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Not the best time (Dante)
Clayton Herron
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Post by Clayton Herron on Feb 13, 2020 3:36:37 GMT
Clayton closes his eyes when Dante mentions the fact his sister might of ended up meeting a terrible fate, it had been a while since he saw her and he knew that was a possibility. But something inside of him wouldn't let him quit, if she might be there he needed to find out for himself, or at least get closure. "I suppose I'll hafta see for myself if she's there or not." He seemed sure of himself, yet at the same time a bit worried despite his confident tone.
What Dante said next didn't help him not feel nervous but he stood his ground. "I know the risks, that blow to my head that was real. But there's just something inside me that's telling me I gotta do this myself, aside from that you've helped me plenty, for a stranger you didn't know. Can't possibly bother you more than I have already." Clay wasn't one to back down from anything, his mind seemed set.
"But let's lose all this doom and gloom, there's a buffet waiting, can't think on an empty stomach." as Clayton said that he realized just how tired he was, whatever that spirit thing must've taken a bit outta him.
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Post by Dante on Feb 13, 2020 5:46:47 GMT
Dante didn't want to sound so grim when talking about Clayton's sister, but he was considering different possibilities as to why she went missing. Clayton decides to search for his sister in the Digital World. "If you became a Spirit User, then I would think there's a higher probability your sister could have received a Digivice as well. The Digital World is full of lost secrets and people looking to find them."
"What are you talking about, Dante? You are a Tamer, but your sister is not." "No, not everyone gets a Digivice, but I'm just saying it's more likely." "Can you imagine Judith as a Tamer?" Dante groans in disgust. "Judith, the air headed blonde twig girl slut, a Tamer?" "Dante! Don't talk about your sister like that!"
Dante breathes deeply and exhales, trying to calm himself down. "You're right. No, you know what? She deserves a reality check. My sister was a total bitch at the Christmas party, and I'm not going to let that go!" Dante is starting to go into a huge tirade about his sister. How disrespectful to talk that way about his own sister in front of Clayton, having lost his.
"Dante, you are getting hangry again. Sounds like we all need some food. Come on! I'm ready for chow time." Dante scratches the back of his neck in frustration. "Let me just have a smoke, then I'll be ready to go." "You already smell like fish guts!" Dante takes out a cigarette and goes to light it. Willow tries to snatch it away. "Hey Clayton, help me take that death stick." "Cut it out, Worm girl. Fine, let's go."
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Clayton Herron
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Post by Clayton Herron on Feb 15, 2020 2:47:42 GMT
Well while Clayton was trying to assure himself he'd be fine Dante amd Wormmon had decided to start talking about his own sister, scratching the side of his head a bit awkwardly not really knowing exactly how to really interact with this. He decided to remain quiet about this part, he wasn't one to judge other people's relationships but it did sound very strained to say the least.
But the smoking thing did set off some part of Clayton. He was about to say something but silenced himself quickly, not feeling like he knew Dante enough to make a statement against his smoking. But Wormmon had him covered on that and even asked for his help on taking the death stick away. "Eh, up to him if he wants to smoke or not, though personally am against it." he wasn't about to stop Dante from doing something he wanted to do.
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Post by Dante on Feb 15, 2020 3:00:13 GMT
This really wasn't the time or place for Dante to start bad mouthing his own sister. The stress of the day's plans veering off course plus the smell of rotting fish was causing Dante to slowly descend into madness. When Wormmon has to be the voice of reason, something has gone seriously wrong.
When it came to Dante having a cigarette, he is the only smoker out of the three. Not knowing Dante well, Clayton didn't feel like it was his place to deny the smelly addict. Wormmon smirks with great satisfaction, having successfully stopped Dante from having a smoke. "See? Most people who smoke are losers. You are in the minority, Dante." "That's not very nice. Lots of people smoke." "And they all smell bad too."
What Dante really needed is a bath and a new hat. Dante reluctantly puts his smokes away. "I'll go off on my own when I feel like smoking. Now then, where is this buffet the coupon is for?" "I hope they have lots of different food, cheeseburgers, tacos, chicken, pasta, donuts, pizza..." "Well, it is a buffet, so I think you'll be just fine, Willow." Some food is just what they need right now.
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Clayton Herron
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Even if you're weak struggle.
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Post by Clayton Herron on Feb 15, 2020 3:14:05 GMT
Luckily it would seem Clayton didn't need to get involved in the smoking situation, Wormmon had gotten Dante to not do that so he could breath a bit easier. He got a bit more respect for Wormmon, then remembered what had happened before and that respect flew out the window. "Right, it's for a little shop down the road, has a bit of everything I was heading there before this whole thing happened." Clayton motioned away from the Alley content on leading the way.
Hands in his pockets he felt something down them, pulling out the foreign object he saw his D-tector. "I suppose this is the thing that caused the incident." Clayton mentioned giving the Gold and black device a little wave in the air. "Probably shouldn't rub my hand on it again." he mentioned tossing it back in his coat pocket.
It would be a short walk down through the large crowd, business had picked up a bit but otherwise it was normal. "I got the coupon from a Kendo tournament, second place. The guy I went against was nuts." Clay mentioned as he walked figuring he had to talk about something.
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Post by Dante on Feb 15, 2020 4:36:41 GMT
Respect for Wormmon? Maybe in small doses. The Worm King does enough to disqualify himself from getting much credit at all. Clayton mentions that the buffet is down the road. The new Spirit User feels something in his pocket, and takes out a black and gold D-Tector. "Well that confirms it. Welcome to the club."
The trio starts heading towards the buffet. Clayton says he got the coupon for getting 2nd place in a kendo tournament. "Oh ya, Dante knows all about coming in second in a tournament, haha!" "That's right, I took silver in a big martial arts tournament." "Did you get a cool coupon?" "No, all I got was a lot of flack from my family of try-hards."
Hopefully the smell of fish would fade, and not cause passersby to cover their noses in disgust. Wormmon ponders what kind of tasty food awaits them. "I'm hoping there's a lot of food covered in melted cheese. Can I put cheese on a pancake?" "You probably could, but that just sounds nasty."
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Clayton Herron
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Post by Clayton Herron on Feb 16, 2020 4:59:18 GMT
Dante mentioned a martial arts tournament he came second in, at the mention of try hard in family this reminded Clayton of something else. "My dad told me when I got second place that it's the first loser, pretty sure he was just joking though. He always thinks stuff like that's funny." giving a small laugh he then added. "I actually got the coupon from my dad, and said it was a reward. Told me he was gonna get me a car if I came first. But I assume he was lying." his dad did tend to do stuff like that.
Eventually they would have arrived at the place, someplace called the Paradise Buffet, apparently opened a bit after the entertainment district was repaired. Walking in it was pretty apparent Clayton was right, they had just a bit of everything to pick from, American. Japanese and a lot of different countries in between. The portions seemed a bit smaller then you could get at a regular place but all you can eat so that was probably a non factor. The place seemed a bit empty though, with the hustle outside it seemed a bit odd. There was a women gatekeeping the entrance however who gave them a small smile and waited for them to talk. "Yeah, got three people here, got a coupon for this place too." mentioned motioning Wormmon to hand him the coupon.
Once that was done the three of them would be able to rummage around the area and grab whatever they pleased. It would still cost Clayton a bit of cash for three people but he had already paid before anyone could have the chance to stop him. "Its on me, as sorry about the uhh fish thing." the coupon helped a lot but he still felt his wallet get a lot lighter.
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Post by Dante on Feb 16, 2020 5:24:58 GMT
Sounds like Dante and Clayton's fathers had something in common. Clayton talks about how his dad joked about 2nd place being the first loser, and that if he had won, he would have gotten him a car. Willow chuckles at Clayton's expense. "You could have gotten a car?! Dang." "It sounds like he was joking, Willow. Ya, sometimes it does feel like if you didn't win, you lost. Still, how many people were competing? 2nd place out of 64 in my case, that's nothing to sneeze at, but 2nd place still comes with regret."
The trio reaches the Paradise Buffet. Inside, a woman greets them. Luckily, it wasn't crowded inside like the streets outside. Clayton insists that he pay for Dante due to the fish incident. Dante reluctantly agrees. "Oh, are you sure you want to pay? Alright." When Willow saw the food, his jaw drops. Willow hands over the coupon, and starts dishing up a big plate. Dante is more picky, choosing small portions of things he likes so he doesn't fill up too fast.
Willow's plate could hardly contain all the food piled on top of more food. He has a porkchop hanging off the slide, resting on two pieces of pizza swimming in barbeque sauce. When they get to their table, Willow dunks his face right into his food, chowing down and making a big mess as bits of chewed up food fly on the table.
"Um, Willow? Remember those two dozen talks about table manners?" "Buzz off, Dante! This is a buffet. It's every mon for himself." "I don't think it works like that." Well that was one advantage of being a Spirit User rather than a Tamer; You were not at risk of being paired with an obnoxious little hobgoblin.
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Clayton Herron
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Even if you're weak struggle.
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Post by Clayton Herron on Feb 16, 2020 6:48:25 GMT
Clayton thought about how many people were at the tournament. "It was about 36 people and yeah I feel like second place is pretty good, like I said tbe guy I lost against was good, he deserved to win." it would seem Clayton wasn't a sore loser, even if part of him felt like he could've won, maybe if he became that digimon in the tournament. Scratch that I'd be too weird.
Wormmon did exactly as Clayton thought he would do, stacking a mountain of food on their plate. Clayton wasn't much better though as he had grabbed enough to fill his plate and then some, but he put some back before he started eating as watching Wormmon made him lose his appetite a bit. "So are all partner digimon like that or is Wormmon one of a kind?" he asked watching nearly impressed at the way Wormmon stuffed his gullet.
"Also does that thing where Digimon wander in always happen? Are they usually violent?" he couldn't imagine all of them were like that one, but that thing he said still bothered Clayton, it was a bit evident on his face. If he was mistaken wouldn't that mean another one was around?
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Post by Dante on Feb 16, 2020 7:28:38 GMT
The tournament Clayton was in had a large amount of people too. "Not everyone can win. Everyone competing has trained, puts on their gear, and has hopes of winning. There's always someone who is better." Dante had been slacking on his own training since becoming a Tamer. Basic survival skills were more practical, but it didn't hurt having some training as a Tamer with no awesome Digimon powers.
The chow fest has begun. The Worm King scarfs down his first plate and gets up for seconds, this time dumping ice cream all over a plate filled with noodles and fish. Clayton asks if all Digimon Tamers end up with a Digimon like Wormmon. "No, Wormmon seems to be the anomaly. Not sure why I drew the obnoxious green stick. Though plenty of Digimon do have large appetites."
Clayton asks Dante about the wild Digimon they encountered. They did not have to worry about being overheard if they were not loud. "Most wild Digimon are violent, but Digimon in cities and small towns are not as aggressive. Generally, Digimon are not allowed to roam this world, unless they have a human partner. Even then, it is crucial to avoid Digimon sightings in the city. There is no telling what would happen if word became public."
Dante was starting to feel full, but there was so much delicious food to choose from. Taking a page out of Wormmon's cook book, Dante soft serves a big bowl of ice cream after filling up another plate and returns to the table. "This food is so good, you guys!" "At this rate, you are going to bankrupt this place." "We are so coming back here."
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Clayton Herron
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Post by Clayton Herron on Feb 16, 2020 7:41:56 GMT
Clayton simple nods at the tournament thing. "Yeah, all gave it our best but sometimes that ain't enough, just gotta buckle down and try harder next time." Clayton smiled as he said that. "Plus considering that digimon thing I turned into has a sword, 'm sure I'll get plenty more training in." still odd to him he had a sword as a digimon but it didn't bother him that much.
Wormmon seems to be as Clayton predicted one of a kind, but was that a bad thing? "Well he is interesting to say the least, I'm sure there isn't a dull moment with him around. For better or worse." taking a page from their book Clayton decided to grab a large amount of ice cream as well, except with his he dumped chocolate sauce on the ice cream. And kept dumping it on the ice cream for quite some time till most of the bottle was gone.
"In cities and towns? Don't think you mean here so, is there some place digimon come from? I'd assume around Shibuya." but that part about noticing digimon simply made him nod. "Yeah, I mean I freaked out pretty hard, and I turned INTO one of those things, even now part of me thinks this is a dream or something." he let out a small laugh knowing that was impossible, he was awake for better or worse.
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Post by Dante on Feb 16, 2020 8:00:52 GMT
Dante and Clayton seemed to be in the same boat when it came to tournaments. Clayton has the bonus of getting in sword practice while in his Digimon form. "That does sound like a nice advantage." When it came to Wormmon, being unique isn't always a bad thing. Clayton mentions Wormmon is interesting, and there's probably not a lot of dull moments with the Worm King around.
"Ya, we are never short of excitement it would seem. It comes down to boredom vs suffering." "I am a fountain of charisma and a shining beacon for all Digimon. Even though I am so awesome, I still feel for the little people. Not everyone can be a karate kid, and not everyone can be worm royalty." That raised a good question; was Wormmon actually any kind of royalty? Surely calling yourself "The Worm King" didn't make you a king. "You know you are not actually a king, right?" "What are you talking about?" Forget it, Dante doesn't want to fight that battle.
Clayton follows suit and gets some ice cream. This time, he dishes up with loads of chocolate sauce. Willow flips his lid at the sight of the chocolatey goodness. "There's chocolate?! Why didn't I see it?!" "Well, there is a sign that says cho-" Willow gets up in a rush, her elbow smacking Dante in the back of the head and sending him face first into his bowl of ice cream. Willow scurries off to the chocolate machine and holds her mouth under the nozzle, guzzling down chocolate. Hopefully Wormy is not going to get them kicked out.
Willow returns, her shirt covered in chocolate stains. Dante wipes his face with a white cloth. "I'm glad you are enjoying yourself." Clayton asks about where Digimon come from, thinking that they came from Shibuya. "Okay, it's time we have the talk. You see, when a momma and daddy Digimon love each other..." "That's not what Clay means! That's not even where Digimon come from."
Willow crosses her arms and turns her nose up at Dante in a huff. "Fine then! Why don't you explain it, smarty pants?" "Ahem, Digimon come from the Digital World, but there is a portal here in Shibuya. Only people in Shibuya can receive Digivices, it would seem. I can understand why you reacted that way. It's difficult to understand when someone finds out about Digimon." Considering there wasn't that much property damage, it could have been worse.
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Clayton Herron
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Even if you're weak struggle.
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OOC Name: Shi
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Post by Clayton Herron on Feb 16, 2020 8:16:20 GMT
Wormmon mentioned something about Worm royalty and the karate kid, had he watched that movie? Clay had no idea. "If Wormmon is the shining beacon I'd hate to see the worse of the lot." Clayton joked, but when the question of Wormmon and his Royal status came up Dante decided wisely to back off, Clay also decided he wasn't gonna get into that.
And Dante is out, with an elbow it would appear the Worm king had claimed a victim, tragic. Going and getting himself some celebratory chocolate Clayton got up to get a towel but it would appear Dante already had one on hand. This behavior got them strange looks from the staff nearby but ultimately they seemed to lack the interest to do anything about it, least until they broke something. "You ok Dante?" Clayton asked giving Dante a small pat on the shoulder, did this guy ever catch a break?
But that mention of another world really felt like it should've surprised Clayton, yet somehow he didn't feel so surprised. "huh, I feel like being told there's another world should be surprising or ground breaking. After what I've seen today though I don't think anything could surprise me." another world seemed exactly what to expect with otherworldly creatures. "You mentioned I probably couldn't win with my sword against that Digimon, how strong are those things anyway. I'm no slouch when it comes to fighting but uhh fireballs ain't my expertise."
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Post by Dante on Feb 16, 2020 8:33:18 GMT
Wormmon's royal lineage was probably not the best thing to discuss. It would only lead to Wormmon making more and more absurd claims to sound all important. Dante thinks for a moment, wondering why Wormmon overcompensates so much. Maybe Wormy has a family with high expectations too.
When Dante lost via elbow smash and bowl of ice cream, Clayton asks if he is okay, and gives him a pat on the back. "Ya, I'll be fine, thank you. I have been really unlucky today." "No, you are always a loser, Dante. You are just a bigger one today." Dante couldn't imagine he had made a good first impression, what with his string of bad luck.
Clayton asks more about Digimon. After suddenly transforming into a Digimon, Dante can see why not much else would surprise him now. Clayton asks about how strong Digimon be. "Well, there are levels. The three of you who fought are essentially Rookie level." "Then It's Champ, Ultima, and Megazord." "He means Champion, Ultimate, and Mega. There's also a super Mega, but honestly, if you don't wield enough power at Mega, what the hell are you doing anyways?"
Dante and Wormmon had not biomerged to their Super Mega form many times. The Tamer wasn't looking forward to any battle that would require a Digimon of such great power. "Rookies are fairly strong compared to a human, but it just goes up from there." "Ooh-ooh! I wanna show Clayton my Digimon forms! I can be a badass beetle man flying around with my laser cannon, a giant spider lady, a half naked sorceress, and then Dante comes in and messes everything up, making a psychotic killer clown." That was one interpretation.
Dante is unsure if Clayton should come face to face with higher level Digimon yet. "Clayton doesn't have to rush into this or anything. The Digital World can be a dangerous place. Two of the most important things you'll need to know: do not lose your Digivice, and do not face a level higher than you unless you have no choice."
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Clayton Herron
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Even if you're weak struggle.
Posts: 146
OOC Name: Shi
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Post by Clayton Herron on Feb 16, 2020 8:48:22 GMT
Wormmon decided to make a comment that might sink a bit deep, but Clayton decided that was no good. "C'mon Wormmon he ain't a loser, helped me out of a tight spot, I think you're a good guy Dante." Clay assured him, at least someone here respected Dante, after all not many can say they saw a small dinosaur then continued to pursue it. Then Clayton still smelt the lingering fishy smell and backed off a bit wiping his hand on the table.
He was interested in the levels of digimon though, going as high as Super mega. While the name did sound a bit cheesy to him if what he fought as was a rookie he'd probably faint to see something called a super Mega. "Jeez, so there's four more forms after the one I just got? And I was exhausted using this one for a short time." he'd probably faint using one of those stronger forms.
Half naked Sorceress Wormmon says? Clayton quickly shook that thought out of his head. No matter how sexy and half naked they might be if they acted like Wormmon that was a huge deal breaker. "Don't worry, I don't tend to pick fights anyway. I'll defend myself and others sure but I'm not the type to look for trouble." but trouble might just find Clayton instead.
Pulling out his D-tector he looked at it for a bit. "Welp, guess I'm in this for the long run, better or for worse." on the screen seemed to be a totem that looked like an empty variant of the armor he was wearing before as Kotemon with a sword behind it. "I always wanted to be able to transform and gain powers, childhood dream fulfilled." he joked with a small chuckle.
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