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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 17:26:57 GMT
The fact that the day was going to be so simple made K chuckle rather lightly. She'd lean a bit and continue eating through her own stack, her tail flicking to one side as she heard her daughter talk about one of her friends. The fact that Mikemon and Syre knew this person and she didn't felt a little odd but... Maybe she might of met them at some point?
"Well it's been a bit... but I think she's okay?"
Holly blinked a few times and then gave a shrug of her own before moving on to the pancakes once again. K paused halfway through a bite of her own when mikemon suggested that syre could help her with it. The renamon glanced at her daughter, getting a slight grin on her face before gently nudging her.
"when was the last time we cooked together? I don't seem to remember all too well.."
K let out a loose laugh and shook her head, holly looked between her ma and sister before giggling. Honestly it was going to be mornings like this that she missed... well aside from the painful start that is. Holly paused after a moment and after thinking things through she'd lean to ask her da something.
"Could we talk after breakfast da? I have uh... some questions."
What could this be about? More stuff related to her ma? Or perhaps something else entirely... The meicoomon had mostly been sticking to her own even on her time 'off' from getting ready for school. Trying her hardest to get ahead before the start line was even there.
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 17:43:01 GMT
'Okay' was good enough for the doc. He gave a nod and the conversation swiftly flowed along, to K teasing Syre about helping her cook. But really, when was the last time that Syre helped?
"Um... honestly, I think it was just that one batch of cookies..."
She huffed again, edging away from that nudge as she had an honestly embarrassed tone in her voice about that. It didn't take long for Holly to clear her plate, and... she had a question for Mikemon?
"Hm? Um, sure, I can help out." He gave a nod to her, shrugging towards K as the family spent a rather 'normal' breakfast together. But yes, the doctor was curious! With the dishes handled, Mikemon would make his way back up towards Holly's room, wondering just what she wanted to talk about.
Did it have to do with K? Did it have to do with school? Or was it something about her research? He'd once more give a knock at the door and invite himself in, looking for the other cat.
"What's on your mind?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 18:11:29 GMT
K raised her brows slightly as apparently the last time that she had gotten help from syre was when they made a batch of cookies. K chuckled softly and went back to her own pancakes, shaking her head slightly as the blackgatomon actually seemed embarrassed about the fact that she and her mother hadn't done anything like the sort for a while! In fact it was just the once!
"Well I suppose you can be my helper~ how does that sound?"
K stuck out her tongue rather cheerfully, she was doing her best to try to distract her daughter from the situation on hand with what she could but that intense looming deadline was something they'd all have to deal with...
Holly sat on the edge of her bad, waiting for her da to come up to her room. The jade orbs were still working away and at the knock she'd flick an ear. The meicoomon swinging her legs back n forth as her da invited himself in. She wasn't sure how to go about this...
"Earlier ma said something about a dream, and it got me wondering somewhat if that's a sort of theme we're going to have to deal with. Not in just her but like. Me, Syre and Siris as well? Like..."
Holly hesitated and went over to her desk, bringing out a single piece of paper, offering it to the Mikemon. On it was a sketch of a single digimon, in some kind of regal posing. Mouth mid roar, small orbs circling around it. It was very clearly a baihumon, but it wasn't the baihumon.
"Well. She's not the only one having dreams. I've been dreaming of this mon for the last few days for some reason. I don't know why, but it feels more personal than any information I've dregged up from tamernet or from the archives. But it seems... related to what's going on with her somehow. I don't know why."
"She's experienced the dream several times, her core signal isn't anywhere near the same intensity as her mother's but every time she's had one of these dreams it's spiked a little bit. Like her body is trying to digivolve but can't."
Holly gave a little nod and fidgeted lightly, unsure of what all this could mean. She didn't have this sort of experience with the other forms, then again she was rapid firing in terms of digivolution. Reaching mega in less than an actual physical digital year...
"That and this morning sort of... has me worried that Ma's body might go into overdrive every day..."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 18:42:38 GMT
"Hm?"
Dreams? Come to think of it, K did mention something about a bonfire, something about a Hackmon and a Terriermon, but it all seemed to be a fever dream and a panic at the time. But if Holly was experiencing them too...
... The cat hesitated for a moment, before taking that paper in his hand, looking at that sketch. "Baihumon?" Was a Sovereign trying to commune with her daughter? That outlandish thought was quickly discarded: the details around were nothing like the deity's environment out in the frigid mountains, and the small orbs lacked the regal sense that the Sovereign had.
This was the creature that had been in Holly's dreams - and as the jade orbs reiterated, Holly's signal spiked whenever she experienced it.
Mikemon calmly put the picture down, and set next to the Meicoomon. "... I... really hope that's not the case with your mother. But I want to get as much detail as I can here. What are the dreams about?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 19:00:30 GMT
Holly looked fairly nervous and then nodded when her father inquired about Baihumon. She had figured that was the digimon that she had the dreams about. She'd rub at her neck somewhat nervously and leaned slightly on her bed. The jade orbs simply floated about, continuing their work now that they had shared the pertinent information. They largely considered the conversation that was happening to not so much be beneath their notice as they just didn't have anything to add past that one snippet of information.
"I hope that's not the case with her either. I'm just worried if she experiences more of these... dreams or whatever that it'll keep happening."
Holly hesitated and scratched at her head, she'd pull at her whiskers softly as she tried her darnedest to explain these dreams out.
"Well I'm always walking somewhere, and it's always somewhere dark. So I think it's at night or something. Or somewhere that is just really dark. Then I get halfway through the 'travel' that I set out to do, there's this feeling of... well warmth and I'm just walking but with a larger gait... and I don't know I'm stronger? It's weird. The only real purpose I feel in these dreams is going somewhere bright. But they get longer each time I have them."
Holly huffed a little bit and frowned slightly, she didn't know what that meant exactly for her. Nor did she know exactly what to do in regards for them. She'd shift just a little bit and try to smooth out her fur which was getting all fluffed up from her frustration.
"You ever have dreams like this Da?"
"The length of the dreams have gotten longer, from fifteen, to twenty to fifty, to well over an hour in length. Her core reaches a 'heightened' signal strength for the duration but never quite reaches what it intends."
Jade piped in after holly and simply adjusted itself to float by the two cats. The other six or so orbs still busy gathering information that their 'mother' wanted...
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 19:10:22 GMT
"Hm... I wonder..."
Was Holly's situation really so similar to the Renamon's? The more Holly described it, the clearer the picture became. Once the Meicoomon clarified that she was becoming the Baihumon in those dreams, the cat seemed to understand the situation quite clearly. And at once, all the tension that Holly built up simply left the Mikemon's body.
"So that's what it is..." With a growing smirk, he let Holly's question lay unanswered for the moment, simply moving to explain. "There's nothing unnatural about the spot where you're in, Holly. Your core is simply becoming more attuned to a form, perhaps preparing itself to have access to it. The 'spikes' you feel in your sleep is your data molding to the new shape. You might feel growing pains and some discomfort, but its completely natural for one like you, advancing so quickly."
He gave a sigh, turning away for a moment.
"Your mother's dream is, well, different. She mentioned a bonfire. A Renamon, a Terriermon, a Hackmon - the last two being the base forms of the three spirits that used to make up her data. Digimon that no longer exist at this point. As it is..."
The cat bit his lip.
"So close to her end, with it so prevalent in her mind, K can't help but dream about death."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 19:21:38 GMT
Holly continued to fidget as her Da seemed to mull over what she told him about. She nervously shifted as his open ended statement wasn't immediately clarified which only made her want to ask about it more. Though that smirk stopped her, she'd blink a bit and move her paws to her face rubbing at her cheeks in an effort to calm herself.
Her core was simply becoming more tuned to a form? Preparing itself to having access to it? The meicoomon blinked furiously and then looked somewhat out of sorts. Growing pains, discomfort but... It was natural for her, an individual that was advancing so quickly? There was a dubious look on her face and she'd look down at her paws. The only real way for her to get there was to... get stronger and see that for herself.
"I see. Hopefully that is what it is. I trust you da, I just.. worry a bit is all."
It could explain her growing appetite, mood swings, the growing desire of research, and information gathering. She'd bite her lower lip and shake her head, that sigh heralding some information that she wasn't sure how she'd feel about.
"That's so strange... She can't even escape from it even as she's trying to rest... Is there anything we can do for her? I know Jesmon comes from Hackmon, but... What are the other two supposed to represent to her? Why don't they exist?"
Holly leaned slightly and tilted her head, curiosity spreading across her face as her Da seemed somewhat... Hesitant in a sense. She couldn't shake the fact that this entire series of events were going to hurt him more than her or syre. Or even siris... wherever that knucklehead was.
Down in the main dining room K would put her fork and knife down, finished with the pancakes on her dish. She'd mull over something briefly and flick her eyes to her eldest daughter. She'd purse her lips thoughtfully and then lean on her good arm.
"Syre did we ever celebrate your birthday? I don't think we did. And that also means I never gave you the present either..."
If they had then it would of been without the renamon. The knight leader had a gift for her youngest daughter that the mother figure wanted to give to them. It was something simple, just like how the wine was for her and mikemon. Everything from her was simple, she had something in mind for Holly and Siris as well but those would arrive a bit after she was gone... At the very least she could give her eldest daughter something.
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 24, 2019 19:36:27 GMT
"Well. I worry too, Holly."
The Mikemon gave a sigh, setting himself down next to Holly, resting his elbows on his knees as he thought. Really, this wasn't easy for any of them. Holly desperately searched for something, anything that she could do to help K with those dreams, but...
"Its only natural, considering the situation. Something like that's not an easy thing to keep her mind off of. Um... I don't know about the Renamon, but GraceNovamon does evolve from Terriermon. So by process of elimination, maybe the fox represents Examon somehow - it could just be that your mother doesn't know what the rookie form of the dragon is."
And thus her mind substituted in something else? Whatever the case, Mikemon had something else on his mind.
"... I know Syre's the older sister here, but she's going to need your support, Holly. And I know you two look out for each-other, but Syre's a complete 'logical' thinker like you are. Just, well, make sure you're there to support her." It couldn't all be 'solved', after all. As K finished up her breakfast and as Syre continued with the dishes, the cat's ear gave a flick at the question.
Her birthday? "Um... now that you mention it..." The cat mulled it over for a moment. "No, no, I think it just got glossed over. I was recovering from a mission, or something? Heck, I don't even remember."
She gave a chuckle, shaking her head, almost missing the point entirely. A present?
"... You have something for me?" Her tone was curious, and a bit puzzled. Now, of all times?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 19:49:14 GMT
Holly flicked her ears softly as her Da admitted that he worried about K too. She'd lean against him and try to comfort him in the form of a small but somewhat tight hug. Pushing her head against his side in an effort to at least break up the bad vibes of the situation in it's entirity.
"I mean to be fair I don't know what Examon's rookie is either. So... Heh. It's kinda interesting to hear about these but I don't know what they really mean to her; if they do at all."
Holly blinked slowly as Mikemon said that Syre would need her support. Holly slowly nodded her head and at the fact that Syre was a complete logical thinker just like the meicoo well... That meant she'd be struggling to find an answer for all of this. But there wasn't one that either of them would like. Holly bit her lower lip and looked up to her Da.
"I'll try Da but... If ma does come back, and... she's not like how she is now what are we going to do? Treat her like a new person or...?"
Holly didn't know what she'd do given the situation honestly. Holly bit her lip rather hard and winced when she realized she drew blood. The jade orbs paused as their 'mother' was 'injured' but noting the frivolous nature of it they'd continue on their information gathering...
K grinned ear to ear as Syre said that it was glossed over because of a recovery from a mission. Clapping her hands together the renamon stood up, and pulled out a little pad. Swiping the screen to start sifting through various sites on the tamernet.
"We're all such busy mons... it's no wonder we're all related. Lets see... What sort of cake would you like? Might as well get one for holly too.. The both of you missed your birthday celebrations I think."
K's ears flicked a few times and she'd look up from that pad, blinking slightly. She'd slowly nod her head and set the pad down, her tail swished back and forth before she'd rummage around in her infini-storage. She'd pull out a little wrapped gift, it was about the size of a hard-covered book if not a little larger. The gentle red coloring of the paper was offset by the soft gold of the label.
"Well... why wouldn't I? I had something for mikemon but it was in a different vein."
She'd set the gift down on the table and gesture for Syre to come over once she was done with the dishes. Which hopefully wouldn't be too long...
"Go ahead and open it. Or if you want to wait until later that's fine too."
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jun 24, 2019 20:02:14 GMT
"Its definitely interesting."
Interesting, and as it was, perhaps a bit morbid - but that couldn't really be helped considering the situation. It was just a few moments later that Holly would poke at a question that itched at the back of Mikemon's own head for a while: what were they going to do about the next K?
The cat considered it, folded his hands, and rested his chin above his knuckles, considering the question. "... If she's not exactly the way she is now, we have to treat her as a new Digimon. Obviously, I won't make you call her your 'mom' or anything in that respect - but we owe it to K to at least let her have a chance."
He gave a smile, and put his hand right atop Holly's head. "Don't worry. I know you're good with new people." "Seriously, a cake? Just like that?"
The cat couldn't help but stifle a chuckle, but nonetheless, it sounded good! "I mean, chocolate or whatever is fine." She'd pull her hands from the sink and take off a set of rubber gloves, blinking as K had half her arm stuck in the infini-store. But, indeed, there was a wrapped package there for her. A book? No, it looked more like a box.
"Ah!" With a smile and dried hands, she'd walk on over and take a careful look at the box... and with her mother's instruction, gently ran a nail at the edge, peeling the paper away. Just what was it?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 20:15:00 GMT
"Well... other than the looming specter of death. What do you think it could mean? Her... talking to these mons that aren't around anymore?"
Holly paused and found that her da was actually pretty straightforward about her somewhat... Loaded question. If she isn't the same they'd have to treat her as a different new digimon. One that wasn't her mother, one that she wouldn't call 'ma' or anything of the sort. They owed it to their mother to give them a chance. But holly didn't know if she could do that, she'd always feel like she needed to call her ma... well. Her ma.
"That's going to be harder said than done... at least calling her Ma or... well. I imagine you'll probably muck up and call her K at some point. I know we'll... eventually manage to move onto calling them it proper but... Eesh."
Holly stuck out her tongue and splayed her ears out. She was good with new people yes, it wasn't hard for her to make friends but... Her ma was... Well her ma was different and it was going to be different for a long time.
"...Da...?"
There was a long pause and the meicoomon hugged up against her Da. Pulling at him lightly with a soft sigh.
"Don't... blame yourself okay? I... don't want you to."
"Well it's not like birthday cakes are that expensive... and shipping for them is usually curt unless we go and pick it up."
K chuckled lightly and set the pad to ordering a chocolate cake. One for holly and one for Syre. Though they'd have to stagger them out as to not get either of them having some problems with their teeth or something.
The renamon smiled lightly and leaned as her daughter opened the present. Well. Past all the wrapping paper it indeed was a small box, inside of that box? Well. Two somewhat fancy pens and a small somewhat durable looking; black leather bound book. On the cover was just Syre's name in a purple cursive lettering. K rubbed the back of her head and managed a somewhat nervous smile to her daughter.
"I used... to keep one of these for my thoughts or the like when I was younger. And well. I know you have to deal with alot and sometimes it's hard to vent to people. Writing on pages is easy. Who knows maybe it can be an adventure journal or something. Whatever you like really. It's got... about two hundred pages I think? It's... been a bit since I purchased it."
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jun 24, 2019 20:31:17 GMT
"If I had to guess... she's figuring its about her time to join them around the bonfire."
Mikemon shook his head at that thought. It was definitely a depressing thought, as was Holly's next question. It would take some adjustment - if she ever even showed up again - and the doctor gave a bare nod to that without adding more to the conversation. It was going to be hard.
But then Holly dug right to the core of something sensitive. She pulled her dad in, and told him not to blame himself. Right at that, he bit his lip, letting out a 'tsk' through his fangs.
"... Syre didn't mean anything when she said it, she was just upset. But she got to me, too." When her daughter pleaded at him to find another answer, all Mikemon could do was shake his head, and tell her to keep her attention on the reality at hand. But the very fact that it was a reality - was it simply to the cat's lack of skill as a doctor? Was there really an answer out there?
Perhaps he would never know. Below, talks of cake and the like made for a much more pleasant conversation - as well as this present! The cat opened it right up, and saw an embroidered blank book and two fountain pens. Flipping briefly through the blank pages, the cat recognized it for what it was.
A journal!
"A bit? How long have you been holding onto this?" The cat gave a smile, closing it, running a hand over the cover. "Nice and durable too... I'll, um try and make a habit to use it. I like it, mom." She really did, but it was a habit she had to pick up, and it sounded like her mom fell out of it!
"Oh, but wouldn't that be interesting to see - a book of mom a few hundred years back! Was it back when you had the inn?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 20:41:43 GMT
"...That's so symbolic and sad at the same time. Have you ever heard of something like this before?"
Holly furrowed her brow, looking up at her Da as he shook his head. It was frustrating, depressing and all around this situation proved to her how much she had to grow still. She had to cope with loss before but never this close. She'd bite her lower lip again and then flicked her ears.
"The problem is that... I thought to myself when this was brought up the first time what I could do and I started to blame myself for... well not being able to really do anything. So I figured... that the both of you. Both Syre and you uh... would do the same. But in different ways. I haven't gotten to really talk to her yet about it and I don't know if I should quite yet. But..."
Holly paused and looked down at her paws, hopping off of the bed after a moment. She'd tut softly and shake her head a few times as to clear out her mind of the problematic 'dirt' as it was.
"I think this just proves to everyone in this family how much she meant to us. How much we loved her being there. Even if we didn't do much together we at least did so together from time to time. I'm still going to be a doctor, Syre's going to be a knight still and you're going to be the best Doctor in the digital world. That's just how it is. Ma's still a knight, she's still their leader but... she's leaving. That-. That's all there is to it. So we should... try to enjoy the time she's still here for."
Holly huffed a bit and then mused to herself after a few long moments.
"On the up and up of all of this. We all know what we have to do right? Where we have to go?"
K chuckled lightly as she watched her daughter flip through the blank blook. She could tell that syre would enjoy this present and closed her eyes to mull over how long she had the book in her possession.
"A little after our first meeting once I was better. I thought it might break the ice a little bit but... that happened on its own. Even if you don't use it, keep it close all right?"
K paused and rubbed her muzzle thoughtfully; when was it that she had that book? Quite some time ago... The book itself would of been in the inn during the fire so the chances of it surviving were slim but...
"Hmm. I'd say around and during the second conflict I got pulled into. So about... eight hundred years ago? It wasn't the only one I did get pulled into, one with the wisemon, another with some technocracy... Tch. I stopped writing in it once the entries started looking very samey. It was a brown leather book, really smooth. I got it from some trader. Probably went up in smoke along with my inn but... Rosewood is where my town used to be. Who knows. It might of gotten built on heh."
K shook her head and sat down next to syre. She recalled that she had spent the first few days of that conflict writing about her medical training, the bits and pieces of the fights she had seen. The front camp's mess... It was a different and much more violent world.
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Post by Syre the BlackGatomon on Jun 24, 2019 20:58:26 GMT
"Not personally. But its not the first time these kinds of dreams have been recorded."
The tone in the room turned decidedly somber. Holly recognized it, and decided to press on: not saying words of empty encouragement, but instead explaining just how she came to her realization. Because she felt it, those closest to her in her life must have felt it too. That K meant an incredible amount to all three of them, even if there were gaps in their life where K was absent.
"My, Holly... you've grown quite a bit in this last year." Mikemon gave a smile, and a nod. Yes, they knew what they had to do, the entire world out before them. "It wasn't long ago that you were just a naive kitten that could be talked into anything. To tell you the truth, I always wondered what little bit of trouble you were going to get into next. But, somehow, right underneath my nose, you've grown up to be an exceptional Digimon."
He gave a smile, and ruffled the fur atop her head. "This week's not going to be easy. But, Holly? I'm proud of you." "Almost a year old, then..." Syre tilted her head, and gave a nod, smiling as she accepted the present. Even if she just kept it as a momento or used it for notes, it was still a precious gift from her mother! As for K's own journal, well...
... Yeah there was no way that was still in tact. 800 years old? The ink would practically be crumbling right off the page, even if it wasn't damaged by smoke. "Oof, sounds rough..." Yeah, she didn't know entirely how to respond to mom's more ancient days.
Instead, she slid right up next to K, and gave a grin. "Well. Looks like that fever finally broke, or something?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 21:05:31 GMT
"And my Dream stuff is the first you've had to deal with it too yeah?"
Holly rubbed at her chin thoughtfully and flicked her ears, she'd turn slightly as her Da spoke to her about how much she had grown in the last year. She found her cheeks growing flushed and she'd kick at the ground thoughtfully.
"Well.. I kind of had to, I can't let people take advantage of me for their own purposes and designs. I've... got my own dreams and aspirations. Nothing as lofty as Ma or Syre maybe but... They're there still."
Holly let out a small giggle at the idea that she would get into a bit of trouble somewhere. But underneath all of this she had grown into an exceptional digimon. At least to him, she still felt like she could still grow and grow and grow. The meicoomon splayed out her ears and huffed softly as he said that this week wouldn't be easy.
"It's... never easy dealing with loss like this. Da? O-oh... Thank you.."
She'd huff a bit and look to that sketch she had drawn out. She'd process it a little bit longer and then sort of have an eureka moment. The tone shifted and the little meicoomon seemed to be excited...
"you don't think... That my baihumon dreams mean that it's gonna be another mega of mine do you?"
"Just about, if not a little less."
K rubbed her muzzle and would drag a single finger along the journal's side. She was glad she picked this out, the other gifts for her other children would... well arrive shortly she hoped. Each gift had been meticulously picked out and crafted after all! She only wanted the best for her kids.
"It was at the time, but surviving those conflicts made me who I am today I'd say."
K chuckled lightly and ran her hand along the top of syre's head, giving it a gentle pet. She'd grin ear to ear after a moment and pull the blackgatomon into a somewhat tight hug.
"I'd say so, I feel a lot better."
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