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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2020 18:26:20 GMT
”Honestly as far as the digital world is concerned, I don’t know a lot about it. Well. I know a lot about the history but I don’t know much about some of the current events or stuff around my… what? Infant stage I guess?”
Holly rubbed at her snout; she wasn’t sure how to really say that. She was still really young and having never really been in botamon form [other than the one time…] she didn’t know how to refer to her very early period. She’d keep her hands around her tea and give a small flick of her ears as he explained how he couldn’t do the dark spires justice. She’d have to read up on them then. She’d consider something for a moment and felt an inching of blush on her face.
”Well you can tell me about him or the spires later. Or I can just read up on him. He sounds fascinating. Or at least his powers or abilities do. Applied in a proper way they could seriously help people.”
Holly huffed a little bit and took a sip of her tea, making a small face as she realized that she didn’t really like tea but drank it anyways. She’d flick her ears a few times as she thought over what silence was going through. Her signal wasn’t very clear from this distance, or at least she couldn’t really tell where she was about. Super mega signals were outrageous and well… so were demonlords and sovereigns. She’d inspect that burn mark and well… She’d go about getting some burn cream for it.
”You really should have someone around that can tend to you if it’s going to do this. Imagine if the kick back was body spanning… do you have anything that might be a bit sturdier? Tch… To be fair da until you told me that you were a greed well… I didn’t think you had any other form. You’ve never shown me any of the others you may have had. So I figured from rookie to super mega you had the same one or something.”
The meicrackmon shook her head and mull over what exactly she expected of the super mega version of this form. Maybe armored gloves? Bigger ears? Some cool cloak? There were a lot of options… She’d lean back in her seat and consider something for a moment.
”Is there anything I can do to make this aura stuff easier for you?”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Mar 7, 2020 21:08:03 GMT
"Hm... and I suppose the 'history books' for it haven't exactly been written yet..."
So much had happened in Holly's early life, and Mikemon was just now realizing how much she wasn't aware of! He gave a smirk, having grabbed a dish towel to start to wipe up his own spilled tea, as the MeiCrackmon seemed to recoil at the taste of it herself. "If its bitter, get a bit of sugar for it. And, of course - I'll tell you all about it. I know you're going to be curious about it anyway." That aside, Mikemon didn't fuss when his daughter went about inspecting that burn...
... Hm. Was it really that bad that she'd need to get the cream? The doctor gave a blink, rubbing the back of his head as Holly went on. "Well, I was once always a Barbamon. The form you see now is something I 'manufactured' in order to hide my origin as a Demon Lord. Otherwise, well, I'd have people coming to jump me just like how you found me out in the mountains."
"But, if I'm going to beat Wrath, I'm going to need to be able to use that form again." And that was really all there was to it. But was there anything Holly could do to make it easier?
"Honestly, having you here is helpful enough." The doctor let out a sigh. "... I wasn't thinking of telling anyone about this. My thought was that I didn't want anyone to 'hold me back' from it, so I could just focus on the fight. But seeing you here's just reminding me of why I'm doing this in the first place."
As for the process itself? "Once I'm able to hold this aura for an hour or so, I should be good. I won't be able to stay in my 'top' form for that long, anyway."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2020 21:23:37 GMT
”This sort of stuff would be in the history books? Huh… Interesting."
Holly seemed contemplative, even as she sipped at that tea. Oh goodness was it bitter! She’d go and get some sugar; mulling over some things as she added in some and even tended to the mikemon. She seemed curious at the very least about it and she was thankful he didn’t fuss. She imagined if it had been other family members they might! She didn’t want to risk anything given that he was doing this. Small things did really add up!
”Barbamon huh. Wasn’t he the one that you and ma talked to before she went off and fought wrath? Where’s he now? Think he could help you with this aura stuff?”
Holly stared at the mikemon as he said that he needed that form to beat wrath. What could make it so he could control this aura better? More efficiently without cutting safety of his body? She’d rub at her chin thoughtfully and seemed surprised that her mere presence was helping.
”Da if anyone would hold you back from it… it’d be yourself. Or at least the fear of it I’d think. Not of losing but of what you’d lose if you did.”
Holly tapped at his nose and sat back down, her tea now thankfully far less bitter and once he gave her the goal of holding that aura for an hour she’d lean forward in her chair.
”I think you should try for longer than that to be honest but I don’t know how long it’d take for practicing. Gotta say it’s really hard to remain ‘relaxed’ when my body keeps on telling me to fight around this. Before it was run but...”
Holly didn’t know why the change in that and she’d sit back in her seat once more, seeming curious, contemplative and well… Sipping at that tea she’d hum to herself. What was she going to be able to do for him? Yes her being here was ‘enough’ but… Holly’s eyes flicked to jade.
”Jade get back in here.”
The little orb was quick to call it’s ‘primary’ and holly rubbed at one of the little orbs in affection. She’d grin at mikemon and point one of her free fingers at him.
”Holly…?”
”Jade is a super computer practically. So why not have them monitor your aura levels and try to help detect those kickbacks? That way you can tone down the aura a little bit to avoid it for longer and not have issues?”
”...I could do that if I had a few samples of what the ‘kick back’ looks like or feels like.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Mar 8, 2020 0:20:34 GMT
"Heh... you think I should solicit another Lord for help? And what if he shares information with Wrath, Holly?"
Holly was smart, but even now, way too naive and trusting for her own good. She was just trying to figure out how to help her dad in any way that she could, while he was reeking with the demon lord's aura. He could feel the hackles rise up on the MeiCrackmon's back. Heck, Holly even said it outright: all of her instincts were set to 'fight'!
"Hold myself back? ... Honestly, you might be right." The cat shook his head. "Its why I'm not storming in from the front. It'll be soon, but I have to make sure I'm absolutely ready. And... longer's not going to matter, Holly."
He'd get down to it, at that point: reaching into his left glove, he'd pull out a small bottle, with a black cap and label, a single pill rattling inside. "This pill. It forces a Digimon's data to stabilize - so for roughly thirty minutes, I'll be able to access Barbamon's form. After that, though, I won't be in much condition to fight - well, not that it would matter. A fight lasting longer than ten or so minutes is unlikely."
He'd stow it back away, ear flicking as Jade made her appearance. Monitor his 'aura level'? The cat gave a blink, and nodded to the computer, holding out a palm. There, he purposefully 'messed up' the focus - loud snaps of his aura dancing like a sprinkler in front of the sphere.
"Like that. When the data grinds against itself too much, it'll 'snap', and cause a disturbance in that same area. That's what I'm trying to avoid."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2020 0:33:40 GMT
”Would the greed do that? Don’t you know him?”
Holly blinked and tilted her head, it was hard for her to concentrate fully. Her body wanted to fight. It wanted to fight bad. She could feel it; pushing her further. She felt a claw dig into the table and she’d tsk at that.
”Oh… so even if you get used to it you need those… pills? Pill? That’s… really strange that it’d do something like that.”
Holly shifted and stared at the pill, if allowed she’d take it and inspect the pill. Her sensitivity to data let her feel the strangeness of the pill but… She didn’t even want to think what it’d do to someone’s body. She’d bite her lip if not and would shift in her seat as jade took record of what she was supposed to be looking for.
Recorded every moment, every flux. Every instance. The orb whirred and it wasn’t long before the other orbs were there. Circling around the mikemon and taking samples of his aura from every angle they could.
”Several instances across your body suggest that there are… rough patches. Places that the aura doesn’t travel as well. Either from age or perhaps from just natural ‘points’. I think humans call this ki blockage but in our terms it’s more like your data is purposely like that. The less of those that you have the more likely you’d be able to keep up the aura longer.”
Holly rubbed at her muzzle and sipped her tea, it had gone cold but she didn’t seem to mind. Jade hummed and flitted about, taking more information. One orb bumped against the hand and wanted to be held by the mikemon in the same hand that had crackled. It wanted a direct sample.
”Please do that again.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Mar 8, 2020 5:40:04 GMT
"Not really. No idea what kind of 'mon he is."
And that's why he wasn't going to rely on him. From what he knew, it was likely that the other Greed wouldn't interfere in the fight against Wrath - but just like he wouldn't assist Wrath, he probably also wouldn't assist Mikemon himself. The cat's ear would flick as Holly's claws dug into the table. "Hun, watch yourself. You'll split a claw, again."
That aside, he'd let Holly observe the pill through the plastic, before he'd stow it back away in his glove. "Hm? I don't think its strange - its what I made the pill for, after all." He gave a half shrug, following it with a slight chuckle. "And if you've learned anything from medicine, its that we can do some crazy stuff with it."
As for Jade analyzing his aura? Well, she had it about right. There were several off patches, a few across his back and a few across his more-used joints. At the orb's comment, though, he'd give a playful bat towards the orb. "What, you calling me old, Jade?" He'd laugh - but his tone would level out as he'd catch the orb in his hand.
... She wanted to feel the disturbance directly. Gritting his teeth, and after a moment's hesitation, he gave a nod. "Just... be ready to filter."
And with that, he'd close his eyes, and focus his aura again. Once more, the data would start to 'snap', the kickbacks bouncing around Jade's frame to let her observe the data. But he was, after all, directing the aura right to his palm... and the energy itself would start to swirl inside that jade sphere.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2020 18:41:19 GMT
”Huh. Guess that makes sense. Then I’d avoid him until after the fact.”
Holly didn’t want to push for it with that sort of logic. This was dangerous and any question like that would be well thought out. She’d rub at her chin and well… what would she do in greed’s shoes? Probably avoid this fight all together and warn the ‘liege’ of sorts? Yeah that sounded about right. She’d draw her hand back and sigh a bit.
”Sorry. Ever since fighting a sovereign and a demonlord my body has been weirdly on edge. Like either I have too much energy or it’s just ready and raring to go at a moment’s notice.”
Holly shook her head and well with the information she could gleam from the pill it must of been something he spent a lot of time on. But this sort of medicine would be only so potent for so long and only so many times. Each time worsening the drawbacks? How many times was too much and how long could the pill work if it was the first time? She’d flick her ears a bit and then nod.
”Well with what I was getting from it, it’s hyper concentrated stuff for the express purpose of being able to digivolve to a form you no longer have proper access to. But the concentration looks and feels so high that each time you use it the drawbacks are worse and the time you have is far less than the prior time. But I don’t know the specifics there. That and it felt really off. Like. Really really off. Like the sort of off that you would expect from a demonlord.”
Holly looked perplexed and jade let out a small chuckle at the playful bat. The primary orb spun itself around in a playful manner before giving what amounted to a shake of the head.
”If that’s what I wanted to do sir I’d just go out and say it. You are old yes but not that it would affect your data like this. Whatever these points are, it's intentional. With it being a side orb sir I’ll be able to keep that data for a little longer than normal. But yes.”
Jade shifted and then that orb seemed to shudder, twist and turn as the data snapped and bounced in the frame to let them observe the data. The swirling powerful energy was something that was strange to it. It’d need a minute or so of this before it look satisfied and the orb that mikemon had done this to had a somewhat reddish sheen to it. Drunkingly listing to one side as it floated away.
”Definitely stronger than a lot of individuals we’ve been able to do that for. Hmm. Yes I think I can locate the time and area that this feedback would occur but I’ll need to be around you as long as you’re doing this to make entirely sure. Primary and side orbs. Well save for the one over there that has your ‘sample’ as it were. Ah. Shoulder.”
Like clockwork the orbs would start floating around mikemon, scanning him and keeping track of his energy levels. They were going to do a tireless and efficient job of what they offered. Holly crossed her arms and after a few minutes finished her tea.
"So... why mikemon of all things Da? Is it cause people don't think much of them or expect much? Or wouldn't expect a greed to like go for it? I'm kinda curious now. Cause you could of gone with other forms too but. Do you just really like cats? Why not a renamon like ma if you loved her like you did?"
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Mar 9, 2020 3:30:04 GMT
"If anything, you could use some time off, Holly. Once you have your place set up in Luminas, maybe you should take some time to relax, a week or so to yourself... well, I suppose that would have to be 'as classes allow', too."
He briefly mulled that over, stowing the pill back away into his glove. Holly had about the jist of it, but it was something just a bit 'simpler' than that. "More or less. Its sourced from material from the Dark Area, Luminas, as well as Ceresmon's 'fruit of life'. It regulates the body's core control for a relatively brief period of time - but the overall toxicity is permanent. A single Digimon can only use the pills three times, in total, and this would be my second."
And how would that impact him? The cat swept that question under the rug, and gave a nod towards Jade. The one orb now seemed tainted, and Jade already seemed to be in tune for where his rough spots were. The shoulder? He'd arch his back, and intentionally 'pop' that rough spot, away from his back.
"Jokes about my age aside, I'm not surprised the 'failures' would occur around my joints and my back. Its been a while since I've actually been in a proper fight... hm?"
'Why a Mikemon'? The cat gave a half-shrug. "This was my Champion form to start out with, so I just went with something I already knew. If I picked Renamon or something bizarre, well, I wouldn't have been used to my new height, way of movement, different hand structures. 'Sides, this was something I did over 400 years ago, and I only knew your mom for... like... three?"
... He sighed at that thought. Such a pitifully short time, really.
"And look at me. All I'm doing now is making you worry more."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 3:45:56 GMT
”Yeah but what am I really going to do with my time off? I don’t really have any friends. Like I have a few but they’re even busier than I am.”
Holly sighed a bit and shook her head; she didn’t even really… Think she had all that many to be honest. It felt like she had less than before for some reason and it was frustrating. She’d watch her da and find herself frowning a little bit as the mikemon told her about the pill’s origins in a way. So it was something that they really truly could only use for a few times. That meant that whatever came from doing this would be permanent. She’d grit her teeth and find her expression darkening a little bit.
”No wonder you can only use it so many times… The fruit of life normally is supposed to be something that… tch.”
Maybe they needed to keep mikemon in a more steady bout? If This was the reason for it well… Holly didn’t see why they should keep the doctor out of practice. She’d cross her arms and consider something for a moment before suggesting it.
”Then when you get back we’re setting up regular sparring stuff for you. Don’t care if it’s with me, syre or heck. Even silence. But if you’re gonna use this aura stuff or whatnot and after this you’ll only have the one more time to use the pill you better make it count.”
Holly felt her shoulders sag a little bit. She didn’t realize that they only had known each other for such a short time. They had loved one another so fiercely…
”I thought that maybe the two of you had just been… together for a long time but things kept on keeping you apart till more recent times. Kinda like a prince and princess of different lands sort of nonsense. I guess you never ran into her before those three years then?”
Holly could only imagine what would have been if the two of them had found one another earlier. What sort of world they’d live in now and what sort of heroes the two would have been.
”Well of course you’re going to worry me. Like… I just didn’t know so many problems and it’s obvious that out of everyone you’re still hurting. I can’t say that I agree with what you’re gonna do da but I know that if I tried to stop you you’d convince me out of it somehow.”
Albeit she also figured that he wouldn’t listen if it eventually got to the point where they argued about it. She didn’t want that and she’d shift in her seat; seeming sad. Jade on the other hand bristled a bit as her orbs did their job...
”Left knee. Right knee. Back of head. Tail. Back.”
”I… After I left kizna I didn’t know what i wanted to do. But when you get back we should sit down and figure it out for the both of us yeah? It seems like we’re the only two in the family that haven’t a fricken idea for it.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Mar 9, 2020 4:03:10 GMT
"H-Holly..."
Not that many friends? Mikemon blinked at that, seeing the frustration visible in her expression. He'd been strict with her so many times before, but he couldn't see that she was hurting over something so basic? ... Did Syre have enough friends? Siris? At all of this, the doctor gave a sigh himself, a small smile visible on his lips.
"Sheesh... am I that bad at being a parent that I didn't even notice that? So much of your youth passed me by."
He shook his head, hear flicking as Holly pressed on. About how she was going to set up sparring for him. Wait, sparring? "I... I'm not sure I'll have a reason to even practice the aura after the fight, Holly. And 'this' me isn't much of a fighting type anyway. I'm not a slouch, but..." He scratched the back of his head. "... We'll talk about it later."
And yes, his time with K was rather brief. He gave a chuckle: "I'm going to be honest: the first time that I told K I loved her, she rolled her eyes and pretty much told me to piss off. It wasn't until we had a blind date six months later that we even went steady."
He smiled at that, the fond memory bringing a warm feeling to his chest. Of course, this wasn't going to be easy. Heck, it might not even be the right play at all. Blinking as Jade gave those alerts, the cat stretched forward, arching his back to let those rear 'spots' crack out, before giving a kick at each leg. "Jade, from now on, only let me know of the 'worst' spot at each time. Its going to feedback whether I deal with it or not regardless."
He'd blink, looking over to Holly, and gave a smile. "Heh... sure. Once all this is behind us... tch." He'd clench his eyes. "Twenty minutes in... this was about where it was going to start to suck to keep this going. Holly, don't panic if I'm suddenly leaning over the trash can, alright?"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 4:18:53 GMT
Holly sort of leaned forward flicking her ears and sort of giving a soft wave to that satuttering of her name. She didn’t really know what to do about it. She was starting to feel like her species was becoming a problem adn if that was the case she’d just reach out to others.
”Da I’m pretty sure that if I didn’t do the whole assassin nonsense when I was younger that I would of just ended up being a shut in with no friends and a ‘father notice me’ complex. You’re not a bad parent, niether you or K or silence are. Just. Busy. But it’s something that’s okay, we know yah love us and we love you right back. It’s difficult for me to make friends when the only thing some people see is my species that has a rather negative vibe to it.”
Holly leaned to pat the top of her Da’s head; she wasn’t terribly sure where to go with that or what to do about it. She just had to cope and let people make friends with her as they could. Compared to her mother she didn’t have that many and that was okay… K had known everyone from the feel of it.
”All right. Well… Just saying.”
Holly blinked when she was told of their first… interaction together. She’d start to snicker and then broke out laughing. She’d shake her head and give him a big grin.
”Think if she had said yes the first time around that I’d be even older then?”
That was a curious question and jade bobbed up and down when told what they should be doing for. She’d take that into account and would monitor the mikemon. The severity of the locations differed and they weren’t all at once. So they’d have to wait and then…
”Hands.”
Extremities and joints seemed to be the biggest problems and well… Jade had to keep monitoring for these spots and after a moment the orb would stiffen.
”Erm… Whole body sir. Feedback loop.”
Holly nodded her head at what jaded said and what her da said. She’d quietly bring over the trash can for him figuring that it’d be better to have it close by than anything. She’d also make some more tea [this time making sure that she added enough sugar…]
”I think that I should focus on my schooling and maybe make some friends there. If I'm going to be working in that area well... I should have some from there yeah?”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Mar 9, 2020 4:45:05 GMT
"... You're not making me feel that much better about this, Holly. I guess having the Digital Field Club help out so much with Syre made me blank out that I didn't have that same advantage with you... huh."
He shook his head, letting that hand pat right over his head as he considered that thought. And at Holly's next comment... well, he joined with a 'snrk'. "Knowing us, you'd probably have another brother or sister." Passion was definitely not lacking in their marriage! And as for Jade - well, that was about what he figured. Feedback loop. "Bound to happen eventually..." He'd grab that trash can, giving a nod to Holly, and would just grit his teeth.
He forced that aura to stay around him, just as it would flare up and start to spark. It would be like a sparkler around him for several seconds, the former demon lord finally forced to fall to his knees, and grip his arms around his chest. What Holly said next was likely missed, as was the phone that started to ring over in the next room.
... Because the doctor's head was poised right inside of that can, as that red sparking slowly leveled back out...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 5:32:27 GMT
”Uhm… Sorry da.”
Holly didn't really know how to make him feel better other than just saying what she felt. It was hard for her to not think about it or think about the things she missed. The things she didn’t have. The things that her sister or brother had. Or lack there of… She’d shake her head.
”Heh. In that light I don’t think any of us would of minded another brother or sister. Wonder what they would of been named...”
Jade nodded their body and and well.. They’d keep monitoring his body and after that well… They’d keep near him to try to soothe their body. Or at least talk him through it. Holly on the other hand perked up when the phone started to ring.
”I have him. Go get the phone.”
Holly nodded her head and quickly stepped out to go to the phone… She didn’t really know what she was supposed to say on it other than hello and who was speaking so that’s exactly what she’d say!
”Hello? Holly speaking.”
Meanwhile? Jade would alternate between rotating their orbs and gently trying to soothe the doctor with either pushing at certain points on the cat’s body or gently ‘patting’ their back in order to help their stomach.
”...How many years has it been since you’ve done this Sir?”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Mar 9, 2020 22:53:54 GMT
"Ugh..."
It took a minute. Jade's soothing did a lot to help, but really, it was just a matter of filtering the entirety of it, and getting all the rough spots out at once. Slowly, his aura would start to stabilize again, the cat still giving an intermittent hack as he righted himself. He missed that phone ringing entirely, his eyes clenched shut as he shook his head.
The dark aura once more spread uniformly across his frame, ear idly flicking at Jade's question. "Its been about four hundred years or so, since I've used that aura consistently. All things considered, I think I'm doing fairly well... ah." He stood up, cracking his back, stretching out his shoulders as he got back on his feet. "I'm... what, at least twenty minutes or so into it at this point? If I had to guess the pattern's going to be cyclical - so in another twenty minutes... oof."
Sheesh. He was a bit out of practice, wasn't he? As for Holly?
Well, she'd answer the phone, and on the other end of the line, there'd be a bit of a confused hum. "Holly? We're looking for Dr. Mikemon - oh, you're his daughter, right?" The cat would hear something like a ledger flipping on the other end of the phone. "Well, maybe you'd be able to take a message for him? Tell him..."
... And the Swanmon would go on, maybe waiting for Holly to get a pad of paper. But what the MeiCrackmon would hear? Well.
There was about only one reason the Village of Beginnings would call.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 23:12:39 GMT
Jade shifted and careful watched the mon in front of him; there was a lot that was going to go wrong before it got much better. If it had been that long the orb felt them-self tsking and shifted their bodies in a uniform motion. Regular sweeps and gentle re-assurances. Soft whispers and there would be some pressure here or there as the AI helped the pressure of the mon’s body wane a bit. Too much aura here, too little there. Steady and simple.
”Four hundred years and you thought that it’d be that simple sir? If I may… Perhaps after this all blows over you find something that’s less stressing on your body. Or if you’re going to regularly do this in this fashion to protect the ones you love; give up the ghost on trying to lead a normal life. Your mention of maybe joining the knights? I feel like it’s the only option if you return alive. As you are you have less than 2% of a chance of success against the parameters I’m aware of in daemon’s condition. Twenty minutes hardly might be enough given that you’re not stimulated. Can you really say that you’ll last that long in the duress of combat?”
The jade orb shifted, twirled and as the cat stood back up the orbs would back off. The one that the doctor had put their aura into in some variety hovered closer than the others and brushed up against the cat.
”May I say that your aura is magnificent in terms of power and it’s data is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. I’m honored you’d let me record such a thing doctor.”
”Uh… Well. Yes. I’m his daughter.”
Holly blinked a bit and quickly grabbed a pad of paper. There was only one reason that they would call. Was mikemon going to be a grandfather? Did siris pass and become reborn? Or was there an issue there that they needed to address. The meicrackmon bit her lip and flicked an ear. She didn’t like that last thought train and simply gave a shake of her head.
”I can take a message. He’s… currently sick so if this is about treating someone in the village I know a good doctor that could help…”
She wasn’t quite ready herself for such a thing and didn’t want to get the swanmon’s hopes up. She’d twirl a pencil in her hand and wait for what she was going to hear from them...
"Well here's hoping that nothing is wrong... Tsk. Been a lot of that lately in other places I don't think people wanna hear about another issue in the village!"
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