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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 20, 2019 1:55:22 GMT
Pffft... Mikemon couldn't help but stifle a chuckle, at the talk about their age! "K, I stopped keeping track of my age so long ago, that I don't even know what my number is." Once it got that high, it really just did become an absurd point to keep track of. He'd remember and honor their anniversary, but his own - or even her - birthday? Neither of them knew what day it would be on! "But we'll have plenty of time to talk. Heck, we might just spend an afternoon trading questions, if we don't get too caught up in the resort..."
With that warm thought in the air, they would soon watch that sun set. Over several minutes, those blues, whites, and grays would be replaced with a cascade of sharp oranges, purples, and reds, reflected over both the sky, the snow-capped mountains, and the pristine, icy valleys below. He'd look on in silence, his ear flicking as K spoke of both what she missed, and what she had. "Heh... maybe our talk of never retiring was a bit premature. But we're a bit away from that right now." He gave a soft chuckle, simply letting that sun set behind the mountain, until that starry sky would start to appear in front of them.
They would hear a 'click' behind them, Mikemon looking over the shoulder to see one of the resort employees start up the fire pit. The cat gave a chuckle, shaking his head. "I definitely needed this, anyway. Too 'tense'."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2019 16:56:53 GMT
K let out a small snicker and shook her head; she only vaguely kept track herself. She knew she was old and had a somewhat good idea of how long she had been around. Though eventually she bet that she would just simply put that aside. Humming softly she'd lean to squeeze the mikemon's shoulder.
"I don't see why we couldn't talk while getting caught up in things... it can't be that overwhelming can it?"
The renamon let out a small sigh and stared at that sun set as it went. The change and replacement in colors making her jaw slack slowly. She could remember the days that she would get up to the peaks to just watch it. She'd rub at her arm and sigh sweetly closing her eyes.
"Maybe... we'll never know perhaps haha!"
The renamon let out a laugh and looked up towards the starry sky while that fire pit got started up. Her tail swishing slowly and she'd glance back. Mikemon spoke about something that was too tense? She'd blink and lean down to give him a firm hug, her cloak brushing against the snow...
"You have been working a lot lately..."
She was really one to talk wasn't she...?
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 20, 2019 19:58:38 GMT
"Heh. Well, some things are easier to say than others. I'm sure that's the same for you." He returned a nod, briefly resting a paw on K's arm as they both enjoyed the nostalgic scenery. In the Dark Area, there really was no comparison to this, the only difference between night and day the sheer pitch black of the night.
They were soon left to look at that starry sky, to see a beautiful horizon that was rarely seen in Whitewater or Terminus. For K, it was a reminder of good times, and for Mikemon, it was something he really never had for the majority of his life. For several minutes, they just enjoyed that gentle view, the cat giving a grin to K's comment.
"If it were a contest, you would win."
He gave a chuckle, and leaned his head towards the firepit, eventually leading over to take a seat next to it. Stocked as this resort was, well, there were even marshmallows and small chocolate bars on hand, apparently sourced from a place called... Maine?
"Still, hard to imagine the sun setting so early." Putting a marshmallow on a metal stick, he gave a chuckle. "What is it, like, 14:00, maybe?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2019 3:05:41 GMT
"Some but not all... A lot of before I... didn't remember. A lot is still coming back to me."
Aside from her absorbing what amounted to her 'husk' of a body, she also had to contend with the memories, emotions and simply being of three other beings. She'd lean slightly and look at one of her hands before giving the mikemon a sweet smile. She had seen this sight many a time... but to be honest it was always nice to see. It was beautiful beyond words... a reminder of good times and something she could look forward to to providing to her children.
"Pft! I don't know about that..."
She'd snicker a little bit and take a seat next to him, leaning so that her cloak would cover the both of them for the most part. She'd furrow her brow a little bit and inspect those marshmallows and chocolate. She hadn't heard of this 'maine' before. She'd furrow her brow and mull it over, thinking that it was probably a human location if anything. Sounded like something they'd name...
She'd follow suit with the marshmallow, giving mikemon a gentle squeeze with her free hand before turning her attention at roasting it...
"Nights are longer here, more harsh. Winter it gets even worse, you'll get about six or so hours of light before it's night again. But it does give people plenty of time to see the stars... or the moon..."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 21, 2019 3:48:30 GMT
S'mores, and a good night out with K at a firepit.
Really, what more could Mikemon ask for? He listened to K as she explained the lengthened nights out here, giving a nod as he expressed his interest. "From my experience, its pretty hard to see down the mountains during the night. All the hills just blend together into a flat, white color, so its easy to just 'run into stuff'..." Or, well, walk off of stuff. Rule number one when stuck on a snowy mountain, stay warm; rule number two, stay put if you can't see.
Turning his marshmallow once in the fire, he gave a nod. "But you get more light here than in the Dark Area. All we had to go on was torches and whatever light we could conjure. We called rainy days 'blackouts', because, well... that's what they were." He gave a chuckle, pulling back the metal rod to set the marshmallow on a brick of chocolate, before pressing two Graham crackers against them.
"So these are... s'mores, apparently?" He tilted his head, not knowing too much about this human-oriented sweet. Still, he took a bite - and gave an approving nod. "Oh, that's good. Much better than that 'sweet' bomb on our first date."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2019 4:07:34 GMT
"Mmm... yeah staying in one place if you can't see because of the white is commonplace. Some people have abilities that let them sense through it, or see through the snow like it wasn't there. My dad had some goggles that let him do the latter."
The renamon chuckled softly and shook her head, she remembered how silly that her dad had looked in that pair of goggles. But at remembering that she also remembered he was gone and... well she felt her chest sort of ache which prompted her to remove her hand from mikemon and place it against her chest in a small grimace.
Then he started to explain some about the dark area, thing she didn't know. About the torches, lights and the rainy days. She couldn't imagine living there, she probably would eventually rebirth in that area she figured. Sighing a little bit she'd turn that metal rod slowly, she followed his example on cooking the marshmallow. She didn't really know what she was doing here.
"Mmm.. something similar with white-outs then. When it's snowing and blowing wind so hard that you can't see further than your own nose. They're rare to have happen without it being a blizzard though..."
The renamon chuckled softly and slowly took that marshmallow off the metal rod, placing it on the brick of chocolate and those two graham crackers. She'd watch him curiously as he took a bite and then let out a small snicker.
"So sweet that my teeth still ache from thinking about that 'sweet' bomb."
She'd shake her head and take a bite, her eyebrows shooting up in surprise of the taste. She'd gently tap her feet, taking another bite... and another... and another. She'd quickly eat that smore and let out a small sigh!
"...So good..."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 22, 2019 2:02:02 GMT
Well, weren't they both on a nostalgic trip? Mikemon gave a smile, slowly casting his gaze towards the flames as they both remembered the good - as well as the sour - parts of their earlier lives. Thankfully, it seemed like they wouldn't stay on that 'sour' bit for long, as they had sweets!
And these simple sweets, these 's'mores', made up for their failed attempt at sweets on their first date! Because of that, though, Mikemon actually learned a bit about K that he didn't know before. Only about halfway through his own, he blinked and look as K quickly crunched through her own, the cat trying - and failing - to hold his laugh!
"H... heh! K, have you always had this much of a sweet tooth?" His question was both teasing and honestly curious. Sure, there was always a bit of candy around the Library, but it was hard to tell if it was K's, Syre's, Holly's, or even Tawna's half the time. Well, he took another bite of his own, giving a content breath out, as his ear gave a twitch. It seemed another cable car was coming up to the top.
"Well, what do you feel like? You want to head back down, get a massage or go to the bar - or just stay up here and stargaze some more?" There wasn't an alert flag up here, after all - they could spend at least another few hours beneath the moonlight!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 2:46:45 GMT
There was so much of either, so much good, so much bad. But even through all of that they had found one another, through thick and thin they had stuck with one another and had honestly tried to make things work. And work they had. They had a lovely family, a lovely understanding and they had a lovely future ahead of them even if it would have rough patches of it's own.
The renamon froze a little bit and found her face turning a bright shade of red. She had always had a huge sweet tooth but she had a very strict sense of control about it, but here up in the mountains she could ease back just a bit. If she ate too many sweets well wouldn't that affect her health?
"I... yes... I.. I really like sweets... I just. I just have a good sense of control and keep myself away from them... u-usually..."
The renamon bit her lower lip, her face felt so hot from that jeez. In the library she kept her own sweets in a locked little box under their bed. They were simple things like chocolates or little bites she picked up from here or there. Holly's sweets were easy to tell apart to her, they were sweet and aggressive. Meant for short little pops! Tawna's? Well she presumed anything else would be theirs... it was hard to tell. At that eartwitch K's hand twitched as though she shifted gears but the sound of the cable car making it's approach stifled any 'combat' response she made of had prepared.
"...Mm.... a massage sounds nice... I shouldn't... I shouldn't drink. S...Should I?"
The renamon had operated an inn for the better part of a millennia but she herself didn't really have a good grasp on her own personal ability of taking in liqour. Amusingly if they did decide to do that... mikemon would find out that K herself was a lightweight!
"...Why not... bar first... then... massage?"
She didn't mind the idea of stargazing for a little bit longer, or for the whole night really. She'd lean and squeeze mikemon against her biting at her cheek for a moment. She felt her face turning a shade of beet red at this next part that she manage to stutter out.
"...But any place is fine as long as it's with you..."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 22, 2019 3:09:52 GMT
"Heh... I'll be careful not to tempt you too much with them."
Seeing K's beet-red face, the cat teased her for just a moment longer. Truly there was nothing wrong with a complimentary melted marshmallow here and there - they had to indulge sometimes, at the very least! As that cable car made its way up, K made her decision:
The bar first, then the massage. "That sounds good - and don't worry, we're on vacation. Feel free to enjoy a fancy drink or two. It'll loosen you up and make the massage just a touch warmer." He gave a smirk, leaning right back into K as they would make their way to the downwards cable car. Unfortunately, in the dark, the sights were much less impressive, just a guiding lantern seen every few yards.
But they would soon be welcomed back into the hotel, and with the sun set, the bar was in full swing! Mikemon was lucky to spot a couple of stools next to the bar itself, the cat quickly asking K: "You know what you want?"
He figured he might as well ask. If K knew about sweets, maybe she also knew about good drinks?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 3:19:42 GMT
"Mmm... if you do I might not be able to resist!"
She'd let out a soft laugh, her face still feeling very warm and looking very red. She'd shift a little bit and simply dip her head in response to what the mikemon said. She'd squeeze him tightly and kiss at the mikemon's forehead with a warm smile.
"Past your massages I've never had one... so this will be... interesting. A drink or two? Well.. I suppose that can't hurt."
She'd chuckle softly and even though they couldn't see anything on the way down that meant that k had just one other thing to enjoy the sight of on the way. She'd gently smooth over his fur and give him a few hearty scritches a small pleased smile on her face. She was already enjoying herself here and was able to relax herself more as time passed.
In the welcoming warmth of the inn the renamon threw back her hood with a small curious sound. She could see a few spots but mikemon was quicker on the uptake than she was here. The renamon took a rightful seat and slowly stretched a little bit leaning on the bar proper.
"Hmm... there's a few drinks I have in mind. But I'm open to new things. Got any suggestions?"
She'd reach over to gently scritch at the mikemon's ear and give him a small warm smile. She knew that they had different tastes and that perhaps he was a little hardier with the drinks. But to be fair he had only ever ordered coffee at her inn so she couldn't tell that exactly.
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 22, 2019 3:36:29 GMT
"To be honest, my massages are mostly therapeutic... meant to fix joints and the like. I mean, I know a bit of what to do to make them feel good, but I'm no expert."
He gave a chuckle with her - and it didn't take long for the two of them to finally reach the hotel bar. Leaning into that scritching hand, the cat gave a blush, and a small shrug. "Its not like I know what any of the fancy drinks are called..." Getting the attention of the barkeep, an Andromon, the doctor placed his order: "Let me try what you have on tap - and let the fine lady here have whatever she wants."
Mikemon was definitely picking up the tab at this place! His drink arrived rather quickly, a frothy dark beer served in a simple glass mug, thankfully made appropriate for his height. He gave a thankful nod, and waited to hear K's order.
She worked the bar back at her inn, after all. Surely she had somewhat of a favorite!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 3:50:45 GMT
"Well you definately know what you're doing..."
The renamon grinned and sighed softly. He had a point there, he wouldn't know what they were called. She would have a list somewhere in her head that she could easily just roll off the tongue with a practice ease. The mikemon asking for something off the tap and that left K to consider what she wanted.
This was a fancy place, in the middle of the northern expanse. They would have everything and anything that the renamon could ask for. She'd pause for a few long moments, contemplating. She could go for wine, she could go for hearty liqours. But honestly? She bit her lip and then asked rather timidly for something that she wasn't sure if they would actually have.
"Honeybee Cider I think it was called? Do you have any of that?"
It was a rarer beverage, but not impossible to find. With the place that had made them long shut down by her knowledge well... If they didn't there was a few things that she could think about. It was a sweet drink, one that dance on your taste buds but the drink itself was thick and went down hard... Kind of like drinking a smoother sort of honey.
She had maybe drank one or two bottles on her own back when it first came out and she could still remember that pounding headache that followed the next morning...
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 22, 2019 4:39:27 GMT
"Honeybee Cider..."
The Andromon gave a small mumble, hidden by a whirr - and perhaps to K's surprise, he pulled a bottle out from behind the glass, the exact type that the fox had asked for. But perhaps there was a bit of a difference between what it meant at the inn or the woods and what it meant here.
'Honeybee Cider' was a hard-cut drink, and for good reason. About a shot's worth was poured into the bottom of a glass, before adding fresh, hot cider on the top. A few seconds of mixing later, and the hot, alcoholic drink was presented to K in a somewhat-tall mug, garnished with a piece of peppermint that melted away at the top.
The Andromon turned away, moving to polish a glass, as Mikemon looked over his arm towards it.
"... Looks good."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 13:28:48 GMT
K watched the andromon curiously as he seemed to register what the renamon was asking for. She blinked in surprise when the robotic digimon not only brought out what she had asked for... but what followed next. She was expecting him to place it on the bar and pop off the top for her to drink from the bottle itself.
Not pour a shot into the glass, adding fresh hot cider and that mixing motion that he started made her lean back a bit in surprise. The alcoholic drink was presented to her in a fashion that she... honestly didn't know how to react to. She simply stared at it for a few long moments, a tall mug, a garnish peppermint that was melting into the drink. She'd look between the andromon and the drink for a few moments before he turned away to polish a glass...
Her husbands response to the drink made her jolt a little bit and she'd grip at the mug with both hands. She could feel the warmth, she could see that mint just melting away into the drink itself. She'd take a sip, her eyes widening considerably and she'd take a longer drink nursing at it for a few moments before setting it down with a slow exhalation.
"...I was drinking it wrong at the inn... lord... I thought you were supposed to serve the whole bottle to people... Lord now I regret drinking both of those bottles on my own..."
The renamon admitted with a mumbling blush, she could already feel tthe drink working on her and she'd exhale slowly again. It didn't even take her very long to polish off the drink itself but that would of course come with the amusing and content exhalation again...
Followed by a small 'hic'.
Of all things that K was, a fighter, a former innkeeper, some kind of wayward medic or soldier. She was not a drinker.
No.
She was a light weight.
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 23, 2019 0:55:35 GMT
Granted, K's job as a 'barkeep' was probably much different in the woods than over here at a grand resort. Just about anyone could pour a good drink and give it a frothy top, and just about every bar in the Digital World had their own unique spin on something. But to have something served at an actual, professional level?
Mikemon couldn't help but blink at K's confession, giving a chuckle as he took a draw from his own mug. "You serious? I hope they watered down the stock out there, because 'Apple Honey' is quite strong in its own right."
Well, that would only be the point of focus for a moment. Mikemon wasn't much of a drinker himself, but he could handle one or two once in a while. K, however? She very quickly became flush in the face just after taking one shot, even already giving a hiccup. Mikemon looked on in slight disbelief, before reaching a hand up to scratch at her chin.
"Alright, miss. I think one is a good stopping point for you." He smiled, being quite honest with K. "Though I think you've loosened up plenty. How about that massage?"
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