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Post by Adrian Boriker on Jul 8, 2018 5:26:49 GMT
It was a beautifully sunny day in the Digital World. The sun was shining, the grass was green, there was a table and a cake and- wait what?
Yes, that is correct. In a section of Mainframe Hills, located right next to a beautiful pond, various birthday related decorations were set up, complete with tables and food galore, including a gigantic chocolate cake that was at least three humans big.
Today was a special day for Adrian Boriker, as today was his eighteenth birthday party! Unbeknownst to him, Shoutmon had actually set up an entire party for him today, and invited various people along for the celebrations:
-Rebecca Story, who they had just found out was a Twin Tamer -Agumaru, the peppy little ToyAgumon -Owen the Gaomon, who had helped the duo find their DigiMental -Leith Crowler, who Adrian hit it off with quite well when they faced the Elecmon in Shibuya 104.
At the moment, Adrian was sitting in one of the various chairs, a blindfold around his eyes and noise-cancelling headphones on his ears. He had no idea what was going on...
"Um, Shoutmon... when can I take these off?" Adrian asks, lifting up the headphones a bit.
"Just wait a bit longer, okay?" Shoutmon says, putting the headphones back onto Adrian's ears.
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Post by agumaru on Jul 8, 2018 9:05:56 GMT
Adrian's birthday was going to be a blast! Agumaru was so excited! It had been such a long time since he saw Shoutmon and the birthday boy. The backpack-wearing lego dinosaur grins widely and wildly as he bounds through the Mainframe Hills.Everybody is going to be there! Like Adrian, Shoutmon, Agumaru, and... um... actually, he doesn't know who is going to be there. Maybe he'll meet some of Adrian's friends, and get himself new ones!
"Oh boy oh boy," he says excitedly. "He's going to be so happy today! Cake, presents, cake, friends, cake... and chili! Not that either of them know that last part. And... I hope he likes what I got him as a gift..." He'd find out soon enough. First he has to find Adrian and Shoutmon.
And there they are! "Hey Shoutmon," Agumaru shouts - does that mean Shoutmon is going to Agu? "I'm here! Everything all set up?"
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Jul 8, 2018 13:41:28 GMT
As for Leith, well, there was no hiding his surprise by the invitation. I'm probably more surprised than Adrian! he thought as he dutifully sat in silence. Getting to the place was no walk in the park, though; Leith had to take the long way, the train, and from there it was a long walk. The truth was he was worried about being late, especially because he left late due to the time it took to pack his guitar, stop for a gift, and all the time he spent asking digimon for directions despite Shoutmon's being perfectly good. But it turned out the opposite happened; Leith was far too early, meaning the only other guest to have arrived was a digimon Leith didn't know.
He supposed he may as well introduce himself, of course. So he walked up to the ToyAgumon, swallowed his nerves, and introduced, "Heya. I'm Leith, and he's Veemon."
"Hiya!" greeted the little blue creature, "We're friends of Adrian's and Shoutmon's!"
"Sort of," Leith added self-consciously. Shit, I'm starting to think this was a bad idea. I don't know anyone at this party except the birthday kid, and even then I met him for, like, an hour. Leith's nerves conquered him then, so he broke off from the conversation to find Shoutmon, leaving Veemon behind with ToyAgumon.
"He's... a little nervous. He'll get used to it." Veemon more confidently held out his hand to Agamaru and declared, "Nice to meetcha!"
And as for Leith, once he'd found Shoutmon, he kindly thanked him, "Hey, Shoutmon! Thanks for the invite. Can't say I saw it coming, but, hey, uh, I love cake." It was probably pretty clear to Shoutmon that Leith was still anxious, but at least he actually had met Shoutmon once. "Hey, anything I can do to, you know, set up and get the kid outta the blindfold? And where should I put this?" 'This' turned out to be a sloppily-wrapped box that made up for its craftsmanship with pure size; the thing was massive, almost big enough for Leith himself to fit inside and close it.
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Post by Owen on Jul 9, 2018 0:52:04 GMT
Oh boy, what a day ahead! Owen couldn't believe he had been invited to a birthday party for Adrian. Birthdays were an... odd concept for the Gaomon, partly because digimon didn't really 'age' so to say, and partly because time could be a little messed up in the digital world, but, once his son Logan had told him that it was a very important thing for humans, well, of course he'd like to be involved in such a thing.
Logan had also told him that a human's 18th birthday was particularly important, because this would be the time where a human became an 'adult' legally. "No dad, it's not like digivolving" the Offmon said, chuckling a little at Owen's questioning of their similarities.
And so in the time since the invitation, Owen had been sure to let his family and friends know. Of course Logan wanted to come along, he loved birthdays. Furthermore Logan's partner Tadao was also invited to come along. Tadao had recently turned 18 himself and could do with some friends, so maybe bringing him along to the party might help him make some acquaintances? Yes, Owen thought that would make a nice idea.
And also what of Owen's other half Hikaru? Yeah, the Dorumon would hopefully love a party. His partner Yuuki too. Even though neither of them knew Adrian, well, maybe they could have some fun here as well? Owen would be sure to introduce them.
But... how would they go there? By Trailmon? But... eh, that seemed a bit far from Terminus, and Owen couldn't carry that many people in his MachGaogamon form. But... he knew someone who could! So Owen had notified his friend Colin James and his partners Luke and Bellamy to ask if they could take a lift to the party too, which they agreed! But of course once Bellamy had got wind that there was gonna be a party, the Impmon begged to come along too.
And so, here they were, quite the group. Owen the Gaomon, Logan the Offmon and his partner Tadao Asahina; Colin James and his partners Luke the Elecmon and Bellamy the Impmon, along with Itou Yuuki and Hikaru the Dorumon. Quite an arrival indeed. The group disembarked from Daedalus the Heliodramon a few hundred yards away and made their way toward the party, each of them carrying a gift for the birthday man.
"Heh, wow, this is a nice setup" Owen said, walking alongside Hikaru and Logan. He'd introduce his family first, then friends. "Gudday!" he said to those gathered, recognizing only a few so far. But hopefully that'd change.
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Post by yuuki on Jul 9, 2018 21:01:51 GMT
Today, not like the other day... Owen suddenly invited Hikaru to a birthday party of someone. It's a strange thing, honestly... Apparently the said person wanted to meet him, because he's Owen's (soon-to-be) husband. Not that he mind, and he felt it's nice to widen his social circle and plus it feels nice to be known as Owen's soulmate, but at the same time, it feels odd, in rather complicated way instead of negative way. The Dorumon, as usual, in kilt, only more formal. His partner meanwhile dressed in semiformal suit. Not really in tuxedo, but just simple buttoned vest, a long sleeved shirt and pants. Looks neat, but still semi formal. Yuuki is wearing the small golden pin with unofficial KIZNA insignia on his chest.The current symbol is dove with wings spread open. Doves are used as message carriers and signifies hope, so Hikaru thought it would be nice to make this as their symbol. They need to discuss with the rest first though. Even if the design is rejected, they sure could be a nice accessory.
He luckily met Owen close to the venue, and gently linked an arm with him after giving him a brief lick on the cheek. At first, that would looks as if Yuuki is alone, but actually... he's not! There's a white Gaomon with fluffy fur, longer than Owen's own that tagged beside he human.
"Is it a party? Will there be a lot of humans there?" like a hyperactive kid, the Gaomon began asking rapid questions to Yuuki who just grinned wryly. This is the result of Owen's reunion with Hikaru, apparently. Haku the Gaomon. The moment he saw the venue however, he quickly toned down his hyperness and now trying to act like a proper good dog.... Although, his tail still wagging around rapidly if not faster than before.
"Good day," Hikaru would greet the people along with Owen. For now Yuuki decided to watch and see who would talk to him, or if he'll be addressed. A nod as a greeting is enough for now.... at least in his opinion.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Jul 9, 2018 21:43:13 GMT
Oh wow! Shoutmon was NOT expecting this many people and Digimon to show up! Now if all these guests have a blast here, this party will be an instant success! Immediately, Shoutmon began to greet the guests as they show up, one by one, starting with Agumaru.
"Heya hiya, Agumaru!" Shoutmon cheered, patting the small Lego dinosaur on the back. "We haven't seen you in a while! How have ya been?"
Next, Leith and Veemon showed up. Shoutmon did invite them, but since they were very recent friends Shoutmon wasn't expecting them to show up. Still, he was glad that they did. "Hey you two! I'm glad you showed up! I'm sure you guys will get along with everyone here!"
The next ones to arrive... was a giant party that Shoutmon did not see coming. Not only was Owen and Logan there, but two humans AND three Digimon! Not letting his surprise show on his face, Shoutmon walked up to the massive group.
"Heya hiya, Owen! Logan! It's great to see you guys again... there's a lot we have to talk about." He then shifted his attention to the newcomers. "Hello! My name's Shoutmon. Adrian and I are old friends of Owen. It's really great to meet you all!"
The final people to arrive probably stumped even all of the other guests. It was the White Wolf, a beautiful, mysterious woman with silver hair and a black eye mask. Along with her were two Digimon; an Agumon and a Gabumon. The trio headed down the hill and joined up with the others. Almost immediately, White Wolf let her hair down and ripped off her eye mask.
"Hi, Shoutmon... sorry we're a bit late!"
"Oh, it's no problem at all, Re- I mean, White Wolf!"
"Yeah, you can blame Rebecca for making us late. It shouldn't take a human that long just to do their hair." Hearing Agumon say this caused Rebecca to look down in shame and blush slightly.
"Agumon, that's rude," Gabumon scolded his brother, "Plus, Shoutmon wasn't even blaming her! Apologies, White Wolf."
"Oh, it's fine, really." However, it really WASN'T that fine, as she discovered that Agumaru was indeed attending the party. She didn't make a big fuss about it, but it was really awkward for him to be here.
"Alright, everyone! I'm going to take the blind fold and headphones off of Adrian! When he's able to see, we're all going to yell 'Surprise!'" The red dragon walked over to his human partner and proceeded to take off the headphones. Next, he lifted the blindfold...
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Post by agumaru on Jul 9, 2018 22:00:57 GMT
Well, this was interesting. Agumaru barely knew anyone here. At least not on a personal level. Adrian and Shoutmon were his only strong connections. And that meant...
Meeting new friends! First up was Leith and Veemon, whom start the greetings. "Hi," the ToyAgumon responds cheerfully, extending a hand. "I'm Agumaru, pleased to meet you! Any friend of Adrian and Shoutmon is a friend of mine!"
Next up was an airship. No wait, that was a Digimon too, letting off a bunch of passengers. Agumaru waves both arms in greetings towards the incoming crowd. He knew some of them, but not all of them. "Hey guys! How you all doing? Welcome to the party!"
And finally was...
...oh.
Either there was a very specific trick of the light, or the plastic dinosaur's bricks just went pale. "...White Wolf... Rebecca... you.... you're here..." Agumaru's voice seems emotionless, but there were tears in his eyes. "You are in the Digital World... Agumon, Gabumon... have you been... keeping her safe?"
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Jul 9, 2018 22:36:59 GMT
Even though there were lots of other guests at the party, thus fa Leith was keeping to himself, either talking to Shoutmon or, when another guest arrived, hanging back quietly. Too bad my phone doesn't work here, he repeatedly grumbled during the waiting periods. Leith would have at least loved to have Veemon by his side, but Veemon was so much more extroverted than Leith that the little blue digimon ran around and greeted every party-goer that came with no regard for the fact that they were strangers. At the very least, Leith was able to find a spot to put the oversized present he'd brought.
Even when Shoutmon gathered the party to shout at the moment of Adrian's big reveal, Leith was still a little distracted by his own head, having been in it so long by now. I wonder if I can find a chance to try out that digimental of friendship. It's a pretty open place, so whatever Veemon turns into probably can't destroy too much with size alone. I bet it's... In fact, Leith missed the blindfold removal entirely. So, when it came time to shout, Leith missed it by a little under a second. "Suprise!" he hastily shouted before immediately acknowledging his own failure. "Shit, wait, I fucked up. Can we try that again?"
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Post by Owen on Jul 14, 2018 5:15:59 GMT
Owen understood a little why Hikaru was probably feeling a little surprised at Owen suggesting he and their family go to a stranger's birthday. He had never done a thing like this before and it seemed a little unusual, but, Owen felt that his reasoning was sound. He was so happy and proud of his family that he wanted to introduce his friends to them, and, it was meant to be a party after all. A social gathering. Yes, all in celebration of a human turning 18, but a chance to gather and celebrate nonetheless.
As for the Gaomon's outfit, he was wearing a neat maroon shirt rather than his usual 7/71st officer tunic. His boxing gloves were not there at present, he didn't really need them currently, his bare paws exposed. Bellamy and Luke were wearing similar outfits, consisting of button-up shirts. Logan was probably the most startling, the little Offmon discarding his usual coat and hat and wearing both a shirt and kilt, just like his parents. Owen positively squealed with delight when he saw him.
As for the humans in the party, Tadao and Colin were both wearing long-sleeved shirts and cargo pants for the occasion. All very stylish.
Owen meanwhile was further delighted with the sight of his second son. "Haku! So glad to see you!" he had said when he first met him, giving the hyperactive white Gaomon a cuddle and a pet.
What followed when they arrived at the party was the usual cavalcade of introductions. Owen took care to methodically introduce everyone here to each other, first Hikaru, Logan and Haku, then Yuuki and Tadao, then Colin and the twins. Owen then raised an eyebrow when Shoutmon said that they would give Adrian a surprise.
"Heh heh, sounds fun" Bellamy snickered. He then recognized a couple of others. "Ohey, it's Leith and Veemon" he exclaimed.
Owen noted that the atmosphere was a little darkened by the way Agumaru and Rebecca interacted, well, hopefully they could put whatever quarrel they had aside for the time being. For now was the moment of unveiling.
"Surprise!" Owen, Logan, Bellamy and Luke cheered. Colin did too, but Tadao remained silent, the young man thinking this probably wasn't his thing. He couldn't help but chuckle a little as Leith went a little too late, but not in a cruel way.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Jul 24, 2018 2:49:24 GMT
Adrian didn't know what he was expecting when that blindfold was finally taken off, but he was DEFINITELY not expecting to see a big group of his friends there!
For a bit, Adrian just stared in disbelief at the people who had arrived: Rebecca and her partners, Agumaru, Leith and Veemon, Owen and Logan... wait, who were the other people though? There were two humans and four Digimon he didn't recognize at the party.
"Shoutmon... you did all of this for me?" Adrian asked his partner.
Shoutmon then happily nodded. "Of course I did! I may not know much about birthdays, but I know they're a special occasion! And that means you gotta spend it with friends!"
"I-I don't know what to say..." Really, Adrian DIDN'T know what to say. He was just so happy; he never had friends like this in his life EVER. He always moved too soon before he could.
"Happy Birthday, Adrian," White Wolf said as she placed her present to him on the table, followed by Shoutmon placing his own present.
Now it was time to discuss some... other matters. White Wolf took a deep breath and walked over to Agumaru. "Hey there, little guy... yeah, I'm still here. And I'm sorry about our last meeting.. I was a bit out of line, huh?"
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Post by agumaru on Jul 24, 2018 19:23:54 GMT
At the drop of Adrian's blindfold, Agumaru barely remembers to shout "happy birthday!" It was a very distracted cheer, half-hollow as other thoughts were on his mind. He didn't know that Rebecca and Adrian were friends. That was interesting. He wonders how they know each other?
More importantly, he didn't know that Rebecca was still in the Digital World! What was she doing here? After that big fight, he never expected her to set foot in the Digital World again. Heck, he didn't want her to! And she probably hates him after the fight they had... perhaps it was a bad idea to come here.
Then Rebecca apologizes. Agumaru was caught completely off-guard. The tears in his eyes flow a bit faster. As she apologizes to him, he cuts her off. "Shhh..." he hushes gently. "Don't worry right now. We can talk about this later." He attempts to give her a big hug. "And I was never mad at you for more than a second."
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Jul 24, 2018 20:29:00 GMT
All of the interactions and drama around Leith were watched carefully by the boy, not necessarily out of curiosity but because watching others seemed to be the only thing there to do. It wasn't like he knew anybody else at the party except-
"Hey! Hi, guys! Hiya!" at the end of Veemon's chain of greetings was the heartiest of all for Colin, Luke, and Bellamy. "I didn't know you guys knew Adrian! That's great!" It seemed he had jumped to that conclusion because of their presence alone.
Leith was mildly glad to see them, sure, but since he was closer to Adrian and knew that guy better, he approached the birthday boy first. After setting his oversized box down on the same table on which Agumaru put his, he turned to Adrian and Shoutmon. "Gotta admit, I'm surprised to be here. It's a good surprise, but, you know, still. I'm just glad the only Elecmon in the place is actually friendly this time." The young man pretended to look around, then, and asked as a complete joke, "So, uh, where's the karaoke machine?" not actually expecting there to have been one.
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Post by Owen on Jul 31, 2018 11:07:39 GMT
As the surprise was shouted out, Colin and the others that weren't yet acquainted with Adrian held back for a little while, mainly so that he could orientate himself with what this was. Even though they didn't know him, well, they were friends with Owen, and someone who liked the Gaomon enough to invite him to a party surely had enough common interests for them to have a chance at forging further friendships.
Taking the lead, Owen and Logan proceeded to the present table, dropping off their gifts. Owen's present was something he felt was practical for humans in the digital world, some armor. Well, not too elaborate, but enough to provide a little bit of protection. It was a pair of boiled leather bracers, of which Adrian could wear in his travels in the digital world. They wouldn't be able to stop bullets or edged metal weapons or the like, but, they'd at least give him a fighting chance if attacked by a rookie digimon's claws.
And Logan's gift was a human sized version of his own legionnaire's hat and goggles, which would provide adequate protection for harsh environments like the Folder Desert.
After they put down the still wrapped gifts, they turned to see that there still seemed to be a little tension between some of the guests. But the feeling dissipated when the one called Agumaru seemed to forgive the girl Owen didn't know yet, so that was all fine. Owen and Logan then stood back to let Adrian talk to Leith first.
Colin and his partners meanwhile looked up as Veemon recognized them. Colin cheerfully replied. "Heya. Ah, actually we don't know Adrian and Shoutmon. Owen asked us to come along because we're his friends and we can kinda mingle, I suppose" he chuckled awkwardly.
"Ah... yeah, that's my story too" Tadao added, the partner of Owen's son added, a little timidly. Supposing introductions should be made, Colin acted the bridge.
"Veemon, this is Tadao, he's a family friend" he said. Even though Tadao was more of a friend of his sister Sophie's, well, he was a digidestined and seemed to be a good person, so that was good enough for him.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Aug 15, 2018 22:06:17 GMT
From a distance, two dark figures were watching the party unfold in front of them. They had been spying on them since they arrived, and were now formulating a plan...
"So Grademon, wat is da plan today?" the bigger figure of the two asked.
"You say that like a cheesy television villain," the slimmer figure scoffed, looking away from his partner. "You need to stop looking pathetic. That stunt in Terminus will not be forgiven easily."
"Roight... sorry, Grademon."
"If you must know the plan, I suggest you just wait and see..."
Back at the party, Adrian tried to socialize with everyone there, even the ones he hadn't really met yet. To those he was introducing himself to, it would pretty much go like this:
"Hello! My name's Adrian, and I'm a friend of Owen's and Logan's. It's really nice to meet you!"
At the meantime, Shoutmon was, of course, staring at the big buffet table full of delicious food that was set out. It all looked soo good...
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Post by Leith, Veemon, and Shoutmon on Aug 21, 2018 1:17:06 GMT
While Adrian's Shoutmon eyed the buffet, a second Shoutmon wasn't quite so polite as to leave it untouched. He walked straight past Adrian's Shoutmon, found himself something he liked, tossed it in the air, and caught in his mouth. After he casually swallowed it, he glanced at his counterpart and asked, "'Sup?"
"Shoutmon?" Leith raised an eyebrow at his other partner's unexpected appearance, "What are you doing here? What happened to, 'It's your friend's birthday, not mine?'"
Shoutmon shrugged. "Got bored. Got hungry. Figured there'd be food. I was right, wasn't I?"
Meanwhile...
"Tadao! OK, hi. Wow, hi, I- oh, no." Leith's smile soured a little when he turned his back and found Shoutmon already pigging out from the snack table. "Should'a known he can't stay away from a party." Veemon rolled his eyes then but seemed to draw more amusement from the sight than annoyance. "Don't worry. I'll keep him out of trouble... I hope."
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