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Post by Tadao & Logan on May 25, 2017 3:23:25 GMT
So... this was the fabled Cat Street, eh? Tadao thought he might like it here. Honestly, going to a gaming arcade would likely be one of the few reasons why he would want to go outside. That was how he had made a few friends back in Kagoshima anyway.
But, well, today he was here for another reason. Mainly because, in his backpack, there was a creature he had never seen before. Dorimon, a "Digimon" was in there. And Tadao had no idea what he was meant to do. Dressed in a brown jacket, tan shirt and black cargo pants, Tadao pressed onward.
With Tadao's line of reasoning, he thought that if somehow another person saw Dorimon, well, he wouldn't stand out as much in a place where all sorts of unusual things were located. Who knows? Maybe one of the people hanging around here would know what a "digimon" was. Or, if not, well, at least he'd be able to bond with his new partner a little.
Tadao reached inside his pocket, aiming to take out his phone so he could see if there was anyone in his contact list that he could ask. But... in his pocket, he felt something strange. A new device? He took it out and it looked like one of the old pocket pet games that seemed to be popular before he was born. But... what was it exactly?
Tadao looked around, then sat down on a bench in a quiet spot. He took his bag off and opened it.
"Hey, Dorimon, do you know what this is?" he asked, holding the digivice up.
"Ooh, wet me take a wook" Dorimon said, looking out of the bag, knowing he wasn't meant to be seen. As he did so, his whole body seemed to glow white "Whoa!" he gasped, and once again, he seemed to be growing. Or "digivolving" as he had termed it earlier.
All of a sudden, Dorimon seemed to turn into one of the cutest things Tadao had ever seen. Not that much bigger, but, he now had big blue eyes, covered in soft purple fur with white on his face and belly, and he seemed to have... metal shoes? As well as an oversized coat and was wearing a kind of legionaire's hat with goggles.
As Tadao looked around with horror to see if anyone saw that, he turned back to the digimon.
"Dorimon...?" he asked, uncertainly. No, that wasn't it. There was something flashing on his digivice, it was a profile of what the digimon was now. An "Offmon". 'Child level', whatever that was.
"...er, I didn't mean to do that" Offmon said, looking a bit sheepish. Well then. Whatever digimon were, they sure were fast growing. Tadao smiled at him.
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Post by yuuki on May 25, 2017 4:12:43 GMT
"Time to say goodbye to those pesky metal detector! We're back to Shibuyaaaaaa~~~"
"Dude, shush," Yuuki chided his overexcited Dorumon. After a while, they managed to actually return to Shibuya. What a surprise. Yuuki know that his home in Nerima probably locked, though... but to his surprise, the moment he returned to Shibuya, a mail appeared on his eight-years-defunct phone. It detailed about bank account and such... he doesn't have any leads that leads to his family, nor the one who did this, but this is... a clue for sure.
"...Huh?"
Hikaru seem felt some disturbance in the air. He finally decided to take a look at one of the places in that Cat Street, right when he suddenly saw a data fluctuation coming from one of the corner... hmmm? That's funny, he swore he saw similar coding to him, although that's not quite the same... more like, half of it seemed like it belonged to him. He hastened his pace and saw...
"MY BABY!"
"WHAT!?" Yuuki's voice perhaps the loudest among them. He can't believe what he heard! What is this nonsense about baby!? He thought that Hikaru is a 1000% asexual!? He saw a guy that seem older than him (chronologically) and his... Digimon... that's a Digimon right? It looked slightly different than what he knew though. Ignoring the human partner, suddenly Hikaru hugged the Offmon.
"....Um, sorry... about my partner?"
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Post by Tadao & Logan on May 26, 2017 9:51:16 GMT
Tadao was rather surprised when the bigger fox... dragon... eh, 'digimon' thing ran up to them. For a moment he was about to pull Offmon away by reflex to protect him, but, as the creature approached, he suddenly grew a smile on his face.
Offmon meanwhile was startled at first, as anyone would be, but, as the Dorumon approached, he sniffed for a moment, and sensed... something very familiar about this digimon. In a moment, he recognized who he was.
"Daddy!" he cheered, delighted when Hikaru hugged him. The back of his coat wiggled a little as his hidden little tail swished wildly.
Tadao then realized what was going on, then couldn't help but smile. As far as he knew, this creature was Offmon's father, since they had similar colored fur. It was all very cute. But... what did this father want? Did he want his son back? Tadao felt like he'd be somewhat disappointed if this was the case.
He then saw another black haired young man approach, who apologized about his partner. Tadao quickly understood.
"Ah okay, so you're the partner of this..." Tadao glanced at his digivice, which seemed to be scanning this new digimon "...Dorumon?" he asked, curiously. "That's okay. I found his egg a couple of days ago and he hatched, so I was wondering when someone he knew would show up".
Tadao took a closer glance at the black haired guy. He conducted himself in a somewhat confident way, so, maybe he was experienced in the ways of this 'digimon' thing? Tadao thought he might ask for help.
"I'm Tadao Asahina by the way" he said, introducing himself. "And this is, er... Offmon?" he said the name with a bit of confusion. That didn't sound like a proper name to him.
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Post by yuuki on May 26, 2017 10:07:18 GMT
The moment Tadao finished scanning him, Hikaru immediately used his flexible tail to lower the digivice down. "Now now, young man, don't you know it's rude to scan stranger's Digimon? Careful where you aim that thing!" Despite his warning, his word aren't necessarily scolding or angry. It's more like teasing. "Jokes aside, new, are you?"
"And don't you know it is rude to touch someone else's Digivice with your tail?" Yuuki shot back.
"Dude, lemme have this moment! I have to look intelligent in front of my baby! Ahem, 'nyway, he's not Offmon! I mean, OK, he's Offmon, but he's not just an Offmon, do you get me? He should have a name, and after discussing it with Owen, his name will be Logan!"
"...When did you discussed?"
"Oh, sometime when we're cuddling..."
Yuuki just stared at him before he turned to the other guy. "I'm really sorry, I really have no idea what happened, but basically... apparently yeah, he's the father. I dunno how the heck that happened, though. As far as I know, Digimons don't have... that certain biological part... and plus he's asexual!"
"...We done nothing you human did, and that was really messy," Hikaru pointed out. "We just shared data you know... but I think me and Owen did it unconsciously. I thought there was an egg when we woke up, but it quickly vanished... it vanished to your side, huh.... Ahem anyway... Tadao is it? Nice to meet you, I'm Hikaru, this is my partner Yuuki." Hikaru offered his... tail to be shook. His eyes looked at Tadao like saying 'my tail is fluffy, far better than my hand~' "You and Logan are partnered, just like us. Hereby you're partnered human and Digimon!"
"I thought you gonna ask him back," Yuuki commented.
"Naw, I'm not that ultra overprotective. Plus if Logan is partnered then so be it. Papa will visit you a lot though, Logy~~~~" Hikaru nuzzled his son really affectionately, making Yuuki sweatdropped. "...Well, with that being said, though, while I won't separate you two, I'll teach you HOW to raise Logan well, because I won't be 24/7 be with him, unless somehow you two living together!"
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Post by Tadao & Logan on May 27, 2017 6:14:29 GMT
"Oh... really?" Tadao asked, blushing a little as the Dorumon said it was rude to scan digimon. "I'm really sorry about that, I only just found this thing, then Offmon transformed and... I didn't know". Tadao was a modest, shy individual that really didn't want to cause trouble, and didn't really tell that Hikaru was only joking.
"Yeah he's new" Offmon said, patting Tadao's leg in a reassuring kind of way. While his appearance was kind of shy and modest, it was clear that he had inherited the outgoing personality of Hikaru to some extent. "Heh, I can't believe you found me so quickly, daddy!" he tilted his head. "Where's blue daddy though?"
"...two daddies?" Tadao asked, confused. "Not a mommy?". Tadao wasn't really judgmental of that sort of thing, but he had studied biology and he was kind of curious about this sort of thing.
So Offmon's name was Logan? Tadao smiled again, that was a cute name. "Well then, Logan it is" he said.
Yuuki meanwhile explained a little awkwardly that he was just as confused about this too, that digimon were asexual creatures. Tadao could see that, neither Logan or Hikaru seemed to have... parts. Tadao then awkwardly shook Hikaru's tail. Logan giggled at the awkwardness.
"Come on, lighten up guys! We're all friends here!" he said, waving his paw around, covered by his oversized sleeve. So then, Hikaru wouldn't be taking his son back, but he'd be sure to visit sometimes.
"Of course you can visit, I wouldn't want to keep Logan away from family" he said. He then remembered what was said. "So... the other father is someone called 'Owen', right? And he's blue? Will he want to visit too?" he asked.
"Of course he will, blue daddy's awesome!" Logan said. Then Hikaru offered to teach Tadao how to look after Logan properly.
"Oh really? That'd be great if you could do that" Tadao said, eagerly. Obviously he didn't want to be unprepared for this.
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Post by yuuki on May 28, 2017 9:56:22 GMT
"Now now, I'm just joking around. However," his smile soon dropped into more serious look. "...It's true that most Digimon doesn't take scanning lightly. Digimons are sentient, and scanning tends to reveal their weakness. Digimons are not exactly pacifist by nature... yeah, there are pacifists, but we're also creatures that ready to fight for our lives. We're combat species, see? While I understand that at times people need to scan us... some would absolutely not take it kindly."
Still, that seriousness fades away. "But don't worry! I won't let anything happened to my son's partner, heh heh heh. We're all not friends here, Logy! We're all family! Ah, but... I think it's just coincidence that we met here... if you didn't evolve, I probably had no idea that you're here."
"In one way or another, we're sure lucky. However, talking with two Digimons here might be unwise.... Asahina-san, was it? If you don't mind, could we resume the talk in my apartment? It's somewhere nearby... I can explain better there, and hopefully unrestrained. If we spend too long here, there might be people that accidentally see us... And... well, Hikaru, pretend you're a mascot."
"Suuuure thing. Mascot again, huh? Anyway, Owen's in Digital World, he can't come here... I think he can't. He need holosuit first. So I'll probably bring Logy there so we can have family bonding time."
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Post by Tadao & Logan on May 30, 2017 1:48:00 GMT
Oh, so it was a serious matter? Tadao looked confused. "But... how will I know about digimon if I can't scan them because it's rude?" he asked.
"Eh, don't worry about it, I'll tell you" Logan said, smiling. "I can recognize most kinds of digimon. Or... you can scan them when they're not looking, hehe. I think daddy's just exaggerating, you're not gonna be charged down just for pulling out your digivice!"
"R-right" Tadao said, feeling a little intimidated by all these rules being thrown around. He supposed that his 'digivice' was rather important though, so he carefully put it back into his pocket. "Yeah, some coincidence, right? I mean, I heard that Cat Street is kind of a weird place, so I came here looking for someone that can help me about digimon, and look who shows up" he finished with a smile.
"Yes, well, we digimon have a way of getting fate to go your way" Logan said, looking sly. "Buut, it can also work the other way. Not that you've got anything to worry about, pal!"
Yuuki then suggested they go to his apartment for a more discreet talk about digimon. "That's a good idea" Tadao said, nodding. It was only a matter of time before people noticed that Logan and Hikaru were more than just mascots. Tadao picked him up, holding him comfortably like a kid. He was thankfully not very heavy, not that a large-built man like Tadao would mind.
"Aw, okay. I hope I can see him soon" Logan said, swinging his legs a little as Tadao carried him. "So then, where's this apartment?" he asked curiously.
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Post by yuuki on May 30, 2017 5:18:57 GMT
"I can answer that for you," Yuuki walked closer to Tadao and took his own Digivice and tinkers around with it, showing scan options. Apparently it's possible to turn off the voice that came out from the scanning and just make it text based. "...Now all you have to do is to simply read discreetly."
"Or another way is to ask their species themselves! Friendly one would sure to tell you about their species just fine. Treat them like other human you meet and I'm pretty sure there won't be any trouble!" Hikaru added. "Or Logy's suggestion works... Speaking of which I think there was incident somewhere where the Digivice suddenly let out some sassy quip when the mode accidentally set to 'Valley Girl'..."
"...How the hell did that happened?"
"I have no idea!"
Anyway, they decided that it's the best to move afterall...
"Let's see... about thirty minutes walk from here, I guess?"
"...I guess we shouldn't call '30 minutes' short, Yuuki," Hikaru commented. "This is not Digital World anymore."
"I guess so... well... if it's too far, we can call taxi."
Whichever it was, when they arrived there, Yuuki unlocked the door and let them in. "I'm just in process of moving... Do you want me to fetch you anything? Tea? Coffee? Some snacks maybe?"
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Post by Tadao & Logan on Jun 1, 2017 6:42:47 GMT
Tadao paid attention as Yuuki showed him how to change the settings. In his doing so, Tadao learned more about the functions of a digivice, which he hoped would be very useful in the times to come.
Or just... ask? "Ah... right" Tadao said, chuckling a bit. He wasn't really good at the whole 'meeting people' thing. Normally in his social experiences he'd either be incredibly awkward or say the wrong thing and lose any chance of interaction with other people. In fact this meeting was probably the longest he'd spoken with someone his age in a free setting.
Then... a digivice talking in a valley girl accent? Logan giggled a little while Tadao blinked. "Er... that sounds awkward" he remarked. That kind of thing did sound familiar to him.
So, Yuuki's house was about 30 minutes away? "Yeah... a taxi would be good" Tadao said. He was already kind of tired from the walk here and didn't really want to exhaust himself. Especially if it involved hiding Logan the whole way.
And so when they arrived, Tadao felt... a little odd being invited into someone else's house. He hadn't done so in years. Apparently Yuuki was in the process of moving, so, there were many boxes around. "Oh, some tea would be great, thanks" he answered when offered.
"Ooh, I'll have some too, please" Logan added, eager for something warm. Tadao had carried him for most of the way as he was now too big to fit in his bag, so he acted like a stuffed toy. Of course the driver raised an eyebrow at Tadao for having such childish hobbies, but thankfully didn't comment.
As he waited, Tadao didn't really know what to say, so he mostly remained silent. Logan meanwhile walked around the house, exploring it curiously.
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Post by yuuki on Jun 1, 2017 8:07:02 GMT
"Tea is it? Gotcha. I'm out of green tea, so hope you don't mind some black tea?"
Unlike the most with their dipping tea, Yuuki took out a bottle of dried tea leaves. Boiling the water took a bit while, but for some reason, instead of pouring the water directly to the cup, he actually put it on a clay teapot. After a while he served it in front of Tadao. "...Ah yeah, you can add sugar as you please, it's over there." he pointed at a small sugar pot in front of them. True enough, there are sugar cubes there.
Around the apartment, there are various terrariums, and it looks really well made. The terrarium are both dry and the aquatic version... and there are some that looks like crystalline too. The boy just tossed one sugar cube inside his and stir it lightly.
"Now now, Logy, do you want any snacks? Papa got a lot~"
Seeing his partner trying to impress his son made Yuuki chuckle.
"So... Asahina-san... Seeing that you just like that scanned a Digimon, and seem subconsciously made me think that you never been in Digital World just yet, right? Then, can you please tell me what do you know so far?"
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Post by Tadao & Logan on Jun 4, 2017 15:09:18 GMT
"Ah yeah, Black tea's fine" Tadao said. He found that black tea usually perked him up a little bit more than Green Tea did. Although he found it was only palatable with sugar, which was provided. "Ah, thanks very much" he said, plopping a single sugar cube in.
Tadao looked with interest at the terrariums around the residence. "Oh nice, are you into biology or nature or anything like that?" Tadao asked, when he realized it may be something of a hobby of Yuuki's. Now that he had been actually invited into someone else's home, he thought it would be polite to bring attention to whatever interests they had.
Logan meanwhile looked up at his dad. "Ooh, yeah, I could do with a snack" he said, his stubby tail wiggling again against the back of his coat.
Tadao then looked back at Yuuki as he pointed out that he probably hadn't been in the digital world yet. "Er, well... so far I know is basically what Logan told me. That he's meant to be my partner somehow, that he needs my help to grow stronger, and, uh, that's pretty much it. Except that I know the digital world exists".
"Well... there is more to it than that" Logan interjected. "Just, ah, I'm sorry, I can't really put what I know into words just yet. I did just evolve half an hour ago ya know" he teased a bit playfully.
In reality, Logan had obtained data that was shared from both Hikaru and Owen, so he knew some of the things that they knew. However, he was so carried away learning to cope with using his new Child level body that subconscious thoughts like that were taking somewhat of a back seat for the moment.
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Post by yuuki on Jun 6, 2017 19:36:13 GMT
"Biology, me? Nah, actually. I'm more interested in... dead things," Yuuki answered, at first looking serious but then chuckled warmly "just kidding. I mean I'm more interested in history. My father is a history professor at an university, my mother just a DIY lover who practically made most of these... but well... some of these are what I made copying her. I just like terrariums. They gave calming feeling to it, you know?"
He glanced at Hikaru that currently offering Logan different snacks. From potato chips to cheetos to other sort of snacks. Some japanese snacks also available, but Yuuki was alarmed by how many snacks are there...
"KOORAAA! Why do you have so many snacks around!?"
"Pfsh, I saved up of course, and I think that today is a nice celebration, so I took out my piggy bank, bust it and buy some snacks!"
"...How do they even let you?"
"Duh, there are VENDING MACHINES! This is Japan you know? Even kids can use vending machine to buy snacks. I got a reusable bag to put aaaaalll those snacks in. No problem, right?"
...Japan and their vending machine, Yuuki mentally let out his exasperation.
"...So just that... for now, eh... Well, if anything first thing first, I think you already got this down a pat... your partner is both your friend, your greatest ally, and your best lifeline in Digital World. I won't call it absolutely chaotic... it's just that out in wilderness, Digimons are more unruly and tends to follow their basic instinct to get stronger. It's law of the jungle in the wild, so that's why, Digimon partner is important. Thus, you need to treat them like a friend, your very best friend. Remember, they're not pets. They're more than just simple dog or cat. I think it's more accurate to treat them as another human, a little brother would do." Yuuki explained.
He sipped his tea first before continuing. "Second... we got no goal, so you pretty much need to define one for yourself. Some digimon unfortunately doesn't take it kindly about our presence in Digital World... while some welcome it like we're some messiah. Even so, give Digital World a chance. It can be a life changing experience. In real world, unfortunately Logan won't grow as optimum. He'll most likely just stay in that form and just that. But in Digital World, you can have him grow optimally. That's why it's important."
"...third, Digimons are supposed to be secret, yeah. However, you can disguise them as a kid or another thing like pets... as of the reason why... Digimons can be militarized. You might think that I'm joking, but it's possible for a digimon of the highest stage to level a mountain with one hit. That's why it's important to not let secret of Digimon's existence out in public."
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Post by Tadao & Logan on Jun 10, 2017 12:32:43 GMT
"Ah, okay" Tadao said, smiling as he took a closer look at a Terrarium. "I agree, they're really nice. Gives a bit of a feng shui feel to the room, right?" he chuckled.
Meanwhile, Logan's eyes sparkled with excitement as he saw all of these fun and delicious looking snacks that Hikaru was offering him. Tadao looked a bit concerned though.
"Uh, is it alright for you to eat that kind of food?" he asked. While he never had a pet of his own, he did know that pets couldn't eat the same food as humans.
Tadao then listened to Yuuki's explanation as to exactly what Logan was and how Tadao should think of him. Not a pet, but... a friend? Tadao hadn't had any real friends before now. He glanced down at Logan, who grinned back at him. Yeah... even if he looked kinda like an animal, he was sentient at least, and, best of all, seemed to be okay with him.
"Alright, I'll make sure I treat Logan like that" Tadao promised. Not only because he was the son of another digimon in the room, but, he felt like he really wanted to. This was a chance for him to make a real friend, and, he'd be sure to raise Logan properly. Especially if it meant that if they ventured to the Digital World, some hostile situations might occur.
And... for Logan to be healthy, they'd have to go to the digital world sometimes? Tadao thought there'd be a catch like that. "Right..." he said. "How do I get to the digital world again?" he asked, wanting to make sure he knew that. After all, Tadao was pretty sure that the only other world that humans have stepped on was the moon, and not the place where these creatures came from.
And the last point that digimon were meant to be kept secret? "Ah, right, yeah, I got that part" Tadao said. He had been making precautions on keeping Logan secret, well, until of course that moment in Cat Road. But he certainly wouldn't be showing Logan off to anyone else soon.
"Yep! Don't worry, Tadao! We're gonna rock both worlds! Just you wait!" Logan cheered, jumping up on to Tadao's lap and started sucking on a strawberry juice bag. "Man I love this flavor!" he exclaimed.
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Post by yuuki on Jun 10, 2017 13:33:06 GMT
Yuuki just chuckled and shook his head. "How to say this... unlike most Japanese I don't get feng shui at all. I mean, I preferred to just decorate my house with whatever I find aesthetically nice," Yuuki admitted. "I find terrariums nice, and it's something I made, so I felt it's something that worth to be shown around. "
He looked at Tadao who seem to be worried if it's fine for his partner to eat junk food... Yuuki unfortunately misunderstood. He thought that he completely means it as in junk food, not whether human and digimon can eat the same food or not. "Just don't eat too much junk food and he should be OK."
"Er, I think he means about whether human and Digimon can eat same food or not...?" Hikaru himself is unsure, but he think that this may be the case. "In any case, we can eat same food as human, so it's OK. Actually, probably suggested. By the way, Logy, this is just because it's special day, otherwise I won't give you this many snacks~" Hikaru commented, tickling his son. "...Actually, this is really fun~"
Yuuki just smiled seeing that, but returned to topic at hand quickly. "...Mmm, about that, why don't I bring you there next time? Lessee... please register your address here..." Yuuki took out his D-Terminal and put it in front of Tadao. "Then mail me when you'd like to go. I'm mostly always free, unless I'm in Digital World. just in case, make sure to send your mail three or two days before departure."
Hikaru just watched in adoration as his son told that he'll rock the world with his partner too. "Oh I'm sure you will, Champ, but ya need to eat and train a lot before that! Ya'll grow up strong and powerful like your Daddy!"
....still, the moment when Logan drunk the Strawberry juice happily, something dreadful dawned on the Dorumon. Not wanting to alert any of the human, Hikaru poked his son's cheek. "Hey Logy, why don't we have a little son to father talk in my room?"
Yuuki just looked at his partner, who just smiled meaningfully at him. Understanding immediately he tried to act as natural as possible to not alert Tadao.
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Post by Tadao & Logan on Jun 14, 2017 7:39:02 GMT
"Heh, I see" Tadao said, nodding. "I don't really follow the feng shui stuff myself".
"Yeah. Tadao's got a rock collection though~" Logan chimed in. Tadao blushed, he wouldn't ordinarily share that.
Ah, so as long as Logan didn't eat too much junk food? That was useful to know, but, could he eat the same? He looked a bit like a little dog in some ways, Tadao didn't want to accidentally poison him with chocolate, grapes or things like that. Thankfully Hikaru correctly guessed what he meant.
Logan giggled as Hikaru tickled him, twitching. "Daddy...!" he whined. Tadao was smiling brightly at the sight. It was too cute.
Then Yuuki seemed to answer his question about how to get to the digital world by offering to show him at a later date. "Oh, only if it's not too much trouble..." Tadao quickly clarified. "But... thanks" he said, and gave his contact details.
"Ohh, just you wait daddy! I'll be as strong as you and my other daddy combined!" Logan bragged. Then as he drank the strawberry juice, Hikaru seemed to suddenly get worried. "Uh, okay..." he said, entering the bedroom. "What's wrong, daddy?" he asked, tilting his head with curiosity.
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