MPC 68C: Growing Mon (Zachary & Adrian)

Blackwanyamon clearly wasn't happy as he sat on the cushions-- but to make matters worse was when Adrian came in through the portal. He realized soon too that Shoutmon also had a similar situation, now stuck in his In-Training form of Koromon. He didn't seem to mind too much but still it was not an improvement.

The sound of enjoyment from Koromon made the cat Digimon frown and narrow his yellow eyes at the small ball with 'rabbit' ears. A soft growl escaped the cat, his patience tested to be mocked like this. "Laugh it up, you..." Panthermon fell short on words, not sure what to describe the bouncing pink ball of a face. "... whatever it is you are. This shape or not and I would turn you into a cat toy! Oh... this is so embarrassing! Let me turn back already!"

Panthermon tried to force it-- making grunting sounds and his fur standing on edge to try and will his energy up. He let out a sharp 'meow'-- and fell forward, with no energy left. "Nooooo..." he meowed, only adding to his 'cuteness'.

Zachary tried not to laugh and just rolled his eyes. Adrian wanted to leave but Koromon was the one who wanted to eat. "It's cool. I got food here to cook, I can make something nice for them. I bet it will fill them up nicely. Want to help me Adrian?" Zachary asked.

Zachary moved to the open kitchen that was shared with the living room of the apartment he had. "I actually am a very good cook. I learned a bit from traveling with my parents and my Dad did a lot of it too. I'm not good at cooking beef but I got some chicken cutlets, and other stuff. Why don't you get out the box of mash potatoes and I'll set up the oven and other things. " he said, his thoughts a bit scattered as he began to prepare a few items and turned on the oven.

"Uh-uh, no way," Blackwanyamon growled as he turned his 'head' away from the group. "Don't go out of your way for me Zachary. I'm not even hungry. A mighty jungle cat is lean, mean and--"

Grumble-brumble-pop.

The grumbling sound of his tummy in his little ball form made him stop as his eyes widened, realized he was hungry.

The cat couldn't imagine what Koromon would say to this now...

WC: 403

Zachary paused at Adiran's question. On one hand, certainly the two wouldn't kill one another. In-Training Digimon were pretty much harmless by comparison. He of course didn't want to see anyone hurt or fight... on the other hand, he wanted to kind of see the two go out it cause that would be hilarious in his head. Adrian probably could suspect Zachary was pondering that idea by the light grin on his face, but he soon realized the issue. A sigh escaped Zachary as he considered the situation.

"Tell you what, put Koromon on the counter here and I will watch him-- and you take BlackWanyamon to my room to keep them separate till supper is done," Zachary said and looked to Koromon. "Koromon... can I trust you to not eat anything till I am done cooking? Can you be patient?" he asked, hoping that demi-dragon Digimon would be better behaved than other Digimon he has seen at that level.

The reaction to Blackwanyamon's stomach growling made the cat shrink into a ball as he curled himself up and tried to ignore them. HE would grumble like an upset cat who had his dinner delayed.

Relax, just pick him up like you would any other cat and let him rest on my bed. You can keep him company if you want. " Zachary suggested as he began cooking.

It didn't take too long to prepare as he got the water boiling and did some of the other things-- since Adrian was too busy trying to keep the two Digimon at arms length. He soon put in the chicken and fish-- something that Blackwanyamon/Panthermon would like no doubt. Now all that was left was to wait for it to fully cook.

Even if Adrian didn't' want to stick around, Koromon probably would for the promise of a good meal. The truth was, Zachary loved to cook but cooking for just yourself could get lonely. It would be nice if he could share a meal with some of his Digimon Tamer friends. After all when you cooked a meal, more often than not the meal would serve more than 1 person.

Half way through the cooking time, the smell would waft through the apartment-- and no doubt Koromon likely would smell it and probably be just as hungry as Blackwanyamon would deny to be.

WC: 394 .

TWC: 1000+

Zachary smirked at how Koromon complained about hanging out with him. "Oh come on. I know Panthermon can be a sour-puss, but you know I'm a good guy right? You can trust me." Zachary tried to reassure the Koromon.

"I HEARD THAT!" Blackwanyamon called out-- since cats had a very high sense of hearing.

As Zachary prepared the chicken and other food, he focused on the stove top and made sure Koromon wasn't near the flames of the stove. The comment about a bigger share made Zachary roll his eyes this time. "Nice try, Koromon. Relax, there is plenty for everyone and seconds. I wasn't like I didn't learn how big of appetites Digimon have normally. " he said. When asked if he cooked before, Zachary smiled. "Yeah. I cook alot. Mostly cause when I live alone I gotta do it, but when my parents were around, my dad would cook a lot and show me how to do it. He was really good. He told me ingredients are important and how to cook it properly. " he said, feeling a small twinge of homesickness to not have his parents around. Both of them were off traveling to the different art galleries and museums for their work.

To give a bit of a good gesture to Koromon, after he finished whipping the mash potatos in and added some carrots and other spices, he turned to Koromon with a spoon. "You want to taste it? " he offered the spoon, inteding to let him taste-- then put the spoon away so as to not cross-contaminate anything.

Meanwhile in Zachary's room, Adrian spoke to Blackwanyamon who hopped on his bed in the closest manner to a cat circling a spot. The comment about his partner’s stomach grumbling made the cat leer at the older boy. "No surprise considering how undisciplined your parnter can be. He inhales his food. " he said, but more of a sassy reaction most cats could have.

It was then in a very cat-like manner, that Blackwanyamon zipped around the room like a young cat. In a small burst of energy as it jumped off the bed, reached a corner, moving at a dizzying speed that might confuse Adrian-- and finally darted under the bed. (Mimicing something my IRL cat does)

No doubt that Adrian wouldn't know how to respond as he saw the cat run under the bed-- those cats just seemed to love their nooks and cranneys to hide in. If he looked, he could barely see the cat in the dark shadows under the bed, maybe the hints of his stripes and the 'glow' of his yellow eyes.

WC: 440

Blackwanyamon gave a humble 'purr' sound at the mention of Koromon's good qualities. "Alright I'll try... he is still a goofball..." the cat had said-- before his initial sprint under the bed.

Zachary meanwhile smiled as Koromon happily ate the small taste of the food and how he admitted Digimon don't give humans enough credit at how smart they could be. Actually growing fond of the small, pink Digimon, Zachary extended a hand and gently pat Koromon on the head as if he was like Panthermon. "You know there is more to our world than just Tokyo right? I'm originally from America. There are whole other places outside of this city. Tokyo might be a huge city but its only a small part of our world," he explained.

BRRRRING! The oven timer went off and supper was done cooking. They had salmon, chicken breast, both marinated in Italian salad dressing for a marinade, and the mashed potatoes with the mixed veggitables. By comparison it was a simple dish but a tasty and well prepared one that would make anyone hungry to see. Furthermore, enough servings for all of them. However...

Mmrrrrrggh.... Blackwanyamon's voice was coming from the room while he now grumbled under the bed.

There was a soft glance at Koromon, afraid if he left the food unattended, Koromon would eat it. Gently, he picked up Koromon so he could see what was going on. "Sorry, Koromon-- but no way am I leaving you alone with the food." he said with a mock playful tone.

Zachary entered his room where Adrian sat on his bedspread but he couldn't see his partner. "Um, where did the cat go? "

The same grumble could be heard again so Zachary looked down and placed Koromon on the bed. Getting on his hands and knees, he looked to find the silhouette of Blackwanyamon under the bed. "Are you kidding? Come out already. Dinner is ready."

"Nope. NOt coming out. I refuse to humiliate myself in this form..." the cat grumbled.

Zachary rolled his eyes, looking at Adrian and Koromon. He loved his partner like the brother he never had, but he was overly prideful. It was then he had an idea. With a simple 'wait' gesture of his finger, he got up and ran back to the kitchen.

He then returned-- a plate now full of the food he cooked-- having a piece of salmon on it, something that cats went crazy for. "Well, that's too bad, Wanyamon... and here i went through all this trouble to cook a delicious salmon dinner for everyone. I mean, if you really don't want it, I could give it to Koromon..." he said, holding the plate in view from under the bed.

The smell of the food was unmistakable as it wafted in the air and BLackwanyamon could easily smell it. The cat began to drool a bit at the smell and slowly inched his way out-- then sprinted right up for the plate.

Zachary nearly lost his grip on it as Blackwanyamon dove 'head first' into the plate and began to munch on the salmon with greedy abandon.

"So much for pride," Zachary commented as he looked to Koromon, expecting him to roll over laughing. He slowly pulled the plate away, tempering his partner as some sense of composure returned to the cat. "You can have the rest at the table. Now come on out..." Zachary said and rose up.

They would soon be at the table where Zachary had prepared plates for each of them, Adrian included of course. It would be there that naturally, Blackwanyamon and Koromon had extra big portions of both chicken and salmon to suit them.

Needless to say their ravenous eating habits would be hilarious to the two tamers.

WC: 630

TWC: Exceeded 1K a while ago.