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Post by ricochet10-Blackjack&Harmony on Nov 24, 2021 0:45:41 GMT
When Zack had confirmed Blackjack and Harmony's thoughts by mentioning his shelter before bringing out a flyer and shoving it toward them, Blackjack reached out with his card on reflex and pulled the flyer closer to himself and his sister so the two of them could get a better look at it. "Hmm. Says here it's just outside of Rosewood. Sounds like a good place to put such a shelter as digimon pass by Rosewood all the time." Blackjack said his card lifting from the flyer as power started to charge into it. When he lifted his card the glowing stopped causing Blackjack to stare at the card that floated over him confused.
"Helping people sounds nice. Even Blackjack and I wouldn't be opposed to helping those in need even though we prefer not dealing with the drama involved with law enforcement and no we aren't criminals in training." Harmony said before looking at her brother seeing how his card was glowing for a short time before she asked "Hey, Blackjack, what's going on with you?"
"I seriously don't know what's going on. I'm as confused as you are, Harmony."
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Post by supesman on Nov 24, 2021 3:28:31 GMT
The pair share a glance, both of them reacting to Harmony's little anecdote that they don't tend to get along with law enforcement. As if imply that Zack and Marigold would have some kind of more healthy or less weird relationship with the law. That thought, with very little prompting or context, makes them both throw their heads back in shrieking, guffawing laughter. Zack clamps his hand over his mouth, his other hand pounding a fist down against the table in front of him. Marigold's shrieking laughter makes her roll back far enough in her chair that she topples backward into the sand. Both of them pull themselves back up with more than a little sweating difficulty, letting the last of their giggles out as they wiped strained tears from their eyes.
"Sorry I...heh...sorry it's just...WOW could you not be anymore wrong if you tried. Trust me we are almost certainly on more strained relations with the lawmen then you are and we can prove it to you just by showing you what's in the sack." She said, reaching out and firmly patting the top of the duffel bag her father carried.
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Post by ricochet10-Blackjack&Harmony on Nov 24, 2021 3:48:39 GMT
Zack and Marigold's reaction to Harmony's statement involving law enforcement drama confused the Cardmon twins as father and daughter began breaking out in laughter with Marigold even tumbling out of her chair into the sand. The siblings exchanged baffled glances at one another before looking back at Zack and Marigold before Harmony asked "What did I say that was so funny? Now I'm lost." Harmony's beffudled look was totally adorable though it was unlikely a roguish Cardmon like Blackjack would admit to it despite looking right at his twin.
"You got me sis but I am willing to bet that there is something in that duffel bag to confirm that Zack and Marigold have some dealings with authority figures." Blackjack said floating over to Marigold with a roguish grin before he said "So what kind of mischief have you and your father been involved in, Marigold. Can't be much worse than what my sister and I have found ourselves involved in."
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Post by supesman on Nov 24, 2021 17:27:01 GMT
Zack's response to that question was firm and sharp, unzipping the top of the duffel bag with one firm, swift motion. He reached in with both hands, pulling out the glittering gold and bronze shape of his custom motorcycle helmet, thumping it against the surface of the table in front of him. It gleamed brightly in the beating down sunlight as he leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest, a self satisfied smirk on his face.
"My dad's a superhero. And so am I." Marigold said, moving one of her front limbs up to snap that bright scarlet scarf she was wearing outward to catch the breeze. Even without any lips it was easy to tell that the grin on her face was the same as her father's. As much as their "work" exasperated her, especially in relation to her father getting himself in dangerous trouble so often she did enjoy the work itself as much or more than he did.
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Post by ricochet10-Blackjack&Harmony on Nov 25, 2021 1:01:18 GMT
Zack's response was a simple unzipping of the duffle bag he was carrying and he pulled out a black and gold helmet from within it before placing it on the table. The sunlight gleamed off the helmet catching the attention of the twins causing them to float over and use their invisible hands to poke at it in curiosity. "Ooh! The black and gold is so pretty! The colors compliment each other well. You have good tastes, Zack." Harmony said still staring in awe of Zack's helmet while her invisible hands were still resting on the smooth surface of the helmet.
When Marigold mentioned her dad was a superhero and so was she while pointing to the scarf she was wearing. "Oh so that is why you are wearing that scarf, Marigold. I thought that was just a fashion statement to differentiate yourself from other Fanbeemon."
"I may not know much about fashion but if the helmet looks this cool then the rest of the outfit must be just as cool as well." Blackjack said wondering if the rest of the outfit was in the duffel bag though he wouldn't be surprised if it was. He and his sister just didn't want to be nosey and root through someone's belongings to satisfy their curiosity.
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Post by supesman on Nov 26, 2021 16:45:26 GMT
"The color scheme, as you can imagine, comes from my wonderful little princess here." He said, roughly ruffling the top of Marigold's head as he leaned down and kissed the top of it. The blushed at the sudden gesture of parental affection right in front of their new friends.
"Daaad!" She whined, shrinking slightly into her shoulders and trying not to blush as visibly as she knew she would especially with people watching as they otherwise showed off.
Zack didn't waste time when prompted to show the rest of his costume. Pulling out the custom motorcycle jacket, leather pants and riding gloves, all in the same gold and bronze patterns as the helmet and the same colors as Marigold that gleamed and twinkled under the gleaming blue sky sunlight.
"This is the costume of the Digi-Rider. Just me in all the reality but you know how it is, the secret identity has to be some kind of mild mannered nobody." He said, leaning forward, placing his chin in the palm of his hand and winking as the two of them poured over the custom suit. It was clearly home made, every part of it was some custom modification to an existing garment and there were more than a few patched tears and rips but it was a superhero costume without a doubt. One of a kind.
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Post by ricochet10-Blackjack&Harmony on Nov 27, 2021 1:37:44 GMT
Blackjack and Harmony chuckled as Marigold seemed to get embarrassed by Zack giving her affection. This seemed normal for the digimon who had their children with them as both siblings had seen it before many times. Sadly a few of the adults shooed them away considering them lower than scum despite both siblings being friendly but, fortunately, that was a minority since most parents let them play with their children even after they developed a knack for card games. "Come on, Marigold. He's just showing you some affection. Are you shy?" Blackjack said with a hint of playfulness in his tone before Harmony bats him across the back of his body with her card which was their equivalent of an elbow to the ribs. "Ow. Geez, Harmony I was just playing. I meant no harm."
"I know you meant no harm but you forget sometimes that there are some that are more sensitive than others." Harmony said in a scolding tone before the two watched Zack bring out the rest of his costume and Blackjack was right as the Digi Rider costume was pretty cool. It looked as if it had been patched from many a tear. "Hmm. Looks like the costume has been through a lot but it looks as if has been well cared for. Do you go into the fights or something yourself, Zack?" Harmony said after checking out the costume.
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Post by supesman on Nov 27, 2021 4:28:18 GMT
"Does he get it fights? Does he get into fights?! Oh lordy lordy I need to step away before I have an aneurism." She said, buzzing out of her seat and making a sarcastic production out of grumbling to herself in a little huddled circle like someone mumbling to themselves in disbelief.
"I've taken my share of hard knocks so that other people didn't have to." He said, fishing a beach towel out of his bag and standing up, turning so that the right side of his torso was facing slightly closer to the pair. Wiping the thick layers of goopy sunblock off of the pale skin of his lower abdomen showed a massive, eye catching scar. It reached outward with thorny, spindly limbs like a spiny sea star, a half purple-red completion of the scar tissue speaking to the slightly toxic nature of the attack that had hit him those few scant weeks ago. "I got this from her m-...well, the woman that gave birth to Marigold at least. Real piece of work, a Flymon who had set herself up as a tinpot dictator. She and I...disagreed on some of the finer points of child care and general ethics. I started a revolution of her starving underclass, she tried to spear a friend of ours, I did what came naturally." He said, reapplying sunblock to the spot quickly. The skin around it was tender still, on top of the general northeastern American paleness that came naturally to his complexion he had to be careful even under a digital sun.
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Post by ricochet10-Blackjack&Harmony on Nov 27, 2021 5:01:25 GMT
Both siblings looked at Marigold in confusion as the little Fanbeemon made a production out of her next words before huddling and mumbling to herself. What had they done wrong? While Blackjack stared in confusion Harmony floated over to Marigold and asked "Marigold, are you okay? If my brother and I upset you, we didn't mean to."
Meanwhile Zack had brought out a towel and revealed a large scar which caught Blackjack by surprise as his eyes were now comically wide. Harmony, after not hearing a peep from her twin brother, turned seeing the gaping expression on his face and floated over to see what was wrong hearing Zack mention how he got that scar. Then after feeling his sister's gaze it was as if Blackjack's brain rebooted as he said "You mean you got impaled by a Flymon and somehow you still live. Not only that you did that to protect someone else. You are definitely an awesome super hero and almost as cool as the Royal Knights."
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Post by supesman on Nov 27, 2021 14:57:24 GMT
Marigold chuckled as Harmony approached and actually asked her if she was legitimately upset. Marigold perked up out of her faux outrage and gave Harmony as much of a glittering smile as she was able to without any lips, the look in her eyes would be enough to get the point across.
"You, Harmony, my new friend might need to learn how to appreciate some good old fashioned sarcasm...or maybe I just need to appreciate that my father has ruined my sense of humor. One of the two or a little bit of both, take your pick." She said, fluttering back to the table where her father was sharing the story. She sighed, it wasn't her favorite story by any means but she tried to tell herself that it didn't do her any good to relive it that deeply.
"I did what was right, not for the points I would get from it. Your kindness is appreciated though." He said, giving a rueful and humble smile as he set himself back in his seat. "I'm not some grand, uber heroic knight. Just some guy in a custom motorcycle jacket who doesn't like bullies. That's what it comes down to."
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Post by ricochet10-Blackjack&Harmony on Nov 27, 2021 23:44:04 GMT
Oh so it was sarcasm. Harmony must of been losing her touch but, then again, Blackjack's sarcasm was painfully obvious to her since she and he hatched from the same egg and her brother had been a roguish handful from birth. Smirking at Marigold with a look that would of made Blackjack proud, she said "Well, Marigold, when the sarcasm you are most exposed to is the blunt and obvious kind it tends to be hard to tell when someone else is being sarcastic. Ah well, I have plenty of time to learn since my brother and I are always on the move. As for your sense of humor, eh it could be worse. Blackjack and I had to deal with some digimon that thought they were funny only to come off as irritating. At least avoiding them is still a viable option since fighting them tends to be a waste of energy."
Blackjack's card swished back and forth before he said "Who really likes bullies anyway? At least you don't let them walk all over you or pick on others."
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Post by supesman on Nov 28, 2021 4:05:46 GMT
"I just tend to automatically jump to the conclusion that most of my personality flaws and faults are my father's fault. it's not like I've had very many other role models." She said, shrugging the "shoulders" of her most front facing pair of limbs. Watching her try to mimic the way her father moved and emoted without anywhere near the same even basic biology was one of those things that you could probably write a paper on.
"Hey! That's...mostly true and I have no way to argue that most of the things wrong with you don't come directly from me...who let me be a single parent? Who signed off on that being a good idea?" He said, cackling at the end of the deadpan sarcasm of his own, hooking his arm around Marigold's neck and head and pulling her in to pepper kisses on the top of her head. The gesture left her squirming and spitting as she tried to scramble free from the embarrassing parental affection. Most digimon didn't have "parents" in the traditional sense, so it was easy to see the oversized effect that Marigold's had on her.
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Post by ricochet10-Blackjack&Harmony on Nov 28, 2021 4:29:55 GMT
"At least you are able to admit to your flaws whether they are the fault of your father or not. If only everyone was able to do the same then there would likely be far less smug arrogant air heads to deal with. As for role models I think we are in a similar boat as Blackjack is the only role model I have and that is a scary thought." Harmony said before looking over at Blackjack before bursting out laughing causing Blackjack to look at his twin sister as if she had lost her mind before shaking it off.
Blackjack caught on to Zack's sarcasm snickering before watching as Zack grabbed ahold of his daughter attacking the Fanbeemon with kisses peppered on her head. Marigold, meanwhile, was struggling to get away from her father's affection. Blackjack then glanced at his twin seeing a mischievous smirk on his sister's face before he said "Harmony, don't you dare." Blackjack's words fell on deaf ears as Harmony leapt at her brother using her invisible hands to launch a tickle assault on her twin. Blackjack tried to futilely squirm out of reach while laughing.
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Post by supesman on Nov 28, 2021 22:44:21 GMT
Zack continued to torment his daughter for a moment before she did finally manage to pull herself away from him, spitting and coughing as if she had ingested something toxic, reaching up with multiple different pairs of her leg parts and wiping the top of her head as if she was trying to remove some kind of equally toxic substance from it.
"Ugh, dad, what are you so LAME?" She said, really fitting into the idea of a lovably precocious child embarrassed by the genuine affection of the people in her life. She crossed her arms in front of her front "pouting" in a grumpy way that was far more cute than it could be called anything else.
"Because I'm your father. That means I have to be lame and I have to embarrass you whenever I can. it's in the contract they handed me when you got dumped in my lap. I didn't exactly get a whole bunch of notice about it either." he said, putting his cheek in his hand as he granted her an impossibly smarmy smile. She rolled her eyes and tried to hide her own giggling at that.
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Post by ricochet10-Blackjack&Harmony on Nov 28, 2021 23:31:17 GMT
Blackjack managed to escape from Harmony shortly after Marigold wiggled away from her father while rubbing at her head as if the kisses themselves were toxic. When Marigold called her father lame and pouted, Blackjack managed to somewhat recover from Harmony's tickle attack as he panted "I'll get you for this, Harmony." He sounded like an old time villian in his tone somehow despite the effort it took to say those words while Harmony smirked.
Then Harmony turned to Zack tilting her head curious of the human's words before she asked "Wait humans get contracts when they have kids whether adopted or not?" The innocent tone from the blue and white Cardmon was as cute as Marigold's pouting. Even with her intelligence it was sometimes hard to forget that she, like her twin, were just kids themselves curious about things around them and seeking as much knowledge as they could get ahold of.
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