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Picking up the Pieces [Silence]
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 11, 2020 20:25:00 GMT
Mikemon gave a sigh.
Really, that much was apparent now: Silence was not K, nor would she ever be K. But that didn't mean that there wasn't happiness that they could find in each-other. "... I don't want you to be her. You're your own Digimon... and one I think I can grow to love."
He gave a smile, leaning right into that hug... and he'd wink back at her little comment. They'd soon move to setting the table, Mikemon carefully bringing the stew and the salad to the center, his ear flicking at the sounds of his daughters in the other room. The humming, the happy ambience... this was nice. As for OmegaShutmon?
"Not too much, honestly. I've seen the form once, but... it was just another 'thing' she could do, I guess?" He gave a shrug, and he'd turn the corner: "Hey, cats! Dinner's ready!"
Like that, he'd make his way to the table, Syre leading on with Holly a moment later. She gave a sniff in the air: "Oh, hey! You didn't manage to burn the potato this time!"
"Watch it, kitty."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2020 20:35:40 GMT
Silence smoothed down the fur that she had parted and smiled warmly at the mikemon. She knew that he meant every word of what he said; every emotion and feeling the cat had was warranted. The renamon reached out to gently rub under one of those ears and leaned to give them a kiss on the top of the head.
”Well that’s good. Cause I don’t think it’d be fair to either of us if I tried to be her.”
He was happy with that, she was happy with that. Asking that question her eyes flashed and she’d tap the mikemon’s nose softly at that answer.
”We’ll talk more about it when we have the time. But yes… Dinner.”
Another smile and the renamon grinned at the comment syre made, sticking out her tongue and giving syre a gentle nudge to the side. Holly giggling a bit as silence reached down to scoop the meicoomon up in a hug. By the looks of it she had lost but last silence would probably play a game or two with the cats.
”To be fair, he did add them last by the looks of it.”
Rolling her eyes and setting holly down on her seat the renamon mulled things over. Staring at syre before taking a seat at the table. There were a few things she wanted to talk to them all but after taking her seat holly seemed to have something in mind already.
”Da do you think this weekend you could help me fix up that house in luminas?”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 12, 2020 21:53:44 GMT
Yes, dinner.
Syre had her snarky moments, as usual - but the black cat was just glad to have a nice dinner with the family. She gave a smile as Holly was plucked up in Silence's arms, and once everyone was seated, it didn't take long for everyone to get their share. Mikemon was helping himself, preparing his own bowl, when his ear flicked at Holly's question.
... She wanted help picking up her inherited property in Luminas? The doctor bit his lip, and after a moment, would give a nod.
"Of course - but I want you to do something for me, too. Well, for yourself, but also for me." He gave a smile. "When you get to Luminas, you should be able to sign up for, well, combat classes. If you're going to be taking on harder and harder missions, I want you to be able to keep up."
"It'll be good for you - I know you like thinking more than fighting, but that's all the more reason to get used to it. Can you do that for me, pumpkin?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2020 23:51:04 GMT
Holly certainly enjoyed the little bit of affection she was able to get from silence and during the meal proper she seemed a little more controlled than before the whole chess game. She was scarfing down the stew; being somewhat happy with how it was tasting it was hard for her not to! The meicoomon’s eyes practically sparkled when her father agreed.
Then he had something that he wanted her to do. That she should sign up for combat classes. Holly’s expression shifted to confusion for a moment but as he explained that she should be taking them because she should be getting used to fighting even if she didn’t like it. There was a sound logic behind it and being called pumpkin? Well her face turned a bright red and she’d sputter a bit.
”D-da! Y-yeah I can… D-do that. Class si… Sign ups are soon for this next semester… J-just add it to my list please?”
It was easy for her to sign up for but lord would she need to be reminded about it. Silence on the other hand smirked a little bit and leaned to pat the top of her head. Making the cat huff a bit and glare up at the wolf in a fairly teasing gaze.
”I can see that it’d be a good idea, don’t those angels have some top notch combat classes anyways?”
Silence tilted her head, she was about halfway through her own stew. She didn’t seem to mind how it tasted, it reminded her of something too but she couldn’t exactly nail what and it was starting to bother her a little bit...
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 16, 2020 4:14:11 GMT
"Heh... after picking up Super Mega, my sister is finally going to learn the basics?" The BlackGatomon gave a chuckle, before turning to the doctor. "But its not a bad idea... do you think I should sign up?"
"Probably not..." Mikemon gave a half-shrug. "You already meet the requirements for the mission's guild, and that's without using your title as a Knight. Holly just needs a semester or two to play catch-up." That explanation honestly seemed good enough for Syre - she just pressed on with her stew. A nice, homely, family dinner... though, in that last bit, there was something that was glossed over.
Holly just asked to have her place in Luminas fixed up. The budding scientist had her classes starting soon... and it wasn't as if Mikemon was blind to the brochures that Syre had stashed away in her room, looking for apartments and small properties in Terminus. Holly was just the first one to say it so openly:
"Sheesh... just a coupla years, and you two are lookin' to be on your own..."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 4:35:09 GMT
”Well I had the super basic’s taught to me by da and some of the sparring was with ma… And sis you’re tougher than me n silence! Why would you need classes?”
The meicoomon found her brow raising and she’d flick her ears a few times as mikemon spoke; she certainly did need a semester or two and the angels would be good for her. They were straightforward and would get to the crux of her issues! Maybe there might even be someone that could teach her more about how to fight in super mega?
Holly blinked a few times and turned her head to her da; sheepishly scratching at her cheek as her da seemed to notice what was going on.
”Well to be fair Da, I had been thinking about it since it became mine. I don’t know how long syre has been looking but it’s not like you’ll be alone in the house for too long after me n syre leave!”
Holly let out a snicker as silence nearly choked on her stew and gave herself a good thumping on the back. She’d glare at the meicoomon who stuck out her tongue; the shutmon flicking a bit of butter at the meicoomon which prompted the latter to huff a bit [if not playfully].
”Well yeah I do plan on staying here for a bit before I travel so there’s that at least. It’ll be good for everyone to be apart for a bit no? Absence does make the heart grow fonder or something like that. Core? Heart? Human euphemisms are weird...”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 27, 2020 3:33:00 GMT
... Oh god damn it, Holly, that's not something you can just blurt out loud.
As Holly spoke so casually about Mikemon and Silence, and as the Renamon nearly choked on her stew, Syre found herself giving a cough... and she'd excuse herself from the table, a tear in her left eye as she made her way into the other room, and belted out a loud laugh. The BlackGatomon was beside herself, as Mikemon sat at the table, forehead in his palm as he felt a blush gripping around his cheeks.
Really, only Silence managed to keep herself composed. And, eventually, the doctor would nod, and level himself back out.
"R-right. Don't worry. In fact, starting tomorrow, I got a long line of work out in the city, and even back in Whitewater, where they're going to need my shadow stitching and my observation. Apparently there's just a log of surgical work that needs to be done. Some will be for classes, others just difficult cases. So..."
He shrugged. "Just gonna be a busy time for us all!"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2020 3:46:46 GMT
Holly tilted her head a little bit as syre left the table… only to laugh in the other room. Had she said something funny? She had picked up on the signals and it wasn’t too hard to figure that the two would have more kids. The meicoomon blinked slowly and picked at her food, flicking her ears some more.
”What? C’mon Da it’s really obvious; you two love each other a lot and get all happy smiley whenever you’re in the same room.”
Holly gave a small shrug and tilted her head the other way as he told her about his schedule. Silence on the other hand picked at her stew, that blush on her cheeks making itself known. Jeez what sort of straightforwardness was that coming from holly of all people?
”Oh! Well if you need any help I’d love to tag along Da, I need to do some intern work anyways and you’re pretty much the best choice for me to use. Sure it’ll look weird on paper me using my da but I don’t think I should waste time searching for another doctor that might not be able to give me the time of day.”
Holly rolled her shoulders and leaned back in her chair, mulling over a few things while silence ran a hand through her fur. Jeez she felt completely disarmed here and then silence flicked an ear as she realized something.
”After dinner Mikemon I want to talk to you about something.”
She had a few things she wanted to address and if holly was going to be so open about something like that she might as well talk to mikemon about something that was on her chest the moment she had digivolved to omegashutmon.
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 27, 2020 4:30:14 GMT
"Just... leave that for Silence and myself to figure out. Alright, Holly?"
He wasn't about to teach Holly tact right now, but he did need to try and push the conversation past that point! Thankfully, the conversation moved on smoothly enough, with the doctor giving a half-nod to Holly's question. "I mean, I can get you tickets for the classes. The assistants and doctors have already been signed off on it, though, and you couldn't do the actual operating without a license..."
That conversation would carry on for a bit between the two of them. At the time, as Silence asked the question, the doctor would give her a nod and carry on with Holly for a bit longer. But it really didn't take long for this family to eat: a good ten minutes later, and with the MeiCrackmon helping with the dishes, everything would be squared away. And so?
The doctor would come to the bedroom, and Silence would probably come in about a minute later. It was about the only place around here the two could talk without either cat overhearing or interrupting.
"... Silence?"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2020 5:00:12 GMT
”Okay!”
Holly didn’t seem too bothered about being told to drop the subject for the meantime and simply went about eating her food. She seemed pleased at hearing that the other was willing to get her tickets for classes. She would be excited to see how they did things and would offer advice or ask questions as she could.
She was happy to talk about all of this; even while silence sat there picking at her food and eating it quietly. She’d look between the two for a moment and smile softly as they eventually ended off on a good note. The meicrackmon agreeing to take care of the dishes so the two could talk.
Once the doctor and her retired to their room silence would lock the door and take a seat on the bed. Staring at the floor for a few moments, she was oddly composed, oddly quiet and then after a little bit she’d sigh.
”After… digivolving today. To omegashutmon I. I realized something. K’s memories, her experience and all of that is at my beck and call but something that was revealed to me were her emotions.”
She’d look up at the doctor and frown slightly, giving a small scritch behind one of those ears of his. She seemed somewhat out of it in terms of things but…
”They are attached to the memories and attached to the things she’s done. But when I look at them I don’t feel the emotions she felt, I don’t feel the same things she did. I... ”
The renamon rubbed her face and groaned a little bit.
”When I think of our time together that’s when I feel happy, when I feel right and safe with you. But thinking back on the things she did with you or the time she’s spent doesn’t make me feel happy. I look at it and remember that they were loved and loved you yes but… It seems that my love for you stems from a different source. I don’t know if it’s hardwired into me or that I developed it because of my personality.”
The renamon flopped back onto the bed and stared up at the ceiling, she looked actually pretty uncertain about herself for the moment.
”Which makes this traveling that I want to do all more imperative but before I go… Holly was right. I do want that. But I don’t know if I’m going to be ready to be a mother like that; I don’t know if I can guide them like a parent should. I’m still kinda trying to find myself.”
Another shake of the head and the renamon seemed to settle down on the bed a little better. Though she still looked very pensive there was an easy burden that had been lifted from her shoulders. One that had lost weight as time passed.
”But something that I think you should know, is when I took the form of Omegashutmon I heard her. Or rather I heard her emotions and I heard what she learned. It was so… calming and affectionate. Caring and gentle. She was something beyond what I am and it makes me realize the pain you have.”
She’d lift her head up to look at the mikemon and sigh again. There was more to this too and she… well she felt like she had to say this.
”When I come back from my trip. No more playing around, no more of this… Trial. We’re either together or we’re not. You deserve someone who can be there for you long term and I want to provide that. But if we’re not ready I think the best thing we can do for everyone’s health is move on. But if you’re ready and willing? I want… I want a family with you.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 27, 2020 6:15:16 GMT
Mikemon could tell from the tone earlier that, whatever Silence had to say, it wasn't going to be an easy topic.
... But perhaps he wasn't expecting this. As Silence sat down next to him, the cat's hand instinctively moved over her's, gripping slightly around the Renamon's. It was comforting to have her around, but there was still that feeling in his heart. Were these feelings really for her, or were they for K, the last iteration of this Renamon?
It seemed that Silence had come to the same thought. She could finally parse them out: the feelings of the hero. And it wasn't just her efforts and goals that were engraved in her heart, but also K's own heart: her love for the children, and of course, the doctor. But Silence didn't stop there: she said that there was something else, something 'different' that was drawing her to the doctor as a partner. It was hard to pinpoint, but...
"Silence..." He'd sigh, looking over at the fox as she flopped down onto the bed. The Renamon had a point: was it fair for the two of them to just coast along the edges, and ignore the giant elephant in the room? Or should the two jump right into it, and if it didn't work out, just accept it? Biting his lip, the doctor would consider it for a few more moments.
"... I understand. Your trip is what you're going to need to clear out your head. We've said it before, but you need to be you for you, not for K. And its certainly not helping out to have you try and fill K's old shoes with the children." But they were moving out. This was a new home, one that the old K wasn't familiar with at all.
So the cat would smile. He would lean in, rest his gloved hand against Silence's cheek, and plant a kiss at the side of her muzzle. "I want to believe we can make this work. I feel for you, deeply... and that's not just for K. You're an admirable Digimon, all on your own. But I don't want to tie you down to her heart, either."
K said that she'd be back - but in the end, maybe that wouldn't be her choice to make. Silence was her own Digimon, after all.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 22:05:32 GMT
Maybe she should have waited. Maybe she should have thought more about this. But the renamon felt that she needed to talk to him about this. She had a lot of time to do so, the few months that they had spent together was something that the warrior needed. Something that she felt helped her grow a bit. That they were good for her and she was good for them, that there was love, there was more to their relationship than just the past iterations feelings.
”That’s exactly what I’m saying. Is that it is going to be for me mikemon. I’m less confused than before and I’ve got a little more of an idea about things. Not enough to… well. Firmly settle on it as is, but I think that’s what the traveling is going to help with. I know the the three of them need a mother but after spending time with them they don’t need me to be their mother. What they need is for you to be their father even more than you were before.”
The renamon ran a hand along the top of the mikemon’s head and smiled lightly. She’d feel that kiss against the side of her muzzle and she’d kindle that with a small hug around his frame. He admitted that they felt for each other deeply and that it wasn’t just for K. She was admirable on her own and he didn’t want to tie her down to K’s heart either.
”You’re not tying me down. But I had to talk to you about this. I believe we can make it work but I think I need more time to process things for it to be truly right. Thus the travel. I still want a family, I still want you. But I’m going to need a little bit of space to understand my feelings.”
The renamon looked up at the ceiling and chuckled a bit, playfully rubbing the mikemon’s cheek and pulling him into a much firmer hug.
”I think the thing all of you need the most is being able to mourn without me being here. It still hurts and seeing me probably doesn’t help. Sure holly was able to rebound because of her past experiences but she’s still in pain, I don’t think syre ever fully got over it and well…”
She’d cup his chin and push a kiss onto his cheek in return for the one earlier. She believed in him and she believed in his experience. The renamon knew he needed a little more time.
”You need something too. But unlike the others you don’t have a clue what to do and I think that’s what’s holding you back from moving on. I understand she was the love of your life and from the memories I have of the two of you I can see why.”
The renamon sighed a bit and put her forehead against the other’s. There was a memory of hers that was odd… a final smile and the cat’s face before darkness and light took her. It was a confusing moment she didn’t understand when she was a kit but now she understood who that was.
”She promised you that she’d be back. I’m not her in the slightest and I’m not going to pretend. But I’m here for you regardless all right? Even if it eventually turns out as us being friends, lovers, wife, husband. Whatever.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 29, 2020 1:31:03 GMT
"... Honestly? The three of 'em have proven a lot stronger than I thought they would be." Mikemon gave a sigh, almost shaking his head at that thought.
"And maybe you're right. I might have relied on K a bit too much to be around for them... but she always looked brightest around the kids. Always rallied for them, and always had a bright smile on her face, whatever they did. I think she saw then what I see in them now."
He smiled, feeling that claw run across the back of his head. His kiss was planted right on her muzzle, and he was held close to the fox, the feline resting his chin against the Renamon's mane. "Of course. You can take all the time in the world you need. I mean... I've been around for a few hundred years. I'm sure I can wait a little longer for you." That was met with a chuckle, shared alongside the fox, as he wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
Silence was right. She'd been a welcome distraction... but that was it. Her being here was something that kept them from locking it in their hearts, and accepting that K had passed on. Mikemon, especially: was he truly hoping things would go back to the way they were? Silence hinted at it, but truly had enough in her heart. No more pretending, no more half measures. He had to figure out who Silence was as her own person - and Silence had to figure out who Mikemon was to her, not for K.
"Oh, Silence..." He gave a small sigh, closed his eyes, and leaned his head against her's. First to nuzzle... but then to press his lips directly against her's. And if the fox would allow it, the cat would share a kiss with her - the deepest one they had since they had met.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 1:41:50 GMT
”In both personality and form. Not one of your kids is under ultimate and from what I’ve seen it can take some years even lifetimes to reach that.”
The renamon sighed along with the mikemon, finding that fact a little… Strange. Holly was a super mega with two forms of her own at that level. Syre could go to mega from what she learned from the youth and siris was able to go to ultimate level even if he didn’t show up very often. Silence blinked a bit as the other spoke about K; making her flick ehr ears thoughtfully.
She was truly a mother judging by what she heard and the renamon ran her paws along the mikemon’s body. Her touch was light and gentle, uncertain in some places but then there was a soft chuckle that ran out of her mouth.
”Holly’s told me a lot about her, a lot of what she did and how she did it. It really helped me understand everything she did at first and feeling it from inside me well… She really helped this family as much as you all helped her.”
The renamon smiled warmly, hugging him against her. She enjoyed the closeness and there was a certain feeling in her core that made it spin a little faster. Him telling her that she could take all the time she needed. There was no need to rush. No need to hide herself. She just needed to think about it. She’d mumble softly and flick her ears a few times.
”I’ll become someone you can really put apart from her; it’s only fair to the both of us. If you can wait, so can I. and if you can grow so can I.”
The renamon hummed a bit at hearing him speak her name, she had found her eyes closed for some reason. Not realizing she had done so, they were relaxed and around one another… She’d creak her eyes open and find that he had nuzzled against her, she’d calmly return that. Fading into that a bit before feeling those lips against hers. There was a bit of a surprised exhalation. But the cat would find those fingers of hers digging into his fur for a few moments before gently pushing him away from her.
”...Mikemon…”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jan 29, 2020 1:59:13 GMT
It was really a two way street: K helped the family, and the family helped push K forward. It was really a happy family, one that was now missing its rock, its support. And here they were, discussing the potential of building a new one when all of this is over.
... Well, they might have. But as Silence returned that kiss, old habits started to fill in the gaps. Silence's claws gripped more certainly into the Mikemon's back, and after pulling back for a moment, the feline would lean in, and brushed her fangs right over the Renamon's collar, giving a possessive, intimate nibble - the memory of which might shake the fox down to the core.
He never did that - unless there was intent with it.
"I chose you, Silence." The cat purred, his voice low. "Tomorrow, you can start your trip. Come to whatever conclusion your heart desires. But before that, permit me to be a little unfair... to be a little greedy, even..."
He purred, a blush on his cheek.
"Let me have this night."
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