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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Mar 9, 2022 9:18:32 GMT
Kima noticed that Kai seemed hesitant to go into her background like Kima had done without thinking about it. Why was that? Was there something about Kai's background that she didn't want to share? If that was the case Kima didn't want to push things as Kai was one of the few people that were nice to her of the human variety. As confident as she seemed Kima thought Kai would of made a far better Xros General than she was since Kima so far had been not much of a leader letting her partners handle things for the most part. What kind of leader never mind Xros General did something like that anyway?
Then when Kai spoke up asking if Kima was more of an outdoor person, Kima thought 'Boy is that one way of putting it.' Yet outloud Kima said "Yes I suppose so. There is something pleasant about getting away from the chaos of the city no matter how much one may love the place they are raised." Sure some of Kai's words seemed odd but maybe this was just a weird quirk of the other girls' family.
WC: 2323/2500
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Mar 9, 2022 18:44:33 GMT
Kai nodded as she listened to Kima briefly speak of the outdoors and how good it is to get away. Kai only knew about such from her brief excursions to the Digital world but that wasn't the same as growing up among them. It was almost a shame to her that Kima was quite brief about it. She guessed in her mind that the girl was too shy or there was something private about her trips that she didn't wish to immediately talk about however she decided to tread carefully on the subject matter. "Yeah I get that, the city can be an unpleasant experience most of the time. So much noise and light." She said as she had to admit the few times she slept in the Digital World where some of the best she ever had in her life.
She would be a bit unsure of what to say next however she figured it wouldn't be too farfetched to ask. "So I take it you've traveled out quite a lot? Sounds rather interesting to be honest. I hear North America are a vast region with some quite beautiful sights." She said as she made sure to keep it non specific to the continent and not to the two countries where the Indigenous could reside in either one. She was curious and always meant to travel there but she was never really able to travel all that often, especially in recent years.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Mar 9, 2022 22:56:29 GMT
"Yeah the noise and the light can be overwhelming at times but I suppose after being born in this city I've gotten used to such chaos." Kima said as she thought of the handful of places she had been to in the Digital World. Only place she seemed to dislike so far was the nightclub she and Takoda met Blaster. Not only was the place bright and as loud as a small town but filled with unpleasant digimon. Without realizing it she then said "At least with a large city the light and noise is spread out. It's not cooped up in a relatively small place like a nightclub."
Meanwhile just close enough to overhear his general was Shillan. The disguised Sangloupmon managed to avoid facepalming before he managed to make it across the restaurant to where Takoda was peacefully sitting on the far side not visible to the girls seeing the uncomfortable look on Shillan's face. Before he could say anything Shillan sat down and grumbled "If Kima ain't careful she'll end up mentioning not only digimon but the whole Digital World."
Takoda didn't know how to respond to that to be honest and only was able to say one word. "Oh..."
Back with Kima, Kai had asked if she had traveled a lot and when it came to travels in the Human World the teen was pretty limited. Shaking her head, Kima said "The only time I went to North America was when I was a small child. That was when I got this necklace from my grandma." She then gently placed a hand on the necklace showing how much she cared for it.
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Mar 10, 2022 4:49:18 GMT
Kai listened intently, she regretted as she was a bit mistaken she when heard about trips with her father. Though that was definitely her fault for assuming that they would go on an international trip with some regularity. She paid attention to the girl as she treated the necklace with great care, she was almost a bit worried as something so precious should be taken care of with due diligence.
Meanwhile inside her purse within the Fusion Loader, her own Digimon was listening in. She was content with just seeing how things play out but she was hearing another set of voices, someone nearby but the cyborg Digimon definitely knew she heard the words, Digimon, and Digital World and instantly red alarms were being raised. Within the fusion loader, Tera called out with load buzzing pretending to be her phone, signaling Kai. She held onto her purse, scanning about as she did see the two men she thought she saw in the park earlier, not exactly settling her unease. "Excuse me but I need to use the washroom..." She said as she would stand up and walk towards the bathroom casually, but once she was out of sight inside, she rushed to a stall. She would pull out her Fusion Loader and look at the screen. "What?" She whispered in a hush yet stressed tone as she would look at her Digimon partner.
"You're being watched by two if I'm not mistaken." Tera said before Kai nodded. "Figured that out but didn't wanna say anything or look at them suspiciously. Is there something I should know?" She said as she guessed Tera had something to comment. "They're aware of the Digital World, Digimon, and they're concerned your date will spill to you." Tera said as she found the whole situation ironic as she would snicker a bit. "Well, if this isn't overly complex I don't know what is." She pulled out a small notepad and multicolored pen from her purse and selected the red ink as she wrote down:
"She wouldn't telling me anything I don't already know but I am willing to bet several others heard you. I am normally more poignant and composed, but this is my first date so I'm gonna be blunt. Catch a Trailmon back to Terminus before you two actually make this date a bit awkward for us by revealing the truth to anyone else Sincerely K. Aizawa." She wrote before ripping the page and folded the piece of paper before putting her pen and notepad away, then put her Fusion Loader away.
While she was in the bathroom, the waitress returned to serve Kai and Kima's orders placing them down from off a tray along with the drinks. Kai returned slowly, making sure to pass by Shillain and Takoda's table. She put the note down on the table as she walked by it, not even batting an eye as she let her cold front manifest for four seconds as she passed by, before warming back up into a pleasant smile as she got back to the table and sat down, joyous at the food's arrival. "Oh yay, the food's arrived." She said picking up the spoon.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Mar 10, 2022 5:17:27 GMT
Things had gotten quite between the two before Kima took notice of a buzzing noise similar to that of a phone coming from within Kai's purse. Apparently this person's call was quite urgent as Kai excused herself to head to the bathroom. She was completely unaware that the buzz wasn't a phone but a digimon who had figured out a signal to alert her partner.
After awhile both Takoda and Shillan noticed as Kai came past their table before setting a note upon their table. Curious Shillan picked it up and read it before he said "Well I'll be. It seems Kima's date has us figured out somehow, Takoda." He then handed the disguised Pumamon the note and Takoda also read the note as well.
"Perhaps we should grab some food to go and head back to Kima's place before the one who informed Kima's date that we are digimon says anything more." Takoda said before he continued "That and before Kima figures out who we are and gives us a stern talking to." After ordering their food to go the both of them got up and left quietly so as not to raise a fuss.
Kima, meanwhile, was oblivious of what had happened and waited for Kai to return. When Kai sat down and picked up her spoon Kima did the same before curiosity peaked as she asked "So was that call someone important? That's the vibe I got judging by all the buzzing in your purse."
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Mar 10, 2022 6:54:18 GMT
Kai had a feeling that Kima would probably ask bout the call. However Kai was a practiced liar, she rarely told a lie but in this case she thought it may be justified for Kima's peace of mind. She tried her best to fuse the truth into the deception so if she had to come clean it wouldn't be a complete lie. "Yeah. A problem I didn't expect to emerge cropped up regarding a project. Something unexpected and was a bit mismanaged before it came to my attention. But I am sure I've handled it until it can be dealt with. later." She said carefully wording her words in case they were still listening in. Kai picked at her food a bit before spooning sone into her mouth as she would eat her meal.
She would feel a bit odd as she was wondering who or what exactly those two men where to Kima. However she did not know if Kima knew if they were there for her so she remained quiet about the whole idea for now. "So, what do you like to do with your free time? She said as she was running out of things to talk about at the moment without getting close to talking about her past, especially when there were uninvited listeners to this conversation.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Mar 11, 2022 1:00:06 GMT
Kima listened to Kai's explanation regarding the call and it did seem to make sense. "Things are frustrating when things don't go according to plan but at least you seem to have a plan to handle things." This reminded her of some group projects in school and how much of a royal pain in the backside they could be especially when one would get those that didn't pull their weight. Kai likely knew what that was like as well since they appeared to be fairly close in age.
Kima went back to eating for a bit and yes this food was good. Then when asked what she did in her free time Kima didn't know how to answer seeing as most of her free time had become consumed by matters regarding digimon and some crazy mystic quest. Well when in doubt she decided to fall back on the hobbies she had before she somehow found herself in the Digital World one day. "Well my hobbies are pretty simple. I like to read and listen to relatively gentle music. I'm far from one of those problem teenagers." She nervously laughed when she said problem teenagers seeing as she struggled with self confidence such a statement made sense.
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Mar 12, 2022 0:02:29 GMT
"I wouldn't say I'm obsessive with establishing plans or good with improvised solutions, but I can reasonably guess ahead at times and plan accordingly." She said trying to be modest but she accounted for scenarios ranging from someone with a grudge against her from either the human or digital world to an emergency plan in the event of Kima passing out at any moment. However when Kai heard the girl speak of her hobbies, Kai sensed some truth but not entirely in it.
Kai was not sure whether it was genuine nervousness or the pressure of trying to avoid blabbering about the Digital World that was having Kima on edge. However she decided to take the gamble that if the secret wasn't necessary to be kept a secret that it might take some of the edge off the tension for Kima. "Your problems are far greater then most girls our ages. I know your secret. I got an Xros Loader in my purse so don't try so hard to keep your other life a secret, your friends ruined it for you ten minutes ago. I took the liberty of sending them on their way for you as you didn't need any additional stress for the moment." She said in a low tone before taking a sip from her glass of dealcoholized wine, wishing it was actually the genuine article as she would wait to gauge the girl's reaction. She was trying to be reserved for the moment and hope that the awkwardness would pass soon.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Mar 12, 2022 0:28:28 GMT
Kai seemed quite humble which was quite the surprise for some people she had met. Heck even one of her partners was a rough and loud type that seemed to enjoy fighting with a bit of a bragging streak. Yet Shillan was a good digimon despite his faults.
"I never said you were obsessive." Kima said looking down at her food feeling as if she may have upset Kai in some way without meaning to do so.
Then when Kai mentioned knowing her secret as well as having a Xros Loader Kima's head shot up looking Kai in the eyes with a look of surprise which increased when Kai mentioned sending some of her friends away. This meant at least some of them were tailing her and Kima said "That explains why you were looking over your shoulder back in the park earlier. You must of seen at least one of them. Though I wonder how they made it here since none of my partners remotely resemble humans." It seemed obvious that she was unaware that at least two, maybe all four, of her partners had holosuits so blending in was not an issue.
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Mar 12, 2022 5:21:24 GMT
"Some can pass, and there's this complex device that allows one of their kin to pass as human. I heard about it when I passed through the central city on the other side." She said as she did recall hearing about the devices but she couldn't recall their name off the top of her head at the moment as she didn't really buy one at the time. She was quite busy at the time and Terminus was a big city. She tried to speak in code without being too opaque. As she would see she was mostly through her food, a particular thought had crossed her mind, especially given the topic of the current conversation was quite covert. However she decided to be a bit bold and just ask her question outright.
"So, you want to go for desert after this? We can go elsewhere if you want if this place isn't quite your style." She said as she was trying to think about what do do, especially given that Kima might find it quite suspicious at this point that all the probing was one way and her reveal of the fact that she knew Kima was paired with Digimon was definitely not helping her. "It's no imposition on me, don't way."
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Mar 12, 2022 5:46:42 GMT
"I see." Kima began before she said "If only I knew which ones showed up. I guess I could ask my partners when I get home. None of them have been dishonest with me so far. If they were following me it must be because they were worried about me." At hearing some could pass as humans she thought for a moment before she said "One of my partners has a teacher who looks like a short old man so he could pass as human with very little issue if he came out of his desert home to visit."
Was Kai suspicious of Kima in some way as she seemed to be not speaking in a straightforward manner. Or maybe Kima was just imagining things. Maybe all the bullying she dealt with over the years made her needlessly paranoid. When Kai asked if Kima would want to go out for desert Kima thought for a moment before she said "Yeah, desert does sound good. So where would we be heading?"
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Mar 14, 2022 5:13:54 GMT
Kai would pull her wallet out of her purse as she would start to pay for their orders including tip as she would start to think of a few options. She started to get a few ideas after the waitress came and took payment and tip. Kai would stand up as she grabbed her purse as a small smile crept on her face as she would hold out her hand out for Kima's. "I have an idea, it shouldn't be too far from here." She said as she would take Kima out of the restaurant and lead her through the streets.
She had one idea in mind as she would be walking back towards the park but looked both ways before they would get close to the entrance, trying her best to remember the directions before she would head southbound. "During my time in elementary school, my mother didn't have time to come pick me up from school as she had a busy lifestyle either flaunting or working some angle to help my father, so she paid the neighbor's kid in high school to walk me too and from. She often took me to this place." She said as the two would approach a desert place at the end of the street.
Eventually the two would arrive at the desert parlor, catering a wide variety of deserts such as cheesecakes, cakes, brownies, various chocolate treats, ice creams, fruit deserts. "Nearly forgot this place was around the corner, personally I'm going for their cookie dough bars, like an ice cream sandwich made of special soft cookies with either vanilla, cookie dough, or chocolate flavored ice cream in the middle." She said with some joy. unaware she revealed a rather crucial element of her past to Kima, coming out naturally as she was trying to only explain how she came to know such a place.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Mar 14, 2022 5:35:12 GMT
As Kai was paying for the meal it seemed a few options were rolling around in her head and after the waitress was paid a smile appeared on the girl's face as she got up. It seemed Kai had an idea which was confirmed by her saying so and mentioning it wasn't far from where they were as she offered Kima her hand.
Kima seemed unsure before taking Kai's hand and following the girl as she led the way. Then she mentioned how she had first been there in elementary school since her mother didn't have time to pick her up but the reason seemed underhanded. Kima cocked her head before she said "Why would your mother not worry about you first. That seems very odd to me." Kima had always been close to her parents and, even though she knew such questionable parents existed, it still made little to no sense to her. Some may think of it as naive but that was hardly the case for her.
As they arrived at the said desert parlor what appeared to be a teenage boy with red hair and gold eyes exited with a bag full of goodies before seeing Kima and blinking in surprise before composing himself and slinking past silently. After the young man vanished from sight, Kima said "That guy was handsome but, I don't know why he seemed familiar to me. Maybe it was his composure." The teen's composure was eerily similar to the nearly unflappable Hawkmon in her army named Chaytan. Could he of been one of the two following her. After all Kai didn't mention what the two looked like. "Hey Kai, what did those friends of mine look like anyway? Did either of them look like that teen leaving with enough deserts for a small army?"
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Mar 14, 2022 6:14:52 GMT
Kai noted the question from Kima. She was trying her best to come up with an answer, however she had a bad feeling that if Kima earlier didn't tell her she said she had any Digivice not a Fusion Loader that it may possibly mean Kima is also an Xros General. If that held true and if she was right that two shown up earlier could only be two parts of Kima's army and not entirely the whole army. "Not that I recall, drastically different appearance. However you're like me aren't you? How, many do you got?" She said as she was greatly concerned at the fact that Kima had more then two Digimon in this world before she would lead Kima towards a corner out of the way and make sure no one could overhear the two without having Digimon level senses.
"Don't take this as a harsh criticism or accusation, but did you seriously leave several Digimon in our world unattended without realizing that there was a chance all of them bought cloaking tech to blend in as humans and are out and about in this world without you knowing anything as to their whereabouts or activities?" She tried to say with as gentle and sweet tone as possible while she was mentally freaking out inside at the prospect of such negligence. After all if that was indeed another of Kima's Digimon, Kai did wonder where they would even get the money for such a rather large purchase. However in the interest of fairness she would try at least not accuse right away and ask Kima.
She would start to mentally freak at the risks that could pose if one of them got exposed by accident.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Mar 14, 2022 6:35:26 GMT
"Well I am a Xros General and I have four partners currently but heard Xros Generals can have more than that. There is my first partner Takoda who normally takes on the appearance of a large red puma with thin black stripes on his legs and a patch of black fur on his tail. He is a species called Pumamon. Then there is Shillan who is a species called Sangloupmon and he is a wolf digimon with a bit of a fiesty personality. Then there is Blaster who is a music loving Ballistamon who seems to follow the beat of his own drum and Takoda and I first met him in a nightclub of all places. Last is Chaytan who is a Hawkmon who seems to have a strong control of his emotions and has a strong sense of honor." Kima answered but she didn't know any of them were out and about.
"I didn't know they had such devices to disguise themselves but they seem pretty mature and even though Shillan enjoys fighting he wouldn't pick a fight in public with a human because he knows how fragile we are compared to digimon. That and even if he loses his temper he has just stormed off causing no harm. He's even apologized for startling my mother after bickering with Blaster over his music." Kima said in defense of her partners showing she had some sort of backbone even if it seemed brief before she looked at the ground and said "But I can see how four unsupervised monsters who haven't been in this world long could lead to trouble. I'm not much of a leader though so I guess I am glad at some level that my partners are not only confident but pretty independent as well."
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