Catch-all; Taichi

[momming]

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[momming]

... [ There's a thin trickle of sadness that accompanies her words. ]

Hopefully-- no, we'll find a way to get us all home soon.

[goalsides]

...yeah. Of course we will. [there's confidence in that, even if there's a lingering sense of worry there, too.] I don't doubt it. We're all too stubborn otherwise.

[momming]

...

[ She pats the cushion beside her. ]

We will. Until then, tell me about your home. Anyone special in your life?

[goalsides]

[otome...he was going to make a quick getaway, but he also can't really say no to her so...he has a seat.]

I mean of course there is. I have my parents and my sister to get back to. Agumon, too.

[momming]

I meant a little more romantically, though Agumon--

[ She's kidding. ]

[goalsides]

[it gets a laugh, at least, small though it may be.]

As much as I love Agumon I don't think it'd really work out. [teasing. but...hum.] I haven't really thought about romance that much. We've been sort of busy.

[momming]

Understandably... it always helped our group to talk about it, though. Or to joke about it, just for something else to focus on for a little while.

[ They had teenage boys too, after all. ]

[goalsides]

Yeah. I've been setting up other people on dates since we got here instead. [yeah.]

I don't know. I don't have anything like that waiting for me back home though. [and then, in a truly teenage boy fashion:] Shouldn't I be asking you all this, Otome-san?

[momming]

[ A very tiny snort. ]

You could, but I'm very much married to my job. I haven't had the time to even think about that.

[goalsides]

You could always consider an open relationship. [nyehehe.] I'm just saying even the busiest people deserve to be happy with other people.

[momming]

[ So very, very sweetly-- ]

I'll consider it when you and Yamato-kun stop dancing circles around each other.

[goalsides]

[...

just. blinking at her.]

What's that supposed to mean?

[momming]

It's entirely possible that I'm off-base here in one regard, but speaking as someone who used to have to give love advice to teenagers and older individuals, you two have quite a bit of chemistry. And whether you realize it or not, on the outside, it looks like you care more about each other than just friends.

[ Just saying. ]

[goalsides]

[well. he stares at her for a moment. like. a really long moment. like maybe he's having some kind of earth-shattering crisis.

...but the emotions here are 1000000% amused.]

I mean we are partners. It's a little different than it is for the rest of our friends.

[momming]

[ She just. Looks right back at him.

And there's just this sense of pity, though it's clearly not directed at him. ]

Partners like you and Agumon?

[goalsides]

Sort of. When Agumon and Gabumon are at their Ultimate forms they can evolve and combine into one digimon. Omegamon. And when they're combined Yamato and I are usually in sync in battle.

[pity? hm. why pity? he seems curious enough by that.]

[momming]

[ Taichi, that's. Really gay. ]

Just the two of you?

[ It's fine, ignore the pity, it's not for him!! ]

[goalsides]

Yup. It's always been like that since the first time it happened six years ago.

[otome??????]

[momming]

[ it's fine!!!! ]

... Six years ago.

I really think you should-- no. Never mind.

[goalsides]

[he raises both eyebrows now.]

No. What is it?

[...

...

...the mood is still. very amused.]

[momming]

Give it some thought and possibly be incredibly wary of giving other people ideas in the event that they act on it. Though again, I don't think you even realize what it looks like...

[ Maybe someone will love arrow the digis I can dream ]

[goalsides]

[hm. he thinks about this for a moment.]

Otome-san. I would never give other people ideas, and if anyone tries to use one of the affection-altering coupons on either of us I will very happily break their face.

[:) alpha week :) do not meddle with people's emotions???]

[momming]

[ She just. Ruffles his hair.

Well, she tried, but she's also a little proud. ]

Find some other way to show disapproval than giving me more work, okay? But hopefully it doesn't come to that at all.

[goalsides]

[hee. there's a little blip of affection and...something kind of mischievous? hm.]

I hope not. We've had two weddings and engagements already and it's only Tuesday. It'd be great if people were just straightforward about stuff instead of messing with everybody else.

[momming]

... Granted, I do think Adora and Catra were just as bewildered as everyone else, but it's true that I think it would be wonderful if people could just be honest with their feelings instead of being forced into something false.

And of course that the people doing it stop immediately.