Partyin', Partyin' YEAH

[guilmon]

Who: Everyone and anyone who wants to attend.
What: Training Party!
When: December 13th
Where: Public Training area... or what's left of it post-repairs. Characters do not have to know Takato and Guilmon to attend; they will have placed posters throughout the city over the past few weeks.

[It'd been several weeks in the making. Several weeks spent baking oodles of bread, getting in touch with other Chosen and Digimon, and of course helping with the repair efforts throughout this week. With dangers such as Titamon on the horizon, it seemed only right to set up a gathering for Chosen new and old to band together and practice their fighting skills.

In addition to the network announcements, Takato and Guilmon made sure to spread posters informing the populace of the event. Those who arrive on-site will find a table decked out with a wide variety of breads, with room for other snacks for those who wish to pitch in.

Arrivals will of course be greeted by an enthusiastic Guilmon and his Tamer, and while the primary focus is training, there's plenty of time to mingle, ask questions, and chow down!]

Optional Sub-Threads:

Questions and Planning | Vs. Growlmon | Vs. WarGrowlmon

[ooc: This is an open log. Characters do not have to train with Guilmon and Takato-- they're welcome to face each other as well as mingle, eat food, share stories, and party hard. I have a few optional sub-threads linked, but these are not a requirement by any means.]

Comments

[guilmon]

[Aww, it's a little kid! Just a bit older than Ai... or a few years, but really, Guilmon sees a tiny person, and tiny people deserve friendliness. Sooo...

He's gonna march on over with two big pieces of bread and an equally huge grin.]

Hi! Guilmon's never seen you around here before... Are you new?

[justpretending]

[Frankly how quick Sophia's getting used to seeing walking talking dinosaurs should be a little weird but, nothing's too weird anymore. This one sounds like a kid, though, and that's a bit confusing.

She still nods slowly.] Hi. I'm Sophia. I'm here to train. [She's going to be an attentive girl, since no one else is here to do that for her. Or at least, she'll try.]

Well, I'm here to train. [Commandramon grins back.] Better get used to fighting, right?

[guilmon]

Mm! It's always good to be ready, especially since some really big things happened last month.

[He hesitates, unsure if he should go into more detail. After all, he wouldn't wanna scare her!]

Do you want Guilmon to evolve before we start, though? I can stay like this, too. And, um, it's nice to meet you!

[He adds that last bit with a giggle. No need to get too far ahead of themselves, after all.]

[justpretending]

Evolve... [Sophia looks at Commandramon, as if asking for help.]

That's what I told you about, before. I can grow to a stronger form through your energy.

Oh. So...Guilmon can get stronger...but you haven't yet.

No. Not yet.

[Sophia holds Commandramon's claw a bit tighter and then looks back at Guilmon.] No. Com'mon can't become stronger, and I don't want him to get hurt.

[guilmon]

Aw, that's okay!

[He smiles for reassurance. Evolution's not always necessary, after all.]

Guilmon can help train you as just Guilmon, too! We don't even have to use cards unless you really want to.

[justpretending]

Cards? I thought we were training, not playing.

[guilmon]

But the cards are part of how we fight!

[To emphasis this, he sweeps his arms through the air, mimicking a Card Slash!]

Takato takes Digimon cards and slides them through his Digivice, and that helps me get stronger! The cards do all kinds of cool things like give Guilmon wings and extra speed and even evolve.

[justpretending]

[When Guilmon slashes, Sophia steps back, just a bit.]

I wanna do that.... I wanna make Com'mon grow wings!

[The card games back home were never that cool.]

[guilmon]

[Guilmon doesn't know what to say initially. After all, these Tamers don't have D-Arcs. So, at first, he stands there with his head tilted, trying to think of a good way to respond before an idea sparks in his head, and he perks up.]

Well, maybe you can! Maybe he'll evolve into something that flies, and then the wings won't be temporary or anything!

[Well, until he devolves, at any rate.]

[justpretending]

He could do that? [Sophia looks at Commandramon, who grins in encouragement.]

Okay! [Now she's excited.] Com'mon, let's make you fly!

[guilmon]

[Aww, just seeing Sophia's enthusiasm makes Guilmon burst into giggles.]

Guilmon can get you warmed up for that! Fighting's one of the best ways for Digimon to become stronger, and strong Digimon evolve a lot faster!

[Granted, that usually involves absorbing data, which is a big no.]

[justpretending]

[Sophia turns to Commandramon.] You're going to become very strong, okay? [She says so in earnest.] And you'll be careful? No killing?

[Her partner's somewhat surprised by the frankness of it all, but he nods.] No killing.

[guilmon]

[No killing? Such a specific request, but Guilmon nods, wearing a knowing smile. It reminds him of Juri, really.]

Well, don't worry! Guilmon won't do anything that bad. Training should be fun, not dangerous!

[justpretending]

[Fun...? That's a weird thing to say. But anyway, Sophia lets go of Commandramon's claw then, a signal that they can.

She backs up as Commandramon readies himself, smiling lightly at Guilmon.] When you're ready.

[guilmon]

[Guilmon nods, crouching down low and raiding his claws. His tail swishes left and right, and he gives the duo a couple of seconds before he charges. Get ready!]

[justpretending]

[What does a gun-dinosaur do?

Why, start firing his assault rifle, of course, firing head-on rather than aiming at a specific part of Guilmon's body.]

[guilmon]

[Wagh! Guns, guns, bullets, bullets. Guilmon's eyes pop wide open, and he starts running in a zigzag to avoid the brunt of the attacks. Just to shake things up, he'll fire some Fireballs towads Commandramon's feet, though like his fellow Digimon, he's not aiming head-on.]

[justpretending]

Whoa! [Commandramon's assault ceases and he jumps back, shaking off his hot feet. Wide open now.

Meanwhile, Sophia watches in awe.] Fire...

[guilmon]

[That's all the opportunity Guilmon needs to rush in and strike his claws against Commandramon's side with a Rock Breaker attack!

But don't worry-- he aims not to injure, just like with his fireballs. That wouldn't be very nice.]

[justpretending]

[The attack knocks Commandramon on to his back, and he's pretty winded.] That's a strong one, wow.

Com'mon, c'mon! Get up!

[And he sure is trying!]