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Post by Colin, Luke & Bellamy on Jan 19, 2017 5:24:01 GMT
OOC: This is a follow-on to the thread "If you go down to the woods today". As a minor change, Colin, Luke and Bellamy will be my main characters for this thread. Brad will be coming along as an NPC and will be present if people would still like to interact with him.
If you'd like to RP how you handled the Trailmon trip, feel free to put that at the start. This thread will cover the duration between Terminus City and the arrival in Luminas City, then we can move it there =3
"So, let me get this straight" Bellamy the Impmon said, regarding the Bearmon in front of him, his arms folded as his green eyes were set in a calculating manner. "You guys came from the Eastern woodlands to here in Terminus city by Trailmon so you could hire us to take you up to Luminas City with our merc Blimpmon?"
"Yes, Bellamy" his twin brother Luke the Elecmon said, patiently. "That is what Brad has finished telling us".
It seemed that the group, including Brad, a human called Katsura and her partner Nyao; as well as a little Pipmon soldier and Cion the Arnamon had come to seek their help in flying to the high city. Colin James regarded them with a smile and a wave. However, since there were two of his digimon friends in this group, he didn't really want to charge them anything. Especially since Brad had told them they were all cool.
However, since he would be doing this as a personal favour, he would not be doing this as a member of PROFIT. And so, following Koharu's advice, he didn't disclose that he was a member of that organization. He finished the rest of his lunch and turned to face them, the 13 year old black-haired boy dressed in his usual shirt, jacket, cargo pants and running shoes.
"So then" Colin said, standing up. "Hey guys. My name's Colin James, and I can help you get to Luminas City" he said, cheerfully. "Well then... first we have to find a spot outside the city in the plains to take off from, so, how about you tell us a bit more about what's happening while we're heading out?" he finished as an invitation. It seemed in his adventures here, as well as his newfound responsibilities, he had matured a bit since his arrival in the digital world.
"Of course we're happy to answer any questions you might have about the ride up there too" Luke added, trying to be helpful. "I gather not all of you have taken a ride in a Blimpmon before, right?"
Colin had already met Brad and Cion, but he was interested in getting to know Katsura, Nyao and Pipmon. They seemed like interesting individuals.
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Post by Katsura Ise on Jan 19, 2017 22:50:38 GMT
During the train travel Katsura was oddly silent half the way she just looked out of the window. Then Katsura took off her diary and started to write in it. It appears that writing in her diary just made her more depressed, several times she crossed out and erased the text she just wrote. This caught the attention of Nyao who looked concerned at Katsura. "Why do you keep writing that book?" "It helps me calm down. Besides that's how I express myself." While Nyao had very hard to believe Katsura in her claim that it makes her 'relax', she decided not to bother arguing.
Open leaving the station Katsura saw a large city (great, I might as well be home). Katsura commented inside her head not impressed by seeing yet another town. What did impress her, however, was a large talking airship, it seemed to belong to a boy a little younger than herself. It took her about 30 seconds to analyze this boy, (a sheep, it appears. He might be useful for me though). It appeared that this boy had at least 2 digimon aside from that giant airship, a rabbit and some kind of yokai. "Hey guys. My name's Colin James, and I can help you get to Luminas City" Katsura bowed politely, "Hello, my name's Ise Katsura". "I gather not all of you have taken a ride in a Blimpmon before, right?" "No, I have not been taken a ride before." Katsura made sure to use her friendly and cheerful personality as to make a good impression.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2017 10:27:22 GMT
It was quite the difference for the lone Pipmon to reach Terminus City by Trailmon for a change. In the recesses of his mind this is the way he wished he'd arrived that very first time years before, only to be stuck on foot with a senior guide just like he had been during this journey. It was never too late for a second impression, and so as they drove into the station a broad and somewhat giddy smile spread across the rodent's muzzle. Sheer and visual joy was ever present. It wouldn't last, however, and before they had reached their destination his countenance had once again shifted to his usual sober expression.
"We're trying to find someone capable of repairing a holy ring in Luminas City", his response came to Colin James' question. "Figured it would be the best place to start searching, because the last thing you want is to have the Digizoid tempered with." Pipmon swung his sword about as he spoke, something which he hadn't been doing as much in the forest. But now it didn't seem to end. Given that his platoon was no longer present the crushing feeling that he was now by far the smallest and most vulnerable might be getting the better of him. It were moments like these that he perhaps wished that he had the option to digivolve into Asaemon - ten times his current height and 100 times the bulk-. Sadly, it wasn't so, and so he could only find solace in the fact that compared to the Blimpmon which was to take them up into the clouds, they all looked miniscule.
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Post by Cion on Jan 20, 2017 22:34:46 GMT
Most of the time during their train travel she had spend chatting with Brad about unimporant things. She had grown interest in him and wanted a new friendship to bloom, and it seemed the Bearmon had nothing against that. They shared some of their stories that had occured in their short lives, what they wanted from the future and how they were in general. Overall, he was similar to Owen, though with less bravado, so he was someone she happily spent time with. And when they arrived in Termins City, she realized that there were more things that connected them than just similar ideals.
There were many things that Cion would take without a second thought, but the fact that Brad was friends with Colin, Luke and Bellamy still flabbergasted her. Some coincidences simply seemed too unlikely, but who was she to question such a golden opportunity? She knew the trio were made of friendly, if a bit brash, people, and there was surely a way to convince them to assist them. They had a Blimpmon at their disposal, so maybe a favor or some bits would convince them?
After a brief moment of thinking, it appeared Colin was willing to help them without asking anything in return. While it was a great relief for the Arnamon, she would make sure to remember this and make up for it one day, however she or they sought fit. "Thank you." She said, followed by her typical bow of gratitude. Though further details she would let handle Brad and Pipmon, the obvious plan-makers and smarty-pants of their group. Her intelligence was more on a social basis, not a strategic one.
And so she watched the others responding to the questions and statements of the trio with the Blimpmon.
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Post by Colin, Luke & Bellamy on Jan 21, 2017 13:36:32 GMT
Colin wondered what it was about Katsura that made him uncomfortable. Probably her looking at him in an analyzing sort of way. Well, there was nothing wrong with that, he supposed, if that was the case. "Well, alright. Just gotta remember to stay in the cabin at all times while we're in the air, don't want you guys falling off" Luke explained to the group. "Oh and Blimpmon will sometimes give instructions like hold on tight if we get some turbulence. Should be nothing to really worry about though"."Also please make sure your tables are locked in the upright position during takeoff and landing" Bellamy said, in a low, deep voice, pretending to be a flight captain. "Bellamy there's no damn folding tables, you know that" Luke said, irritably. Colin and Brad chuckled though. Colin then listened to Pipmon's explanation. "A holy ring? You mean Salamon's?" he asked, looking at the puppy digimon. "Or Plotmon's" Bellamy felt the need to correct, just in case she went by the original name... whatever that meant. "Also yeesh, a holy ring? Yuck, don't get that thing near me" he joked, going by the old stereotype that devil digimon reacted to holy rings like a vampire reacts to sunlight. "Heh, careful with that thing" Luke chuckled as Pipmon swung his sword around. Luke was kind of pleased that he wasn't the smallest digimon in this group anymore, which was usually the case. Brad had indeed come across Colin, Luke and Bellamy before, mostly in his visits to Terminus City. They seemed happy to talk to him and shared his goals of bringing harmony to the digital world, so he saw no reason why they shouldn't be friends. Finally, they emerged on the outside of the city. Finding an empty spot in the freshly renewed plains, Colin drew a digimemory from his pocket, and put it in his digivice. At once, an enormous airship digimon appeared. 50 meters long and 15 meters wide, he looked like a Guardromon built around a giant balloon. On his undercarriage was a small but luxurious cabin that could easily carry all the people and digimon present. Colin made a quick count. Him, Luke, Bellamy, Brad, Katsura, Nyao, Pipmon and Cion made eight people. A managable number. "Well then, all aboard I guess" Colin said, motioning for them to climb the stairs into the cabin.
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Post by Katsura Ise on Jan 22, 2017 12:51:12 GMT
Katsura was impressed by the sight of the giant air blimp, never in a million years did Katsura anticipate that she'd get to fly in one, especially a talking air blimp. Katsura briefly returned to Brad by whom she felt owed her gratitude. Katsura bowed her head before Brad "Thank you Brad, it was a great honor getting help by you" "A holy ring? You mean Salamon's?" To answer Colin's look, Nyao lifted her ears revealing that her ring was roughly in the same condition you'll expect of a cellphone's screen after being dropped on the sidewalk. Open hearing Colin and Bellamy arguing about being named either Plotmon or Salamon, Nyao whispered to Pipmon, "This is what will happen if you don't have names." To end the "argument" Nyao cleared her throat "Nyao is fine" Nyao made a patient smile as to not be rude. As Colin instructed them to go ind, both Katsura and Nyao promptly obliged and found themselves an available seat.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2017 11:23:59 GMT
With all but the Elecmon's name amongst the hosts revealed, Pipmon felt at least a bit more at ease. He could already tell he was going to like this new human better than the last one, given that had thus far not picked up any dirty looks. Or perhaps because of how he wore his feelings on his sleeve. His sword once again sheathed, the tiny Digimon was now following the instructions given to them by Luke the Elecmon all the while picking up the -incredibly- subtle vibes between his host and Bellamy. Perhaps twins? Only time would tell, for at this very moment there were more pressing matters worthy of his attention.
Pipmon braved the stairs leading up to the cabin only to be struck with awe: He couldn't recall the last time he had felt quite as out of place as he was feeling right now, the luxury gnawing away at the part of his brain that was starting to accept that this part of the trip was going to be free. Surely what little bits he had wouldn't be sticking around! He decided to keep his mouth shut. Whether or not he would have to pay was one thing, but questioning Brad's relationship with Colin was another. Instead he forced a smile, nodding in admiration of the interior before turning towards the group. "Despite never having visited neither Luminas City nor the Empyrean Skies in the flesh, I know more than enough to give a warning to take to heart: Be on your best behavior. Telling you that they don't take kindly to evil in either mind or action would be an understatement. Know that they will always be watching you."
He had acted according to his moral obligation. Now all that was left for planning ahead in case something went wrong, a scenario which wasn't unthinkable. For a holy ring wouldn't have ended up in such a poor condition if there wasn't some sort of underlying problem. And now they were taking along an actual Impmon for their request to have it restored, not to mention that his own presence might not go unnoticed as well. To make a long story short, their journey from here on out was going to be nothing short of a cultural minefield.
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Post by Cion on Jan 23, 2017 22:11:56 GMT
For once, Cion truly wished that Bellamy and Luke would focus at the quest at hand without being distracted by their playful needlings. But since she know that they depended on them and that there was not anything she could do about it anyway, she simply sighed and tried to stay calm and quiet. Eventually, they reached the majestic sight that was Blimpmon, one the Arnamon was pleasantly familiar with. As always, she felt delighted to bow to the massive digimon as an act of comity. "Pleased to meet you again, Blimpmon."
When Colin invited them to enter the cabin, she quietly nodded and followed his instructions. Stepping inside the cabin, she did not feel quite as much excitement as the first time, but she was still anticipating seeing the world from above. Then again, she did not know high Luminas City actually was, so the euphoria might return to her after all. Still, she tried to be more composed than last time as she had no interest on acting like a screechy fangirl in front of everyone else (again).
Sitting down on one of the white leather chair near the windows, she leaned back and closed her eyes for a couple of moments to relax. It had been a perpetually tiring journey to get here, so she felt like she had earned a little bit of repose. Nonetheless Pipmon's words caused her mind to stay awake, and it was with a rapt smile she gazed at everyone. "Don't worry about me. I might as well be called Ethicamon, hehe." She joked, making clear she carried no bad faiths in her heart, and she had not problems showing that. Sure, the Arnamon could be a bit astute, but surely that was not a crime, no?
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Post by Colin, Luke & Bellamy on Jan 24, 2017 3:50:04 GMT
Brad smiled up at Katsura, scratching his head underneath his cap. "Heh heh, no problem. Just happy to help" he smiled.
Bellamy noticed that Brad was pretty sweet and generous. Of course not really all his type, but might be someone that Luke might like? Ah well, he didn't really want to bring it up and embarrass Luke in front of so many people.
"Hello again, Cion" Blimpmon answered the Arnamon, pleasantly.
"Nyao it is then" Luke said. He then realized that he hadn't introduced himself yet. "Ah, by the way, my name's Luke and this is my twin brother Bellamy" he said to the group as they boarded.
"What up homeslices?" Bellamy said, the Impmon giving a street-sign, making Luke cringe internally.
They listened to Pipmon's explanation about Luminas city. "Yeah... I don't usually go there that often. Full of sanctimonious goody-two-shoes" Bellamy said, folding his arms as he took a seat; Colin and Luke sitting beside him. "Oh and they think Virus attributes are 'untrustworthy'. Yeesh. Do I look like I'm the type that'd go around causing trouble?"
"Well..." Luke said, but yelped as Bellamy silenced him by gripping him in a playful headlock, running a knuckle through the fur on his head, making him giggle.
"Wanna finish that sentence, bunny-boy?" he asked.
"Wow, methinks the Impster doth protest too much" Luke said, slyly. Bellamy gave a 'hah' and released him.
"You haven't caused trouble have you though, Bellamy?" Brad asked, concerned.
"Well, trouble for some bad guys mostly" Bellamy said, crossing his legs. "But the guys up there have sticks up their butts so far the other end almost comes out their mouths, yeesh"
"They're not really that bad" Colin said to the group so that they weren't nervous. "Bellamy just had a run in when they told him to not say rude things".
"As... pleasant as that conversation is..." Blimpmon's voice said through the intercom when all were seated. "We're taking off now. Please be seated, we shall be off to Luminas City and arrive in about an hour and a half".
With that, the stairs lifted and the cabin door closed. The ground then began to move away as Blimpmon's engines came to life. It was a little unsettling in the stomach at first, but, the breeze wasn't very strong today. It made for very smooth flying.
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Post by Katsura Ise on Jan 24, 2017 17:10:09 GMT
As Katsura and Nyao sat in the cabin, they couldn't help but listening to Pipmon's words. "Telling you that they don't take kindly to evil in either mind or action would be an understatement. Know that they will always be watching you" Pipmon hit a soft spot on Katsura with those words, suddenly Katsura's emotions could finally be read. In a low pitch filled with grief, "Daddy?..." Katsura clenched a note in her pocket. Immediately Nyao sensed Katsura's burst of emotion and cuddled into Katsura until she reluctantly let the note go and started stroking Nyao instead. This seemed to calm Katsura down to the point where she once again could hide her emotions behind her default face.
Katsura realized that she had underestimated the kindness of Pipmon, for whatever reason Pipmon decided to help her without asking anything in return even when the holy ring apparently meant something was wrong. "Pipmon? Thank you" Katsura began in her monotone voice as she decided he was worthy of seeing parts of her true personality, "How can I ever repay you?" Before Katsura could hear Pipmon's answer Blimpmon had just told that they're ready to take off, this caused Katsura to freak out.
"Wait.. we're flying!? Oh no, we're going to fall down!" Katsura clinched into the seat and was clearly scared. Nyao realized that this was probably the first time Katsura had ever been on an airplane, "We're not falling down, Blimpmon knows what to do." Nyao sent Luke a pleading look in the hope that he could say something to Katsura.
OOC: Are we moving the thread to Empyrean Skies?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 10:27:56 GMT
It didn't come as much of a surprise to Pipmon to hear Bellamy the Impmon's opinion about what the inhabitants of Luminas City were like. In all honesty he had actually expected the phrasing to be even less mild than it already was, but there you have it. Surely it was only the opinion of a Rookie Digimon as most would see it, but Bellamy had indeed in his own words spoken out against the one issue threathening their operation: Sticks were up butts and words coming from the tiniest of Botamon could easily outweigh those of a Whamon if spoken in the presence of authority.
Meanwhile Katsura's short breaking of character didn't go unnoticed to the lone Pipmon. But the genuinity of his surprise faded quickly as he was once again approached without a shred of empathy despite the message itself. And as he too strapped in for the upcoming flight, he just mumbled, only barely loud enough to be heard. "Don't mention it. Just think about your Digimon and don't let this journey be in vain by going down the same path you're on now." With lift off achieved shortly after, he just locked his gaze on a particularly fascinating square inch of ceiling, gathering his thoughts in silence.
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(Sorry about the short message and slow response time. Lot of personal business to take care off.)
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Post by Cion on Jan 26, 2017 22:08:35 GMT
After a nice greeting from Blimpmon and briefly relaxing in one of the white leather seats, Cion listened to the talk between the others concerning Lumnias City. It really sounded like this town as an unpleasantly dogmatic place where not even playful teasing was allowed. She was all for laws, regulations and harmonious living together, but utterly repressing certain emotions and viewing the world through a black & white filter could not be good. She was confident they meant well, but this just seemed oppressive, though she of course had to saw it for herself to make true judgement.
Cion was glad that that Blimpomon prematurely ended this conversation, announcing that he was about to lift off and would take around 1 to 2 hours to reach the cty. Nodding, she sat tightly in her chair, looking out of the windows to enjoy the shifting view. The second time and it was still almost as marvelous as the first one. Not only that, but the weather was so calm today, allowing for an even easier ride than her first time. He could not help herself but be a little fidgety as she gazed towards the horizon with delight.
Eventually turning to the others... she began to carry a warm smile. A young human in distress and so many benignant digimons (and one human) that wanted to help her without demanding anythin in return. It... pleased her, making her realize the digital world was not the savage battlefield some regarded it as. It could bloom and propser, just like any other civilization that put differences aside and focused on what united its people.
She had good friends.
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Post by Colin, Luke & Bellamy on Jan 28, 2017 1:49:40 GMT
Luke saw that Katsura was pretty nervous. He reached over and patted her knee gently. "It'll be fine, Katsura, Blimpmon's a professional. He won't let us crash".
"Indeed, you're in safe hands" Blimpmon's voice spoke through the cabin. "I have over ten thousand hours of flight experience".
"See? No accidents yet, that's a good record" Bellamy pointed out.
A few minutes later, they were running at cruising speed, rising all the time. Clouds drifted past, but overall the sky was clear.
"This is a wonderful way to travel" Brad said, looking out the windows, seeing the ground far below. The engines weren't too loud, the ride was smooth, and the furniture within the cabin was very comfortable.
"Yeah, if only we got cable on this thing" Bellamy said, resting his feet on the coffee table as he raised a remote control to the television. "Daytime TV really sucks, I gotta say"
The television came to life, airing an advertising program with a Piyomon host and a Veemon guest talking about kitchen utensils.
"Wow, Veemon, this set of plastic tupperware is just amazing, and only 299 bits?! How can this get any better?"
"Well Piyo, call in the next half hour and you'll receive this set of steak knives free!"
"Oh my gosh! That's amazing..." she said, in an obvious fake smile, which soon faded. "Four years. Four years I spent getting that engineering degree. Why am I hosting this crap?"
"But Piyomon... steak knives!" Veemon said, sweatdropping.
"I'll put those steak knives where the sun doesn't shine in a moment, Veemon".
Bellamy couldn't help but grin a little as he changed the channel through other bits of boring repeats of cooking and gardening shows. He eventually gave up and switched the TV off. "So, what kinda stuff have you guys been gettin' up to in the digital world lately?" he asked, looking at the people sitting on either side. "Just gettin' by? Training for digivolutions? That kinda thing?"
He was just making conversation, but hopefully one of them had something interesting to discuss.
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Post by Katsura Ise on Jan 28, 2017 15:43:42 GMT
When Luke patted Katsura on her lap, not only did she relax but it was almost like she was blushing by the time her default expression returned. "Ehh thanks?" Katsura felt weird in the stomach all of sudden (Strange I must have caught a flu when I jumped into the water). After that Katsura started looking outside the window which stopped the blushing. Then Katsura thought about what Pipmon said about their path, behind her stoic expression, Katsura was once again getting depressed. (It was an accident, I swear) Katsura thought. To distract herself, Katsura took out her diary and decided to write another chapter as the commercial on the TV started. When Katsura saw the Tupperware product, she blurted out in her standard monotone voice, "Didn't they outlaw those boxes in Japan for being health hazards?" It came at no surprise that the salesmon, or con to use Katsura's own vocabulary was disgusted by them. As Nyao got asked for what they had done, only two words slipped her mind "That Guilmon". Nyao rolled her eyes bewildered.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 9:52:11 GMT
Pipmon turned his attention to the television screen for the briefest of moments, catching a glimpse of what could only be the latest episode of "RedVegiemon's Gardening Hour Palooza" before it turned to black once more. It wouldn't be long before he was lost in his thoughts once again, and so it took him some time to process what Bellamy had asked them. "Mostly training for Digivolutions, yes. Sounds like it might just be the right course of action, getting to explore deeper into the Digital World and see what it is like. Just not looking forward to the stage after that, though." The image of your average GranNezumon -a colossal snarling beast- crossed the mind of the tiny rodent Digimon and sent an almost feverish shiver down his spine.
"Aside from that I'm mostly looking for odd jobs to fatten up my wallet, get a web of connections going, things like that." He dropped the subtle hint like it was nothing, but it couldn't hurt to peek the interest of a human willing to offer services like these for free. But as he didn't want to come across too strong, Pipmon just sat back from there on out and absentmindedly carved into the flat surface of his sword with his nails. Still he listened as the others would tell their stories and motivations alike. It might be tiresome in the long run, but at least he could see them all as better company than Digimon who legged it when their own shadow was even so much as mentioned.
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