Wayward Daughters [Ophelia/Armor Hunt]

"I can still appreciate the thought!" Ophelia would chirp, smiling gently to Holly. "Hell, who knows- maybe you'll learn a healing move somehow, or something? I know some digimon are able to slap new moves into their repetoire, though I myself haven't really looked into that; I'm satisfied with my setup." The lioness would shrug; she knew Valt had some added-on moves; but beyond that, it was something she never really explored. She was happy enough as-is, and she honestly didn't like the idea of messing with her data more than she had to.

"I mean, you seem like the sort that'd make a good doctor? You care about other 'mons and their feelings, and you seem like a nice gal." She would mention to Holy, in response to her hoping that she could make a good doctor, adding with a hue of humor "And you're a nice cuddlebuddy, too. You've got some soft fur, eheh!" Ophelia grinned widely, perhaps a hair teasingly, ruffling the top of Holly's head in a playful fashion before she continued "But anyhow; if you keep at it, n' don't let the naysayers or whatever difficulties trip ya up, you'll get there in no time I'm sure! Find yourself a good school or doctor to teach ya or be a mentor for ya, practice lots, and don't give up!"

At the mention of Holly's mother though, Ophelia perked up. "So like... A knight with swords n shit?" She would ask - thinking to the stories her father sometimes told her when she was little. "All noble n whatnot? What's your mom like??" Ophelia's tail was swishing side-to-side excitedly - especially at the idea that this knight-'mon would be willing to help her out with what she wanted to do.

"Oh, yeah! The team I'm in's called KIZNA," Ophelia would start, eyes lighting up at the mention of the team - and looking quite amused as Holly leaned in to tap on the badge. "It's up in Northern Prominence, out in the Shining Sea - in this cool ancient city called Ys! They've been working on turning Ys back into a real bustling city, and they got this cool forge, too!" She'd take out her D-Nexus, showing it to Holly - adding "This is our team Digivice; though solo 'mons like me get a simplified version of it. It's really cool! Can map stuff out, scan, and I can talk to my teammates wherever I go! And speaking of Teammates - they're great too!"

"There's a V-mon named Valt, who I spar with sometimes, 'n he helps train me whenever I'm around - his partner Ryouta is a good cuddlebuddy and great for warmups, too! And Karin - she really likes cats I guess? But she also is really good with a brush - and it feels so niiice..." She would trail off in a soft, relaxed purr as she thought of the brushing that Ryouta and Karin gave her sometimes - it always felt so good... Though overall, it seemed that Ophelia enjoyed talking about KIZNA - they were sort of like a second family to her already, with how quickly and easily the little lioness tended to bond with others. And it seemed like Holly was interested - "Are you interested in joining at all? I could let the others know!"

As far as swearing went though, Ophelia tilted her head a bit; seeming maybe a little confused, but... She guessed she could understand that some words are bad to say? "I think I get it....? Maybe...?" Ophelia supposed as she gently stroked the back of Holly's head, letting out a soft and soothing rumble to help the other settle down. "I can understand that a word I'm using is pretty bad, and it's making you uncomfortable, I just dunno which words I'm using are the bad ones." Ophelia would begin - before continuing "If you let me know if I say it again though, I can stop for ya. Sound good?"

Ophelia would blink curiously at Holly recounting how she was able to digivolve to Champion relatively quickly though, and she couldn't help but chuckle - "Damn, you're a pretty fast grower then, huh...? And your parents are that strong? That's fuckin amazing!" She'd grin widely and happily - imagining what it must be like to have such tough parents - continuing "You must get some like, top-of-the-line training from them too, huh? What's it like having a Super Mega and a Mega for parents?"

As Holly seemed momentarily confused though, looking around and ears flicking, Ophelia would similarly make an inquisitive expression as her ears swiveled, and her eyes cast about as well. "... No, I don't think I heard anything weird either..." She'd murmur; a few alarm flags rising in her head as she went into alert mode - carefully staring at her surroundings, sniffing the air, and ears swiveling for any little noise. She'd wrap her arms a little more tightly around Holly - a more protective side to her arising, which was perhaps a bit counter intuitive given Holly's superior strength. She was acting on instinct though, which was to protect the smaller digimon if there was possible danger afoot...

Ophelia tilted her head, making a visibly curious expression at Holly's explanation of her father, and the orbs they both had. "How strong was your dad, before? Was he a Super Mega like your mom?" She'd ask first - seeming quite intrigued at all of this, with the questions she'd ramble out for Holly. "Why was being so strong bad for him, though?" She wasn't sure why being strong would be bad - didn't most digimon want to reach the highest stage they can? How could that be a bad thing, unless it had to do with how he got that strength? The orbs, too, interested Ophelia - she'd tilt her head thoughtfully as she considered them. "... Could I see your orbs?" She'd ask after a moment, adding "What can they do?"

The mention of K - Holly's mother - would definitely catch Ophelia's attention, though. Her eyes lit up brightly at the confirmation that K indeed used swords, and she seemed to only get further interested at Holly talking about how strong, wise, and noble she seemed to be. "I dunno, she sounds like a Knight-Knight to me!" Ophelia would chirp with a wide, excited grin - a noble sword fighting digimon, that was pretty Knightlike, right? - adding "And hell yeah I'd love to meet her! Valt's strong as hell, but he's mostly hand-to-hand, and while Ryouta's good for practicing with training swords, I can't really go all-out against him cause he's a human. Having a super strong sword fighting digimon to spar with would be great!" Sure, there was Bu and Fuu too - but they were more closer to her level - she wanted someone who could really teach her to get better with a sword!

"Oh- the D-Nexus isn't... Really a digivice-digivice? Or at least mine isn't." Ophelia clarified, adding "I think they take digivice functions out for solo digimon? It just does the other cool stuff like the mapping and the calling!" In fact.... "... Actually, hang on - it even takes photos, too, watch!" She'd chirp - bringing up the camera on the D-Nexus' screen, a brief "Say cheese!" being Holly's only warning before she took a selfie of the two of them snuggled together, Ophelia having a big, happy grin. She'd then bring the photo itself up on the screen for Holly to see - "See? It's pretty damn cool, ain't it?" Ophelia would chirp - perhaps not considering that Holly might've been more literate with technology than she was. With Holly's request to ask them about her joining KIZNA though, Ophelia would nod - messing around on her D-Nexus as she went to text Ryouta, then Yuuki, "I'll text them about it and see what they think, then - I bet everyone would love to have a new member!"

Ophelia would loudly purr in reaction to the bunt and hug - being more than happy to bearhug Holly in response, bunting right back as well; her tail slowly swaying in a content fashion. "Your parents sound pretty damn cool, if I'll be honest." She'd muse as they snuggled together more firmly. "My Mom's training as I grew up was pretty tough, too, so I bet I'd take to your mom's training pretty fast!" She'd add - grinning widely and confidently.

As for the mysterious whispering, though... Ophelia's brows would furrow as well, and she would remain almost perfectly still, as she held Holly close - a small, protective growl rumbling up from her throat. Whispers that only Holly could hear seemed plenty reason for alarm, Ophelia figured - and her gut instinct agreed with her - making for an on-edge Spadamon. It was only after a few moments of silence after Holly's response, that Ophelia would speak up again - asking "Which way is it coming from?" in a soft tone, being unable to pinpoint anything of concern with her own senses. Maybe Holly had better hearing than her?

The jade orbs would visibly pique Ophelia's interest, her ears pricking and eyes lighting up as she saw them pop out of the Infini Storage one by one, floating about. The way they shone in the dim light beneath the canopy of the woods caught her attention - finding it all to be kinda pretty, honetsly. And the fact that they could provide a boost for Holly was very cool, too! Hearing the orbs speak, though, would make Ophelia blink a little in surprise. "... Hello Jade?" She'd respond, tilting her head; seeming to have no clue what to make of talking inanimate objects. Curiously, she would reach out to poke one of the orbs - her tail swishing back and forth all the while. Were they like, some form of pseudo-digimon? Or something else entirely? "... What... exactly are they, Holly? I don't know if orbs are normally supposed to talk or not."

Hearing Holly talk about her mother, too - and how her different forms used various kinds of weapons - Ophelia would be very much interested. Especially when Holly would - after the selfie had been taken - mention that she would ask K, Ophelia's eyes would practically light up! "Hell yeah, thank you! I'll be looking forward to it!" She'd chirp excitedly, embracing Holly a little tighter for a second as her tail swished back and forth; it was clear that the little Spadamon was looking forward to the idea of being able to spar with K. Spears, bows, scythes even... It all sounded super exciting to her, and she couldn't help but wonder what she'd learn from Holly's mother! It seemed like she'd learn a whole lot, in any case, if her mother was outright a Super Mega!

As for the strange whispering, though... Ophelia wouldn't stop Holly from stepping forward; but she would still stay close to the Meicoomon's side - looking around warily. "... Still. Whispering that I can't hear's weird shit." She'd softly mutter in response, her tail flicking, fur somewhat puffed. It was clear that she was quite agitated, and quite ready to fight if need be; but there wasn't much anywhere to channel it. She could only trust in Holly to know where the whispers were coming from, and hope that the whispers were indeed not bad, like Holly said. "... Should we follow after the whispers...?" Ophelia would eventually ask Holly - glancing over to her. She figured that, between them, even if shit did happen... They could both deal with it, right?

Ophelia would tilt her head a bit; observing the strange talking orbs. It seemed almost as though they had a mind of her own, in a way; and the fact that they could talk, too, was a bit bizarre. She wasn't really used to stuff like this; but when the orbs would speak up, greeting her, Ophelia would speak up in turn "Oh! It's nice to meet you, too!" She'd chirp; blinking perhaps a bit awkwardly. It was clear that this would take a minute for Ophelia to adjust to Jade proper...

Either way though, when Holly would speak up next, Ophelia would be listening closely and curiously as Holly talked about how exactly she made Jade. If she was quite honest, a lot of this was perhaps a bit beyond her, even if it made sense on paper; she understood that these orbs were, in a way, branch-offs of Holly, but understanding the process that Holly had taken to get there - let alone some of the terminology, like Wavelengths - was... Well... It was certainly another thing. Either way though, Ophelia would glance back to the orbs once more, seeming a little more acclimated to the idea of them now, at least. "That sounds pretty cool... Do you think I could make an orb, too, sometime?" She'd ask - before thinking for a second, pondering over it all. Did it have to be an orb...? "... Or... maybe something that isn't an orb, but is like this?"

Honestly, the idea of having something like a talking weapon seemed rather neat to her; especially if these orbs of Holly's aided her in fights and whatnot.

At the mention of K and Joseph though, Ophelia would tilt her head curiously - watching Holly's displays of excitement. "Who's Joseph?" She'd ask - wondering if that was a friend of theirs or something. She was kinda looking forward more to sparring and learning from K, but she was up for anyone honestly! She wasn't sure what Holly meant about Joseph being 'serious as of late', though... Was he going to be more like Mom or Laertes?

As for the whispers, though... Ophelia was still on edge, and unsure of what to make of the whispers that Holly was hearing, but... It seemed that they were both in agreement that, if it did turn out to be something dangerous, that they could both deal with it. In regards to Holly's rambling and 'oh fiddlesticks', Ophelia couldn't help but chuckle a little; reaching over to ruffle the fur atop Holly's head. "Hell yeah!" Ophelia would chirp in encouragement and agreement. "Together, we can both kick some ass!"

Following Holly deeper into the forest, though... Ophelia couldn't help but wonder what sort of whispering the little Meicoomon had been hearing, before. They had been walking for an awful while, and yet Ophelia had yet to see any hair nor hide of the source, at least... Until she began hearing whispers of her own, that is. Something like singing, in a foreign language that she couldn't recognize, from some unseen source... The Spadamon would stop in her tracks for a second, ears pricked at she simply listened to the whispering - trying to make sense of it. "... I'm hearing it too, now..." She would simply murmur. "It's... like singing..."