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Sun, Sand and Sunshine [Calliope]
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Post by Desmond Edmund on Sept 14, 2018 10:27:39 GMT
"Desmond!" The little DemiMeramon was enjoying the sunny day at the beach. Even if Desmond never really been to a beach, nor even close to the ocean, the blond tamer wasn't sure if he should be enjoying the view or not. It was pretty, the sky and water were as clear it could and with him was Calliope and her partner. To be frank, the Frenchman was more enjoying looking at the girl rather than everything around them. He would look at her with a smile and look away when she would look at him. Not his best at being subtle, he still wasn't entirely sure about his budding feelings inside of him. It was more than a crush for sure, they have been traveling around looking for her brother for maybe two weeks now. For every time he heard her laughing and see her smile, he could feel his heart beat stronger inside his chest. He had no idea if she felt the same about him so he was pretty shy to admit those feelings of his. He would hate to ruin the friendship they had by say the wrong three words.
Looking for her brother was harder than he first thought, and he thought that it would be hard, to begin with. The digital world was quite big and trying to find one human was kind of complicated. Some Digimon would try to help them by guiding them to where they last saw humans but so far, no luck at finding her brother. So they just went from places to places looking for clues and whatnot. Desmond tried to stay positive, he had too. He wanted her to be happy. The Frenchman would spend few nights just looking at her sleep before doing so himself. His cell phone's battery was running low now so he didn't use it to listen to music anymore, in fact, he had it turned off. Not that he had another used to it right now but he wanted to save that small amount of power just in case.
Making their way south, the four of them heard about a big city nearby. Maybe they could find more information about his brother there. But for now, they needed to take some time just to breathe. The city was perhaps too loud or crowded or both. Here, at the beach, they were the only one they could see around them. The beach was pretty big though so maybe there were other people, just very far away from where they were standing. He felt that they really needed a day off and maybe his friends did so as well.
"Desmond!" The voice screaming his name brought him back from his thoughts as he turned his head to see his partner spinning in circle few feet around him. "Look! Look!" And he pointed to the water a bit further away. "It's water!" The Digimon saw water before but never such a vast amount as the ocean. He would look at the waves crashing softly into the sand. The genuine innocence of the DemiMeramon made Desmond smile, he looked so happy just being on a beach. The blond tamer was standing on the sand with his shoes untied next to him. The sand was hot but it was good to feel it under his feet. "DemiMeramon." He would say while waving at him. His partner would stop spinning and look at him with a puzzled expression. "Touch the sand." And with that, the fireball looked down. He never touched sand before, unless Sandmon counts as sand, which actually could counts as sand now that he thought of it. Poking the sand underneath him, he giggled a bit. It was warm. Like a kid that just discovered something new, the Digimon began flapping his arms into the sand making small grains flying into the air. "Look! Look!"
Seeing the DemiMeramon having that much fun, Desmond just laughed softly and shielded his eyes with his left hand. Maybe he too should go play with him. Maybe he could find it as pleasant as the Digimon does. Taking a deep breath, the tamer closed his eyes for a moment and then looked at Calliope. "Looks like he's having fun." He simply said while pointing a finger at the DemiMeramon. Smiling at the brunette, he then looked at her partner. "Wanna join him? As long as you two don't get too close to the water, you should be fine." He hoped that the Digimon would say yes and that Calliope and he would have a small moment together. He wanted to know how she was feeling after these two weeks of looking around. And maybe find a way to cheer her up if needed, even if he wasn't very good at it.
"Hey, how are you doing?" He would say while keeping his eyes on hers. "I mean, erm..." And he didn't finish his phrase as he just smiled very awkwardly well still looking at her. "Hi?"
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Post by star on Sept 14, 2018 17:48:34 GMT
Calliope looked up towards the sky with her eyes closed simply feeling the sun rays beaming down on her face. Bear feet in the sand while her shoes and socks were resting by her bag, Calliope was fully enjoying the digital world beach. This beach reminded her of home; blue skies, clear water, and a warm sandy beach she would visit in Athens, it was nostalgic to the Greek. Sandmon simply felt the warm sand on her underbelly and little feet, she felt at one with the beach. While closing her eyes Calliope remembered the old days when she was little, her brother and would swim in the water, build sand castles and collect sea shells from dawn to dusk. Stuff that maybe only a child would enjoy but were still some of her best memories growing up. The more she thought about it the more she wanted to make sure her brother was safe and sound. The world was just so vast that she knew it was going to be a while before she would find him or at the very least a trace of where he could have gone. So far all they were able to find were Digimon able to lead them in the direction he could have gone but it seemed so far and few. But what she took comfort in is that she wasn’t alone in trying to find him, she found a person to help her look.
Taking a deep breath she opened her eyes and looked to Desmond offering a smile before she looked back up at the sky. It was really clear and calm only spotted with minimal clouds that only added to the nostalgia. She couldn’t believe it’s been 2 weeks, she though about how much her parents must be freaking out by this point. Calliope wished there was a way to contact the outside world but it seemed that was impossible. The girl turned her face to the fire ball when he was getting his tamers attention, she soon saw he was trying to get Desmond to look at the water. Being a fire ball she knew DemiMeramon must have not been around water all that much, hopefully he doesn’t try going in the ocean, she didn’t want him going out. She watched as Desmond told him to play with the sand, Sandmon’s head perked up a bit to watch what DemiMeramon did. The girl chuckled by how easily amused and how quickly DemiMeramon took enjoyment from the sand. Sandmon giggled at the fireball just throwing sand all around. Calliope turned to Desmond when he said that DemiMeramon was having fun playing with the sand “it dose I’m glad he is able to entertain himself pretty easily.” Calliope looked at Sandmon and nodded when Desmond asked if she wanted to join DemiMeramon in playing with the sand. Sandmon jumped up “yay!” without even a second though charged of and rolled though the sand.
Calliope laughed “as long as she doesn’t try to bury herself in the sand she should be pretty easy to find.” She was quiet for a moment before Desmond caught her attention once again asking how she was doing “hm?” Calliope waited to answer thinking he had something further to say but she only chuckled when Desmond resorted to a greeting when he tried to explain what he was saying “I’m doing alright morale is pretty high” she watched Sandmon having fun with the sand. Looking to the ocean she wondered how it felt in the digital world “hey I’m going to go put my feet in the water care to join me?”
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Post by Desmond Edmund on Sept 16, 2018 4:36:22 GMT
The DemiMeramon was quite happy just throwing grains of sand into the air. He would do so while spinning on himself with eyes closed. However, he didn't close his mouth and thus inhaled a lot of sand making him cough a little bit. But that didn't stop him from doing it again. Doing so for a little bit longer before seeing Sandmon coming his way, the little fireball waved both arms at her and began shouting. "Look! Look!" As if he didn't already have her attention. He would wait for her to get closer and look at how she was rolling around. An idea came to his little mind. Maybe he too could roll around! Looking down for a second and then back up, the DemiMeramon slowly lowered his body to touch the sand and he began giggling. "It's warm!" He shouted energetically at the other Digimon. After rolling in the sand, he inched closer and closer to poke her with a mischevious smile. "You are squishier!" It was easy to see that he was very happy to be here right now. Floating backward for a few seconds to leave Sandmon some room to breathe without being poked, he then threw his arms into the air and go a for a big hug. "Squishy!" The small Digimon would try to hold on the hug as long as possible while rubbing his face on hers. "You are warm too!"
Desmond sighed upon seeing his partner act that way. From where he was standing, they seemed like they were having fun, well one of them was having fun. He even felt slightly jealous that he didn't have that childish innocence in him anymore, he couldn't see himself playing in the sand like that. Instead, he just stood there, waiting for something to happen. His partner would be chasing after Sandmon if she were to run away from his hug. The Frenchman would just stay silent for a few seconds before turning his attention to Calliope. "Should we tell DemiMeramon to stop?" He asked while using his left hand to point at the two Digimon. Maybe Calliope's partner was having fun as well, or maybe she was having a terrible time.
And then, she asked him if he wanted to go into the water if just to put their feet in it. He looked at her and then at the water and back and forth for a second. "You mean, like in the water?" That was a stupid question, he knew that she did say that clearly. The was that Desmond never learned to swim so he was kind of hydrophobic. Sure, it would just be dipping their feet in few inches of water, what the worst that could happen? Calliope might notice that he was putting way too much thought on that question. "I mean, erm..." And he looked at her again. "Sure?" And after saying that, he began rolling his jeans not sure if he should do that or just remove them. He tried to not overthink it, but he had no clue what to do right now.
After taking his time to carefully roll the bottom of his pants, Desmond would wait for Calliope to lead the way. And by leading the way, he was actually not doing anything unless she would go grab his hand and drag him into the water. He wouldn't resist her pulling him but he was starting to regret it as closer and closer they would be to the clear water. "Erm..." He looked around him for a second before touching the water. "Is it, like safe?" It was very easy to see that he was not used to being even a little bit away from the dry sand. "There's nothing that can like... I mean, rocks and all that..." Calliope would have to literally pull him if she wanted him to just put his feet into the water.
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Post by star on Sept 16, 2018 14:46:18 GMT
Sandmon watched DemiMeramon as she approached, was he eating sand? The little Digimon shook off the thought when she saw him cough it back up. Even being a sand Digimon she didn’t like the taste of sand in her mouth. The sand felt super warm on her little leg nubs as she ran, she never felt so free in her life. Sandmon’s attention drifted to DemiMeramon as he began shouting look at her. After finding that she didn’t know what she was supposed to look at she simply began rolling in the sand like a beach ball. The only time the Digimon paused was when she saw DemiMeramon approach the sand, she waited silently to see his reaction. The little sand Digimon chuckled when he claimed it was warm “yes it is, nice warm sunny sand.” She rolled onto her back and wiggled side to side like a dog scratching an itch on the carpet. She was unsuspecting of the incoming Digimon who snuck her way until she felt a sudden poke. She rolled over onto her belly and looked at the fire Digimon “what?” she knew she was squishy but she wondered what his obsession with poking her was. She watched DemiMeramon back off for a moment, and she simply went back to sticking her nubs into the sand. She jolted at the Digimon suddenly getting into her face hugging her and calling her squishy. Sandmon began flailing her arms around at the fire Digimon trying to break free of his grip as he claimed she was warm “gahh.” She finally managed to wiggle her body free from his grip and she began running as the Digimon chased her.
Calliope just stifled laughter as the scene played out, not really wanting the fire ball to chase Sandmon but finding the whole thing adorable and hilarious. Looking at Desmond she grinned “we probably should but they will wear themselves out, besides they're just playing no harm in that.” She knew her Digimon was not enjoying it nearly as much as Desmond’s Digimon was but it was good to have her socialize.
Calliope went back to her thought of sticking her feet in the water looking to Desmond to see his response, she was a bit confused when he repeated the question asking if it was what she meant, but nodded to confirm his suspicion “yeah in the water, it shouldn’t be that deep.” She looked at it, the further the went out obviously the deeper it would be but she didn’t intend to fully get drenched yet. He seemed a bit concerned by her question, she was about to ask if he was okay when he suddenly agreed to go into the water “alright” she smiled. She waited for him to roll his pantlegs up, fortunately for her she was wearing shorts so she was able to skip that step.
When he was finally done getting ready she turned to head to the water, upon looking back she noticed he wasn’t really moving. Chuckling a bit she walked back and grabbed his hand “come on the water won’t come up here for you.” The girl began leading him to the ocean, she could feel his hesitation the closer they got and eventually she was at a stand still with him halting just before touching the water. She stopped pulling and looked at him when he asked if the water was safe “of course, the water isn’t deep and it’s not going to bite” she chuckled. She looked out over the water, there were a few waves here and there but it was otherwise calm and peaceful. Calliope looked back at Desmond when he further inquired about the safety of the water, he seemed pretty spooked by it “Desmond I promise it will be fine, just look down there’s nothing but sand and shells.” Looking down at the water it was crystal clear like the ones back at in Athens. Knowing he still might not be convinced, she grabbed his other hand and pulled him enough so his ankles were submerged in the cool water. “see nothing to be concerned about” she smiled. The girl released her grip on his hands bringing them to the water. Getting a scoop of water she threw it up into the air letting it simply rain back down on them.
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Post by Desmond Edmund on Sept 17, 2018 5:13:48 GMT
Desmond's eyes widened for a second as Calliope pulled him into the water. His feet landed on the wet sand and felt the cool water on his ankles. He froze for a second, looking down and saw how clear the water was. He could see his feet and it did make him feel safer. It was a bit too cold for his liking but he could get used to it. The blond tamer did not move a muscle while still staring at his feet. It will take him a few more seconds before looking up to see Calliope scoop water and throw it into the air. Closing one eye and shielding the other with his hand, he felt few drops of water hitting his face. Again, it was a bit cold but it made him smile a bit. Mostly because seeing the brunette having fun made him feel good. Taking a deep breath, he took one step toward the deeper end of the water very slowly still not sure how to feel about all this. He had no idea how deep he was willing to go but so far, he could still see his feet so it wasn't as scary as he first thought. It would take him a few more second before lifting his other foot above the water and gently take another step. It was kind of a funny scene, to be honest.
After that careful step, the blond tamer turned his head to look at Calliope that was just a few feet away from him. "It's... Actually not bad." He said with a smile. Sure he did not plan on going any deeper but for now, it wasn't unpleasant. The initial feeling of cold wasn't as bad now that he spent more time with his ankles submerged. Maybe it could be fun after all. As long as that he was standing up, he should be okay and hopefully not drowning, which was his biggest fear right about being near the ocean. Taking a bit of time to look at the horizon and how the water seemed to never end, Desmond would take a deep breath of fresh air and close his eyes. After slowly and carefully spinning his whole body around to face Calliope, the Frenchman would then bend down and place both hands into the water. Moving them around while softly touching the wet sand, it seemed that he was having a bit of fun right now that he was discovering what it was to be on a beach. "Hey, Calliope." He would then say to get her attention. "Come here for a sec."
Desmond would wait for her to come close to him and then motion her to look down at his hands with a quick head movement. "Look." He simply said hoping that she would come to take a peek at his hands. "See that?" As soon as she would lower her head to look at his hands, the blond tamer would scoop up water into his hands and throw it at the girl's face. the blond tamer began laughing before going closer to her. "Sorry, it was too tempting." Now he was having fun. Still a bit afraid of the whole drowning possibility but he could see why she wanted to get him into the water with her.
Meanwhile, the DemiMeramon was still chasing after Sandmon while giggling. "Come back!" He shouted in a joyful tone. He was sure that she was having as much fun as he had being chased like that. However, his floating speed wasn't very high so he couldn't really catch up on her unless she would allow him to. The little Digimon would just try to hug her again for a little longer before stopping when he heard his tamer laughing. He looked at the two tamers and then at Sandmon. "Sandmon." He said to get her attention before waving his arms toward the water. "Can we go to the water too?" He had absolutely no clue what would happen once his body would touch the water. He wanted to join the two tamers, they seemed to be having fun as well. He was curious and tempted but wanted to hear Sandmon's opinion before doing anything that could well be stupid.
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Post by star on Sept 17, 2018 16:24:55 GMT
“just relax it won’t bite you” she could tell he was tense over stepping into the ocean, she didn’t want to scar him but she at least wanted him to see it was all right “see it’s alright just takes a second getting used to it.” splashing him may have been a bit extreme but it would show him that there was nothing to worry about. She played innocent when she saw the water hit him “oops, did I do that?” then she preceded to laugh. Seeing him smile she figured he was starting to enjoy himself, that was her plan to begin with. Calliope watched him walk out a bit, she could have warned him to watch his step, but he’s tall and the water wasn’t that deep to warrant a warning. At least he wasn’t frozen in place like before “beach days like this were always fun growing up, it’s actually been a while since I’ve gotten into an ocean.” Calliope smiled at his enjoyment of the water chuckling when he said it wasn’t that bad “see I wouldn’t steer you wrong now would I?”
She looked back onto the shoreline to see the DemiMeramon chasing Sandmon, as long as they didn’t try to jump in the water they should be fine. Despite her hands being a bit wet with sea water she ran her hands through her hair smoothing it out as the wind passed through. She pulled out the braid so her hair could simply enjoy the ongoing breeze “you have to love that nice ocean air.” she turned to Desmond seeing him sticking his hands in the water, the girl laughed at him a bit considering just a few moments before he was almost hesitating on going into the water with her. At least he’s having fun now, she bent over a bit feeling the rush of cold water running between her fingers it. the feeling itself was just so familiar, looking up back at the shore she can almost see the old memories of her and her sibling playing in the surf and sand. She sighed to her self for a moment before abruptly turning to face Desmond when he called her name “Hm?” after he asked her to come she waded through the water over to where he stood. The water was a bit higher now going to her calves “what’s up?” she raised a brow when he asked her to look at the water were his hands were “what am I looking at?” was he asking her to look at his hands being in the water? “I still don’t see anything” she looked closer “what am I supposed to se-” she was met with a face full of cold water “-EEEP!” she staggered back, the water ran down her face even dripping onto her shirt. The girl muttered something in Greek before swiping away the water from her eyes. Looking back at Desmond she saw him laughing then apologize claiming how tempting it was. With a smirk on her face she spoke “good one. Just you wait I’m going to get you back”
She slicked her hair back. Back on the beach Sandmon continued to try and run away shouting “never!” when DemiMeramon told her to come back. She was in her element and she could just dive in the sand and hide. But even she was beginning to get tired of running. Fortuantly when she did slow down it was when DemiMeramon stopped to look at his tamer. She turned around to see the blond tamer laughing at her tamer who was wiping of water from her face. Sandmon faced DemiMeramon when he began to ask if they could go into the water too. She didn’t honestly want to go into the water she would probably start to loose a lot more sand if she got wet but she knew for certain it wouldn’t be a good idea for something made entirely of fire to mess with water “I wouldn’t if I were you as far as I’m aware fire and water aren’t really a good mix” she approached where the water met the sand and lightly tapped the ocean “brrrr” the sand Digimon shivered.
Back were Calliope, stood she pulled her wet hair out of her face. Looking down she pulled up her over shirt looking down at her tang-top “you even got my shirt wet” looking back at him she chuckled “where I’m from we have a saying “an eye for an eye” so in other words…” she trailed off before lunging at him for a tackle. She may be small but she had the element of surprise on her side, the girl aimed for the shallower end of the water to knock him down it that way he didn’t drown.
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Post by Desmond Edmund on Sept 17, 2018 20:33:08 GMT
Desmond was actually quite proud of himself for the little prank he did on Calliope. He was all smile when she said that she will get back at him eventually. He just thought that she would splash him with water again. With a short laugh, the blond tamer was ready for some innocent splashing. He had no idea that she was going to tackle him. He even lifted his hands slightly above his head to give her an easy target for her if she would have to splash him. He closed one eye in anticipation. Seeing her trail away for a second, he dropped his guard down. And then, he felt her body hitting him and he fell into the water with eyes while open. "Gaaah!" It didn't take a second for him to hit the water. Luckily, she tackled him into the shallow part of the beach so he just placed his arms on the wet sand and push his head out of the water. His glasses were now all wet so he tried to wipe them with his sleeve but that didn't really work because his sleeves were also wet. Lowering his glasses, the Frenchman looked at her and after a second, began laughing. "Okay, I might have deserved that one."
He kept on laughing for a little while slowly sinking his body into the water and then arched his back forward so that Calliope could rest her head or hands or anything on his chest. The water was barely high enough to cover his belly so she wouldn't have to worry about getting her head stuck underneath the water. He couldn't see her very well without his glasses but she still looked beautiful. His left hand moved toward her face and brushed her hair on one side away from her face. He would just look at her with a smile. He wanted to tell her how cute she was right now but didn't have the courage to do so. "It's kind of cold though." He complained to break the silence. He shivered for a second but didn't get up right away. He was enjoying this moment and trying to make it last.
Desmond would then wait for her to either stand up and maybe sit. In either case, he would not get up right away and place his glasses back up and try to wipe the lenses again with little success. If she were to stand up, the blond tamer would extend a hand for her to grab. "Mind helping me?" He would ask softly. He would wait for her to hold his hand and slowly stand up. "Well, that was fun." He said before looking at his clothes now soaking wet. "Should I just remove them?" He then asked innocently. "I mean, my top, not my pants." He then quickly clarified. He did have three layers of clothing on him and they were getting heavy because of the water. He then looked around for someplace dry to put his clothes on. He would have to walk to the sand but he didn't feel like doing that. Instead, he removed his jacket and threw it toward the dry part of the beach. It would land partially on it but it wasn't going to get carried by the waves. After doing so, he would do the same with his vest. Despite not seeing very well, his throwing skills were pretty good. Now that he was down to one layer, he kind of hesitated to remove it. Not that he didn't like his body, he wasn't fat at all nor was he unhealthily thin.
Looking at Calliope for a moment and then back at his shirt, Desmond just shrugged and removed it before throwing it where his other clothes were. He felt the wind on his wet skin and shivered. Maybe it wasn't a good decision. But after the breeze, he felt the warmth from the bright sun and to be honest, it was a pretty good feeling. And then he got an idea. "Hey, Calliope." He would say with a smile. He would make his way toward her with awkward steps. "Stay there for a second, okay?" Hoping that she would do so, Desmond was slowly getting closer and closer. "Just gimme one moment." Taking the time to get right next to her. He bent forward and placed both hands into the water. He paused knowing that she might try to escape so he quickly moved forward and scoop her up and start spinning on himself while laughing. He would do few rotations before falling into the water with her in his arms. He would fall backward into the water and let go of Calliope as his head submerged under the water. He moved his feet and arms to touch the sand and push himself back up and stay slightly submerged while laughing. "Sorry, that too was too tempting."
"Look! Look!" The DemiMeramon shouted to Sandmon while waving his tiny arms. "They are trying to drown each other!" That was what he could see from his position. He began floating toward the water and stop next to the other Digimon. He poked the wet sand to see what would happen. Nothing. He poked again and still no results. Maybe he should try going further into it. He began inching closer until a small wave hit the sand and passed under him. "Ooooh!" He quickly went to touch the water and a bit of steam flew into the air. It was a funny feeling but he wasn't ready to go into the water yet. He wanted to see what Sandmon would do first.
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Post by star on Sept 18, 2018 0:32:41 GMT
Calliope felt herself make contact with him and only a few seconds later they both made contact with the water. A cold rush passed over her as she was almost fully submerged before Desmond finally brought himself to the surface. She still clung to him trying not to show she was about to laugh about the whole thing. Waiting to hear his response she finally let out a chuckle when he tried to clean off his glasses with a wet sleeve “that won’t work I probably have something dry in my bag you can use.” She once again snickered when he said he deserved that one “it was pretty counterproductive since I got myself wet but I think my point was made…” she leaned an elbow on his chest and rested her cheek against her knuckles, with her other hand she swayed to the side “you mess with the Greek you get knocked down” she laughed a bit before sitting up straight “sorry about your glasses though in hind sight probably should have asked you to take them off before drenching you.” She remained still when he moved her hair out of her face; the issue with long wet hair, it clung to everything. “thanks” she smiled, she then took the liberty to run her fingers through his hair and try to fix his hair. Luckily it was pretty easy to fix short wet hair. Calliope stifled laughter when he said it was cold “fair enough, we should probably dry off eventually.” The Greek girl stood up and rung the bottom of her over shirt out a little bit.
Looking back at Desmond she saw he was extending a hand and asking for help up “I don’t know you did splash me in the face, but… I think I got enough revenge” she grabbed his hand and pulled the French tamer to his feet. Upon him saying it was fun she nodded “very true” she was about to wade back to the shore when he asked if he should remove his clothes, then snickered when he suddenly had to clarify that he meant his shirts “unless if you want to get a rash from wearing all of those heavy clothing." She simply pulled off the green shirt leaving on the grey tank-top, Calliope then threw the wet shirt along the shore where Desmond threw his jacket “hopefully that dries soon I don’t want to resort to using my winter clothing.” She turned around and paused seeing Desmond pull of his last shirt, then looked at the shore line, she’s surprised he could wear so many shirts and not be sweating to death. Turning back to Desmond shivering she chuckled “cold isn’t it?” once again she went to go back to the shore when Desmond called her name “hmm?” she turned back around to hear him ask her to stay there for a second. A bit suspicious of the request she raised a brow when he made his way back over to her. “what are you doing?” she watched as he bent forward. It suddenly occurred to her he was going for another water attack. By the time she tried to make a break for it he already swept her off her feet. The girl squeaked clinging on to his shoulder and kicked her feet. Flustered she cried out “D-Desmond seriously put me down” she though for a moment while he spun and then realized what he was doing. “W-wait wait don’t!” she held her breath as he fell back into the water taking them both down. After being fully submerged she pushed off and stood up her hair in her face dripped water back into the sea. Shivering a bit she moved her hair from her face and began ringing out the water. Looking at the blond tamer she laughed “I should hit you but instead I say good show, now come on let’s get back to the shore... wait what’s DemiMeramon doing?”
Sandmon giggled to herself as the two tamers took their turns drenching one another, she then looked to DemiMeramon who thought they were trying to drown one another “no no they’re just having fun it’s harmless.” She cautiously watched as the fire Digimon got close to the water “don’t hurt yourself DemiMeramon.” she didn’t know if she was going to be able to go in after him if he fell in nor did she want to find out what could happen. Sandmon squeaked I surprise when DemiMeramon touched the water “huh?” it only seemed to create steam “just get back here DemiMeramon, look Calliope and Desmond are coming back” she bounced her front nubs against the ground looking out at the two humans.
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Post by Desmond Edmund on Sept 18, 2018 1:55:18 GMT
Desmond was still laughing when Calliope told him that they should go back to the shore. It was a good idea. While he had fun, he didn't want to prank her anymore otherwise, she might not like it. So instead, he stood up and went to get closer to the girl and tried to wipe water off his glasses with his fingers. And it did not work at all. However, he did now see how much taller he was compared to her. Walking with your legs submerged was kind of hard, to be honest. It was his first time being in such deep water and good thing that there weren't really any currents dragging him around. As he got next to her, the blond tamer shyly placed a hand on her shoulder. "Want me to carry you?" He would say with a smile. "No tricks, I promise." If she were to say yes, Desmond would go in front of her and arch his back slightly for her to jump on his back. He wasn't going to drop her or fall back into the water again. He just wanted to be nice to her.
The DemiMeramon was now waiting for another wave to crash into the shore so he could poke it once more. It didn't take long for the water to reach right below him and he quickly poked it and again, a bit of steam rose into the air. It did make a funny feeling on his finger. Waiting a bit longer for another wave, the floating fireball would poke the water twice and then move back toward the shore to meet Sandmon. He still wasn't sure how he felt about touching water, at least not that one. He looked at the other Digimon and then their tamers. "Oh, oh!" He shouted before waving his arms at them. "Desmond! Calliope!" He was happy to see them coming back toward them.
"DemiMeramon." Desmond would shout to get his attention. "Don't go into the water." He simply said in a fatherly tone. "Just stay on the sand, okay?" His partner nodded rapidly and then saw their clothing a few feet away from where he was. Without saying anything, he would go toward the clothing and pick Calliope's shirt. "Look, Desmond!" He would then say out loud while waving her shirt up and down. A very big smile drew on his face and that made his tamer quickly react. "Do not burn the shirt." He said sternly making the DemiMeramon lose his smile. "But I can dry it!" He wasn't very convincing, the blond tamer knew that he had good intentions but he wasn't going to do any good with what he could do. "Do. Not. Burn the shirt." He repeated as he reached the shore with Calliope.
The DemiMeramon made a sad face and placed the shirt back on the ground. Seeing that, Desmond sighed and began speaking. "Just put them on the dry sand." He would say more softly. "Can you do that for us?" The Digimon was now very happy that he would get the chance to help the tamers. He nodded very rapidly before grabbing Calliope's shirt and gently place it into the dry sand. He would do so for all three pieces of clothing Desmond threw and then proudly turn around to look at the Frenchman. "Good job." Desmond would say with a thumbs up. Those two simple words made the Digimon float up and down while spinning on himself. "Yay!"
Upon taking a step on the shore, Desmond felt another breeze and shivered. For a moment, he felt very stupid that he now had no mean to dry himself. Hoping that the wind wasn't going to pick up anytime soon, the blond tamer removed his glasses once more and sighed. He did not think that far ahead. Also, his jeans felt very heavy. And then, Desmond hand went digging into his pockets and took out his cellphone and Digivice. Dang, he forgot he had those things on him before going into the water. He hoped that those things were waterproof. Sighing once more, he looked at the sun for a second before lowering his eyes. "Huh..." He wasn't sure what to do next. "Calliope, do you have something to dry yourself?" From what he could recall from what he learned in high school, one of the best ways to stay warm is to use each other body heat. He was way too shy to propose that idea though, even if they were pretty on each other few seconds ago.
"Or should we lay down on the sand... Or something?" Again, it was his first time on a beach so he had no real clue about what you should do when you are on a beach. Laying down sounded logic for a second, but then, they will have sand stuck on them and would have to go back into the water to remove it, and that would mean that they would have to come out and dry themselves again. He was most likely overthinking it by now.
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Post by star on Sept 18, 2018 3:23:52 GMT
Calliope halted and waited for Desmond to get back up so she didn’t end up leaving him in the water if something happened. Her main concern now was making sure the two Digimon didn’t try to jump in the water after them. She didn’t want Sandmon to melt nor did she want DemiMeramon to fizzle out in the water. “You two just stay there we’ll be out soon!” she called out to the Digimon. The girl rung her hair out a bit more so it wasn’t as sopping wet as it was before. She didn’t want to end up catching a cold from exposure. The girl was so focused on the two Digimon that she Didn’t see Desmond get up nor come up behind her causing her to flinch when his hand was suddenly on her shoulder. Calliope paused for a moment at his offer to carry her back to the shore, Calliope was suspicious for good reason she didn’t want to get dunked like she did last time “no tricks?” she repeated cautiously. “alright but if you drop me I will drench you” she chuckled. She climbed onto his back, despite him being soaking wet he was actually pretty warm. Calliope clung to him to prevent him from tricking her and trying to drop her, but the closer they got to the shore the lighter her grip got on him.
Sandmon watched as they approached the beach “look DemiMeramon!” the sand Digimon bounced around happily upon them returning. She almost ran out into the water to greet them but quickly halted at the edge where the water met the shore line “woops never mind” she took a few steps back and waited for them. Calliope looked over Desmond’s shoulder and waved at the two Digimon. A sigh of relieve came from her as Desmond warned DemiMeramon not to go into the water then he seemed to listen to the order “I’m glad he didn’t go too far out a wave could have knocked him down.” A bit of concern came however when the fireball went for her shirt “oh dear…” it wasn’t that she didn’t trust DemiMeramon to try and dry it but if he did and it went badly she would be confined to only wearing the gray tang top she had on. Besides it was her favorite shirt. “DemiMeramon please be careful with that” she said concerned.
Sandmon watch and was going to attempt to retrieve the shirt but the fire ball was to high for her to jump and catch. She felt bad DemiMeramon didn’t get to help dry their clothes but was glad when Desmond quickly diverted the issue by having him put the clothing on the dry sand instead. “that would actually help us a lot if you don’t mind DemiMeramon” once again the girl felt relieved when the fireball listened to his tamer. “that’s a potential disaster averted” she smiled and whispered to Desmond as she got off his back. Sandmon followed behind DemiMeramon and helped straighten out the clothes that he laid out so they didn’t accidentally wrinkle. As Desmond complimented his Digimon for successfully laying out their clothes she clapped her hand “excellent, they should dry faster now thank you very much.” She chuckled when he spun around and said yay, he really was like a child and his tamer did a great job teaching him right from wrong.
When the wind picked up Calliope shuddered, it seemed the temperature was going to drop and if they didn’t dry off or warm up they were liable to get sick. She didn’t remember packing a towel before she left for Japan, and she mentally face palmed herself for not being prepared for that. Calliope rubbed her arms and gripped at the front bottom part of her shorts trying to ring the water out “in hind sight a water fight without towels or a change of clothes on stand by isn’t that good of an idea” she felt a bit bad dragging them out and then getting them both soaked. But, it was certainty fun while it lasted.
When Desmond asked if she had something to dry herself off with she sifted through her bag and shook her head “no unfortunately not…” the wind blew against her bag making her shiver once again, she forgot how quickly she got cold. Looking up at the sky she could tell the sun was going to set soon meaning they had to warm up soon. Standing up she just brushed off her knees before addressing Desmond’s idea “the sand is warm but it might not help us when night falls, and I honestly don’t like the feeling of sand in my clothing.” They were far beyond that after getting in the water but laying in the sand wouldn’t help very much. She pondered about it for a moment before coming up with a solution “here sit down for a second.” Calliope waited for him to sit down before sitting down next to him shivering. She then leaned against him, her body temperature had dropped quite a bit leading her skin to be colder than his. The girl instantly became comfortable despite the colder air.
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Post by Desmond Edmund on Sept 18, 2018 19:50:26 GMT
The blond tamer felt a bit stupid now that they were soaking wet and without any towel and with their clothing also soaking wet. As the sun would go down, so will the temperature. Hopefully, the wind would stop and they would avoid hypothermia. Rubbing his arms with his hands, Desmond sighed and went closer to Calliope when she began looking inside her bag. the Frenchman also shivered when another breeze touched his body. He waited for Calliope to search inside her bag for something but she didn't have anything to dry them off. The sun starting to set, the blond tamer looked at the girl next to her as she asked him to sit down. He did so without asking any questions and as soon that he sat down, she did too and leaned on him. He could feel that her skin was getting cold but so was his. He passed a hand on his short hair while looking at the horizon before turning his attention to her. The blond tamer waited for a bit longer before shyly placing his arm around her without saying anything. At that moment, he did feel his cheeks going pink so he turned his head to look at the water. Having her leaning on him felt good. Hoping that she too felt the same way as he did.
"What are we going to do when the night comes?" Desmond then asked while gently pulling her closer to his body. He could feel that her skin was getting warmer and so was his. It was a very good feeling having her that close. Looking down, he thought that he should maybe also remove his jeans seeing that it wouldn't help him retain heat anyway. But he didn't want to ruin the moment so he just stayed silent for a little bit more. He wasn't sure where they could go while being almost naked though. The blond tamer would rest his head on hers and take a deep breath. He could smell her hair and it made him feel at home. It was a comforting smell. His free hand went to brush her long wet hair and his fingers gently touched her pretty face.
Meanwhile, the DemiMeramon was moving around the clothing. He looked at the two humans that were snuggling and then looked at Sandmon. He began floating toward her and moved his head very close to her. "Pssst." He whispered upon getting closer. He would grab her with his tiny hand and whisper something in her ear. "What should we do?" He asked her while poking. "I think they are cold, should we go help them?" The fireball would wait for her to say something but would also not really listen. After a second of thinking, he let go of the Digimon and then very slowly start floating toward the two tamers.
The blond tamer was about to say something when he heard his partner call his name. "Desmond." The DemiMeramon floated next to them and poked his tamer. "Huh?" The fireball was trying to make himself smaller like he didn't want to disturb the two tamers. "Are you cold?" He slowly asked. Desmond slowly nodded and the Digimon moved to be in front of them. His little body began glowing brighter and a small sensation of warmth came upon Desmond and it made the human smile. "Thanks." He gently said before looking at the brunette.
The Digimon smiled back and inched closer before laying on the sand looking at the horizon. At that moment, Desmond was quite happy to have the DemiMeramon as a partner. It might not be enough to dry them but it was better than nothing. He also enjoyed that the Digimon looked the other way so that the tamers would have their own private moment. "He's a good kid." He whispered to Calliope. His hand was still brushing her hair and softly touching her face. He then realized that maybe it wasn't the best thing to do so he stooped and retract his hand to his side. He looked at her for a few seconds before going for a side hug. He closed his eyes and took another deep breath. It felt very good being at her side right now.
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Post by star on Sept 19, 2018 2:34:10 GMT
Calliope didn’t think about asking since at that point they were both going to freeze if they didn’t do anything, their clothes would be dry after a while but the sun going down would slow the process. Push comes to shove they could use her jackets but they wouldn’t do to well getting wet. She realized she didn’t even ask “sorry I had ran out of ideas.” she guessed he didn’t mind when he suddenly put his arm around her. She started warming up again, if the temperature stayed as it was then they should be fine until morning came. She looked out at the ocean it looked pretty as the sun was going down. Calliope shrugged her shoulders as he asked what they were going to do once night came “I don’t know honestly if it gets to cold we could try and see if DemiMeramon can dry our clothes without burning them or we could try using a winter jacket from my bag.” She scratched her head for a moment thinking “though if we’re too wet the jacket won’t do to well.” The girl lightly gripped on to his arm keeping warm, despite them being warmed up the cold was still leaving her feel a bit dazed and relaxed. Calliope didn’t fidget when he played with her hair. In her head she thought about how much of a pain it would be to keep her hair in check, she would shorten it but she didn’t have the means to cut it. “we may be soaking wet in the cold but I have to admit it was a lot of fun playing in the ocean, the last time I did that was when I was younger” she wasn’t that old but it still felt like a long time ago.
Sandmon thought for a moment while the two humans tried to stay warm. The Digimon wasn’t the right candidate for warming them up like DemiMeramon but she could try and do her best. Sandmon felt bad that there wasn’t too much she could provide for them to keep them warm“Hm?” Looking at DemiMeramon when he asked her opinion on what they should do “we should go over there and at least try and warm them up” the little sand Digimon approached her Tamer and crawled onto her lap.
Calliope looked at her Digimon and smiled, with her free hand she patted the top of Sandmon’s head “aren’t you sweet.” The girl then turned upon hearing DemiMeramon. She was glad that the little fire ball noticed that they were cold, with him there they eliminated the chance of them freezing to death. Rubbing her arm she allowed the heat to warm her skin. “thank you DemiMeramon that really helps” she smiled at the little fire ball, it was almost like a campfire on the beach. For a brief moment it almost seemed romantic, them being so close, him stroking her hair, the little fire in front of them. Blushing for a moment the cold snapped her back into reality. She watched the ocean for a few moments more before looking down at the Digimon in her lap, she had quickly dosed off while Calliope was petting her. Looking back up at Desmond she smiled and nodded in agreement “he really is, you’re doing a great job teaching him.” Calliope looked at her own Digimon, she hoped that she was going to be able to teach Sandmon as well as he taught DemiMeramon. The girl remained still and silent while she enjoyed the feeling of him stroking her hair. She looked up at him when he stopped then simply shrugged it off. Calliope thought for a moment before speaking up again “you know it’s weird, two weeks ago I got here and the main thing I wanted to do was get back home, now it doesn’t seem that bad here.” looking up at him she smiled “I definitely think it was your company that helped, I just wanted to say thank you”
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Post by Desmond Edmund on Sept 19, 2018 20:45:34 GMT
Desmond smiled when Calliope said that she had a good time playing in the water with him. For him, it was the first time doing so. His opinion of the beach changed from being dangerous to kind of pleasant. Or maybe it was pleasant only because of him having her around. He certainly would have avoided the water altogether if it weren't Calliope dragging him into it. And to be honest, her doing so made his day much better. "I had fun too." He simply said as he looked at the ocean. It was indeed romantic having them too cuddled together with a little fire in front of them and they might get a look of the sun going down. While he didn't want the day to end, maybe it would be better that way. It would be a happy ending to a happy day. Taking a deep breath, the blond tamer's mind began wandering. He could recall every moment Calliope laughed or smiled in those few hours. It was like he was making a mental diary of the best moments of the day.
When Calliope thanked the DemiMeramon, the Digimon began laughing. His body was pulsing slowly but the heat he emitted was constant. Desmond was really proud of him. "He is easy to work with. He doesn't get mad or anything." Sometimes he does get too close and poke people but besides that, he was a good boy. "He used to eat everything he could get his hands on but he is pretty tame these days." Speaking of food, the Frenchman just realized that they didn't eat much today. But he didn't want to move and let go of her. Also, it was maybe too late to go find food. He didn't feel that hungry anyway and he hoped that she didn't as well. He just wanted to stay there, holding her in his arms. He knew that it wasn't going to last forever but maybe it could last a bit longer, maybe until the sun goes up again. By now, he knew that he would have to remove his jeans sooner or later. The wet clothing was making his legs feel colder. But then, he could wait until they decide to move.
The blond tamer listened carefully when Calliope began talking about how she felt about these last two weeks. Before meeting her, he was just wandering around not really knowing why he didn't try to get back home. His excuse was that he wanted to learn more about DemIMeramon but truth to be told, maybe he was just trying to escape his real life. His life wasn't very exciting, and he was perfectly fine with that. But now, he wasn't sure if he wanted to go back or not. Sure, he would have to go back eventually. People might start to notice that he has been missing for a long time now. Or they will just think that he closed his little repair shop. But her, she had a reason to be here. She was looking for her brother and that was very selfless. He kind of admired her for that. And add a massive crush on top of that.
"I erm..." Desmond wasn't sure if he should tell her that he didn't want her to leave. Well, he wouldn't mind her leaving, if only if he could follow her. But that would sound selfish of him, maybe. "You are welcome." He would say while blushing. He looked down and saw that their faces were actually very close right now. His cheeks went from pink to red and his jaw dropped a bit. Gosh, she was pretty. He would just stare at her blue eyes without saying anything for a second or two. "I... Erm..." He couldn't find anything to say. He did want to tell her how beautiful she is but didn't have the courage to do so. So he just looked at her with his mouth slightly open. Again, he couldn't tell her how much he had a crush on her. Or could he?
"Calliope..." He began whispering. "I..." And he stopped and looked away not knowing what to say exactly. "Erm..." He slowly turned his head back to face her with his face still very red. He stayed silent for a second and then began speaking. "I think I'm gonna remove those jeans... My legs are kind of numb..." Nope, He could not.
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Post by star on Sept 20, 2018 2:48:29 GMT
Calliope looked up and down the beach, it was quiet and still. It was the first time she was at a beach that was only occupied by two people. She thought it was interesting that she didn’t even see any Digimon roaming around the vicinity but perhaps that was for the best, she really didn’t want to have to fight of the cold and a Digimon. Sandmon seemed to tired to want to fight anyway, she patted the little Digimon before looking at Desmond “good I’m glad you had fun” she was also glad he realized the ocean wasn’t as scary as it seemed. The sky darkened as the sun approached the horizon, it was a pretty cool sunset to watch “I always thought the sun was pretty when it set and rose.” She spoke out a bit unconsciously while she was dazed by the sunset. Sandmon peeked open one eye to see the sun set, muttered something, then dozed back off. Calliope brought her backpack a bit closer to them before looking over at DemiMeramon when he chuckled. The heat he emitted made her a lot more comfortable despite being wet. Calliope looked at Desmond as he explained how easy going DemiMeramon is “I’m glad he is, it definitely would be harder to work with him if he was stubborn and combative… he might actually burn someone” she couldn’t imagine him hostile towards another person considering how passive and friendly he was towards her initially. The girl laughed as she imagined him eating a bunch of random things a person would find around the house “good thing he doesn’t still eat everything, I would probably have to keep a closer eye on my bag otherwise.”
She wondered if it would be this quiet in the morning or if more Digimon would show up. The wind seemed to stop and the temperature evened out along with it, luckily for them it didn’t seem like it was going to drop any time soon. Calliope closed her eyes and just listened to the sound of the rolling waves crashing on the shoreline. It was serene and a sound she could easily fall asleep to, if she got any more comfortable she probably would fall asleep. Upon opening her eyes she looked over at her backpack and saw her brother’s glasses sticking outside one of the pockets. It’s been two weeks, she really hoped that he knew how to survive in the digital worlds. Shaking off the feeling she thought to herself about how smart and resourceful he can be, he was going to be fine and she was going to find him. She thought about what Desmond had asked her when she first got there, what was she going to do when she found her brother. Was she going to leave the digital world, if she did could she bring Sandmon back to the human world. What about Desmond he initially said he was going to stay behind. Calliope knew how curious her brother was and if he got interested in trying to study Digimon he was going to stay as well. Thinking about it so much made her head hurt.
Luckily for her Desmond brought her out of her though “hm?” she heard him start a sentence then pause before responding to her thanking him. She smiled when he accepted her gratitude. She saw him blushing and the first thing she thought to herself was that being soaking wet had gotten him sick. Trying to get a better look at his face to determine if he was getting sick she then saw his face turned red. When he started stuttering she grew a bit more concerned for his health “are you feeling okay? You’re a bit red…” Sandmon woke up once again to look up at the blushing teen and confirmed what the girl said. Upon hearing him say her name she nodded in acknowledgement “yes?” seeing him turn away she tried figure out why he was getting so red, then tried to look at his face with no avail. She looked back at his face when he turned his head towards her. When he finally spoke she paused for a moment registering what he said “oh, yeah sure go ahead” she forgot for a moment that they were both still wet. Upon thinking about it more it dawned on her what he was saying “w-wait hold that thought” removing herself from his grip she rummaged through her bag and pulled out her winter coat handing it to him “here you can use this to cover your legs it should keep them warm.” She then turned her back to him to give him a bit more privacy.
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Post by Desmond Edmund on Sept 20, 2018 3:46:21 GMT
Desmond had mixed feelings about her thinking that he was perhaps sick because of how red his face was. On one side, he could use that has an excuse so that she won't think that he is a massive dork that had a giant crush on her. On the other side, he kind of wanted her to notice that he had feelings for her. Not knowing what to say to her, he just stood up and began debating if he should remove his jeans as she looked the other way. It would take him a few seconds of thinking before deciding not to. So he just was standing up while rubbing his legs before sitting down.
"Sorry, you can turn around now." He said before keeping on rubbing his legs with his hands. They were cold but it wasn't that bad. He then took the winter coat and looked at it without saying anything. But he had a better idea. "Come here." He said while motioning her to get close to him. He would wait for her to do so before opening the coat and placing it on their shoulders, keeping both of them a bit warmer. It also meant that they had to cling to each other. He also thought that it was a romantic thing to do. With the coat on them, his arm was now around her waist but he didn't want to pull her too much, she might not like being pulled even closer by him if that was even possible, to begin with.
Taking a moment to look at her, the blond tamer hoped that the colors of the setting sun would hide that his cheeks were still red. He would then look at the horizon. "It is beautiful." He simply said. Of course, he felt that her blue eyes were even prettier than all the colors of the setting sun but he didn't have the courage to say that out loud. "I don't think that I took the time to just look at it in a long while." And especially not next to a girl he had a crush on. He closed his eyes to try to not think too much about how he felt about her and just enjoy the moment. He counted from one to three mentally and opened his eyes and tilted his head to one side and turn it to see Calliope. With his free hand, he went to scratch the back of his head and smiled. He would just do that, smile at her. He felt that his cheeks were slowly turning from red to pink now that he was more relaxed. She still might see it but it wasn't as noticeable as before.
Desmond would keep his eyes on her until the sun disappeared and the star lit up into the night sky. He waited a bit longer before asking a question. "Erm... Are you getting sleepy?" He asked slowly. He was still very awake due to the fact that he did not want this moment to end but she might not be in the same state of mind. "Do you wanna lay down?" He then asked hoping that she would say yes. He wanted her to gaze at the stars with him. He might not know any constellations that existed in this world but he was pretty sure that they could draw some lines between those shiny little stars. If she were to say yes, he would let her lay down on her winter coat and lay on his back next to her. Meanwhile, the DemiMeramon was already sleeping but luckily, he was still emitting heat form his little body.
Pointing to one of the stars with one of his fingers and moving it to another one without really knowing what he was doing, Desmond was all smile. "I don't know if I like the sunset more or just looking at those shiny dots." What he really liked more was that he was sharing those moments with Calliope. Not that he was going to admit it. "How about you?" He then asked while turning his head slightly to look at her.
"Sun or stars?"
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