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Post by Genesis (Basile) on Oct 1, 2019 18:50:07 GMT
Roll With It.
Basile mused over Miyu's statement as he sipped again at his drink, nearing half empty... he should probably slow down... Nah. If Miyu thought it was admirable to live in the ghetto for Cinder's sake, let her think it. Not like it hurt anyone, Right? To his somewhat shame, he couldn't help the blood that rushed to his face as Miyu went on. He was used to flirting and teasing, honest compliments? Much less so and it showed. Basile coughed into his hand as he spoke "That's nice of you to say Miyu, Thank you." He said kindly, taking the compliment in the spirit it was given.
He smiled genuinely as Miyu laughed, He'd never felt like a comedian. But as he'd come to realise as he'd hung out with Miyu he'd become something of a maverick. Before meeting Miyu he'd have never bothered being outgoing or sociable, he certainly wouldn't have gone out on dates... odds are he'd have stayed stagnant, looking down on others and deeming them not worth his time. It was funny how a single meeting could alter a persons trajectory so much. Though, his smile grew slightly as he realised he wouldn't change it for anything.
His face grew warm as she started staring into his eyes playing with her hair, Basile realised he was flustered. Was she doing it on purpose? Nah, Couldn't be. Coughing into his hand again he spoke, trying to get back on track " Not much else happened after that, she returned and started giving me whole "where were you at X" nonsense, to which I said "Where's my lawyer?" and she looked ready to rip out my throat. After a few "wonderful" hours in her company, she gets a call from her commanding officer basically saying "You got the wrong guy, genius". I get three half-assed apologies that they didn't mean and had to walk all the way back to my house."
"But enough about our valiant polices general incompetence, tell me about you, what adventures have you been on since we last spoke? Basile spoke, happy enough to get onto a happier topic. He smiled towards Miyu as he waited, staring right back into her eyes.
Cinder listened patiently as Bloom spoke, she'd done a lot of talking so it only seemed fair that Cinder reciprocated. Cinder... couldn't help the feeling of disappointment as Bloom disagreed with her. Maybe it was her own fault for trying to change someone so different to herself. Maybe Bloom would learn in time what she was trying to say? Cinder could only hope as she kept thinking about that moment. The sand under her paws, the harsh sun glaring down on her, her own ragged breathing as her chest heaving. The Blinding Light of the bolt as it tore through her tamer and hearing his agonised scream and subsequent collapse. She couldn't help the rush of hate that flooded through her as she watched that scene over and over.
She was shook out of her memories as Bloom touched her. As a general rule, Cinder didn't like to be touched... but she could really use someone right now. She wouldn't hug the plant digimon, but the wordless support was nice. Bloom immediately ruined the moment by speaking. "I shouldn't beat myself up? learn from my mistakes? That wasn't a 'mistake'. I was powerless until my Tamer got cut down, what if it had been an ultimate or mega level digimon that had done that? My tamer would be dead." Cinder barked out in a half hysteric voice though she was still making a clear effort to be quiet.
"He doesn't hate me, the idiot doesn't know how to hate" Cinder said in a small voice "You think I haven't tried? I can't stop this feeling, It just is. Every time I digivolve I see that moment. That monster hurting him and that crushing feeling of weakness." Cinder only paused here to wipe her face with her hand. "It doesn't matter. If these feelings mean Basile is safe in the Digital World and I never have to see that again, then I'll accept that. I can live with that." Cinder Finished, the guilt leaking into her voice throughout her tirade.
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Post by Miyu Feng on Dec 3, 2019 12:32:57 GMT
Hard to say that it wasn't an interesting story, it hit every spot for the Chinese girl specially for how close to what she saw on TV was, not to say that it was difficult to impress Miyu thanks to her innocence and lack of experience she can listen to the most mundane story and will love every second of it!
That said it was her turn to say how she been and being honest? The last couple of weeks were 100% mundane and uninteresting , sure her last adventure in the digital world was at least demanding of a cheap action flick but at the same time she realize more than ever the dangers of that place and had decided to stay "grounded" having a "normal" life in the human world, definitely not an easy task to top the police story when the biggest thing you did was sell food door to door like a girl scout
"Well... Being honest I haven't done much" Said the raven haired girl rising her right hand to her chin and looking up, thinking on a good way to start this "story" "I've mostly spend time here, being "normal"" Miyu let out a nervous laugh "I just make some food and start selling it door to door or in the park, I've met and old friend thanks to that and a girl hire me to make her lunch and dinner so I'd say it's been good so far!"
Although as she would love to avoid the topic as much as possible at one point she'll have to explain her reasoning to leave the "adventures" behind, right? Maybe just drop a short explanation was the best idea just to not leave Basile with doubts
"I just had some tough situations and I felt that it would be best if I just take a break for a while" Hopefully that would be enough!
Bloom didn't know how to respond to Cinder's words, it was a hard topic to say the least and while she related to how the girl felt, different people deal with this things differently, while Bloom was fast to forgive herself and kept moving, Cinder seemed to keep holding that "mistake" and it was weighing her down
"I know how you feel, I think of every second those moments I did something that put a target on Miyu, sadly not everyone would be nice enough to keep the battle between us and will go for our partners" Bloom sighed looking at the floor, deep down she knows her way of seeing the world is flawed and not everyone will have the same standars as her, this topics just show how naive she can be because there is no way to answer without eating her own previous words "As much as a nice plant as I look, I'm kind of a dumb muscle I will charge forward to punch the data out of who dares to hurt my friends, and that also applies to Miyu, she stood between an ultimate and Me when I was down and unable to stand up, you think I didn't felt guilty and powerless for putting her in that position?" Bloom sighed and made a small pause "I still do, but it was her decision and I can't blame her or myself for that, if anything her words were what awaken me in that moment "A Tamer is as strong as their partner", for some reason we are bond to our tamers and just like our strength is theirs, their strength is ours too, I'm not saying don't blame yourself for what happen, just don't let that affect your bond with Bassile, both must be in sync to get stronger and achieve victory in the obstacles that will come"
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Post by Genesis (Basile) on Jan 6, 2020 11:54:48 GMT
Reasonable.
There was nothing wrong with needing a break, Basile mused as his eyes darted to his shirt and the scar that lay beneath. Still, it was nice to know that Miyu had had a relaxing time outside of the Digital World. The young mans face stretched into a smile, honest and genuine as Miyu spoke. It was all too easy to forget you were human when given a partner and a whole new world to explore. If he was being completely honest, Basile missed that kind of mundane interaction with others. So much of his life had become battles, missions and exploration of a brand new world that he just... forgot to go home and take breaks.
Basile couldn't help but make the comment "Please tell me you have a girl scouts outfit, you'd look absolutely adorable!" a warm chuckle escaped the young blonde before he continued "So you sell food door-to-door? Tell me about that, I'm more than a little curious" Basile's face didn't change but he tensed ever so slightly, Miyu's Income seemed very...inconsistent, It may not be cause for concern yet. Basile tried to hide his concern by sinking deeper into his chair and taking another sip. He'd drank a relatively small amount thus far, but he'd have to be conservative with it. It'd only take one too many and he'd make a complete arse of himself.
I need to be better.
Cinder was fully engulfed by her own memories at this point; she could feel the burning sand under her paws, her joy turning to a nearly paralysing fear as the creature emerged. She'd known from spotting it that she couldn't beat it alone, The brief hope that Bloom could take it on, that hope dying a bloody death as it seemed to shrug off nearly everything either of them could do. The utter feeling of worthlessness as all of her attacks bounced off it's hide. The sheer terror of it turning it's attention to the tamers. Being unable to move as the bolt ripped through the air towards Basile and Bloom. That scream. It echoed through her mind at times still. In a fight of course, a grim reminder of what would happen if she failed. In quiet moments where Cinder had found moments of tranquillity, It'd start of quiet to the point she'd have to strain her senses just to hear it. But it would grow louder, until she could barely hear the world around her.
The problem with having enhanced senses? you couldn't turn them off. She could still feel the sand crunching under her paws as she ran to her tamer, could smell his burning flesh, could hear his erratic heartbeat and the pained gasps for air as he passed out. She'd failed and it nearly cost her tamer everything. She was pulled out of her thoughts by Bloom deriding herself for much the same reason Cinder did. Cinder pulled Bloom into a tight hug, finding the contact to be soothing to her memories. All she could really choke out after that was "We need to do better."
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