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[When the change hit, Ryudamon was relieved at first. For almost an hour, anyway. Ishimaru didn't say a word- and he was completely conscious, with other people around, without a book in his hands! It was peaceful, yes, but it didn't take long for the silence to become eerie, downright disturbing when he wouldn't answer when spoken to.

Time to take drastic measures. The screen switches on to show a distanced view of Ishimaru glaring directly into it, sitting on his bed. Ryudamon steps in from the side, gesturing at him.]

Everyone, this is my partner, Ishimaru. He's not like this. Something happened, I think. He's doing nothing. I mean, I thought he'd have to take a break from training and studying and everything sometime, but... look.

[He turns and waves.] Hey, good morning. [A pause.] Two plus two is five? [Still nothing. He faces the screen again with a tired look. It takes him a while to admit defeat, so they've been through this numerous times.]

What do I do about him? I don't know what to do.

[Finally, Ishimaru opens his mouth and responds in a quiet, flat tone.]

No shit, Sherlock.

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[He's more than a little caught off guard by that.]

Hee hee! No shit! What's Sherlock?

Oy, I told you not to repeat words you don't know... [Not that he really cares, but DemiDevimon going up to people and swearing at them unprovoked might get them both in trouble.]

Is...something wrong, bro?

[The screen now shows him from above, jumping up to try and grab the D-terminal. Ryudamon found a perch to scale, apparently. His eyes widen when he catches sight of Mondo, and he agitatedly but ineffectually gestures with his hands.]

I'm fine. Piss off.

Edited 2013-06-06 10:41 (UTC)

[Now what could cause Ishimaru of all people to say something like that?]

Did someone upset you? Do I have to pound their face in?

Said I'm fine, you-

[There's no way that sentence is going to end well. Hands, meet mouth.]

['I'm fine' followed by a string of profanities is, in the crowd Mondo usually runs with, generally code for 'yes there is someone I want you to beat the crap out of but I'm too macho to admit I need help'.]

Hey, don't worry about it, I've got your back.

[Ryudamon decides to chime in from behind the screen- he's willing to accept this guy's assessment of the situation, if he's close with Ishimaru.]

Are you still mad at John about the confetti?

[Well, yes, pieces of confetti are continuing to surface with every cleaning of the apartment and this bothers him! Ishimaru nods- and then his brow furrows and he shakes his head. No, his roommate does not need to be punched in the face!]

[ Hmm... well when his best friend Ikki is feeling down there's usually a sure fire way of getting him pumped up again... maybe it'd work on this guy too? ]

Hey it's a beautiful day out. I bet there are tons of girls in bikinis down by the lake!

Cool story, bro.

[What did he just say- what does that even mean? He turns around and throws a blanket over himself. Try as he might, he's not doing anything to make this distinguishable from normal teenage brooding.]

...There's probably gonna be guys in speedos too?

[ Well if the bikini's don't impress you it's gotta be the other one right? ]

[He just curls up and mumbles.]

Okay, go get 'em.

Ah, no, wait, you're on to something. Ishimaru... [No response.] Wouldn't you like that? [The blanketed form nods.]

Yeah c'mon man. I bet that'll recharge ya. Little sun, little eye candy... it'll be great!

[ Kazu is honestly not sure HOW MUCH exactly something like that'd help... but hey, gotta be better then doing the blanket burrito thing. ]

[At first he curls up tighter and mumbles something unintelligible, but then he trundles past the screen, blankets and all. At this point, the closest he can get to showing gratitude is to leave before he says something else. He hasn't been able to do much, but if he swims, he won't be able to talk- today isn't a total loss! ...It's just a shame he can't get himself to ask what "eye candy" means, he's curious.

Ryudamon acknowledges the situation with a confused look.]

Hm. That was a good thing... I think.

...Kiyotaka...?

[HE WAS SO UPBEAT AND HAPPY BEFORE WHAT GIVES.]

Stop wasting my time.

[He scowls deeply- then, a thought occurs to him, and he apologizes in sign language. It's worth a try, maybe she knows it? If not, though, it probably just looks like he's brandishing a fist.]

[T..ha..t.......

No, she does not know sign language, so for all intents and purposes it looks like he's just even more angry.] Ooookay, I can see you're not in a good mood, I'll just...

[Well, he is furious. He stands up and waves his hands-]

What're you waiting for?

[...and slumps back down on the bed with a hiccup. He's made himself cry.]

[Whoa! Oh no! He started crying! Oh no!! Terra does not turn off the D-Terminal, what does she do?!]

N-no, i-it's fine, I'll stay here if you want, d-don't cry!

Hmf, but you're useless.

[...what?! He shakes his head violently.]

[Something's starting to click...]

Are you saying things you don't mean...?

...Oh.

Took you long enough.

[He nods, frowning.]

How about you...write that down, carrying around a notebook? ...Does it do the same in writing too?

Who cares?

[He springs up from his bed and walks back into view scrawling a few words on a notepad. He turns it towards the screen: another apology, though only intelligible if she can read Japanese.]

...That's a language, right?

[He nods-] The fuck do you think.

[That has to stop! He rips the sheet out and stuffs it in his mouth, then scrawls something else on the next page and hastily turns it to the screen. "I am sorry!"]

Edited 2013-06-11 07:11 (UTC)

[She stares in surprise, mouth opening and closing like a fish for a few moments.]

...Ryudamon, please make sure he doesn't get himself killed?

[Ryudamon has gone from concern to watching with interest. Whatever this is, it's more normal than before.]

He's better, I think.

[Ishimaru nods again, mumbles something- it's unintelligible! success!- and flashes a smile full of notebook paper. Perhaps Terra has a point...]

But... hrm. Alright.

Edited 2013-06-12 12:07 (UTC)

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