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Edna

[thispubliclife]

((Continued from here))

[Perhaps in another context, Ky would be able to think of her remarks as amusing. He’s well aware that ‘cute’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘unable to fight’, after all, he’s married to a prime example of that. But it’s his wife’s body in front of him, and he’s grasping for a purpose.]

I apologize if I have offended you.

If this isn’t her, then the appearance is likely a trap. We should move elsewhere.

[friendshipcrest]

I promise. You can tell me anything, and I won't get mad.

[He says it firmly. Whatever he's about to be told, he should be able to put Takeru before his own feelings, and this is something he clearly needs to get out in the open.]

[faceplate]

Must be an exit.

[ but where it is, zero isn't sure. they don't run straight forward into the trees, at least. ]

oda to fish;

[feytality]

[From here]

[Good job, guy. Maya does absolutely nothing to help and just watches him.]

If it doesn't work, it just means you need a better spear. Let's do it!

[Maya is doing nothing]

yu and me baby;

[feytality]

[From here!]

[It is very impressive. But Maya's used to such looks, she tends to evoke that kind of reaction in people. And somehow, she doesn't seem all that concerned about the potential of imminent death, though she's wiggling in place and trying to get down]

That's why you're the sidekick! [apparently] But you're right about that. We have to get free before we can swing around on vines and get out of here.

[What a great plan]

[splashdamage]

[ he watches quietly from a short distance, squinting and shielding his eyes slightly when the glow from yusuke's finger grows brighter. it reminds him a little bit of his own abilities -- the pulse of liquid and bright glow of when hierophant's creating its emeralds -- and he knows to steel himself when that glow seems to reach its peak.

it's a good thing, too, since the blast's bigger than he anticipated. that burst of energy rips into the monster with incredible ease, and kakyoin flinches back as it practically explodes, splattering the area around it with liberal amounts of flesh and gore. ]

I'm guessing subtlety isn't your strong suit.

[ kakyoin steps out from behind the tree once the rain of gore settles down. one or two brief gold claps as he glances at where the monster's body had once been. it really is an impressive level of destructive power, even if it needs some time to prepare. more of a brute force type, isn't he? ]

Though ... I'd have to wonder how strong your friend is, if you don't want to get on their bad side. I'd prefer not to get on your bad side unless I need to myself.

[criticalhip]

Nah, it's because I'm a monster.

Humans banished us underground a thousand years ago, or something.

[That's not very funny at all. Sad face.]

[But Sans is incapable of making sad faces, that and he doesn't legitimately feel bad about it. Underground is all he's ever known up until a certain human child liberated their entire civilization, and as much as he'd hoped to reach the surface (and eventually did. Score.), life under the surface wasn't too bad.]

[friendshipcrest]

So this is your first time above ground in a long time? [Yamato and Gabumon exchange glances. That is... pretty sad. But Gabumon tries to provide some reassurance.]

Not all humans think monsters are bad! Yamato is human, and he's my best friend.

[cresthopes]

[And then there was a pause.

A very long pause.

And then even longer pause until....!]

Remember when you got really mad at the Digital World? And that you had to go away for a while before you came back? You weren't mad at me because of what I said did you?

[Please don't be mad, please don't be mad, please don't be mad!!]

[friendshipcrest]

Takeru...

[Yamato is taken aback at the question, and goes quiet, looking away. That wasn't what he expected, and he has to take a few moments to collect his thoughts.]

I wasn't mad at you. I wasn't mad at anyone -- not even Taichi, even though we fought. I just... needed time alone to figure some things out.

[As with most Yamato things: It's Complicated.]

Athena

[friendshipcrest]

[Continued from here!]

[He flinches when she raises her voice at him. He might get into shouting matches with other kids a lot, but he's not used to adults shouting at him. He says nothing to the apology, but hangs his head and says quietly:]

...This place is like somewhere I've been before. That place wasn't just a video game, even though it seemed like one.

[cresthopes]

[Takeru could only give a sigh of relief. At least his brother wasn't mad at him for asking the question. Although, a new challenge arised from asking such a thing.]

Then what did you figure out? Because whatever happened, it must have made you really happy! And when you wanted to see everyone again too!

[But then again, maybe this was one of those things he shouldn't ask. And especially regarding his brother]

Vietnam

[friendshipcrest]

[Continued from here!]

So to lose, I just need to...

[Yamato seems to be seriously considering this option as a shortcut out of the game, when Gabumon latches onto him, fretting.] What are you saying, Yamato?! Let's just find a way to log out. You don't have to do anything dangerous!

[masakados]

Naoki. Nice to meet you too.

[It's even okay if he stares, Naoki's gotten it all before-- he's covered with tattoos (that glow, even), who can blame a person. Even if the majority of those are covered up by quite tattered what-was-probably-once formal wear.]

And I guess that depends on whether or not you find jungles romantic. And monsters. [DRYLY]

[friendshipcrest]

It did make me happy. I realised I have friends I can count on, no matter what.

[Garurumon pads over to nuzzle him, and Yamato reaches out to pat his wolf-like snout. He couldn't have come back without his help... without someone to believe in him, even when he lost his way. He's omitting a lot of details, like just how lonely he felt in the first place, but he doesn't want to upset Takeru with anything like that.

That's one of the reasons he had to go away in the first place, after all.

He looks back at his little brother.]

I realised I didn't always treat you fairly, either. I kept treating you like a kid, but you learned and grew a lot in the Digital World. So... I'm sorry.

[Maybe it's an overdue apology, or maybe Takeru didn't think it would be one that needed to be made. Still, he feels like he should say it all the same.]

[damfool]

[ don't think he doesn't notice Maya. he sees you, you slacker. ]

What, you're not going to fish?

[ staring at her pointedly ... ! ]

[criticalhip]

Sorta.

A human helped break us free. We all made it to the surface just a little bit before I wound up here.

[His grin widens and he shoots a wink towards Gabumon.]

So I guess you could say I saw first hand how humane some humans can be.

[friendshipcrest]

[Huh. So there's a happy ending to that story after all.]

Well, if you run into any trouble here, let us know. We won't let anyone push you around just because you're a monster.

[Gabumon nods vigorously in agreement! Then Yamato pauses, and looks around.]

For now, though, let's focus on getting out of this crazy game...

[criticalhip]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[And he means it! Although it sounds like there's a 'but' coming along]

Buuuuut I can't leave just yet. Gotta find someone first.

[friendshipcrest]

In that case, we could look together. There's someone I'm looking for, too.

[Unless that someone has logged out already, which is also a possibility. Either way, he wants to help Sans if he can, since he feels like he's in his debt for helping Garurumon.]

[anudora]

Do not just walk away from me like you're a child throwing a tantrum! [ Which he was. A thousand year old child. Not that she was ever much better, at least not around him. Somehow he brought the worst of her out. ]

[colonially]

[He will shake that hand before laughing once more, glancing over his shoulder.] I do. He's a good partner to have in battle.

But... mm. Sandrock was built in the colonies, one of five, built to fight for the colonies.

[saudadist]

Something not human enough for their liking, I guess.

[ There's a technical term for what she is, but she doesn't think it'd hold any significance in a different world. ]

Horned people aren't well-liked.

[fingerbanged]

[There's an internal sigh of relief when she reassures him, glad to know that he hasn't made himself off to be TOO much of a destructive loose cannon (although he could really be less of one, too). Sure, he was reckless and kind of dumb, but he didn't want people to fear him over it. Better for them to be intimidated by his ability to kick their ass and sheer toughness instead.

But man, this girl was really fixated on the details about this, wasn't she? Granted, he wasn't at home, nor was he working for the Spirit World anymore, so he couldn't get in trouble for telling her these things... but it felt so weird trying to explain this stuff to someone who may not have dealt with this sort of thing before.]

Well... in my world, anyway, there's a place called the Spirit World that have all these ogres who do all this paperwork crap for the dead people coming through. They usually seem to have it pretty organized, from what I hear, but once every so often there's dumbasses like me who screw up the order of things and they don't have a place to put you in the actual afterlife so they have to boot you back.

But I guess that all depends on what you believe in, anyway. I dunno if it works the same for folks in other religions or not.

--> Freddie

[colonially]

((continued from here))

I think so too. Whatever they're up to, the story we're told is far from the truth.

[If there's a shred of it in there, well, Quatre can't even be sure of that.]

Maybe so... though you're right. But for now, I suppose we'll have to wait and see where this goes, if we can't find a way to log out of the game. Usually there's some goal. But if it's killing everyone else, I'm not interested.