Spirits Aren't All They're Cracked Up To Be (Alicia/Mitsuko)

Alicia blinked in surprise as she was suddenly addressed, looking over to spot the young hospital volunteer. Smiling to the other young woman, she chuckled softly. "I suppose some extra company wouldn't hurt." Well that might be a bit confusing for the silver-haired violinist. Alicia had started to take Sol's presence for granted, to the point that she'd refer to him indirectly. At the very least, her eyes drifted over to the D-Scanner she'd set on the end table just a moment before Mitsuko arrived.

She figured it was safe enough to leave out. If someone recognized it for what it is, great, she could actually talk a bit more openly about that ever sensitive topic of Digimon. If they didn't and asked about it, she could make something up as to why it was there, perhaps. Either way the secret of Digimon would be kept safe if it needed to.

"Hmm... A song would be nice too now that I think about it. I'm happy with either option so I'll leave the choice up to you." Alicia continued, laying herself back. A good song always brightened the mood so she could see why someone with such talents could volunteer to work around the hospital.

"You really are far too trusting some days, Alicia..." Sol commented, though given the smirk she could sense from him, she knew wasn't chastising her for it. He probably knew something she didn't about their unexpected visitor. She'd just come to accept that Sol would know a lot of things she didn't have a hope or prayer of noticing. Though, how he managed to keep himself so up-to-date on things was something she'd always wonder.

Alicia smiled softly and closed her eyes, listening to the melody. It struck deep into her dark spirit, causing the young woman to start humming along quietly as in entranced by the music. Honestly, the young violinist was quite the protege in her opinion. It actually made Alicia herself a little jealous. Mitsuko had found a place where she could use her creative talent for others, while the Steel Spirit User was stuck still pursuing her own artistic dream while bogged down with the job she had to hold on to as a fall back.

The bed-ridden redhead snapped to attention in surprise at the beeping noise that came from the other woman's bag. She'd been so lost in the music that she'd actually started tuning out everything else. "Huh? Oh, it's okay, some peo...ple..." Alicia began to trail off as she saw the D-3 in Mitsuko's hand, and the fact that it was the device beeping, not the phone as both had expected. Then the barrage of comments came, and she chuckled softly.

"Okay, okay, one thing at a time, alright? First, I'm not exactly a 'Digidestined'. I don't get a partner Digimon to call on when things get tough. I'm a Spirit User. Instead of standing on the sidelines and watching, I actually turn into a Digimon and get right up into the middle of the action. Which is also why I'm here. A while back a Sagittarimon showed up in the Real World attacking an acquaintance of mine. I had to Spirit Evolve and fight him off, but before I was done..."

Alicia winced a bit at the memory, resting a hand lightly on her right side. Right over where the stitches closing up her injury were. "Let me tell you, if for whatever insane reason someone asks, getting your side torn open by a huge metal arrow is excruciatingly painful..." The Spirit User flashed a nervous smile to Mitsuko after mentioning that. "Ehehe..."

"Ye gods, Alicia, this is not something people tend to joke about." Sol commented. Alicia decided to ignore him for the moment. She really had nothing to say to him at that, and Mitsuko was right there. She didn't want to be deemed crazy or whatever after all.

"Well, I suppose that's true." Alicia noted, smiling. A thought occurred to her though, causing the young woman to snap up to attention. "Oh geeze! How could I be so... ugh! I'm sorry Mitsuko, my name's Alicia. Alicia Westfield. Sorry I took so long to realize I hadn't given you my name. I must still be reeling a bit from having to fight in the Real World."

She tilted her head a bit, wondering about Mitsuko's confession of her lack of a partner. "Huh... I wonder if your partner is just getting delayed for some reason. Or maybe he's waiting for you to go to the Digital World if you haven't yet... I don't know for sure but you'll have your partner soon enough." Shrugging her shoulders, Alicia came to the reason she had to fight in the first place.

"As for who Sagittarimon was...? Uh, think scaly centaur with heavy black armor and a huge bow. That's pretty close to summing up what I saw. And he didn't exactly attack me specifically, but the other kid that got admitted in same day as me. Gallatin, I believe his name was. I got caught in the cross-fire basically, and took up arms to defend myself. By the time it was all said and done though, he saved me and, in the same move, killed the Sagittarimon..." Alicia shook her head at that, sighing.

"I didn't really want to kill him in the end... I just wanted him to go away..."

The redhead sighed softly, looking down as Mitsuko started to cry a bit at her recollection of the series of events. "I suppose..." Alicia began quietly, closing her eyes. "Thanks, Mitsuko." Sitting up a bit, Alicia flashed a half smile. "Tell you what, I'm going to be up and at 'em again shortly, I'm sure. How about I take you to the Digital World so you can finally meet up with your partner? I'm sure he or she is very lonely without you. I may only be about half way up the metaphorical totem pole when it comes to Digimon levels, but I should be enough to keep you safe or buy you time to get somewhere safer if push comes to shove."

The Steel Spirit User flipped her phone out, opening up her contacts. "What do you say? Wanna swap numbers so we can get in touch when that day comes?" She asked softly, tilting her head.

"Are you sure you want to risk yourself like this so soon? You still haven't balanced your Spirit out, and are still leaning towards darkness. As much as I want to help her as well, this is an unnecessary risk..." Sol cautioned, not exactly that amused that Alicia was going to throw herself head first into a gauntlet again.

"It's for the best, Sol..." Alicia whispered under her breath to the Spirit, hoping Mitsuko didn't hear her. Having to explain that would be... awkward...

With their contact details exchanged, Alicia smiled to the silver haired musician. "Of course we can be friends" Alicia replied with a smile. "What was the point of exchanging numbers like that if we were going to split apart and never talk again when everything was said and done?" The redhead chuckled softly, then tilted her head at the offering of another song.

"Oh, of course! Please, you're songs are beautiful!" Well that was an especially energetic response from some one who's been bedridden like this for a while already. Even with the first one being interrupted by the revelation that both had ties to the Digital World, Alicia had calmed significantly from Mitsuko's song. For someone who had steeped their spirit in a dark Steel just a few days ago, it was really something else. To the point where she'd noticed that Sol hadn't said anything at all for a while which was someone unusual for him.

"Uh... sorry, I just really enjoyed the first one..." Alicia noted, chuckling nervously.

Alicia blinked a bit as Mitsuko mentioned singing this time. Well, this worked out, she was rather interested in the other girl's singing voice if her playing of the violin was so good as well. She doesn't didn't really find a way to go and ask the other girl for such specifically without making things awkward. Still, Mitsuko was going to sing now, so Alicia waited for her to go on.

To say that her song of choice really hit home was an understatement. So much so that it made her heart ache as it brought things into perspective. How long had she been lying through her teeth already about what was going on? Already she'd played off a significant injury caused by a fight as a mere accident, and the mere thought of mentioning Digimon to her brothers... They were family, and yet she was now keeping a secret of earth-shattering proportions. She was keeping them in the dark that the little sister they always looked at had changed in big ways, both literally and metaphorically.

Was that a tear at her eye? The Spirit User was quick to wipe it away once she noticed it, shuddering a bit. How had Mitsuko known? How had she known of the ties of family that Alicia treasured so dearly? And that fact that those same ties were strained by her secret as a Spirit User? "That was..." she began softly, trying to collect her emotions and thoughts after having been so thoroughly rattled, "... amazing, I must admit. If I may ask, what gave you the feeling that it would be so relevant to my situation...?"

Agh, she wasn't quite able to hide the shaking in her voice from how the song had gotten to her. It was funny actually. All this time since she began her time in the Digital World, almost nothing had shaken her to the point of uncertainty, especially while she was evolved and had forged her Steel. And yet here they were, one young woman's song had pretty much smashed that Steel wide open. It really was the wake up call Alicia needed and reinforced what Sol had been mentioning.

Without a balance between her Spirits, she wasn't herself anymore. Now that things had been put into perspective, she'd been unusually vicious when she used the ShadowArmsdramon form. Now, she realized she had to be careful. Balance really was critical to her. "Either way... thank you..."