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Post by darkblade on Jun 22, 2017 0:58:56 GMT
Oh, the things I've put myself through today...
Honestly, the feline's little complaint to himself was underselling it. Here he was, a Mikemon with no holosuit or disguise whatsoever, out in the Human world. And this wasn't just a small excursion to try and steal food from the Shibuya Train Terminal - no, he had made his way out far to the west, managing as many backstreets as he could to stay out of sight. Thankfully, he looked enough like a cat from this world to at least make a convincing blur. And by the time anyone darted their look back to try and get a second look at him, the Mikemon was gone.
Thankfully, that was all behind him at this point. Willfully ignoring that he still had to find a way back to the station, the Mikemon stepped into the Quinn's backyard. "Alright, I really hope I got the right place, here..." Muttering, he stepped forward. At the very least, the first floor lights were on, so at least he didn't come in when no-one was home. Then again, just how was he supposed to do this? It wasn't as if he could just knock on the front door!
Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained! That was the thought on the Mikemon's mind as he made his way up a nearby tree. Scrambling his way out on a nearby branch, the feline took a brief glance down, before looking towards a window just in front of him. The blinds were drawn, but behind, the lights seemed to be on. Alright, I think I can...
THUNK.
That was far less graceful than the Mikemon hoped it would be! Feeling his head hit the window head-on, the doctor shook his head, bringing a paw up to his nose! He sat on the edge of the windowsill, and with his back to the glass, gave a knock. "Kuu? Maia?" The doctor's voice, distinctly deeper (and far more fluent) than Isaac's, would ring through the room... as would his prior head-bonk and minor swearing, of course.
But to top it all off? He wasn't even sure if this was the room Kuu or Maia would be in!
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Post by Maia on Jun 24, 2017 4:06:49 GMT
Had something hit the window? While not Maia's room, it had still clearly gained the attention of someone! There was a small squeak from behind the blinds, and some scrambling. And then even more sounds and a large sum of thudding, before the blinds were lifted, and a holosuited 'boy' excitedly smashed his face to the window. "Maia! Maia! I heard something! I was right! It's a something!"
"Yeah, it's probably called a bird," the tamer's voice called from across the hall.
"Can birds say our names?" Peeling his face off the window, the fake-teen began flailing at the bottom of the glass, trying to figure out how to open the object. "I can't windows! Save me, Maia! Thumbs! Thumbs!" During this little fit, the holosuit deactivated, to reveal a flailing Kudamon trying to jam his nose under the windowpane. This stuff was difficult! "One moment!" The fox notified the absolute stranger on the other side of the window, "I'm getting someone with fingers!"
Finally, letting out a groan, Maia shuffled into the room, arms crossed and hair wet from a shower, "Kuu, you seriously can't let birds in the house ag--" Eyes shifted to look at the window, to process that, no, this time it wasn't just a random piece of wildlife sitting outside.
"How about cats?"
Reaching the window, the tamer placed her hand against the latch, which had luckily outsmarted her partner. "Just because you have your own bedroom doesn't mean you can invite strange things into it," Maia notified the fox, as she slowly clicked the lock back. If the cat-mon was really that dangerous, it would have just broken into their house, right? There was no way something like a window was going to stop it! Opening it, the girl slid to the side slightly, so that the stranger was capable of getting inside. "Can we," she paused, still trying to understand what was going on, "help you with something?"
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Post by darkblade on Jun 24, 2017 5:14:18 GMT
THUNK!
Well, that just happened! Just as the Mikemon started to knock, an unfamiliar face pressed itself right against the window: an overexcited, white-haired boy looking the cat right in the eye! The doctor's first instinct was to make a run for it, and cut his losses, but fortunately Kuu had the luck to call out her tamer's name first. Maia?
"... Yes, I'm a 'something'." Muttering to himself, the Digimon relaxed his tightened grip on the windowsill - hopefully, Maia's parents wouldn't randomly look up from the backyard and see the claw marks now embedded there - and took a quick look through the window. But before he could even think to scan this 'human', Kuu already broke the disguise, now flailing at the bottom of the glass! And when he finally brought up 'fingers', Mikemon gave a sigh, the cat pinching his sinus.
"Tch... don't worry, I'm not going anywhere - hm, that's Maia?" His voice was a bit muffled through the glass. And as the girl entered, the doctor saw that he clearly picked a bit of an awkward time - though, this wouldn't really be any less strange if he had arrived at any other time, either! With the door open, Mikemon swung his legs around, easily hopping down into the room. The first thing he did, was stretch his arm up, stifling a long, tired yawn. "Jeez... not looking forward to getting back to the station..."
Before he could go into his rant, though, Maia asked that obvious question: just what was this random Digimon doing out here, calling for the tamer and her partner by name? Heck, if Kuu had a single suspicious bone in his body, the cat could have been explaining himself while pinned under a Reppamon's tail. But as Maia gave her question, Mikemon looked over at her from the corner of his eye. "That depends, are you one of the groups invited out to the Dark Area by that idiotic Wizardmon?" Mikemon's tone was rather blunt, to the point that it didn't even sound like a question.
And apparently the cat realized it too, turning to face Maia just a moment later, toning back his rhetoric. "Pardon me. I'm Dr. Mikemon." He announced himself, giving a small bow of his head. "Long-story short, I've recently become aware of, well, whatever that absurd mission in the Dark Area was. I'm here to do a follow-up regarding that - just to take a quick look through the Kudamon's code, to make sure everything here's still working properly."
Mikemon almost seemed rehearsed in that - had he been thinking through how to say it on the way there? The doctor took a glance towards the door. "By the way, is there anyone here I need to keep out of sight from?"
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Post by Maia on Jun 27, 2017 8:03:01 GMT
Hearing the Mikemon's question, Kuu rapidly nodded his head. "Yeah! That's Maia! Isn't she the best?" That might be an exaggeration, but considering Kuu was partnered to her, he had to feel that way! Plus! She baked him great cookies! Tilting his head, the fox listened as the stranger stretched. "Why do you gotta get back there?" Was there something important going on? Kuu wanted to be a part of important things!
Honestly, Kuu didn't have a single need to be suspicious! Despite his ridiculousness, he was fully aware that, if any Digimon wanted in his home for malicious intent, knocking probably wouldn't be the first choice of entry! The Kudamon wasn't that dumb! Unless this was a super evil cat! Cats could be really evil! Like the neighbor's cat!
It wasn't like Maia was hoping for a fight in her own home, anyway. Though, the instant that the mission was brought up, she visibly tensed. "One of?" Were there others? Or was that just a miscommunication? Either way, intent was soon made clear, as eyes shifted to her partner. "Why do you need to look at his code?" It seemed perfectly reasonable to be a little defensive about that kind of thing, after what had already happened during the mission! "It's not going to hurt him, is it?"
"Yay! Someone wants to look at me!" Way to make it sound like Maia just locked him up every day and never paid attention to him! He had his own bedroom, darn it! "Is it 'cause I tried to shake the bad guy's hands? Because, I promise, I learned not to do it again!" Yeah, that's because his next step was trying to eat the mysterious goo from the D-Reaper, rather than just touching it! Luckily, Kuu hadn't been given that opportunity!
For only a moment, amber eyes shifted from the cat Digimon, to the door. "My parents are home. But, as long as you don't turn into a spider or blow anything up, they really don't care." Then again, could this doctor actually blow up a house? It was probably best not to ask!
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Post by darkblade on Jun 28, 2017 2:13:58 GMT
Honestly, this whole thing was going about a hundred times better than he expected, and the early diagnosis looked promising. After all, Kuu was here and full of energy, just excited to see a new 'mon around! As he realized that Maia wasn't actively thinking of throwing her right back out the window, the Mikemon managed a smile, looking down towards the pipe-fox. "Well, I can't stay here all day, I don't live here. And yes, your tamer seems to have a good head on her."
It wasn't often that Mikemon wore a smile or offered kind words to a 'patient', but really, that only applied when the words were for the patient's convenience. Here, Kuu seemed to be more like a kid in a candy store, and he knew being his normal self wouldn't help him in the long run. The dichotomy was quite present, as Maia's words made his ear twitch. His tone shifted, moving straight back to business.
"Mhm. One of. There was one a few years ago, your group, and a new one coming up - Wizardmon's barred from ever using the mission guild for this again, so he has to hire a permanent team to deal with 'similar incidents'." The next question was tricky, though. He would answer, but he didn't want to upset Kuu! His eyes flickered to the Kudamon for a second, the Mikemon biting his lip. "Because, Impmon, stuck? Need to check anyone I can, to make sure that we can find and treat any sort of potential... hiccups. But don't worry, it won't hurt him, it'll just feel like being scanned by a Digivice. Technically I won't even have to touch him. Please, stay and watch."
And as for Kuu, the smile returned to the cat's face! "Well, I just want to look... now, careful here." With Maia's indication that the parents were 'fine' with it, the Mikemon proceeded to extend his left hand out. Half his arm seemed to vanish in thin air, for just a second, and as he pulled back, the feline would be holding a red orb in his claw.
Yup, add one point to the 'super evil cat' column, for opening a dark portal in the middle of Kuu's room!
"Alright, just pretend its a camera." He tensed his hand around the ruby ball - and as much as the other two would look into it, well, Maia would just see a crystal ball, and Kuu, perhaps a bit of static. The cat closed one eye, peering deep into it, and into the hopefully-still Kudamon on the other side.
"Hm... its... a little off..." He muttered to himself, as he started to scan into deeper and deeper layers. Indeed, if Kuu had stayed put, he'd start to feel a slight tingle through his fur. Of course, he was scanning for D-Reaper oddities, but anything else would likely pop up in this scan, too!
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Post by Maia on Jul 10, 2017 7:07:11 GMT
"You can totally stay here all day! You don't gotta live here! You just gotta not steal Maia's attention all the time. 'Cause that's mine." At least Kuu's priorities were straight! As long as he got the most hugs and cookies, he didn't really care who was in his house! ...Though, sometimes, Isaac probably challenged that threshold. Albeit, not recently, due to obvious circumstances.
Judging from the frown forming across Maia's lips, it was clear that she wasn't enthused about this new piece of information. "Wasn't it enough, with what happened to our group?" Apparently not! Though, the teen had to wonder how Scout was doing after that exhausting trip. She really should have exchanged contact information with him, or something. "Wait, what happened with the group before us?" Was Digi-Murder illegal? Because, if given the wrong answer, Maia was going to feel awfully tempted to pay the mission-givers a visit, regardless of their new requirements to their expeditions!
Narrowing her eyes, the girl pressed her lips tightly together, debating what she wanted to address next. It may be annoying to keep asking questions, but she felt she had every right, when considering the feline-mon was in her house! "Does that mean you've seen Isaac recently?" It was really hard to keep in touch with her boyfriend, now that he had no access to a phone, and she had no idea where to even find him!
The idea that Mikemon could blow up her home was suddenly a lot more possible, when he went on to 'lose' part of his arm, and then bring it back with a creepy orb. Of course she was going to stay and watch! There was no chance she would risk losing her boyfriend and her partner to anything involving the D-Reaper in the slightest! And, while Kuu seemed far too trusting, Maia was quite the opposite in this case!
"I love cameras!" Kuu squealed, clearly taking a large sum of restraint to avoid charging at the strange orb that Mikemon had brought out.
"You love to eat cameras," his tamer was quick to correct.
This warranted the pipefox to stick his tongue out before 'posing' with paws in the air, balancing his body on his cartridge. If he was going to pretend it was a camera, he was going to make a pose for it, too! But, after some of the scanning, the Kudamon began to feel strange, scrunching his nose. "Something kind'a tickles!" Tickles, tingles, same thing! "I gotta scratch it! Is the picture done yet? I gotta!"
What kinds of things even showed up on a scan like this, anyway? Would it just show if he was infected with D-Reaper goo? Or, would it show that his favorite colors were purple and blue? Did it show all of his evolutions, too? There were so many-- oh. "Itching now!" With a small flail, the fox flopped off of his cartridge, and began to bite at one of his paws. Such animated flailing just to 'scratch' his paw!
Hoping that nothing too horrible would come from her pet's movements, the tamer placed her focus on Mikemon's words. "Is something wrong?"
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Post by darkblade on Jul 10, 2017 19:09:18 GMT
"Heh..." If Dr. Mikemon could diagnose the situation just from Kuu's outward attitude, he'd say that there was nothing wrong. He gave an earnest chuckle at the Kudamon's rare positivity, even shooting a glance Maia's direction. "Cute partner, there." Sure, maybe the tamer had a few different words for him, but it definitely made this whole procedure just a little bit easier to roll with.
Maia, of course, had her own questions regarding the Mikemon's comments. And her first one cut quite personally (though she wouldn't know why, of course!), earning a 'tch' and a twitch of the ear from the suddenly-tense cat. "Hmph. The stupid Wizard got off a lot easier than he should have." The tone was dark and sharp, forcing the doctor to shake out his head, and focus on the situation at hand... though that didn't make the questions stop! As the second one hit his ears, he could definitely hear an annoyance, and almost an expectation, laid deep within Maia's tone. "... The last mission and yours were of similar pace, save for the fact that a tamer was the D-Reaper's captor. That, and the remainder was supposedly a fair bit smoother than your own mission." His tone was a bit flat: Mikemon wasn't holding back any details, but he clearly didn't have a whole lot more that he could explain on the last excursion. He just didn't have enough information!
But, these were reasonable questions so far, considering. And as he reached for the sphere, he prepared to go on about the examination - "Hm?" His arm through the portal, hand gripped around the crystal sphere, he listened to that question about Isaac. As a doctor, he could tell a lot by Maia's particular tone: that Impmon was important to her, Isaac was dumb enough to leave her worried sick, and Maia knew very little about what was going on. After a moment, he gave a sigh. "... Just two or three days ago, our time. He came in with a wolf Digimon and a tamer who went by 'Luke'. Friends of his, I think. And to answer your other questions, he's fine and not getting worse, he's still an Impmon, and he's hopefully following my advice on trying to get better."
Was that enough? Isaac hadn't said anything about her, so he wasn't sure exactly what she was looking for... and besides, he wasn't here for that! Drawing the sphere into his paw, he would start about the scanning process, nodding as Kuu made that pose. The excitable Digimon that he was, the doctor expected Kuu to have a little trouble staying still long enough, but fortunately, that wouldn't make the scan much more difficult. "Go ahead and scratch, mild itching is normal." His voice was flatter now, focusing purely through that sphere, searching layers upon layers into the Kudamon's data. His first words were rather reflexive, and seemed to almost immediately bring up Maia's concerned voice.
"No, not wrong. Kudamon usually have evolution lines in the 'holy beast' family, so its rare to see one as a 'spirit fox'. Please, give me a few." And so, he would continue his scan on that itchy pipefox, occasionally turning that sphere in his hands. Kuu would only see the Mikemon through the sphere, the vision obscured, but Maia, should she take a good look at Mikemon's one open eye, would see the iris narrowed down to a narrow slit, focus intent as he tried to make his diagnosis.
And some time later, he'd finally clamp both of his eyes shut, rubbing that tired, strained eye with the back of his wrist as he sat backwards. "... Sheesh, had to go deep for that much..." He shook his head, slowly blinking as his vision started to normalize, eye watering slightly. "Kuu... Kuu's fine. His affinity to virus data's up from... I don't know where it started, but its at like seven percent now, a bit high for a Kudamon. His core's undamaged, and his ability to Digivolve isn't impacted. Ugh... the only reason I dug so deep is because I caught a 'hint' of something."
And that 'hint', he wasn't going to keep secret! "Kuu's data isn't completely devoid of D-Reaper influence... but the part that seems impacted is where 'loaded' data is stored. In fact, its more like his frame naturally loaded some of the data around him. Its purely at an 'access at will' point... ugh, sorry. It means it can't affect him, but he can 'use' it. Though I don't know if that would be a good idea at all."
What did that mean, exactly? Slowly, he stood up. "Basically, the bad news is, the process to remove such a deeply laid-in section of data is difficult and highly impractical. The good news is, there's no point to remove it since it won't really affect him anyway. Kuu got off lucky."
Lucky compared to Isaac, anyway!
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Post by Maia on Jul 19, 2017 7:59:31 GMT
Amber eyes shifted to look at Kuu, then the strange feline digimon again. "Yes. Cute. That's it," she agreed. Just so cute that she could strangle him! Maybe the Mikemon would find Kuu just as adorable when he tried to climb into garbage cans and toilet bowls!
At least the prior group had a less terrible time, by the vague detail provided. Arms crossed, hugging tightly to the teen's chest. A tamer, last time? The blonde couldn't help but feel like she should have been the target, instead of Isaac. To follow a pattern, or something along those lines. "So it kidnaps someone every time, too?" Oh, that mission-giver had better never cross Maia's path again! If it ever did, she would-- okay, no point in getting irritated about it right now! Take a breath!
Irritation would give way to concern, anyway. "I don't know who that is," she admitted. There were way too many people in the Digital World for Maia to know them all! And, in worrying fashion, it felt like the ones that she did know were disappearing. Hopefully, Isaac wasn't going to, too. But, wait, advice? "You know how to make him better?" Could the cat even disclose that much information? She still wasn't entirely sure what type of 'doctor' this feline was!
"Maia," the white rookie whined, puffing his cheeks, "you gotta stop worrying! Otherwise! The commercials say you're gonna get wrinkles! Isaac isn't gonna think you're pretty if you have wrinkles!" To emphasize, the fox scrunched his nose to create 'wrinkles' across his face, while still trying to remain moderately still. "I'll still think you're pretty, though, and that's all that matters! Isaac smells funny, anyway!"
Wait, wasn't he just trying to say to stop looking stressed? Now was he telling her to stress? The Kudamon was so unhelpful! "You need to stop watching so much television," was the best acknowledgement the fox received from his tamer. That just wasn't how wrinkles worked! It was going to take a lot more than a few days of stressing!
While Kuu was busy scratching and rolling on the ground to make the tingling cease, Maia continued to pay more attention to their guest. "Well, he is abnormal," she tried to joke, while waiting for the Mikemon to be available to talk again. But, what was a Kudamon's normal line supposed to look like? As far as Maia had known, Kuu's evolution line was the same as every other Kudamon!
Almost immediately, upon hearing the information, Kuu's ears twitched, looking surprised to the Mikemon, "only seven percent?" Head cocked to the side, while the Kudamon appeared to be doing some sort of math in his head, "is that really good or really bad?" It couldn't be neither! Kuu was an overachiever! He either needed to be the absolute best or worst!
"I don't understand most of this," the tamer commented, trying to wrap her head around what the doctor was saying. "Are you saying there's some of that thing inside of him?" Just the thought was alarming, even if the cat was saying that it wouldn't cause harm! "How does that even happen?" She knew that mission was a bad idea!
Black-tipped ears were still twitching wildly, with yellow eyes as wide as possible, "I heard at-will-access! What am I accessing? I can do it! I can totally do it! How do I do it? What's it do? Is it tasty? Can I eat it? I like eating things!"
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Post by darkblade on Jul 19, 2017 23:08:08 GMT
Well, Maia definitely had as harsh of an opinion of this Wizardmon as Mikemon did. It was hardly surprising, considering, but their mutual hatred towards the 'mon made it quite easy for the doctor to reply: "Well, both times they tried it, it happened. Honestly haven't read a lot through that sorcerer's notes, and I really don't care to know how he justifies it." Right now, the feline had to focus, and couldn't spin off on that tangent.
As to Isaac, though, he gave a shrug. "'Bout seventy-five percent sure I know. Situations like his aren't that common, so I'm working off a few assumptions... but even if it doesn't make him human, he'll be better off for the effort of getting that D-Reaper gunk out of his system." No, he wasn't trying to comfort Maia - every single word was said in a matter-of-fact and almost-casual tone - but at least the words weren't entirely discouraging.
And Kuu's little aside got a chuckle out of him, too! "Oh, that wrinkle-stuff can wreck your skin down the line, anyway."
Well, Dr. Mikemon's supposedly 'positive' analysis wasn't turning a lot of heads. As it was with any doctor dragging himself along by the facts, he managed to confuse everyone in the room somehow, and really, the cat wasn't even sure that his secondary explanations would be well understood by his human audience! Still rubbing his eye for a moment longer, his ears twitched at every question:
What did seven percent mean? Was there a D-Reaper colony living in Kuu? How would that happen? And what is 'access-at-will'? Between Kuu's confusion and excitement, and Maia's mild panic, the cat pinched his sinus, shaking his head. "Alright, give me a second... ugh..."
Finally shaking out his fur, he decided to just tackle it as best he could. "The Virus number itself really means nothing... every Digimon has Free, Data, Vaccine, and Virus data, usually front-loaded onto one of them. What should be your lowest, 'Virus', is about twice what I expected, which is usually indicative of a change in data. That, or you may have another species of Digimon you can evolve into." He looked to Maia: "I can't actually diagnose anything off that number without a previous reading to compare it to. He may have always been seven percent."
And second, the D-Reaper being inside Kuu? The Mikemon nodded: "Yes, that is what I'm saying." And quickly, he followed-up: "Because of the way you accessed the mission, it was like the Digimon were exposing their entire core to their surroundings. I would guess the data was assimilated to adapt to the environment so they could survive... like a liver or kidney filtering out poisons, I guess?" It was a guess, pure-and-true, but it at least made logical sense to the mission at hand.
But perhaps 'access-at-will' would tie it all together! "Um, right, maybe I should just explain it another way... Maia, you have a phone, right? At any time, it can take or receive calls, show you the time, what the weather is outside... all the stuff a 'phone' can do without needing anything else to do it. That's about what 'core' data is, what a Digimon can do without doing anything special.
"Then, the phone has 'apps' - the calculator, maps, things you have to press a button to do. When the app isn't on, it doesn't do anything, but you can open it and use it whenever you want. That's 'access-at-will', inactive unless a Digimon tries to use it, such as for our more complicated attacks."
He was explaining it to Kuu, but part of the cat realized just how silly it could be to compare Digimon to smartphones... but it was just what came to mind! "And, well, so long as the data isn't accessed, it can't affect the rest. I honestly don't know how you would reach that particular data, Kuu, but I don't think Maia would want me to tell you even if I did know." He probably didn't do enough to settle all of the tamer's concerns, but at least he managed to get through the diagnosis: as far as Mikemon was concerned, Kuu was fine!
"If something does act up, I run a clinic in Whitewater. Just ask around for Mikemon. And, um..." He blinked. "Not to intrude, but do you mind if I go rinse out my face? Ran through at least ten bushes to get here, and all the flowers on this side ain't that kind to me."
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Post by Maia on Jul 27, 2017 3:14:06 GMT
"I'd like to know how he justifies it," the tamer mumbled under her breath. Then it would let her know just how badly she wanted to smash the stupid wizard's face in! It was a really good thing that Maia wasn't a spirit user, because violent reactions would be a lot harder to contain if she were!
On the bright side, Isaac had someone with an idea on how to fix him. Maybe the feline wasn't intending on making Maia feel better about that situation, but it certainly did help. After all, there was a doctor-of-some-sort saying that Isaac might not be stuck as a little, purple imp for the rest of his life! That was great news!
Biting her lip, the blonde attempted not to harass the doctor too much, until he could finish what he was doing. While Kuu didn't really care about that, he was still busy itching and attempting to pose at the same time, which made the little fox quiet for the most part. Once all was done, the rookie began looking around the room, as if searching for something on the ceilings and the walls, and was clearly ignoring his tamer or the calico. So much for wanting answers to his questions!
Maia gave the occasional nod to show that at least she was listening to the explanation, and was legitimately placing effort into understanding the weird ways Digimon functioned! It really made sense that something 'digital' could have some sort of comparison to a phone, so she tried her best to follow the analogy. "I think I get it." At least one of them might be understanding this! A little!
Finally snapping back to the conversation, the Kudamon's nose twitched, "I gotta learn how to use it," he affirmed, clearly being prepared to bicker about this for months, if necessary. Maia was really hoping that, for once, the little Digimon would forget his random goal! But, judging on how he was still occasionally rambling about becoming a ninja someday, she was imagining that it wouldn't be the case.
While debating the best course of action to discourage potentially messing with her partner's data, Maia continued to listen to Mikemon. "Oh, go ahead. There's a bathroom just down the hall," she commented, while making a motion toward the door. If her statement about her parents not caring hadn't been taken seriously earlier, it was probably more obvious now that it wasn't a lie! "I can get you a towel, if you want." Sure, it may seem obvious that someone washing their face would want a towel, but when the person asking owned a creature that took 'blow drying' to mean 'run around the house at top speed until dry', it was hard to tell sometimes what creatures actually used towels!
Still, Kuu was tilting his head back and forth, clearly mulling something over. If the Kudamon actually figured out how to use that 'phone app' stuff, it would make him super awesome, right? And, that implied that Kuu wasn't already super-awesome! He had to learn how to use it now!
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Post by darkblade on Jul 28, 2017 1:41:57 GMT
The more the Mikemon gave his explanations, the more he realized that he was talking to Maia moreso than Kuu. And honestly, that was fine - at least Maia understood a good third of what the feline doctor was saying! Maybe!
"Heh... don't worry, there's not gonna be a test on this stuff later." It wasn't really that important if Maia got it or not. The doctor confirmed that Kuu was fine, and even Maia's temperament was normal considering the circumstances of the mission. "But if you ever do want to know more, well, I'm sure I can bore you even more with the detailed lecture. Anyway..." Loosening his grip, that crystal ball fell back into a briefly opened dark portal, vanishing back to where it came from.
He shrugged the pipe-fox's desire off, not really wanting to encourage that little bit. Then again, the Mikemon didn't seem to discourage the idea either. Actually, one thing was on his mind now: time. One hour here amounted to seven on the other side, which made four hours a little more than a day. If Mikemon could help it, he'd really not stay here longer than he needed to.
But first, he needed to stop rubbing his eye! "Ah... much appreciated." Yup, with a quick peek down the hall, he stepped out... and gave a nod, as Maia offered a towel. Whether he grabbed it from a hamper or Maia handed it off, the doctor stood on an overturned - and thankfully empty - bucket, to be able to reach the sink. There wasn't much to it, the Mikemon blinking as he ran that damp towel through his fur. A good four minutes later, enough for Maia to process the information and perhaps for her parents to wonder who was running the water, the doctor finally stepped out.
"Finally..." He blinked, eyes coming back into focus. And he'd walk right back up: "Now, I should really be getting back. Any other questions you two had?'
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Post by Maia on Aug 5, 2017 10:31:53 GMT
It was always a huge relief to hear that there were no tests involved! While Maia really wasn't that bad with tests, when it came to Digital matters, everything became really hazy! And she didn't have anything to study beforehand! Unless poking around at apps on her phone would be enough to ace a test. "I-it's not boring," the blonde shook her head. But, the details were a little hard for a clueless human to grasp! "Do you think, uh," she paused, trying to think of a way to word everything, "if I found you in Whitewater, you might have time to tell me more about how Digimon work?" After all, Digital World gave them more time to work with, and doctors were busy creatures! How much business was the feline losing, just from being in this world?
Offering the Mikemon a towel, it seemed that he had everything else under control. He could even find a way to reach the sink by himself! Leaving the digimon to his own devices, the girl returned to Kuu's room to wait for the doctor to finish. It would be weird to just stare at him the whole time, after all!
Kuu was still tilting his head from side to side, humming an off-key tune from some sort of movie he'd recently watched. Looking at his tamer, the Digimon waited until he heard the water turn off, before hopping around in a circle. "We should watch a movie tonight," he informed the girl, adamantly, "are there Space Western movies? We should find one! I like space! And cowboys!"
"I feel like you wouldn't actually like that kind of show," the girl mumbled, trying to think of anything that fit the bill. The only thing that came to mind wasn't really a movie, and it really wasn't something for Kuu to need influencing his life! "What about that hamster cartoon you were watching?"
To this, the Kudamon cringed, subtly. "There were chickens in it, and they were scary. I don't like it anymore." Note to self, Kuu apparently wasn't a fan of chickens! But, now that the Mikemon was returning, the fox changed subjects again, as soon as he had finished talking. "Maia made cookies earlier! Do you want some? I'm sharing! You want some!" What had begun as an innocent statement and question turned into a far more insistent tone, while the Kudamon bounced up and down in place. "I want a cookie too! Maia! Can you get us cookies?"
Looking between the two, the blonde pressed her lips tightly together. Kuu wasn't particularly subtle, was he? "Sure," she drew out, beginning to turn back toward the door. "Do you even like cookies?" It was better to ask now, rather than making the Mikemon feel obligated to either take something he didn't want, or to make an awkward situation by turning down the food!
Kuu still bounced in place, squealing, "but, you'll still get me cookies, right? I want to eat them all! You haven't made any in forever!"
Once Mikemon would answer, the tamer would begin to leave the room, only pausing to add on important detail. "If either of you try to fight with the other while I'm gone, we're going to have problems." For instance, holes in the walls were a big no! Let alone, a human trying to break up some sort of fight between two Digimon!
"Pssssh," the Kudamon snickered, flailing his head around, "the only cats I don't get along with are the neighbors'! Catmons are totally different!" Or, at least they were in theory! Kuu wasn't actually so sure about that! He hadn't really run into any feline monsters, with Maia! But, once the girl had left the room, the white fox continued to look around the room, curiously. "So! I do got a question," he started, before looking to the doctor. It wasn't like he had been hiding his intent very well! "D'you know what biomerging is?" This was only given a brief pause, before the holy beast continued with, "and, is the D-Reaper stuff going to hurt Maia, if we do it?"
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Post by darkblade on Aug 6, 2017 1:56:27 GMT
Well, Maia unintentionally showed that the Mikemon was absolutely terrible at reading a person at times. As Mikemon seemingly brushed off Maia at the end of his explanation, the tamer cut right back and showed her interest! The doctor blinked, honestly a little surprised by her answer - and her immediate follow-up, even saying that she wanted to learn more! A bit of the surprise came from the fact that Maia was a 'clueless human', yes, but it was quite a long time since he'd seen someone so 'green' want to learn anything about his specialization. At the unexpected flattery, he coughed. "Well... I guess if you want to, I can." The cat managed a bit of a chuckle. "But don't think I'll try and relate everything to phones. It's definitely not that simple."
Thankfully, he'd have a bit of time outside the room to both rid the room of that awkward tone, and consider Maia's question in his head. Did she want to know how to be a doctor for Digimon? Did Maia just want to know more about Kuu? Those curious thoughts floated around for a bit, before the cat slipped back into the room. He came in on some comment about 'scary chickens'.
And then he immediately changed topic to cookies, just as the Mikemon stepped in. "... Cookies?" As random as that was, the cat blinked, now seeing Kuu insist on it! And it didn't take much for Maia to relent - was she just being nice because a guest was here? "Er, sure, I'll have a cookie." He answered with a nod, just as Maia would step out. Her last concern was met with a thumbs-up, Kudamon's words speaking well enough for both of them. After all, if he was going to attack Kuu, he wouldn't have done that whole medical diagnosis first.
As Maia stepped away, though, the fox's tone changed on the spot. A question? "Hm? Go for it." His ear twitched, the Mikemon hearing that first question. "Biomerging? Yeah... I study how Digimon's data act with their partners. I actually know quite a bit about it." Now, how much of it Kuu would understand, the cat didn't know. But as that last question hit his ears, he stopped.
That question... well, just how could he answer it? The Mikemon tried to not give an outward tell, but his hesitation and a small flicker in his eyes might have already given him away. He closed his eyes, just piecing the information together in his head. "... Adding a body of data will re-organize your code... meaning stuff that was just 'deep down' might crawl up to the surface. The data might do nothing. But..."
He sighed. What was the best way to put it? "The most it will affect her, is how much it would affect you if you fully accessed the D-Reaper data and tried to use it yourself. In your ultimate form or higher," he added that on, rather quickly, not wanting Kuu to try it right there! "Its probably better if you talk to her about it. Unless you're worried about scaring her?'
Yes, the cat didn't know exactly how Kuu would take this information. Though, he did know how to diffuse it! "So! What kind of cookies does Maia make? I like a sweet every now and then, but its really my desk manager who goes for that stuff."
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Maia
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Post by Maia on Aug 16, 2017 5:06:19 GMT
For a moment, Maia was concerned that she might have requested something utterly stupid. After all, what kind of doctor would want to deal with a clueless girl for more time than absolutely necessary? But, instead, he seemed to be okay with the idea! "Thank you," she started, before assuring, "don't worry. I'm sure I'll figure it out without the phone comparisons." Not that she'd have much choice!
"Maia's a fast learner! Unless she's sleeping. Then she's asleep!" Kuu 'helpfully' added. Mikemon would likely find this information as useless as Maia did, considering that the feline was a doctor and probably notably more intelligent than an uneducated pipefox!
It would have been hard to properly answer the questions floating in Mikemon's head. Maia was lucky none of them were actually presented to her at this time! It wasn't like the tamer was able to contribute much to the Digital World with her current knowledge. And, Kuu certainly wasn't the only Digimon that Maia knew, let alone cared about!
Once Mikemon had returned to the room, and Maia had gotten confirmation on if he even ate cookies, she made her way out of the room. Sure, it may seem silly to have to emphasize not to fight in the house, but Digimon were weird. And, without his tamer in the room, Kuu could have been very out of luck on a digivolution standpoint! Destroying the entire house, in the most literal sense, was Maia's primary concern right now.
The Kudamon's cheeks puffed a little, debating if the Catmon actually knew a proper answer to his question. It wasn't like someone asked this kind of thing every day! Ears flattened against his head, trying to process the answer he was given. "That sounds," he paused, trying to think of the word, "complicated." Close enough! Kuu wasn't sure what the D-Reaper data would do to him, unless he tested it! And, what if that just ended up horrible on it's own? With Isaac off doing who-knows-what and Elliot practically hiding from the world, Kuu couldn't imagine that either would prove useful in this situation!
"I dunno how to bring it up," he commented, ears lifting to listen for his tamer. It seemed that she still hadn't begun her return! "She's been stressed lately. Y'know, since Isaac's all stuck in his spirity form and stuff. What if that stuff happens to her?" At least Isaac had a brother to cover for him! Maia's mom would be livid if the blonde was trapped in the same body as Kuu!
Of course, cookies would be the best method of distracting the fox from his prior subject! With a little hop, the fox returned to his usual demeanor. "Today is-!" Sniffing the air for confirmation, the rookie chirped, "sugar cookies." Kuu loved sugar cookies! Well, okay, Kuu loved every cookie. He wasn't really picky! "Which means next week is Chocolate chip." Of course Kuu had Maia's cooking patterns memorized! Either that, or they had made a cycle of what type of cookie was made every week! "Tell your desk manager that I like sweets too," he informed, with an urgent tone, "we can be cookie friends." Was that how friendship worked? Eh, why not? Kuu made friends in some pretty weird ways, after all! "Important question, though!" Oh, no, more questions! "...What's a desk manager?" Did desks really need managed? Kuu could totally do that!
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Post by darkblade on Aug 17, 2017 1:26:02 GMT
Oh jeez, what did the Mikemon wrap himself into? What started as a 'what if' question soon turned into a certainty - at least, it was clear that Maia was interested in the idea. Still, despite the initial confusion, the doctor was letting a few thoughts roll around: if this really worked out, what would it be like to have a protegee? And not just that, a human protegee? Maia would definitely be the interest of Whitewater, that was certain!
"Heh... well, I'll hope to see you there, then." The cat really didn't have much to say about it for now, but thankfully there was cookies! Cookies, and complicated questions about how corrupted data could impact humans! Kuu's response to Mikemon's original answer earned a chuckle from the cat. "Hey, its what I do: I learn all this 'complicated' stuff so I can handle problems." Well, that was true for every profession, but it explained his position here well enough!
Still, knowledge or not, this definitely didn't seem like it was an easy thing for Kuu to discuss: his ears were flat against his head, like he was nervous about receiving even Mikemon's neutral news. The doctor understood this discomfort, but it didn't make his answer change or be any less blunt. And, of course, he was scared about exposing Maia to this stuff at all.
After all, what if she did end up like Isaac? "I, um... honestly haven't run into a case where a human without a spirit has been exposed to the D-Reaper. My best guess is that the Digivice would stop working." Because her data would no longer agree with the Digivice, so they wouldn't be able to connect. That was a bit more technical to explain, so he just left that part out.
Besides, cookies were a much less depressing thing to talk about! And honestly, a good sugar cookie would be a nice way to wrap up this whole visit. "Huh, cookies every week? Aren't you a lucky one?" He'd play just a bit off Kuu's personality, just hoping to change the tone in the room. Though he was surprised to hear Kuu take interest in the Stingmon! "Oh, um, I'll be sure to let him know... heck, when Maia comes around, you'll probably see him, anyway." That idea might have been more realistic than Kuu first realized!
Ugh, but another question-
... Oh. The cat chuckled. "He's the person who helps organize the visits at my office. You know, he sets up appointments and makes sure my office stays clean." It was a simple answer, but at least he knew this one!
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