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Picking up the Pieces [Silence]
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Dec 16, 2019 6:22:45 GMT
After the events of Legacy of the PhoenixHolly...
Tch... how did it come to this? Mikemon found himself where no father in the Digital World ever wanted to be: at the side of her daughter's bed, his poor Holly reduced to the form of a mere Botamon. Actually, she'd gone further back than that, reverting to an egg after her efforts in the Dark Area.
The cat let out a 'tsk', but still managed to keep a smile on his face, as he gently ran his head over the slime Digimon's head. For the moment - and as long as Holly would be in that form - she wouldn't be vocal. But Mikemon knew that every moment of that mission was likely still going through her poor head. After a long bout of discomfort, it seemed that - finally - Mikemon had managed to make the slime a little more comfortable than she was before.
"Sheesh... you probably have a hundred things you want to tell me, Holly. But for now, you just need to relax. Recover... I want to hear all about it, when you get the chance." He smiled, gently cupping his paw against the side of her frame, before he'd sit at the foot of her bed. "I guess its funny - I never had the chance to see you like this before. You sprang up as a Meicoomon in less than a day, after all..."
... Is that what Holly wanted to hear right now? The cat cast his gaze off to the side. Tch... how close did I come to losing a second one?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2019 6:37:31 GMT
Holly looked up at her Da, blinking slowly. It was hard to put anything in words, all she could really do is blurble and think happy thoughts. She couldn’t really even think all too clearly right now. She was hungry, tired and upset. But mostly hungry. Definitely hungry. She had spent so much energy fighting against a pseudo sovereign she would've given K a run for her money!
She’d let out a small sigh as she felt that hand of mikemon against her frame; it was comforting to be around her father. It was nice and she enjoyed the time they spent together even if most of it as of late had been stressful beyond belief.
She rmemebered only spending a few hours in this form, getting upset at the fact she couldn’t talk and was getting talked down at by the baby keepers in a way… She’d lean a bit and close her eyes; trying to get more comfortable. Thankfully the little botamon started to drift off as she felt her da’s warmth against her body.
It’d be a few minutes later when mikemon no doubt would hear the front door open and close. Silence had made it home in one piece from her challenge and it wasn’t hard to hear the odd distribution of weight in her steps before she flumped onto the couch.
”Remind me not to spend too long in a form like that tch..”
The botamon blinked a bit as it heard the voice of her ‘late’ mother and looked up to mikemon, tilting it’s entire body slightly before trying to hop into the mikemon’s arms. It wanted to see silence and obviously it wasn’t going to take no for an answer...
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Dec 17, 2019 0:34:37 GMT
Yes, Mikemon noticed Silence returning to the cabin. His ear flicked as the door opened and clicked behind her, but right now, his attention was on the little, tired Botamon in front of him. Holly always had a little trouble getting to sleep, so if he could get her to take a nap now -
"Oof!"
Mikemon blinked, catching Holly as she practically headbutted his poor dad's chest, the cat gently cradling his arms around the slime! "... Sheesh... alright, you want to go say hi? We can, but I want you to actually try and get some rest afterwards. Okay, sport?"
He'd give a gentle scritch on her back, before he'd head out to the living area, to see an exhausted Renamon sinking right into the couch cushion. Yup - she looked tired, sore, and uncomfortable. She mentioned something about a spar, so he wasn't overly concerned: "Rough one? Could you sit up straight for a minute? And, um... here. Hold Holly." Before Silence left, the Meicoomon was an egg - so Silence wouldn't be completely lost as to what was going on. He'd offer the baby Digimon to the taller rookie, before he'd climb up on the couch, standing behind the Renamon. His hands would give a green aura, and he'd rest them right up against the middle of the fox's back. Slowly, that sore sensation would start to fade away from her muscles.
"So, who ended up calling you out there?"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 1:09:16 GMT
Holly blurbled up at the Mikemon, not wanting to take no for an answer in the case of visiting her ‘mother’ of sorts. She’d roll her body just a little bit and then nod a few times. She understood that much but honestly she just really wanted to spend time with her parents.
The renamon rubbed at her temples and turned her head as the mikemon approached. She’d slowly pull herself up and then blink as she was handed holly. The renamon looked down at the small blob; she didn’t realize that holly even had these forms. Most of the time she was rocking meicrackmon and using the vicious mode clones to do work.
The renamon shifted and pulled her cloak away so that the mikemon would get better about it. There was a moment where it seemed as though the cloak would float and do it’s business like it used to but… It just settled into place. Without jesmon or K being about… Well the piece of cloth was really nothing special.
Mikemon would see that she was fairly sore, and unlike K who had scars a plenty. Anything that would of been scars were just stylizations of fur of skin tone. In this case the line that went down her back where she had ‘split’ was just a line of fur that was slightly offcolor. The red markings that had come from the D-reaper were just strange patches of skin and…
Well he’d note those sigils on her body something easy. Each of them representing the four super mega forms that K had access to. But unlike K’s Jesmon symbol they weren’t bright, it was actually kind of difficult to see! At his question silence turned her head, about to speak but letting out a small grunt as she felt that sensation fade away.
”...A Knight by the name of Iko and his partner luke. Iko told me about K and well…”
Silence sighed a bit and pushed her head against holly’s form, the latter of which blurbing a bit and rubbing their cheek against their ‘mother’.
”He said I was weak. I agreed with him in a way. Then we fought and... Well, I ended up taking a form he’s never seen. It reminded me of the time where all I can remember is this orb in front of me and inky blackness around me.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Dec 17, 2019 3:15:04 GMT
Perhaps, in more curious circumstances, Mikemon would have paid mind to the symbols hidden in the Renamon's fur. The scar across her back was noticeable, but the feline was already used to seeing that on her - anything else could just be attributed to the 'weirdness' of his girlfriend's species.
What he was interested in was what all of this was about. Though, when he heard the name 'Iko', the doctor simply rolled his eyes. "Oh, right, him. The murder-hobo given a tamer." The cat gave a chuckle. "He had something for fighting K, though honestly, I never got what she saw in him. Wolf's smart, but he doesn't really use it for anything but dragging himself around the Digital World."
He shook his head, continuing to keep that healing aura pressed against Silence's back. Iko called her weak? "C'mon, you're barely a few months into this form. Even Syre spars circles around you - you can't expect to catch up that gap so quickly."
That was really all there was to it. Hearing about an 'inky black orb', the cat gave a mental sigh, and nodded in Holly's direction. "We'll have time to discuss later. Right now, well..." He smiled. "This little bugger managed to reach Super Mega herself. And now she's paying the price for using it without practice."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2019 0:08:58 GMT
The renamon stared blankly at the botamon in her arms; how could something so small hold so much potential? She had after a little bit accepted that the children K had left behind needed a mother again; that they needed someone to guide them. Was she the person to do so? She didn’t think that she was; but she’d support them the best she could. Was it love from the prior iteration? Or something else entirely? The renamon didn’t really know. She’d flick her ears as the doctor spoke about Iko….
A murder-hobo given a tamer? The renamon blinked and turned her head to look to mikemon; her expression said it all. What would K see in someone like him? Silence rubbed at the top of holly’s head thoughtfully and mulled over things.
”He was hurting for purpose maybe? If that’s all he was doing maybe she saw the wasted potential? He told me about those Tuesday sparring matches. And I suppose I’m going to follow suit in terms of training; lord knows I need it.”
The renamon sighed a little bit and flicked her ears again as she felt that aura deepen into her back. Yes she was a few months old and even Syre sparred circles around her. But how long could that stay if she was to do what she wanted…
What did she want to do? The renamon didn’t know. She didn’t know the answer to that still. She didn’t have a direction in life and unlike K she didn’t have the millennia of experience to make an educated choice.
”Even so. He did have a point about how I just throw myself at an ‘enemy’. Hoping that my number is bigger than theirs.”
She’d grit her teeth a bit and looked down at the botamon. They would have time for this yes, she shouldn’t focus on it too much for the moment. Holly had reached super mega? That was… fairly inspiring actually and really cool at the same time. But using it without practice meant that she was pushed all the way down to in training? Or was this fresh? Hard to tell since they both didn’t have a very large signal.
”Super mega huh? Any idea what form it was? And you’re saying that this is… what happens if you hadn’t practiced? Why am I not like this then?”
After all, the renamon had plenty of energy left to sustain a rookie in comparison to holly who was a little bit lower than her. Was it just a gift of her past iteration? Or her own tenacity? The renamon didn’t know and the answer would likely be drowned out by her stomach complaining about how it was empty.
”...Speaking of what’s for dinner?”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Dec 18, 2019 0:33:31 GMT
"Hard to say. I don't know him that well personally, but..." Mikemon would give a shrug. "K had to see something in him to give him a shot. Or maybe K needed him to keep herself in top condition - lord knows I don't do much of this fighting stuff anymore."
He wasn't a fighter, but those around him definitely were. It had been a long while since Mikemon could adequately spar with Holly - and Syre had been practicing with the wolf on-and-off and quickly became a skilled fighter on her own. If Silence was going to do the same to help herself, the cat wasn't going to stop her, at the very least. In fact: "... I say it like that, but that wolf... well, he's a good 'mon. He just likes to get himself into a bit more trouble than he needs to."
That aside, the Renamon did have another curious question: why wasn't she in her in-training form as well? "Holly's Super Mega is a Baihumon, apparently." That was the report the Wizardmon gave. "And you were just sparring - Holly was in a full-on fight, and completely exhausted all of her reserves. That said, you do seem pretty tapped."
He chuckled. What was for dinner? "I got warm take-out in the kitchen. Syre's out, and I can't cook for the life of me... and I'm sure you don't want to try and even think about cookin' or that kind of stuff. Just like the doc care of things today, alright?"
The light would die down, and he'd give a pat on her shoulder, a nod to the black blob in Silence's arms.
"You mind watching her for a bit?"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2019 0:43:56 GMT
”Either way, he’s in the knights and if he kept her in top condition that’s part of the reason she might of been able to do so much. That or I’m just trying to give rhyme to the reason here. I’m… just still baffled how she was able to do so much and how she left such an impact on everyone she met.”
The renamon stared down at the botamon; she had quieted down a bit and seemed to be dozing. She was a fighter, holly was a fighter, syre was a fighter and even the elusive siris was a fighter. Mikemon being the only… The renamon blinked slowly. Wasn’t holly wanting to be a doctor? She’d frown a bit. Why was she getting into fights that were that intense?
”Maybe he needs someone to reign him in a bit or something. Maybe that’s why? Who knows.”
A small shake of the head and she’d flick her ears as mikemon answered her question. Holly’s super mega was a Baihumon? The renamon’s eyebrows rose a little bit, running a hand along her frame and letting out a smooth chuckle.
”Never ceases to amaze does she? I spose that makes sense. And yeah I… Well I took quite a few hits and I’m not very… well I’m not super good at regulating my energy at higher levels than ultimate.”
Silence grinned a bit at the mention of warm take out in the kitchen and how syre was out. Mikemon couldn’t cook for the life of him so… She didn’t feel up to cooking at the moment and give him a nod as he wanted to take care of things.
”All right. I don’t mind. It’ll be kinda nice.”
The renamon smiled softly and leaned back in her seat; closing her eyes a little bit and letting out a sigh. Today was very draining, was this going to be how it was every tuesday? She hoped not. She hoped that she’d get used to things. But then again… If she gave her all and made progress every time could she really be unhappy?
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Dec 19, 2019 0:49:22 GMT
K wasn't good at regulating her energy at levels higher than ultimate - or, more specifically, Shutmon. "Not surprising, really. You are a Shutmon at heart, after all - everyone burns a little energy if they try to stretch past their comfort zone."
That was easy for the doctor to explain. And even easier was the occasional night of take-out! The doctor gave a chuckle, briefly giving a rub over Silence's shoulders and a peck at her cheek before he stepped on down. He wouldn't leave the two waiting long, though he would blink as he looked over his shoulder, seeing Silence cradle the Botamon in her hands.
"..." He gave a small blush, and excused himself to the kitchen. Between now and dinner - which ended up being a sort of 'Chinese' take-out, with rice, fried chicken, and the like - there wasn't too much going on out of the ordinary. Silence would likely be relaxing, Holly would be a well-fed Botamon, and Mikemon would find himself smiling at Holly, taking a little bit to 'play' and give her attention.
"Doesn't take a lot for you to wake up, does it?" He'd chuckle, giving her a scratch behind the ear. Despite everything that happened in the last few days, the cat managed to keep a smile on his face. Was it earnest, was he just trying to keep everything together?
... Silence would know, from those long, restless nights, that not everything was perfectly right. But in this moment, at least, they looked to be a happy and content family.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2019 4:16:35 GMT
Silence flicked an ear and considered what the other said. That made sense; if she was comfortable as a shutmon and was a shutmon at heart she’d be more likely to stay in that form. She couldn’t help but wonder if that’s why the energy drain of even her super mega was something that didn’t hurt as much as holly. As it was a type of Shutmon… The renamon rubbed her chin thoughtfully and looked to the mikemon as pecked her cheek, she’;d return the gesture with a small rub of his and a kiss on the opposing one.
”Another reason is that the form was a type of shutmon too. Who really knows?”
There was an earnest chuckle and the renamon looked down at the botamon who was blurbling at her now. She’d give it a gentle rub on the top of the head and would hug it against her body. The little slime getting comfortable against her for the time being…
The renamon had to admit she didn’t mind take out as much as her prior iteration did. She knew that they’d be rolling in their grave if this was the case but she was so bushed so couldn’t even really think about it. She was indeed relaxing still on the couch, eyes closed and breaths even. A bit more energy than before and thankfully it was getting lower and lower!
Holly blurbled up at her da and pushed her body against that scratching appendage. Though she looked like she was going to doze off at any moment again; it seemed as though her sleeping issues weren’t just keyed to her form but to the mon as a whole. Perhaps it was because of the type of energy she had.
She’d stare up at him and one of the blurbles almost sounded like ‘da’ before the little mon tried to gently headbut the other. She knew that look and the little slime would eventually settle down to sleep again. She wanted to be there but she had to take care of herself first…
Silence couldn’t help but know, she couldn’t help but wonder what sort of life these ones would of lived if K had been around. They did indeed look to be a happy and content family but… It didn’t feel very deep. They were still hurting as a whole and the renamon’s presence probably didn’t help very much; or at least that’s what she felt.
”Doesn’t take much for her to wake up or to go to sleep hah! I’m still surprised she wants to be a doctor, she could do so many other things too. Not that I’m saying that being a doctor is a bad thing just...”
Silence gave a small shrug and leaned on the mikemon a bit, staring down at the botamon that was passed out in front of both of them.
”Can’t help but be proud of her.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Dec 20, 2019 3:03:57 GMT
"Careful there, ya lil' sport."
Mikemon gave a smile, butting his head gently back against Holly's. As she finally settled down, the cat would give a careful pat over the Botamon's back, setting her up nice atop a soft, warm blanket. She wouldn't be at risk to roll around and hurt herself like this, and she'd be nice and comfortable to get all the sleep that she would need.
He would sit back, Holly a few feet in front of them, as the cat would lean into Silence's side. The fox spoke, saying she was surprised that Holly wanted to be a doctor. The cat gave a sigh, the smile leaving his face as he leaned against the fox's ribs.
"... Of course I'm proud of her. But at the same time, what a mess she got herself into." The cat shook his head. "I... I know they can do what they want to do, what they need to do, but Holly was forced to go into her Super Mega form to fight a massive threat at hand. She had to do it, of course: to save a friend, to protect those around her, and to defeat the 'monster'."
He grit his teeth.
"... Damn it, though. She's my baby girl, Silence. How close... how close was it to..."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2019 4:31:03 GMT
Holly was grateful for the family she had, anywhere else she might not of gotten so lucky. Honestly though… The little botamon just managed to curl up into the blankets and pass out rather calmly. Lower forms like these didn’t have a huge reserve of energy on their own and she’d tucker herself out quickly.
Silence wrapped an arm around the mikemon, staring quietly at the botamon in front of both of them. It was hard to believe that that was Holly. She was always so strong, so big. So full of energy. This was the sort of thing a super mega fight would do to you huh? She had to count her blessings in the fact she wasn’t a viximon or relemon again.
”I only got to see the cliff notes of what happened. But if it pushed her to super mega it must of been rough. I can’t help but wonder what she was fighting, it didn’t say in the stuff I was going through.”
The renamon furrowed her brow a bit, her curiosity reared it’s ugly head. What sort of creature did they fight to drive them so far? She knew it was a larger group and the renamon’s icy blue eyes slid to the mikemon.
She knew that look. She could feel that pain. The renamon didn’t even hesitate, didn’t even question the worry. She’d wrap her arms around the mikemon and drag him onto her lap for a much bigger hug.
”That’s not something you should think about. What you should be thinking about is: How can I help her so this doesn’t happen again.”
The renamon knew the problem, she knew where she had come from. Both daughters and the mother had been in dangerous lines of work. Though one of them was more likely to get into trouble than the other no? And the mother had passed fighting against an ancient evil in a way.
”She’s not K. She’s still very young and prone to mistakes. Kinda like me too I guess. But it’s kinda up to us to help her along and help her figure stuff out. Even if she’s… technically older than I am.”
The renamon mulled over something for a moment and tapped the mikemon's nose.
"Other than the assassin stuff she told me about, has she had any officialish combat training? It could help her out if she got into trouble again."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Dec 20, 2019 5:13:16 GMT
Mikemon was doing everything he could to try and keep it together - for Holly, at least. But he wasn't the best at wearing a smile, and he definitely wasn't the best at lying to others or himself. Pulled up into Silence's arms, the cat returned that hug as best he could, ear flicking as she spoke.
"You say that, but I can't help but think it. A close call like this, well, it shakes the core pretty deeply." He let out a breath, shaking his head. Yes, Holly was young. She was prone to mistakes - but that didn't make it settle any better for the cat. Where she was, the Meicoomon was not allowed to make any sort of mistake. If she did, if she made the wrong judgement, someone would have ended up seriously hurt or much, much worse.
"Formal combat training..." The cat mumbled, and shook his head. "I sparred with her until we reached about the edge of what we could safely do. Most of what she's learned aside from that has been from her studies or through practice - but she doesn't want to be a fighter. She wants to be... well, she says 'doctor', but I'd say more a 'data scientist'."
The cat let out a 'tsk'. "Syre, well, she spars a lot more than Holly, and has kept some training up to keep with the mission guild's requirements for her. She's surprised me the most with how strong she's gotten... but Holly? I don't think she likes it. The taste of data doesn't feel good to her, and heck, she'd much rather stick her nose into a book and let the day go by."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2019 5:21:30 GMT
Silence stared at the botamon sitting in front of them still, her arms firmly wrapped around mikemon in an attempt at comforting him. She wasn’t super good at this sort of stuff, not like her past iteration who always seemed to know what to say. Who was always calm and collected, who had mentors within and out. She’d rub the top of the mikemon’s head; frowning a bit after a few long moments.
”Yeah that’s true. I haven’t had any real close calls myself but… That’s why we have to figure something out. So there won’t be more close calls Mikemon.”
The renamon knew that the world could be unforgiving and the fact of the matter was that holly was in the deep end of it in some way or another. She’d flick an ear lightly as he explained that they had sparred up until a certain point… And that most of what she had learned had been from her studies or through practice. Both of which were fine and dandy but…
”Data scientist, doctor heck even a cook. She’s super mega. She’s going to get drawn to trouble somehow. She has the capability and people might find that to be a challenge if the word got out she has this strength or the form she took.”
The renamon shook her head and flicked her ear as the other explained how syre sparred a lot more than holly and had to keep up some training for the mission guild. The renamon’s ears flicked a few times more. The taste of data didn’t feel good to her, which made sense. The young mon was about as pure hearted as you could get even with the blood on her hands.
”Have syre and holly spar, or at least practice together. Holly needs to be ready or else we’re going to likely b e sitting here every couple of months if holly decides again to go after something big. I bet you could convince her to, she idolizes you something fierce you know.”
The renamon sat her head ontop of the Doctor’s and mulled over for a few moments before blinking.
”Does the mission guild not have… standards or requirements for holly? What is their general sort of reaction when someone hits that level?”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Dec 21, 2019 1:44:00 GMT
"Fortunately, the details of what happened in that mission are... well, relatively secret, anyway. Whatever form Holly reached wasn't even mentioned in the report."
But really, how long could they rely on that to stay hidden? Taking a look over his shoulder at the Botamon, he gave a smile, ear flicking at the Renamon's next point. "She does a little sparring with Syre already, but I'm not sure how good her sister would be at 'teaching'. Experienced as she is, Syre's still learning a lot of things herself... but..."
Mikemon considered it.
"... If I just tell Holly what she needs to do - to practice - she'll find a way to do it." He gave a sigh: "Early on, Holly and Syre ran into a bit of trouble on a fishing trip. They got knocked deep into the middle of the lake, and Holly didn't know how to swim. Syre helped her out, but ended up getting hurt herself. Holly, well, she decided that she could never let that happen again - and spent a lot of time learning how to swim. It was outside of her comfort zone, but she learned it anyway."
He gave a smile. "Her license is probably already approved through the team she's in - Kizna. But Holly's a good kid. We explain it to her like an adult, she'll get right on it - and learn it just like she does everything else."
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