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Post by Katsura Ise on Mar 17, 2017 0:07:00 GMT
Katsura was walking quietly around in the forest, occasionally looking around to stay orientated. In her arms, Katsura was carrying Nyao the salamon who seems to have become rather adapt recently. Sometimes Katsura looked down to see her tag, Katsura still wasn't sure whether she felt worthy of carrying something as important as a crest.
"What do you think he meant by harnessing it's power? It looks like a regular jewelry to me." "Whatever he meant, remember what Pipmon said. This jewel is some kind of key to unlock my perfect form." "I remember that but how? I get that it must have something to do with loyalty but it still seem weird to me that a jewel could have so much power."
Katsura had once again found herself in the middle of the forest, this time by choice. After her adventure she was grown quite attached to the Server Woods and she found herself wandering them again.
This time Katsura wasn't as scared as before nor as moody, she was starting to see the digital world as her home rather than the human world. To mark that Katsua and Nyao had agreed to explore the forest to see what else it could hide.
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Post by Amelie on Mar 22, 2017 19:06:30 GMT
As both human and digimon walked by the forest, something had taken notice of them. From the shadows, they observed every move the pair did, taking particular interest in the piece of jewelry they carried. It was preeeeeetty.
Maybe they'd add it to their collection? That could be a good plan. Maybe they'd add something else to their collection? Probably, too! The fact that they had a human and a small digimon within their reach made excitement grow within their body.
But that didn't mean they'd act right now. No, no... they'd bide their time. Wait until the opportunity arose. Then... they'd have fun. A lot of fun. So they remained there, immobile and moving at the same time, preparation making their blood boil and making all their muscles twitch with anticipation. At any time now...
Regarding the other two? Well, they'd probably begin to feel observed right now. Maybe they'd hear some footsteps, right behind them, or something? The best part about it was that no matter how much they searched for the source of their mysterious stalker, they wouldn't be able to find them. No, no... the one to find them would be they.
Just then, introductions would begin.
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Post by Katsura Ise on Mar 22, 2017 20:12:43 GMT
As they walked around in the forest, they couldn't shake off the feeling of being watched. While it wasn't a new thing for Katsura given her upbringing, Nyao on the other hand was on her marks. Sniffing around which caused Katsura to stop walking for a minute. "What's wrong Nyao?" "Something or someone is after us, and I don't think they're nice." "Nyao are you sure?" Katsura said by which Nyao nodded before jumping down. Just to test Nyao's suspicions she carefully walked a little while, pausing at random while listening for any movement. Indeed, Katsura could hear footsteps behind her. This caused Katsura to stare at Nyao before sending her a knowing nod. Katsura and Nyao were so emotional close that just sharing a look was worth an entire conversation.
Katsura didn't want whoever that chased them to realize that they no longer had the advantage of surprise. Katsura "casually" spent most of their time in the forest close to the trees where it would likely be impossible to attack her from behind. Every time they had to turn, Katsura exploited this to subtly look behind her. Just in case, and to indicate Katsura is a significant threat Katsura opened her bag slightly, intentionally exposing her frying pan. Katsura knew from experience in Udagawa Back Streets rules of survival in case of stalking:
Expose your weapons. Don't display fear. Don't run unless it's an emergency. Always be on guard Listen for every sound. Don't turn your back unless absolutely necessary.
Nyao also did her part; aside from following Katsura around she listened carefully for every little noise that could help tracking down their stalker. Nyao also kept track of smells around them knowing that the smell of their stalker would persist no matter where they walked.
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Post by Amelie on Mar 24, 2017 19:55:53 GMT
Entertainment. Frankly, they felt entertainment; seemingly, this girl was a fighter type, huh? Didn't matter; her frying pan wouldn't provide her for too much protection. If anything, it'd make things all the more interesting. But enough of that.
The trees around Katsura and Nyao began to slightly move with the wind, their leaves whistling softly, almost in anticipation? Was this their way to introduce themselves? Maybe; or maybe they just had a flair for the dramatic. In any case, if it wasn't obvious that something was off, it now pretty much was. But as much as they wanted to jump into and have fun right away, all that is good makes itself wait, right? So, they'd toy with them just a little bit longer. Maybe, maybe...
Among this sea of barely suspicious sounds, a small figure seemed to try to sneak through the pair. Hopping inconspicuously, it moved towards them relatively quickly, the sound of its movement going through the brush like a gentle breeze. Those movements ended abruptly as soon as something sprang from a nearby tree in the opposite direction, neatly falling in front of the two partners.
"Helloooo~!" It was a small Dokunemon, if either human of digimon had seen one before. "Hope you enjoyed the show! Ain't I the best acrobat in this forest? I bet I am!"
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Post by Katsura Ise on Mar 25, 2017 0:03:57 GMT
While they walked around preparing for their unknown stalker, a wind in the trees was happening. The wind itself was not suspicious but that it only applied to the leaves. Their stalker was quick and silent, it was a good thing that Nyao decided to look for a persistent smell which turned out to be moving around the trees. Who was following them around? Katsura of course was used to these kinds of problems but had never experienced them in a forest setting before.
Still the feeling of being watched was exactly the same.
The answer to the question soon showed itself as a shadow hopped in front of them. Aside from not wanting to steer away from her survival rules by showing fear, Katsura had seen such attempts for an ambush so many times that even if she knew the appropriate emotion for this occasion she would be too thick-skinned to batter much of an eye. What really destroyed the entrance was seeing that their stalker was... A worm, not a lion, not a big scary man with a knife. Even Lugh would have made a greater impression. Going with Nyao's word that whoever the worm was, it was not nice so Katsura didn't even bother with her fake smile. The result was from Dokunemon's point of view probably rather anticlimactic as Katsura just stared with her default facial expression.
"Hope you enjoyed the show! Ain't I the best acrobat in this forest? I bet I am!" "I haven't seen any acrobat in a forest before, so probably." Katsura had her natural monotone dull voice she has when not trying to scam people.
At the same time Nyao was more unexperienced with stalking but it didn't matter that much anyway since her main priority and directive was "keep katsura safe from harm". This manifested as her tracking the smell in an attempt to undermine Dokunemon's stealth and then try to link the smell to the winds. It worked well enough that Nyao was only mildly shocked when Dokunemon arrived.
"Hope you enjoyed the show! Ain't I the best acrobat in this forest? I bet I am!" "What do you want?"
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Post by Amelie on Mar 27, 2017 4:27:08 GMT
Oh man, this had to be a joke of sorts; hadn't them seen him? He had put on a true show and the praise that he was supposed to receive was either duller than a rusted blade or outright hostile. That was totally uncool. "Guys, you should totally get your audience game going! An entertainer lives or dies by the praise he gets from his audience, and you're killing me right here!" For a moment, the small worm's gaze focused on the ground, its features a bit flustered. "I-It was a good show, right? I thought my performance was top-notch..."
This turn of events was... interesting, to say the least. An oblivious, stray digimon currently was distracting the pair that had come to their attention; while they didn't mind the small conversation between the two parties, they couldn't but wonder if both the human and the Digimon would lower their guard due this unexpected event, or if they'd even fall into the paranoia of not knowing if this newcomer was friendly or hostile, or even... the one who had been stalking them thus far.
This particular situation was probably even more delicious than what they had originally intended for it to be. Destiny could be a fun thing somtimes...
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Post by Katsura Ise on Mar 27, 2017 7:09:54 GMT
So it seemed like Katsura was supposed to be happy and entertained? Well Katsura usually didn't know how to feel so might as well make it up. Now Katsura clapped and cheered like it was the greatest performance ever. The strangest part of Katsura was her ability to change personality at the drop of a hat. Basically Katsura just went all the way to the other extreme like an actor who forgot their line. Of course behind the scenes Katsura has seen such stalking methods so many times before that she had no legitimate way to feel impressed even if she was emotionally stable.
Nyao rolled with Katsura's acting for once, if acting and clapping like a seal could get the threat to go away happy and satisfied then so be it. At least that was how Nyao saw that situation. That being said, if the worm thought either Katsura or Nyao would fall for a distraction while another one got busy that scheme was going to fall hilariously giving that Katsura only acted excited because she assumed it was the appropriate response. In all honesty especially Katsura had her guard as high as before since she hadn't seen anyone stalking her like that who weren't up to something.
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Post by Amelie on Mar 27, 2017 22:28:56 GMT
See? That was more like it! The Dokunemon was now bowing, almost as if he were an actor after a performance. "Thank you! Thank you very much! Now, for my next act, I'll call for the help of my bros!" From seemingly nowhere, but actually the ground just besides the first Dokunemon, two more appeared, the two of them greeting Katsura and Nyao heartily.
"Now, prepare yourselves for our next act! You'll be left with your mouths hanging open!" Said and done; the trio went through a complex series of backflips, jumps and other similar feats of acrobatics. Whoever saw them would surely think that they had a lot of talent. They just needed... to coordinate a bit more.
The small group ended their performance with a pretty awesome backflip, landing right in front of their spectators, then bowing again. "So... did you like it? We're planning on makin' it big on Terminus! Do you think we can do it?" For the first time, the Dokunemon was looking at Katsura and Nyao with gleaming eyes, as if waiting for at least some compliments. Or something; in all honesty, anything could work as long as they were words of encouragement.
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Post by Katsura Ise on Mar 28, 2017 1:02:36 GMT
Well it seemed like Katsura for once was right in her chosen reaction and luckily it was just that day Nyao joined in on her acting. By all means Katsura was great at manipulating as long as her emotional reactions are appropriate. Katsura was just as much an actor as Dokunemon in pretending to be an excited audience, she had years of experience in making her acts believable if only she could remember her cues. It's a good thing that Katsura understand the tropes of a show well enough to understand that you clap and cheer while the actor bow and then you stop. Now it seemed like Dokunemon was preparing for the great climax. Katsura reflexly held her Tag tightly while she saw 2 more Dokunemon showed up to give a performance. How Katsura had gained that habit was something she wasn't sure about.
She had obsessive compulsive thoughts about keeping her belongings safe at all cost and Nyao also counted as a possession though Katsura hadn't realized the latter fact about Nyao. While Katsura was too poor to truly become a hoarder she had the mentality of one.
The show itself was great though they could use some practice about coordination.
This time Katsura knew what to do and cheered loudly as response and Nyao joined in. Nyao still hoped that acting like a hyperactive seal would be enough positive feedback to satisfy the trio.
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Post by Amelie on Mar 28, 2017 17:48:59 GMT
That was more like it! The Dokunemons thrived on the praise they were currently receiving, even though no words of compliment or anything of the like had been uttered. Both the human and the Salamon had just... stood there, not doing anything besides clapping.
It indeed was a weird duo, but... the trio guessed it'd be good enough for an impromptu performance. "So glad you liked our show. We'll be here all the week!" Having said that, the Dokunemons went away, thankful that at least their practice hadn't been in vain.
The forest seemed calm for some minutes, everything seemingly starting to go back to normal. Whether Katsura and Nyao decided to stay where they were or to just advance where they were supposed to go, they'd find that the previous feelings of paranoia and the strange sensation that they were being followed had all but faded, almost as if they had been a bad dream.
Well, at least initially! Soon enough, a pretty desperate scream could be heard some distance ahead of Katsura and Nyao. Then it was followed by another, and then... by another, even louder than the last. How they'd react to it? That was for them to decide.
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Post by Katsura Ise on Mar 28, 2017 22:01:59 GMT
For once it turned out that Katsura's social manipulation worked exactly as it was supposed to. The worms were clearly happy and proud of themselves as they turned to leave. Katsura waved farewell to the trio. Though the idea about dancing worms in a city sounded rather... Weird to her, even weirder things had happen ever since she became a tamer so who knows actually?
Katsura and Nyao was able to relax, for about a few minutes. Before long they could hear a loud desperate scream and whatever made that scream it was obvious that they where getting closer because the scream got louder and louder.
Katsura turned to Nyao who nodded, this seemed like the day for Katsura's stealth skills to shine, before the unknowing being got a chance to see them. Katsura lead them behind the trees and bushes. It appeared that Katsura was just as good at hiding as a Dokunemon. This time Nyao was ready as well, unlike last time Nyao actually knew how to fight back should the threat be real for once.
The only thing left was waiting and trying to find out where and why someone was screaming and whether they too should be afraid.
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Post by Amelie on Mar 29, 2017 23:13:08 GMT
After ten or so seconds, the the screams subsided, resulting on the forest being brought back to normal yet again. But... was it normal? Or just... eerily silent? One could almost said that almost suddenly the forest had decided to shut up completely.
"Why are you here, by the way? The forest's acting all weird, yet you still insist on walking through here. Humans are so weird." The voice besides Katsura said. Wait, there was a voice besides Katsura!? If she looked at her right, she'd notice that she had... a Tapirmon right next to her, talking to her as if she was an old acquaintance or something. "Eh, anyhow. I guess that this place being like this makes it a bit more entertaining? I'm not sure if it's that way for humans, but at least it gives me some stories to tell when I hang out with the guys and we tell scary stories around a fire. Do you do the same?"
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Post by Katsura Ise on Mar 30, 2017 2:22:50 GMT
So the danger had worn off it seems, the screams had ended and the forest turned quiet. Now the only problem is a forest is not supposed to be "that" quiet. Perhaps most strange was how the abrupt the end of the scream felt almost like if someone had turned them off.
But before Katsura or Nyao could muster a comment to the turns of events a voice out of random shouted from the side. Reflexly Nyao was about to attack when she noticed the holy ring on its knee and ceased the attack. Likewise, Katsura was covering behind Nyao until she reached the exact same observation.
"Don't sneak up on people like that! Didn't you just hear the screams?"
Now that the initial shock was under control, Katsura and Nyao had time and resources to comprehend the Tapirmon's words.
"Why are you here, by the way? The forest's acting all weird, yet you still insist on walking through here. Humans are so weird." Nyao thought about how hypocritical it sounded to call Katsura weird in a situation like this but decided not to call the Tapirmon out on this. Meanwhile Katsura was the one answering.
"This is where I arrived when I first visited the digital world and it was nice 10 minutes ago." "Eh, anyhow. I guess that this place being like this makes it a bit more entertaining? I'm not sure if it's that way for humans, but at least it gives me some stories to tell when I hang out with the guys and we tell scary stories around a fire. Do you do the same?" Now calm-ish Katsura could resume her cheerful fake personality with the accompanying smile. "I don't really 'hang out' with guys aside from Nyao and whoever I'm meeting on my way. Why do you ask?"
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Post by Amelie on Mar 30, 2017 15:41:25 GMT
Tapirmon shrugged at Katsura's initial observation. Even for a human, she seemed to be tad weird. "Sneak up? I was here all the time! In fact, you should've seen me when you tried to sneak up. Not my fault that you are seemingly blind, you know? Also, of course I heard the screams! I was here before you, after all."
The Tapirmon's tone was a strange mix between lazy and condescending. Still, it seemed to be entertained with Katsura and Nyao's antics enough to remain there. "So you came here to relive old memories? Humans are definitely weird. Why would you want to relive entering an odd world without idea of what's even happening? If I were a human, I wouldn't want to relive that. In fact, I'd probably run away from this place and probably not return for a pretty good while. Especially since this place right now is... kinda weird, you know? Hearing screams around isn't among my favorite activities, either."
Its seemingly endless blabber came to a sudden halt as soon as it heard Katsura wasn't a very social person. "Wait. Wait just a a second. Nyao's... a guy? If so, I think that your taste at picking names is rather poor. I'm sorry."
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Post by Katsura Ise on Mar 30, 2017 17:48:16 GMT
Katsura sighed, "For all I could know at that moment, you could be the one causing the screams." Nyao nodded to show that she agreed with Katsura. "An introduction ahead would have been nice." Then Katsura got confused, why could this Tapirmon be so relaxed after such an event? At the very least it should be nervous or understand why they could be frighten. Even in situations where it was admittedly Katsura who overreacted to a digimon they still made an effort to assure her that it was okay. Katsura recalled Brad the bearmon who simply waved to her in a friendly manner even as Katsura acted like Nyao was a gun. "You are... rather calm considering the circumstances? Shouldn't you be running... or something? Is this your hiding place then?" Afterwards, Katsura took the time to respond to the Tapirmon's comments about being in the digtial world.
"So far the digital world feels better than the real world, anyone I meet here is nice too. I don't know why I wanted to leave it in fact."
Then the Tapirmon implied that Nyao was a boy which caused Nyao to react rather annoyed. "I'm a girl, thank you. 'Guys' can mean both genders."
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