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Hearts Speak [Owen/Invite]
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Post by yuuki on May 23, 2018 13:01:53 GMT
"So... where are we going again?"
The youth with brown hair currently boarding the Trailmon to Digital World. Looks like it's going to be a rather empty ride this time around. He doesn't mind that, but at the same time it felt a bit awkward. Beside him... the partner he have forgotten, only remembered his name and vaguely of their first time together. His bond with his partner is frankly very thin... and Hikaru suggested that they fix it, albeit not immediately. He told him to take it easy, because a bond being rushed is very fragile.
"We're going to Terminus," he answered "We got three days off... and I think it's best to extend it to like... I dunno, maybe like twenty one days?"
"TW---I'm going to get kicked out from the school like that!" the youth retaliated in panic.
"Tsktsktsk, Yuuki... Here's where you're wrong. A day Digital World is just one-seventh of a day in real world! So even if you take about twenty one days, we'll return just in time, no worry! Plus I think it's better to teach you the basics too. Or should I not tell you anything?"
Not telling him anything might be the best, but... "...At least tell me important things that I need to know. Rest, I'll figure it out myself."
"That's fair," Hikaru answered merrily.
The moment they stepped out from the train, the sight of the futuristic city Terminus greeted them. At this time there are not as many Digimons, but still as many. These Digimons are mostly the nocturnal ones. According to Hikaru, each species of Digimon have their time preferences. Though looking at all of these mons, he felt a bit nervous. Some of them are smaller than him, but when some are big... they're BIG. To think that he would see some ghosts floating here too...
"...Ryouta would faint."
"Oh he did. It was hilarious."
"...Oh right, I forgot that you know everyone. Are we... are we seriously going here and..."
"Yeah, we did came here and all, fought countless of battles, and you did good rallying your friends."
"...I'm the leader?" it was such a foreign concept to him, to be a leader. He never thought that after all those times, after all those regrets, that he would be a leader again. Hikaru just smiled ambiguously and gently pat his back.
"Let's go home for now, Yuuki," the Dorumon told him. With nothing to do but to follow his partner, Yuuki slowly tailed him, until they arrived on the quieter place in Terminus. There lies a building made out of wood and natural materials, different from the more modern look around here, so it was rather... unique looking. He noticed that it's a bar.
"...Aeterna," Yuuki read the name plaque. The craftmanship is elegant, but it looks like it's almost rarely used.
"Nearly two years has passed after all in this bar. Three months short after all, but it should be good with a lil bit of dusting. Anyway..." Hikaru gently patted the door handle thrice, and out of sudden a loud CLACK could be heard. The door is unlocked.
"Hehe, glad that it still know that it's me. I'm going to turn on the lights!"
While he said lights, he meant that he'll turn on the candles, giving it rustic, middle aged look. The counter is clean, he noticed... there might be someone who recently came and cleaned it, also the floor. Perhaps Hikaru have such good friends.
The Dorumon approached the barista area and popped a beer. "Do you want to drink one?"
"EH?! I'm underage though..."
"You often drink, you know? Especially after a hard battle. You never drink till you're tipsy though... so I guess you really know how to hold your alcohol. Well? What do you say? For reunion?"
"...Nah, I'll pass. Give me something else."
"Heh, alright. What about some orange squash with lil bit of syrupy goodness?"
"That sounds better," Yuuki admitted, smiling slightly. Something felt nostalgic, and he love it. It still felt a bit empty, but at the same time it felt nice.
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Post by Owen on May 23, 2018 15:29:25 GMT
Alas, after spending time with his son Logan in Whitewater, it seemed that of course their time together would come to an end. That was of course fine, Logan had a human partner to take care of. However, since Hikaru went missing all that time ago, Owen felt that he had come to rely on Logan for some good company.
Yes, adventuring around the digital world did fill in some of these voids, but, they couldn't fill them entirely. In the time since he had last seen Hikaru, Owen had spent most of his time either exploring the regions of the main continent or spending them with friends. Indeed, he had spent so much time with Colin and the twins that Daedalus greeted him by name whenever he approached now.
However, in these new times, Owen had also remembered a missing part of himself. His time as an officer in 7/71st Recon. And thus he had spent much of his time looking for a certain Gatomon that he also remembered, but, hadn't quite found her yet.
And so, once again, Owen was returned to Terminus City, the hub of the digital world. Where he would go next, he didn't know. Should he go North again? Or East perhaps? Either option sounded fairly appealing, but... there was something in the city that made him feel like he probably shouldn't hop on a Trailmon today.
And so instead, the Gaomon strolled through the backstreets of the metropolis, dressed in his now customary khaki soldier tunic, the significance of its insignia lost to time, but at the very least, marked him as a soldier, making other digimon take a second look. Whatever "D.W.R." stood for, they didn't know, but, it seemed to be something, and Owen would thus wear it.
He made his way to a quieter part of the city, where the digimon lived a poorer but relaxed life. As he wandered the streets, his ears eventually picked up a familiar sound. A sound that he had missed for two whole years.
Could it be...? Owen turned and rushed toward it, running so fast that he ran on all fours toward it. A cheery little voice that he thought he'd never hear again. And so, there Owen stood, disbelief in his yellow eyes as he stood at the entrance of that old pub.
"...Hikaru?" he asked, scarcely believing what he was seeing. He wanted it to be true, he did so much, but... was he just hallucinating out of madness? This pub looked like it had been shut down for a long time after all.
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Post by yuuki on May 23, 2018 16:04:35 GMT
The Dorumon was just done decorating the glass with a slice of lemon, earning him a wry roll from his partner. The Dorumon, seeing that, seem to really enjoyed it instead, making a show of decorating it, then slides it to his partner's hand.
"I loooove sliders like these~ This is why I bought this table! The slide is seriously so smooth, and the feeling of delivering drink to your customer is fun!"
"As long as you don't spill it," Yuuki said. "Otherwise people gonna ask you for free refills."
"Oh of course."
Just then, he swore that he heard something like someone coming here with all their might. Knowing who might it be, Hikaru quickly made some apel cider with whiskey, complete with apple pieces on the bottom and some chilled rocks that meant to substitute for ice. The moment he appeared on the doorsteps, the Dorumon just smiled warmly, despite his partner's look of confusion.
"I'm home, darling," the Dorumon called out, while offering the Gaomon the newly concocted drink. "You looks thirsty, drink this first. I know you miss this fabulous me so so so much, but please drink first, and then we can hug, otherwise I'll spill this and you gotta lick it off me. That's not my definition of a touching reunion."
"...Er, your husband?"
"Aye. My beloved floofdoge, sexybutt and charming eyes. Does that bothered you?"
"No, I felt like it's meant to be."
"Awww~ That's so sweet of you, Yuuki~"
Perhaps the appearance of the boy would make Owen wonder what happened, considering previously he sports black hair and red eyes and now he looked different. The aura of a veteran seem to completely gone from him and instead he looked like a newly arrived guy here. Hikaru's smile seem to say that it's a complicated subject.
"Well, at any rate, do you mind to close the door after you come in, Owen? Let's talk. I'm sure you got a lot to ask me."
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Post by Owen on May 23, 2018 16:51:09 GMT
Owen recognized the scent, the voice, the appearance. For the moment he was in a state of shock. So much so that his normal reflexes and thoughts of what he would do when he met Hikaru again were forgotten, and for the moment, he simply complied with the request.
"...Okay" was all he said, walking in. He closed the door, then picked up the glass of cider, and lapped it down. His arms began to shake halfway through as it all came rushing back. Tears began to run down his face. The cider spilled down the sides of his mouth as he could barely hold the glass. Eventually, he let it fall with a 'clunk' on the bench before he could hold back no longer.
"Hikaru..." he whimpered, stepping over to the Dorumon, his tail wagging faster and faster. He held him tight, wanting him so much to be real, loving the feeling of his soft, warm fur against his once more. He began to sob as so many emotions burst through his head at once. Happiness at seeing him again, anger at him leaving without telling him anything, sadness at how long it had been, and so many other feelings. He tried to speak, but all that came out was a loud, long howl. He was back!
His husband? Wait, did they even get married? Owen remembered their agreement to be engaged but wasn't there meant to be a ceremony afterward? Well, one way or another, he'd make damn well sure there would be.
Knowing he probably couldn't make words happen yet, Owen simply licked Hikaru's face, constantly making the noises of an overjoyed dog - whimpers and squeals of delight at seeing someone he loved returning. It would take some time for him to calm down after this. He was so happy to see the Dorumon again that he barely noticed Yuuki, only registering his presence as normal, recognizing him as Hikaru's partner.
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Post by yuuki on May 24, 2018 4:41:06 GMT
Of course Hikaru was happy too, but perhaps due to tiredness and the fact that he felt quite guilty for going without telling his mate anything, he just hugs the taller Gaomon in return, letting all that licks and affectionate gestures rain down on him, and even toppled back at one time due to the size difference. It did take a while, and Yuuki just looked at the scene with a small smile, probably a bit content at how it's unfolding. After a while, Hikaru returned back to his counter and gave Owen more to drink.
"...So, ahem... where should I even began... Owen, first of all, I'm sorry. Second of all, reintroduction, Owen this is Yuuki, Yuuki, this is Owen, my mate. If you ask why reintroduction, well... he lost his memories, all of it, about Digital World."
"...And you know the reason?" Yuuki asked.
"I do. It's probably best if we rewind it about few months ago. You see... remember when we gone to Hardware Den, Owen? I met Doctor D there and he cured a bit of Yuuki's problem. However after that... he cannot heal him fully. One of his suggestion is to sever our bond. But..."
"We rejected it?"
"Exactly. Um... in context, let's just say that your problem is related to cancerous things manifested, but it's not as aggressive as cancer..." This obviously made Yuuki eyes widened in shock, but Hikaru quickly added "it's complicated but you're fully healed now! But... well... how to say, it's such a complicated thing because... if you want to be fully healed from that, we must cut our bond, our partnership."
"...And so... we looked for the way?"
"Yeah, at first I thought it was fine and all, but... when that suddenly happened.. We got attacked, all of us. It has been a case in Digital World, but there are no one who understands what caused it... but it can sever a Digimon's link to human. If a bond is severed, then... Without a doubt, we'll die."
"...You... die?"
"Me, yeah, not you. Me. That's exactly what happened. But in order to protect our bond, your Digivice's security system kicked in. The moment I burst into data, it erases your memory, thus temporarily made our bond gone... and then, my data is stored in your Digivice, waiting for the day where we could get reunited again. Unfortunately, a trigger is needed..."
"...And that was the danger back in real world?"
"I don't even know what that is... but everyone should be reunited with their Digimon soon."
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Post by Owen on May 24, 2018 15:21:00 GMT
As Owen's emotions all poured out, he eventually let his mate go. Yes, his immediate wants of reunification had been satisfied, now he supposed it would be best to move to answers. Hikaru was back in his life now, and the Gaomon wanted to know all the information he could about their past, present and future.
"Heh, sorry about that... just... it's been so long" Owen said, wiping his eyes free of his tears. He then paid attention to the situation at hand. "What? You lost your memories, Yuuki? Oh, gosh, I'm so sorry to hear that, mate". He could relate to that in its entirety.
"Yeah, I remember that" Owen said, remembering their trip to the Hardware Den. He remained silent for a little while as Hikaru explained the complications of his and Yuuki's partnership. However, the Gaomon's eyes widened when Hikaru mentioned that he had burst into data.
"Hikaru! What... what happened?!" he asked, horrified. He would have ordinarily held off on such thoughts, but, he wanted to know. He felt like he had let Hikaru down in some way - jaunting around in some stupid adventure while his mate had gone through some horrifying experience and he wasn't there. "If you don't know... that's alright, but if you do, please, tell me what happened".
Owen took some deep breaths to calm himself. He didn't blame Hikaru for anything, in fact, he trusted that he had acted to the best of his knowledge so that he was now living right in front of him, but, Owen cared about him so much that he wanted to know everything that had happened since they had last seen each other.
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Post by yuuki on May 25, 2018 0:48:13 GMT
"Well... yeah... sorry, even though you said how you're sorry for the state, to me it's just... some strange feeling..." Yuuki answered in return. "...Like, I dunno what to even feel. It's complicated. Though I guess it it was the old me I'd say... 'Don't mind it, que sera, sera'?"
"Yeah, that sounds about accurate," Hikaru answered with a wry smile. "Regardless, ya looking quite sharp, Owen. What sort of clothes it that? Never seen the design anywhere before. Is it something like a new military clothes?"
Though as expected, Owen would ask about what happened to him. Hikaru took a bottle of drink and chugged it directly himself. "...Ahhh, well... um, let's just say, I have no full idea considering that we got attacked so suddenly, but... you know the rumor about Zeed Millenniummon, right? Apparently a really special one was able to transcend time and space? ...Well, this one... apparently a similar Digimon. I don't mean same species, but let's just say its power is ridiculous."
Hikaru took several more chug again before continuing his story. "...It have power to sever bond. If you got attacked, it would sever your bond with your partner, and most likely destroy you. That's what would happened to me if the Digivice's security system did not kick in. I have no idea what sort of Digimon it was, Owen, but... It was scary. If I were to die without having my bond with Yuuki, then... I might completely reborn as new Digimon entirely without any past memories."
"...And then... I would be the one who remembers instead?" Yuuki asked.
"...Yeah, that's how it was supposed to be..."
"This arrangement is not bad at all then," the brown haired youth said, gulping his drink. "...I'm sure that I can't live without you either. So... I'm happier even though I lost my memory. We can rebuild it easily."
"...Yuuki... yeah! That's right!" finally the Dorumon beamed and looked happy.
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Post by Owen on May 29, 2018 12:53:37 GMT
Owen sighed and supposed that Yuuki was right. His first reaction would have been to instantly tell Yuuki everything he knew about him, but, then again, that might have been the wrong approach. Instead, the Gaomon smiled, tilting his head in a kind expression up at the human.
"Well, you might have lost your memories, but, it should be fine. I look forward to getting to know you again" he said. That might be the best approach, right? Just patience and understanding rather than trying to shove the old memories back in him.
Then Hikaru noticed his uniform. Owen at once swelled with a bit of pride at the bit of news he had to share. "Well, Hikaru! I... seem to have regained some memories of my own. They were pretty deep down because I seem to have got reformatted... quite a few times, but, in a previous life, seems that once I was a Captain of the 7/71st Recon Battalion of the DWR - that's the Digital World Republic". He couldn't help but gush out these words because of how happy he was to regain this, but, reeled himself back a bit when he realized that it might be confusing to his fiance/husband.
"I don't remember too much of the details, but it was a civilization that existed before the modern Terminus City appeared" he explained. "It was centred on the West, and... guess it made mistakes, decayed and ultimately fell. But... I've been meeting a few of my comrades, and, I've been thinking that we could still have the 7/71st serve this digital world, you know? Keep the peace, fight for harmony and coexistence, I mean, all these bad things happening... they could do with a band of solo digimon to do our part in keeping our world safe" he winked at Yuuki. "No offence to you humans though, you guys are doing fine in our books". He was referring to all the times humans helped out good digimon.
Owen then listened as Hikaru relayed the tale of what happened to him. While ordinarily Owen would have burst into tears at the story of how his boyfriend had suffered, well, seeing him now alive and well in front of him stifled that somewhat, making the Gaomon simply move close and gently put an arm around him, silently stroking him as he listened to the story.
"So... you were the one meant to lose your memories, but Yuuki did instead?" Owen repeated. "Oh... gosh, I don't know what to say".
The talk of the threat still lingered though. "This Zeed Millenniummon though... oh god, do... do you think he'll strike again?" this horrified him. A digimon that transcended time and space. Like Hikaru stated, there was simply no defence.
He hoped that whatever was done was done and would not be repeated. He couldn't stand it if that monster came for Hikaru, Yuuki or even Logan again. Feeling Hikaru's warmth again, it felt too good, too precious to lose to the ether.
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Post by yuuki on May 29, 2018 22:23:20 GMT
"Sure, hope you know you well again. I mean, you looks like a really pleasant guy."
"He's a good boy," Hikaru quipped, to which Yuuki just stared at him perplexedly. "What, I mean, in both way. He loves bellyrubs and he loves headpats. He always try hard for his friends and always friendly. If he's not a good boy, I don't know what he is."
"...It's just funny for you to call him a good boy... Although I guess that's not my business..." but before he knew it, suddenly Yuuki's hand ended up scratching the back of Owen's ear, almost like it's a magnet. Then again, he guess it's because the Gaomon is too adorable, way way too adorable. "Oh, your fur's slightly rougher than Hikaru's, but I like the texture too...crap, sorry Owen..." yet his hand did not stop. If anything, he suddenly noticed how compelling this is to give the doggo a good headscritches. Hikaru merely grinned in a way that says 'I know you would do that'.
While Yuuki still too busy on giving the doggo good scritching and fluffing, Hikaru listened to his mate's tale. "...Hee... sounds like some great story there, Owen... It's certainly plausible. I heard there are new area appearing here and there... Is Digital World changing?" he asked. "If that's the case, then... I'm thinking of... getting members to explore these new areas... under banner of KIZNA."
"What's that?" Yuuki asked.
"Our organization. It's meant to keep peace of DIgital World from inside, also Human World. At times Digimon ended up on the other side, and it's definitely bothering the public. Our mission is to somehow make sure there are no Digimons who attempted real world invasion, and at the same time prevent any human who will attempt to try to ruin human's reputation in Digital World. We're like... a balancing force I guess."
To Owen's question, Hikaru just shook his head.
"..It might be even worse... It could make our bond nonexistent... and who knows what happened if the bond severed? Good chance is I'm going to be a solo Digimon and I'll forgot about Yuuki. Worst case, I'll be completely deleted, returning to Digitama, and even forgetting everything."
"...That's not helping."
"It's not indeed. But at any rate, I'm not sure what this Digimon is. I said it's 'conceptually similar to Zeed Milleniummon', but... it can't be one. It's too small, yet at the same time too powerful. Even the concept is too unfamiliar for me. I have no idea if it will strike again or not, but... It might."
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Post by Owen on Jun 8, 2018 9:39:06 GMT
Owen smiled and wagged his tail a little at being called pleasant. He blushed a little afterward at being called a 'good boy' by Hikaru, heh, his cute little Dorumon other-half. Then Yuuki proceeded to pet Owen's head. The Gaomon stretched his neck comfortably, loving the feeling of those lovely fingers petting his fur, ah this was wonderful!
Still though, given that he was talking about his tales as a soldier, he had to act like a soldier to make it genuine, and simply spent the whole explanation wagging his tail, tapping his foot on the floor occasionally as Yuuki hit a sweet spot on his head.
"Yeah, the digital world is changing, babe" Owen answered Hikaru. "New areas are showing up everywhere. The Shining Sea, Old Terminus, Backup Bayou, Sunken Elysium, it's pretty impressive what's happening - all these new areas with so much places to explore, but, new threats seem to be showing up too".
He paused as he thought on this. "Not only are there these giant black obelisks appearing that suppress digivolution, but, I've heard... things are happening in the Dark Area. Things that seem to be spreading, and I'm not talking about elemental corruption. This seems to be something much, much worse".
Hikaru's idea of KIZNA sounded great. "Heh, nice. Well, if you ever need help, Hikaru, you can count on the 7/71st's support" he gave a thumbs-up. He was the commanding officer of the unit after all, and KIZNA's ideals were definitely something he could work with, especially when it was his husband they were talking about.
The thought of this digimon that was like Zeed Milenniummon was meanwhile a bit disheartening. But of course Owen wasn't willing to let Hikaru suffer that kind of fate. "If you ever have trouble again, Hikaru, please, tell me, and I'll do what I can to help you" he promised the Dorumon, walking over to him and gently stroked his cheek. "We agreed to get married, mate. That means we have to look after each other, as family".
Owen then turned to Yuuki. "And you're extended family too, so that counts for you as well" he grinned. Yes he thought of human partners to digimon as family members as well. Owen thought of both Yuuki and Tadao on the same level as in-laws at the minimum.
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Post by yuuki on Jun 20, 2018 4:33:35 GMT
"I'm aware of the black obelisks," Hikaru answered. "But the question is where they came from, and for what sort of reason? Why would they appear? Why the Digital World administrator haven't acted in this case? Is this for some reason a way for the administrator to stabilize the Digital World, or are they trying to leave the job to the Digimons? There are so many questions and I can't even begin where to start. Although... I have heard about the corruption too. About few months ago, we met a guy named Gryz, he's seem affected by it. Although... movement in Dark Area kind of concerns me."
Hikaru was happy about Owen's support though. He grinned widely. "Aye, that would be nice to have a coalition between us. I'll share anything about the development of this strange figure. I hope... I hope it goes well."
The comment about the marriage though, Hikaru laughed joyfully. "Aye! We need to do the best marriage ever. Do you prefer me to be in tux with kilt or bride clothes? Anything for you, m'dear!"
Being treated as extended family honestly made Yuuki slightly embarrassed, but deep down really happy. "Yeah, I'll treat you as an extended family too. If you need anything that I can help in my limited power, I'll do it."
"For now though, I guess we should catch up or something..." Hikaru admitted.
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Post by Owen on Jun 27, 2018 8:21:06 GMT
Owen folded his arms and nodded his head in agreement with Hikaru's questions. "I don't know either. I'm thinking of going to see a dark tower up close myself next time I hear of one. It might suppress normal digivolutions, but not armor digimentals. I've happened to find mine". He couldn't show its physical form since he had assimilated it into his data, but he could access it at any time. Maybe Hikaru would like to see it? Owen thought it might please him anyway.
That thought faded as Hikaru mentioned there was activity in the Dark Area. "That's never good" Owen admitted. He was glad that they'd share information about what was happening though.
He grinned again as Hikaru seemed to like talk of their wedding. "Hmm..." Owen scratched his muzzle in thought. "You know I think you'd look really cute in a tux and kilt" he said. He'd probably turn up in his formal military tunic, as soldiers do. He might even wear a kilt too if it felt comfortable, but he generally didn't like something that made his tail uncomfortable.
Owen turned his smile to Yuuki. "Thanks, mate. Appreciate it" he said, giving a thumbs-up. Then Hikaru suggested that they catch up with things. "Of course. Let's just... enjoy each other's company for a while, my darling, there's some dangerous things happening and..." he was about to mention that he was scared he'd lose him again, but decided to let that sentence be unspoken. He didn't want to think of bad things anymore, he just wanted to spend a night or two or four with his warm, soft husband in his arms.
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