[Open] Gem Quest

[blue_ice]

Who: Seto, Babydmon, and open!
What: Hunting for gems
Where: RGB Ridge
When: Late May
Warnings: None expected, just a little roughhousing

Seto and Babydmon have settled nicely into their partnership over the last little while. They walk the city, perform odd jobs, and do their best to get along with their fellow Tamers and Digimon. (That last bit is mostly Babydmon, she's the friendly one). But there's one continuous source of tension: Babydmon is a hungry growing girl, and she needs gems!

prompt a: the ride over

This eventually leads the two of them to take the train to RGB Ridge. It's a long ride out of town, and they're riding further and further into the wilderness. This...could be dangerous. Maybe they should ask for help...?

Seto's content to look out the window, but Babydmon isn't shy about approaching random other passengers, the small green seahorse floating over and flapping her small wings eagerly.

"Hi! Seto-kun and I are going to hunt for gems! Do you want to come?"

"...Babydmon, don't bother everyone," Seto grouses.

"...he's just stubborn. Come on, it'll be fun!"

Will it, though...? It's up to you.

prompt b: pretty gem paradise

Finally, they step off the train quite far away from town. As promised, the land is bright and beautiful...but they can also hear the calls of wild Digimon as they start up the nearest hill. "We need to be careful," Seto advises his Digimon. It's pretty here, he'd love to sit quietly with her...but they need to stay aware of their surroundings.

"Gems! Glorious gems, I can smell them! They're so close, come on!" She's already floating up the hill at top speed...which isn't super fast, but Seto still has to pick up the pace to catch up to her. It's harder for humans to walk uphill.

"They're not going anywhere...and I don't think they have a smell," Seto observes. He's already packing a few gems into his bag for later.

"Oooh, let's get that one!" She's staring at a green glittering rock, almost as big as her head. She floats down and attempts to stretch her jaw around it. As for Seto...well, he'll settle down and quietly watch her. She's happy. That's the whole reason he's here.

Babydmon finally manages to crunch and munch, and her tail uncurls and flicks happily in the air. Once she has her fill...she giggles and starts zooming around the area, not exactly watching where she's going. Looks like she's about to crash into someone---

prompt c: danger awaits

Seto's bag is bulging with gems by now, and he's feeling rather weighed down. It's time to go home. Darkness approaches, and it won't be safe soon. Babydmon seems sad to leave, but she curls herself around Seto-kun's neck as always.

The train station is almost in sight when something sharp and heavy collides with Seto's arm at top speed, sending him crashing to the ground and the bag flying out of his hand. Gems scatter across the ground.

"Agh! What the---"

His eyes narrow as they land on the assailant---a Falcomon, still baring its claws. The shadows behind it shift, and----oh, great, it has friends. Seto bites back a curse as he pushes himself up with his good arm, stumbling after Babydmon. She'd flown up to face down the other Digimon immediately, and she's already using her hot pepper spray breath on the other Digimon.

...which is just irritating them more. This is. Not good.

Comments

The Ride Over

[dreamtamer]

"Gems? Is hunting for Gems fun?"

[blue_ice]

"Yup! They're really pretty and crunchy!" Babydmon is practically dancing in the air, she's so excited. Gems!

Seto walks over to see what his Digimon's getting into. "...excuse us. I'm just taking her out for a treat."

[dreamtamer]

"Crunchy is good!" Guilmon turns and nudges at Takato, who had fallen half asleep in the seat beside him.

"Takato! Can we help find gems?"

Takato blinks sleepily and answers without thinking.

"Well, I guess?"

[blue_ice]

Seto glances over at the two of them...hm. Maybe he should take an experienced pair along. He nods to Wormmon.

"It's our first time heading out far from town. What are the odds we run into hostile Digimon?"

[dreamtamer]

Takato thinks. He couldn't actually remember a time when he'd gone somewhere, and they hadn't run into hostile (or at least rude) digimon.

"There's a good chance of it?"

b

[ourtomorrow]

"Someone", however, has good reflexes and steps aside. Which startles his partner, who does not have good reflexes, and falls over onto his face in mid-crawl.

"Oomf!"

Ken looks at the sudden increase in uncoordinated Digimon around this area. "Are you two okay?"

[blue_ice]

"Wormmon!"

Babydmon immediately drops out of her zooming to circle around him, offering her tail if he wants help getting up. "I'm so sorry!"

As for Seto, he looks over at Ken and shuffles from foot to foot, feeling a little awkward. "Apologies. Babydmon apparently loses all self control when she's had a few gems," he grouses gently. She looks up at him, wibbling...and he crouches to pat her head. No, he can't stay mad.

[ourtomorrow]

Wormmon accepts that helping tail, dusting himself off. "It's okay. I'm a strong Digimon!"

He tries to clench his fists in a guts pose, but...he has no fists. So he settles for curling his claws in.

Once he's confirmed Wormmon's okay, Ken smiles at Kaiba. "You're here to feed her?" he asks, though he suspects he knows the answer. Kaiba-kun came all this way, to get something his partner enjoys. He's a good Tamer.

[blue_ice]

Babydmon spins happily once she's assured that all is well. She's glad Wormmon is here!

Kaiba reaches down once more to retrieve his eager Digimon, and Babydmon takes that as her cue to fly up and curl around his neck. He sighs.

"Her appetite's insatiable, and gems are her favorite. We want to be a strong team."

"Yeah! I'm gonna be a big bad dragon. It's gonna be so cool."

Her human laughs approvingly. She has the right idea. But as for these two...

"What brings you two out here?"

[ourtomorrow]

Ken's expression grows more contemplative at the question. "We've been riding the trains. Have you heard of Goblimon and Dokunemon?"

The humans are going to talk important business, so Wormmon decides he's going to start looking for gems for Babydmon. He is down close to the ground, where gems are likely to be found. So he starts inching around, wondering what makes one of these shiny rocks better than another.

He never strays too far, though. At any moment, Ken-chan could make a new facial expression, or say something very kind and good, and Wormmon doesn't want to miss that!

The Ride Over

[travelpants]

“Oh hello. Do you need some help to find them?” Lunamon looks at Babydmon.

“Is she getting very hungry right now?” Lena wonders as she talks to Kaiba and she hasn’t brought out her art supplies as she had intended for a sketch of the scenery surrounding just yet.

[blue_ice]

"Yes please! I'm really hungry, and I need a nice big gem to eat!"

She peeks out the window, looking around excitedly for the gems. They're not quite in view yet. Soon.

As for Kaiba, he sighs and shakes his head. "She's always hungry. I feed her, but there's nothing she loves more than gems. And she's been good lately, so she deserves a treat."

[travelpants]

Lunamon nods patiently, “A large gem to snack on? That sounds really interesting, doesn’t it? I am pretty certain that there is at least one we can find for you at the ridge.”

“Well, I got to admit that a large shiny gem is going to be a delicious treat for her,” Lena replies back to Kaiba, the celery green eyes of hers lighten up as she speaks, “I wonder how long we will get to the ridge real soon.”

[blue_ice]

"Any minute, if the schedule's correct," Kaiba observes, and indeed the train seems to be slowing down. Babydmon offers a warning:

"Just don't try it if you don't have hard teeth like me! I don't want you getting hurt."

[travelpants]

“Understood, I don’t think that my species are known from having sharp resilient teeth that could bite through anything,” Lunamon understands it well, “ Maybe we can find some shovels and pickaxes to get started on digging for them. ”

Lena has never done anything digging before other than maybe shoveling sand in the sandbox like most kids back in the States, but she couldn’t help but to agree with Lunamon’s suggestion with a quiet nod of approval.

c

[aetherweaver]

One of the 'friends' gets smacked back into the shadows as Nara'a's axe glows through the darkness. Kotemon coats his shinai in flames as he jumps for another one. A Sparrowmon tries to go for Seto, but finds itself unable to move away as a chain wraps around its body.

Nara'a just grins and yanks it back before looking over at Seto and Babydmon. "Are you two okay?"

[blue_ice]

Babydmon flies back toward Seto-kun, curling around him and hissing protectively. She'll be tough and strong too, see?

...well, okay, she's working on it.

As for Seto, he nods. "Just a few scratches. Apparently someone touched a gem she shouldn't have."

"But it didn't look any different...." She's still wrapped around Seto-kun's arm, apologetic. "We should get out of here!"

[aetherweaver]

He nods and holsters his axe on his back, moving to help pick up the gems that had fallen. Kotemon falls back, watching their backs as his Tamer is distracted like he'd been taught.

"I'm glad you're okay! It's not your fault that you didn't know..."

Nara'a opens his mouth to agree when his ears twitch at a sound. He turns to glare at the Falcomon that had initially attacked the other pair, his dark red eyes suddenly pure bright red.

[blue_ice]

Babydmon looks shaken, but she's fine. She'll be a brave Digimon, whirling around with a mean glint in her eye.

"Don't you dare hurt him!"

"Babydmon---"

She's already spitting pepper spray gas at the Falcomon. Hopefully everyone has their eyes shielded.

[aetherweaver]

He pulls back a little, but then rushes forward and uppercuts the Falcomon with his axe. "Leave them alone!"

Kotemon waves his shinai threateningly, ready to run in and help if need be. His Tamer's strong, but they're stronger together.

"You two aren't hurt, are you?"

b

[thechosenslight]

And crash into someone Babydramon did!

Hikari let out a surprised gasp as the small, zooming baby digimon slammed into her, knocking her back and almost to the ground.

Tailmon was next to Hikari when that happened, eyes widening in shock before she extended her claws at the threat... only to, well, see a baby digimon nestled in Hikari's arms. "Hikari! Are you alright?"

"I... I'm fine," Hikari said, looking down at the baby digimon in her arms. That was definitely shocking. "You should probably look where you're going next time though." After all, some people or digimon probably wouldn't take too kindly to getting accidentally tackled by an excitable digimon. Even if said digimon was an adorable baby.

[blue_ice]

Ah...whoops. Babydmon looks distraught, blinking her big eyes up at the other Tamer.

"I just really like gems, and I couldn't wait to eat one!"

The excitable one's Tamer trudges up behind them, clearing his throat. Well, this is awkward.

"I'll work on that. Babydmon---you need to calm down, you don't get your gems until you do."

"Noooo! I want it! I'll be good!" Babydmon squirms, now a little upset.

"Then you can prove it. You know how."

"...I'm sorry," she says to both Hikari and Tailmon. "I won't do it again."

[thechosenslight]

Oh no, Babydramon was just adorable, and part of Hikari wanted to say that things were fine. But well, the digimon's tamer had a very good point.

Still, she didn't need to be mean. "It's okay. I'm not hurt, I was just a little shocked."

Tailmon shook her head. "That doesn't mean it's okay to zoom around like that though. You might not run into someone who's so understanding next time."

Hikari nodded, before looking over at Babydramon's tamer. "So, I guess you two came all the way out here just for the gems then?"

[blue_ice]

"I'll be careful. Promise."

Babydmon offers up a little apologetic smile. She'll be good! She can be a big girl and make Seto-kun proud.

Kaiba responds with an affirmative grunt, gently taking his wayward Digimon back.

"They're her favorite food. She's done so well in training lately that I was planning to reward her. She likes them a little too much."

Babydmon giggles and ducks her head. "I'm Babydmon, and this is Seto-kun, though he usually likes people to call him Kaiba. He thinks it makes him sound tough.

Kaiba sputters briefly before he answers, flailing to grab her and reel her in.

"No, I just know not to treat everyone as a best friend on a first meeting!"

Babydmon responds with a raspberry sound.

[thechosenslight]

Hikari smiles at both Kaiba and Babydmon's explanation. "It's alright, Kaiba-san. I'm from Japan too, so I definitely understand that."

Tailmon shrugs, looking over at Babydmon. I've known Hikari for years and honestly I still don't really get it either.

"Anyway, my name's Hikari Yagami. It's nice to meet you, Kaiba-san. I think it's great that you wanted to come down to get those gems for her."