Thought for food [Open!]

[powertotearer]

Who: Eiji (powertotearer), more adorable robot buddies, and you
When: IC 8/10
Where: In the gardens, along the water
What: Eiji needs to think a bit. And eat. That would be good too.
Rating/Warning: None so far

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Eiji had not enjoyed his last stint in ViViD. Locked in a threatening place, dead people that looked way too familiar, and of course the terrifying moment of being strapped to an operating table for experiments, again.

There was really only so long he could spend in his apartment, moping, especially when most of the appliances weren't working and he really needed to eat.

So, if you were Eiji, you'd go out, find a spot along the water, and start a fire to grill up some fish--fish that he'd had to buy, when he realized he had no idea what species in the water were sentient and/or poisonous. But an impromptu cookout was enough to help clear his mind for a little.

What also helped? Three new candroids--two Battas and one Kujaku, who were happily playing with Eiji's two Takos.

Also, if any of the candroids were celebrating the malfunctioning of the inferior CYbuddy oppressors? Well, Eiji was trying not to notice.

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[wasshi]

Togo didn't even notice Eiji's presence at first. However, as she passed by (appreciating the composition of the gardens), her phone lit up, and launched out a quartet of strange creatures. Without hesitating, the faeries floated off to harass the Kujaku - it's rare that they encounter something else their size that's flight-capable, so a new playmate was enough to make them fly forth without Togo's orders.

[powertotearer]

Well, Kujaku was fairly new to this whole thing, so it was only confused at the faeries. The Takos, on the other hand?

They were ready for confrontation. After all, they'd put up with the tyranny of everyone's actually very nice and generally non-threatening oppressive CYbuddy overlords, and they weren't about to give in to more!

So be careful how you proceed, faeries. Because the candroids were ready to turn this into a mascot turf war, right out of West Side Story.

[wasshi]

Oh, it's on. The Faeries aren't gonna back down from a ridiculous idiot battle, so it's time for--

"Fall in!"

Oops. Instead of starting Mascot War I, they fall back and snap into an orderly row as Togo wheels herself closer. "Sorry about that. Sometimes they get too excited if I'm not paying attention."

[powertotearer]

"Huh? Not again!"

That would be Eiji suddenly realizing what's going on behind him. He scrambles to his feet and grabs one of the Takos out of the air.

"No, I'm sorry. They've been a little too happy that the CYbuddies have been malfunctioning around here. I thought they'd do better with more friends, but I guess not."

[wasshi]

Togo tapped a button on her phone, and all the faeries recalled back into it. "Still, that's quite a collection of allies. Are they some kind of machines?"

[powertotearer]

"Yeah. They're mine from home. They've just been a handful lately."

Now that they promised to play nice, Eiji let them go, and they floated and hopped over to the waterside, to pick on the smaller aquatic aliens.

"I guess yours are magic, maybe?" He didn't have a lot of experience with magic, not enough to know much, but he figured if it wasn't technology, it had to be the other.

[wasshi]

"They're..." Hmm. Actually, what are these things? The Taisha never gave them much in the way of details. Well, they channel the power of the Shinju, so...

"...divine spirits, maybe? The were created by gods, so that sounds right." She sounds kind of uncertain, still.

[onethousen]

The smell of the fish had been curious enough that Chihiro had changed path, jogging by the water on the pathways provided here. She was done collecting her first batch of "samples" to test out, not sure if she was being proactive or staying purposefully busy to avoid thinking too much about the hard things.

It might be both.

What caught her attention and caused her to slow down were the playful little constructs. As the only person in the area who might have an idea, Chihiro cautiously approached Eiji. "Do you know what those are, sir?" Better to ask from a polite distance than presume he knew one way or another.

[powertotearer]

Eiji looked up and smiled at Chihiro.

"They're called candroids--they're kind of like the CYbuddies you can find around here, but don't tell them that."

Of course, one of the Takos did hear that, and it flew over to presumably argue with him, based on its swinging tentacles.

[onethousen]

"The CYbuddies?" Pause. Click. She clapped her hands together softly as she understood what he meant. "Those little animals I see in the Entertainment District!"

She nods her head toward the incoming Tako. "Nice to meet you, Candroid-san."

... She might be hazy on how aware these different creatures might be.

[powertotearer]

"Right. Except these guys are from my world."

And despite the grave insult over comparing them to CYbuddies, Tako made a bowing notion toward Chihiro. Also, incidentally, going right in front of Eiji as if to moon him. Rude.

[onethousen]

"Did they come with you?" Was that even possible? She had no idea, which was why she asked, shifting her weight from foot to foot. The bag in her hands bumped against her knees, prompting her to go still again.

[powertotearer]

"The Takos did. The Battas and Jakie just showed up a few days ago." He gestures to the remaining three.

But now, a concerned look toward that bag. "Are you okay? Do you need any help with that?"

[notsogreedy]

Ankh was noticing the candroid's excitement. He personally still didn't blame them for their animosity toward the CYbuddies, considering everything. That was mostly the Takos, though, getting excited every time they saw any evidence of a malfunctioning CYbuddy. The new ones just seemed excited to be there. Ankh wasn't sure when the candroids developed quite this much personality, but maybe it was something similar to Jinga's butterfly.

He also wondered whether the simple fact that they existed in this world made them slightly suspect, a thought that was at the forefront as one of the Battas decided to hop onto his lap and he picked it up to look at it. He still preferred these to being stuck with only a CereVice for communication, but was it any safer when CERES was the one handing them the technology from home?

[powertotearer]

The Takos had seen stuff back in Inugami, but at least unlike Eiji, it had made them more outgoing rather than less.

Speaking of Eiji, he looked over at Ankh and smiled tiredly, offering some fish. "Guess you got tired of all of the malfunctions too?"

[notsogreedy]

He glanced over when Eiji spoke, reaching out to take the offered fish. "Yeah." Not that he wasn't on some level pleased along with the candroids if CERES was having issues with their technology, but it made it hard to do a lot of things. There was a possibly thoughtful pause as he bit into the fish.

"I wonder what it means." So many things malfunctioning at once couldn't be a coincidence.

[powertotearer]

Eiji hesitated for a second. He really didn't feel too paranoid, but he knew it would sound like it, but some of the information he'd heard made too much sense.

"It might be a saboteur," he admitted finally. "I heard Jin and Ryuuga talking about someone in CERES who might be on our side. I'm not sure how true that is, but it might be someone who hates CERES enough to want to see if we want to bring it down."

[notsogreedy]

In all honesty, that didn't sound half as weirdly paranoid as some of Eiji's other remarks. It was the ones that weren't so warranted that ended up bothering him.

"I wouldn't be surprised. I don't think there are many people here who like them."

[powertotearer]

Eiji had a vague expression on his face, just trying not to admit that he wasn't fond of CERES either. That, at least, was fairly normal.

"If that's the case, though, I don't see how they'd be getting us on their side."

[hopetype]

As Takeru happened to be minding his own business, he couldn't help but see Eiji having a certain cookout near the pond. Well, that's something you don't see everyday. On top of that, it definitely wasn't everyday he got to sees two candroids flying about either. However, before Takeru would even say anything else, that's when a certain flying hamster decided to speak up!

"Hey, Takeru, what do you think those thing are? They don't look like any CyBuddy I've seen here." He said before Takeru looked back at him before putting a finger on his mouth.

"I don't know but it's not polite to talk about someone! And especially when they're nearby too...!"

[powertotearer]

Eiji looked up in surprise when he heard Patamon's voice, but smiled when he saw them.

"They're not CYbuddies, not exactly. They're mine from home."

Well, good to get that one out of the way before the candroids got all huffy again.

"You're not friends of Hikari's, are you?"

[hopetype]

Before Takeru could say anything, that's when he raised an eyebrow or two. Now that he got a closer look at those candroids, they do look a bit familiar. He can't quite place his finger on it but for some odd reason? He knew he had seen something familiar.

But until he figures it out? He'll focus on the other thing instead! "Yeah, I am! But...I guess you must have seen her with Tailmon haven't you?"

So much for trying to surprise him with Patamon.

[powertotearer]

He nodded. "You're not her brother, are you? I know she mentioned one."

[hopetype]

In that moment, Takeru couldn't help but burst out laughing! While he didn't mind being compared to Taichi, the thought was pretty funny to him!

"No, I'm not Taichi-san! I'm her friend who went to the Digital World with her! She didn't mention someone named Takeru did she?"

That and he couldn't help but be a little curious.

[powertotearer]

"Oh, so you were the one who found her in ViViD! Yeah, she told me a little about it. It's good she has so many people helping look out for her."

Because clearly, Takeru was always older than Hikari, right?