estoria | [OPEN] There, by the Waterside

Who:

givesalittlewhistle & OPEN
When: Mid-June IC/Beginning of April OOC
Where: Around the City
What: Part One: Hikari has her new Camera and wants to try it out | Part Two: weapons training (sort of)
Rating/Warning: (possible talks of fighting involving children)

I.

[If there was one positive thing about that last ViViD game she'd entered...it was that, combined with her school allowance and other savings, it put her at more than enough credits to buy the camera she wanted.]

[It was small. Easy enough to hold in her young hands, and light enough to carry around her neck on a string. Right next to her whistle, and atop the crest of light she kept beneath her shirt. It was also stylish, with a silver casing and even a little view screen in the back so that she could see the image she'd just captured without having to print it out first. Even better, thanks to the small card she was able to insert to add memory, she could take hundreds of pictures before having to delete any and make room for new ones!]

[It also meant she had plenty of leeway to experiment! Which is precisely why, for most of that particular morning, anyone might come across the eight-year-old girl wandering aimlessly around the city looking for things to shoot. She took pictures of the trees. The school. The shrine. The shops.]

[But...what she found she enjoyed most were taking pictures of the people. Especially when they barely had time to pose.]

Smile!

[Click]

II.

[The camera wasn't her only purchase, though this one had been a little more...spontaneous.]

[A glimpse in a window that inspired something she'd been wondering in the back of her mind for some time. Ever since that awful fighting game. She had come away from it mostly unscathed, yes, in no small part due to the fact that she'd reached for a weapon. Not a sword or bow and arrow or anything she could have hurt herself with, though. No, Hikari had reached for a long staff. And wielded it quite well for a novice.]

[Which was to say, she didn't smack herself in the face with it once. Success?]

[So, when she found a rubber training version of the same weapon with foam ends, it was like a sign. It didn't cost much, and when she first held it in her hands, it was even lighter than she remembered the wooden version being.]

[She took it to the park. Tailmon hovered as always, although this time on the ground. More than once, she swatted a little at the staff edges as they came near her, and it was only because of how soft they felt compared to most weapons that she wasn't more concerned. In fact, if anything, the little digimon looked proud of her partner for wanting to better defend herself ~~though slight put out she hadn't opted for the bow and arrow~~.]

I just wish I knew more so that I could teach you myself.

[Hikari was currently practicing spinning it in her hands, getting used to the way the weight shifted and the center of balance followed its movement. She didn't dare turn her head until it stopped, and called out to Tailmon without taking her eyes away from her current task.]

It's okay. I can...probably...figure this out...by myself...

[Or until somebody else came along to help her.]

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[Oh. Hikari was rather good at taking pictures! It was a bit embarrassing to be caught unware, though. She was a ninja, after all. Seeing the moment captured in such a way was definitely embarrassing and touching.]

I- well, if you do I'm glad! It's a nice picture... [She had an eye for photography, that much was clear.]

Have you been taking pictures all morning?

[A nod.]

Since after breakfast. I only just bough it yesterday, and I wanted to get started as soon as possible. I think I've already taken about twenty pictures by now.

Oh, how nice!! I'm not the best with things like that, but we have some cameras where I'm from.

[Mostly for security purposes during the Chuunin exams and such. She'd never actually owned one to use it.~~Technology in Naruto is fucking weird ok~~.]

Are you doing anything right now? Or did you want to take more pictures of people?

[Fidget fidget... if Hikari is too busy to go get lunch then she could always offer another time?]

[Hinata seemed...nervous? All of a sudden. As if she were concerned about Hikari's answer to such a simple question.]

I have some time. If there's something you need help with?

Oh!! No, it's nothing like that. It's just... I was hoping we could go have ramen today, since you're here and... I'm here.

[And neither of them is busy! What luck! Ramen was definitely needed, so the two girls could relax and get to know each other.]

[Her eyes lit up at the suggestion, and though it was inaudible, her stomach did give a small pang at the thought of ramen.]

I would love to!

Oh, good! Uhm... would you like to go now? Or do you want to walk around and take pictures some more?

[She was so relieved Hikari accepted! What a sweet little girl. She reminded her so much of Hanabi.]

If it's not too much trouble for you, Hinata-san...I am starting to get a little hungry.

[Maybe she could take pictures of the people at the ramen stand!]

Oh, it's no trouble at all. What kind of ramen do you like?

[Hinata wasn't really a ramen connoisseur but she did enjoy a lot of Ichiraku's ramens back home. And, given that she was the 'adult' here she is the one leading the way to the ramen shop.]

I like all kinds, really.

[She...was not much of a picky eater.]

Oh, hmm well I wonder what kinds they'll have?

[She's curious since she's only ever ordered whatever the special was that day. She didn't pay attention to any particulars, but she did enjoy whatever Naruto recommended to her.]

So do I.

I haven't gone yet. I wanted to wait for you, because I remember you said you would want to go together.

[She was also fairly patient. Not to mention, content food-wise with the many other options she had.]

Th-that's so kind!! Thank you for waiting for me... I'm sorry I made you wait.

[She hadn't exactly been very happy these days, with Naruto gone.]

[Still smiling, Hikari shook her head.]

It's alright. Now is a better time, right? So we can go and have more fun.

[Hinata nods excitedly.]

Of course!

[Speaking of Ramen - LOOK. A RAMEN SHOP. Going to just lead the smol child to the delicious smelling noodles so that they can order food.]

What should we get?

[Basically her way of letting Hikari call the shots here.]

[HOW CONVENIENT but, no, Hikari could actually smell the delicious scent of broth long before she caught sight of the place Hinata led her towards. It was a cute, little shop, not unlike some of the ones she'd seen in Yoyogi park.]

[Once more, Hinata insisted on her making a choice...so, this time, she took a moment to look at the menu before deciding on something nice and simple.]

Miso?

[Hinata goes down the list, settling on a more traditional bowl - complete with Naruto fish cakes.]

This place kind of reminds me of home.

[And it also reminded her of Naruto. Somehow having someone to share that with her made her feel lighter, less weighed down by how troubled she felt by his absence.]

Are there places you liked to go with friends back home?

[Her legs lightly swung in the chair, feet far from touching the ground, as she leaned back slightly and gave a nod.]

There's lots of fun places to go in Tokyo.

As long as I'm with my friends, I don't really mind where. Being with them is always enough for me.

What about Tailmon? Are there others like her?

[Hinata leans forward, smiling with her forearms resting on the counter on either side of her ramen bowl.]

[Hikari's eyes drifted upward in thought. Because, of course, it was more than just a yes or no question.]

There might be other Tailmons. I know there are other digimon that are the same, but she's the only Tailmon I've ever met.

Ah, but then there's Patamon and Agumon and Gabumon. They're digimon too, even though they're different.

[OPEN] There, by the Waterside

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/shot dead by cuteness

noooooo /uses...dragonballs? that's how anime works, right?

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