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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2020 18:35:36 GMT
It was that place again.
The endless dark of the area around the bonfire; the endless unknown that she couldn’t go into. But this time there was no light, no guiding group that called to her. Just her and the pitch black of night. There were no stars, no moon and nothing to give her direction. Just the stumbling of her own feet, tripping over rocks and falling flat on her face from the logs left over of a kin she missed dearly.
The deep rumbling in her core speaking to her in a manner she didn’t understand. The thumping and pounding of it’s energy in it’s ears. The vibrant life of power that she had known; only growing rapidly under the gentle sway of another.
Sloth.
She had spent far too much time near them; her sensitivity to others data and their signals worked against her form. She felt… something else become lost to her. Something that was nothing but purity itself be left on the wayside.
In her home; in the home away from home. Did her energy pulse.
It was a gentle, twisted variety of her energy. But… it was still pure. It was still her. Her body shifted and warped. Clothes that she never wore before wrapped around her like silk and a long sinousous tail propped her up in the most lazy of fashion. Her pillow and the area around her seemed to waiver for a moment as she sank into the sheets.
A soft exhalation was all that she gave in the mark of this change; in the middle of the night. But her body itself wouldn’t go unnoticed. There was no way that a very particular individual wouldn’t notice it. The… similarities that her signal kept now was far too close to what he knew.
But it was his daughter’s signal that would likely stay his hand. The form’s deep slumber kept for days on end… Until she roused in her sleep. Yawning wide and rubbing at her face. Unlike before her voice held energy, it held purpose. For once in her life it didn’t seem like she questioned anything. It was simply just meant to be.
”Mm… Morning.. Should make breakfast… Hungry...”
She'd slowly stand up, pulling her tail off of the bed and only paused when she felt it thump on the ground. What came next shocked her.
"Ow."
It spoke. Causing her to pause and she'd turn her head to look at what had done so. Tracing the line back up to her body. She'd do this several times and slowly opened her mouth but before she could say anything... It spoke in it's soft feminine voice once more. It was like a gentle running stream that made her just want to go to sleep again.
"I'm just as confused as you are... we should go find da and see what he thinks... after... food of course..."
"...I don't know if he's gonna like this..."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 17, 2020 22:53:48 GMT
Holly's bad sleep habits were nothing new to the doctor at this point.
But here, considering everything that had happened over that mission, the doctor was much more patient this time around. She had exhausted a lot of energy in her search, and even more digging out that chasm to redirect the flow of Sloth's energy, that it only made sense that the MeiCrackmon would be out of it. So Holly would be left alone, occasionally checked in on by the doctor or Silence - mostly just to make sure that she was still there, and that her data signal was still nice and stable.
This was why, when Holly woke up, that she would find a few things on the end table, right next to her alarm clock: a full, hot thermos of coffee, some vitamins, and a folded note on the table:
Holly -
Put another pot of coffee on after you finish this thermos, and make yourself a real breakfast. You've been asleep for 3 4 5 days.
Well, at the very least, the doctor was keeping tabs on her... and very carefully, as a matter of fact. When Holly came downstairs, he would find Mikemon in the living room, head resting right against Silence's leg, as he tried to catch a quick nap.
"C'mon Sloth... jus' go back to your... camp already..."
The cat mumbled, between otherwise incoherent snores.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2020 23:11:42 GMT
Nothing new for anyone in this family really. Even silence was aware of them!
She had expended a monstrous amount of energy trying to dig that chasm. Or rather dug that chasm and well with her being so out of it she had to miss a lot! Holly rubbed at her eyes, the head on her tail shifting and resting itself comfortably over her shoulder like one of those fur coats. Seeing the things next to her alarm clock she’d blink…
Vitamins… Coffee… Folded note?
She’d slowly sip at the coffee and down the vitamins. She’d spit out some of the coffee however when seeing that she had been asleep for five whole days! She felt panic wash over her which was immediately followed by a sense of calm.
No this wasn’t the worst of this sort of thing she had. She had been set back by two weeks after the whole incident in the dark area. She’d rub at her temples and sip gingerly at the coffee, working her way through it as she walked downstairs. Silence and mikemon both seemed to be well out of it but the strange mon felt like she shouldn’t disturb them… Not quite yet at least! Going to go make that pot of coffee first thing and coming back in.
”Da? Silence?”
Her voice was steady and the head on her tail shifted a bit to glance up at her. She’d look down at it; trying to form her own opinion on the thing that spoke to her not too long ago. Finding nothing she’d slowly take a seat on the chair next to the couch. She’d speak firmly if not somewhat tiredly…
”I’m awake.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 18, 2020 0:11:26 GMT
"Da? Silence?"
"Mmph..."
Da was the first to stir - as was only natural. He had been concerned for his daughter, and hearing his voice call out to him made his ear flick, the feline carefully pulling himself up from Silence's leg. He'd rub the back of his glove up against his eye, blinking as he looked up at the MeiCrackmo-
"... R-right."
Right - somewhere in Holly's sleep, she managed to turn into that. A horned Digimon, more like a goat than a cat, and with a long tail that looked like a ferocious wolf. Well, ferocious in combat, perhaps: he'd give a yawn, and would give a nod to the feline. "Guess I should start by saying that this new form is... well, stable enough. Nothing leaking, no breaks in your core or anything. If I had to guess, you probably took in more of Sloth's energy than you realized... honestly, I'm surprised that form is still Vaccine."
His eyes briefly pulsed, scanning that form, before he'd tiredly rub over them one more time.
"Anything feel too strange about it? Feel sick, anything hurt?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2020 0:30:03 GMT
Silence herself had clonked out something hard, in fact it wasn’t a surprise that she didn’t stir too much when the mikemon shifted. Holly rubbed at the back of her neck as the mikemon seemed to be confused for a moment. She’d fidget and rub at her face with either hand.
”Feels that way… And this is a vaccine? That’s… I guess I did take in a lot. Not sure how given we weren’t around him for too long. But then again…. I don’t know how long we were in that cave for.”
Holly frowned and looked her hands over; feeling that prickly sensation from her da’s eyes the hybrid looked up to him as he asked those questions. Feeling strange? Sick? Hurt? She’d shake her head slightly at each.
”Nothing sick or hurt and… well strange?”
”A talking head on the end of a tail would equate as strange no?”
The head yawned a bit and sipped at holly’s drink; the latter of which blinked a few times. Shrugged and took a sip from her thermos anyways. This form felt… oddly satisfying to be in for some reason.
”Maybe when the form settles it’ll be something else… Sloth was a very stable individual. So me absorbing that energy gave me this… Kinda quaint. Not really sure what to call it. Well. Other than mine and really… oddly relaxing.”
Holly sipped at her thermos again and leaned back in her chair. Hearing that it was stable, not leaking and there were no breaks in her core? Made her wonder just how deep this energy went and how her core was handling. How sloth’s own energy and hers mixed to form… this.
”...It’s… kinda nice honestly. Tired. But nice.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 18, 2020 1:50:01 GMT
"Well, as a MeiCoomon, you're more susceptible to this kind of stuff. Even if its not data, you're prone to taking stuff in, even if you're not trying to..."
At this point, though, the doctor didn't seem overly concerned about Holly's current form. Heck, even the tail perking up and taking a swig at Holly's coffee didn't earn more than a raised eyebrow!
"Oh, there's definitely stranger things that have happened there." He gave a nod towards the 'wolf'. "I trust that I won't have to worry about you? You're on my daughter's side, right?"
Might as well check one more concern off the list, while they were at it! Mikemon would slowly stand up, stretching out his back, giving Silence the entire couch to take her nap on. "I wouldn't expect this form to 'settle' into anything else. There's no glitch-parts, everything's stable enough. It's just something else that you're going to have to get used to - well, as much as you can. You're still registered as a Meicoomon for your classes, of course."
As for hearing just how 'relaxed' and 'comfortable' she was?
"... Honestly, Holly, I'm not sure about that. Its stable, yes, but its also Sloth's energy - something that you should learn how to use, yes, but not something that you should revel in. Its a tool - and its very risky to play around with that sort of energy. Lest you forget how much that stuff damages me?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2020 17:31:50 GMT
”I’m… Just surprised that it had this big of an effect Father. I was only there for a few hours at best? I think.”
Holly rubbed at her chin, frowning a bit. The tail itself yawned and shifted its ‘body’ to get more comfortable and lay its head on the armrest of the chair holly was sitting in. The latter of which was still nursing her coffee. Starting to really wake up now that she had some energy.
”You won’t have to worry about me. I’m not malicious. Might have to feed me or put up with me reading over your daughter’s shoulder though.”
The head snorted a bit and let out a small laugh. Silence on the other hand ended up shifting and falling onto the couch with the mikemon giving her the rest of it. Holly hearing that the form was settled as is and that there were no glitch parts… Made her curious. She’d look down at her hands before taking a better gander at the clothing and build she had. Unlike her other forms this one was… very athletic, lithe and lacked… well. The extra ‘fluff’ some of her other forms had.
”Well that can change… I… they didn’t know that meicrackmon was my champion and they thought that meicoomon was… but it’s my rookie and… uhm…”
Holly’s ears flicked forward and she’d frown slowly as he went on. How it was stable, how it was sloth’s energy and it was something that she should learn how to use. Not revel in. She’d grit her teeth and then fold her arms.
”The only reason it damages you is because of those pills you have to take. And why shouldn’t I revel in something that doesn’t immediately disgust every person I meet?”
The last part she’d huff at and shake her head, putting a hand against it before leaning to one side and sighing. There were places she had been kicked out of just for being a meicoomon for petes sake!
”And I really doubt that this will have long term effects if I’m careful about it!”
”Well other than longer napping periods… Though I have to ask… is it really ‘sloth’ energy? Cause it feels more ‘holly’ energy.”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 19, 2020 2:02:24 GMT
Good - at least the tail, though not entirely under Holly's control, was at least a positive part of Holly's kit. He'd give a nod, any threatening poise leaving the cat's expression. "Fair enough. You have a name, then?"
Might as well make some peace with this new element of Holly's form! The cat's ear gave a flick as Holly spoke about changing her registration. Wait: "You'd want to change it that quickly? I hardly think this form would past a form test, Holly-"
But no, there was more to it. The pill comment wasn't entirely true, but that was lost as Holly spoke of something else. 'Why shouldn't she revel in something that doesn't immediately disgust every person she meets'? That bit caught him off-guard, and the doctor gave a pause. "... Oh, Sovereign damn it." Swearing under his breath, he'd climb up on the other armrest, and would rest a hand on Holly's shoulder.
"You are you, no matter what form you're in. But this isn't something you're entirely used to, yet. If you want to use this form regularly, then you need to do it responsibly. Unless I need to remind you what Demon Lord energy has done to my core?"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2020 20:08:52 GMT
”Mmm? Me? No. Why do you?”
The head tilted to one side and eased down to drink some more of holly’s coffee. The latter of which huffing a bit and she’d shift in her seat. She’d have to go get some more coffee at this rate! There was only a small amount in her mug at this point. Her expression darkened and she’d gritted her teeth.
She felt that hand on her shoulder; she really wanted to pull away and she wanted to snap at him. She wanted to say so many different things but the desire wasn’t met with the same drive. This wasn’t an emotional outburst. Just her being flatly honest.
”I know that. I am me, I’m holly. But other people don’t seem to see past the form I take. To put it bluntly I have maybe… five friends. Maybe even less.”
She’d sigh a bit and she’d flick her ears so that they were facing her father; what did the demonlord energy do to her father’s core? She didn’t know the answer to that and she didn’t know what sort of practice she… She’d rub at her head and mumble, standing up slowly.
”Lets get some more coffee.”
”Aww i was just getting comfortable.”
”I can get you a mug too you know.”
”Oh! Yeah! That’d be better than me drinking out of yours.”
Holly sighed a little bit and shook her head, stepping off to go to the kitchen where she had put that pot on. If mikemon followed her, which she had no doubt that he would; she'd continue the conversation.
”I don’t know what it’s done to your core. I don’t know what this energy does to people. But it doesn’t feel like sloth’s energy back in the mountain. It feels different. Like something else. But maybe that’s the entire point. It’s hard to know. Responsibility means practice and there’s probably no better teacher than you. Unless you think I can just go ask sloth or something.”
Holly knew that sloth wasn’t going to be easy to get to or if they even could anymore given what they had done to bring them to the depths of this land. She’d pour herself a healthy serving, same with her tail and even pour one out for her father.
”But if I set this people will stop panicking, stop kicking me out of places. Sure it’s not so bad in luminas but I could really do without the bullies and it’s not like syre can be in every class of mine. Though... Gaius doesn’t stand for what bullies do, he quickly makes an example of them.”
The goat mon shuddered a bit, as she remembered the last punishment the gryphon put a bully through. Two hundred laps didn’t sound like much, but add in all the push ups, sit ups, Stars…? Hell she was amazed some of the rookies didn’t give up. In comparison he didn’t let anyone slack off either!
"So if this form is something that can make them stop? I'll gladly learn how to use it right. But I'm asking you for help father. I can't do this on my own."
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 20, 2020 22:35:33 GMT
"My name's Mikemon. As for you, I need to call you something to avoid confusion, so... Lily?" Lily. From one flower to another, but really, it was just the first thing that came to Mikemon's head at the moment.
As for Holly? Well, it was true: being a Meicoomon or a MeiCrackmon definitely drew suspicion and fear out of the crowd around her, and she probably would have more friends if other Digimon didn't avoid her out of instinct. Heck, the doctor couldn't even argue that the other Digimon were even being unreasonable in keeping distance from Holly.
... Which was part of the reason of why Mikemon wasn't saying 'no' to Holly's request to use this as the default form. He followed the 'pair' along to get more coffee, leaving Silence to finish the rest of her nap in the living area.
"What it 'feels' like is hardly the issue, its what it's actually capable of doing. If you want to learn to use a different form, then by all means, but this is something that we should slip into gradually. Sloth's energy aside, being in forms you aren't used to can cause fatigue and expend energy a lot less efficiently, especially over long periods of time."
Pouring his own coffee, he'd continue. "I'll help you use the form right - but, as I said, it won't pass a form test. We can get a waiver for Gaius' class to help you learn how to fight in this form, if you want to use it on a base level, but you're going to have to work through your textbook classes as a Meicoomon. Calm as it may be, it is still ultimate."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2020 22:45:43 GMT
”That’s your form too isn’t it? Does it ever get confusing if another mikemon is around? Someone calls out your name… Wait no. You’re a doctor so the chances of another mikemon being a doctor is even slimmer.”
Lily snorted a bit and shook her head; she didn’t mind the name and she’d nod her head at his suggestion. Lily and holly huh? It’d be interesting if jade was around as the three of them had different views on different things.
Holly knew what she was going on about; she’d lean against the counter; sipping at her own coffee while making sure lily didn’t have to go too far for her own drink. The hybrid’s eyes eased to where silence was and she couldn’t help but wonder what K would have thought about this new form… and sooner rather than later she’d learn what Silence thought.
”Well.. Then I want to learn what it’s capable of doing. And if it’s to be gradual that’s… Fine.”
She’d look down at her hands; they were very much so far smaller than what her meicrackmon hands were like and they felt more like the sort of hand you’d expect to see from a doctor than the meicrackmon. She’d flick her ears a few times as he told her that it won’t pass a form test.
”Well we won’t know till I try. At the very least I can say that I did attempt and if it gets turned down then so be it. I don’t know why they need you to be rookie or champion. Can I at least get my meicrackmon champion form switched to so people start… well. Leaving me alone. The bullies get pretty bad.”
Holly huffed a bit and sipped at her coffee; she was feeling a bit better with this coffee and it was evening out her fatigue. Was it from the form or the fact that she slept for so long? She’d grit her teeth and look to her father; taking a moment before speaking…
”Well… like lily it’s going to need a name. And… Do you think the energy from sloth will continue to grow and stuff? I’m not going to be a sloth am I?”
”Might change what your later form is down the line… Wouldn’t be surprised if you end up being a female Belphemon rage mode or something.”
Lily shook her head and holly quirked a brow to her new ‘companion’. It was clear she was joking but honestly? That was something that came to mind when she thought about all of this...
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 22, 2020 13:01:30 GMT
Honestly, Mikemon could count the number of other 'Mikemon' he met on two hands. Which was impressive, considering he didn't have a full set of fingers to work with!
Thankfully, it didn't take much for Holly and Mikemon to reach some middle ground. Sipping at his coffee, nose twitching a bit at the bitter taste, he'd give a nod. "If you want to attempt and apply for it, be my guest. But don't try and press it if the school doesn't accept it - its a case of 'if they allowed it for you, they'd have to allow it for everyone'. Besides, the desks and such aren't graded for use by an ultimate. As for the MeiCrackmon... again, you can try. No guarantees, though."
That was just the unfortunate truth of the school beauracracy. For now, it was just a matter of getting used to the form - hm? A name? "... Yeah, actually, that didn't even cross my mind. Let's see, I'll use the field scanner..."
His time with the Digital Field Club was coming in use here: reaching into his glove, he pulled out the scanner, and briefly ran through Holly's form:
"Ultimate level, 'Meiphemon'. A Vaccine-Attribute Virus Buster." Perhaps a bit weird that the name existed, even if the form was brand new, but such was how the world looked! As for Sloth? "Definitely possible. Its why we'll have to monitor the use of this form. I understand where you're coming from Holly, but..."
"... If this form ends up poisoning you, its not worth it."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 15:12:53 GMT
Holly couldn’t even guess how many mikemon there were; she had a somewhat reasonable amount of knowledge on meicoos and their meicrackmon digivolutions though. Often more than not she’d hear about one here or there. Being the curious type she’d look into it just to see what was what!
”Well I’ll see what they say…. They allow Leomon’s so I don’t see why they wouldn’t allow a champion level meicrackmon.”
The goat cat thing shook her head; the idea of not being able to even use that form was saddening. It was comfortable and made her high strung when she was in classes. Having so much excess energy to work with was problematic and making her sit in desks for hours on end didn’t really help either!
”Field scanner?”
Holly tilted her head as she saw what he was talking about; hearing that it was ultimate level assured her that it was in the same zone as her stronger meicrackmon. Hearing it’s name made her blink and the fact this was Vaccine and a Virus buster?
”Isn’t Belphemon Virus and Nightmare soldier or something?”
”Could be because the rest of your forms are vaccine or something.”
Lily commented before glancing at mikemon as he continued on the sloth bit; how she could possibly lead to her becoming a sloth. Which would be very… bad and interesting at the same time. Holly bit her lower lip and looked to her hands again; she liked this form. How it felt. It was easy to work with and it felt just as natural as the other forms.
”How would it even poison me? I’m… Not entirely sure I know what you mean or what that’d entail. Sure I get we have to monitor it. But monitor what exactly?”
This was a topic she hadn’t really covered, Data bleeding was rare and even more so was its studies since it was hard to get actual examples that hadn’t progressed one way or the other…
”Is there a way to tell early on if it’s doing that?”
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Post by Dr. Mikemon on Jun 22, 2020 15:24:47 GMT
"Yeah, Field Scanner. Its the device used by the Digital Field Club - you know, when we used to live back at the Library? Dio and all that have one, too."
It had been a long while since Mikemon logged a new entry for that - really, having a family took up a lot of his time - and as soon as that scan was complete, Holly found herself curious at the result! "Well, the types make sense for who you are, Holly. Besides, look at me. Does a Mikemon really look like a 'Demon Beast' to you? Because that's my reading."
He chuckled that off, finishing off his coffee, putting it back away in the sink. "As for how the form could poison you... well, if its anything like me, it'd start using your data and core as a generator to produce more and more Demon Lord energy. The way we'd be able to tell is by figuring out just how hard it is for you to revert back down to your Champion form, as a MeiCrackmon."
"So," Mikemon continued, "Every two hours, I want you to go back to MeiCrackmon for fifteen minutes, and then go back up to this form. I'll get a reading of the 'stress' level of the transformation, and we'll get ten or so readings. If the numbers are about the same, you should be good to use the form however you want."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 15:38:32 GMT
”I remember, I also remember not meeting any of them other than Dio and Carlos.”
Holly rubbed at her neck somewhat awkwardly; she knew that most of the people in most clubs or groups were fairly busy. Much like how her ma was busy with the knights all the time. But at least now she could rest knowing that everyone was okay. Or at least everyone was going to be okay.
”...It makes sense for who I am? What? Uh… Honestly I thought mikemon was like forest spirit or something along those lines.”
Holly shrugged her shoulders and set the thermos down; she had long since finished hers but had just been holding onto it. Lily was having no real issues drinking her own and would flick their ears as mikemon started to explain how it could poison her.
It’d use her data and core to produce more demon lord energy. So he’d want her to revert down to meicrackmon every two hours for fifteen minutes and then go back up to the Meiphemon form. She’d rub at her chin and nod her head.
”Well it’s a good thing that it’s my weekend… I have so much catching up to do on classes eesh… Has my report for the mission been filed yet? And I didn’t know that such a test could be run. There’s still a lot that I have to learn.”
If it hadn’t she’d have to do that, catch up on homework and just take it easy. She knew that fight in rosewood had taken a lot out of her. She was glad that she had a family like this and that they could take most things that were like this in stride.
”So this marks the start of the two hours? Or should I try to de-digivolve to see how the initial phase is?”
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