Subject: it smells like fish, open 386 views

[gogglehead]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,width: 350px;,true] On a long, unending road, We search for a miracle. All of the smiles and tears, Will always be our treasures. Even when we feel like giving up, As long as we keep facing forward and believing ... I’m certain, I’m certain That from our footprints, flowers will bloom. Just travelin' the digital world was pretty neat. The cool wind behind one's back and a digimon partner on the side. Best of all, not even a heavy backpack was needed! "This is the life, ne, Guilmon?" The red digimon in question rolled his tongue as he tried to keep up with his tamer. He'd been stopping and sniffing at each flower they came across, finding every little thing interesting. "Hai ~ !" In contrary to his size, he'd been given a childish tone and voice that wouldn't have even suited him at a glance. In a clawed hand, he carried one of the flowers he plucked off the side of the path. It shook and trembled in his grip, looking as if it were to give way at any moment. He stopped, sitting firmly on the ground and pointed with his other claw. "Takatomon, what's that?" Though his brow wrinkled at the nickname, Gogglehead (or Matsuda Takato as he was called in the real world) looked over to the direction Guilmon pointed at. It was some of those divermon that made their home here ... somewhere. His gaze held them long enough for their stats to appear on his line of sight. Divermon. Perfect level digimon. He inwardly cringed at that. They didn't even have their first evolution yet. "Woah boy. We can't take them on." "Whyyyy?" "Because, you gotta be strong enough!" Guilmon pouted where he was. His tail stopped wagging for once in his short lived life. — matsuda takato, "gogglehead"

[lupo]

east sector, divermon's lake. one of the few places one could go to without being forced to battle. the divermon were strong digimon, but friendly enough to chat. it was a nice change, what with all the aggressive other digimon in the game.

ruki had been wandering around the lake, daring not to get too close to the waters edge, as renamon stood guard to make sure no sneak attacks were aimed. one couldn't be too careful. yet, it wasn't them that caused ruki to narrow her eyes, for renamon to peer sideways as a human and digimon voice erupted into the air. part of her wanted to laugh, but that wasn't fitting of a game moderator.

renamon's stare remained trained upon the red dinosaur, giving time for the dino's stats to appear. she'd seen quite a few digimon but this guilmon was new. well, relatively new.

stepping away from the lake front, ruki padded towards the player and his digimon, giving him her usual cold stare. "these divermon are more apt for talking than fighting. one of the few friendly digimon in the game." ruki spoke. there was a 'so don't worry' somewhere in there but, ruki hadn't spoken it. obviously.

[gogglehead]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,width: 350px;,true] "Woah, really?" The voice sounded strangely familiar. He thought about it, trying to place a face with voice as he turned around and - "R - R - Ruuuuki!" He fell to the ground, pointing at her in surprise. "Wha - What are you doing here?!" The male didn't move from where he sat, still looking up at her and her intimidating partner. Guilmon looked at the yellow digimon curiously, waving. Takatomon didn't seem mad, so they must be friends! At least, that's what he judged from their whole interaction.

[lupo]

"i guess you never read the signs." ruki couldn't help but smirk, even as the male tamer turned around, her features remained the same. no surprise, no recognition, nothing, registered upon her features though she did know who he was. "gogglehead." was all she had spoken, even after he drew out her name.

originally giving others nicknames were a way for her to hurt them. the term gogglehead had been first spoken in jest but now, it was spoken differently. in a more friendly manner. takato was a nice boy, and while that annoyed her(among other things), she couldn't stay angry at him forever. unlike others in her life, takato stayed: others seemed to hold her at arms length after a while.

"just making sure everything is okay. what about you, takato?" ruki asked, speaking his name which was a rare event in itself. "when did you start playing digimon online?" the game was a massive place, so it was no wonder that they hadn't run into each other until now; especially if he'd been playing a while.

renamon blinked in surprise as guilmon waved, and she returned the wave, feeling rather awkward.

notes hope the nickname and other parts where i mentioned takato is okay! if not i'll change (:

[gogglehead]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,width: 350px;,true] Takato laughed nervously. She was right; he didn't. Far too caught up experiencing the new world, he didn't even consider looking at them. He pulled his hand back, scratching the back of his head as she called him by that nickname (and now his username). "Uh, heh. Maybe not." "Oh! I've been here a while, sorta." He laughed nervously again. "There were a few things I had to take care of." "Takatomon did bad in schooool ~" Guilmon jumped in, only to get grappled in an head lock by his tamer. "Ack! Guilmon!" Takato said, struggling to keep the red dino in his grip. It was true though. Due to his grades, even if he did win a super neat contest for Digimon Online, he wasn't allowed to play the game until his grades were back up. And he was awful at sneaking off to go try it. Not even a few minutes and he was back in the bakery!

[lupo]

"might want to be careful. you could land yourself in trouble." ruki responded. what if the sign warned of quicksand? takato didn't exactly think, that alone was evident. his actions could be worse. at least he didn't hurt anyone, not intentionally. as she went to speak, guilmon spoke up and ruki looked towards the red dino. why was that not surprising? takato was a good guy but, what guilmon said didn't exactly come as a shock.

they didn't go to the same school, so ruki didn't know exactly what his grades were like. he went to a co-ed school, a public school, while she was in a private school. part of her envied takato for that: private school was not exactly fun, with other students reminding her much of her mother. too stuffy, too full of rules. it was always a nightmare.

now ruki didn't know what to say. what did one say when someone spoke like that? "that must suck." was all that came from her mouth. at once she crossed her arms, spun around to stare at the seas. "i hope you're doing better?" renamon asked, attempting to make ruki feel less awkward by speaking. renamon's vocals were tinged with kindness, in hopes that takato wouldn't feel like he was being picked on.

notes: ruki feels awkward xD

[gogglehead]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,width: 350px;,true] "Y - yeah?" Takato's grip on Guilmon loosened slightly. It was kind of funny how he's managed to get on Ruki's good side. Though, someone could chuck it up to her being a part of the MAGAMI staff. He cleared his throat. "I mean, yeah. Of course!" He sounded much more confident this time. If it wasn't for that grip he had on guilmon, he probably would have patted his chest too with some "manly" bravo. "I wasn't that bad in school." "So ..." He slowly let Guilmon go and the digimon ran forth sniffing around. Takato stood up straight, rubbing the back of his neck rather awkwardly. He had wanted to impress her once they finally met up again, but as things turn out that'll probably never happen. "Uh ..." He pointed to the red satellite. "When did that happen?" (( ooc: takato's not doing any better. xD ))

[lupo]

renamon was a digimon, so she didn't go to what humans called a school. everything she knew about those educational buildings were from her programming, and ruki, although the latter hardly spoke much about her school. "that is good." the fox nodded, icy blue eyes twinkling, allowing ruki to take over in the conversation department. it appeared the girl wanted to speak, she just didn't know what to say.

glancing towards her digivice, the satellite that spun above was colored red, the color of a staff member. one of the important things within the game(along with a digimon of course), the device held everything she needed to accomplish her tasks as both a player and as a game moderator. "a few months after i joined the game." ruki responded, looking back towards takato with softer eyes. "i never thought i'd make it to staff." she admitted, with a voice softer than her eyes.

at the beginning of the game, and even before, she was cruel. a total bitch. those traits were still present but less darker. she could still be mean but not as bad as before. and she never expected, with an attitude like that, to become staff. "you know how i was before." she lowered her head and stared at the sand beneath her feet. "you ever thought about trying out for staff?" ruki asked. takato knew a ton in regards to digimon, just like she did. but not everyone wanted to be staff, she knew that. she was merely curious.

[gogglehead]

"Ohyeah?" Ruki was sure filled with surprises. Figures she'd be working for the super coolest company in the entire freaking world! "Pffft. You weren't that bad, Ruki! Mayyyybe a little rough around the edges." He said teasingly. He was just asking to get punched.

Wait a minute -- Did she just? Whaaaaaaa?

"M - me? As staff?" Takato pointed to himself, stunned that Ruki would even think that he was staff material. Oh man, he could feel his face warm up. What the heck! Pull it together Takato. Don't let her think you're a complete idiot!

He gave another sheepish laugh. "I haven't thought about it." He grinned awkwardly, tossing his hands behind his head. "I mean, you gotta be pretty awesome to be part of staff an' all, so it's kinda natural you got the spot!"

[lupo]

ruki had been more than a little rough around the edges, but it was nice of takato not to be too obvious as to what she'd been like. normally she would have gotten a bit snappy, and maybe a bit violent, but that was the old her. instead, she lightly tapped him on the shoulder. "thanks takato." the exchange left renamon in wonder, watching takato and how ruki was acting around him. she was, more herself.

it was proving that takato was a true friend.

"yea, why not?" ruki asked. "you'd be good. you know a lot about digimon-" ruki paused. did he just say? did that mean? even after how she treated him back in the real world before, he thought she was awesome? the words sure alluded to it, and it took her slightly aback. "you're full of surprises today, gogglehead." she padded towards the edge of the lake, peering into the waters surface.

notes: takato! you keep stunning ruki into silence (; at least she isn't being mean : P

[gogglehead]

He was still grinning good naturedly. "For what?" The question was honest. He was still wondering why he didn't even get a slight jab on the shoulder for his remark. It must have been his lucky day! she was really in a good mood.

Rubbing his cheek with a thumb, Takato let out a small laugh. "Yeah? That's a good thing, right Guilmon?" The red dinosaur gave a fervent nod, although it was clear by his expression that he was just going with whatever his tamer said.

"H - hey, Ruki. Did you mean what you said? About the whole staff thing?"
Of course she did! Otherwise she wouldn't have even bothered saying it!

He shook his head quickly. "Actually, um, Guilmon and I haven't really explored a lot of the Digiworld." He looked over to the Divermon. "But, I guess you already knew that and all ... Uh, are there any places you'd think would be good for us to explore? Since you know the Digiworld and all. I mean, I've only got first hand experience of here and all the fliers ads about Digimon Online ... and that didn't really help us with the Divermon thing and ..." He stopped, shifting his stance a little. "I'm rambling now, aren't I?"

[lupo]

takato was a true friend. ruki felt guilt, a sudden guilt that lurched from seemingly out of nowhere but she knew why. back in the real world she had been cruel to takato, yet he was still by her side instead of avoiding her(like he had every right to do so). he'd been more of a friend than she had ever been. "for being my friend." ruki whispered. more emotions seemed to be felt and had she been alone, she would have cried. but crying was a weakness, and she wasn't going to show that no matter what.

"it's a good thing." ruki promised. she still felt odd, for being this nice and admitting things such as friendship wasn't normal, but she'd deal with it. she always dealt with things. watching him was next as he asked her a question, "of course i did. i wouldn't have said it otherwise gogglehead." ruki brushed loose dirt and sand off her jeans, settled there by the slight wind coursing through the terrain.

she nodded. "it was slightly obvious." she commented, although it wasn't said in a mean, scathing sort of way, just more of a casual observation. "hmm, since you guys are still new, i'd recommend the forests." now she had to think, normally she didn't get these kind of questions. normally they were asked of guides so hoped she was giving him good information. "they're good for getting experience, not to mention it's a wonderful sight. protocol forest i'd be more wary of; there are tricky digimon in there. wire forest has insect and plant type digimon. which wouldn't last long against guilmon." ruki gave the red dino a small smile.

"it really depends on what place you want for what need. experience? sights? i started out trailing the forests. not only were there plenty of digimon, but it was quiet. not many tamers will bug you. no pun intended." if she knew more as to what takato wanted, she'd be able to give him more in depth information. "i suggest waiting until you're stronger before heading into mobius desert. very easy to get lost. there are some places in the digital world that hold stronger digimon too." ruki paused, pondering if there was anything else she needed to tell him, offering him another small smile. "rambling is okay. i like it when you ramble."

those words were out of her mouth like a jolt and, with another jolt riding through her system, ruki fell silent, shocked as she went over the words in her head. this had to be one of the fml moments people talked about on the internet.

all she wanted now was for the digital world to swallow her up and hide her. ha, like that would ever happen!

notes: sorry for the wait! and woa, ruki is full of surprises o.O'