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Reasons to Breathe [Miyu]
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Post by Vergil on Jan 7, 2022 4:01:42 GMT
Traffic was at a near standstill. Cars, vans, and buses moved slowly on the road as police sirens blared loudly, alerting drivers to veer to the right so they would have an open lane to speed through.
This late January evening had been like any other: people getting used to the routine of going back to work and coming home, or going into their night shifts after a few weeks of getting used to being bundled up in their cozy homes for the holidays. The city was returning to its usual, 24/7 busy routine.
This evening, however, was becoming chaotic. There were numerous reports and emergency response calls about an electrical explosion at the art wing building of the Shibuya Campus Grounds—with lockers pulverized like they were made of tin cans, shattered glass from broken windows on the ground level littering the tile floor, and every security camera in that building effectively being fried.
A sizable police force surrounded the school, interviewing and asking many faculty and staff that were still present on the campus grounds on exactly what had happened. Some answered that they had heard loud noises coming from the art wing while others stated that they had no idea what was going on. And since the entire security system was fried, police could not use the cameras to find a key witness.
The key witness to what truly had happened was on his motorcycle, weaving out of traffic, opting to stick to less congestive roadways. For Vergil Hoskins, it was the smartest option available, since busy roads would slow him down. And with each minute passing, he could only keep his causal composure for so long until the pain he felt all around took its toll.
Holding onto his waist was a curious, yet eccentric purple Pulsemon named Amper, holding out his hand against the wind as they zipped through the streets enthusiastically. “We’re going so fast, zappu!” he said. “Can we go even faster?”
“Not unless you want to get me a speeding ticket,” Vergil remarked. They came to a gradual stop at a corner, parking along the side of the street. “Besides, we’re already here.“
Amper’s eyes perked up, looking around where they were at “Where’s exactly here, zappu? Your home in those really big buildings?”
“No, but it’s where a friend of mine stays,” Vergil answered. “I’m gonna see if it’s alright with her if we can crash here tonight.”
“Are you sure?” Amper’s ahoge dropped, indicating that he was scared. “But what if those loud red and blue lights find us?” I don’t want them to get us, zappu…”
Vergil kicked up his motorcycle stand, putting it in park. He kneeled to pat the furred Pulsemon on the head. “Don’t worry. As long as I’m here, nothing scary is gonna get you.” He reassured him.
Amper’s green eyes lit up with relief from this. Smiling widely, he pounced onto Vergil's chest, holding him tightly. “Alright, if you’re not afraid, then I won’t be afraid, too, zappu!”
Vergil smiled, then winced in pain. He was hurting all around, especially his back where he has some scorch burns. Nevertheless, he held onto his new nephew tightly as he made his way up the stairs, ringing one of apartment's doorbells
“Let’s just hope she’s not asleep yet…” he mumbled.
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Post by Miyu Feng on Jan 7, 2022 23:51:53 GMT
It was a quiet and uneventful evening for Miyu and Bloom, they've been getting more and more use to the normal life in Shibuya just enjoying their days as much as they can, the Chinese girl actually feels extremely confortable with this change of pace and would love to just settle down and just enjoy this simple days, Bloom on the other hand does yearn for more adventures in the digital world but at the same time understands why Miyu is so afraid of going back, staring at death's face one time is enough, doing it quite literally three consecutive days was too much.
That aside their quiet night was about to change as the duo would hear their doorbell rang, curious as to who could be at this hour Miyu activated Bloom's holosuit and slowly open the door enough to spy with one eye who was on the other side, the girl would close the door immediately and open it completely once she recognized the person behind
"Vergil?" She tilted her head in confusion it was definitely a surprise to see him here, but looking down and seeing the digimon next to him the girl assumed something happen "Come on in, hope everything is OK" The girl let the young man and digimon in and then closed the door
Vergil and Amper would find themselves in a small room with a pair of couches and a small tea table between them, there was a short girl in a kimono sitting on one of the couches waving at them, it would be easy to assume that it was Bloom, the room was also filled with small potted plants mostly resting on the windows and a few family pictures hanging on the white walls, there was a door to his left and in front a hallway that lead to two more rooms, it was small but clearly enough for Miyu and Bloom
"I know it's not much, but feel yourself at home" Miyu said with a small chuckle "Can I offer you a cup of Tea?"
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Post by Vergil on Jan 12, 2022 22:13:58 GMT
After ringing the doorbell, it would only take a few moments before the door opened slightly, then closing to unlock the locks before fully opening, revealing Miyu.
Vergil waved slightly with a smile. “Yo. Long time no see, Miyu.” From a first glance, Vergil had obviously just come from school, but was looking somewhat worse for wear. He was wearing a button down black blazer with a white t-shirt patted with dirt, with a pair of dress pants and recently worn out Nike sneakers. From behind, there was a large hole on the back of his jacket and shirt, showing his slightly scorched back.
Walking inside carrying Amper, the young man shaked his head. “Ehh, depends on what you define as ‘ok’”, he joked. “Ok as in ‘I’m really feeling good about myself right now’, or ‘Jesus Christ, I just got my ass whooped, but I’m still standing’ ok? ‘Cuz I’m feeling a bit of both right now.”
Taking a seat on one of the couches, Vergil took a look around the living room. It was small, but oddly cozy, more so than where he stayed in AEGIS despite his efforts. Seeing all the plants near the window, he could tell that she (or arguably Bloom) has a thing for gardening. It was nice to see how she could really improvise despite her setting.
Amper, meanwhile, was enraptured by the new sights around him, looking around the place like a curious child. “Wow, this is what humans live in!” Amper was smiling. “It’s so roomy and warm, better than being outside, zappu.”
His fringe tingled as something alerted him. “I sense a Digimon here, zappu…” He turned his attention to the other human girl on the couch. He was detecting a data signature coming from her, but judging from her appearance, she couldn’t possibly be a Digimon…can she?
The Pulsemon quickly approached her until he was a few inches from her face, inspecting her. His eyes brighten up with confirmation. “Ohh, you’re a Digimon, zappu! I’ve never seen a Digimon that looks like a human.”
Vergil turned to look at Miyu. “Uhh, maybe later, but I’m sorry for showing up here this late. Had nowhere to go since it’s uhhh…really busy on the roads tonight. And uhh, do you…happen to have any hydrogen peroxide and bandage wrap? ‘Cuz I’m in incredible pain right now. Not life-or-death hurt, but, y’know, hurt, hehe…”
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Post by Miyu Feng on Jan 26, 2022 1:41:14 GMT
Miyu might not be a person with the keenest eyes and she really didn't notice the dirt and all until Vergil walked pass her and show his back that had a huge hole in his clothes coupled with burns, so asking if he was OK wasn't the brightest of her ideas but what else you can ask when you a friend shows up late at night and in that state? The girl sighed at least he was standing and sort of having humor so that was a relief
"I feel in this case both are good" The Chinese girl smiled, whatever had happen at least he is able to tell the tale and that's what matters
Bloom meanwhile watch as Amper looking at everything with the glee of a kid that it was entertaining, she tilted her head curiously as the little mon caught the signal of another digimon which was odd as if there was she would've notice it first, then she realize it was referring to her as the purple Pulsemon got really close to her face and declare her the digimon she was looking for yet he didn't realize she was wearing a holosuit.
"Well I don't look like a human, I am disguising as one but in reality I'm a plant" She nodded to Miyu who pressed a button on her digivice and the disguise faded revealing a small lizard like digimon with a big red flower on her head "I do have a more human looking form when I evolve if it counts for something" She smiled at the little digimon
Miyu tilted her head looking a bit confused at Vergil when he mentioned Hydrogen Peroxide, that's definitely something she has not heard before or often enough to remember what it is, but she does know a thing or two about treating burns that may help.
"Sure, you can stay we may have a problem with rooms but we'll figure something out!" She said with a reassuring smile "I'll get the bandages and some stuff that could help, be back in a minute!"
And so Miyu leave through the hallway and turn right leaving Vergil and Amper with Bloom, something that Bloom does often even if she doesn't notice it at first is that when she's happy and in a good mood the flower in her head starts to release a really sweet scent, and it wouldn't take long for to take over the room
"Oh sorry, hope is not too sweet or aything" She said looking at Vergil "So who's your little friend?"
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Post by Vergil on Mar 15, 2022 22:44:17 GMT
Vergil was somewhat glad that Miyu didn’t ask questions about what happened to him. At the moment, his mind was still racing about what had just happened thirty-five minutes ago, so if he were to explain himself at this moment, it would be a jumbled, chronological mess of surprises and revelations. So once he has settled down and gathered his bearings, he’ll fully explain to her.
But still, just hearing her voice soothed his soul for some reason.
With Amper, the purple, fluffy Pulsemon’s investigation would lead him to the little human girl on the couch. The tip of the fringe on his forehead sparkled like a lightbulb as she said she was a Digimon, yes, but this isn’t what she actually looked like. Tilting his head in confusion, he watched as her appearance changed from a girl to a Palmon.
“Zappu?!” he exclaimed, jumping in surprise as he retreated back a few steps, flabbergasted. “Woaaah! That’s so cool! Uncle Specs, did you see that? She can change her looks with that doohickey, zappu.”
“I saw it, I saw it,” Vergil replied, chuckling at his reaction. His childish nature so far was a breath of fresh air for the young man. Honestly Amper reminded him of Vee more than Gummy when it came to his bright personality; it was something riveting.
With Miyu confirming that he can and Amper can stay over for tonight, Vergil breathes a sigh of relief. “Thank you, Miyu. I appreciate it. Really.” he said. And while it was true the roads were busy tonight, he honestly didn’t want to go back to AEGIS’s headquarters all beaten up and bruised and worrying everyone there. And since his boss, Sophie, was especially keeping an eye on him after his “incident” a few months back, he didn’t want to wrack her up with more concerns. Besides, it’s been a minute since he has seen Miyu, and he felt now was as good of a night as any to catch up, despite the circumstances.
As Miyu went into another room, Vergil exhaled as he relaxed on the chair, trying his best to not lay on it as he was still feeling a lot of pain, while Amper held the device that Bloom used to change back from his disguise, green eyes scanning it inquisitively.
“Ah, no worries. It actually smells pretty good,” Vergil replied, smiling. “And friend? Well, ummm…it’s kind of complicated. You remember one of my Digimon, Gummy the Gumdramon when I first met you guys and Carlos? This is his son, Amper, whom I met like a half-hour ago.”
“Zappu!” Amper chirped in confirmation, the cheery Pulsemon jumped up to the chair and nuzzled Vergil’s cheeks.
“And no, I have no idea why he ends his sentences with that.”
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Post by Miyu Feng on Apr 18, 2022 13:27:53 GMT
Bloom smile as she saw Amper explore and look at everything with curiosity, it's been a while since she met a digimon this energetic and curious, it was refreshing to be honest, he was like a baby or someone just arriving to the human world and trying to learn as much as they can about it, Vergil later confirmed it saying that it was Gummy's son, the plant would titl her head and look at the young man as if he grew a second head
"Well that's unexpected" She then would smile "Tell him I said congratulations, baby digimon are great responsibility but I'm sure he won't have a problem" The plant would chuckle seeing Amper jumping on Vergil "He seems to like his uncle already"
It didn't took long for Miyu to comeback, she was carrying a bucket of water and a small first aid kit, she would kneel next to Vergil and open the kit where there were a lot of bandages, duct tape and a couple of small bottles, more over if Vergil paid attention to Miyu he would notice a small pink nurse hat resting on her head now.
"OK, I don't know how serious this is but I hope this can help, the water is at ambient temperature usually when I get burn I rest my hands on it for a little while before treating them" She began explaining and then took one of the small bottles of the kit "This is Aloe Vera gel, it helps with rehydration and disenfection of the skin as well as reducing inflamations and easing the pain" she then would look at Vergil a bit of worry on her eyes "I'm sorry this is all I have, I don't usually treat big wounds just small burning and stuff from accidents on the kitchen"
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Post by Vergil on Jun 1, 2022 18:33:50 GMT
Saying Gummy’s name filled Vergil with sadness. For him, it had been about a couple of months since he last saw his Digimon partners, but for him, he didn’t know how long it had been for them. Time in the Digital World wasn't one-to-one with his world, so to them, it could have been years since he departed with them, plenty of time for the both of them to settle down and have families of their own. As he looked at the furry Pulsemon, happily snuggling in his arms, he felt a surge of emotions swell up inside, but kept it at bay.
“Yeah…I’ll be sure to tell him,” Vergil mumbled in a croaked voice. It broke Amper’s revere as he looked up to him, his characteristic fringe twitching. The young man took notice and smirked, scratching his head bashfully. “I mean, yeah, what isn’t there to like about me., ya know?”
Vergil’s eyes blinked as he realized something. “That reminds me…Amper, how exactly did you get here,” he asked, his voice rather firm.
Amper eyes darted around the room as he nervously laughed. “W-Well…I, umm…snuck out of the palace when everyone was asleep,” he answered. “Both Papa and Dad told me lots of things about you, especially dad, zappu. Everytime I asked if it was alright to go see you, he always said that you were too busy doing something called ‘school’ and that it was very important to you. After a while, I couldn’t contain my excitement of seeing you anymore, zappu, so I decided to sneak out of the palace yesterday night.”
Recalling this made Amper giggle. He continued. “I was planning on making my way to the nearest Trailmon to the human world, but suddenly this giant Goblimon came up to me and asked if I was the prince’s son. I said yes. He laughed and told me that I was coming with him. Papa and Dad always told me to never go anywhere with strangers, so I decided to make a run for it, zappu. Just when I thought he was about to get me, some sort of portal appeared right in front of me, like whoosh, zappu! So I jumped in and before I knew it, I was in that do-hickey thing on your wrist.” He pointed towards it.
Vergil looked at his D-Watch on his wrist, absolutely stunned. He was a Bibimon when they first met, so how did someone like him— a baby no less—manage to sneak out of the City of Y’s without alerting any of the guards. Bezil and Gummy must be worried sick! He was ready to reprimand Amper for what he did, but his bruised back throbbed in pain again, making him wince, so he decided to drop it for now; he didn’t want to do this in front of Bloom and Miyu.
Just as the Pulsemon finished, Miyu came back to the living room, wearing what seems to be a nurse’s hat along with bringing a bucket of water and a first-aid kit. He noticed the concern in her eyes, so he wanted to ease that.
“No, no, this is perfect, really,” he said in a gentle tone. “Anything, no matter big or small, is good. If anything, I’m just happy that it’s you that’s helping me instead of trying my luck with the hospital. I mean, I’ve heard the waiting times there are insane if it’s not an emergency. Yeesh!”
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Post by Miyu Feng on Aug 27, 2022 1:32:28 GMT
Bloom listen to Amper's story and she couldn't help but feel a bit concern about all, on one hand Amper is safe with Vergil now and he was smart enough to not listen to the Goblimon, but on the other his parents must be worried considering how different time moves in the digital world compared to this one they sure know he's missing, well no much she can do about it as it's not her kid and surely Vergil will figure something out, but just to be sure.
"Can't you call your partners throughout your digivice?" Bloom said tilting her head, she knows some digivice have that functionality.
As for Miyu she couldn't help but give a hearfelt smile as Vergil said he was happy her being the one treating him rather than try his luck in the hospital, still it would be better to pay a visit to a doctor at some point, even if Miyu has good intentions and has a couple of skills where she excels, medicine is not one of them but hey! It's better than nothing.
"Uhm... I'm going to need you to take of your jacket just to see how bad your back is" She said with light blush on her face, once Vergil show her his back she would pick a piece of cloth and dip it in the bucket before applying it on his back "It might burn a little, but this will help lower a bit the temperature of the burned skin, just tell me if it hurts and I'll stop" she said as she softly passed the wet cloth over Vergil's back
"I have to say you are really brave for putting yourself in danger to protect Amper" Bloom said showing a smile to Vergil, it sounds like a no brainer but while it comes as a second nature to digimon, humans are more complex and their response to situations like that tend to vary. "That's the sign of a good partner if you ask me!
"And you're lucky we are here, trust me I've my fair share of being thrown around by digimon and I would've love have someone to treat me as soon as possible" Miyu chuckled remembering some of her encounters, it probably would've been smart to go to a hospital in the digital world but many of those events happen one after the other with little to no time for rest. "Finger crossed so it doesn't leave a mark!"
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Post by Vergil on Nov 4, 2022 19:40:16 GMT
“I mean, yeah, that’s an option, but they don’t have any way for me to contact them,” Vergil replied, looking at the D-Watch in his hands. It was strange…even though it had been seven months since the last time he put this on, it felt heavy for some reason. He looked up to Bloom with a shrug. “Besides, those two aren’t exactly known for being tech savvy, kind of like most Digimon, I’d reckoned.”
Miyu asked him to take off his jacket and shirt, to which Vergil nodded, removing his torn school uniform and placing it on the floor. Sitting on one of her stools and away from Miyu’s eyes, he couldn’t help but slightly blush as well, a bit embarrassed that Miyu had to see him like this—shirtless. Once he felt the wet cloth over his back, he couldn’t help but seethe in pain.
“Owwww, fuck!” He covered his mouth, realizing that Amper was right beside him. Amper gasped and began to cover his mouth as well, knowing that he said one of the bad words that his dads taught him to never say.
“Don’t… go around repeating that,” Vergil nervously stated.
Amper nodded his head, completely understanding what that would mean if he was ever caught saying that in front of his family.
Bloom then praised Vergil for putting himself in harm’s way to protect Amper. He gave a pained smile as Miyu continued to softly pat the wet towel over his back. “Oh, it was nothing. Anyone would have done the same thing in my shoes. “It ain’t the first time a scuffle with a Digimon left a mark on me.” He pointed to the bandage on his right cheek, a permanent scar left from a fight with a pair of nasty Digimon that he and his partners and Bezil fought.
“Can’t imagine someone like you getting into an altercation,” Vergil said to Miyu. "You don't seem like the type of person that want to get their hands dirty."
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Post by Miyu Feng on Nov 15, 2022 12:04:55 GMT
Vergil gave a really good answer as his partners don't have a way of contact him back and not everyone is very good with technology then again some humans also have trouble with it, people still discuss who has a better understanding of tech if Miyu or the plant. "Well after the nurse gets you fixed up and a good night of rest you have a reason to go and see them!"
"Know what they say, parents raise and uncles and grandparents spoil, starting with the right foot teaching one of the funny but forbidden words" Miyu couldn't help but chuckle at Vergil's reaction after realizing he cursed in front of Amper, it was nice that he worried about that stuff he'd definitely be a good uncle for the little digimon.
"You said that but not every human has the same instincts, so I'll say it again, it says a lot of your bravery for putting yourself in danger's way to protect Amper" The plant said and Vergil better take the compliment because Bloom has no problem repeating until he takes it
"I may not look like it but when push comes to shove I can and will get my hands dirty" Miyu said, it's not like she's incredibly strong or anything, but she can't just sit around doing nothing while Bloom gets the fighting done. "Oh! I also have a mark it's just well hidden since it's on my back, getting whipped by a Veggiemon is not fun I'll tell you that much"
"Speaking of altercations, have we tell you about that time the White Water police was after us?" A devilish smile drawn on Bloom's face knowing how bad that sounds without the context
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