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Post by yuuki on Feb 20, 2019 6:22:46 GMT
That night, a gentle music is playing, serene, solemn, and at times merry. The lampposts in the town decorated with various floral arrangements in shape of a yule. The lights were dim, but on the roadside, candles are lighting the street. Although residents are still quite the problem with how scarce were the interest to move to this town of Ys, each and every fixed house now lit with proper lighting and equipped with electricity. Water are running too. Ys is now ready to accept more citizen.
However, today's event was not for the newcomers, nay. It was to celebrate a joyful day. In a tavern near the entrance of the town, a Dorumon dressed with formal wear and kilt is standing in front of a mirror. His usual playful nature is a bit subdued today. Honestly, he's both nervous and eager... Today, it's his marriage ceremony. He can't say 'you looks dashing today' to even his reflection as he always used to. He wanted today to be perfect, to be memorable for his most beloved. Yes, today, they'll...
"Tie the knot--"
WHACK
"Warg that was a bit too on my face," Hikaru commented, stiffling his giggles. The Black Guilmon X was whacked on top of his head by his Commandramon sister.
"That was indeed," Kon-chan agreed, sending daggers at her brother. The Commandramon is currently wearing a tuxedo instead a dress. She felt that she does not look as pretty in a dress, thus decided to wear a matching one with her brother. "You looks dashing by the way."
"Hey, that's rare praise coming from you."
"Hmph, even now and then I can praise you, you know... But really, calm down. I know today is a big day, but you can't go to the chapel looking all tense like that."
"It's not even a chapel, it's our base," Valt, countered cheekily. "Either way, looks like it's your big day, finally huh...? Never expected the most asexual aromantic of us all to suddenly got a huge headstart and even got tons of kids before us."
"Heh... yeah, you're right..."
"...You're thinking about the rest, huh..."
Despite there are five of them here (including Gryz who kept his silence for the meantime), the number is actually... far too low. They're missing several dearest friends. Jeanne, Hinomaru, Papa... those friends are not here yet. Perhaps they might be never... There are also Kyo, Yuu, Ayaka, Mana, Blake and Tatsuya... but those probably are even more of an impossibility.
"I wished for full attendance, actually, but... Well... I guess it's hard to do."
"All you need to do is to keep up hoping. It hurts to keep your hopes up, but you'll gain exactly nothing from depressing or giving up on hope. You'll only find emptiness," Gryz finally spoke his piece "...Your fiance is waiting, Leader. Do you want to get out there now?"
"Hmmm, well, can one of you check if Owen is ready?"
"Where were him again?" Warg asked.
"Just look for Collin, Luke or Bellamy outside, or maybe Tadao and Brad. Owen must be in that building."
"Roger that, I'll go check him."
The Black Guilmon X exited the tavern, looking for any of the said individuals
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Post by Owen on Feb 20, 2019 6:52:43 GMT
Owen and his entourage were housed up in one of the many unoccupied apartments that were currently located around Ys. To be sure, the Gaomon was fascinated by the city when he first arrived here. He had not expected anything existing out here in the Shining Sea other than white sand and crystals, but it turned out that those that had come before had simply not looked hard enough.
But it was the reason why he had come here that made butterflies seemingly flow around his stomach. It had seemed like a year ago where he and Hikaru had sworn their betrothal to each other. And a wonderful year it had been. Owen had settled down to become something of a teacher in Rosewood, and he loved it there. Much better than being a soldier in fact. But, it seemed, today was the day that they had promised.
"Huh, an actual digimon wedding, eh?" Tadao Asahina asked, adjusting his glasses as Owen's groomspeople were gathered around him. "I have to admit I'm excited to see one".
"I am too" Colin James admitted. Owen had invited three other humans to this wedding. Tadao was obviously invited because he was the human partner of his eldest son Logan; Colin James was a longtime friend, as well as his partners, so they too were welcome. And Niko Henare was also invited, since his partner Brad was good friends with Owen.
The digimon here were much more numerous. Owen's sons Logan and Bezil, and his daughters Bu and Fuu were here. His friends Luke, Bellamy, Brad, Skye, Hickory and Jorge were also here. The Gaomon would have liked to invite his sister Cion as well, plus others of the 7/71st, but he hadn't been able to get in contact with them. A pity, but, they had put this day off for long enough, and they would finally do the thing they had wanted to do for so long. Besides, there were enough of his friends here to make a good event.
"I still can't believe he asked you to be the bridesmaid, Luke!" Bellamy was still giggling. Luke sighed, shaking his head and Owen blushed. That had been a little embarrassing, Owen thought there had to be bridesmaids at a wedding, until it was explained to him that male attendants were called "groomsmen" traditionally. But thankfully all he had asked agreed, and Luke, Bellamy and Brad were dressed in matching tuxedo tops with white shirts and yellow ties.
Owen himself was dressed in his smartest tunic. It would only do for the captain of the 7/71st to be married in his formal military wear; a smart dark green tunic with the rank of Captain on each shoulder. The sword-and-wheel sigil of the Recon regiment was emblazoned on each sleeve. He would not be wearing his boxing gloves today, they wouldn't be necessary.
"Are you sure this uniform is right, Skye?" Owen would ask his Lieutenant, who had the best memory for the dress code of the DWR.
"As accurate as possible, sir" Skye said, dressed too in a formal green tunic, only with the rank of Lieutenant on her shoulders. "It's missing the DWR crest though, but you're no longer a part of that nation, so it's bare for now. And you requested that we start afresh in this life, so I left out your campaign and medal ribbons"
"Ah, alright then" Owen said. He was thankful to have thick blue and white fur, it was rather drafty here in the Shining Sea, and none of them were wearing pants. "Well... guess we're nearly ready" he chuckled a little nervously.
"Aw, you'll be fine, dad!" Bezil said, similarly dressed in a tuxedo top like the groomsmen. He also wore a kilt around his waist, just like Hikaru's. They thought it would be appropriate for the occasion.
"Yeah, think of it as an oath ceremony" Logan added, trying to be helpful. The Logamon also wore a kilt. "An oath of love to dad"
Hm, that was a really nice way of putting it. The Gaomon liked it. With that, he turned to the Dorumon and Ryudamon girls present. "Ah... sorry for laying this on you so quickly after we first met" he said. "But thanks for coming, I appreciate it" he gave a warm smile at them.
Brad's ears then twitched. "I hear someone outside" he said, then ran out, giving a wave as he saw the Black Guilmon. "Warg! There you are!" he called him over.
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Post by Yui and the Gals on Feb 22, 2019 3:23:55 GMT
"Well, um, yes. That's what marriage is, as far as I've read..." Fuu noted, flipping through a pocket dictionary. The twins had been through some stuff in the past few days, what with suddenly finding out they had an entire family. They both were ecstatic upon finding that out, so naturally, they were actually really excited over this.
Fuu was even happy enough to, y'know, talk! Bu looked towards Owen, and shrugged. "Hey, it's cool! The literal first thing we did after leaving the village was go get a job at a bar. Not the most sudden thing in the world. Uhhh...Awful lot of names to memorize, though. I think that might tax my brain to it's very limits." The Ryudamon needed all of her brain cells intact for reasons unknown.
Oh, right, the twins were wearing kilts. Like everyone present outside of Owen and Skye.
Fuu followed Brad out and noticed a weird variant of BlackGuilmon. Like her acquaintance, she waved him over! "Hi!"
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Post by yuuki on Feb 23, 2019 4:56:46 GMT
"Oh, Brad eh? Nice clothes, mate," Warg praised. While he ran here, he honestly was damn thankful that he does not have to wear any pants. It's just a bit absurd to run on those restricting things on. "Hikaru would like to know if you guys are ready... Oh? Who are they?"
Warg observed two Digimons among Owen's entourage. He know about Colin and the rest, also Tadao and Logan, but these two... Hmm, rather interesting. "A Dorumon and a Ryudamon, a rather peculiar sight after Penny... hmmm... someone related to you, Owen? Or are these young ladies happened to be your daughters?"
Admittedly, he's doing a wild guess, but at any rate... "Oh, by the way, Hikaru would like you to meet him at the western avenue. That's where you'll walk til the chape--I mean the base, heh. For the groomsmen, ringbearer and all that, please follow Owen... honestly, I'm not familiar with how it works... Uh, any of you humans know how it goes? Either way, Hikaru just want you two to walk together to the base, though, that's all. He said it'll be far romantic that way, if you got what I mean, heh. Anyway, just tell me when you're ready. I'll get back to him and tell that you're ready."
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Post by Owen on Feb 27, 2019 9:20:29 GMT
Owen was delighted that his twin daughters seemed to be okay with all this. Initially he had been made really nervous about the wedding ceremony, but, seeing all his family nearby, and with beloved friends also present to bear witness, it certainly made it seem like a wonderful idea.
Bu then mentioned there were a lot of names to remember here. "Heh, bartender like you shouldn't have too much trouble with that" Bellamy joked. "Main one ya gotta remember is Bellamy though".
"Oh boy, check out that ego" Nik remarked, the dark-skinned human smirking. Bellamy was about to make a thing of it, but then saw that the guy was easily over 200 pounds and 6 feet tall, so, thought better of that.
Luke, Bellamy and Brad had momentarily considered the offer of kilts when they were invited, but in the end declined. "Might be a bit chilly here, but, best keep kilts to family I reckon" Luke reasoned.
When Warg met Brad, he then asked who the other two were. "Ah, these two?" Brad asked, indicating Bu and Fuu. "They're Owen and Hikaru's twin daughters. I... hope they aren't unexpected?" he added, awkwardly. "Oh wow, if Hikaru doesn't know about them yet..."
"We could put it down to tradition maybe?" Nik suggested, joining his partner as they entered the building. "It's bad luck for two individuals getting married to see or talk to each other before the wedding, at least that's a human custom..."
Warg then let them know of the arrangements for this ceremony. All listened intently. So, they were going to meet with Hikaru, then walk toward the main base. That sure made the humans curious.
"Interesting. In human tradition, it's normal for one of the couple to wait for their partner at the altar. But... I think I like this version more" Tadao remarked, adjusting his glasses. "Seems a lot more even handed than one waiting for the other to be presented to them".
"Alright then, sounds neat" Owen said, happy with those arrangements. His tail wagged at the prospect of seeing Hikaru again, approaching the place where they'd make their oaths of love.
"Welp, guess that means us" Bellamy said, patting Owen's shoulder. "Ya ready for this, doggy boy?"
"Absolutely" Owen replied. He then turned to Warg. "Alright, tell Hikaru I'll meet him on the Western Avenue".
After that was dealt with, Owen turned to Bezil. "...you got the armlet, mate?" he asked.
"Yep! Right in here!" Bezil said, holding the case up. Owen grinned and patted his head. In addition to his formal military wear, he was also wearing the engagement pendant that Hikaru had given him on the day that he proposed. He thought there was no better reason than to wear it today. So, with the last of the preparations ready, Owen and the party got ready to move out through this exciting new city, the light of the crystals of the Shining Sea providing a beautiful backdrop to all this.
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Post by Yui and the Gals on Mar 3, 2019 10:02:32 GMT
...Wait a second, were they really that unexpected? "Woahly moly, Fuu! I think we're the dowry." Bu commented, before she snorted and snickered and burst into laughter. Fuu meanwhile decided to confirm what she read about the human tradition of the art of the wedding.
"Yes, one half awaits the partner at the altar. Them speaking before the wedding is bad luck, and...Uh. I don't think either of our dads is one for wearing a dress or a veil, so nix that part...Um. Yes, maybe this version's a bit better."
Honestly speaking, the two girls were pretty prepared for this, trailing behind Owen and co. like they were bodyguards of sorts. Even though they were just rookies. In kilts. "So how far's west avenue again? Cause I'm starting to get hungry and these don't have pockets." Bu noted.
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Post by yuuki on Mar 8, 2019 5:41:04 GMT
"Hee, daughters? Well, I would say you're semi unexpected, but not totally unexpected. You see girls, your other Pa contacted the Village of Beginning, told them to round up his and your Pa's eggs, you guys that is, and call him immediately so he can pick you guys up. But apparently there are a lot of mess involved in the way and somehow the memo was lost. So we're in this mess. You guys got... lessee... Logan, Haku, Bezil, Jill... Yeah, four older siblings. Guess you already met some of them, but the other is waiting on the base."
Warg laughed when Bu said they're the dowry. "Well that's an interesting dowry for sure! Hikaru will be mighty pleased though!"
While he's unfamiliar with the way of the human marriage, it's seem to be a bad luck to have the groom and bride to meet on the way to the altar. That's very strange though. "Huh, I wonder why are there such superstition. In my case I'd want to walk the way together considering how it's a vow to live your life together as one after all, so let's say the walk is the trial, the altar is the new beginning."
Looks like everyone is ready.
"Well, I'll trust one of you guys with the map. Owen is kinda bad with direction isn't he?" Warg teased. "Well, I'll tell Hikaru. Meet ya there!"
Warg contacted Hikaru immediately after and found out that the entourage has arrived there already. Upon arriving there, he would took his place in the row of the groomsmen (and woman). Hikaru on the front, looking properly formal and quite dashing, at least in Digimon standard. With background of gently falling snow, he looked rather picturesque as he extended his paw at Owen.
"Well, then, shall we, my dear?"
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Post by Owen on Mar 8, 2019 11:29:34 GMT
Bu's comment about the dowry made a varied reaction through the group. Tadao and Nik also snickered and giggled, while everyone else was mostly confused.
"Dowry? What's that?" Owen asked, tilting his head as any confused dog would. It was Tadao that answered first.
"Well, on Earth, a dowry is a payment given from one side of a family to the other in a wedding, usually between the parents of those getting married" Tadao explained. "It's... not usually done in unknown daughters though".
"Ohh, okay" Owen said, smiling. "Well, I don't think myself or Hikaru have parents, so, that's probably not happening I suppose".
Bu then asked how close they were, noting that she was hungry and their kilts didn't have pockets. Bezil was the one to speak up here to his little sister. "That's what the sporrans are for" he said, grinning. "A kilt's no use without a sporran..." he scowled at his father. "Didn't you tell them that, dad?"
"Um... kilts are more your other dad's field, mate" Owen said, but blushed regardless, realizing that yes he should have probably mentioned that.
Then Warg explained what had gone on with Hikaru arranging a notification service so to say with the village of beginnings. It seemed like the logical thing to do once they had three children and still felt such strong love with each other would make even more.
Then he mentioned another name. "...Jill?" Owen repeated, eyes widening. "I... I have another daughter?!
"Heyy! Heyy! Easy there, big guy" Bellamy said, patting his back. "You got two surprises for your special guy, yeah? Let him have one for you, eh?"
Well when he put it like that, Owen supposed that was fair. He calmed himself down, realizing that this was really kind of awesome now that he thought of it.
When Warg teased Owen by mentioning his sense of direction, Luke accepted the map with a smirk, he at least would be able to get them there, and not to Whitewater as was probably feared. Owen pouted, he wasn't always bad with maps, just they were so complicated these days.
And then the time came for the two parties to finally meet. Owen's mouth opened with silent delight as he saw Hikaru, in the lightly falling snow, groomed and dressed as the most handsome digimon he had ever met. It was in this moment that all doubts were erased. He wanted this Dorumon as his husband. And nothing would stop them, not today.
Owen approached Hikaru, then reached his bare paw out to hold his. No need for boxing gloves today, Owen wasn't that foolish. "Let's do this, my love" he replied, ready to walk with his chosen mate and say the words that would make them a true family for the rest of their lives.
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Post by Yui and the Gals on Mar 16, 2019 7:16:59 GMT
"I don't blame them. There's always a strange influx of children from different sources at the village, so it's...often a mess." Fuu murmured quietly. Neither of the twins quite cared about whether or not they were expected. What mattered was that they were here now.
While the concept of a dowry was explained, Bu had her own question for her big brother. "...So, uh...What the heck's a sporran?" Fuu had zero idea what those were, either. She was just talking to Warg and Tadao. "Yep, people do in fact tend to not be gifts during weddings."
She was inclined to disagree, of course. Why? Because she was a goddamn gift to this world. "Sure are a lot of unknowns in this family, huh?" The fox quietly uttered to herself as they proceeded forward to meet with the other party. The twins took their place next to everyone else, and awaited.
...Shockingly, Bu wasn't doing anything stupid to disrupt the ceremony. It was up to Owen and Hikaru now.
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Post by yuuki on Mar 17, 2019 13:46:10 GMT
From the west avenue, they gone to the pathway to the base... it was a small hike. The Digimon's speed suggest that it takes about ten minutes walk for them to reach the place. The outskirt are devoid of building, and instead equipped with what looked like sentry towers.
For a few minutes the walk was silent, but somehow Hikaru suddenly chuckled. The stiff air around him just like that dispelled. Kon-chan seeing that only chuckled and shook her head. Warg grinned like an idiot and Valt just sighed, then smiled wryly. This guy apparently quite nervous that he can't keep his mouth shut in his own marriage either.
"You looks dashing," was his first word to his soon husband-to-be "And Warg told me about the two. Bu and Fuu eh? nice to meet you two. Don't worry, talk away. The snow would make this boring and the walk is still quite away. The base is quite far, but that makes it all the more worthwhile."
"I swear if this is human marriage, you'll so get unlucky." Kon-chan commented.
"Ha, what's the worst the fate would toss me? A lizard telling me that I got too many kids because I love chatting with the sun of my life?"
"Why yes, Khal," she sarcastically answered.
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Post by Owen on Mar 18, 2019 5:08:55 GMT
Bezil chuckled at Bu's question. "A sporran is this thing" he said, pointing to the pouch he wore on his waist, decorated with blue and purple tufts and feathers. "It's meant to be worn over a kilt to act as a pocket and stuff".
"Ah, secure place indeed" Bellamy said, grinning as he realized its location. "Bit hard for pickpocketers if it's there, right?"
"Bells, come on..." Luke chided his brother, but supposed that since Owen had six children already he didn't mind this sort of talk.
The walk was a little long, and would ordinarily have been a little eerie as they walked through the ancient city of Ys, but, to Owen, it simply felt special. At his side was his beloved Hikaru, and behind him were all his children and friends. It felt to him like all this was for them alone, making it feel even more special.
"Heh, thanks" Owen smiled at Hikaru's compliment. Yep, Owen's uniform was spotless and prim, with buttons polished so brightly that one could see their own face in them. So much that the former 7/71st soldiers Skye and Brad looked on with admiration.
"Always thought he'd be the one to get married first" Brad told Skye, who gave a smiling nod in response.
Luke and Bellamy meanwhile were the main ones to get Hikaru and Kon-chan's reference, the twins chortling. As they walked, Owen reminisced a little on how they had made it to this point. "I remember when we first met, Hikaru" he said to his fiance. "In the Terminus City station. You were entertaining people and... I just felt that I wanted to get to know you, because you were so cute and charming" he made a friendly smile. "You still are, of course, but, yeah, I'm really glad we met that day".
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Post by Yui and the Gals on Mar 25, 2019 8:18:39 GMT
Oh, those pouch things were meant as pockets? Interesting. Bu nodded a few times at Bezil's explanation. "Got it. Honestly, that seems pretty cool." Bu and Fuu's in comparison weren't quite as decorative. They had long, flowing ribbons on theirs. One might blame Bu, but it was in reality Fuu who was at fault for this choice in design.
The walk wasn't eerie for the twins. It was...less than that. More awe-inspiring. The quiet of the city, the atmosphere of the Shining Sea? It was...interesting. And they were in the midst of a wedding here. It was pretty cool! And as they reminisced, the twins remained quiet.
The floor was that of the grooms, after all, so they had a chance to hear about how their family came together/was formed. "Entertaining?" Fuu inquired.
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Post by yuuki on Mar 25, 2019 12:10:25 GMT
"Pfft... ahaha! Yeah that happened eh? I wasn't really entertaining people, Fuu. It was just outburst of happiness because I evolved to form with hands! I just... missed playing my bagpipe you know. But yeah, that you did huh, Owen? You thought that I was a musician by career and then you asked me to play Hirari, heh heh. That was nostalgic, eh? I told you that I wasn't actually a minstrel and just having fun. And then... for some reason we started to talk about our experiences... and then we ended up dating at my little persuasion, eh? Oh, who was it that called me so hot and cute back then until you got a massive nosebleed?"
Hikaru chuckled at that. "I love that somehow you find me clicking with you from the first date. It was supposed to be a tutorial on how to charm another Digimon, but nope, somehow you found me. Somehow you want it to be me. I was utterly impressed. I might have a huge ego, and I know that most Digimon found me in line between obnoxiously annoying or funnily adorable but... this is honestly the first time ever someone so clicked with me, hehe... The first time that someone really happy to be with me.
Ah, right, why don't I play the music that transcended various DIgital World, the same as Hirari?" Hikaru quickly pulled out his bagpipe out of his kilt and began playing slow Butter-fly. It's more solemn that the one he played back at Terminus, but it suited the mood better. Time did pass quicker when you enjoyed something. They're already in the circular area leading to the base on the top. Just a bit more now.
Serene music slowly playing from inside the shrine. "...Ah, come to think of it, we name our base Sanctuarium Unionis."
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Post by Owen on Mar 26, 2019 12:00:22 GMT
As their fathers proceeded onward, Bezil and Logan felt like they wanted to get a little closer to others in their family.
Logan approached Bu and Fuu, the Logamon delighted to meet his youngest sisters. "Heya, ah, I feel really bad that I haven't really spent enough time in the digital world to have known about you two before now" the wolfish digimon admitted. "But, still, I'm delighted to meet you. I'm Logan, your brother. I'm really glad that we've met today".
His partner Tadao gave a little sigh of shame as he realized that his partner had missed out on meeting so many brothers and sisters because of his preoccupation with college, but, he hoped that turning up for the big event - the wedding of his partner's parents would be enough to make up for that.
"So, uh, what have you two been getting up to lately?" Logan asked his twin sisters further, out of genuine curiosity, and also to maintain a conversation.
Owen meanwhile blushed a little as Hikaru accurately recounted their first moments together out loud. "Heh, yeah, that sounds like it was" the Gaomon said, grinning a little as he remembered how hard he fell for Hikaru, but, in this moment, their relationship had remained no less sweet as it was back then, and that was what kept him walking up the streets of Ys toward their destination. That this was the digimon he loved more than any other.
"That's so sweet, Hikaru" Owen replied. He wanted to say further, but, many of what he wanted to say was when they were exchanging their oath of love - the thing he felt was most important in a wedding, as far as he knew about its equivalent in the digital world. Instead, he patted his paw as they approached their destination.
And then Hikaru made things even more wonderful by playing more music. Owen had to hold back tears, hearing the song "Butterfly" being played so suddenly.
"Oh hey! We know this!" Bellamy suddenly exclaimed. And to Owen's shock, his Impmon and Elecmon friends began to loudly sing the lyrics. Owen was delighted, he was so happy in his choice of friends to invite to their wedding.
As it ended, Hikaru suggested a name for the shrine. "I'm okay with that" Owen said, and nods came from Nik and Brad, fellow members of KIZNA.
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Post by Yui and the Gals on Apr 1, 2019 22:18:06 GMT
"Huh, so that's where my instrumentation skills come from." Fuu uttered aloud at the revelations being shared that had actually already happened. Wouldn't that make them tales...? Actually, yes, yes it would. Bu, meanwhile, got a rise out of hearing that one of her dads gave the other a massive nosebleed once.
"Haaah! Sorry, sorry, uh. I dunno what came over me." Bu said, scratching the back of her head before she and Fuu glanced towards Logan. Their dads were doing their own thing, so it was totally okay for them to do theirs as well! "We've mostly been acclimating to Ys. And sparring, too. Essentially...Uh. Imagine a figure of speech involving sharpening a sword. Think something like that." Fuu explained.
"Also I've been trying my hand at cooking." The Dorumon added. "What about you, brother?" She inquired towards the Logamon.
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