shifted upward, while a smile failed to hide itself. "Nah, I think a few people are still in for the next month or so," he hummed, "you still haven't worked with one of the girls, yet." Fingers lightly tapped on Isaac's side, while the teen thought over what to say next, "if you think I'm physical, just wait until you meet her." There was a pause, before adding, "unless it's okay, coming from a girl." But, Isaac was too loyal for that to be acceptable, right?
Did Asher really not seem like the type to hold a grudge? Hm. Interesting! "I'm full of surprises!" Not always good ones, but they were all surprises, nonetheless! Especially considering he played dumb all too well!
It was a twist of surprising and not surprising, with Elliot choosing a tank, though. Surely, it had to be tank or healer, and his prior statements had made it clear that healing wasn't on his radar. "I usually go for tanks in games, too," he agreed. "I get bored with healing." That should come as little surprise, though. Asher couldn't see himself as the type to stand behind someone else and try to keep everyone alive.
Still, the young man was going to take note of the best way to keep Isaac relaxed. Mention his girlfriend! Repeatedly. "Well, I guess good luck with it? And don't get her killed." He didn't even know what the game they were playing was about! But, if healing was involved, death had to be a potential, right?
Holding his breath for a minute, the redhead glared down at his cargo. "I can still drop you," he warned. Surely, Asher wouldn't actually drop Isaac, though! ...Right?
Either way!
"I didn't know these things came with themes, anyway." If only his involved becoming a dragon or something cool! Though, given his luck, it would be a woman, too. "Can the theme seriously be something like women?" So much for potential of an actual male evolution!
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Post by Elliot and Isaac Sunderland on Mar 21, 2017 4:53:45 GMT
"Still another month? Jeez," Isaac said. Then again, it seemed like this one employee left was quite the doozy. "I gotta say, I am still not super comfortable with people getting that handsy. And if she makes you look restrained by comparison, this one's gonna be a struggle." As he said that his eyes darted down to Asher's drumming fingers, as if to say "See what I mean?" Half of the reason why Isaac took this job was because touching was supposed to be off limits, and now there was not one but two people who were going to rain hell on his personal space? "I guess I'm just gonna have to remember how you trained me. You say work with, so are we talking same shift or handling tables as a pair?" he asked. If this was going to be some sort of "cute couple," set-up, he was already prepared to gag.
"Boring? Wow, you must have a really good group, then," Elliot commented. "It looks so stressful when Isaac tries it. Like you're trying to fill up a bunch of jars. With holes in them. And then all the jars start breaking." Elliot was not used to that kind of pressure! "It's so much easier when it's just me and the bad guy, stopping everyone from having to deal with all of that stress, you know? Oh, but of course you do. You're also a tank," he added. Tanks always looked out for people in need, just like Asher did!
Unless said people in need were little shits, like a certain older brother. Isaac snickered a little as Asher threatened to drop him, giving the older teen a gentle punch to the arm. All that teasing, and the women spirits thing still got to him that badly? "Ah, c'mon, one of your spirits is a giant bird. Does it really matter that much if it's a dude bird or not?" he asked, half teasing and half legitimately curious. Then again, one of those spirits finding Isaac's cute had to be kind of awkward.
Elliot, as usual, had the far more helpful response. "It's more like elements, really. Although each spirit tends to look a lot like the others in the line, so that's kind of a theme as well. Like how Isaac's Chaos and I'm Order, which I guess turns out to look like demon-dragons? I dunno. We could find out our next spirits look completely different and prove me totally wrong," he said. As he finished he shrugged slightly, wondering just how much was left to learn about the spirits.
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Post by Asher on Mar 22, 2017 22:30:31 GMT
With an innocent smile, the spirit user continued to tap his fingers. "Well, she's been on vacation, and some people figured the pool needs to go until you work with her," he answered, easily. "I mean, most people didn't have the thought for that. I think there are only two or three people still in the pool." How many people participated in it this time? Maybe Asher would have to go look at the paper and get an idea. People really liked betting on other people's misfortune, didn't they? "Bright side, if everyone loses, we order a pizza with the bet money. You may as well at least stay for that." Everyone liked pizza, right?
There was a pause at the question about working with the girl, though. "Unless you think you need more training, suddenly," he began, with an almost confused expression. "She'll just be working the same shifts, sometimes." Or all the time. Who knew? Asher didn't make the schedule!
Hearing Elliot talking about his perception of a healer painted a picture of someone who really couldn't handle much stress. Which, really, only furthered Asher's need to keep the boy sheltered somehow. Not that he was doing a good job at any of it! "My group's been playing for a while, so I guess they're alright?" Surely, there were far worse! "Mostly just play with a couple of girls, though," he shrugged. Not that there was anything wrong with girl gamers! In fact, maybe that's what made playing with them such a simple task! But, Elliot was still going on about protecting people and putting Asher in a far better light than he felt to be fitting. "I'm sure you make a great tank." Asher really only did it because he found it entertaining! Not to take the stress off other people! Were games actually all that stressful?
With the punch, the teen loosened his grip on Isaac, as if threatening that he'd actually drop the boy. But, seconds later, his hold tightened again, to ensure that he really wasn't that mean. Not intentionally, at least! "It kind of matters! It's still a female bird! And she makes me feel bad if I use bad grammar," he muttered the last part under his breath. Stupid birds. She also really wanted him to spend a stupid amount of time looking at shiny objects. But, most situations didn't involve Asher indulging the weird urges. "And, for everyone else, you try running around in a woman's body and tell me if you like it." Things moved that definitely wouldn't normally on a guy! It wasn't really okay!
That, and Kinkakumon really liked certain male Digimon, which made everything fifty times less okay.
"How did you guys even find out what your elements were? I mean, I get if your Digimon is a mountain of fire, you could look at it and think that the element is probably fire. But Chaos and Order sound a little complicated." And why did they get to be cool dragon monsters? Things just were not fair!
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Post by Elliot and Isaac Sunderland on Mar 25, 2017 4:02:00 GMT
Isaac blinked. That was seriously it? That was what the rest of the crew was waiting on him for? A confident grin spread across his face as he thought more on the statement. "So that's what you guys are waiting on. Me to be in the same room as this girl," he restated. "Jeez, you had me thinking we were gonna have to put on some kind of touchy-feely cute couple act or something. I can work in the same room as her no problem! And I'm sure once I've got it all handled, it'll make the pizza all the tastier in the end."
While Elliot was busy smiling at the compliment, Isaac was busy smirking at Asher's reaction to the gender swap. "Oh no, not the grammar police," he deadpanned, gently waving his hands back and forth in a show of mock urgency. "What ever are you going to do about that?" That bit of sarcasm aside, Isaac dropped the tone to more properly address Asher. "I mean, hell, I'd give it a shot. What's the worst that could possibly happen? I've already gotten used to having a tail, having wings, having a bunch of terrifying eyespots all along my back. I don't think anything could compare to how freakish Devidramon is."
"You could turn into something really messed up, like that Porcupamon from the lab," Elliot pointed out. "I don't even think it had eyes. Or guts. Or anything."
"Ugh, I'm surprised you reminded me. You had nightmares about that thing for, like, weeks," Isaac said. The fact that this was a subject Isaac could warmly chuckle about was probably a sign that the Digital World wasn't quite normal. "Or I could've turned into Raremon. This big, nasty pile of goo with a really dumb face. Okay, sure, there are probably tons of Digimon weirder than Raremon. But sitll, point stands."
With Isaac's point done, Elliot decided to try answering Asher's question on his own. "I think it'd be fun! I could probably pull off some really neat cosplays if I had that chance . . ." he said, already turning over some ideas.
His train of thought was shaken up by Asher's question. "Oh! Those things? There're these little inscriptions on the bases of the spirits, I think," Elliot said, racking his brain to try and remember. "You'll need someone to interpret, since they're written in Digimon code, but they should make things nice and clear. Or be needlessly convoluted riddles. It kinda varies." Honestly, the only things Elliot could understand from them half the time were "Order" and "Chaos." Even for a smart kid, some of those messages were way above his pay grade!
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Post by Asher on Mar 25, 2017 6:41:38 GMT
Touchy-feely act? What kind of establishment did Isaac think he worked for?! "The customers would usually like to think their hosts are single, so I don't think that would go over well," the teen mused. Heck, Asher wouldn't even take a job that involved pretending to be someone's significant other for extended periods of time! That would just be awkward! "Why, were you dreaming of getting hands-on with another woman? What would Maia think?" Hopefully, the boy's girlfriend wasn't the jealous type! And, hopefully Asher had gotten the name right after hearing it twenty times.
"Hey, you try having something that feels like a teacher in your head. It takes homeschooling to a whole new level!" Then again, it didn't seem like Isaac would really understand that. Aside from the weird bout with Gargoylemon, neither of the brothers seemed to have much of a connection with their spirits. Still, Asher kept these thoughts to himself, instead opting to the offer of, "want to trade for a day?" If only! Devidramon seemed way more interesting than uptight crows!
Whatever a Porcupamon was didn't sound too appealing, either. "I have no idea what that is! But, if it's a guy, I think I'd be willing to try it." Apparently it was scary, which was just fine with the spirit user. Though, he had to wonder how it would function with no eyes. How odd! Though, the lack of having any guts seemed suiting. "A pile of goo with a dumb face seems really fitting for you, Isaac!" With a grin, the redhead felt quite content with having an opportunity to give such a childish jab. Stupid comments could be fun, after all.
But, as far as Elliot's desire to cosplay went, the older boy found it important to point out the obvious. "You, uh, probably could just buy some women's clothes, if all you want is to dress up like a woman. I feel like Kinkakumon isn't very cosplay-friendly." Or anything-friendly, really! Even to things, or people, that she liked! Was finding out his spirit element-thing really as easy as reading some scripture, though? Maybe Asher needed to look into how to read Digi-code! Or just ask someone else to read it for him. Not that he really knew anyone that could. Except! "Do you think Whiskers can read it?" It would only make sense that Digimon could read their language, right? But, hopefully it wouldn't be in riddle form. Asher really wasn't into riddles, when he could avoid it. Leave those for someone like Piper! Or, maybe, Elliot!
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Post by Elliot and Isaac Sunderland on Mar 27, 2017 6:30:29 GMT
"Psh. As if," Isaac said. "I just figured it'd be important to check. I mean, I didn't expect to get touted around as your cute little brother until that happened, either." Asher had a good point about the singles thing, though. That was a pretty essential component of a maid cafe. At the same time, though, he could imagine there was at least a sizable minority of people who paired up the staff they thought were cutest. Sure, that was kind of creepy, but after some of the things he had heard said? Creepy was more common than Isaac would've hoped.
Then again, the voices they had in their heads seemed pretty frustrating too. "Teacher, huh? Sounds like Elliot's dream. I bet he'd be happy to trade," Isaac joked. "I just kinda get . . . adrenaline. Human spirit's usually perfectly fine, but Devidramon doesn't really have an off switch. Not that I mind, though. Because man, what a rush!" For obvious reasons, Elliot didn't seem to want to weigh in on this discussion. The mention of a trade briefly sent a spark of excitement through his eyes, but he shortly thereafter realized that would leave Asher shackled with Gargoylemon. He didn't deserve that. Nobody did!
Nobody deserved Porcupamon, either. At Asher's response, Elliot immediately started shaking his head. "Trust me, you wouldn't want to be Porcupamon," he said. "It's like this giant teddy bear. But it's constantly leaking stuffing, and it's falling apart, and it needs this breathing device. I think? I mean, I don't know if it needs to breathe, but it still has one. It's really, really creepy . . ." Elliot really didn't need this. He quickly decided to stop talking.
At least, of course, until cosplay came up. "I already did that, remember? You snatched the picture out of my wallet without permission?" Elliot asked. Jeez, was he still on that? At the very least he didn't sound the slightest bit offended or upset by it anymore. "But I mean, like. The different height, or body type. I can't really dress myself up tall, you know? And Strikedramon's a real lousy form for cosplay. At least Isaac's looks kinda like a human. Maybe?"
Isaac promptly realized that he had never taken of Yasyamon's mask before. Huh.
Rather than think about that mystery, he decided to jump back into the conversation. "I mean, I'm pretty sure she's literate," Isaac said. "If it's a riddle it might be tricky to decipher, but they're never really written obtrusively or anything like that." Maybe if Asher needed, Elliot could help. He really liked helping.
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Post by Asher on Mar 27, 2017 8:56:36 GMT
"Little brothers are acceptable, when they act like ducklings. Strangers, not as much," the actor contended. "After all, what sounds better? 'This is my trainee, he's just going to stare at everything we do and try to memorize it' or 'this is my brother, isn't it cute how he wants to learn how to do the same job as me?' " Eyes slowly shifted from Isaac to Elliot, flashing another smile to the younger boy. After all, he didn't want it to come off rude, the way that he was portraying a younger sibling! Though, there was no denying that Elliot looked up to his big brother.
Still, not wanting to offend Elliot at Isaac's suggestion of trading Gargoylemon for Yatagaramon, Asher quickly came up with the excuse of, "that'd be a power loss for him. Not a fair trade, at all." Oh, sure, he was willing to rip off Isaac, but not Elliot? That sounded pretty accurate to character! "Each of mine are different," he added, thinking about having a constant adrenaline rush rather than the varying affects of his spirits.
But, okay, maybe giant, decrepit stuffed animal didn't sound like a fun thing to be. With Elliot growing increasingly more distressed, the redhead decided it was best not to further the conversation. Didn't Isaac say something about nightmares about it? Yeesh. Elliot was going to relive those tonight, wasn't he?
With a small pause, Asher debated on how to go about the subject of Elliot's lady-cosplay. After all, Isaac had been pretty clear about it being rude, before. "Oh yeah! That!" Yes, play absent-minded on it! Had Isaac ever shown Elliot the picture that Asher had given, in turn? Or, would it have made things more awkward? "I don't know. Most girls aren't taller than, like, five-foot-six or something like that, right?" Was he seriously debating the tallness factor of dressing up as a lady? "And most guys like to imagine women shorter than them, anyway. So I wouldn't worry about being tall for dressing up like one." On top of that, Elliot's face didn't strike Asher as the type to fit a tall, buff woman or something! That'd just be weird. But, there was a need to try to discourage Yasyamon from being a cosplayer. "No way. Isaac's spirit looks weird."
At least Isaac was right, for once. Whiskers really did seem like the type who could read. Riddles still did not sound fun! Hopefully his was just written, very blatantly, on the totem. "Did yours have riddles? Or were you lucky?"
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Post by Elliot and Isaac Sunderland on Mar 29, 2017 6:31:01 GMT
"Yeah. That makes sense," Isaac said, nodding in approval. "Sell the idea to the customers do you don't break the illusion, while also getting lots of work done. Really efficient." As weird as he found the practices of maid cafes sometimes, he couldn't argue with the results they seemed to get. Hell, the tips he currently had in his wallet were certainly ringing endorsements! " 'Course, when push comes to shove, little brothers can do a lot more than you might think," Isaac added, nodding at Elliot and giving a slight smirk.
Elliot shook his head, only to realize what Asher was implying and start feverishly nodding instead. Y-yeah! That'd be really unfair for me," he said, maybe a little too quickly. "We should just leave things the way they are. I mean, it's better for everyone that way, right?" He didn't even want to think about the idea of anyone else being left shackled to Gargoylemon. "All ours are kinda different too, but more like feelings in the back of our heads than anything else. I don't think we can really see the big differences otherwise," he added. Maybe it would be the kind of thing worth looking into at some point.
Also worth looking into would be some of Asher's suggestions. "But tallness is really cool!" Elliot protested as Asher described the all-important element of height. "Besides, I'm always short. Isn't the point of cosplay to be something I'm not?"
Isaac, on the other hand, found himself snickering once he heard Asher's comments on Yasyamon. "Are you really sure you think that?" he asked, trying to stop himself from laughing over Kinkakumon's ridiculous reactions. At times he wished he really had recorded those, if only so he could have something hilarious to hold over Asher's head later on.
"Oh, ours had riddles. Really annoying ones, too," Isaac said. "Usually had something to do with what the spirit does or represents. It's a nice, little hint, so we're not going into a fight completely blind about what we're working with. Makes it easier to feel out what kinds of techniques we can use." Their first day as VictoryImpmon was a disaster! If solving obnoxious riddles was what it took to get a handle on things, so be it.
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Post by Asher on Apr 1, 2017 6:30:11 GMT
Oh, Isaac actually found that training style logical? That's great! Smile widened again, as the teen debated on potentially ruining the entire concept. It would at least be interesting to see a reaction, if there was one. "Glad you like it. I was the one that thought of it!" Of course Asher would be the one to implement a weird baby-bird training system! Still, there was a nonchalant addition of, "of course little brothers can! Why do you think I wanted Elliot to work in the cafe when he's old enough?" Sure, it was obvious that Isaac hadn't wanted his younger sibling to work in such a setting, but it was his own fault for talking about work and younger siblings in the same paragraph!
It was definitely a good thing that Elliot hadn't taken any offense to Asher's refusal of Gargoylemon! The thought of being out of control just wasn't appealing to him! Especially if he couldn't snap out of it without being impaled! Though, Asher was fairly certain that if he wanted, he could just let Kinkakumon do whatever she wanted and she would. Not that this was a good idea! Judging by the little control he'd given her earlier, it was a terrible plan, entirely!
Thinking of terrible and Kinkakumon-related things. "Yes, I'm sure I think that," the redhead emphasized. He wasn't responsible for the things that his spirit felt! Though, he definitely could be responsible for smashing a recording device, if one was ever used around him. Gladly!
"Annoying riddles?" That didn't sound like fun. Piper was the riddle-solver in the family, and he certainly couldn't ask her about anything on this topic! "I mean, I had no idea what I was working with for fighting." Then again, Asher still wasn't entirely sure what compelled these monsters to even have fireballs and painful attacks! "I still have no idea, actually," he chuckled, with a shrug. Ah well, not everyone could be blessed with these mysterious riddles! "Sucks that button-mashing isn't an option." If it was, Asher would be a pro at it!
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Post by Elliot and Isaac Sunderland on Apr 1, 2017 23:56:57 GMT
"Of course you did," Isaac said, his voice tinged with sarcasm from his distinct lack of surprise. "You're still not getting Elliot though. Maybe if you can make sure nobody gropes him or stares at him funny. Or gets too close. Or tries to bully him. Or-"
"I'm standing right here!" Elliot protested. "But thank you. How much of that do you have to put up with usually, bro?"
"Eh. It was a lot rougher earlier on, really," Isaac said. "Once you get used to it, it's easier to block it all out and stop worrying about what people are thinking. And as much as I grumble about somebody and his touchiness-" Isaac aimed a very pointed glare at Asher, albeit these days it was more teasing than actually offended. "-there's actually a lot of really good screening to make sure nobody gets too hands-on with the patrons. 'Sides, I've got good people looking after me. Well, most of the time, at least."
Of course, while Asher may have been looking after Isaac most of the time, Kinkakumon was certainly looking at Isaac instead. He snickered knowingly at Asher's insistent comics, leaving a very bewildered Elliot in his wake.
At least he wasn't as bewildered as Asher was about Digimon abilities. "Oh, we've got no clue, either," Elliot said. "Our first fight boiled down to pointing at a Tankmon and wishing really, really hard that it would just go away. Once you get time to practice it gets easier. I guess it kinda is just button mashing until then, really."
"You could always try a sparring match," Isaac suggested. "Fighting with Alicia's helped me and my bro learn a lot. Maybe it could work for you too."
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Post by Asher on Apr 2, 2017 4:01:17 GMT
"Of course I did!" Asher repeated, far more cheerfully than his coworker had. After all, someone had to sound enthused! It had made the training look a lot more seamless, and customers loved it! "But, with a criteria like that, you're going to have to support your little brother forever!" Not with Isaac shooting down any potential for a questionable situation to arise! Every job had it's risks, after all! What if Elliot got a papercut? End of the world!
Listening to Isaac talk about his coping with the job, Asher hummed a random tune and looked away from the glare, pretending not to notice. At least the brother seemed to be alright with his job after getting used to it! "Hey, at least I'm not one of them that gathers in the breakroom to talk about the guys' butts," he commented, lightly. Who would have thought that the maids actually stared at things like that?
Customers, too. Even the old ladies. But, overhearing those were definitely times when Asher made it a point to avoid the parties for a while. He didn't need to be involved in any of that talk!
"Oh, good," the teen responded, dully. He was taking pointers from people who were absolutely clueless! Someone needed to call in a better mentor, please! "And, here I thought it would be something complicated." Sarcasm! Sarcasm, everywhere! He would just have to let the spirits do their own thing, it seemed, if he wanted any results whatsoever!
But, sparring? And, the mention of Alicia again! Maybe, she would be better at teaching him anything about this subject? "I'm not big on fighting friends," he mumbled, unable to catch the 'friend' statement before it had been blurted. No way. They weren't friends, darn it! "It sounds like it would hurt, more than anything." And probably piss someone off!
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