003 - [Video]

[trainsurdragons]

[The feed clicks on, but at first there's nothing but blackness. The terminal is jostled slightly by someone on the other side, lifting off of a bed it looks like. The sound is slightly muffled by the sheets, but voices can be heard regardless.]

I don't know what your problem is!

Ohooo, MY problem? I'm not the one with the problem here pal! You kid are the one who wants to just- just rush out an' get your stupid, prehistoric butt handed to ya over some- some guy ya don't even KNOW!

[There's a loud rustle over the microphone as the terminal is jostled again before finally a video of some sort can be seen, but for now it's just the floor. Hiccup has it in his fist, but hasn't even had the chance to turn it on himself yet.]

Why wouldn't I want to help, Gomamon? Weren't you the one who tried to tear Monodramon apart for no good reason? What's so different about this, except that you're actually- I don't know- HELPING someone?!

[More movement. Hiccup stumbles back slightly, and there's a loud whine as he suddenly runs into the desk and knocks it back a few inches.]

He- ...That WAS for a good freakin' reason ya- ...ya know what, forget it. FORGET. IT. If you wanna go get yourself AND ME killed by bein' some big hero, go right on ahead! See if I care!

Care? Since when have you cared about anything but yourself in the first place!?

[There's a loud door slam, then silence, save for the sound of Hiccup breathing heavily over the feed. He...somehow ended up in the hallway. He doesn't care much about that right now though, he just wanted out of there. The video is still nothing but the floor as he slides to sit on the floor with his back to the wall. Then, finally, he turns the video on himself for just a split second to realize he was still....recording.

The feed cuts abruptly.]

Comments

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy takes back the D-Terminal, giving Lopmon a bit of a reprimanding look before turning back to Hiccup.]

H-Hiccup...I...I-I think Gomamon's just worried about you...

[trainsurdragons]

....Well if that's the case, I'm having a hard time believing it. ...You don't know what he's like, Fluttershy. ...you don't know what it's been like, lately.

[He doesn't even care if Gomamon can hear anymore.]

[strengthinkindness]

I...guess I can't really speak for him personally. But...above all else, he is your partner, so...I really do think he cares about you...even if he has trouble saying so.

And with all that's going to happen...he might just be worried about what could happen to you...

[trainsurdragons]

....Maybe.

[All things considered, Fluttershy was probably right- but right now Hiccup's too angry and frustrated to see that. It's evident in the way he's acting, and it's not like himself at all.]

It's not his decision what we do here though.

[strengthinkindness]

B-but...it's our responsibility to at least...listen to them...isn't it? A-after all, they're our partners...and they know more about the Digital World than we do...

[trainsurdragons]

I've been trying to listen, I really have. But he won't even listen to me, Fluttershy. And he absolutely refuses to talk to me about what's going on right now. ..You saw what happened just then.

[strengthinkindness]

[She nods; she had seen what happened.] S...S-sometimes...people get angry when they're scared...

[trainsurdragons]

[A lot of people had been telling him that. ..That Gomamon was scared, or worried, and that's why he'd been lashing out.]

...I...I guess...but if he's scared, why doesn't he just say something?

[strengthinkindness]

[She bites her bottom lip, glancing away as she starts to fidget uncomfortably.] It...I-it can be hard sometimes...to tell people when you're scared...E-especially if they're...counting on you.

[She closes her eyes and releases a shaky breath.] It makes you almost...ashamed...to really say anything...because then not only are you scared about whatever's happening...but you're also afraid...that you'll let those you care about...down...

[trainsurdragons]

[That...made a lot of sense, actually.

Hiccup mulls over her words for a moment, absently running his fingers over the edge of his furry vest before responding.]

You...you're right. I...I guess I probably am being a little hard on Gomamon. If he is...scared....he has every right to be. I never said I wasn't scared either. ..I just wanted to do everything I could to help out, before anyone got hurt.

[Because he knows how it feels.]

[strengthinkindness]

[She nods.] A-and there's nothing wrong with that...It's very admirable of you to do that.

I-it's just...sometimes...when others push us away...that's when they really need us to be there for them...

[trainsurdragons]

[Again he nods, now feeling a bit too sheepish to look at Fluttershy directly.]

No, no you're right. ...I can't say I know what Gomamon and I are going to do next but...I'm hoping it will be for the better.

[strengthinkindness]

[She nods in return.] I...I hope you and Gomamon can...figure something out...together.

[trainsurdragons]

Thanks. ...so do I. I'll let you know how things go, alright?

[strengthinkindness]

[She nods.] All right. And...if there's anything I can do to help...please let me know.

[trainsurdragons]

Don't worry, I will.

[He gives her a gentle smile before cutting the feed.]