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Picking up the Pieces [Silence]
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 18:27:25 GMT
”I’m not trying to bust your chops about this syre, just trying to be helpful!”
The shutmon grinned a bit and if allowed would give the top of the other’s head a gentle pat right between their ears! While k was more of a hugger than silence, silence was definitely more hands on than the late knight!
”hmm… maybe I could find this reppamon and ask him for advice then! If she went and saw him he must have some good insight on stuff!”
The shutmon nodded a bit and glanced towards the hills. She had to agree with the blackgatomon, twenty minutes was foreeeever in botamon time! She’d crack her knuckles and then stretch a bit; finding that her back popped while she stretched.
”yeah she’s probably a bit nervous…”
Sure it had taken a week for holly to digivolve back to her more standard state; but that was a week of progress she had lost. A week of food not consumed. The meicoomon was sitting on the couch that she had been left on during her dozing… and well! Now she was knee deep in books; some of them for her school and some of them for more personal venues! Though once the blackgatomon and shutmon were back she was airborne in a flying tackle hug!
Though it was directed primarily at her sister who she wanted to just support and for some reason give the blackgatomon a lot of affection. Her time as a botamon had made her a little more affectionate and anything left over carried over…
”Syre! Silence! Welcome back! Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa They’re baaaaaaaaaaaaack! Make some more yes???”
She was definately peppy and the shutmon grinned as she plucked the meicoomon up in a hug of her own. And if syre didn’t resist she’d be added into it!
”What would this be? Lunch?”
”Yup! And there’s mission postings today from the mission’s guild too!”
”You didn’t sign up for any of them did you?”
”Da said nothing with the D-reaper, so the stuff that got posted isn’t something I can do…”
Silence’s expression shifted and there was a moment that there was some darkness under her eyes that she couldn’t explain. This pain in her chest that she couldn’t explain…
”He’s got a point there. Show me though yeah?”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 4, 2020 19:56:50 GMT
"Oof!"
Syre, despite her size, was stronger than she looked: as the Meicoomon dove towards her, the BlackGatomon managed to wrap her arms right around her rookie sister, and even gently run her knuckles over the back of her head! "Sheesh - I missed you too, sis!" She'd laugh, scooped right up into Silence's arms for that brief hug, giving that Mei a slight nuzzle as she'd be let go.
"Heh, back already? Don't worry, there'll be plenty for everyone, hun!"
The sizzling sound of the pot picked up in the background, and Syre would step down, looking at the mess of books that Holly had managed to accrue already. Mission posting brochures, school books, even a few of dad's texts were on that table. Her ear flicked as Holly idly spoke about the mission postings. "Uhuh... and you were thinking about signing up for one already? Dear sovereign, Holly, you were just a Botamon two hours ago." She shook her head - and would take the brochure in hand, seeing what was available.
"Very little in my sector... maybe I will actually have some free time coming up... hm?" She looked over her shoulder, as Silence mentioned wanting to see that posting. And to that, she'd shrug, and offer the brochure to the Shutmon.
"Looks like some nest clearing with a 'little' extra. Dad really doesn't like us messing with that sort of stuff. Something about 'I can fix most things, but I can't fix that.'" She shrugged it off. "Anyway, you're looking much better, Holly!"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 20:14:59 GMT
”It was torture not being able to talk to you or da or Ms. Ma Silence!”
Silence blinked a little bit at the odd way of saying ma from holly and just shook her head, grinning ear to ear as syre didn’t seem to mind the hug too much. Though she’d set them down and take off her bracer so that she could give it a look later.
”Good cause I’m bloody hungry!”
Holly blinked a little bit and looked down at the brochure. She’d rub at the back of her head and shake her head when asked if she was going to sign up for the mission.
”I wasn’t looking for me, I was looking for Silence! I remember her talking to da about not having anything and I get better listings than she does since she’s still ‘starting’. This one came across my dash just a little bit ago and the brochure for it is pretty deep!”
Silence would take the brochure and stare at it, she felt this odd ache in her chest as she read over it. The D-reapers and some group of fanatics? There wasn’t a whole lot about the posting given the size but the bare bones made her feel uneasy. She’d shift and place her bracer down on one of the tables.
”Hmm. I think I should sign up, looking at the others in it… Carlos signed up for it apparently and someone named Desmond.”
Silence’s expression shifted and she’d glance towards the kitchen, flicking an ear and turning to look at the other two.
”I’m going to talk to your dad, don’t run off too far!”
She’d give both of them a wink and trot into the kitchen, sneaking up behind the mikemon to steal a kiss on his cheek! Though that was quickly followed by a rather unapologetic chuckle.
”Whatcha making?”
Holly on the other hand grinned ear to ear and nodded her head to syre after silence had left. She looked a lot better, felt a lot better and there was this odd air around her. Like it was charged in a way.
”Yeah! And I’ve got all these ideas, with electricity, data and stuff too! Becoming a baihumon really opened my eyes for a few minutes. I’m thinking it might be a good form if I can manage it to do thinking in! How was silence in your spar fight thing?”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 4, 2020 21:12:18 GMT
'Ma'?
Syre let that one go without comment - simply giving a blink towards the Meicoomon - but it didn't take long for everyone to get settled back in. Holly was looking for Silence? "Mm... okay, but I think these are the brochures that they send out to me, aren't they?" The BlackGatomon gave a chuckle, putting them back down on the table. Her ear flicked at Silence's words. "I mean - if you want, go ahead, but just be careful. That D-Reaper nonsense is something that can go very wrong."
And that was really all Syre had to say about that! She'd nod as the Shutmon walked off - one bracer less - and would blink as Holly's positive energy returned in full force. "You're already thinking about using your Super Mega form for lab stuff? What, are you going to try to make a 'Super Jade' or something?" She'd chuckle, and let her hand rest right on top of Holly's head, giving her a comfortable little scritch. "Mm... fine enough? It was a good workout, and after this week, honestly I needed the break. After all..."
Syre grinned. "I had to chase you halfway around the house! Tell me, what was so entertaining about dust bunnies, Holly?" "Hm? Ah, welcome back, hun."
Looking briefly over his shoulder - and giving Silence a small peck back - the doctor would give a shrug. "Um... stew and salad. The options are pretty much that, take-out, and 'chicken' if I have the stuff for it - Syre's usually the one doing the cooking around here. I'm kinda bad at it myself."
He'd give a chuckle, moving over to grab the salt-shaker. "Holly's back up, and she's already being even more energetic than that Botamon. Hm... wonder when we should talk to her about the fight training..."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2020 21:22:39 GMT
Honestly holly calling Silence ma was more of a stumble than anything, but the meicoomon didn’t seem to realize waht she had said!
”Yup yup! But I figured that if silence is mega or super mega like you or me or Mr. Iko that she should be looking into harder stuff to sort of learn how to do things! Sure she’s nothing like ma is but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be helping her! I think her experiencing something like the D-reaper is better if she knows it’s there unlike Ma who had no idea what she was getting into when she went against it the first time!”
Holly rolled on the balls of her feet, watching silence as the shutmon nodded at what the blackgatomon said. This just meant she would have to do work and digging with the job, figuring out the best ways to handle these targets. If she said that syre should relax the shutmon should at least try to do the exact opposite right?
”Well no, remaking jade would be a waste! What I was thinking is because of the form I have I already have orbs in it that could in theory work together with jade. What I’m thinking is that maybe using that i might be able to interact with data streams in various ways! I might even see if i can go to one of the sovereign statues and try to research them; they’ve got unique signatures from what I’ve heard and if we study their coding then maybe we could make some advancements in other fields!”
Holly was practically vibrating in place and then flicked her ears as she was given a scritch, a deep rumbling purr coming out of her mouth and the little mon let out a giggle.
”The way they rolled was so enticing! I’m sorry I just… they were so distracting!”
”Good to see yah.”
The shutmon leaned on the counter, watching the other ‘work’ in a way. She’d eye the stew curiously and would offer to give it a small taste before letting the other use the salt. Too much, too little or just nonsense would… make things a bit of a problem!
”Hmm hmm, maybe I should try cooking more often then. Gotta work and chat with her somehow!”
The shutmon shook her head and leaned slightly, flicking her ears and giving the other a somewhat knowing look. She’d reach to give the other a small scritch on the back, more teasing than anything.
”Well I think after dinner would be good, but right now she’s thinking about data streams, research and sovereign statues. Did you see the brochure?”
The shutmon placed the brochure down on the counter, with the job of the D-reapers ever present on the page that she had selected. Her icy blue eyes stared at the mikemon and she’d give an ears of his a playful scritch.
”I’m also going to be taking a mission from the mission guild. My first proper mission really.”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 5, 2020 1:22:50 GMT
"Sheesh, you never take a break with that head of yours, do ya."
Syre would chuckle. Silence had a point - the BlackGatomon could deal with being a little impulsive, while Holly could deal with some restraint. For now, though, the sister would just share a grin, gently butting her elbow against the cat's arm. This was just how Holly was: everything was an opportunity. Even that dangerous and barely-used Baihumon form might have been able to do some good!
"Hm... I hear the statues are pretty hard to get to, especially after that entire incident with the dragon statue in the desert. Anyway," the cat would roll her shoulders - and her eyes, at the comment about the dust bunnies.
"You know, we haven't just chilled out in a while. How about it? Chess, or backgammon?" One minute back, and Silence was already helping to cook over his shoulder!
Eh. Mikemon didn't mind. He'd give her the space to help, and would obviously take her advice with seasoning! "After dinner's probably for the best. I know she'll go for it, but people tend to be far more agreeable with a full stomach... and... hm?"
Brochure? "You mean Syre's mission pamphlet? I mean, I saw it, but I don't read her mail - she said that it looks pretty light this week." For course, when that brochure was set down, the cat would blink at the cover.
Silence was going to be taking a mission. And the D-Reaper page was right in front of his eyes.
"Aye-aye-aye..." He shook his head. "Seriously? You'd better be careful with that sort of thing - any patient I've ever had with a D-Reaper problem has ended up being a long-term patient. I don't want to add you to that list..."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 1:41:10 GMT
”I tried that but then I got really depressed, kept remembering stuff me and ma did and all the stuff that I’m still sort of hung up about that I did while working for the assassins. I’d rather be thinking of these helpful things than worrying about my own mortality or the fact I’m an inch away from snapping.”
The meicoomon sighed a little as she just blathered on and huffed, her hands twitching as she had almost started tugging on her ears again. The meicoo had been told that she shouldn’t do that and that she could further damage the muscles if she did!
”Right right! But that’s what getting permission ahead of time is for!”
The meicoomon blinked a bit as the other offered to hang out with her, holly looked at her books. Her studies, her efforts and advances… She turned her head to note jade floating by.
”Hey jade?”
”Yes holly?”
”Go ahead and catalog stuff without me for a while. I’m going to play some chess with my sister.”
The little orb bobbed in an effort to nod and floated back the way it came, off into the meicoo’s room before she’d turn and grin at syre.
”It was 53 to 47 right? Your favor?”
The shutmon shifted, de-digivolved to the renamon so that her hands were a little more managable and she didn’t have to hunch over the counter. She’d fiddle around a bit and draw out the best of herself for this cooking.
”Honestly she would probably take it well considering things.”
The renamon gave a small nod as mikemon asked about the pamphlet. How he had seen it and… well that reaction was far from what she anticipated.
”I’m going to be careful. I’m going to do some research before I get into it; I’ve heard it before, mumbled whispers and… other nonsense. I don’t want to go in blind. And sides Hon… I’m already a long term patient of yours. My Doctor of love no?”
The renamon let out a loose laugh and shook her head.
”Okay that was absolutely terrible, you can slap me.”
The renamon leaned against the counter and sighed a bit. She looked oddly thoughtful and the fights against the two knights both in rather quick succession had her thinking.
”Looking over the fights I partook in, the one with Iko and the one with syre as of late proves a problem. A problem I can only solve by moving forward with my head held high. I’m aware that I'm not a smart fighter, I rush in from the front and let my ‘numbers’ do the talking. But I can’t grow if I don’t fight something that normally would be out of my league or the like. I’m not signing up to prove this to someone else, I’m signing this up because I see an opportunity to help others and grow at the same time.”
The renamon paused and tapped the mission brochure.
”And depending on how things go? I’m going to talk to Syre or Iko about getting me into the knights.”
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jan 5, 2020 18:11:56 GMT
"... Alright, second idea - you should be spending time thinking about more 'fun and largely pointless' stuff!" Syre gave a confident smile, as she'd step up and rest a hand on Holly's shoulder. "Because one way or another, Holly, you need to relax!"
The cat didn't want to worry about her sister so much! For now, though, they did find something distracting to do, and as Holly would send Jade off, Syre would reach under the table, picking up that chess set, setting it on the center table. Her ear flicked at Holly's comment: "Only if you're counting the three times your little Jade computer told you what to do." She rolled her eyes, rolling a die, setting the white pieces in front of herself.
The room was about to get a lot quieter for a bit. Now standing next to the Renamon, the cat would give a smirk at Silence's joke. 'Long term patient, doctor of love'? "Trust me, I'm tempted to slap ya."
He shook his head, what a terrible joke! Stirring the pot, he kept his ears open as the Renamon continued to speak. She wanted more practical practice - a way to grow and actually improve, after showing how far outclassed she was against two trained fighters. "Hm... in my experience, its hard to break out of the habits of your fighting. I can't speak much about the wolf - but Syre's more of a strategist. If you're close to her level in experience, actually just 'running at her' works more than it should, because she spends too much time thinking. And Holly?"
He bit his lip. "She needs the class, but she's very good at looking for blind spots. A trained killer, she is... hm." At that last bit, though, he gave a shrug.
"I'm all for it - though it'll be a bit hard to separate 'you' from 'K'."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2020 1:15:47 GMT
”I mean… that too ehehe…. Says you though! You’ve been workin super hard! When was the last time you took a me day huuuuuh?”
The meicoomon stuck out her tongue and gave them a playful nudge, though at mentioning the time jade had helped her the mon’s expression soured a little bit.
”Hey they just told me the move I was gonna make a moment before I did it! Why else do you think I told them to knock it off or send them away when I knew we were gonna play!”
The meicoomon huffed a little bit and started setting up her pieces, though it had been so long that she had the knights and rooks backwards…. And the king and queen where the bishops were. Though upon seeing syre’s half the meicoomon’s ears flicked and she mumbled a bit.
”I think being a botamon and egg made me a little scrambled hold on…”
The renamon grinned a little bit and offered her cheek with a wink; though the teasing stopped after a moment when she leaned back on the counter. Watching him stirr the pot some and considering what he was telling her. How it was hard to break out of your habits; he knew about syre’s habits and holly’s…
The renamon stared down at her hands, mulling things over. Holly needed the class yes, so did silence and well… To be honest she was good at reading other people’s styles. She could already feel herself improving a bit just from the fights against the others.
”How did K fight? Why would it be hard to separate me from her in that regard? Everyone I’ve spoken to speaks so highly of her prowess. Even Iko seemed to hold her in extremely high regard.”
In comparison to things, silence felt like she was nothing to the passed mon. Even the whispered conversations or hushed voices she passed in some places put K on a platform she could never hope to reach…
”Tch… though it kind of isn’t hard for me to guess that she was almost without equal in some places. At least with the way that people talk about her. Well cept those in luminas, they didn't seem to think too highly of her or me when I visited.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 6, 2020 6:01:35 GMT
... Well, Syre and Holly might take a minute to get back up to speed. Syre just gave a nervous chuckle, waiting for Holly to get herself together... but heck, this was almost something like riding a bike.
Hopefully it would be fine. Syre liked a decent opponent.
As for Mikemon? Well, he turned down the heat on the pot, starting to chop spinach for the salad, ear flicking at the Renamon's first question. "She fought a bit like you, but had a lot more experience behind her movements. K preferred to fight with a wide array of forms, too: she had a form as a bladed weasel for very close range, Shutmon to brawl, and a few that worked a lot better at long ranged. Honestly, its hard to think of a way she didn't fight."
He sighed, shaking his head at that. "She's inspirational - but not really easy to pin down in a sentence or two when it came down to it. How Iko kept a positive record in their spars, I have no idea - she probably couldn't completely erase her tells, or something. Anyway." He shook his head, realizing at this point that he was just singing K's praises to her ancestor.
"As for me... well, currently, I'm not much of a fighter. If I have to, I use my red crystal as a remote 'satellite' to shoot out crystal spears, while I try and dodge myself. Its... hardly foolproof."
He kept it at that.
He didn't want to bring up his time as Greed just yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2020 23:47:25 GMT
It wouldn’t take long for holly to get back to it, sure she was a bit scrambled from previous events but this would be a good way for her to get things sorted out in her head. Holly liked playing with syre and sure she’d lose a few times, but she’d win a few too no doubt!
Silence shifted a bit, watching the other start chopping the salad. Though she’d quietly adjust how he was holding the knife for a better angle and show him how he should be in terms of position with such a small body she flicked an ear at the mentions of how K fought.
A wide array of forms, a bladed weasel for close range, shutmon to brawl and a few that worked a lot better for long ranges. The fact she covered every base was something that made the renamon feel a touch odd.
”I suppose if I was a few thousand years old I’d be able to pick up habits like that quickly… Hmm. Judging by how he fights I bet it was just a match of power and speed a few times over.”
The renamon rubbed her chin and pushed off of the counter. Hearing how the mikemon fought… A red crystal as a remote satellite for crystal spears while he dodged himself. There was a brief moment where she got this mental image of a shield too…
”You also have a shield ability. From… what I remember. Some balanced stuff; but yeah. Every fight seems to be more by the hem of my pants rather than being in control. Tch.”
The renamon grumbled a bit and helped the mikemon the best she could with the cooking, while she was no K she was definitely showing that she remembered how the other cooked. Adding in her own flare and advice. She also seemed to like sweets a lot less...
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 7, 2020 0:14:50 GMT
"Really? I don't think a thousand years makes you 'quick' to learn anything, Silence."
He chuckled at that, moving over to allow Silence to help as much as she wanted - though, really, he had his own method to cutting the carrots! His ear flicked as she mentioned something about his own fighting. "Hm... I don't think I've shown 'you' the shield before, but yeah, the disc is something I use fairly often. I can also use it like a boomerang."
He kept the conversation going smoothly enough, as the sound of the two sisters started to quiet down in the background. They must have really gotten into the deep thinking of it... what, like four moves in? The cat shook his head. "I really ought to introduce them to the idea of a chess timer... just to see Syre's reaction to it." He'd chuckle, taking the stew off of the heat and putting the cover back on the pot. "I have to say, I'm glad you're taking a liking to the two of 'em. I... well, I do what I can, but." He gave a shrug.
"Syre doesn't really take after me. Holly does - we can spend hours going over the science and the medicine and stuff, but Syre's always been more about the games and fighting. She inherited a lot of what she did from K - and she had to like it, going so far as to join the Knights with her. She's... well, weird as it sounds, its like she lost a rival."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2020 0:37:49 GMT
”She has the experience to recognize a situation, making adjustments on the fly. She’s quick because of that experience. Varied because of it. I can’t match something like that. I simply don’t have the time behind me.”
The renamon stopped for a moment and flicked her ears.
”...So I’ve been making it up with what I thought to be ferocity but in comparison to her I’m basically a mewling kitten.”
The renamon scratched at her ear and then blinked as the other told her that he hadn’t shown her the shield. She gave him a shrug and turned her head to glance at the living room. She could see holly’s ears anytime the cat leaned back and groaned. She wasn’t having a good time this round was she?
”I feel like it’d help them make decisions a bit more fluidly and go with their gut a bit more. And… well. When I talk to them I feel like I should be there, that I should at least interact and care for them. I love them in a way an older sister does than a mother. But that’s not the sort of love they need I feel.”
Silence crossed her arms and frowned slightly. Syre didn’t take after the doctor, holly did… and they would be able to spend hours going over such a thing. Syre was more about the games and fighting… She had inherited a lot of what she did from K. She joined the knights, fought with them. Lead a life worth living. Silence frowned a bit… before sighing sweetly.
”Such a relationship between her and her mother… yet here I am trying to be something I’m not. Maybe she is right. Maybe after this I should spend some time abroad. She doesn’t need a friend. What she needs is a mother, a rival, a person she can look up to. But that’s something I can’t be just by trying. I just have to do what I think I should.”
She’d turn her attention to mikemon and reach out to rub at his head.
”After this mission I’m going to do some traveling, find myself a bit. I know a place I can go to sort of… do that too. Maybe afterwards I can help syre. Holly seems to have this more under control than I thought she would.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 7, 2020 5:28:29 GMT
Oh? A mewling kitten, Silence said?
"Nyah?"
A grin stretched right across that cat's face, as he teased her in that moment. The conversation moved on from there, Mikemon making a note to invest in a simple chess timer (Syre easily clicking a 'checkmate' in their first game, just in the other room), the doctor giving a sigh as he set the salad aside.
"I figured it might come to something like that." Mikemon turned to face the fox. "But... I get it. You sort of got hooked back here because of us - there's still a lot you need to see and figure out. Don't worry, the door's always open here if you want a warm meal or a nice bed to sleep in. It might not be the same as it was, but you're family."
... And he'd give a small smile at that, too.
"Just promise that we can cuddle at least a little bit tonight, alright?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 1:34:52 GMT
The renamon snorted a bit and gently rubbed at one of the cat’s ears at his teasing. Silence’s ear flicking a bit as she could hear the groan from holly but there was a little bit of edge as the meicoomon was starting to get back into that mindset. The renamon leaned down to push her head against the mikemon’s in a soft attempt of comfort for the doctor.
”Hooked on her past I think, but a past that I don’t mind adding to my own life. I don’t think… it’ll ever be the same as it was mikemon. And maybe that’ll get more apparent as time passes that I’m not who you loved even if I am what she was in a way. But thank you.”
The renamon’s expression was soft and she’d tug the mikemon into a one armed hug; flicking her ears a few times at hearing his request. She’d grin a bit and lean back up to give the mikemon a small wink.
”I promise, and if you’re good maybe I’ll let you be the big one for a change~”
There was a hint of teasing in her voice but the mikemon would know she was being serious. The renamon swished her tail and went about going to set up the table, humming to herself a soft tune. Something that the mikemon would recognize; but unlike K’s version this one was…
It wasn’t sad in an odd way, it wasn’t reminiscent of places she had been. It was charged, full of energy, spunk and a certain hope for a future she could control in a way. A mon that understood fate and what it entailed but… One m,on that was willing to spit, twist and gut the fate into something else she desired! Once she was done setting up the table she’d lean against the counter again, staring up at the ceiling thoughtfully before asking...
”...How much do you know about the form OmegaShutmon by the way? Did K ever talk to you about it?”
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