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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2020 18:28:33 GMT
”Man I’m gla-”
”What part of not another word did you not understand?”
Holly gulped a bit as silence’s eyes were turned to her. Staring into her and the little meicoomon instead shuffled over to only be picked up by silence by her own scruff. A little surprised yowl coming out of her mouth only for silence to glare daggers at the both of them.
”Posed to attack? If you anticipated her movements? Bloody hell…”
Silence shook her head; her ears flicking a bit and her hands gently shifting so that the two would be spaced apart so that they weren’t in arms reach of one another. The shutmon was massive compared to holly and stood a full three or so feet over amber. The shutmon’s eyes stared at amber as the other spoke.
”Teach you? Yeah. I was all about you learning how to fight and better your body but not this type of training. Not the sort of training that makes you go cold. Go distant. Forget your place. She might not have realize what she was doing but it happened.”
Silence grumbled a bit and started to walk back towards town; still holding the both of them by their scruffs. She wasn’t about to let either of them go anytime soon.
”What that is called is something I never thought I’d have to explain. You didn’t do something wrong so much as you gave into something that you shouldn’t have. Something that is rare to see in younger mons. I’ve got it when I get serious; holly has it because of her assassin training. The same training she’s giving you. Isn’t that right holly?”
"..."
”Holly.”
”S-sorry yes it’s… exactly that.”
”So until I can teach you the proper way to use that and what not your training from your bigger sister is going to be put on hold. That’s not something you do to friends. Family or anyone you know. It’s something that makes it easy to do what i did to the grizzlymon.”
In case that she couldn’t stress that enough she’d stop and she’d hold amber close to her face, staring deep into her daughter’s eyes.
”That’s. For. Killing. Someone.”
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Post by Amber on Dec 26, 2020 3:07:17 GMT
Silence was stern.
That much was clear. From the way she pushed Holly out of the conversation, to the way that Amber was carried off by the nape, the Shutmon made her discontent clear - and at this point, Amber wasn't entirely sure what to think about it. Forget her place? Not realize what was doing? Amber actually found herself tilting her head curiously at that.
"... You're acting like Holly didn't tell me this from the start, mom." There was a tone, a definite sort of confusion in her voice. And a moment later, Amber shook her head. "And I don't want to stop! Holly's the only one I can practice this sort of stuff with, its what makes sense to me. My 'techniques' are all slow to wind-up, or involve me going invisible and stuff..."
"... I can't be like you. Up front, a brawler, risking my arms - my hands? A-and even if I do learn it your way and everything goes right, what's the difference between this and just beating my opponent into the dirt?"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2020 17:43:11 GMT
”I know she told you at the start, you don’t think I haven’t been reading her reports? Or having jade keep an eye on all of this? Even if she did you two seemed to have forgotten the fact!”
The shutmon huffed a little bit and gently tapped the renamon-x’s nose with a finger. She was obviously worried for her daughter’s safety just as much as she was worried for holly’s. Her ears flicked forward and hearing that the other didn’t want to stuff… Silence had something for it but hearing what amber had to say made the shutmon stop walking.
She’d grit her teeth a bit and eventually just set the renamon-x down. Taking a few steps beyond them. Her fists balled up in a way that made the shutmon seem sad if not a bit disappointed. But the real question is what was she disappointed in?
”I never expected you to be like me. Not you. Not coal. Neither of you had the temperament for it. But I don’t think this is the right path for you; not with that look. But if that’s what you want to do… I’m not going to stand in your way but I’m not happy about this either. Dinner’s at 5.
Silence grumbled a bit and started walking off; holly coming from behind amber and looking up at her younger sister with a soft if not understanding smile. The kick that silence had done earlier had already gone away and the meicoomon would reach up to tug at her sister’s hand.
”She’s just worried. My ma was the same when I took on the training. But I think that silence realizes that she can’t really help either daughter. But she is right about that look… we’re gonna have to temper it a bit. Make it a little more… toggle? I’d rather you not rely on it as much as I have to.”
Holly sighed a bit and watched the shutmon vanish between the trees. Shaking her head slowly.
”I think silence just doesn’t know what to do about a lot of things that are spiraling out of her control. She thought she could help the both of you and now she’s just… on the outside.”
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Post by Amber on Dec 27, 2020 3:34:43 GMT
"Mom..."
Alright, that one actually stung. Set back down on the snow, Amber looked on as her mother walked off. Sitting on her knees, the Renamon felt her claws curl against the durt and snow, her ear flicking as the Meicoomon spoke up, and tugged at her arm. Though Holly might have been right, it was clear that the student wasn't fully listening, looking on as Silence vanished through the brush.
'Spiraling out of her control'.
Amber gave a sigh, shaking her head. "I... I don't..." Sheesh, her words were starting to fail her! "I... don't want mom to be upset. But this is, I dunno, like the best way I can fight? I think?" The Renamon looked down at her arms, and then back down to Holly - before plucking her up, giving her older sister a hug.
"Mm..." Yup. This was the first time that she ever disagreed with her parents - and it stung.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2021 13:33:31 GMT
Holly stared at the two of them for a moment; she had never really gotten into a fight with K like this. There were always talks and frustrations that they brought up but seeing this? It left her speechless for the most part. Sure she had things to say but seeing amber’s reaction made her unsure.
”Maybe… she might have an idea and something she wants to teach yo-”
Holly squeeked a little bit a she was plucked off of the ground; into a hug she didn’t expect. But it wasn’t unwelcome. The little meicoo wrapped her arms around her sister and she’d return the hug with a soft sigh.
”Maybe she was expecting you to be a physical fighter or something but… If you’re really worried about your hands what if I started training your legs for a kicking style if someone gets close?”
Holly sighed a bit and she’d shift a bit, hopping out of the hug after a little bit. Taking a bigger form that she could work with amber alongside of. Meicoomon was the closest thing she had for a power relevant but meicrackmon definitely had something that the other didn’t.
Like thumbs. Or actual limbs that didn’t make her feel like a teddy bear… Holly bit her lip a bit and considered something for a moment.
”I think we could work this in a way that would make both of you happy; but at the same time if you wanna keep going like this she said it herself that she wouldn’t go against you. Sometimes parents don’t get everything they want and sometimes we don’t either. Just part of life.”
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Post by Amber on Jan 19, 2021 14:38:59 GMT
It was only natural, but Amber didn't know what to think right now. Briefly holding Holly in that tight hug, the fox listened to what her older sister had to say - including the idea about using her legs.
Amber's ear gave a flick as she let Holly down, the fox blankly looking down at her feet. "... Maybe. But with how much the footing can be slippery here, do I really want to have less than two feet on the ground?" Maybe it was her lack of experience, but the fox couldn't really picture shifting her weight over to one foot without ending up flat on her back. But, really, it didn't really seem like Amber wanted to do it anyway.
She felt close in the other method. And as Holly explained that it mom wouldn't stop them? Well... "... I think she said something about the look in my eyes, more than anything else." Suddenly, the gears started to click in Amber's head. "I... I think she doesn't dislike what 'it' is, but what 'it' represents, maybe? I mean, I don't have to use it in the way that mom thinks it would be used for, right?"
Amber mulled it over again: "Gaius said what I have is useful, too. I... don't think he meant my legs..."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2021 16:25:56 GMT
”Yeah I getcha. Twas just a thought.”
Holly gave a small shrug and rubbed at her chin; the fox didn’t seem too keen on kicking. Focusing on her powers and keeping targets to a range seemed like the best idea. Or at least keeping them where she could control where they struck.
”You don’t need to use it for what it would be used for normally yeah. It could easily keep you safe but you’d have to be really careful for it not to get out of hand… So more focusing on that hmm...”
Holly perked a bit and stared down at her sister; Gaius had said that much to holly too. That he saw what either twin had as useful; as the both of them had massively different styles and largely different powers. Even though they both seemed to favor range over melee… Though coal seemed to have that stuff down to a pat. Probably thanks to Iko…
”Hmm. Then we’ll focus on those two things. Getting you better control with ‘it’ and I’ll find out what exactly gaius meant. He’s a good teacher but his vagueness on the subject would… be a bit detrimental.”
Holly reached over and rubbed at the top of her sister’s head. Giving them a small smile.
”Regardless of what Silence thinks, I think you did good. She might be mad but I think the reason behind it is because she didn’t get to do this with you. Maybe give her a little space to sort of think things over before talking to her tonight okay?”
She didn’t want her family to fight with one another; silence might not have been her mother but that didn’t stop her from treating her with the respect she deserved nor did that stop holly from helping and treating her little sister with respect too!
”So lets focus on that for a little bit all right?”
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