[OPEN] The World is a Rainbow

[givesalittlewhistle]

Who: Hikari Yagami (givesalittlewhistle) & OPEN
When: 6/7 IC | 3/17 OOC
Where: The Gardens
What: Hikari's trying to capture to colors of the world around her...without a camera.
Rating/Warning: None


[Hikari was sitting under one of the trees, a large notebook in her lap. Her mouth was twisted in concentration as she turned her head from side to side before looking to the box of crayons at her side and choosing a new color.]

[Above, on the lowest branch, Tailmon was watching her partner with great interest. Hikari was always a quiet girl, so it was sometimes difficult for her to tell when something was bothering the young girl. All things considered, she'd walked away from the latest game in mostly good spirits. The fight hadn't been particularly enjoyable, but they'd all faced far worse--not to mention, more frightening--battles in the Digital World.]

[Not to mention, both she and Takeru had finally been reunited with their brothers.]

[Still...as if giving into the saying, Tailmon's curiosity eventually got the better of her. She lifted her head, knowing fully well that Hikari would be able to hear her from that height, and called out:]

What are you doing?

[To which, Hikari tilted her head up enough to look at her partner with...less than a smile on her face.]

I'm trying to draw the flowers, but...it's not coming out as good as I was hoping. See?

[She held up her current progress for the digimon to see.]

I think it looks great, Hikari.

...you think so?

Of course!

[Smiling faintly, Hikari returned to her work...though the look on her face gave away the fact that she still couldn't shake the notion that something was missing....]

Comments

[cresthopes]

[To be honest, Takeru might have been the happiest he's ever been in for a long time! Now that both Taichi and his brother were here, it seemed like all the worries he had been having before just completely disappeared!

While thoughts of the altar and the horrible parts of the city still haunt him, it didn't seem to matter right now! Which was why he took a talk around the gardens to get some fresh air. In the middle of doing so, that's when he spot a familiar person]

Hikari-chan? What are you doing over there?

[givesalittlewhistle]

[They had promised one another, after all. Well, technically she had promised...but the unspoken assumption had been that it applied to them both.]

[As one of the three individuals now residing in Cerealia that Tailmon trusted most around Hikari, the boy was hardly given a second glance before Tailmon settled back into her spot on the branch, ringed tail swinging over the edge. Hikari's greeting, on the other hand, was slightly more enthusiastic, lifting her head to offer him a bright smile, despite her current troubles.]

I'm drawing a picture of the garden.

...well, I'm trying to.

[cresthopes]

[At the same time, Patamon simply just waved toward his fellow Digimon friend before flying his way toward her! As he sat up on the branch, he gave a quick smile before looking down at both of the children.

With Takeru walking closer toward Hikari, he just tilted his head before looking back out at the garden.]

Then can I see your picture?

[Although, he had a feeling that despite her trying, he was sure that it was going to turn out great! When he sat next to her, he might be attempting to take a quick peek. You can't blame him, he was curious!]

[givesalittlewhistle]

[She waited until he was settled into the seat beside her, not minding at all that he was already trying to sneak a peak, before...somewhat shyly holding up the sketch she'd already done.]

I've...been working on it for maybe an hour.

[It wasn't terrible, to be fair. She wasn't so much embarassed by her skill as she was wanting a more realistic version of what she saw than crayons could offer.]

[cresthopes]

[Now that Takeru got a better look, he just gave a bright smile to her!]

I think it looks really good! It's better than what I can do and it looks like you worked really hard on it!

It looks just like the gardens!

[Really, it did!]

[faithfulflame]

[Rei's out for a stroll today, enjoying the air with Phobos and Deimos, and the fat little cybuddy panda Lacus was trundling along behind her too. It'd been a nice enough day, all things considered, after the mess that was new arrival season and she wanted to just get away. One of the few nice things about Cerealia was the weather, and how it was always basically perfect all the time, so why not enjoy it?

Strolling by, she can't help but notice a little girl...and what she could only guess was a Digimon, since it was talking. Well, no reason to stay away!]

What're you drawing?

[Seems the obvious question!]

[givesalittlewhistle]

[Hikari looked up at the voice and saw a lovely young woman looking down at her, accompanied by two...at a glance, she thought they were digimon, but a second, closer look told her that they weren't. Not ones that she had ever seen before, and justing from the way Tailmon's ears had perked up at their approach, the feline seemed more interested than concerned at their approach.]

Flowers.

[She looked back down at the paper in her lap.]

I wanted a picture of the gardens here to hang up in our room, but...I don't have a camera yet. So I tried to draw it as best as I could.

[With the obvious question out of the way, she looked up again, this time focusing her attention a little more on the pretty lady's companions.]

Are they friends of yours?

[faithfulflame]

[The two crows hop down off her shoulders and hobble over to the girl, and Rei's not far behind them. The...robo-panda keeps on waddling and trying to speed up, trips, and stumbles...rolling towards Hikari and thumping into the tree. Which gets an exasperated sigh from the young woman.]

They are. Well, the birds. [Her eyebrow lifts as she looks at the bear.] The robot...is more a pest than a friend.

[givesalittlewhistle]

[As the panda, in particular, approached in its...unusual fashion, Tailmon had gone on full alert, hopping down from her branch in a single leap. She came to stand at Hikari's side, only to watch as the little panda proved to be its own worst enemy.]

[A single, feline eyebrow rose.]

So I see.

Tailmon! [The girl turned to her partner and chastised her gently.] That's not very nice.

[encourageous]

[It's not long before a familiar head of giant hair is leaning over her shoulder, eyeing the drawing with the most biased of smiles.]

Wow... I wonder what kind of super talented artist drew that!

[Agumon happens to be in the vicinity, too, but for now he's content to just look through and smell some of the flowers.]

[givesalittlewhistle]

[Hello, familiar head of giant hair leaning over her shoulder. Also, be careful with those flowers, Agumon, they might have a lot of pollen in them!]

You really think it's good?

[She wasn't too surprised he would shower her with compliments, no matter what her picture looked like.]

[encourageous]

[Agumon will be very careful!

And Taichi just glances right at her, with a supportive smile and a nod.]

Mm! I know a good drawing when I see one. I think we should hang it up on the fridge later!

[givesalittlewhistle]

You don't have to do that, Oniichan.

[Though she was flattered at the suggestion. For a fleeting moment, she even thought of their mother, who might have made the same suggestion. But that would have brought about thoughts of home--home home, back in the Real World, which neither of them had seen for even longer a time than the Digital World--and she didn't want to ruin the moment with sad thoughts.]

[She'd made a promise, after all.]

Besides...there's so much it's missing! The colors of some of the flowers aren't right. And I don't know how to draw the way the light looks on the leaves.

[It was less of a put down on her skills this time, and more...she was staring at those flowers in a certain way. Seeing every last detail.]

[bruiserprincess]

[There aren't a lot of kids smaller than Molly around here, so it's only natural they attract her attention. And drawing's always interesting.]

That looks pretty.

[givesalittlewhistle]

[Hikari looked up at the new voice, only to find a new face attached to it. Another kid. She looked maybe a few years older than her...maybe Jou's age.]

Thank you.

[A smile in appreciation. Maybe her drawing really was better than she thought.]

I'm Hikari. Yagami Hikari. [Introducing herself with a polite nod of the head. She hardly knew everyone in the city, but she also knew she hadn't seen this girl around until now.] Did you just come here in the last game?

[bruiserprincess]

I'm Molly. I've been here for a while... I guess we never ran into each other.

[She's not really that good at actually going to school]

[givesalittlewhistle]

[Speaking of.]

No. I guess not.

We must be in different classes at school.

[Because she just assumed that all the kids went to school at some point. And since Molly was older, even though there weren't many kids in all, it would make sense for her to be in more advanced lessons.]

[2cool4guardian]

[Tailmon isn't the only one on that tree. Jack usually uses them to rest or perch them and watch the children play, and today is no exception. She's so concentrated on her drawing that he decides not to bother her at first. But then she asks and... well.]

Mmmh, yeah, it does look great.

[givesalittlewhistle]

[Tailmon visibly flinched at the voice, nearly falling off her branch in surprise before her graceful reflexes managed to save both her balance and some of her dignity. She turned to glare up at the boy, but said nothing. Because it was her own fault she'd allowed him to sneak up on her.]

[Meanwhile, Hikari looked up again. With the upside-down view, it took her a few seconds to recognize Jack.]

How come you're in the tree?

[2cool4guardian]

[Jack just chuckles, Tailmon isn't the first cat he's startled on three hundred years of parkouring. So the glare gets ignored - sorry (not)! When Hikari looks up at him, Jack smiles kindly at her and waves.]

I have a good view of the park from here. Not the kind of kid to climb trees, Hikari?

[givesalittlewhistle]

I can.

[In case there was any doubt. She just...never had much of a reason to. Nor did she seem overly enthusiastic about the idea of joining them up there.]

What can you see?

[makigumo]

[ Shihoudou is sailing around on one of her fluffy clouds, and now she lowers down so the bottom of the cloud almost touches the ground. She's suddenly just there, leaning over Hikari's shoulder. ]

Oooh~ So colorful~!

[givesalittlewhistle]

[Hikari looked up. Then down at the fluffy cloud. Then back up again. She looked like she wanted to ask, but in the end, the first thing that came out of her mouth was a simple:]

Thank you.

[For a few seconds, it seemed like that was all she would say. She blinked again, shooting a quick look Tailmon's way. The little digimon seemed to be on alert, but remained in her branch. Not sensing any immediate threat.]

Do you...like coloring too?

[makigumo]

[ Granny's not gonna do anything at the moment. She might give sudden hugs later on though but right now, she's not. She also shows no reaction of finding Tailmon anything out of the ordinary. ]

Yup! Granny likes doing lots of things!

[givesalittlewhistle]

Who's Granny?

[Not many people she knew deliberately referred to themselves in the third person during a first meeting.]