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The Road to Terminus (Kitt)
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Post by Kitt on Jun 9, 2019 0:41:12 GMT
Kitt would react in confusion with Hawkeye as to what Kaya was saying. Cleary she was trying to tell a joke, yes, but a joke that was completely unknown to him. Perhaps it was an expression that only humans got.
Once they were all set, Kitt walked a Kaya's side throughout the walk that would last the rest of the day. He didn't companied about the distance they were traveling, he'd been traveling so much that he was practically used to it. All that mattered was taking breaks if one was tired. On occasions, the Spadamon would let out a low, soothing thrum. It was one of the many things he got from his best friend, Eris. It was something that he would do to ease his mind when he was in a good mood.
Night was beginning to fall, and the three stopped at an area that looked suitable to make camp for the night. Kitt got on his knees in exhaustion. This journey might been longer than it seems. He didn't respond when the two were talking about how hungry they were, remembering that couldn't have any of their food and had to find some for himself.
When Kaya asked if he want to have some of their food, in which Kitt shook his head in disagreement. "No, I'm good," he whispered. "A deal's a deal after all. I don't want to break my promise and make him mad."
He then got up from his resting spot and started to look for a spot to make a campfire. It was getting cold after all, and he didn't want his new human friend to freeze. It needed to be an area that was away from any shrubs, trees, or any tall grass that could catch on fire. Finding a spot that had only bare dirt, he took out his Blue Queen and used it to dig down into the dirt to create a pit to contain the fire. After that, he started to gather some firewood from around the area. It would take several minutes until he gather just about the right amount the would last through the whole night. Kitt then made a cone-like teepee shape with the firewood and twigs he collected.
With the structure in place, it was time to light a fire. Taking his Blue Queen, he twisted the hilt a few times, the engine purring to life as he did. Blue flames started to form out of the two exhaust pipes on both blades, the blue flames slowly coating both sides. But for this, he only needed one blade to do this, so he pulled the handle on his weapon to cut off the flames on one side of his weapon. Once that was done, he placed the flame-coated blade under the tinder, kindling the fire pit. Soon enough, the blue flames started to spread. They now have a camp fire.
"Whew! Alright, now that's done." He said to himself, sitting down to catch a breath. He then waved at Kaya and Hawkeye to come over and enjoy the warmth.
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Jun 10, 2019 4:07:28 GMT
Even Kitt was reacting with confusion towards Kaya's joke?! Geez, it seemed that Digimon had never heard jokes like that before. The young human girl's face grew red with embarrassment as she sweatdropped. "I-I assure you that if there were other humans here they'd be laughing their butts off!"
On second thought, that was probably a lie...
The rest of that day was fairly nice. Hawkeye took note of how Kitt occasionally made a humming sound as the group walked down the trail. It seemed that Kitt was either trying to relax or had a thing for music. Either way, it did catch Hawkeye's attention in a good way. Whenever Kitt would hum, Hawkeye would hum alongside him. Believe it or not, it did calm him down quite a bit! Who would've guessed?
Now nighttime has fallen on the Digital World, which means it is time to rest. Hawkeye noticed how tired Kitt was after all that walking, it seemed that he was not prepared for things such as long journeys. Thus, the bird Digimon walked up to the Spadamon. "Not trying to be rude, but if you are tired you do not have to join us the rest of the way if you don't want to. The decision is yours."
Kaya was a bit surprised to see Kitt turn down something like free food. With the Digimon she had seen so far, he expected him to jump at the chance of not being forced to hunt. His reasoning for doing so was to not make Hawkeye mad. In response, Kaya laughed. "Who cares what that birdbrain thinks? We have plenty to go around, Kitt."
Whether or not Kitt accepted the offer this time, he went out to go build a fire, with Hawkeye there to help him gather the materials and build the firepit's structure. In the meantime, Kaya looked at the leather bag filled with food and supplies that they had with them on their journey. The food there was simple: weird looking cans and what seemed to be apples. Picking one up, Kaya shrugged and decided to take a bite out of it.
As soon as she took a bite, Kaya's eyes widened and teared up. Almost immediately she spit out a chunk of the apple, repulsed by the horribleness that was in her mouth. Hawkeye came back with firewood just in time to catch Kaya slapping her tongue. "Kaya, what's the matter?"
"I think you picked rotten apples, Hawkeye! Ew!"
"Rotten apples...? Kaya, those are meat apples! You don't eat them raw!"
"Wait... I ate raw meat?!" Her face morphed into a mixture of "oh god, what have I done" and "oh god, that's what raw meat tastes like." Clearly, she was NOT happy about it. "Why didn't you tell me that before?!"
"I didn't think you were actually going to try and eat one," Hawkeye said, trying to hold in his laughter.
After that situation was sorted out and the fire had started, Hawkeye grabbed a couple of sticks and placed a meat apple on each one, including the one Kaya had taken a bite out of. He then placed them beside the fire to let them cook. As they waited for the meat apples, Hawkeye decided to sing, mainly to himself:
"Boku dake no sekai datte jinsei ni hakusha o kakete Iji o hatte nanjū nen tattadarō Shiranakatta omoi wa soba de Tsunagatte hirogatte mō hitori ja nai
Boku mo sawagashiku mawaru hibi no ichibu datta Sōzō no saki no nichijō de dare ka ga ikite iru
Shiranai ai ni furimawasare Tomadou yasashi-sa ga mazariau Konna sekai shiranakatta Nan ga kaeta no darō
Dare ka ga dare ka o omou hibi no sukima de Sekai wa hirogatte iku" Song:
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Post by Kitt on Jun 15, 2019 21:28:31 GMT
With the fire pit now finished, Kitt decided to relax for a bit. He watched the little commotion Kaya and Hawkeye were having in silence. Apparently, she mistook a meat apple for an actual apple. He didn't blame her for the confusion - for one, this was the human's first night in the Digital World, so she was bound to see something that was considered "off" from her world - and two, there were times that he couldn't draw comparisons between a meat apple and the fruit; they were identical on the outside, but not on the inside.
Hawkeye then started to sing to himself as they waited for the food to cook, something that the Spadamon welcomed. The Hawkmon can sing pretty good. By the time he finished, Kitt got up on his feet, grapping the Blue Queen. It was time to look for some food for the night. Judging by the number of trees around them, there was a good chance that he'll be able to find DigiNoir.
"Ima go find something for me to eat," he said in a low tone. "I won't be long."
With that, Kitt put his hoodie over his head and ventured off into the dark forest.
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Jun 20, 2019 19:57:36 GMT
After that ordeal was done and taken care of, all that was next was to just wait for the meat apples to cook. The smell of the apples as they cooked was pretty intoxicating, to Kaya it smelled a lot like the dinners that her mother would make at home. It kind of made her homesick, wanting to get back home even more now. Even Hawkeye was becoming entranced with the smell, smiling as he inhaled the aromas.
"Aah, that smells very delicious," Hawkeye said, closing his eyes. If you looked closely enough, you could see a tiny bit of saliva dripping from the end of his beak. "I wonder what mine will taste like..."
While Hawkeye had his eyes closed, Kaya sneakily reached into the bag and got out another meat apple. She poked a stick through it and placed it next to the fire to cook. Kaya would force this apple down Kitt's throat if she had to.
Of course Hawkeye had a brain and he used it to conclude that something wasn't right when he opened his eyes and discovered the third meat apple cooking. "Kaya? Who is that third apple for?"
"Uh... me, of course," Kaya lied. Hawkeye didn't have the energy to argue and shrugged, letting Kaya do whatever she wanted.
The rest of the night wasn't too eventful. The group happily munched on their meat apples, which Kaya ended up loving as it tasted a lot like fish. Eventually, one by one, each of them fell asleep... Kaya's eyes slowly opened as the sun had dawned on a new day. Looking around she noticed that Hawkeye had snuggled up right against her as he slept. The human girl couldn't help but smile at this.
I guess you're not so bad after all, are you?
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Post by Kitt on Jun 24, 2019 0:20:15 GMT
The Spadamon spend the next thirty minutes searching for any DigiNoir in the area surrounding the campsite. He climbed from tree after tree, from perch point to perch point, and looked in any nook and cranny that he could spot, hoping to find that sweet, delicious hexagonal snack that could last him until morning came. Sadly, he couldn't find any. It looks like DigiNoir weren't bountiful in this part of the Digital World it seems.
Kitt slowly started to return back to the campsite, defeated. He was so sure that there were DigiNoir in this area, that he didn't even considered the what-if scenario if he couldn't find any. His stomach started to rumble, making the Spadamon groan in sadness. It looked like he was going hungry again tonight.
His nose started to pick up a delicious aroma coming from grounds. He started to pick up the pace, with a bit of drool appearing on the side of his mouth, his tail swaying back and forth as to what was food smelled so good.
Reaching the campsite, the first thing he noticed was that both Kaya and Hawkeye were already fast asleep. The second thing was one of the meat apples that Kaya had pulled out of her bag earlier right next to the fire. It was well cooked, was it for him?
He gulped after taking in the smell one more time. It was so good! Before he could reached for it however, he was reminded of Hawkeye's stern rule that he would have to search food for himself if he wanted to come along with them. That was the deal after all, but still...
Looking at the two one more time, seeing if Hawkeye was still asleep, he slowly started to reach for the apple, not making a sound in the process. Once he grabbed the stick, he got on this tippy toes and scooted away to a nearby tree overlooking the area. Once he was at a reasonable distance from the Hawkmon's ears, he started to dig in. It was as good as he thought it'd be, and he was delighted. It was cooked medium rare, in which he ended up loving since he likes to eat his meat done in that way.
Now having something in his system, Kitt slowly started to drift off, leaning against the tree, the toll of walking all day starting to take over.
He'll have to thank Kaya in secret tomorrow.
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Jun 24, 2019 2:29:26 GMT
When Kaya woke up that following morning, she looked around the campsite and noticed how the meat apple that was left sitting there was gone. At first Kaya was a little bit confused; who would just take their food like that? It wasn't until she looked around a bit more that the human began to put the pieces together a little bit better.
She spotted Kitt happily sleeping against another tree that wasn't too far away. She assumed that it was Kitt who had eaten the meat apple that she had set out for him before. A small smile formed on her face.
You're welcome, Kitt.
With the sun now dawning on a new day, Kaya got right up from her sleeping spot and stretched her arms, letting out a big yawn. It wasn't the best sleep ever, as she much preferred her nice and warm bed back home, but she wasn't feeling overly tired or lacking energy so the sleep must have been some success.
Might as well make some breakfast for these two sleepyheads.
She opened up the leather bag and pulled out a can of DigiNoir and a couple of meat apples. She looked over at the campfire then back at the food, and she got an idea. She looked through the bag a bit more and found a small frying pan as well as a couple of plates.
I could cook the meat apples and combine them with melted... DigiNoir, was this stuff called? What does it even look like anyways?
Out of pure curiosity Kaya opened up the can and found a bunch of tiny hexagon pieces. She grabbed one and tried it. It tasted very sweet, almost like honey. Perfect compliment for a meat apple. So Kaya got to work, pouring the can into the frying pan and setting it over a lit campfire, cutting up the meat apple with one of Hawkeye's arrows as the fruit melted. It was surprisingly hard to do so.
The smell of the cooking DigiNoir reached Hawkeye's nose, and he slowly began to wake up. He opened his eyes and spotted Kaya near the campfire. "K...Kaya? What are you doing? ...and what's that delicious smell?"
"Hey, Hawkeye! I'm making us breakfast! I would've asked to use your tools if you were awake."
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Post by Kitt on Jun 24, 2019 23:35:11 GMT
Kitt was the last one to wake up. He was curled up in front of the tree, his coat covering half of his body. He wasn't accustomed to waking up early in the morning, and he definitely would have slept into the late morning hours if it wasn't for a familiar, yet somehow different aroma filling his nose.
He yawned and stretched, his legs still slightly sore from walking all day. No Digi-birds were singing and the forest was completely silent and still; everything was bright and sunny, with only a bit of overcast in the sky. Still, Kitt got to his feet still stretching as he moved. He then started to lick his paw and brush it over his face to clean himself up. He had to look at least presentable.
Walking sluggishly to Kaya and Hawkeye, he would then quickly slump over on the grass, his body still trying to wake up. "Good morning." Kitt said yawning. Rubbing his eyes, he then saw that the smell that was coming from Kaya making some breakfast, with some of the meat apples and...DigiNoir?! He had spend all night looking for that stuff, and seeing that Kaya had that stuff the entire time made him sigh in disbelief, but he got his composure together nonetheless.
"Ah what are you making with those two," he asked, "It smells really good."
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Jun 25, 2019 2:13:03 GMT
When Kitt woke up, he would immediately see a very sad and pathetic sight coming from Kaya as she tried in vein to try and properly cut a meat apple with nothing but a simple arrow. Of course when that failed, she would then just start stabbing it with the arrow repeatedly.
"WHY! WON'T! YOU! CUT! LIKE! A! NOR! MAL! APPLEEEEEE!!!" Kaya angrily screamed as she stabbed the meat apple to oblivion and back. Sure it ended up in tiny pieces like she wanted originally, but the method she chose to achieve that made Hawkeye rub his temple in great embarrassment.
"Watching you cut the apple like that was very very sad, I must admit," Hawkeye bluntly said.
"Why don't you try cutting one of these apples then?" Kaya asked, glaring at the Hawkmon.
"Alright then." Hawkeye got up and grabbed his bow and an arrow. After stepping a few paces away, he signaled for Kaya to throw the apple upwards. Kaya nodded and did as she was asked, and Hawkeye shot an Energy Arrow right at the apple. The apple would then mini-explode into multiple pieces, falling right into the pan with the melting DigiNoir.
"Show off why don't ya?" Kaya grumbled as she rolled her eyes. She added her monstrosity pieces into the pan and began to mix them into some form of stew. It looked weird, but delicious at the same time. After a few more minutes the meal was finished and the smell was probably the best thing ever. Even Hawkeye had a bit of drool coming out of the corner of his beak, albeit not much.
"Oh hey Kitt, good morning! Do you want some... stew? Yeah, this is stew."
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Post by Kitt on Jun 27, 2019 16:21:26 GMT
Sitting next to the campfire, Kitt would watch as Hawkeye used his arrows and shoot at the apples with perfect accuracy. His aim was really impressive, it was almost like he knew where he was going to hit them before Kaya even threw them into the air. It must have took rigorous training to have pin-point accuracy like that.
Kaya would ask him if he wanted some stew, in which he tilted his head. He looked into the pan in which he could see meat apple bits in the melted Digi-Noir. The aroma coming from it was somewhat heaven like. His eyes started to gleam just looking at it, his tail started to swish back and forth, and his tummy started to rumble to life.
"Yes please, Lady Kaya!" he chirped excitingly. The aroma was too enticing that he couldn't contain his excitement.
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Jun 28, 2019 0:33:18 GMT
When Kaya asked if Kitt wanted any breakfast, the Spadamon just look confused more than anything, evident by the way he tilted his head when asked the question. "Listen, don't worry about what Hawkeye says. I think he's just being overly cautious more than anything, really."
"Carelessness is what gets you deleted in the Digital World," the archer argued back to Kaya, "but I have not seen anyone even attempt to combine meat apples with DigiNoir, so I suppose it is fine. Just this once."
"Sure, sure, birdbrain. So, do you still want some breakfast, Kitt?"
As they were talking, Kitt had looked into the pot to find the meat apple and DigiNoir stew. The others present could tell that Kitt was very excited and very hungry. How? Simple; they saw his tail wagging with delight and heard his stomach growl from hunger. In response, Kaya chuckled and put some stew in a bowl before handing it to Kitt.
"Let's get your rumbling tummy taken care of. Dig in!"
After serving Kitt his dish, Kaya would serve one for Hawkeye and then one for herself. Hawkeye took an eating utensil and took a bite of the experimental breakfast. Immediately his eyes lit up; it was one of the best things he had ever tasted. "Kaya, if other Digimon found out about what you have just created there would be riots in the streets. It's that good."
"Uh... thanks?" Kaya responded, not really sure what to say about that.
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Post by Kitt on Jul 2, 2019 23:23:54 GMT
Kitt wasted no time when Kaya told him to dig in. After she gave him his dish, he wouldn't use one of the eating utensils provided. Instead, he would take the plate near his face and start munching from there; tt was as good as he thought it'd be! The way the two flavors intertwined with one another, neither of them overtaking one another, and with how the taste exploded in his mouth was enough to make the Spadamon jump up with joy, tipping on his toes again when he tried those biscuit sticks yesterday.
"It taste so heavenly, Lady Kaya!" Kitt cheerfully commented as some of the stew oozed down his chin. "Throughout my travels, I'd never thought about combining meat apples and DigiNoir together! It's so simple, yet satisfying!"
Hawkeye then said there would be riots if they discovered what Kaya had created, in which Kitt nodded in agreement. "You can somewhat consider us Digimon as connoisseurs in a way; if we discover a new type of food, something as simple as combining DigiNoir and meat apples would sell like crazy." He then shoved his face into his plate again slowly, wanting to savor all of the stew before he completely devours it.
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Jul 5, 2019 18:55:24 GMT
Kaya was a bit surprised to see Kitt skip using eating utensils entirely and just eat the stew straight from the bowl. Heck, Hawkeye found the whole sight to be very unpleasant as he calmly ate from his own bowl. Still, Kaya appreciated that Kitt enjoyed it. He even started hopping up and down like before.
"It wasn't anything much, Kitt," Kaya said, "all I did was cut up some meat apples and added them to melted DigiNoir. Nothing too difficult, although it is weird that no one thought of this before. How long have these things existed in the Digital World, anyways?"
"They've existed for hundreds of years, ever since the Digital World was born," Hawkeye answered, "I mean they are naturally grown produce."
"Okay, I kind of get it. But wouldn't some Digimon somewhere have come up with it before me?"
"Apparently not."
After breakfast was completed, the group gathered up their things and began to continue down the road to Terminus City. Just another day and a half of walking, according to the map. Everything was going according to plan.
That is, unless one of them knew that they were being watched...
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Post by Kitt on Jul 15, 2019 18:12:01 GMT
Now with a full belly, Kitt was considerably more fired up to continue the day. Before the group left, Kitt took the responsibility for putting out the fire made by Blue Queen's Exceed. He used his weapon to put out the flames as Kaya and Hawkeye were packing their things. The blue flames were much more different compared to any regular fire due to it burning more through stuff at a fast pace. But the firewood they collected yesterday seemed to made of material that burns at a much slower pace than Kitt initially thought, hence why the fire was still burning through what remained of the wood when they woke up.
After that was taken care of, the group continued their way to Terminus City. Kaya had the map, so that meant it was smooth sailing from here. Throughout the walk, Kitt began to fantasize about when they do eventually reach their destination. According from a few 'Mon that been there, the city was describe to stretch on for miles and miles on end, with buildings so high that they pierce the clouds. It seemed like something from a storybook, but that was enough for Kitt to display some excitement, getting a bit starry-eyed.
Suddenly, his ears twitched back and forth, freezing him in place. There was movement nearby. He turned around the see what was there, his pupils contracting into slits. He'll have to put his excitement on hold for now, because right now, someone or something was watching them, and he didn't like it.
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Jul 23, 2019 17:33:56 GMT
As the group walked, Kaya made sure to pay close attention to the map. One wrong turn and they could be pretty damn lost. She wasn't the best at mapkeeping, but she at least knew where the group was and which way they were walking. To keep track, she essentially put her finger on the area that the group was in, in case she had to look away.
Hawkeye was smiling as the group walked. He rarely smiled back in his village, but for some reason he felt extraordinarily happy. Maybe it was just the feeling of having a nice, tasty breakfast in his stomach at the moment. Yeah, that was a good stew. How could a human come up with something that no Digimon had ever come up with in the past before?
The bird archer caught Kitt fantasizing about something as they walked. He could practically see the stars in the Spadamon's eyes. Hawkeye smirked as he asked, "Fantasizing about breakfast?"
Suddenly Kitt just stopped walking. Kaya and Hawkeye stopped too, mainly just because they were confused. Suddenly Hawkeye tensed up as well, putting out his bow and drawing it with an arrow. "Someone's following us."
"Wait, what?!"
Before anyone could say anything more, a string shot out and attached itself to Hawkeye's wing. "What the...?" Suddenly the Hawkmon's body jerked as it turned around and aimed at Kaya. "KITT, HELP!" he screamed as he released the arrow...
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Post by Kitt on Jul 25, 2019 3:34:23 GMT
Kitt swallowed thickly, yellow eyes widen, and posture lowered into a defensive stance. Hawkeye drew out his bow and arrow, having the same feeling he was. There was a presence across from them, but where? The bushes across were too dense to even make out anything, only ruffled leaves were seen floating to the ground. Two question came into his mind: who was following them, and were they a good or a bad Digimon?
If they were bad, he started to wonder if he was good enough protect Kaya. Despite her being apart of this group, she was only a human, and any potential attack done to her would likely be fatal. No. He wasn't going to allow that. If it cost him an arm or a leg, he'll defend his new human friend with everything he had.
Then, a string shout out from out of nowhere and latched on to Hawkeye's wing. All of a sudden, his body moved suddenly, as if forced to by some outside force and aimed at Kaya. Seeing that the Hawkmon was being controlled by whoever was following them, Kitt wasted no time and stepped in front of Kaya, drawing the Blue Queen and bringing the flap of the one of the blades to parry the arrow. He then cut the string that was attached to Hawkeye so whoever did that wouldn't control him anymore.
Drawing a sigh of relief, Kitt then drew his attention to where the string shot from. The fur all across his body stood on end, either from anger or from fear of whoever was doing this.
"Alright show yourself," Kitt growled, "How dare you try and use my friend to attack my other friend! Only a coward would do something like that!
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