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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 2:39:06 GMT
Damn it, she can't keep up with 'em!
Despite the Renamon's pleading tone, Mikemon did not pause in his critical diagnosis. Instead, he changed his direction to Holly, directing the clones to take the ice down the hall towards the main bath, letting Holly carry the heated fox herself. And the instruction there was even more straightforward:
Pour the ice out into the bath, fill it with water, and wait. Following alongside the fox. "I'll listen to everything about your dream when you can talk. Right now, just focus hun. Deep breaths... deep breaths, nice and calm." Ordinarily, he wouldn't have done something so drastic as a cold shock, but he was running out of options in the short term. With the bath half full, he'd have Holly set K right down inside, the full chill of that water able to sink right through her fur and into her skin.
C'mon, K... just hang in there...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 2:47:54 GMT
K closed her eyes and tried to just breathe, she felt the touch of her daughter as the meicrackmon carried her. The clones making short work of the bath itself, easily filly it up with both water and ice. They looked nervous but once the 'main' three were in the main bath they'd stay outside of it just to make sure if the mikemon needed something they could quickly get what he wanted.
K would follow the directions given by her husband, her temperature staying level at this point. Holly grimaced a bit and lowered her into the bath, biting her lower lip. The renamon seemed to take the treatement well, though it was slow going for the most part. Her core was fighting hard against the 'infection' of the viral data. So much so that the heat that the renamon was putting off was unlike what it naturally should be. But at least the ice was combating that portion nicely. The renamon laid her head back and breathed out a rather long drag, her signal started to even out...
...and eventually would level back to the normal controlled bit that the mikemon would recognize rather than the waves of problematic pressure. A single soaked hand would come up to rub her eyes and she'd sigh wearily. Holly was nervously fidgeting and seemed to be out of sorts for most of this. She had after all never seen her mother like this and wanted to help but... She'd perk up as she heard her mother speak, there were a few cracks in her voice either from the heat or the fact that her body was still sort of fighting.
"...three... of them..."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 2:58:53 GMT
Oh... oh thank the lord...
Mikemon gave a sigh, as K finally settled down in that bath. Moments of intense breathing and choked words finally gave way to a calm, deep breath - the fox still clearly in distress, but at least in a state that the doctor could manage. Her body chilled, the cat would quickly retrieve and place a thermometer in the fox's ear, trying to get a reading of her temperature, now that they were not fighting against mere minutes of time.
The signal itself, at least, would level out, K finally waking up from her sick stupor. With a relieved breath, he'd give a nod as K spoke. "Three... at the bonfire?" He asked, a genuine sense of curiosity in her voice, as he'd look at the fox's temperature.
"Alright, alright, just stay with me, K. You had a temperature of 101, but I think it was just a temporary measure. Tonight was the first night your body had a chance to try and fight the infection in your core - this should be the only night that it gets this bad." He gave a small smile: "Though. Now you should be very cold, right? We won't keep you in there for long."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 3:05:01 GMT
K's chest was heaving with the effort that her body was giving to fight this infection, each breath felt like it was a wave of relief for her ailing body. She'd close her eyes and exhale slowly as the chilling of her body progressed a bit. Her ear would flick at feeling the thermometer in her ear and one eye would crack open to look at her husband.
"...hackmon... renamon... t-terriermon..."
The fox rubbed her face and let out a shaky sigh. She didn't know how much she could share of this dream, it had been so... clear to her at the time of it but at the end it had brought upon such a problem? The renamon shifted in the water a bit letting out a soft breath as she felt the ice dig against her skin and push up against her fur.
"Makes... sense. I... well. Hopefully this doesn't happen every night... one heck of a way to wake up... heh.."
The renamon groaned out a soft laugh and laid her head back again. Holly stared at her ma and continued to fidget, there was a few long moments where she looked like she wanted to say something but every time she went to she'd catch herself and just shake her head. At the question that mikemon posed the renamon blinked slowly.
"To a normal mon y-yes... I should be very cold... A-all right..."
The renamon eased out one of her hands to hold the mikemon's, her body was shaking but not from the chills. She was sick, there was nothing other than that to be really said. Hopefully she wouldn't get much worse...
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 3:29:32 GMT
"This night should be the worst of it. Don't worry."
Mikemon gave K that much assurance, at least, and held the Renamon's hand keenly in his own, giving the poor, soaking fox a smile as he did so. Yes, there was a reason to be nervous, but K was quickly regaining her composure. He pressed his head right against her's, giving a chuckle as the fox continued to cool off.
It would take some time, about ten minutes or so, but they would eventually pull the drain on that tub, allowing K to stand up and dry off. It took a bit - she was soaked, after all, but a room-temperature shower with shampoo and soap would spruce her right back up. And she'd soon find herself back in the living area, a cold pack given to her to hold against her forehead as she worked through the last of it. Mikemon would be handling making breakfast at this moment.
... And Syre would find herself sitting next to mom, with a sigh, resting her elbows on her knees as she shook her head.
"I can't believe I slept through all of that..."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 4:13:39 GMT
The renamon nodded slowly as he repeated once more that the last night should of been the worst of it. She'd close her eyes, squeeze that hand and enjoy the feeling of her husbands head against hers. Honestly past the scare it was just simply nice to be around him once again.
After the ten or so minutes she was able to at least try to dry off, the shower and the evening out of her temperature that followed made it nice. Once in the livingroom she'd simply sit on that couch, holding the cold pack against her forehead. Holly had gone off somewhere, to do something. Murmuring about ideas and information she wanted to go over.
With syre there next to her and seeming to feel bad about missing out on a time that her mother could of used her the renamon found herself frowning lightly. The renamon leaned slightly to put her free arm over syre's shoulders before pulling her towards her in a hug.
"It's all right Syre... your dad could of managed it on his own. Holly's just a light sleeper is all. You didn't do anything wrong."
Her voice trailed off and the renamon sighed lightly. The dream still resonating strangely with her. She'd lay her head back on the couch and mull it over, flicking her ears lightly. She had questions, concerns and wondered to herself lightly if this meant anything in the long term. She rarely had dreams of this nature after all.
"Don't blame yourself for things out of your control. Know where your mind lay and what you can do when you can do it. What do you think that you would of done given the situation? It's all right; you're here now and that's what matters. It's easy to go 'i should of' or 'I could of'; but you're doing what you can where you can. And I thank you for it sweetheart."
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jun 24, 2019 14:47:19 GMT
Honestly, Syre couldn't help but feel a little down.
She didn't exactly feel guilty - really, anything she could have done would have likely just gotten in the way of the medical professional and a proper apprentice - but it was more a reminder of how fragile her mother currently was. This strong figure in her life was suddenly frail and weak, and even now, she was trying to console her! Dragged next to her mother, the BlackGatomon let out a small sigh, simply leaning into her side.
"I... I know, mom. Trust me, this week's just put a lot of 'what if' questions in my head that I wish I could distract myself from."
The cat shook her head. "I mean, it just stinks that you have to be sick now, of all times, of all the rotten luck. Anyway..." She'd try and change the topic! To... what, exactly, though? She mulled it over. And then sighed.
And passed her mom her D-Tector, to show that chat log from the Knights.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 15:03:42 GMT
K gave her daughter a gentle squeeze, rubbing the furthest shoulder rather supportively. She didn't want to push any of her family away in this fragile time; or make them feel bad so she did her best to ease the emotional pains as best she could. She knew how strange it must feel and how strange it would be once she was gone. Reminded somewhat of her own mother the renamon pursed her lips lightly.
"Ah... The eternal what if questions. Difficult as they are, they exist to make our cores grow. Make future experiences less difficult. They may be hard on you now syre, but if you want to talk about them I'd gladly do so... or about anything really."
K blinked slowly and tilted her head, how she had to be sick now of all times? What was the importance of the now? Was there an event K was forgetting...? The renamon gingerly took the D-tector, the renamon's face was stone cold for a moment as she read over the logs and with a soft sigh she'd turn the screen off with a simple push of a button.
"A memorial service for me... In rosewood. After I'm gone. Heh. Hehehe... Eheheh..."
K's little laugh dragged on for a bit and she'd lay her head back against the couch. They had thought her the leader? They were missing something? She was modest and didn't want something fancy? Asher, Iko and Ayaka seemed to be taking it better than the others.
"Not what I was expecting... but I thank them for it all the same. Do you plan on going?"
K would hand that D-tector back to syre with a thoughtful ear flick. She wondered to herself what else there was that she could do with her daughter. Yesterday had flopped and there was still most of today and the next three days to sort things out...
"...Yesterday we tried to go fishing, is there anything you'd like to do syre?"
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jun 24, 2019 15:20:49 GMT
"Heh. If only I could think of something to talk about."
The cat gave a sigh, sinking back into the chair as K read through the message log. Really, Syre didn't know exactly what to make of all of this, herself. In retrospect, it made sense, but to hear the others talk about it so bluntly, with such a wide range of reactions, just made it set in for her.
K was really going to be gone. And things were going to have to change because of it.
Still, seeing her mom's almost-forlorn response was enough to make a small smile appear at the edge of the Gatomon's lips, the cat giving a small shrug. "I plan on going, yes. A part of that meeting will be framing how the knights are going to operate going forward. And... well, it'll be your memorial. I think Holly will drag herself along as well, and probably dad..."
She blinked, taking that device back, considering K's next question. What did Syre want to do today? It was easy to say 'whatever mom wanted to do', but maybe she should have a bit of grit and decide for herself here?
She considered it, crossing her arms as she gave it some thought.
"Um... huh. What do I want to do..."
"Heh, Syre's never really been a 'go out and do stuff' type." Mikemon turned the corner, giving a wave to the other two. "Breakfast is up if you two want anything. I'm going to try and drag our doctor in training down here, too."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 15:36:39 GMT
"We've never been really ones to talk have we? Even when trying to catch up a bit."
K let out a small chuckle and shook her head. Honestly the message log was something she didn't really know how to fully address, it didn't sting at all. Knowing that they were talking about her inevitable death. It didn't hurt or didn't surprise her that there would be such a reaction. K rubbed her muzzle thoughtfully, things would change, people would fight on for their beliefs of what was what.
"Their mission still hasn't changed. To protect the digital world from the threats. Both large and small. It's a simple thing, one that can't be changed. To change it would change the knights, change their perspective. In the end it's simply to protect from those threats, to fight those threats. And I suppose now that I'm going to be gone... It's up to you and them to continue that work."
K let out a long smooth sigh and flicked an ear, her daughter was planning on going. There was likely going to be a talk about how they're going to operate going forward. Holly would go to this memorial and so would Syre's father. The renamon mulled over thoughtfully what to suggest but simply shook her head... then a thought popped into her head.
"My second iteration may come looking for the knights. If she or he does... Give them a chance will you?"
The renamon reached out to rub the top of the blackgatomon's head, a small smile splitting her face.
"They'll be lost and confused no doubt, wondering what to make sense of things. I think you'd benefit from seeing them."
K tilted her head lightly and flicked her ear again as her daughter seemed at a loss for words. The fact that she wasn't the sort to go out and do stuff type reminded k of herself while she was still running the inn. Grinning wide the renamon slowly stood up, stumbling just a wee bit as her balance was thrown off.
"All right then. I could go for something to eat I'm... very hungry."
Holly on the other hand had spent the time of her mother's recovery working on more theories, going over information in buckets, and talking with those that she could. Those being more hers and the Jade orbs.
It was abuzz in her room, she had even had one clone reading through things on tamernet, busting through the different locales to see if she could pick up anything. A lot of the things that this Reaper-X had posted during the Reaper incidents seemed to be largely useful and a re-occuring topic for some.
"Are we in agreement then?"
A resounding chorus of yes' with one stuttery no followed suit. Each of the clone's heads turned to look at the Jade orb that said 'no', puzzled the main holly leaned in her chair.
"No?"
"There is still more to be done. Still more to learn and still more that can be seen. Your father Dr. Mikemon has a strange ability to allow him to peek into coding; if we were to achieve something similar at any level it would yield to us the same accuracy or at least give us the same tool that he is allowed. Thusly our next step should be to re-create such a feature somewhere. Perhaps on your Ancient-"
Holly held up her hand and simply shook her head.
"We must find out what the Tiger dreams mean first before we start messing with the new form's data structuring. If we can we'll eventually find out a way to muck with things. Best to understand the whole picture before we get too attached. But you're right, that tool that Da has is very strong; I wonder if he'd let us study it?"
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jun 24, 2019 15:56:09 GMT
"Heh. I guess we never really had to talk that much to get to know each-other."
The cat gave a small sigh, their attention turning to the Knights at hand. Her mother said that the Knights hadn't changed, but it really wasn't that simple. K was a central figure, one who had jumped steadfast into it, an example and a point of structure for the rest to follow. For the Knights to continue without her, it was going to take work and dedication from the rest to keep up the mantle. Really, all the black cat could do was take her mother's words to heart.
And grin, as K mentioned that her successor might seek out the Knights.
"She's welcome to come, of course, though Iko might rough her up a bit first." She nuzzled a bit into that hand, just as dad would call out for them to eat, a nice stack of pancakes waiting for them!
"Heh, coming, dad!" She helped her mother with her balance... ... And a few moments later, Mikemon would find herself outside of Holly's room. With a knock, he would open the door - finding the scene just about as he expected. Papers abound, the jade orbs circling, the MeiCrackmon hovering around her notes. The specifics themselves weren't important to the Mikemon.
Instead, he simply clasped his hands into a 'clap'.
"Alright, break time, Holly." His tone was positive but 'final' about the matter. "You'll think a bit better after some breakfast, anyway."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 16:04:56 GMT
"I suppose not."
K let out a smooth chuckle and just shook her head. She didn't know how things would go in the future, she wouldn't be there to shape them. She had to trust those that she had picked herself and those that the others would pick after she was gone. So on and so forth...
The fact that Iko might rough up her successor brought an honest smile to her face and she couldn't help but laugh at the idea. If that was what he wanted to do well.. she couldn't and wouldn't stop him from trying. She didn't know how her next self might be after all!
"Heh... that he probably would. He's a good judge of character though so..."
K thanked her daughter for helping her out, somewhat stiffly moving as her legs took a moment to remember how legs work. Sitting down in front of her stack the renamon rubbed at her muzzle thoughtfully. It had been a while since the mikemon was the only one cooking? She'd take her time to start, flicking her ears thoughtfully...
All the meicrackmon's paused and turned their heads as the mikemon opened the door. Blinking rapidly and looking between one another as there was that awkward moment of silence. The clap signified the end of this little researching and information bout so the clones were dismissed. The 'real' holly rubbing her temples as the bout of information was rapidly processed.
"You're right Da. Sorry. Is she better?"
"Doctor~"
Holly stood up and stretched a bit, groaning lightly as she had been mostly sitting down this entire time. The jade orbs would continue their own work, able to operate without the need for food, water or sustenance. Their rock bodies making that somewhat easier than most.
"What's for breakfast?"
The meicrackmon bounced forward, finding herself back into her meicoomon state. She had a few ideas still but they could wait until afterwards... She also wanted to talk to her da about something but now wasn't the time either. It wasn't hard to see that though!
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 16:31:35 GMT
"Well, she's no longer boiling hot or freezing cold, so its a step up."
Mikemon gave a smirk, and as the Meicrackmon devolved to her prior form, he'd bring a hand around her back, giving a firm pat around her shoulder. What was for breakfast? "Pancakes!" Yes, pancakes.
That was one point where Mikemon lacked compared to K. The doctor wasn't helpless, but he had little finesse in the kitchen, especially compared to the self-serving innkeeper that K was. These were delightfully fluffy pancakes made from a simple box mix, paired with simple sliced fruit and a coffee-or-water.
Definitely enough for the morning, but perhaps a bit plain. Syre wasn't complaining, giving a wave to Holly and her dad as they finally stepped in for that rather uneventful and normal breakfast. Ideally, they'd have a long day in front of them.
Still, the question remained, what exactly were they going to do? Heck, Syre was still mulling over that question, finally breaking the ice at the table. "So what? Movies, or should we try and go out and do something?"
"I think your mom might want to relax in after her little ordeal this morning." That said, it was still hard to say! "We could spend a fair bit of it trying to figure out how to make fried bass or something. Make use of that catch from yesterday?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 16:37:10 GMT
"That's good. Hopefully it stays that way! And pancakes? I haven't.. had those in a while!"
Holly bounced in excitement and even though her da lacked the same finesse as her ma well.. It was still pancakes! And that was good. At least to holly. She'd grin ear to ear and give her sister a little wave back before taking a seat at the table, she was a quick eater and would probably be done before everyone anyways but she didn't mind waiting around.
K leaned a little bit to one side, staring at her children for a moment as syre eventually came up with the idea of a movie. Or going out somewhere. If they went out somewhere where to? What movie should they watch? The renamon rolled her shoulders thoughtfully and bit her lower lip as the mikemon suggested frying the bass.
"I know a few recipes that would go well with bass, wouldn't be too hard to make. Just would need someone to flip it on time... or we could bake it. There's a plethora of stuff we could do with a good bass. Movies sound good, it's been a while since I've seen one in any variety."
K let out a little chuckle as holly was already done with half of her plate before the renamon had even finished one of her own pancakes! Honestly the little bundle of joy really loved her food, though the renamon would likely end up eating more than her daughter this time around.
"I don't... watch much in the way of movies or shows. Sometimes I do when mae is around though."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 17:05:05 GMT
Movies and fish fry?
Movies and fish fry. It didn't take long for Syre to nod and go along with the idea, the feline managing a grin as the fox settled on it! She was only about done with her first pancake, her eager sister clearly just trying to get back to her work.
Hearing about Mae, Mikemon's ear gave a twitch. "Oh? Honestly, I haven't seen much of her, how is she doing?"
"Mm, I've had a mission or two with her, too, she's nice enough." Syre gave a half shrug as she added her two cents, her dad giving a nod as he turned his attention to K. "But if you're up for it, we can certainly get something going with the fish. Heck, maybe you can have Syre help out with it."
"Hm?" Ah, now dad was here to the rescue to get these two something to do! The doctor gave a chuckle, and Syre, a small huff. "I, um, guess... eheh..."
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