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bottlecaplogs2026-05-06 06:32 pm
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Who: Tomoro and Various [open]
What: Quests, electricity control
Where: Outside the city, quest locations
When: First half of May
Outside the Bay, Tomoro was practicing.
He had been training for some time with Umemiya in regards to controlling his electricity. That had been going...adequately. But now was time for him to take on some effort on his own. It was different from simply funneling more e-pulse into Gekkomon, for he had to be careful to hold back his electrical power, lest he pour too much into a single attack. Where giving Gekkomon more e-pulse was largely beneficial, letting his electricity spark out of control was largely a bad idea.
How was he making the attempt to curb such an out of control charge? By releasing his Discharge attack in the forest, where no one could get hurt by it, and attempting to hold back any electricity that tried to spark off afterwards. And he did it again, and again, and again, succeeding in weakening the offshoots each time, until he finally managed to keep it from happening entirely.
Except...
"I don't know if I'm succeeding or if I'm just using up my electricity," he sighed to himself, the young Toxitricity slumping against a tree as he took a rest. His scales felt raw, from releasing so much energy over and over, and his body felt drained and tired. Was he making progress or just running himself ragged?
He wish he had some idea which one it was.
What: Quests, electricity control
Where: Outside the city, quest locations
When: First half of May
Outside the Bay, Tomoro was practicing.
He had been training for some time with Umemiya in regards to controlling his electricity. That had been going...adequately. But now was time for him to take on some effort on his own. It was different from simply funneling more e-pulse into Gekkomon, for he had to be careful to hold back his electrical power, lest he pour too much into a single attack. Where giving Gekkomon more e-pulse was largely beneficial, letting his electricity spark out of control was largely a bad idea.
How was he making the attempt to curb such an out of control charge? By releasing his Discharge attack in the forest, where no one could get hurt by it, and attempting to hold back any electricity that tried to spark off afterwards. And he did it again, and again, and again, succeeding in weakening the offshoots each time, until he finally managed to keep it from happening entirely.
Except...
"I don't know if I'm succeeding or if I'm just using up my electricity," he sighed to himself, the young Toxitricity slumping against a tree as he took a rest. His scales felt raw, from releasing so much energy over and over, and his body felt drained and tired. Was he making progress or just running himself ragged?
He wish he had some idea which one it was.
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"I know I may look like I'm good at stuff like this, but I've never really been happy with the art I make. I've put in so much time to try to improve myself... I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I gave up. I guess, that's my reason to keep trying."
Even though she doesn't think her art will ever be as good as the masterpieces she looks up to, she foolishly thinks one day she'll be able to make a truly special manga. Mayaka fidgets with the half-completed carving in her claws.
"I'm glad you decided to try again, Tomo-kun. That you have a reason to. It's better that we try, and risk getting hurt, than to stop caring about things at all."
Mayaka says this, not just because she stubbornly believes in it, but because to think otherwise would break her spirit.
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He sighed, and laughed a bit. "That probably doesn't make much sense, does it? I'm not sure how else to explain it, though."
At that, Tomoro shows the shape he drew with the charcoal. To his credit, the lines are a bit straighter.
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"And I think I know what you mean. It's better to talk to someone, than to keep going round in circles yourself," Mayaka says, furrowing her brow a litte.
"But what did you say just now... your beat? Is that what you're interested in, music?"
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"And yeah, I'm interested in music. I learned from my brother, Asuka, before he got his condition. He was always saying 'believe in your beat' whenever I started to doubt my abilities. In fact..."
Somewhat solemnly: "Those were his last words to me before he got cold heart."
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"What's cold heart? Is he... okay?"
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Tomoro is gravely serious as he explains that, having stopped his drawing as he does so.
"A Digimon called a Hyemon did that to Asuka, then a monkey Digimon deleted him and stole the Sapotama containing his E-Pulse. I've been trying to find that Digimon all this time so I can get it back and restore him."
i shouldn't be surprised by digimon delving into heavy stuff but wow lol
that's just the tip of the iceberg. they've got bombing refugee camps, serial killers, etc.
"He's in the hospital right now. He's got nurses and doctors taking care of him around the clock."
omg
She takes a deep breath and says, "What do you think about making some music notes from the stamps, Tomo-kun? If Asuka-san is the reason you began to like music, then sharing that joy with others. It's not going to bring him back any sooner, but maybe it'll feel like he's... with you?"
Mayaka falters a little getting to the end of the sentence, wondering if she's suggested something pointless.
digimon beatbreak is the "guess who just got ~murdered~" of digimon anime
"Th-That sounds like a really good suggestion, senpai. I'll do that, yeah. That's good! That's really good!"
His tone, along with the tears, implies that he's touched, and very much means it.
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After giving Tomoro some time to collect himself, she'll get them back on track.
"Right. Well, I'm no music expert, but I learned how to play the recorder in elementary school. I can carve some of the tougher ones. Like, what were they called again, the treble clefs? Just show me how it should look."
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"Yeah, I can teach you about all the notes, senpai," he replied, smiling a small smile. "There's more than just those kinds of notes and clefs, though, actually, it can get pretty complicated..."
And it went on with him sharing his knowledge like that, and them working together. By the time they were done, they managed to get an impressive array of stamps done in the form of musical notes.