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This won't end well. [Adrian]
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Mar 12, 2021 18:41:54 GMT
"But it was us who snapped at you, caused you to lose your balance in the first place," Luneth said, still feeling bad about the whole thing. "If my father and I were not arguing then we would not have yelled at you, and none of this would've happened." Still, Hana bowed in apology towards Luneth, saying that this wouldn't be tolerated in the future. "At least no one was truly hurt, right?"
Since the fighting seemed to have stopped, Adrian and Shoutmon would both come running up to the others. Shoutmon was still impressed by how... well, big Luneth was now. "Wow, you're big," Adrian couldn't help but comment. Even bigger than Shoutmon himself in his own Champion form. He had to admit... he was jealous of his son at this moment. "Luneth..."
"Father, you're awake!" Luneth exclaimed, turning to face his father who was... now a lot shorter than he remembered him being. "Father... about earlier, I..."
"I'm sorry," they both said at the same time. "Wait, what?"
"I'm sorry for being so overprotective," Shoutmon said. "I just didn't know how to be a good father yet, and I thought I was trying to protect you until you could Digivolve. I didn't really realize how that made you feel."
"I understand now, Father. When you were hit like that, I was... I was afraid. Horribly afraid. That's what you were trying to protect me from. But now... now I don't need to worry. I don't have to be afraid anymore."
This nice father-son moment was interrupted when Luneth noticed Shadow kneeling down on his knees. He pulled out a sword and held the hilt with both hands, the blade pointed towards his chest. Luneth's eyes widened, he knew exactly what Shadow was planning to do...
He's going to commit seppuku!
As if time was slowing down itself, Luneth leapt into action. He jumped up into the air, using his leg swords to slash at Shadow's hands, hopefully to hit the sword away from Shadow himself. Adrian and Shoutmon were shocked by what just happened as Luneth looked right at Shadow. "I said I was going to stop you. I did not say I was going to let you die."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 12, 2021 20:04:16 GMT
Shadow was shocked when Luneth interrupted his attempt at seppuku by knocking his sword out of his hands. "Why? After what I tried to do to you and your father, why would you try to save me? I have acted in a way that is unbefitting of both a knight and as Hana's partner. Surely death is the only suitable punishment for such a grave-"
The ShadowGrademon's words were cut off as he started glitching and spasming violently, before separating back into Data and Rush, who laid sprawled out on the grass.
"Holy crap, our fusion is a mess." Data groaned out. Next to him, Rush could only let out a tired moan in agreement. "I am so sorry for what we did. I have no idea why our fused form is so bats**t crazy. From now on, no more using that form until we can get him some counseling."
Meanwhile Hana stood frozen, unable to process the fact that she just saw Shadow try to kill himself.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Mar 12, 2021 21:40:36 GMT
Shadow was confused why Luneth had stopped his seppuku attempt like that, claiming that the knight's actions against him and his father were unforgivable, and this was an only suitable punishment. Before Luneth could reply along the lines of "death is never a suitable punishment," ShadowGrademon glitched out and split into two rookie level Digimon, a Hagurumon and a Keramon.
They were a DNA Digivolved Digimon! All three of them concluded upon this revelation.
The Hagurumon immediately apologized for how "batshit crazy" their DNA form was, with the "shit" part being replaced by what sounded like old school dial-up internet noises. Adrian, Shoutmon and Luneth all sweatdropped, they haven't even processed what the hell just happened either.
Suddenly Luneth's body began to glow and shrink down back to his rookie form. Once he was a Hackmon again, his body gave out and he collapsed onto the grassy ground below him. "Luneth!" Adrian and Shoutmon cried, the latter running over towards his son and kneeling down. "Luneth, are you okay, buddy?"
Just then Luneth's stomach growled, loud enough for everyone in the immediate area to hear. The Hackmon groaned. "I'm hungry..."
Adrian and Shoutmon couldn't help but laugh in relief, they thought that Luneth was actually hurt for a second, but it was just the usual side effects of Digivolving for the first time. "Yeah, I felt like that after my first Digivolution as well. We'll just have lunch early. That cool with you, Adri?"
"Yeah, fine by me," the young adult said. He turned his attention towards Hana and the twins. "By the way, I'm Adrian Boriker. The red dragon is my partner Shoutmon, and the caped one is his son Luneth. This whole situation was just a huge mess, huh?"
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 12, 2021 22:49:48 GMT
"Yeah, this has been a complete mess for all of us. I'm Hana Hoshidate, and these two are Data and Rush. Their DNA form is named Shadow, but I don't think we'll be seeing him any time soon. At least not until we find a therapist for Digimon, because holy crap that guy has some major issues that need to be worked out so this doesn't happen again." Hana rambled. "Any chance we can say that we all messed up a bit here and just learn from it moving forward?
"I second that motion." Data added, as he got up from the ground and started floating again. Rush had just fallen asleep where he was, and could be heard snoring softly. "Aaaaand Rush fell asleep again, of course. Anyways, I do apologize again for what Shadow did. I promise you that Rush and I don't usually act like that."
"What about what happened with the Orcamon? You really wanted to punch him in the face for what he did." Hana inquired.
"He sold us out to pirates who wanted to sell us as slaves. HE actually deserved what he got." Data countered, before pausing to ponder that thought for a moment. "Huh, maybe I'M the reason Shadow's so unstable. I have a lot of thinking to do when we get home."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Mar 13, 2021 0:24:05 GMT
According to Hana, her Hagurumon and Keramon partners were named Data and Rush respectively. Their DNA form is named Shadow, who has a completely separate consciousness and personality from the Digimon that form him. And he probably won't be seen until they could find some kind of therapist for Digimon or something along those lines. "Yeah, that makes sense. Until those issues are worked out, situations like this will just get worse."
"Your situation..." Shoutmon said to the trio. "It's very familiar to what I've been through."
"It is?"
"Yeah... it reminds me of Omni."
Adrian's eyes widened, it had been a while since he heard that name. Shoutmon probably wasn't a hundred percent correct about this, but it's still what it reminded him of. Thankfully Luneth wasn't paying much attention, still preoccupied by his exhaustion and hunger, otherwise the subject of Omni would be very awkward to explain to him right now.
Their story involving an Orcamon and pirates reminded Adrian and Shoutmon of their own miserable experience with those two things, though their scenario seemed to have played out differently compared to theirs. "We had a run in with an Orcamon and pirates once ourselves. They kidnapped some of our friends and tried to hold them for ransom. It was, uh... not fun."
"Hm... do you guys wanna have lunch with us? You guys seem to be at least somewhat new to the whole Tamer thing, and it'll be a good way to salvage this crummy start to a friendship, right?"
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 13, 2021 2:14:46 GMT
"'Omni'? You have encountered something similar to our situation, then?" Data asked. The Shoutmon's words had peaked Data's curiosity. If these people had encountered something similar to their issue with Shadow, then maybe they had some advice that could help Hana and the twins?
"Now, now, Data. They don't have to talk about it if they don't want to." Hana softly told the Hagurumon. "If this Omni was anything like Shadow, then it was probably something they don't like to remember. But I suppose we can take you up on your offer to try and salvage the situation, despite our less-than-stellar first impressions."
"Can't get much crummier than trying to kill someone, at least." Data muttered, before being smacked upside his head by Hana. "Ow!"
"Too soon, Data. Waaaayyy too soon." Hana chastised, shaking her hand as she did. Seriously, why did she think it was a good idea to smack a Digimon made of solid metal? "Just let me wake Rush up, first."
Hana went over to the sleeping Keramon and started poking his cheek. "Wake up, Rush. We're gonna have lunch soon."
The Keramon's response was simply to grumble before rolling over and curling up into a ball.
"Huh, usually the mention of food would get his attention right away. Anyone got any ideas for waking him up?"
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Mar 13, 2021 4:28:57 GMT
Shoutmon simply nodded to Data's question about Omni. He really didn't feel like discussing it right now in front of his own son, who thankfully still wasn't paying that much attention to that part. Wow, that digivolution must've worn him out more than he initially thought! Thankfully Hana convinced Data to not continue on that topic.
Despite the lackluster introduction Hana and Data still accepted Shoutmon's lunch invitation, inviting a smack to Data from Hana when the Hagurumon made a poorly-timed quip. Of course hitting metal was a dumb idea, as proven by the way Hana was shaking her hand. "Yeah, maybe don't hit him next time. I never hit my partner but considering what his skin his made of, I feel like it would just hurt my hand."
Of course they had to wake up Rush first if they were gonna have lunch. According to Hana the mention of food would be enough to wake him up, but right now he just kept on sleeping. "Not like a Digimon to not jump at the chance of food."
"Hm... I may have an idea, but you aren't gonna like it," Shoutmon said, summoning his microphone staff. Adrian immediately knew what the red dragon was planning.
"You guys might wanna cover your ears," Adrian warned Hana and Data as he and Luneth covered their own ears, "...or whatever Hagurumon consider to be their ears."
Once everyone was prepared, Shoutmon moved the mic close to his mouth. He took a deep breath, and...
"WAKE UUUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!"
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 13, 2021 4:44:26 GMT
Upon the Shoutmon's warning, Hana quickly covered her ears. Data... tried to cover his ears, but even he didn't know what part of his body a Hagurumon uses to hear so he ended up failing to protect himself from the Shoutmon's earsplitting wake-up call.
"AAAGGGHHHHHH!" Data ended up crying out from the verbal assault. Rush ended up jumping into the air, arching his back like a cat before literally leaping at Hana and wrapping himself around her head.
"Ack, Get off of me!" Hana' said, voice muffled from the Keramon over her face. She pried Rush off of her, but the Keramon just wrapped himself around her arm instead and refused to let go. "Seriously? You're really gonna be like that?"
"I. Regret. Everything." Data moaned, his ears still ringing from Shoutmon's screaming. "I thought Rush's Fool Out was loud, but this is so much worse."
"Can some one please help me get Rush off of me?" Hana pleaded, still ineffectually trying to get Rush off of her arm.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Mar 21, 2021 20:09:51 GMT
Shoutmon sweatdropped when not only Rush but also Data were affected by his loud scream. On the one hand he got Rush to wake up. On the other, Rush was now clinging tightly onto Hana and refused to let go, most likely out of fear. "Ah... sorry about that," Shoutmon said, scratching the back of his head. "Didn't think I was gonna be THAT loud, heheh..." He would then assist Hana with getting Rush off of her arm, pulling as hard as he could.
"The screaming was enough to get me a bit more awake at least," Luneth said, finally getting up onto his feet.
"Well Rush is awake now, so we can get started with lunch," Adrian declared. He took off his backpack and opened it up, taking out six bento box lunches and a picnic blanket, which he laid out on the ground. "When you have a partner with a bottomless stomach, you tend to pack twice as much food on outings just in case. In this case, a bento box for each of us!"
Almost immediately both Shoutmon and Luneth would each take a bento box, opening them up and scarfing down the food at a relatively fast pace, both Digimon were very hungry at this point!
"See what I mean?" Adrian asked Hana, referring to the two pigs Digimon in front of him.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 21, 2021 20:51:38 GMT
Rush hissed as Shoutmon pried him off of Hana's arm, but otherwise didn't fight it and decided to move over and cling to Data's back instead. The Keramon grumbled as he hid behind his brother.
"Eh, close enough." Data said, not really bothered by having his brother on his back. At least he was up now.
When Adrian pulled out the bento boxes and picnic blanket, Hana reached into her backpack and pulled out the sandwiches she brought for her and Rush and a few AA batteries that she fed to Data. Upon seeing the sandwiches, Rush darted out from behind Data and took his portion before literally opening his mouth like a trash can lid and swallowing the sandwiches whole, paper wrapping and all. "Yummy."
Hana merely stared at the sight, before turning to look at Adrien. "Yeah, I think I get what you mean. Rush literally ate a whole wooden chair, once."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Mar 27, 2021 22:35:32 GMT
"Look, I'm sorry for startling ya like that," Shoutmon said as Rush hissed when he tried to pull him off Hana's arm. "Hana was the one who said you wake up when food was mentioned, which you didn't. Please just get off her arm!"
Eventually Shoutmon did manage to pull Rush off, but the Keramon immediately hid behind Data afterwards. Oh well, at least he was up and not clinging onto anyone too badly. Shoutmon desummoned his microphone staff. "Definitely not doing that again, I don't even do that as often as one would think."
"Your voice is loud enough, Father," Luneth quipped, causing Shoutmon's eye to twitch slightly from annoyance. Now that that was out of the way, it was time for them to eat. When Adrian pulled out the bentos, he saw Hana pull out her own food that she brought for herself and her partners. He simply shrugged and gave two extra bentos to Shoutmon and Luneth, who were each chowing down on their first ones.
Rush came out from behind Data to eat his sandwich at least. However... he ate the whole thing, still in its wrapper and everything. "Did... did he just eat the wrapper as well?" Adrian asked. Hana said she knew what it was like having Digimon with big appetites, stating that she saw Rush eat a wooden chair once. Adrian sweatdropped. "He did what now?"
"A chair?" Shoutmon asked, momentarily stopping eating his bento box. "That... that isn't food, though."
"That sounds revolting, why would Rush eat a chair?"
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 27, 2021 23:16:26 GMT
"Well, this was literally right after he first digivolved to Keramon. I don't think he understood the difference between what was and wasn't food back then, so he just... chewed his way through it when he got hungry. I swear, he can eat just about anything he can fit in his mouth with no problems." Hana said, shuddering as she recalled that particular incident. "Except plastic, though. That seems to be one of the only things he apparently can't digest, so he ends up spitting that back out if he tries to eat it."
"Plastic bad. Not food." Rush said, nodding his head in agreement.
"Anyways, he knows not to try and eat furniture now. He's still pretty young, but he's learning." Hana said proudly as she hugged the Keramon and smooshed her cheek against his.
"At least he's never tried eating anything that was alive. So you don't have to worry about him trying to bite you or anything." Data added.
"People are people, not food." Rush agreed.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Apr 9, 2021 21:06:18 GMT
Adrian, Shoutmon and Luneth would all stare at the Keramon in front of them after hearing Hana's description. Some details varied from person to person, but they were pretty much all imagining him opening his mouth impossibly wide and just sticking something huge in there, like a table or Yggdrasil forbid an entire car. They immediately would shut their eyes and try to block that disturbing image out of their minds. "I'm glad Shoutmon was never like that, eating things that aren't food."
Though Hana did mention that plastic seemed to be the only thing that Rush couldn't eat, that was a little bit odd. "What's so special about plastic that he can't digest it?" Shoutmon asked. "He can apparently eat anything else and be completely fine, but a simple piece of plastic is too much?"
"Learn new weird facts about Digimon every day," Adrian chuckled. At least they confirmed that Rush knew that living things weren't food at least, so they didn't have to worry about that much.
Luneth would then move onto a more serious topic. "Despite the fact that Shadow tried to kill us all... I'm sort of grateful, in a weird way. That was the first time I digivolved at all, and it was... thrilling, reaching that level of power. It's going to motivate me to keep training like I have been with my father. Perhaps Shadow is not a lost cause after all?"
"Just try to get him to keep it down with the killing 'n everything. And as for you, Luneth, we're gonna start training in our champion forms from now on, at least until you reach Ultimate level someday."
Luneth nodded. "Understood. Thank you, father."
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Apr 9, 2021 22:15:56 GMT
"Well, now that we know about Shadow's... behavioral issues, we'll do what we can to try and help him work through them and reach a more stable mindset. Until then, we'll just have to be extremely careful whenever we have to bring him out." Data said. "I do apologize for his behavior, again. I assure you we're going to make sure that kind of situation doesn't happen again."
"Yeah, stabbing people is never a good thing." Hana agreed. "Let's just nip that in the bud before he reaches a higher stage, like Ultimate or Mega."
"Agreed." Data concurred. "I suppose that now that we've eaten, we should probably leave you three to your business. We've taken enough of your time as it is."
"So soon? Alright." Hana sadly said. Letting go of Rush, she reached into her backpack and pulled out a pen and a piece of paper. She wrote down her contact information and handed it to Adrian. "There! Now you can contact me if you decide you want to meet up with us again."
After that, the trio decided to pack up their stuff and head back to Terminus. They did say goodbye to Adrian, Shoutmon, and Luneth before they left, though. [exit post]
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