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[eatmybow]

[The feed turns on, revealing a young girl who looks positively incredulous and maybe a little bit hysterical, hands up in disbelief. She's holding the bow for a cello in her right hand.]

No, I told you. I have to go home, I have a National Young Musicians Orchestra audition tonight. I need to practice, where's my cello . . .

[Another voice, this one clearly a digimon.] Maya, please. Just ask and see if anyone else from your world is here.

Why would any of them be here? [The girl gets more and more hysterical, and she looks like she's crying.] This is clearly a dream. I'm delusional because Cam is dead. He's dead and he's not coming back. [The bow in her hand clatters to the floor, and she falls to her knees, wrapping her arms around herself.]

Maya, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to -

[The feed cuts out.]

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[headup_stickontheice]

[And when one of the first direct touches he receives is this, it's just about enough to break him down. He can't reply, because he then wraps her up in his arms in a tight, desperate hug, holding like she's the one who might disappear instead of him.

The tears he's been trying to hold back finally slip through, and though he tries to keep them soft, a few sobs choke out.] 'm sorry. M-Maya, I-- I'm so sorry.

[eatmybow]

[She drops her bow to wrap her arms around Cam too. Honestly, she can get a new bow. This is more important.]

It'll be okay, Cheesy. Just . . . don't scare me again, okay?

Maya, I think the people on the D-Terminal want to know you're okay. I think you should come talk to them.

[Burying her face in Cam's shoulder, Maya groans.] Can't you just tell them?

[Hyokomon can be heard grumbling about it and responding to people.]

[headup_stickontheice]

[All he can do is nod. He can't speak, and he's just amazed she's talking to him, that she doesn't hate him. No one could hate you, Cam, maybe Miss Shepard was right, and it just makes him hold her tighter.

He takes a deep breath and tries to stop crying. He's getting snot on her shirt. Another deep breath and dips his face into the crook of her neck.

When he can finally speak again:] I-I'm trying to fix it. Me.

[Meanwhile Lucette has been eyeing Hyokomon. DON'T THINK SHE DOESN'T NOTICE YOU TALKING IN THAT TONE ABOUT HER PARTNER.]

[eatmybow]

[Does Maya look like Tori. She doesn't care if you get snot on her shirt, she'll wash it. Or get a new one. Running her fingers through his hair, Maya just holds on. They're having a moment, when Hyokomon speaks up again.]

Some girl on the D-Terminal says she wants to talk to you guys once you're done canoodling.

[Sorry, Lucette. Hyokomon isn't here for this nonsense. As far as she's concerned, no one is good enough for her Maya.]

[headup_stickontheice]

[The situation's so familiar that Cam actually laughs into Maya's hair. He doesn't mind Hyokomon, that's the last of his concerns right now. He takes comfort in Maya's touch and the feel of her fingers against his scalp.

...Now, Lucette on the other hand.] They are having a moment! We shouldn't interrupt them, this is the time when we stay quiet! [HARUMPH they're gonna have a problem here.]

[eatmybow]

I'm trying to avoid them making any digibabies, that's all.

[Maya groans, burying her face in Cam's shoulder. She's starting to figure out that her partner is basically her older sister. That's not even how making babies works and Cam isn't!]

I'm not going to have any babies, okay?

[headup_stickontheice]

[And as Maya burrows closer, Cam...pretty much jumps away from her like she's on fire. He looks a mess, from crying and all the emotion, but he's still got time to be entirely and completely mortified.]

N-no babies! No babies, not happening, n-not any time soon at all!

I guess he's remembering that video Miss Shepard did--

Don't mention that.

[Well, at the very least, it seems like it's gotten him to stop crying.]