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Yuu Look Familiar! [Complete]
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 26, 2019 19:42:31 GMT
Jokermon did swell with pride at being called the shop owner’s favorite customer. He gleefully spun on his heel, and waved with his back turned to Babamon. “Thanks a lot. Hi, doggy. Bye!” He made sure to pet the Labramon mascot one last time on his way out.
Yuko soon followed after her jovial partner, with Naoko, Titania and Nereid not lagging too far behind hopefully. The one million bit question was what to do next, to which the youngest member of their group suggested that they bought some food and other supplies. The Japanese delinquent thought about this for a few moments, stroking her chin in the process. “Hmmm, food and water we’re definitely gonna need, but I think I’d rather… I dunno, I guess I’d like to do something a bit more relaxing? Ever since arriving here, it’s been a roller coaster in the worst way possible. I spent an entire day traversing the jungle half-naked and running away from a cannibalistic monster, and I spent yesterday looking after a kid that got lost here. It’s been pretty draining.” She admitted, thinking back to everything that had transpired in the past two days.
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Toriya Naoko
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Oct 28, 2019 7:15:20 GMT
There was something touching about Jokermon regarding the Babamon and the Labramon so fondly. One wouldn't expect that of a clown, huh? Afterwards, though, Yuko had expressed the desire to do some actual relaxing. Which, one could understand. From what Naoko knew, the girl had actually been through a lot in one day.
"When you put all of that like that, then...Yeah, I'd probably want to go relax too. So, should we actually hit the beach up?" Naoko wondered aloud, before Titania cut in. "What we -should- do first is get her out of the sun. Relaxing under the shade's probably the best way to deal with the stress of a turbulent day like that."
"A kid...? Did she have a partner or anything, Miss Yuko?" Nereid, on the other hand, seemed more interested in hearing stories from the delinquent and Joker. One couldn't blame her, they were...honestly genuinely nice people.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 28, 2019 10:17:26 GMT
“She said she had a Digimon partner… but they weren’t with her.” Yuko said, squatting on her knees once again to get to the young Syakomon’s eye level. “She just kinda… appeared out of nowhere and jumped into the water with all of her clothes on. She treated everything like a game, so I felt like I had to stay close to her to make sure she didn’t hurt herself. She was a good kid, though, so I didn’t really mind babysitting her in the end.” She explained, the memory of Unica’s adorable smiling face filling her heart with warmth even now.
The punk-looking girl then turned to Titania, nodding at her suggestion. “Yeah, I was about to say. I was at the beach yesterday and it was pretty crowded. Not exactly my idea of relaxing. Finding some shade sounds much nicer.” Jokermon also nodded in agreement. “Indeed! This blazing sun is quite bothersome. It’s a good thing I’m not a Dracmon right now.”
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Toriya Naoko
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Nov 6, 2019 8:01:14 GMT
"A partner that wasn't with her? Sounds like something quite peculiar indeed..." Titania rubbed her chin in a rather pensive manner, while Naoko tilted her head. "Did...something happen between them?" She asked out loud, unsure of how much Yuko knew of this kid and her situation.
Well, no matter how much the delinquent knew, it was still way more than Naoko did, that much was certain. "Y'know, Miss Yuko, you might look super tough like Auntie Naoko's ladyfriend, but you're a good person." Nereid piped up, with an absolute assuredness to her voice that made it sound as though she had made a conclusion that could never be altered in the brain of the clam.
"The beach does tend to get crowded..." The fairy muttered as she pointed to a number of uncrowded chairs to sit on under some palatable shade. "I'm heading there and none of you can stop me!" Titania declared as she zipped over! ...Naoko shrugged, and beckoned for Yuko and Joker to follow them, with Nereid sliding after them as the fairy took a seat on the armrest of a chair!
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 6, 2019 11:14:02 GMT
Yuko shrugged at Naoko’s question. “I don’t think they had a falling out, since she spoke so highly of ‘Birdie’. That’s what she called her partner, by the way. They just kinda got separated. I’m sure they’re back together as we speak… at least I hope they are.” She said with an uneasy look on her face. As heartwarming Unica’s smile was, the sight of her crying her eyes out had been utterly heart-wrenching.
Then Nereid out of nowhere assured the female delinquent that she was really a good person, much to her flustered surprise, as evidenced by her faint blush. “Oh… Thanks, I guess? Hell yeah I’m tough! Your Auntie has seen firsthand how tough I can get in a fight, hasn’t she? Also, who’s that ‘ladyfriend’ you’re talking about?” She asked curiously. “Awww, is Yuko feeling jealous? Embrace the sin of Envy, hahahaha!” Jokermon laughed at her reactions.
The group soon found a place in the shade where they could relax. Titania hogged an entire beach chair to herself, despite being tiny enough to fit on its armrest. Yuko took a chair of her own, letting out a groan of pleasure as she leaned her back against it. “Augh! It feels so good to just… lie down somewhere.” Shen then looked over at her blue-haired friend. “Anywho, where are you guys headed to next?” She asked her.
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Toriya Naoko
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Nov 8, 2019 6:14:32 GMT
Well, that was a strange development. What separated them, then? Naoko and Titania alike wanted to know what exactly happened to that kid and her partner, but Yuko looked more than a little uneasy at the subject for some reason, so Naoko opted not to press further.
Nereid, however... "Well, yeah! Auntie told me about that! Anyways, Naoko's ladyfriend takes her out to eat melon bread and stuff, it's real-"
"...Nereid, sweetie, don't you think that's...uh...Stuff you don't really tell people you don't know too well?" Titania quickly cut in to try saving Naoko (who looked more than a bit embarrassed about that.)
"But...Yuko's my friend. Right?" Nereid wondered...
Either way! A good question had been posed. Where were -they- headed next? "Well...I'm...uh...I'm probably gonna open a Digi-Port over to the Great Moving Library. It's where these two live." She gestured to Titania and Nereid. "Also kind of where I work nowadays. Sciencey place that doubles as a public library."
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 8, 2019 9:26:57 GMT
So, it turned out that in addition to being big into shipping, Nereid was also quite the snitch. Perhaps Yuko could use this to her advantage by fishing more information out of the talkative clam. An idea that unfortunately got shot down the moment Titania urged her aquatic daughter to zip her mouth. “No, it’s fine! Tell me more about this ladyfriend who likes melon bread. What does she look like?” The young hooligan insisted. “Being a tattletale is a good thing! I mean, if you asked ME about my own acquaintances, I’d tell you all about them!” Jokermon affirmed, lying comfortably on a beach chair, and fanning himself with a makeshift fan made of playing cards.
At the mention of a Digi-Port, the Tamer nodded. She luckily knew what that apparatus was, the name itself being a big clue to begin with. What she found more intriguing was the reveal that Naoko worked in a place called the Great Moving Library. “Damn, that sounds pretty neat! I didn’t peg you as the science type. What kind of work do you do?” She asked, rolling on her side so that she could get a better look at the blue-nette.
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Toriya Naoko
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Nov 12, 2019 18:18:41 GMT
While indeed big on the whole shipping deal, Nereid also had a terrible habit of being unable to keep her mouth shut. Luckily, though? "...A delinquent." Naoko opened up, plain and simple. "Wears a mask and a medical eyepatch but that's mostly to hide her face. Puts on a tough act but she's kind of a softie."
Big in heart, small in brain, as one might put it. "You might think it's a good thing, but I don't want people saying that my daughter lacks integrity or anything like that just because she's willing to talk about everyone, you know?" Titania sighed, before Nereid actually interjected in a manner that one could actually consider to be not butting in. "I mean...I -am- willing to talk about a lot of people. Just not everyone. I require bribes if I wanna talk about -everyone.-" The clam stated, a smirk forming upon her face.
"Nereid, sweetie...How do you know what bribes are?" Titania stated with a raise of the brow. The clam's response?
"I'll tell you, but only if you pay me!"
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 12, 2019 20:13:29 GMT
“D-did you say… eyepatch? Eyepatch, eyepatch, eyepatch…” Yuko nervously murmured, a bunch of related images coming up from her memory, and playing out in her own head like a silent film… or more fittingly, a horror film; A one-eyed demoness called Ibuki Aono attacking her in the night, while ranting something about maggots that she couldn’t quite remember… Maggots, maggots, maggots everywhere. Her entire world was consumed by a black swarm of maggots!
“Woah!” The young hooligan clutched the armrest of her chair, as well as her own chest, heaving for air after her intense, very vivid flashback sequence. “I think I just had the wildest acid trip of my life.” Jokermon lazily looked towards her. “Ah, yes. Turning your innermost thoughts, dreams and nightmares into realities. The Digital World has that effect on humans sometimes, although it usually happens in dark caves of depression, not in sunny beaches.” The clown mused.
Yuko willfully distracted herself with Titania and Nereid’s bickering, giggling when the young Syakomon asked for a bribery. “Hehehe… You should be a bit more subtle when you’re trying to rip someone off, you know? If you really want it to rain cash, try sweet-talking her and telling her how much you love her. It works on my Mom!” She gave her piece of advice.
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Toriya Naoko
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Nov 18, 2019 8:55:52 GMT
"Uh...Yeah, why? She's got a lazy eye." Naoko clarified, unsure why Yuko suddenly seemed so nervous, and also being unentirely aware of the fact that once upon a time, Yuko Himura had been attacked by a one-eyed, cast-clad goblin with blue hair who was also armed with a stick by the name of Ibuki Aono. So, when she suddenly grasped at her chair for dear life, Naoko understandably nearly jumped.
"Shit, you okay?" The bluenette inquired. "...You really seem like you could use a breather or two. Or some water." Titania noted, before she turned her attention back to the fact that Yuko was trying to teach her daughter how to swindle people. Speaking of, Nereid seemed to regard the advice given with a hearty nod. "But mom already knows how much I love her. And I'd just give the cash back, I don't really need it for anything. I was just talking about taking bribes to sound cool."
As bullshit as this sounded, it was Nereid. It was very likely that this was, quite literally the case. "I can still tell you about people I've met, though!"
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 18, 2019 10:24:24 GMT
“Yeah, I’m okay, just… exhausted. Seeing hallucinations is probably a clear sign that I really needed a rest after all.” Yuko replied, still a little winded, still catching her breath, but otherwise being back to her senses. “Just lie back down and try to relax. Here, I’ll even fan you like a good partner.” Jokermon said, waving his makeshift fan of cards all of two times, before giving up with a nonchalant shrug. “Alright, that’s enough selflessness for one day. Phew, now I’M exhausted!”
As she lied back down on her beach chair, the young hooligan watched Nereid’s and Titania’s wholesome interaction, smiling tiredly at them. She should let the little clam know that giving the money back defeated the purpose of asking for a bribe in the first place, but dammit this was so cute! “Shit, now I kinda miss my Mom… Not that much, you know… just a little bit.” She claimed, although her deeply sullen expression said otherwise. “Don’t worry. You and your friends will find your way home in no time, and then you can hug- I mean, be bribed by your mama!” Jokah said, as if to cheer up his depressed partner. “I guess so… Anyway, what people have you met, Nereid-chan?” Yuko asked the talkative clam.
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Toriya Naoko
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Nov 20, 2019 4:04:41 GMT
"No duh on that front, seeing things is never something that indicates being okay." Naoko nodded before she bore witness to the most half-baked attempt at fanning someone off that she had ever seen. To Jokermon's credit, though, it was pretty impressive to see a deck of cards unfold into the shape of a fan.
Nereid, meanwhile...She tilted her whole body at Yuko's claim, remaining silent for all of a few seconds before she inquired. "...Do you need help finding your way back to your mom? I'll help you, promise!" ...Rather selfless for a clam that was claiming to take bribes a minute ago. Speaking of moms, Titania had been oddly quiet, buuut she did look a little misty-eyed at the exchange that just happened.
All the more room for Nereid to talk. "Weeelll...I've met a really nice student named Andrei, a nice girl with cat headphones named Karin, and a really long-lived Floramon named Freya. On top of that, I know a lot of people that live at the Great Moving Library, like Usako, a really smart Calcumon--they look like robo-rabbits. Who else..." The clam mused.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 21, 2019 0:04:13 GMT
There we go, cuteness! Nereid’s wholesome, entirely honest offer to help was enough to bring a weak smile back on Yuko’s piercing-riddled face. “Thanks, Nereid-chan, but it’s okay. Jokah will help me and the boys find our way back home… then I’ll hug my Mom, and tell her how sorry I am for being the world’s worst daughter and making her worry…” The punk-dressed girl replied, a hint of sadness still in her tone, but also hope.
Then the young delinquent did something unexpected, at least by her standards; She scooped the clam Digimon up in her arms, hugging the hard, outer shell. “Look what you did, making me get all soft and mushy! You’re a good girl…” Yuko said, petting the squishier green head that was inside the shell, and giggling at the names that Nereid listed. “Heheh… I dunno who any of those people are, but they sound pretty cool.” “Awww, aren’t children the most precious thing in the world?” Even Jokermon was moved by their bonding, literal scumbag that he was.
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Toriya Naoko
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OOC Name: You know who I am.
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Nov 28, 2019 20:40:04 GMT
Nereid sort of tilted her entire body at Yuko claiming to be the worst daughter ever, not being so sure where such a claim came from. She seemed pretty okay, in her eyes, and perhaps 'okay' to her was 'great' for the Himura's own mother. She wasn't sure. "You're not the worst, though..." The clam could be heard muttering.
And then Yuko went and hugged her and patted her on the head. There someone went once again hugging her while she was in a form that couldn't hug them back. "I try my best...Hey, could you put me down for a second? I wanna show you something." If Yuko complied, then the moment that Nereid was set down, the Syakomon would be coated in the light that was unmistakably attributed to Digivolution, before she swiftly...grew, for lack of a better word.
The shell gave way to a body, a body that TOWERED over Yuko's at 182 centimeters, before the light dissipated to reveal a Ranamon that promptly knelt down some and pulled the Himura into a warm hug. "There we gooo! A hug for a good girl and a great daughter!" Nereid proclaimed!
"...Okay, so Usako -wasn't- lying when she said you digivolved solely to hug someone?" Titania seemed to have managed to compose herself, while Naoko just...looked on for a few moments. "Seems not. But, if you guys need help finding the Trailmon to get to Terminus from, I can at least lead you there..."
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 28, 2019 22:49:29 GMT
“You want me to put you down? Okay, sorry…” Yuko meekly apologized as she set Nereid down, assuming that the young clam just didn’t feel comfortable being hugged. Boy, was she wrong! To her utter surprise, the little Syakomon Digivolved into a decidedly NOT little Ranamon, and then quickly pulled the flabbergasted teen into a big darn hug. “Well, that happened.” Jokermon said, staring blankly at the bizarre scene, which might have not looked that bizarre from his perspective.
His Tamer, however, was definitely feeling bizarrely, and also a bit flustered. It was hard to keep a poker face while being hugged by half-naked fish-woman of Amazonian height. It was even harder to keep her cool when that same fish-woman assured her that she wasn’t a horrible person. So, the young hooligan eventually broke down crying in the Ranamon’s arms. “I-it’s just… it’s all happening too fast! I’m trying to act strong for the sake of others, but I can’t do it always… I can’t!” Jokah leaned towards Naoko, whispering to her in confidentiality. “I think right now she just needs time to process things, as you humans call it.”
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