Recreational Disturbance

[Kitt]

Taking a minute to gather his bearings, the Spadamon, now known as Kittsunami, was left completely stunned at what he’d just seen. The painful memories that rushed through his head quickly subsided just as they appeared. Kittsunami looked up at the worryful expression Skadi gave him, asking if he was ok.

“Yes, I’m…I’m fine,” he replied, slowly making his way up to his feet. He staggered slightly before he managed to steady himself. He looked at his semi-transparent hands, outlined by the faint blue glow that surrounded him. “I’m sorry for causing you to worry…”

Noticing the ball that the human girl left for him was by the swing set, the Spadamon collected the ball and began to hold it to his chest tightly. He looked out into the setting sun emerging slowly from the gray clouds. “I remembered it now—my name,” he revealed. To the Valaismon, and to her surprise, she would see tears begin to stream down the side of his face. He pursed his lips, trying his best to contain his emotions from erupting. For so long, he thought he was a Digimon with no name, a Digimon with no friends or family, a Digimon that never belonged anywhere, and a Digimon that was better off not existing in the first place. But now, for the first time in his life, he had one of those things…

A name.

“Kittsunami. My name…is KITTSUNAMI!” he screamed, before collapsing to his knees, breaking down in an uncontrollable sob.

[Skadi the Valaismon]

Those last few moments had outright scared Skadi out of her little wits; having to watch someone go through what was presumably a very nasty seizure without so much as a warning was nothing short of alarming towards her, and fears that any intention to intervein would only result in the Spadamon perceiving her as a threat and lashing out at her in self defence only served to keep her distance for the time being.

"No, no, it's OK, it's OK..." She stuttered out with a weak smile, raising her hands in desperate reassurance, "It's just- it's just that... I just didn't know to help you out and you looked hurt and-" Be it instinct or sheer concern, she felt her hands lower back onto their sides as tears started to fall from him. What was she to do, or say? She couldn't really do anything other than watch and observe what'd he do or say next, not without the risk of accidentally provoking him once more looming over her head. She only just met him; as far as he knew, she was just a stranger.

His sudden wild scream was enough for her to step back once more in sheer alarm alone. What in the everloving hell was going on? Was him, Kittsunami, remembering his name actually connected to the sudden seizure from earlier? As far as she knew, they were the only two here; no Royal Knights or Sovereigns or Demon Lords or the like could be seen to suddenly tamper with his mind. And on a random Digimon at the park of all things, not a perceived threat to their dominance or anything.

But something was clearly wrong here.

Slowly, she'd trot over to the sobbing Spadamon, still keeping a fair distance as to not provoke him further in his meltdown by mistake, but just close enough for him to still see and hear her clearly, "Hey, um, Kitt... tu... nah... Kitt, it's OK. I know you're kinda scared because you're pretty much... how do I put this... stuck here for the foreseeable future, for lack of a better term, but... if you want, I'll be more than happy to make you feel at home here. There's like this really nice lady back at Lumen City who lives with this cute little Pafumon, so as soon as I can, I'll help you fix up your little condition and we'll have you up and better in no time."

"Juuuust one condition, though." Had Kitt turned around towards her, he'd see her leaning down to his crouched down level and holding a hand out to him, "You're gonna have to be my personal travel buddy for the foreseeable future. For safety reasons, obviously."

[Kitt]

Kittsunami looked up at the gentle, warm expression on Skadi’s face, with tears still streaming down his eyes. He was silent as she spoke, a mixture of frustration and sadness contorted his face. He couldn’t understand: why…why would someone like her go this far for him? They had just met, and now she was stating she was going to take care of him, no matter what. He didn’t quite understand why, but just from hearing her sincerity, it shook the Spadamon deep to his core.

As she extended her hand to him, Kittsunami looked at it and then her for several seconds, unsure what to do. “T- travel buddy..?” He muttered, his voice hoarse from sobbing too loudly. From his interaction with her, he slowly began to realize something important: this was the first person who acknowledged his existence and worth, someone to call a friend… His first-ever friend.

Reaching his hand out to her, the Spadamon instead wrapped his hands around the Valaismon, unable to find any words to respond to her. He hugged her, sobbing from a wild mix of emotions: sadness, fear, but also…relief. He wasn’t alone in this new and scary world anymore. “Thank you…thank you, Madame Skadi…” he said between ragged breaths.

[Skadi the Valaismon]

Now willingly flinging yourself into the forefront of a strange new world like this to escape your dangerous home world was one thing; of course she knew the moment she crossed over to the other side, Skadi would have to scout for, and scrounge up, whatever friends she could find just so they together could greatly amp up their chances of survival. Being forced into that same new world against your will and being forced to rely on sheer dumb luck alone because of a terrible condition was another matter entirely. And his current frightened state had now more than run the risk of turning himself into lunch for any hostile individual who also may had followed Kitt through the barrier with him.

Hence, 'travel buddy'.

Her chubby fingers on her outstretched hand quietly wiggled alluringly, tempting Kitt to fulfil his end of the deal. She merely responded to his croaky voice with a small, subtle nod. She was not one to pull anyone's legs or stir up false hope within someone; this was genuine. He needed all the help he could get, and she likewise. As far as she knew, nobody had nothing to lose here!

So thankfully (if admittedly unsurprisingly), her eyes widened in joy underneath her bangs as she watched the Spadamon reach out a paw to her... only for her to let out a quick, alarmed bleat as she felt his paws wrap around her body with no warning. That was enough to stunt her for a good few moments, unsure of what to say or do. She could feel the tears starting to drip onto and sag the wool, but she paid no heed. Rather, she'd gently pat his back reassuringly with a soft smile.

"Not a problem, Kitt." She'd let out a light chuckle in response, "And please, you don't have to use the fancy talk around me. 'Skadi' alone is fine."

Gently brushing the Spadamon off her and taking a moment to fix her body wool, her bunnylike tail started to wag once more as she addressed Kitt, "So, should we get going now? Don't want to be a sitting Pururumon for a hungry Champion-level now, do we?" 

[tsukistar]

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