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Picking up the Pieces [Silence]
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Dec 31, 2019 1:15:14 GMT
Of course Silence had her own doubts.
After all, who could really say what the fox was feeling was real? Was she just the reincarnation of K, an echo from a past life - or could she become more than that? In some ways, she pretty much was K, but then were did her snark, her spunk come from?
Silence revealed that she sought out her heritage, but when it came to her 'family', well, she got stuck on it. She didn't want to leave, for their sakes. Syre blinked at that... and gave a small sigh, smiling as she looked down to the ground. "Sheesh, we really look that pathetic, don't we?" The cat gave a dry chuckle, shaking her head. Maybe it was best if Silence moved on, at least for a little while - or maybe she'd find her own answer some other way.
To that, Syre gave a nod. "Well, before you decide to do anything," Syre carefully picked up the Botamon, and offered Holly to Silence's arms. "Why don't you make sure that this 'little one's here, as a Meicoomon, to see you off? She's taken a liking to you, I can tell."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2019 22:36:50 GMT
Silence stared down at the botamon, flicking her ears. Did they seem pathetic? Did they really seem like that? No. She just worried for them, there was clear pain and there was clear frustrations. She wanted to voice that, voice her concerns but really all she could do at the moment was rub her muzzle. She felt frustrated herself; frustrated with the way she had put it. Giving the other a small look before reaching out to try to comfort them the renamon spoke.
”I wouldn’t say pathetic. You lost something many in this world don’t get a chance to even have. Your pain and frustrations are reasonable but… I just can’t understand it as well as I wish I could.”
Silence flicked an ear and stared down at holly as the other held them out. She wanted them to stay around and make sure that holly became a meicoomon to see her off. The renamon felt her core twist a bit and she’d take the botamon from the blackgatomon. She’d give a small grin and give the other a nod.
”I’ll stick around, you really think she has? I was worried she hated me and just was acting pleasant at first but… I feel like I can trust you there. What of you eh?”
The renamon teased and gave the other a small elbow n wink before turning her attention down to holly.
”The future is in both of your hands, it’s kinda weird to think about but I barely know what shape I’ll take. Hard to believe that this is holly too and all the things she’s done. You ever think of that syre? Of what you’re going to shape or do without even meaning to?”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 1, 2020 3:45:46 GMT
Sheesh... what did Syre think of the fox?
"... Honestly, you're brash and a bit impulsive if you ask me. You're like my mom in a few ways, but you're definitely Silence. And as far as that goes, I like ya." She gave a half shrug, as that elbow bumped into her side. "You always got a smile on your face and you brighten the room right up. I don't know how much I think of you as a 'mom', but you're a good friend. And that's really enough for me."
Syre gave a chuckle at that: "But Holly, I think she might still see a bit of 'mom' in you." She raised a hand, carefully rubbing the back of the Botamon's head. "I think she missed that bit of structure - having you around has helped her level out quite a bit. And... hm..."
Silence's last question was a little difficult. "... I mean, not really? I would like to think I know what my next few steps are going to be - and I'm certainly not trying to make anything surprising happen. Heh... I guess I'm not a 'wherever the wind takes me' kind of person..."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 23:27:55 GMT
”sounds bout right, can’t really help those things. Something inside just makes me want to act like how I think I should. Like I was tired of being all quiet. Hard to really explain. But I’m glad, cause you probably already know that I enjoy having you about.”
The renamon grinned a bit and she’d nod, it was hard for her not to have a smile on her face. There was very little in her life that was wrong turth be told and eventually that would change… Maybe. She doubted that she’d be anything but a good friend to syre, maybe someday she might get called mom much like holly deigned to call her ma.
”Yeah she… started calling me Ma or Mother in really rare cases. And I could be, having something like that for a while and then suddenly not… eesh.”
Silence shook her head and raised a brow. Syre knew what her next few steps were, nothing crazy and definately something she could manage. She wasn't wherever the wind takes you sort. The renamon considered this for a moment…
”Before K met your father, even before she was able to digivolve to champion she traveled a bit. Initially it was to get supplies for her inn but after a bit it was just for her. A train, a spire… then even the human world when she tried to return back home. She was set in stone... heck you could call her a statue at that point! But piece by piece the barrier she crafted between her and the world crumbled. I think that the final piece that made her be able to be a mother and a fighter was your father.”
The renamon turned her head to look at the bedroom, sure the mikemon was probably out or in the office right now but… It meant all the same.
”You take after your father and mother in terms of comfort syre, that’s not a bad thing and being careful isn’t bad either but. Take it from me, taking a chance here or there is never a bad thing.”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 2, 2020 1:12:36 GMT
Silence knew a lot about the past Renamon now, didn't she? Syre's ears perked with interest as Silence started to speak about the Renamon's past. Once a resolute inn owner, K decided to expand her horizons and see the wider world around her.
"True... if she never left that forest, she wouldn't have ended up with dad... or, really did anything that people call her a 'hero' for. But I don't think that she was just letting life lead her on, either." Syre was guessing at this point, resting the side of her head against her paw as she gave it some thought. "Maybe at one point she had to wander around, but I don't think I've known a time where she didn't know what she needed to be... and... heh."
Syre shook her head.
"I've been out of my comfort zone. I've done things I've never thought I'd do, especially as part of the mission guild - but I always know what I'm going to do, what I want to do. All I'm saying is, I like to keep a picture of my end goal."
With that, she sighed.
"... I don't deal too well with surprises."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 1:19:50 GMT
Silence blinked a bit as she realized she shared something that she barely knew about; something that had come to her in moments and visions… She’d close her eyes and exhale slowly. The images and memories that K had gone through were strong in her mind; especially in places that were intense in terms of activities.
”She was destined to leave the forest in one capacity or another. That is my firm belief. Her meeting your father and becoming a mother to you all may not of been predestined or the like but… I think that it was firmly meant to be.”
The renamon looked down at her hands; she had the distinct memory of climbing a mountaint. Her hands raw with the effort, bleeding and clutching to her sides as she healed them over and over. Scarring them as she did so. Eventually those scars faded and the effort along with them…. Then came the time where she flew effortlessly, going where the wills wanted her. Then further still she chose where she headed. She chose what battles to fight.
”She started out like everyone. Lost. Confused. Then she found her place, after that place was taken from her she wandered yes. By the time you met her… She was a warrior, a protector. She wanted nothing more than to keep fighting for you. She saw her goal ahead of her with crystal clarity.”
The renamon stared at the blackgatomon and if they didn’t resist she’d give them a small hug with one arm. The other keeping the botamon comfortably in their lap.
”I know syre. I know. But how bout this. I stick around, help holly get back up to her meicoomon form… and you try something that you haven’t. Don’t plan, don’t think. Go with your gut and surprise yourself. If you stick in your comfort zone and don’t deal with surprises…”
The renamon looked down at the botamon and gave it a small rub on top of it’s head.
”You might eventually stop being a knight in your mother’s order.”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 3, 2020 1:53:40 GMT
Destined, huh?
"... Dad wouldn't agree. He believes that there isn't a 'destiny' keeping us on track or that anything happens by fate." Syre's words were sort of flat there - it wasn't really clear if the daughter believed that at all. "I think its part of the reason he became a doctor, actually."
That was dad, though, and this was Silence. Perhaps coming from another Digimon made her think more about fate, while Syre and Holly were very much their own Digimon. What would it be like if another Digimon was born out of the BlackGatomon's or the Meicoomon's data? Would they also have echoes of this past life? Heck would they even want those memories?
... That depressing line of thought stopped very quickly. She nodded, distracting herself with Silence's words. Though that last bit about stretching out her shell earned a pointed ear flick from the BlackGatomon.
"C'mon, Silence, don't be mean like that..." She'd sigh, shaking her head. "You act like I'm just playing it safe - I'm not. For being a Knight... well, its just like Iko says:"
"When it gets right down to it? You can't think things like 'what will happen if I fail'. Now, if you mean you want me to try something new, then sure - what ideas you got?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 6:21:50 GMT
”Well I’d say to an extent he’s right, kinda like to an extent I am. Might have to have a little chat with him about it. Learn a bit more about his views, see where mine line up with his. And oh?”
Silence flicked her ears and tilted her head, there was interest in her eyes and the renamon even leaned towards the other as though she wanted to hear more. She had thought about this time and time again, as she had come from another mon she felt like her path was predestined… and the fact that Iko pushed her forward and others kept recognizing her only meant that the path would diverge when she arrived at that particular destination.
”Just because you’re a knight and doing all this dangerous stuff doesn’t mean you are living. You could absolutely be taking risks but you’re not experiencing things. You’re planning out too much. In the opposite vein, Holly isn’t planning enough. I think the two of you could learn a lot more from one another honestly.”
Silence flicked her ears again as the other addressed the whole failure thing; she had a point there and the renamon rubbed her chin. What would be something new that the other would never tried? She didn’t know. She didn’t know enough about…
”Fight me.”
Her tone wasn’t joking, her eyes weren’t flat and cold. They were burning, there was passion and heat in them. She stared at the blackgatomon for a moment and then let out a small laugh.
”You fought your mother and she learned about you. If I fight you I think I’ll learn more about you too. I can’t tell you what to try, what to do. But you need to relax. Go out, find stuff, people. Live and love.”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 4, 2020 16:36:18 GMT
"..."
Where... where was this concern coming from? Syre flicked her ear as Silence decided to pick at the scab a little more. Syre was 'planning' too much - and she should try to be more like her sister? Or somewhere in between? Honestly, the BlackGatomon wasn't entirely seeing Silence's point.
... And then came those two words.
'Fight me.'
There was an odd eagerness to the Renamon's tone - and, calmly, Syre would take the Botamon back in her arms, and rest her down on the pillow. "When mom and I last fought, it was to test me for the Knights. And... she was honestly surprised. I don't even know if she knew what to think of me for a while after. Ugh..." She pinched her sinus, and would give a short nod.
"If you think it would help, fine. We'll get dad to watch over Holly, and spar about a mountain or two over..."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 16:42:40 GMT
The renamon flicked her ears, watching the other’s expression curiously. She picked at it yes, she wanted to help syre. Wanted to understand her, she felt as though that the other needed to let loose, let out some anger or some emotions. She felt that if she didn’t help the other there’d come a snapping point and that would lead to something bad. Then the blackgatomon spoke. Telling silence of what had happened between her mother and the cat. There was a small pause and the renamon looked down at her hands.
”...I don’t think it’d be fair of me to tell you what she thought of you during that time. Nor do I think it’d be fair to her and your relationship even though I know what she had in various times. Various… moments she had that stuck.”
Silence grimaced a little bit and nod as the other agreed to fighting her. She didn’t even care if she was going to lose or win. That wasn’t the point here. The point was to see what syre had and where they stood. Even if silence herself was just able to get to super mega it’s not like she could use it. She wasn’t super practiced like the two kid’s mother.
She was still learning, she was still supposed to spar with iko.
”All right… I’ll go get him and we can do this then…”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 4, 2020 17:02:35 GMT
"Silence..."
A sigh. Syre did not yet really see the point of this, but if Silence wanted to fight, Syre wasn't going to deny it. It was a bit awkward to explain to the doctor, but it didn't take long for the two to make their way to a suitable location. No reason to go crazy - they agreed to use their ultimate forms and not push it too much. And, a good twenty minutes after they started, the Sistermon found herself catching her nonexistent breath.
Just a minute prior, the entire landscape was filled with the sound of bouncing metal, harsh blows, and miniature avalanches. If anything, Silence was even more determined than the puppet-type had initially thought, forcing the Knight to take this fight seriously. But, save for a few glancing blows, she didn't really allow Silence any inch, any quarter.
Iko's prediction from Silence's last spar was spot on: though it wasn't as one-sided, Syre never lost the advantage. And with a clever explosive shot at the end, Silence would briefly find herself buried underneath a snow bank, putting a decisive end to their 'little' spar.
"... Tch..." She shook her head, as she would approach, grasping onto Silence's still-above-ground hand, and would pull her right out of that awkward spot.
"Sheesh, you're a stubborn one, ain't you?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 17:12:17 GMT
”I know I know, don’t worry. Nothing crazy.”
Silence chuckled a bit as she held up either of her hands, as though she was saying she wasn’t going to go too far. Explaining it to the doctor was something that was a little… awkward but the renamon felt that it was needed, that look in her eye probably giving the doctor something to consider about his girlfriend.
Those twenty minutes were arguably some of the most fun silence had had in a very long time.
A fight where it wasn’t to the death, sure it wasn’t close it wasn’t like she had any proper training to give against these knights who spent their time doing the stuff. She wanted to see just what sort of spunk the sistermon had. Though the shutmon didn’t give her a run for her money or even had the advantage at any point she still made syre fight seriously!
Getting pulled out of the snowbank of course lead to the shutmon to cough a bit, patting herself on the back with a dull thunk as she struck her armor. Some of it was damaged from the sistermon’s pistols and the shutmon grinned ear to ear as the other spoke.
”Stubborn and more stubborn as time gets goin! I swear I had you like two or three times but you always got out of it. Heh. What sort of training regime you got anyways?”
The shutmon dusted herself off, checking herself over and mumbling as one of her bracers seemed to be mostly loose. She’d have to fix it at some point or else she might not have a blade on that arm! It was fine though, just another thing to learn about herself and where she stood.
”Reliable, ranged fighter. Bit of an opening in your starting stance or was that intentional to lull me in?”
The shutmon stretched and groaned as she felt some of her muscles protest, one of her arms popping slightly. She would stretch the arm that didn’t have the damage bracer before looking over to syre
”I definitely stand by what I said earlier though syre. How often do you cut loose and just let it out? Or heck, got any friends you could shoot the shit with?”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 4, 2020 17:38:54 GMT
"You think mom's the only one that wolf's put through the ringer?"
Syre chuckled, helping Silence support for a moment. She'd take a step back, and the Sistermon's body would give a slight pulse, receding back down to the much more comfortable form of a BlackGatomon. Her ear now flicked at that question, and Syre gave a shrug. "Move second, strike first. The more I can 'force' an opponent to act a certain way, the more I can exploit it."
That much was easy enough for the cat to explain - but all this still wasn't enough to satisfy Silence's curiosity? The feline would feel her fur slightly stand up... and she'd give a sigh. Was this all to just tell her to 'relax' and 'have fun every now and then'? "A couple times a month... definitely not as much as I could, I guess. Holly's the same way, just in her own mindset, always loading up her schedule with every little thing..."
She shook her head. "... To think mom's little 'just go for it' voice is trying to talk to me, now."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 17:46:58 GMT
”To be fair I don’t know who he really knows or where he goes. Just that he shows up and kicks some fire guy’s ass. Then shows up and kicks my ass to make me go super mega”
The shutmon let out a small laugh and shook her head, she watched the other as they changed back to the BlackGatomon. It was an interesting change and the shutmon couldn’t wonder what other forms that the cat had. What was her rookie? Her mega? What was syre’s super mega even? Could she go super mega?
”So a control scheme huh… interesting.”
A fitting way of fighting for a ranged damage dealer, one that had high mobility and the shutmon blinked as she noted the slight fur shift. The sighing and whatnot made the shutmon pause in her stretches.
”I’d say get out a little more often syre, you’re still really young right? You still got plenty you could do and enjoy! Oh and trust me, I know all about holly. She won’t shut up if we’re in the same room eheh...”
The shutmon let out another chuckle and flick her ears as the other commented about the ‘just go for it’ voice. There was an odd expression on her face and the shutmon opened, closed her mouth and looked fairly confused.
”...Just go for it voice?”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 4, 2020 18:02:14 GMT
"... I'll... keep it in mind, Silence."
The feline gave a sigh. Silence had a point there: Syre could definitely use a load-off or a break, more than she'd been doing lately. She used to be all about the board games and the like... but when was the last time she played chess, backgammon, anything like that? Well, maybe she'd bug Holly later about it, so they could both take a break. To that last question, the cat gave a shrug.
"Mom used to see a Reppamon every now and again to help deal with the spirits in her head - and that was one of the versions of 'her' that she saw. Just... I guess her ambition, or something? I dunno, I'm not much on the detail." She'd shrug, and tilt her head back to the hills. "Anyway, we should probably go back. See how the Botamon is doing..." 'Botamon'.
Right. As the two would come back through the front door, they'd be greeted to a perhaps unexpected sight: Mikemon was out in the kitchen, cooking. Alright, rare enough - but Holly would be out in the main living area - back as a Meicoomon! She'd said something about being hungry, not having eaten anything suitable for her Meicoomon form in quite a while, and so the cat had been left alone in the living room to her own devices.
Had she started back with the books? Was she sleeping on the couch? Was she trying to get Jade back up to speed? Hard to say - but it was easy to tell that 'Holly was back'!
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