On promises broken and promises kept (and they're not even his). And keywords.

[crampinmyback]

Sooooo. [Tongue click.] Let me get this straight.

You say you're going to actually draw icons, to match what you guys have RPed elsewhere, but then stuff happens and you never get around to it. I get that part. Then you get your hands on... what you got your hands on, and decide to forget the drawings, and just take relevant screencaps and use those instead. I get that too, it's not like I look SO different afterwards.

But I'll have you know, mun, I resent your choice of keywords! I'm past that, now! Why not use the song you put at the top of my journal?

[...]

Uh-huh. So just because a few icons matched, you went ahead and used the entire thing. [Irritated sliiiiide of hands down his face, and a sigh.] Fine...

Anyway! Regardless of what I think about it, that means my journal is FINALLY ready to have stuff done with it! Right? Of course I'm right. You know, you need to polish up on your PM-replying skills. I hope she's still interested...

Alright mun, at the outset I said I was in this for the long haul, bumps and all. And who knows, maybe a game in the future? [Beat.] Okay maybe not, but a meme or two would be cool! And there's the musebox, and... yeah.

Comments

[mistakencoward]

A-At least yours is j-just one song, r-right?

[crampinmyback]

Guess so. Not much of an achievement, though.

[mistakencoward]

B-Better than f-four like m-mine though, r-right? W-With little symbols...

[He's trying to make you feel better. Is it working?]

[crampinmyback]

Oh yeah, I know about the symbols thing. My mun's got this other guy with little sun marks.

What's the deal with doing that, anyway?

[mistakencoward]

Uh, for m-me, Mun uses it t-to help her remember. F-Four forms can be k-kind of hard to keep up with, e-even with f-four different so-songs, so the symbols h-help her remember w-which form is w-which keyword.

F-For others, I think it helps them r-remember which character's journal they're u-using? I-I'm just g-guessing, though...

[crampinmyback]

Huh, that makes sense I guess. [Wow, muns making sense, what's the world coming to?] Whaddya mean forms?

[mistakencoward]

O-Oh, you haven't m-met a Digimon yet?

[crampinmyback]

Digim-? Oh! Digimon! Yeah-hah, I know aaaalll about Digimon. Some. Ehhhh a little.

[mistakencoward]

...S-So not much?

[crampinmyback]

Yyyokay maybe I'm not an expert, but I met a Digimon once. [And he gestures with his hands.] This little pink winged seal thing.

[mistakencoward]

W-Well. We all have d-different forms. Mun uses the E-English terms. W-What I'm in now is Rookie. I can g-go to Champion, Ultimate, Mega, and Blast Form. And b-because it's in DM, I d-don't have to worry about e-energy or anything, s-so I can do it pretty f-freely, even by m-myself...

There's In-Training, then Rookie, then Champion, then Ultimate, then Mega. S-Some Megas, l-like mine, have that B-Blast Form.

[He also totally just pulled that little dry erase board out. Visuals help!]

[crampinmyback]

[Surprisingly he seems to not only be understanding all this, but absorbing it. Of course, the state of his mun's headspace might have something to do with that, though it could always just be him.]

Hey, that's pretty interesting! All those symbols make sense now, if your mun's gotta keep all that straight.

[hairflyingheartpounding]

We're still interested!

[She wants to exploooooore.]

[mistakencoward]

Y-Yup, though B-Blast Mode and Mega use the s-same icons, since not much changes.

I-I can show you, i-if you promise n-not to get s-scared and run away o-or attack me or something...

[crampinmyback]

[He crosses his heart and smiles.] I promise.

[crampinmyback]

Terrific! [The excitement in his face, you can see it.] Maybe early next week? Liiike say, Monday? Ish?

[mistakencoward]

Okay...

[First thing's first. DIGIVOLVE GO! ...and now there is a big hulking winged thing with no face there.]

NeoDevimon.

[His voice is deeper, but surprisingly light for such an intimidating form.]

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Monday like tomorrow? Or Monday like next Monday? I mean, either is fine! But my mun is on the most important trip of her life until next Sunday, soooo...

[crampinmyback]

[He does move back a bit, but that's less because of fright and more to give the larger Digimon much more clearance between them. He blinks, then laughs into a grin.]

Whoa, now that's impressive! What can it do?

[crampinmyback]

Oh hey, any Monday is fine with me. Or any day, really! Whenever you guys are free.

[mistakencoward]

All kinds of t-things.

[Despite that hulking body, there is still that stuttering. It almost seems less pronounced, though.

Either way, Azrael flaps his wings and is soon in the air, hovering with minimal effort.]

L-Like this!

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Next Sunday, then? Or... My mun can PM yours when she's settled back at home?

...And you're very sweet.

[crampinmyback]

[He claps, still grinning.] Amazing! I bet you could accomplish all sorts of things, with a form like that!

[mistakencoward]

Y-Yup, but my other ones are better.

[Just trigger it again and -- ]

[crampinmyback]

That'd be great! Much easier to work with, heh.

Me? Oh n-no I'm not, I'm just. A guy... [A faint one-two punch at the air.] Doing guy things. [Like knitting.] Being.. someo... [He clears his throat.] So what's this about a trip, anyway?