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Forgiveness? Tomi goes out alone! (Scout)
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Post by Nakamura Tomomi on Jan 31, 2016 18:48:13 GMT
Every day was different in the Digital World. Everything was pretty easy to reach, which means that Tomomi could discover the world in a way. Just walking around this tropical area started to have an effect on Tomomi. It was almost certain to him that he would spend the rest of his life in Kyoto, working on a farm and seeing the same thing every day. That was until he met the Evans brothers.
That day was burned into Tomomi's memory, probably for life. Everything changed when he met Takahiro. The world, his responsibilities...he even came to terms with his sexuality and embraced it. Literally embraced it. The brunt of all of it was Scout Evans, now his boyfriend. Tomomi usually travels in the Digital World only if Scout was around, but this week is very different.
Walking to a point atop the Everfalls, Tomomi just sits and looks out, with a seemingly broken face. Kami, his partner Candlemon, floats around him, "What'chya thinking?" he asks, curiously.
What is he thinking indeed? Tomomi came up here to reflect. He was getting so confident, receiving the Crest of Courage...being with Scout...he thought everything was going great! Then he watched a digimon maul one of his comrades, and held the boy as he was bleeding out. Kai almost died in his arms. Every time Tomomi sees Kai, he is now a constant reminder of his incapability and his weakness. Tomomi continues to stare into the vast waters, "I almost killed Kai. I couldn't imagine losing anyone. So we need to become stronger. Alone."
Candlemon swirled in the air playfully, "Why don't you invite Scout? I'm sure he'll help you."
Tomomi snaps quickly at Candlemon, "Absolutely not! I couldn't live if I did something that put Scout in danger again!" As amazing as their first date was, Tomomi couldn't shake the attack that was launched by Wizardmon that night. No one could blame him. He watched Scout have a mental breakdown and almost have another Skullgreymon incident. He was pushed out of the way by Kai who sacrificed himself so that Tomomi would be alright today. "I have to be alone for this, Kami. I'll be a nuisance if I don't."
And besides, Tomomi has had his phone off the past few days. Why would Scout even want to talk to him?
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Post by Scout Evans on Feb 2, 2016 0:33:28 GMT
“Are you sure that guy was right?”
Scout...or Agunimon, rather, looks down at the back of Greymon's neck, having chosen to ride on the back of the enormous blue dinosaur rather than walk through the jungle. “I think I was pretty clear about who we were looking for,”
“Yeah. 'Twinky human with a Candlemon as a companion'. Very flattering. Why's he off in the middle of nowhere anyway?”
“Oh! That one's easy,” Agunimon smiles. Yeah, human behaviour is his speciality! He's lucky so much of it has applied to Digimon, too, “Sometimes when we, humans, get upset, we have what people commonly call 'Emo moments'. Basically we break down and become emotionally unstable and run around thinking the world doesn't understand us. It's especially common in adolescents,"
Greymon merely grunts. That's about what he'd expected to hear, seemingly. He finally pushes through the trees near the top of the Everfalls, spotting Tomomi and Candlemon instantly. He comes to a stop and goes to chill out by the edge of the water. In the meantime, Agunimon hops down and degenerates, running over to Tomomi with a smile, “Hey!”
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Post by Nakamura Tomomi on Feb 2, 2016 12:54:37 GMT
It was amazing how someone could be the first and last person they wanted to see. Tomomi stares at Scout...there is a slight smile on his face, relief that his boyfriend went through all this trouble to find him. Then the panic sinks in, the fear shines through his face, "Scout...."
All he wants to do is run up to Scout and give him a huge hug, but the reason Tomomi is out there alone is so he can protect Scout. Right now, he'd just be putting him in danger. Tomomi's face is cold, "You have to leave Scout." Tomomi turns around and starts to walk away.
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Post by Scout Evans on Feb 2, 2016 14:01:17 GMT
Scout tosses a look back to Greymon that says 'told you so', before he turns to address Tomomi, "No I don't! That's one of the great things about being me! I don't have to do anything!" He's full of happy energy, as usual, although there's a pause, before, "...Well, that's not true, I have to babysit my cousin tomorrow..."
He continues to advance on the other boy, seemingly undeterred by Tomomi's words. Greymon continues to lounge around next to the water, having long since given up trying to follow whatever these ridiculous adolescents were talking about.
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Post by Nakamura Tomomi on Feb 2, 2016 14:07:43 GMT
Tomomi wants to laugh at how cute Scout sounded, but he pushed him away, "I don't want to see you get hurt, Scout! I'm just in everyone's way....Please leave, Scout." Tomomi sounded so...broken. A part of him wanted Scout to respect his request and just leave...and yet another wanted Scout to wrap his arms around Tomomi and never let him go.
He'll just be in everyone's way. Every time he's fought a digimon since that day, all he can see is his friends being mauled by another BlackGarurumon. Tomomi looks briefly at Scout, watery eyes and everything, and then runs off into a cavern.
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Post by Scout Evans on Feb 2, 2016 14:20:50 GMT
"Oh for--..." Scout looks back at Greymon, "Wait here, B,"
With that, he pulls his D-Scanner back out and scrolls through the spirits, not about to walk into a cave blind... "Charge and Up. Digivolve to...Agunimon," Yup. Back into the tall warrior of flame, with the most impressive hair in the Digital World. Both worlds, in fact! Awesome.
He generates a little ball of fire above his hand for light, and walks after Tomomi, "Tomi, stop being ridiculous. Let's sit down and talk about this. I don't want to have to chase you across the entire Digital World," Oh right. Agunimon is more direct than Scout.
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Post by Nakamura Tomomi on Feb 2, 2016 14:44:09 GMT
Agunimon doesn't have to walk much farther to see Tomomi sitting in the cave. He's crying lightly, not looking at Scout. "You couldn't understand. You can change into a digimon and fight. I have to sit back and watch as my friends get hurt. It kills me watching you risk your life for me. I can't do the same thing, Scout."
His cries become sobs, as he lays in his own despair, "I'm so worthless..."
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Post by Scout Evans on Feb 2, 2016 14:49:03 GMT
Agunimon takes a few steps closer, and crouches down so he isn't towering over Tomomi like the ridiculous creature he is. He frowns a little, "You're not worthless. Most people with Digimon are in your position. Don't you think Takahiro must get worried, too? He's my little brother,"
He sets the ball of fire down on the floor next to his foot to keep the light going. How does he do it? Who knows. Who cares. "You can't be worried about it, Tomomi. It's no different than the risks Kami takes when he fights. And it's my choice to make. I like you a lot, but it's not just you I'm risking my life for. It's everyone. I need you to respect that and try to be okay with it,"
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Post by Nakamura Tomomi on Feb 2, 2016 15:08:23 GMT
Tomomi looks up at Scout, tears still rushing, "I can respect that...but how can I be okay with watching you jump into danger while I sit on the side lines and watch Kami do all the work?" He does think about Takahiro.
Tomomi stands up and looks at Agunimon, "I want to be strong for you, Scout. I want to protect everyone like you! But...I almost killed Kai." He goes to hug Agunimon, which is a little ridiculous due to the size difference, "I couldn't live with myself if that happens to you. Please don't ever sacrifice yourself for my sake." That's Tomomi's one condition for Scout to stay, and he seems pretty caught up on it.
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Post by Scout Evans on Feb 2, 2016 15:15:41 GMT
"You don't let Kami do all the fighting. His power comes from inside of you, and the bond you two share. Like mine comes from inside me," he places a hand on the armor that covers his chest, as though expecting a power source to reveal itself.
"You did your best. That's all any of us can do. There's always a bigger fish, Tomi. You can't let it stop you. If I can brush myself off, get up and carry on after what I did, so can you. Just learn and move forwards,"
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Post by Nakamura Tomomi on Feb 2, 2016 15:26:31 GMT
Tomomi gives those last words a deep long thought, "You're right Scout. So...we move forward together, right?" He says smiling. Scout always has a rejuvenating quality about him, which makes Tomomi so fond of him.
Candlemon rushes into the room, "Guys, we have a little problem!" No more than a second after he finishes sentence, a large crashing noise is heard from the entrance of the cave. And then out walks this guy.
The large yellow digimon seems very angry. The tortamon swipes at a wall as rock shards start to fly around. Tomomi looks at Candlemon, there's a weird feeling at the pit of his stomach. The last time Candlemon digivolved was because Kai was hurt badly. Hopefully it won't get to that again.
"Candlemon, digivolve!" Tomomi says, slightly excited, "Scout, we're going to fight together with you! Watch this!"
Candlemon is enveloped into an egg, which explodes in a burst of fire as a giant man of fire emerges, "Candlemon digivolve to...Meramon!"
Meramon hits away the boulders flying at the two, ready to fight. This energy and regained confidence shows as the two face their opponent.
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Post by Scout Evans on Feb 8, 2016 21:18:04 GMT
Fighting? Hngh. Scout wanted to try and talk this guy down but...Tomomi is too hot-headed. Fine. He can be just as hot-headed. "Chozetsu Digivolution!" There's a loud squeal of an electric guitar, as Scout is momentarily surrounded by a fiery golden aura, "The Golden Hero, OmegaShoutmon, has arrived!"
Oh good.
He stands ready to fight, golden body gleaming in the light given off by Meramon's mere presence. He knows Greymon is outside, and is surprised the dinosaur hasn't rushed over to fight, since he relishes every battle they have. Maybe he's waiting for them to kick it back outside?
Easy.
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Post by Nakamura Tomomi on Feb 8, 2016 21:56:19 GMT
The Tortamon snarls as Meramon blocks his shot. He withdraws into his shell as he begins to spins. Meramon saw the spinning and began to grow fireballs in his hand, charging them as the Tortomon spun faster and faster.
Tomomi smiles at Scout, "You like that form, huh?" Tomomi thinks that if Scout was a digimon, he would be OmegaShoutmon, more than any of his other forms. But he wonders just how powerful it really is, opposed to the fun of it.
Tortamon spinning shifts to a slide across the ground, directly at Scout. Tomomi's body tenses, "Kami, now!" He had a feeling the Meramon knew...but just in case.
Meramon throws a barrage of fireballs, continually throwing punches as fireball after fireball flies forward, "Burning Fist!" The attack lands! The force from the fireballs threw the spinning digimon's trajectory off, sending him flying towards the exit of the cave. Tomomi jumps up, "That's the way to do it!"
Then Tomomi remembered something. "Scout...Isn't B outside?" He winced at the thought of the attack flying right at him, catching him off-guard.
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Post by Scout Evans on Feb 8, 2016 22:22:20 GMT
For whatever reason, Scout doesn't seem to be particularly inclined to respond directly to Tomomi's questions while in this form. Oh right. He's being deafened by his own self-confidence and the sheer level of awesome he's giving off. There's another loud guitar squeal as he gets ready to deal with this Tortomon. He does, however, pause, "Winning a fight doesn't matter, Tomomi. Always trying to fight your way out is how losers deal with their problems. You wanna get strong? Learn to talk to people, not kill them!" Of course. OmegaShoutmon is...blunt.
"Heavy Metal Vulcan!"
He opens fire with the weapons built into his hands and chest, assaulting the Tortomon repeatedly with beams of golden energy, forcing him back outside so Greymon can get in on this as well. Ah. That'd be what the thudding sound is. Greymon's footsteps as he moves towards them. OmegaShoutmon takes to the air and flies out of the cave after the Tortomon.
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Post by Nakamura Tomomi on Feb 8, 2016 22:51:13 GMT
Meramon follows OmegaShoutmon outside, charging more fireballs in his hands. Meramon didn't even noticed that Tomomi stayed behind.
He stood there with his eyes tearing up. Did Scout really just say that to him? A loser? Losers sit and watch their friends get mauled by a digimon, not protect them. Those words will continue to stick with Tomomi. And just like that, his confidence and trust in Scout weakened. He slowly walks outside and sees the digimon fighting. His eyes look lifeless as he watches the brawl. A part of him wished he could fight along Scout. Another part wanted to see him lose, so he could prove his worth. No...he doesn't want Scout to get hurt, does he?
Those words just rang in his ears. "Meramon."
Meramon looks over at Tomomi, super surprised. Why didn't Tomomi call him Kami? "We're not needed here. The Tortomon isn't a threat." Meramon spoke up, "You don't want to fight? I'm all pumped up!" Tomomi starts to walk away, and looks back, "I don't care to be in the presence of people who talk down to me." It's apparent that all Tomomi heard in Scout's words was that he was a loser for trying to fight.
One step forward, another ten back, Tomomi thought as he left. "Don't follow me again, Scout. I don't want to believe that someone who was so kind to me could be so cold." He turns to look at him quickly. Tomomi wanted to cry so badly. He gave everything to Scout, for Scout. But it just hurt. So Tomomi just stared at Scout with an emotionless face.
The Tortomon picked himself up and yelled out, "Strong Carapace!" Tens of boulders from the digimon's back flew in all directions outside of the cave. Meramon started to leave when some of the boulders flew at him. He punched them, still full of flames, as the boulders dispersed into data. Meramon sighed, "This was getting fun...." The fire digimon walked away, up to the cavern entrance. Tomomi hopped onto this back, so the two could leave the area. Tomomi wanted to feel broken...but all he felt was anger. He definitely needed to find some peace of mind.
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