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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Oct 29, 2018 2:45:25 GMT
For a minute, Leith actually believed he was safe. He was nice and far outside the splash radius. Might he have said something earlier? Maybe, but who was he to ruin the fun? He might have saved himself a close shave had he said something, though. As Adrian darted by, Leith had to swiftly kick toward one side to avoid getting knocked into by the other tamer. "Motherf-!" he exclaimed as he witnessed his friend's face get planted in the sand. "Hey, you OK, man?"
While Leith tried to help Adrian to his feet, Veemon had to swim himself back with the splasher, who had devolved after successfully pulling off his gag. When Shoutmon saw what exactly he had wrought, he finally showed that he had any sense of shame by chuckling a bit nervously. "Heh... sorry," he only half-heartedly apologized while scratching the back of his head.
"Jesus, Shout, you could'a hurt someone."
"Maybe that's enough splashing," Veemon counseled.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Oct 29, 2018 3:15:02 GMT
"Holy shit..." Adrian gasped as he lifted himself up, just having been launched to shore by Red. "Yeah, that's enough of that for a while..."
"That... was... AWESOME," Shoutmon cheered when he pulled himself up. "I wanna do that again!"
"NO NO, NO! No... no more," Adrian said, basically crushing Shoutmon's dreams. "Veemon is right, that's enough with the splashing... RED." He glared at Red as he said that last part, showing that he was still quite upset with the red Digimon.
"Fine, fine... why don't we try diving underwater then?" Shoutmon asks."Adrian and I just bought this mini diving gear set recently, so it'd be a good chance to try it out!"
"Hey, that is a good idea," Adrian says. "We'd get to see some really cool aquatic Digimon! What do you guys say? Wanna go do it?"
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Oct 30, 2018 0:42:23 GMT
"What the hell am I, chopped digi-liver?" Apparently, Shoutmon didn't appreciate being implicitly excluded from the 'really cool aquatic digimon' category even after devolving. "You ever seen a Mantaraymon colored like that? I don't think so! Plus you're forgetting-"
"Shout, wait!"
"-this!" Shoutmon started to glow again in the light of digivolution. By the time he stopped he had shifted shape yet again into the mighty ultimate level MegaSeadramon.
Leith stepped back but managed to keep calm enough to scold, "Hey, knock it off! That's three digivolutions in, like, an hour! Last time you guys went that far you were fuckin' dead after!"
Oddly enough, it was Veemon who first spoke up to disagree with Leith. "I don't think so," Veemon tentatively challenged, "Remember? I've been spending more time as Flamedramon, and it's hardly affected me as long as I can sleep it off. If we're sharing a digicore, he must be the same, right?"
"You're goddamn right! I feel fine!"
Ah, great. I still don't get what a 'digicore' is, but sometimes it shocks me that they share one. Just to make his point, Veemon followed suit. That left Adrian and Shoutmon, along with Leith, standing in the shadows of two ultimate-level aquatic digimon: Plesiomon and MegaSeadramon. "You, too, 'Blue?'" Leith couldn't help but jab. It worked; the giant sea creature gasped and looked away, embarrassed. "...I need you guys to promise me you'll maintain enough energy to get back to shore; you're my only way there, after all."
"Sure!"
"Whatever."
"Alright..." That settled, Leith hopped on Plesiomon's back and, with a couple of button pushes, wound up with an apparatus appearing over his nose and mouth meant to filter oxygen out of water like fish gills and even kept him automatically neutrally buoyant. Apparently, he was still able to talk enough to brag, "You know, I got the chance to SCUBA during that European cruise I got dragged on, but I turned it down because I was scared of... you know, all the dangerous shit. Feels weird to have the dangerous shit on my side for a change." On that note, Plesiomon started to paddle himself into the sea until he was deep enough to actually swim.
"So," MegaSeadramon then asked Adrian and Shoutmon, "You two want a lift, or you good?"
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Oct 31, 2018 0:23:09 GMT
"Look, Red, you- and you've Digivolved again," Adrian says as he sees Red immediately digivolve into MegaSeadramon. And if anyone was on Leith's side, it was Adrian and Shoutmon. "You guys MIGHT wanna cool it down with the digivolving."
"Yeah, I'm with Adrian and Leith here, guys. Every time I digivolve to OmniShoutmon, I get real tired and hungry after I devolve back to Rookie form. Digivolving to another form after that is just out of the question."
Anyways, the three of them agreed to join Adrian and Shoutmon in going down deeper into the sea. MegaSeadramon asked if they needed a ride as Adrian pulled out his Mini-Diving gear. "Nope, we got our own. Digi-Armor Energize!"
A blast of water shot out of the D-Arc and began to swirl around Shoutmon, causing him to change form. "Shoutmon, armor Digivolve to... Tylomon!"
With his diving gear on, Adrian climbed onto Tylomon's back as the water Digimon began to descend deeper and deeper into the sea.
I wonder what neat stuff we'll find... Adrian thought.
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Oct 31, 2018 1:16:50 GMT
MegaSeadramon dived right alongside Tylomon, but Plesiomon was kind enough to hold off until he got an explicit go-ahead. "Ready to go?"
"Not... really," Leith reluctantly admitted, "Be real with me: are you really sure you're good to go? After the last time you were Plesiomon, you were even worse off than he was."
Plesiomon used his long neck to look to turn back and look his Tamer in the eye so closely that Leith felt the need to lean back from the gaze. "Leith, I promise I'll be fine even on the off chancr Shoutmon isn't, and on the very low chance we both tire out Tylomon can take us all back."
"And, uh... if something different goes wrong? Like, you know... the Whamon incident?"
"That ended well, remember? But that's why I think we should keep these forms regardless."
Leith gulped but nodded. "Alright... I'm trusting you guys." Even if Plesiomon's voice was deeper and calmer, it was still the same digimon Leith knew in whose flippers he'd already placed his life before. So he hung on real tight around the base of Plesiomon's neck as the bulky digimon started to dive. The change in pressure made Leith's ears pop and head slightly ache, but he knew these things were both normal and temporary. I mean, it's a vacation spot, right? If it was dangerous, I'm sure some person or sign would have let us know by now.
Safe as he knew the situation was, Leith still started to miss the surface real fast as he watched it become more and more distant. Plesiomon noticed but was kind enough to call his Tamer out on it without being too explicit. "Would you loosen your grip a little?"
"Oh! Sorry," Leith complied.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Nov 1, 2018 2:34:47 GMT
"You holding on tight back there, Adrian?" Tylomon asked his human companion as they traveled deeper into the ocean below.
"As tight as I possibly can," Adrian casually responds. In reality, he was super close to just having his hands slip off of Tylomon's body. However, he didn't say anything and just continued to hold on.
Now was the point where the group had reached the interesting point in the sea. A herd of Gomamons had swum right past Tylomon and MegaSeadramon, a couple of them smiling and waving towards the group.
"Those were Gomamon, right?" Adrian asked.
"Yes indeed, they were! I had a Gomamon draw on my face while I was asleep once. That was not fun."
"You mean like Jigglypuff from the Pokemon anime?"
"...what?"
"Nevermind." Adrian let go of Tylomon and began to swim on his own. He swam down closer to the sea floor to observe a very interesting coral that he noticed. It was pink, yet there were a bunch of blue glowing ones and zeros that flowed on it, like it was the Matrix or something. "Wow..."
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Nov 1, 2018 22:51:27 GMT
"Those little guys are adorable!" Plesiomon exclaimed as the school of Gomamon swam by. Even the cold-hearted metalhead on his back had to agree, flashing the group a sincere smile and lazy wave as they went about their business.
"I'll take ten," Leith joked. That coral was pretty appealing to Leith, too, so, before they passed it Leith asked Plesiomon, "Hey, wait here a second," so that he could dismount and get a closer look himself. "Damn. Adrian, do you have any idea what kind of field day human biologists would have exploring the oceans of the digital world?" as an afterthought he added, "But, uh... don't touch anything if you can. Still got no idea what's poisonous, what's covered in tiny needles and, fuck it, what'll just explode." Leith went and swam close to Tylomon then and remarked, "You know what? I used to be terrified of sharks, but now..." Whatever the young man was about to say, he reconsidered it right then. "...Actually, I'm still pretty scared of sharks, and nothing changed."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Nov 3, 2018 2:23:53 GMT
"They're adorable until they draw mustaches and stupid glasses on your face," Tylomon scoffs, "not to mention writing the word 'tubby' on your stomach."
"Okay, where did you even fall asleep when this happened?" Adrian asked. He was curious to know how his partner even got INTO that bizarre situation.
"Village of Beginnings. About two days before we met. Even though we were rookies, a lot of the young Digimon were still pretty immature."
Leith had asked Adrian if he had any idea what marine biologists would think of the Digital World. "Yeah, and the politicians and the government and the army," Adrian deadpanned. "I would hate it if the government found out about these guys. They'd do everything they could to separate us." Leith then warned Adrian to be careful about coral that was either dangerous or would just straight up explode.
"Yeah, exploding coral is a big maybe," Tylomon laughed. "One time Adrian and I found these weird rainbow fruits when we were camping. Another Digimon took a bite out of it and they went absolutely bonkers. Needless to say, we had to get our doctor friend Cas to pump his stomach."
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Nov 4, 2018 0:35:32 GMT
"Why would someone write 'tubby' on your stomach? I mean, you're not fat." After saying that, Leith couldn't help smirking and revising his answer. "I mean... you're not that fat," he added with a little fake tentativeness. Then he turned back to face Adrian. "Adrian, you don't have to convince me that mixing the worlds is bad. I read Pendragon. I saw what happened when I tried to mix the real and digital. So did you, come to think of it," referred Leith, speaking of his own 'coming out' as a Tamer. "I'm just saying it's cool. It's a shame we can't bring human oceanologists here; I'd love to know what the hell is down here so I can know what to be afraid of. Though, then again, there's probably already some digimon marine biologists who know it all already... plus the fish can just come up and tell us themselves."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Nov 8, 2018 14:35:49 GMT
"Because kids are immature," Tylomon responded. When he heard Leith say that last part, he gave the human the biggest death glare of all. "Try saying that again. I DARE you."
"Calm down, Tylomon, you're not fat," Adrian says, trying to calm down his partner. "Leith was just joking around! No need to, y'know, strangle anyone, right?"
Adrian was glad to see that he and Leith were on the same page when it comes to mixing the real world and the Digital world. He knew that only bad things would happen if the two worlds collided more than they already have been right now. If the government got involved... well, that was Adrian's biggest fear right there. He didn't want to lose Shoutmon.
Before long, Adrian noticed something in the distance. At first, he wasn't sure what it was. But as it came closer and closer, he began to realize something...
"Guys... we need to get out of the way! NOW!" A giant Whamon was coming right at the group, mouth open!
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Nov 9, 2018 0:32:10 GMT
"Hey, easy, man," was Leith's response to Shoutmon's offense. He didn't exactly apologize after that, but at least he tried to make peace with the situation. "You know me: I tease out of love, not hate." Perhaps he was just a little too proud to admit fault for that trait. At least Adrian had enough forgiveness for the tease to warn Leith and company of the oncoming danger, but Leith was a tad slow to react. At first all he could do was look up and dumbly ask, "Huh?"
"Move, you dumbass!" MegaSeadramon, lucky for Leith, was quick on the uptake. He swam right past the Tamer almost but managed to wrap the end of his serpentine body around Leith's gut tightly enough to pull him out of the way of Whamon's path. However, one person was still in it. "Plesiomon!" the sea snake called out.
Rather than evade, however, the big sea monster digimon was adamantly holding his position and staring the whale down. "Back away!" Plesiomon demanded of the bigger digimon. Soon as he did, the area around his mouth began to shine brilliantly. When he opened his mouth to shout, "Light Beam!" a beam of light that was refracted and magnified by the water shot out toward Whamon.
"Goddamnit, again? That's twice now!" the poor Tamer whined.
Plesiomon attacked the Whamon with Light Beam. -Light Beam was used underwater.
Light Beam: From this digimon's mouth, a beam of light is emitted that deals light (the element) damage. When used underwater, this move's damage is increased by 20% due to the magnification effect of the water but also gains a cooldown of one post.
Light Beam must cool down: one post remaining.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Nov 10, 2018 2:58:55 GMT
"Well just be careful about crossing that line, okay? I get teased enough by others about my appetite already; don't need to be teased about my weight, either." Tylomon seemed to be a good sport about this, at least!
When the big Whamon came swimming up, four out of the five did the smart thing and got out of the way. Not Plesiomon, however. What HE did was start antagonizing the big aquatic Digimon, and even blasted a light ray at the big Whamon. Of course, the Whamon's reaction was... not what any of them were expecting at all.
"ACK! What in the world was that for?!" Whamon yelled. "Jesmon Christ mode, I was just trying to eat some seaweed!" As it turned out, the group had been underneath a giant patch of seaweed, and the Whamon was expecting them to just simply swim out of the way so he could get to it.
"Uh... we're so sorry sir," Adrian tried to explain. "You see-"
"No, YOU see! I was provoked for no reason! Now you're going to see what it's like!" The giant Whamon than began to yell at the top of his lungs. And before long, five more Whamons had shown up, and all six were staring right at the group. "Now... GET THEM!"
"And I'M the hothead?" Tylomon said angrily as he glared at Plesiomon.
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Nov 12, 2018 2:46:14 GMT
At first, Plesiomon stood his ground. "If you wanted to eat seaweed, you shouldn't have been charging with your mouth open at people!" Of course, his resolve weakened a lot when five additional Whamon showed up, but he was a stalwart digimon who intended to defend his friends and Tamer until the very end of his life, no matter the seemingly insurmountable odds in front of him, the number of foes in his way, or how apparently outmatched overall he clearly was. Plesiomon was bound by duty and friendship.
MegaSeadramon was a little bit smarter.
"Swim, you dipshit!" MegaSeadramon yelled that at his friends just before, with Leith still in his serpentine grip, began darting toward the shore. This was a ride Leith found he didn't personally care for, but the way he was being shaken about he was in no condition to whine about it. Luckily, his partner had the good sense to stick near his Tamer, at least, and so began to flee trailing MegaSeadramon in turn. |
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Nov 17, 2018 22:44:47 GMT
"Plesiomon, for the love of Yggdrasil, don't choose THIS moment to be stupid," Tylomon begged the stubborn Digimon. "Adrian, grab onto me and hold on tight!" Adrian did not hesitate and immediately grabbed onto his partner, who then immediately flew back up to the surface.
When the group finally reached back into shore, Tylomon devolved back into Shoutmon and just fell right onto the sand.
"Is there any good reason... why that shit keeps happening to us?" Adrian asked the group.
"Maybe we're cursed?" Shoutmon jokingly suggested. "Yeah, we're cursed somehow and now everything is just out to kill us. Either we dragged Leith and them into the curse or they dragged us into it."
"Shoutmon, there's no such thing as curses..." Adrian had to pause and rethink what he just said, as just ten months ago he would've said monsters didn't exist either, and that was obviously not true.
"Well, hunger exists, and man am I starving," Shoutmon said as he hopped back up. "I doubt there's any angry Whamons over at the sea shack! We can still have some fun! Come on, let's get some grub!"
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Nov 18, 2018 2:08:04 GMT
Soon as Leith was free and clear, he rolled over onto his back, took off his diving mask, and threw it to one side. The mask seemed to get the message that it was no longer needed, as it promptly became a messy mass of pixels that gently floated back toward Leith's digivice and out of site. The removal of the mask meant Leith could be heard panting now.
Plesiomon looked down at the group with a shameful expression. "That was my fault. I'm sorry."
Leith shook his head but needed a moment to breathe so he could rebut, "Nah. I thought he was pissed off, too. Kinda gotta admire you standing your ground like that." As Plesiomon devolved to Veemon, MegaSeadramon simultaneously became Shoutmon once more, and boy did he look tired out. "You startin' to feel those three digivolutions, Shout?"
"Eat... a dick..." Shoutmon was panting as hard as Leith was, hardly able to stand. "You would'a been screwed without me." Shoutmon lazily gestured toward his counterpart as he agreed, "Yeah, I'm with the metalhead who's ironically not a metalhead. Food good, whales bad."
"What he said."
"Definitely!"
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