Shady Sunlight (Brennan)

[Nikumo Takara]

While today outside was a bright, sunny day, Nikumo could not help but get the feeling that something odd has been going on around here. Sipping a glass of tea, Nikumo sat in a chair outside of a little cafe in one of the less populated areas of Triton City, her laptop out on the table with various open documents on-screen. Noting the rather dreary atmosphere, the rather boyish-looking girl sighed. "Gee. For a coastal city, place seems a bit on the rough side."

There certainly were signs that pointed to that. The city seemed to be crawling with armed forces of a sort, she having already seen a small patrol squad pass by already. She remembered when she initially entered the city, she had to get her bag checked out by a Troopmon, as if she were entering an airport or something. Thankfully, the girl had fairly little actually on her person, so that was a fairly quick exchange. Still, she couldn't help but get the feeling that some of the local Digimon were a bit on the edge... or how this was rather eerily similar to like some kind of fascist government. Then again, she was still very unused to the Digital World as a whole... there still being alot of it she had little knowledge of.

"It dun matter. Dey are jus' a bunch of weirdoes dem Troopmons are. Dey don't cares bout some small fry like us." A Paomon sitting in her lap would comment, she just fine with sitting in the shade of the umbrella overhead of them. Nyx personally did not care about what seemed to be brewing around this town, for it did not concern either her or her tamer. Rolling over slightly, the Fresh Digimon was now lying upside down, she feeling the warmth and comfort of her tamer's hand scratching her belly.

She was enjoying life too much to worry about small stuff like that.

"I suppose... but what if we were not small fry?" Nikumo would ask quietly, idly wondering just what exactly was going on in this city.

[brennan]

Brennan tapped his foot against the ground angrily as he waited for a Troopmon to finish sifting through his black satchel, the single piece of baggage he had with him. Seriously, how long could it possibly take for someone to look through one black satchel...? The Troopmon let out a grunt and shoved the satchel back into Brennan's hands, then he began to inspect Brennan's partner, a Dorumon that stood at about 4 feet tall named Dora. Dora stood perfectly still as the Troopmon patted down his fur, then it moved over to Brennan and began to pat him down. Brennan let out an exaggerated sigh as the Troopmon snatched his orange and white D-3 Digivice, inspecting it for a good 5 minutes before he handed it back to Brennan. Brennan took it back and clipped it onto his belt, entering the town with Dora trotting a few feet behind him. Brennan found it interesting how incredibly fascist this city seemed, but being new to the Digital World, he did not give it too much thought. "That was ridiculous..." Brennan muttered to himself and Dora, and the digimon nodded in agreement.

Soon, the two arrived at a small cafe, and since Brennan didn't have any plans other than to explore Triton City, he decided to stop by the cafe, to take in the feel of the city. After ordering an iced coffee and receiving said coffee, he looked around for a place to sit, and perhaps someone to talk to. He soon saw a pink-haired boy sitting at a table with a Digimon, one that Brennan was not familiar with.

With Dora lagging behind him, Brennan approached the table and asked the boy, "Hi there. Would you mind if I sat at this table with you? I'm rather bored..." He smiled as sincerely as he could before adding, "My name's Brennan, by the way, and this is my partner, Dora." He gestured to Dora as he said the last part, and the shy Digimon waved a short arm awkwardly at the boy before hiding Brennan, too shy to talk to the boy.

[Nikumo Takara]

As Nikumo seemed to drift lazily in her own thoughts, she almost for a moment became unaware of her surroundings... She flinched momentarily as she heard a different voice, she quickly turning her head to see a fairly tall young man and close behind him a rather timid-looking Dorumon. "Oh! Uh..." The tomboy would for a moment seem to malfunction, though not before quickly recollecting herself. She cleared her voice some, suddenly beginning to talk a bit more masculine in tone. "I don't mind at all. Nice to see a friendly face I suppose." She'd say, scratching her face some before gesturing to some nearby chairs. "Name's Nikumo, but you can call me Nick. Short and blobby here is Nyx. Harmless, but she's kind of an asshole." 

Nyx smirked slightly, snickering at her tamer. "Oh please. You are no saint either." So THATS how she was going to play huh? Pass herself off like a dude huh? How quirky... Oh well, she didn't mind. She'd hate to have a boring tamer. The Paomon hopped out of Nikumo's lap onto the table, now having a clear view of the The Fresh level would say in a chipper tone of voice. "Hows it going for ya folks? Nice city huh? I mean beyond the random patrols around dis place. A bit annoyin' if you ask me." She'd say, noticing that lil' Dora seemed to be a bit shy or something, they appearing to hide behind their tamer. The Paomon giggled cutely at the Rookie's shyness. "Aww, no need to be shy. I promise I dun bite. I pretty much Digivolve into a herbivore anyways! Can't promise the same for Nikky. HE is a weirdo." She'd say, she pronouncing "he" in a sarcastic tone. 

"Oh shut up." Nikumo would say in response, rolling her eyes. Nyx just had to try and ruin her fun like that... though maybe Brennan didn't catch the hint? It wasn't like she hated her gender perse... it was just more comfortable to talk and act like a dude.

[brennan]

Nick said that he didn't mind, and Brennan pulled up a chair, sitting down on the other side of the table. He introduced his Digimon as Nyx, a harmless blobby asshole. Nyx then started talking about how it was a nice city, other than all the random patrols, and Brennan was inclined to disagree, something seemed a bit... off about the city. Nyx then proceeded to giggle at Dora's shyness and said he didn't bite, so the Dorumon stepped up and managed a meek, "Hi..." Being shy as he was, it was hard to get on Dora's good side, but once you did, the damn thing never shut up. As this was happening, Brennan began to put together pieces in his head. Oh please. You are no saint either. Brennan frowned, the Paomon was certainly dropping hints about something... Can't promise the same for Nikky. HE is a weirdo. Brennan dwelled on this for a minute, completely disregarding the world around him, and suddenly it clicked. When he became aware of his surroundings again, Dora was chatting happily with Nick and Nyx. "I can't believe they patted me down! What would I be carrying, anyways? It's not I have anywhere to hide anything!"

Brennan abruptly interrupted the conversation, "Why do you act as though you're a guy, Nikumo?" Brennan asked, his social awkwardness and lack of regard for people's secrets shining through. "I mean... your Paomon certainly does seem to enjoy dropping hints about it. And while your facade is rather convincing, the high pitched voice you had for a brief second, right when I began to talk to you, is what gave it away. Sure, the 'blobby asshole', as you put it, rather helped, but without that awkward voice switch that most people would've perceived as a voice crack, I never would've figured it out."

"That's a furry annoying arrogant bastard's way of saying you hide your gender quite well." Dora explained, using one of his trademark horrible puns.

[Nikumo Takara]

Nyx snorted some to suddenly be bombarded by the Dorumon, he making at least a full 360 degrees turn in personality. She did not mind though... it was very difficult to truly piss her off. "You think thas nuts? How about those creepers manhandling lil' ole me? I mean looks at me! I don't even got limbs in dis form!" 

As Nikumo remained a bit silent as the two Digimon conversed, she raised an eyebrow at Brennan when he suddenly began to speak, she already fully well-knowing she was busted when it came to her identity. Like wow... she honestly was not even mad. Impressed in fact... especially with how he managed to kinda point out the flaws in her disguise. Whatever masculine tone she had attempted to pull was dropped, she chuckling partially to herself. "Dang... you are freaking sharp. I practically have to like give a hint for most people to figure out I'm a chick." She'd comment, shaking her heads slightly. "Ugh. You caught me off guard. I bet if I was actually prepared you'd not have noticed... also doesn't help this little shit is hanging around me." 

"Aww, I loves ya too dearie." The Paomon would sarcastically comment, a smug look on her face. 

The girl squinted at her partner, shrugging slightly. "Err yeah. Back to you, it's nothing really. A quirk if you will. Don't get me wrong, I know I'm a girl, but I also see more masculine qualities in myself." She'd attempt to explain. Honestly, she saw nothing truly special about it... She didn't see herself fully as a man, but also not completely as a woman. She would not be surprised if her gender was reclassifed as "Nikumo", that was how complicated it felt like at times. "Also frankly, being able to pass yourself off as a dude is more helpful than you think. One time snuck into the male restroom at a mall because the girl's one was out of order, and I didn't want to walk all the way across just to take a whizz. Also it's fun to troll with people." She'd speak further, smiling cheerfully to hear that her impression was at least pretty good, trying her best not to snort at the Rookie level's pun. "Heheh! Thanks, I work on it all the time." 

Nikumo awkwardly put a hand behind her head, scratching it slightly. "By the way... Sorry for kinda trying to deceive ya. No hard feelings, right?"

[brennan]

Nikumo told Brennan he was sharp, and that she had to give people a hint for most of them to catch on. Brennan smiled smugly, "Your act is pretty good, and perhaps I would not have guessed if you were not prepared." Nikumo made a smug comment about her Paomon and Brennan chuckled slightly, and Nikumo began to talk about how useful it was to pretend to be a guy. He then apologized and asked if there were any hard feelings. Brennan shook his head, "No hard feelings. It was kind of fun, actually." He paused for a second, smiling slightly, "And I am entirely aware of how useful it can be to pretend to be someone else... with my physical features and personality, I can often pass as a man in my thirties. Don't get me wrong, I don't sneak into bars or anything, but people tend to underestimate sixteen year olds. It's doubtful I'd have half my accomplishments if I looked my age."

Dora snorted, "You have no idea! When I furst met him, I thought he was like, thirty or something!" Brennan snorted at Dora's bad pun and shook his head.

"You'll have to excuse him for the puns... I'm not sure why, but he's literally been doing this since the moment he was born!"

"Hey shut up!" Dora whined, nudging Brennan with his head. The teen just rolled his eyes, and the Dorumon made a 'Hmph!' sound.

"Anyhow," Brennan said, abruptly moving onto another subject, "Does something not seem... off about this place to you? There are the Troopmon, but on top of that, there seems to be an air of uncertainty looming over this place..." Dora nodded in agreement and Brennan put his hand on his chin, something he did often when he was very deep in thought. Why does this place seem so off? It couldn't put his finger on it, when suddenly it snapped into place. The whole place is so bright and sunny... but there's some business buildings... they are completely out of place. That on top of the Troopmon police officers... this place has undergone a change in leadership recently, someone whose personality clashes with the vibrancy of the region. He blurted this out loud for Nikumo to hear, oblivous to what anyone had been saying before. "This place has undergone a change in leadership recently, someone whose personality clashes with the vibrancy of the region!!!" He exclaimed, similarly to when he had discovered Nikumo's gender. "Well... I'm not entirely sure this time, but that's it, I'm almost 100% sure."


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OOC Note: I had to remove colored text because BBCode is being super mean to me.

[Nikumo Takara]

"Daaang. Your sixteen? You totally COULD sneak into a bar." Nikumo could not help but raise an eyebrow at that little comment. He was 16? Impressive she had to say... he really did look like an adult. "But don't though. Beer and shit like that tastes like ass. I can't understand why people drink that stuff." The girl would comment idly, she shaking her head in response to the one time she actually managed to get a taste of beer. Needless to say, the girl did not foresee her ever becoming an alcoholic anytime soon.

"Some people likes to lose brain cells." Nyx would add on, the Fresh level giggling to herself. She was amused by the Dorumon's witty personality, she appreciative that someone here at least knew how to have a little fun everyonce in a while. "Oooh, we got a pungeon master over here huh? I'd contribute, but that would mean I have to think soooo... I'll pass." She'd say before hopping back into her tamer's lap, lazily soaking some of the sunbeams overhead.

The short-haired girl rolled her eyes some at her partner, her attention then caught by Brennan as he seemed to begin to talk about how Triton City looked to be a bit shifty right now. Honestly, the girl did not really notice much... pretty much all cities were like that in their own ways, and she imagined a city populated by digital monsters would have been the same if not more so. "I wouldn't really know. I'm still unused to this world for the most part, so I can't really tell the difference. I mean when you compare it to one of the cities back in Tokyo, this place is actually a bit more peaceful than anything." When Brennan seemed to come up with the conclusion that the city had recently came under new management, the girl just nodded slightly. Honestly, she was not surprised that he'd come up with such a conclusion... but honestly, was it really a big deal that the place got a new leader or something? That sorta stuff happened all the time, so what was such a big deal this time? "Yeeeah. That's politics I suppose. No one's ever happy about it. I just sorta stopped giving a shit just because it's too much stress." The girl would casually respond, shrugging slightly.

The Paomon in her lap nodded slightly in response to her tamer. "Mmhmm. As long as they don't go botherings me or Nikky here, I could care less."