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Exploring the City (Agumaru)
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Post by agumaru on May 7, 2018 1:20:00 GMT
Agumaru made a fool of himself yet again. That seems to be a common occurrence. All the Digimon were staring at him! Instead of the multi colored bricks, he was now made up of red ones. He really needed to stop embarrassing himself like this!
At least the owner doesn't seem too upset. He apologizes to Adrian for having to apologize to him, then apologizes to the owner, bowing multiple times in rapid succession. Surprisingly, the owner was quite a nice Digitamamon and did not kick him out! In fact, he is ready to get Agumaru food! "Thank you so very very much. I haven't eaten in quite a bit, then went shopping for an hour still without eating so..."
Agumaru sits down and examines the menu. "So many different types of ramen..." he says, greatly impressed. Where to even begin? "Um... ah! Digitamamon, what would you consider to be your three best ramen types?"
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 7, 2018 1:37:09 GMT
Digitamamon giggled at Agumaru's reaction to what had just happened. "Ah, don't worry about it, little ToyAgumon! Hunger can make anyone do something silly. But don't worry though; you and your friends' bellies shall be filled up soon!" Digitamamon seemed really eager, and full of life, too. He loved his job!
If only he didn't call him ToyAgumon.
He sat the three of them down, as Agumaru was thanking him.
"Yeah, I haven't eaten for a while either," Shoutmon adds. "Don't get him wrong though, it was fun exploring the various shops like that! But now, it's time for us to eat some food, you know?"
"Ah, the pangs of hunger do always win in the end," Digitamamon nods. He then turns to Agumaru when he asked about the three most popular types of ramen. "Well, my friend, we actually have five popular types of ramen. There's Shoyu, Tonkotsu, Shio, Miso and Tsukumen. We have more items besides ramen, as well! Why not try out sushi, or takoyaki?"
Shoutmon drooled at the mentioning of all those foods.
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Post by agumaru on May 7, 2018 1:49:31 GMT
Digitamamon was great! He was friendly, he was giving Agumaru food... he was calling him ToyAgumon...
"I'm not-" Agumaru begins, but then sighs. "Nevermind," he quietly mumbles, putting his head down. He was too hungry for this, and besides, he had already made a fool of himself and caused a huge ruckus, this was fair enough punishment. Adrian and Shoutmon probably could tell how down he was, however.
Food, delicious food, will ease some of the pain. Agumaru listens to all the different types of food he could have, closing his eyes and imagining it all. So many choices, even after narrowing it down! Should he get all the different types of ramen, or should he try the other things too? Were there going to be multiple types of sushi and takoyaki as well? Finally, he makes his first choice. "I'll have Shoyu, Tonkotsu, and Shio ramen, along with sushi and takoyaki please..." As hungry as he was, he still didn't sound enthusiastic.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 7, 2018 2:11:07 GMT
As Digitamamon took down Agumaru's order, he picked up on his tone of voice. "Eh? Did I do something wrong?"
Adrian and Shoutmon looked at each other before Shoutmon got out of his seat and pulled Digitamamon a few feet away. He explained the whole thing to him in a whisper before going back to the booth, with Digitamamon coming back moments later.
"Ah, your friend here explained everything to me. I apologize, Agumon. I hope you do not think less of this restaurant after all that... and my, that is a lot of food you ordered. Let me repeat that... you want the Shoyu, Tonkotsu and Shio ramens, as well as an order of takoyaki and sushi? What about you two?"
"I'll have the exact same thing as him," Shoutmon requests, "but add on the Miyo and Tsukumen ramens!"
"Oh my, what big appetites you have," Digitamamon comments as he takes mental note of what everyone ordered so far. Good thing he had a good memory, a tradeoff for having no hands. He then lays his eyes on Adrian. "And for you, human sir?"
"I'll take the Miso ramen," Adrian says. "I'll just take some of the takoyaki Shoutmon is ordering."
"Okay, so that'll be two Shoyu, two Tonkotsu, two Shio, one Miso, two takoyaki and two sushi? My, that is a lot of food... alright, coming right up!" Digitamamon then left the table to go into the back.
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Post by agumaru on May 7, 2018 2:27:23 GMT
Agumaru quickly forgives Digitamamon, as he quickly forgave Agumaru. No use holding a grudge against someone who made a simple mistake after they forgave you for something bigger, after all. "Don't worry about it. I get that a lot from good people who don't know, but now you do so we're good..." His mood still wasn't completely repaired, however, but the upcoming food should help.
Perhaps the two Digimon ordered too much food? Nah. It was sure to be fine. After all, Agumaru and Shoutmon are bottomless pits when it comes to food, and Agumaru was starving! "Yes, all that and... what do you have to drink? I'm hungry but I think I might be thirsty too!"
It was then that Agumaru realizes something. "And um... guys?" He looks at Adrian and Shoutmon. "Are we splitting the cost evenly, buying our own meals, or one of us pay for the whole thing? I can buy the food for us this time, since the last time you did... I really feel guilty about that."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 7, 2018 2:40:25 GMT
Sadly, Digitamamon had left to go input the group's order in before Agumaru had asked about drinks. Luckily, water was provided for everyone there when they entered.
"I need to ask for a soda when Digitamamon comes back..." Adrian mumbles. "I'm seriously craving an orange Crunch right about now. Or a grape Crunch. Something fruit flavored and carbonated."
"He'll come back," Shoutmon says. "Come back with all that food!" Shoutmon drooled as he thought about stuffing that ramen in his face.
"Yeah, all that food... mountains and mountains of food that I'm surprised you guys are able to stuff in your bottomless pit stomachs... I wish my wallet was bottomless, too." Then Agumaru brought up the plan for how they were going to pay for it. "Well, if you want, we can split the check fifty-fifty, Agumaru. I doubt either of us can afford THAT much food alone..." Adrian sweatdrops.
If even other Digimon start commenting on the food that they ordered, something was definitely wrong with them.
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Post by agumaru on May 7, 2018 3:26:56 GMT
So there was water already here! That makes things a lot better! Agumaru guzzles down his own water, draining his glass. He just can't wait for all that delicious food, but at least he won't be dehydrated. "Soda? That sounds pretty good, but... I have a feeling they won't have human sodas here. Best to look at a drink list."
The thought that alone, one of them would not be able to pay for it, and that other Digimon thought it was a lot of food was disconcerting. "Yeah," Agumaru admits, "I do eat quite a lot. But I have to, with all the training I do. And you think only together we can pay for all this? Ouch...um...well... I don't actually buy much, and have been saving up money, so I should be able to pay for at LEAST half! But it sounds quite a bit like we might have bitten off more than we could chew, before even getting the food! Ha ha ha... bad joke, sorry."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 7, 2018 20:41:54 GMT
Adrian nods, accepting Agumaru's logic. It was doubtful that there would be any human world brands would be available in the Digital World. Taking a sip of water, he then took a look at the drink section of the menu.
"Okay, they have the usual stuff, like milk, apple juice, root beer, lemon-lime... wait, what's DigiNoirade? And Leomon Lime? This world is weird..."
Then the topic of the bill was brought up. "Don't worry about it. Shoutmon usually tells me that it's good for a Digimon to have a big appetite, although sometimes I think that's just an excuse he makes to get more food..."
"Which it isn't!" Shoutmon interrupts.
"Like I said, don't worry about it. We'll split the bill; I'll still have plenty of bits left over, I think."
Then, which seemingly took no time at all, the group's food had arrived. The smells were absolutely overwhelming, and Shoutmon drooled and his eyes sparkled as Digitamamon placed the food on the table.
"Uh, excuse me," Adrian told Digitamamon. "Can we order some drinks? I'd like to get a root beer please."
"Same here!"
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Post by agumaru on May 7, 2018 21:24:34 GMT
While the restaurant did not have human brands of soda, they did have a lot of delicious choices. Milk and apple juice were okay choices, but talk about soda has gotten him eager for some. Lemon-lime was refreshing, but... root beer is the choice of drink for Agumaru!
"Shoutmon is right," Agumaru says, referring to his talks of healthy appetites. "When we rock as hard as we do, we need a lot of food!" He attempts a thumbs-up at Shoutmon, but his lack of thumbs made it a bit difficult. As for the bills, he is both relieved and slightly touched by guilt. "Well, if you're sure..."
The food arrives, and not a minute too soon! So much delicious food, so little time - well, there was plenty of time, but no time to waste! He starts chowing down, somehow both quickly and politely. As soon as his mouth is empty again, he also asks for some root beer. "Yes, so four root beers please!"
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 7, 2018 21:46:37 GMT
Digitamamon nods to everyone. "Alright, so that's four Digi-Root beers for you all? Coming right up!" Digitamamon then waddles off to the back to collect the drinks, coming back with them a few moments later.
Shoutmon also joins in with Agumaru, ignorning chopsticks or other utensils altogether and just either titling the bowl towards his mouth and slurps them up, or just uses his hands.
Adrian, however, still has his dignity left and uses his chopsticks to eat his Miso ramen. After taking a bite, he was amazed by how good it actually was. "Hey, this is actually really good! That Peckmon knew what he was talking about..."
"Yep yep!" Shoutmon happily responds as he continues chowing down on the buffet amount of food. Seriously, the amount they actually ordered was unreal. If these two Digimon could actually manage to finish it... Adrian would be at a loss for words, honestly.
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Post by agumaru on May 7, 2018 22:18:57 GMT
Agumaru's ramen is slowly chipped away, the dino eating from all of them evenly. Despite having forks for hands, he somehow manages chopsticks. It is hard for him to use them however - not due to dexterity, but due to how good the food was and how slow chopsticks were to use.
"MMMM~! This is... this is ALL DELICIOUS!" This was the best ramen he has ever had! "Thank you so very much for existing and probably following your life's dream to own the best ramen restaurant in the universe and then doing so!" Perhaps he's overselling it, but not in his own mind.
After a while, Agumaru settles down. "So guys," he happily chats with his friends, "today's been going pretty well, hasn't it? How has training been going? I've been getting stronger. I feel the fuel of Digivolution in me - and I don't mean this food! All I need now is a spark, but who knows where that will come from? But... I'm proud of how fast your progress has been."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 7, 2018 22:30:13 GMT
Adrian sweatdrops when Agumaru starts overly praising the ramen that was placed in front of him. "Dude, it's just ramen. It's not the second coming of Jesus or anything... although it makes sense both you and Shoutmon would think it was."
Agumaru brought up how training has been going, and that's when Adrian decided to explain the two's current situation. He hoped Agumaru would be able to take it.
"Shoutmon reached his ultimate level recently, OmniShoutmon. But... something weird has been going on. He's been having... strange thoughts, he says."
"It's true," Shoutmon says. "Not only thoughts about this weird Digimon, who I recently learned her name... Lia... but I've also had... violent thoughts. Thoughts about killing... about burning things to the ground... it gets worse with each new form I gain. And they're continuing to get worse. I feel like I'm losing sight of who I am..."
"Yeah, so we're currently investigating right now. I've heard Digimon are able to be reborn after they die, and we're thinking maybe it was a past life. The thoughts are hurting him..."
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Post by agumaru on May 7, 2018 22:48:29 GMT
"What'sa Jesus," Agumaru asks confused. "Is it more delicious than this ramen? I can't wait to eat Jesus then!" The food was just so tasty that he had to let his hunger run wild, and every one of his bowls was half-emptied already.
The day was going so good, the talks and food so nice, but then the ball drops. "Hm... I see..." Agumaru stops eating, closing his eyes and scratching his head with his chopsticks. "More violent when Digivolving can happen. The rush of power an instinct can be overwhelming to some. But... this sounds different. Like... it might have something to do with a past life. Unfinished business. I'm surprised you didn't become a vengeful ghost or something! There are two things you can do..."
Aguaru takes a deep breath, putting down the chopsticks. "First: you can look into this and figure out your past life. Knowledge is power. If you know where this rage and violence is coming from, maybe you can fix it. It could be revenge. If you're naturally seeking revenge against something but you don't know the target of the revenge, you would probably lash out at everything. Or you could've been a bad Digimon in a past life. I doubt that, but even if you were, you aren't any more, and accepting the past while rejecting that being your present... that would go a long way."
He then starts eating a little more. He could not help himself. "...oh, sorry, right. The second. You can avoid it all, seal that part away. Don't digivolve. Find other ways to gain power. In fact, the Armor Digimental you have might be the key. It is an evolution made of virtue. If you can find that virtue, you can use the armor to grow stronger while holding on to that key virtue. And now virtue sounds funny... but you know what I mean!"
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 8, 2018 0:10:25 GMT
Adrian looked at Agumaru with a look of bemusement after he said he couldn't wait to eat Jesus. "Uhhh... no, Jesus is not a food. And good luck if you try saying something like that to other humans."
The tone was still pretty dark, even though Agumaru provided advice on what to do. Shoutmon wasn't the type to ever - or want to ever - deal with something like this. Despite the happy look he tries to put on, since that's who he truly wants to be, deep down... he's terrified. Terrified of what he'll become in the future.
"Yeah... Adrian and I are gonna explore around, trying to find clues to find out what exactly I was in my past life... and if it's something bad, how to prevent it."
"And this..." Adrian says, pulling out the armor and flower piece. "...is our one lead for this whole thing. After lunch we're gonna split and go ask around."
Little did they know, this path would go down a dark, dark road, with a conclusion that they could never have expected...
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Post by agumaru on May 8, 2018 0:29:13 GMT
"So...." Agumaru looks at Adrian with a mixed expression of confusion and disappointment. "I don't get to eat Jesus?" Yeah.... that would probably not go over too well. However, good food is already here, so no use complaining about eating something that he doesn't even know what it is.
The dark atmosphere was noticeable even to Agumaru. Perhaps he should have changed the subject, but it was too late for that. "If you want my honest advice," he says solemnly, "I would let Adrian search for the answers, and Shoutmon to just forget it for now and focus on training your Rookie form. And figuring out that armor for a safer Digivolution." He pats Shoutmon on the back gently. "Not forget about it forever, just until you are strong enough to handle what might be uncovered. I'm sure you will grow strong enough to control yourself soon enough. There's still a bunch of food... we better eat it before it gets cold."
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