That Whole "Romance" Thing (Valentines 2019, Kan)

To kan dating wasn't something that he did normally; but after his... shift in spirits and his recovery he decided to try to do something new. Something that he never really put much faith in before. Something that given his... line of work would of been difficult to sort of work with in the long run.

But he took a sort of leap of faith here by allowing himself to bounce over tamernet. Even finding someone that seemed interested in trying a date in a fledgling city. He had heard of rosewood before and had never been there properly. But that didn't stop him from agreeing to go there; if it turned out bad he could just as easily hop out of the place.

But honestly as he was walking through the few streets of rosewood in that deep blue suit that he had picked out for just this occasion he found himself liking how peaceful it was here. He would have to give this... 'Alice' props for picking such a location.

He'd carefully pick through the streets up until he found himself just a few buildings down from where they had agreed to meet. Furrowing his brow he'd slowly approach, finding that there was no one matching the description of the tamer standing by the entry; well no human at least... He'd grit his teeth and step lightly; a boquet of flowers gripped softly in one hand while he checked his watch on the other.

A little bit early sure but...

He'd quietly stare forward, his eyes locking on the witchmon that was sitting close to the cafe. Was it a safe bet to assume that this was a spirit user and not a tamer or...? He'd scratch at his neck and approach; his voice certainly sounded rougher than he wished but it wasn't something he could exactly control.

"Erm... Are you Alice?"

Kan blinked for a few moments as the digimon turned a bright red. This was going to be complicated wasn't it? She seemed confused and well... She needed to explain what was going on? Asking him to take a seat and even thanking him for coming here. He'd rub at his neck and slowly take a seat, still gently gripping at that bouquet of flowers.

"...All right. I'm all ears."

Kan would tilt his head and quietly listen to what the other said. So she had lied? That she wasn't her tamer, that her tamer had green hair and loved books. That they were more interested in learning things than other stuff in general. And that this individual sitting in front of him was named Dorothy, her partner. He'd dip his head in a nod and just sort of absorb what she was explaining to him.

She wanted to learn about love and other things? As she was used to being violent and angry... Oh could he relate to that; he felt a small chuckle roll out at the mention of that. He could relate to that pretty hard, his earlier days of the digital world were precisely that.

"Less weird to hear this than you'd expect Dorothy."

His voice was gentle and he seemed pretty relaxed on the whole matter. He wasn't terribly bothered that he had been lied to, normally it'd be frowned upon for this sort of thing. Hell even in the human world this happened more often than not... and the results often weren't really good or the other person having such a pure intent as to just wanting to understand and learn about love.

"Well Dorothy. I can tell you that most people would be upset at this sort of thing. I however am not most people. So I'll certainly indulge you here, it'd be a waste if I didn't!"

He'd chuckle softly and smile softly, offering the bouquet of flowers to her after the person from the establishment had hurried off. He figured he could introduce himself now that they asked.

"Indeed! Along with a few other things.The name's Kan, I'm an engineer by trade. If you've been out by whitewater in the last few months that's where I've set up shop. What about yourself Dorothy? What do you do?"

Being an engineer alone would explain the scarring right? Not that he really wanted to get into that part but if it did get brought up he wouldn't lie. He had to admit that Dorothy had him on the back foot here but he wasn't about to really... well. he wasn't going to be upset at this development. He'd let out a smooth chuckle and shake his head, taking off his suit top so he could sit a little more comfortably. His soft white undershirt now a stark contrast with the rest of him.

"I don't know how good of a teacher about this I am honestly, but I'll try."

"Well just outside of it. I mostly do repairs on things people bring me and stick to my own inventions."

Kan gave a small shrug, he wasn't overly busy thankfully and there was a myriad of other things that always seemed to demand his attention. Of course the digimon seemed to calm down a little bit from recieving the gift and even went into talking about engineers and what her Tamer was trying to teach her. Following suit they used that to try to blend in. Kan would dip his head in a nod and rub at his chin thoughtfully.

"Vehicles, objects, whatever you name it engineers had a hand in it some place. She probably wants you to understand more about humans if that's the case. To be fair you're not the only one that gets weirded out by human stuff. I know a few humans that do too."

The human chuckled and thanked the terriermons as they gave the pair small slices of cake. Alice liked to live a little? Experience things others didn't and tried to do something different every day. Experimenting was the spice of life and the human knew what she meant.

"Well tehre's a lot to see and do in the human world. Just as much here in the digital one. I can't blame you for trying something different. Most of the stuff I do is the same repititious bits, but that's also because humans tend to be creatures of habit. They certainly do freak out if something doesn't fit into their realm of knowledge."

Kan shook his head, getting a small grin. He could only imagine the type of trouble the witchmon got into. She explained further that she just did whatever in the digital world as her partner was researching digimon. Made sense to do so as digimon were one of the more recent discoveries and a very closely guarded secret from those that knew of them.

"So important that we try to keep the knowledge from spreading. It's good to know that someone's trying to research digimon but that's a huge undertaking considering just how much is out there. The digital world is probably one of the most important discoveries I can think of. A new.. step to the future or something like that."

The human would smile down at one of the Terriermons, gingerly taking the fork and spinning it thoughtfully in his hand. He'd blink at Dorothy as she told him they'd bring coffee. Something that he hadn't drank much of as of late. Then she even asked him to tell her about relationships and how they worked.

"Well. Each relationship is different based on the people that are in them. A 'normal' human relationship has a lot of platonic gestures, gifts, and scheduling to sort of spend time with one another. Interests of both parties vary and the other usually takes the time to learn about their partner's in an effort to get closer to them than they already are. It's not uncommon for partners to have similar interests but some of the most healthy ones don't have much in common surprisingly. So it kind of varies. A good strong relationship has a lot of problems, a lot of space management and personality conflicts; so they're more used to issues and can work through them when they arise."

Amusingly the only reason kan even knew about this in the first place was because of the last relationship he had been in... but he wasn't about to bring that up. It'd just leave a sour taste in both of their mouths. He'd calmly take a bite out of the cake using the fork and furrowed his brow.

"Most relationships start from a simple conversation. Long term relationships like boyfriends/girlfriends and Husband/wife or however you want to arrange them come from constant interaction and acceptance of one another in some fashion or another. They tend to be rather gentle from my knowledge and very relaxed. But that... can vary."

Kan briefly paused and considered best how to answer what Dorothy asked of him. What did he make that he could easily explain? Something that wouldn't be overwhelming to her. A simple thing could be extended upon and after a few long moments well... He'd have his answer for her!

"Easiest thing I've made was a watch for one of my older customers while the most complicated would be dealing with an andromon's weapon systems in one of his arms."

He hoped that would cover it, or at least put into perspective how much he could work on. He'd manage a small smile as she complimented his things without seeing them. He'd have to show her something of course!

"Well perhaps I could show you something or make you something so you can see how cool it is."

The human tilted his head slightly as she went further into it. She was right in that part, they were after all required to use other things to be stronger. He'd look down at his hands and mull over what she said, looking up quietly as she spoke again. Something about busting up a box with toys inside? He'd raise his eyebrows a bit and then grin slightly as she laughed and continued.

"Sounds like you got a little lost in it. But yeah.. I do agree that the human world has a lot of stuff going on. From the sounds of it there was an automated toy of some kind that you might of heard."

Some toys had motion sensors or were on some kind of autopilot. He could relate to that. It was part of the reason he had moved to the digital world. It was far more tranquil and something that he loved dealing with.

"Part of the reason I moved here I guess."

He'd roll his shoulders quietly and shake his head just a bit. Keeping digimon secret from others was... difficult and in the long run would likely pan out to something that they couldn't manage but he liked hearing that there was a group that was out there wanting to research and study digimon. Though when she called them nerds he couldn't help but raise a brow, following suit with a small chuckle of his own.

"It's good to see that there are others like that out there. Willing to learn about such... well. Fascinating places or people."

Kan would gingerly sip at the coffee, once more thanking the terriermon as they brought them their cups. He seemed rather thoughtful, mulling over something. He felt his face turn a bit hot however at her addressing how this would be a 'first date'. He'd consider it briefly and let out a little laugh following suit.

"I suppose you could say that yes, I got more than I was expecting but that's not a bad thing. Hopefully I didn't startle you too much with my looks or the gift."

He'd slowly shake his head, grinning wider and tending to his coffee for a bit. He'd tilt his head however as she spoke again. How she shouldn't be too cocky, how she worried other people. He'd look down into his cup and sighed.

"Cockiness has its place. As does worrying people. Neither are a bad thing, things can be born of both. But if you think you're worrying people? Talk to them, see what they think. Less harm will come from it. And besides some people like the cockiness, some people like to worry too. Some that's how they care for others after all."

He spoke like he had experience in both and well... he certainly did. It was something bitter to choke down and it was frustrating to think about for a small time frame but it also was... strangely warm. He'd hum a bit and look up at Dorothy.

"But I don't think anyone would judge you for keeping it to yourself or being open for it. Take your path and walk it proud as some would say."