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Post by supesman on Aug 11, 2021 4:47:05 GMT
Marigold let her eyes wander as she watched her father eat up the admiration of the crowd, he was such a ham, and she wouldn't have it any other way. After letting her eyes roll skyward as he flipped and jumped and kicked off the floor in a dozen different ways she let her gaze wander over the crowd. After a moment she looked over to where Mandrake's lover and child were parked, only to not see Kshin standing there.
"Son of a bitch..." She murmured, seeing the trio of bat winged chucklehead flap in behind the larger port-a-potty. Even if she didn't know for a fact that Kshin was their target, because she couldn't see him from where she was standing, if those three hadn't taken the hint to get lost it meant nothing but trouble.
She took off into the air like a shot, getting a birds eye view of the terrain before she saw the trio closing in. She didn't wait for permission, nor did she alert anybody else to what she was up to. She was fairly confident that the action she was about to perform was more than enough to draw the right people's attention if she ended up in over her head.
The assembled quartet would begin to hear something at the edge of their senses, a high pitched whining noise that was getting louder by the second. If any of them looked up they would be able to see Marigold streaking down out of the sky like a golden comet, shrieking something like a mad woman and aimed directly at one of the DemiDevimon with her stinger outstretched like a serrated iron missle.
"Stiiiiiiingeeeer RAAAAAAMMM!" They would finally be able to make out the shout coming from her just as she slammed, with her stinger aimed to punch into the dome of the nearest DemiDevimon like she was using a butcher knife to pop a darkly colored balloon. The shouting and the intense THUD of her landing would be more than enough to radiate out over the crowd, making both of the nearby toilets shake and rattle with the pure kinetic force.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 11, 2021 7:14:06 GMT
Kshin sniffled as he struggled to not look weak in front of the bullies as the lead DemiDevimon's two cronies began kicking the Dorimon with intent to cause pain but not kill him. They laughed as Kshin attempted to snap at them with his jaws but all three fluttered just out of reach. When Kshin puffed up his fur in anger they merely laughed at him some more.
Then a loud buzz was heard before one of the lead DemiDevimon's pals was hit by Marigold's attack sending the bully hurtling into one of the large port-a-potties. "Marigold?" Kshin asked spotting the scarf wearing Fanbeemon nearby. Shortly after that Mandrake appeared and the lead DemiDevimon smirked showing more confidence than before considering he and his still conscious ally were up against an angry rookie level bee and a champion level Wizard.
Mandrake didn't like how the little pest was smirking but decided to try to get the bullies to leave. "You need to get going from here. You're no match for me let alone two opponents." Mandrake said narrowing his eyes ready to take more forceful measures if necessary.
"Ordinarily you'd be right but I thought ahead since my friends and I were planning to come back." DemiDevimon chuckled before releasing a sharp whistle.
Another mind that had been unknown to Mandrake made itself known before vanishing from his mind before he could pinpoint it. Seconds later a strong arm wrapped around Mandrake lifting him off the ground before a hand covered his mouth to prevent any potential vocal calls for help. Mandrake then began struggling and kicking his legs only for them to be restrained by a metal lower arm ending in a pincher. "So this is the little Wizardmon that ruined you boys' fun? He doesn't seem so scary since he's restrained now." the stranger said revealing itself to be a Clockmon. As Mandrake began struggling more violently, Clockmon tapped the ground with its hammer which it held in its free upper hand and said "Now. Now. The boys are not going to kill the little furball just show him a lesson but first the little honeybee. You know what to do boys."
The DemiDevimon nodded and flew towards Marigold attempting to scratch at her with their claws while Kshin whimpered to afraid to move. Mandrake closed his eyes and reached out to both Lothar and Zack telepathically by calling out "Lothar. Zack. By now you are aware of the trouble near the port-a-potties. It is more dangerous than merely three DemiDevimon. A Clockmon has also shown up and seems to know the little delinquents from before. Unfortunately I'm restrained and can't help Kshin and Marigold...."
Mandrake felt a charge shoot through his body causing agonizing pain causing the telepathic link to be severed before Mandrake blacked out causing Kshin to begin crying. "Troublesome little pest should of suspected telepathy since it isn't uncommon in Wizardmon." Clockmon growled. It was glad it had sensors to detect the brainwaves responsible for telepathy. Looking at the crying Kshin, Clockmon said "Don't worry, little one. As long as the others behave your caretaker won't be harmed much."
Meanwhile when the link was disrupted Lothar leapt off the stage and ran to Mandrake's, Kshin's, and Marigold's aid not stopping to look back at Zack.
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Post by supesman on Aug 12, 2021 1:34:15 GMT
Marigold jumped back, her sharpened leg points skidding almost sharp enough to spark against the hard ground. She skates to one side, making sure that she was between Kshin at as many of the opponents as she could manage, though the Clockmon was obviously so far outside of her league at that moment that it wasn't even funny. She puffed up a little, her "shoulders" rising as her eyes narrowed into angrey slits, her gaze jerking from one opponent to the next before she actually shouted out her attack.
"Bee-Bee Call!" She shouted, two small bee shaped constructs of light shot out, one buzzing in a circle around her to give her barely enough clearance to shove backward and try and keep Kshin out of harm's way. The other shot forward, using it's seeking powers she was able to move one toward the Clockmon's arm that was holding Mandrake on what she hopes was a sensitive spot. it wasn't a permanent solutions, at least one of the DemiDevimon would eventually get brave enough to bat or just plow through the buzzing light bee. All she could really do was stall for time. The one and only thing that Marigold was sure of is that it was better for her to be the center of attention than Kshin, hovering slightly off the ground she darted as much back and forth as she could, take as many cruel scratches and deep digs as she could manage to catch, letting out sharp yelps and weltering whines as eventually her wings weakened enough that she stood, still bravely facing her "villains" without a hint of give in her expression.
Zack reacted in an instant, leaping from the stage and bowling through the crowd the instant that he heard that the kids and Mandrake might be in trouble. he was sweating a little bit. Marigold wasn't evolved enough to hold her own against the crowd, let alone any larger back up they might have called in. he shouted as Lothar began to approach.
"Give me a boost, big man!" He shouted without a hint of that same sarcastic charm, simply leaping in the air, using one foot to bounce off of Lothar's shoulder, spinning into a flying side kick with the added power of his hard light boot sole, the sound of a heavy, plastic CRACK resounded as Zack used the largest object at hand, the larger port-a-potty that the smaller one Kshin had used was in the shadow of. Leveraging all of his weight against it to hopefully send it teetering and eventually crashing down on the head of the Clockmon holding Mandrake hostage and, if he was lucky, squishing one of the bat winged little shits that were giving the kids a hard time.
"Step AWAY from the kids with your tail between your legs and maybe, MAYBE..." he shot out the length of his grapple gun and let it either stab into the back of the Clockmon's thigh or wrap around it. "You get to walk away with all your TEETH." He said, an icy gravitas in his eyes and his voice. Whatever happened next was up to the quartet of thugs. And something deep down inside of him told Zack that there was probably few, if any, peaceful outcomes left in the cards.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 12, 2021 2:09:30 GMT
As the two conscious DemiDevimon speed at Marigold scratching at the little bee digimon her attack made it through hitting Clockmon resulting in it releasing Mandrake. As the unconscious magician fell to the ground in a heap, Clockmon looked at Marigold with a look of boredom on its face as it was barely damaged. Apparently the Clockmon was more durable than it appeared.
Meanwhile Lothar and Zack had made it to the port-a-potties which Lothar was surprised that a human like Zack could keep up with him. Next after Zack said to give him a boost, Zack and used the eight foot Leomon somehow a spring off point by leaping of one of his shoulders before delivering a kick to one of the larger port-a-potties.
The resounding crack from Zack's kick caused said port-a-potty to begin to tip over towards both Mandrake and Clockmon. Clockmon swung its hammer shattering the port-a-potty sending debris consisting of plastic and, unfortunately digimon feces, flying making the immediate area resemble a Numemon party that got out of hand. In otherwords things had become a poosplotion sprinkled with plastic. Meanwhile Lothar had snagged Mandrake moving him out of range of the carnage that was created through the series of events.
Clockmon, who had not noticed Lothar's arrival or lack of hostage, looked at Zack with a bored expression before it said "So now a human is trying to intimidate me. Have you gone mad?" Clockmon shook its head in exasperation before deciding to take action by swing its hammer in Zack's direction only to recieve a sudden powerful punch directly to the face sending Clockmon skidding back a few feet. Rubbing its face Clockmon turned and saw Lothar's angry gaze staring it down complete with a less than happy growl from the Leomon.
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Post by supesman on Aug 12, 2021 4:11:39 GMT
"Oh I went crazy a LONG time ago, Tick-Tock. Question is, are you and your amigos crazy enough to think that this fight's still in your favor?" He said, rolling away, his grapple line still wrapped around the Clockmon's upper thigh until Lothar's blow made the clockwork beast skid away hard and fast enough to make the line snap in two. You're not fighting kids anymore, Big Ben." Zack explained, punching his palm and cracking his knuckles, popping the joints of his neck to one side and then the other. "See you put our kids in danger, and I don't know Lothar very well but if he's anything at all like me, best case scenario for you at this point is getting carried off on a stretcher." Zack said, letting his banter run on a bit long, trying not to give away that he was giving Marigold time to get Kshin the hell out of dodge.
The scratched and battered bee, without hesitation, clutched Kshin in as many legs as she could fit around him, hoisting him up with a grunt and buzzing him, swiftly over to where Lothar had deposited Mandrake. She looked Kshin in the eyes after setting him down.
"Are you alright?" She asked, sharp and insistent before getting her answer, letting some of the tension relax from her aching joints. "I don't think you or I can take that Clockmon, and those DemiDevimon aren't out of this fight just yet. We need to watch our dads' backs..." She looks into his eyes, speaking softly but with a noble air. "Are you, CAN you, be brave enough to help me. I can't take the two of them alone...and you're stronger than you think..." She said, reaching out, offering one of her legs to him. if he wanted to stay, protect his dad as he lay prone, that's fine. She was going with or without him
"Big guy, you go hard, I'll go high. Try and keep him off his feet and away from the kids..." Zack said, trying to share a glance with Lothar before all hell broke loose again.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 12, 2021 6:28:59 GMT
Clockmon looked from Zack to Lothar then back to Zack before it said "Human, you are no more dangerous than an in training digimon so I'd watch who you mouth off too." Then Clockmon turned its focus to Lothar swinging its hammer with one hand it ran past Zack attempting to bash Lothar's head in with said weapon. Lothar narrowed his eyes and grabbed hold of the hammer as it came down on him and the two digimon began a stand off both digimon pushing and pulling as if nearly evenly matched in physical strength.
Meanwhile Marigold had set Kshin down near Mandrake who had still not regained consciousness. Kshin was understandably scared but he answered "Yeah, Marigold, I'm alright. If Mandrake were awake I think he could heal us since our injuries aren't that bad."
When Marigold said 'Are you, CAN you, be brave enough to help me. I can't take the two of them alone...and you're stronger than you think..' Kshin thought for moment but before he could answer something glowing caught his attention causing him to peek around Marigold.
The glowing was coming from Clockmon's lower cannon arm and a gentle hum was now making itself known. Lothar let go of the hammer and made a move to leap back only for Clockmon to sweep its hammer tripping Lothar sending the Leomon tumbling onto his back prone as Clockmon took aim. "No! Lothar!" Kshin exclaimed tears streaming down his face as he ran without thinking toward Clockmon unaware that his little body was glowing with the light of digivolution. "Dorimon digivolve to...Gumdramon!" At first Kshin was unaware of what was happening until he realized he was now a two legged dragon with a hammer tail. He didn't dwell on it for long as he performed a front hand spring as he leapt at the Clockmon while his tail was also enlarging. "Jacked Hammer!" he roared swinging the enlarged tail at the cannon arm of Clockmon knocking its gun arm off course before what looked like a powerful laser ripped up the landscape narrowly missing Lothar.
Lothar sprang to his feet at that moment and before Clockmon could turn its attention to Kshin, to the Clockmon's surprise, ran behind the machine digimon suplexing the metallic brute before it could turn in response. Kshin was surprised to see Lothar do that as he had never seen Lothar suplex someone before.
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Jacked Hammer: Executes a foreward handspring while his tail hammer enlarges before he attempts to smash his opponents.
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Post by supesman on Aug 12, 2021 17:32:50 GMT
Zack, for his part, was not idle while Lothar and Kshin took their "bonding moment" in beating the snot out of the Clockmon that had caused all of them such grief. he was busy menacing the remaining DmeiDevimon. high flying spin kicks and heavy downward axe kicks that left the hard light boot sole of his right boot smashing and cutting into the skin of the flying demonic bat Digimon.
Marigold followed along with him, zipping over past Lothar's shoulder when she was sure as hell that Lothar and Kshin had the Clockmon on the ropes for the moment. "Gear Stinger!" She shouted, buzzing an attack run behind the DemiDevimon as they both faced toward her father, shooting one the heavy, serrated stingers from the rear of her body, aiming for the joints at the base of one of the DemiDevimon's wings. The other one was very clearly already in her Father's sights. What had, at the beginning, been completely outnumbered had now flipped on its head. With Lothar and Kshin handling the Clockmon, her father kicking and grappling at the DemiDevimon with everything he had and with her facing the other with all of her might. What had started as a four on one was now a three on four.
"You boys are really not going to like facing the consequences of your actions. But don't say you weren't warned! Now here's mud in your eye!" He said, kicking with the crook of his boot one of the unspeakable blobs of Digimon mess at the leering, fanged maw of the DemiDevimon that he was facing. Maybe toppling over the potty hadn't done as much as he might have hoped originally but even if it wasn't technically HARMFUL to the Digimon he was fighting, getting a handful of crap lodged in or near his mouth would throw him off guard at least.
After her Gear Stinger hit home, Margold bolted forward, grappling the DemiDevimon that was her opponent, wrapping her legs around it and trying to tackle it out of the air with the pure weight and momentum of her body. She snarled, shouting and yelping as she wrestled with it in the air. Turning the fight into a competition of whose wings would give out first from the strain and the exhaustion of them death spiraling in the air. One of them was going to be the poor sap who hit the ground under the weight of the other, Marigold's hope was that she would be the one on top.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 12, 2021 22:29:45 GMT
Mandrake was beginning to feel the sweet sweet return to the grasp of consciousness as he let out a pained groan reaching back to rub the back of his sore head while becoming aware of the all to familiar scent of digimon excrement as it suddenly invaded his senses causing his eyes to slide open viewing the mess that was easily visible from his view point. Just what had he missed when he was out? Sensing two of the three DemiDevimon and the Clockmon as well as everyone else. Suddenly remembering the reason for his unconscious state he sat up seeing poop and the remains of a port-a-potty splattered everywhere. Locking onto Kshin's mental signature he saw it was coming from a Gumdramon. 'Well. Well. It looks like Kshin has digivolved while I was out cold.' Mandrake thought as he pushed himself up.
By the time he was on his feet he had seen one of the DemiDevimon unconscious and the other two in a state of disarray as they tried their best to avoid the full wrath of both Zack and Marigold. Heck, even one of the nasty little bullies recieved a face full of poop from Zack kicking the smelly waste at him and it was the lead one to boot. Coupled with Marigold launching serated stingers and the DemiDevimon seemed to lose interest in the fight as it was no longer in their favor. Narrowly doging Marigold's attack they flew to their injured accomplice, snatched him up, and made themselves scarce. Looking back over at Clockmon the machine digimon was pushing itself back to its feet turning an angry gaze at Lothar before wickedly smirking before the hands of the clock on its body began to spin. "That's it. No more messing around. Chrono Bre-"
Mandrake made his way behind Clockmon and tapped its shoulder with his staff before he said "Pardon me, Clockmon." Clockmon spun around at the interuption and looked Mandrake in the eye. Big mistake it seemed as Mandrake waved his hand as his eyes locked on his target. "Hypnotic Suggestion." Clockmon slowly started to fall into a hypnotic trance as Mandrake then said "Clockmon, you are under my power. You will leave this area and return to where you came from."
Clockmon nodded slowly as it turned and began leaving the area and when it was out of sight Lothar was at Mandrake's side checking to see if the magician was all right.
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Mandrake hypnotizes Clockmon convincing it to leave.
Hypnotic Suggestion: He locks eyes with his target before waving a hand to mesmerize someone. The hand wave is for show and isn't really necessary. The one affected is under the influence of this hypnotic power for one post. Cooldown of two posts.
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Post by supesman on Aug 13, 2021 0:44:48 GMT
Zack and Marigold came up to one another as the bad guys wandered off with their tailed placed firmly between their legs. They raised up their hands, exchanging a double high five. marigold's wings were flapping more slowly than normal and she wobbled unsteadily in the air.
"Nnn, don't feel so good...think I took a few too many feet to the head..." She said, faltering down into her father's arms, who stooped to offer her his leverage, lifting her up, resting in his hands, rocking her softly back and forth, he crossed over to the trio, smiling as he reached up, having to awkwardly unclip his helmet and remove it with one hand, still carrying Marigold before he switched her position, holding two of her legs over his shoulders so that she could lay against his back.
"They came, they saw, they got conquered for stepping to the wrong families!" he said, praising all of them as he shifted his shoulders, standing up tall, energized by their collective victory. "I mean, as usual being a human I was mostly dead weight but all of you guys were awesome!" He said, sharing a glance with each of the three, his grin spanning one side of his face to the other. Marigold peaked herself over his shoulder, covered in scratches and nicks into her shell from where she had tanked blows from the DemiDevimon. However she didn't seem upset, only looking down at Kshin and softly saying, beaming with pride.
"Told you you were stronger than you think, short stuff." She said, her voice a little bit wheezy as she rested against her father's body. he reached up, patting her on the head, looking between Mandrake and Lothar.
"I think, suffice to say, that our kids really pulled out all the stops today. Marigold hit the problem head first when she saw someone in trouble and Kshin did what he had to when it counted to keep you from getting your head blown off." He said, half jokingly, to Lothar. he was mostly sure that the tall, strong and intimidating looking lion could have found a way to keep the Clockwork monster busy until Mandrake caught his second wing on his own but that didn't diminish just how much of a leap Kshin took in jumping up and setting their opponent on the back foot. "All I did was use you for a boost, make a mess of the place and then threw crud around like a monkey at the zoo...speaking of which, somebody from the public sanitation department is probably going to want to have words with me...eh, c'est la vie."
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 13, 2021 2:49:41 GMT
When Marigold mentioned not feeling well Mandrake made his way over to Zack, who was holding his daughter, and seeing her more scratched up then Kshin, he said "Those wounds don't look so bad. I think I can help with them." Mandrake lifted his left hand as a soft glow enveloped it before having his hand hovering over Marigold as he said "Cleansing Soul." Marigold became enveloped in the glow that Mandrake's hand was and her wounds began closing as if the damage was reversing itself. When the glowing stopped there seemed to be not a single mark on her. "There that should do it. Don't worry about Kshin he isn't as bad as you were Marigold so I think he should be fine with minimal first aid."
When Marigold said told you you were stronger than you think, Kshin blushed a bit before he said "Not that I'm unhappy about being a rookie digimon now but I don't know why it happened. All I knew was Lothar needed help and without thinking I ran at Clockmon then well you guys know."
"Kshin, it isn't uncommon for digimon to digivolve to protect those they are close to. I wouldn't worry too much." Lothar said.
Sensing digimon heading their way, Mandrake said "I think the digimon in charge of sanitation may soon be upon us. I'll explain everything so I want the rest of you to meet me at that cafe across the street from the outdoor stage." Lothar and Kshin nodded and they walked off hoping Zack and Marigold would follow.
A short time later, after explaining the reason for the mess, Mandrake had managed to avoid trouble since the DemiDevimon were known troublemakers known for bullying small children but apparently they weren't above acts of destructive vandalism either.
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Hypnotic Suggestion: He locks eyes with his target before waving a hand to mesmerize someone. The hand wave is for show and isn't really necessary. The one affected is under the influence of this hypnotic power for one post. Cooldown of two posts.
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Cleansing Soul: Cures light wounds.(Cooldown of one post)
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Post by supesman on Aug 13, 2021 2:58:08 GMT
Zack chuckled, leaning in toward Mandrake so that he could more easily reach out and begin to heel the scrapes and scratches that Marigold had taken while shielding Kshin. She however, was more focused on smiling at Kshin and Lothar as Lothar explained Kshin's digivolution.
"Dad says that you always have a little bit more to give when it really counts. That's all that really matters." She said, raising herself up off of her father's back and buzzing into the air, stretching her legs and grunting as she felt much better. "I'm alright, I can take a licking so long as Kshin made it out ok." She said, winking at the Gumdramon.
"That's my girl~" Zack said, leaning in and kissing the top of FanBeemon's head, jumping slightly as he noticed some of the city staff digimon approaching, ready to walk over and take his lumps before Mandrake offered to explain for him. "Huh, you beat that Clockmon, heal my kid AND save my hide from the consequences of my own actions. I guess instead of owing you one, I owe you three. Come on guys, lunch is on me." he said, him and Marigold following Lothar and Kshin toward the cafe. When Mandrake approached the table they were sitting at, Zack was finishing up an explaination.
"...No, seriously, i fight crime like..in both worlds. i've kicked the teeth in of a few muggers and gangbangers in my day." he said, absentmindedly pulling out a chair for Mandrake.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 13, 2021 3:24:47 GMT
"I suppose that makes sense, Marigold. Though I was afraid when Clockmon began charging its gun I knew I couldn't do nothing. In a brief moment it was like I was channeling strength that wasn't mine. Like one of those adrena-something rushes." Kshin said scratching his head as if trying to search for the word he was looking for. Traveling with Mandrake and Lothar exposed him to their large vocabulary.
After scrunching his face for a moment or so, Mandrake said "I believe that the word you're looking for is adrenaline, Kshin."
"Yeah that's the word. Thanks Mandrake." Kshin said with a smile his hammer tipped tail swishing in happiness but with more caution than he did when he was Dorimon since his tail now was basically a weapon now.
When Mandrake caught up to the others and sat in the chair Zack had pulled out for him, he said "I didn't cover you exactly. I just told them what happened based on what I knew before I lost consciousness. So you had something to do with the port-a-potty exploding, I see."
Kshin snickered for a bit before he said "Well it was half Zack and half Clockmon's doing to be exact."
When Zack mentioned that he fought crime in both worlds, Mandrake said "While there is nothing wrong with wanting to help others out you should be more careful while doing so. Most digimon are more than strong enough to make short work of humans no matter how skilled they may be at fighting."
"LJ helps others too, Mandrake, and no that I have digivolved I'll be able to not only defend myself but others just like you, Lothar, LJ, Zack, and Marigold. I promise when I eventually am on my own to be careful though." Kshin said with an innocent smile and Mandrake couldn't help but smile as well even though his mouth wasn't usually visible.
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Hypnotic Suggestion: He locks eyes with his target before waving a hand to mesmerize someone. The hand wave is for show and isn't really necessary. The one affected is under the influence of this hypnotic power for one post. Cooldown of two posts.
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Cleansing Soul: Cures light wounds.(Cooldown of one post)
Cooldown 1/1 posts.
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Post by supesman on Aug 13, 2021 17:51:33 GMT
Zack shrugged at Mandrake's good natured "accusation" of him being responsible for the mess that several of the Digimon city staff were now mumbling to themselves about as they mopped up.
"I know I'm out matched by guys like that. Doesn't mean I'm ever going to take it laying down. If someone's in trouble I have to find the best way to help. And if that best way is picking up the biggest thing in the room and hitting them with it, good. if it's making a disgusting mess so I can hurt them some other way than breaking bones? well that works too." He said, leaning back in his chair, both accepting and explaining his seemingly flippant relationship with the danger that he put himself in. Both in the human and the Digital worlds. He knew that a human was no match for the onslaught that even weaker digimon could inflict but he didn't actually care all that much.
"Besides, my dad has me watching his back. And I'm, yknow, basically the super coolest and best digimon there ever was." She said, snickering at her own fake arrogance. The waiter eventually came up to them, Zack and Marigold making their orders and waiting for the others to order before they kept up their conversation.
"I don't think you really need the help there, junior. I don't know if you were paying attention to yourself out there but you pretty much rolled up, kicked butts and took names." he said, raising his class of water in Kshin's direction, offering a casual toast to the young Gumdramon. "I mean, if nothing else, you saving MY sorry hide is enough for a celebration. How about we raise a glass to Kshin. They grow up WAAY too fast, especially when they're Digimon." he said, Marigold following along with the silly toast and holding up her own glass, clinking it against the rest as they lifted Kshin up on his success.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 13, 2021 21:56:51 GMT
Mandrake shook his head at Zack's remark but didn't say anything. Besides he would be a bit hypocritical to judge him harshly since when he was Impmon he was known to be much more arrogant and he was lucky his brash nature back then didn't kill him. Sure arrogance could still be considered one of his worst vices but it had toned down quite a bit. When Marigold spoke up Mandrake smiled. Yes at least with her Zack had a fighting chance even if he didn't get wiser with his approach as quickly as Mandrake did. Which meant at least Zack had a chance.
Mandrake, Lothar, and Kshin began making their orders around the same time as Zack and Marigold with Lothar and Kshin having food orders that were massive compared to Mandrake's relatively small order. Mandrake had always had a more human like appetite so to Lothar and Kshin such a thing wasn't weird to them.
As Zack proposed a toast, Kshin said "You don't have to go through all this trouble, Zack. Lothar was in trouble and by extent maybe we all were. I just wanted to help and was going somehow able to ignore the instinct to run since it seemed to be replaced by wanting to help."
"Yes digimon do indeed grow up fast. Faster than even humans but seeing how harsh the Digital World can be such a thing has become a necessity for us digimon so we would at least reach a form capable of defending ourselves fairly rapidly." Mandrake said. "Don't worry though, Kshin, just because LJ left shortly after he reached his rookie stage you don't have to until you feel like you're ready." Kshin smiled knowing he wasn't quite ready to be on his own yet but at least he wasn't as easy a target as he once was.
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Post by supesman on Aug 14, 2021 4:05:40 GMT
"That's what it's all about, Kshin." he said, drumming his fingers on the table top, getting a little bit more serious as he looked off into the middle distance before continuing on. "Bravery isn't about not BEING afraid. You think I'm not afraid every time I face down some digital bad guy who could rip my head off like a dandelion? Of course I am, I'm not stupid or blind." he said, sipping from his glass, his eyes still looking a bit far away for a moment as he tried to find the best way to word what he was going to say next. "Bravery isn't about not having fear, it's about look your fear in the eyes and telling it that it can't stop you from doing what you already know is right." he said, placing his glass back down, nodding with a fair bit of pride as Kshin. "And that's what you were able to find in yourself. Real, honest bravery. And that doesn't come around all the time. So you have the right to be proud of yourself." He concluded.
"Yea, not to mention you looked super cool while you were doing it, which is an important part of being a hero too." She said, snorting at her own remark with Zack rolling his eyes, resting his elbow against the helmet he had placed up on the table.
"I mean why do you think that heroes always dress so weird. I'm out here in something too gaudy for the back of Elvis' closet and Mandrake goes around in a top hat and tails. Not that you don't look fabulous in that classy style." He said, nodding to Mandrake as he acknowledged the fair amount of flair by which both of them dressed. "Dressing like I do makes me...something more than some stupid kid out here getting himself whooped by people and Digimon twice my size."
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