Open Post;

[espercial]

[Today in ye olde open post, there is a tiny kid up in your character's business or alternatively your character is up there in his business! He might seem familiar or he might not, but no matter what the case he seems kind of timid. Approach?

Choose your poison (Which would be the actual bitty Kyousuke or the Feather version) and setting, feel free to treat this as a voice test too.]

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[cresthopes]

[And the boy just blinked at him before he gave a bright smile]

Don't worry, I'm holding on with my older hand! I'm not going to let go, I'll be really badly hurt if I do!

But yeah, Angemon! He's my friend who can protect my friend and I from harm! And he's really awesome too because he can defeat anything that comes his way!

[espercial]

[Kyousuke was very nervous as a child and this one is even more so, but he relaxes just as quickly when he hears that.]

That sounds really cool! Um, did you bring him along? [He can't sense anything else around here after all, and this Angemon sounds like some kind of esper...what a weird name, though.]

[cresthopes]

[And see that? There was a slight frown on Takeru's face]

No, he isn't. He's back in the Digital World where a lot of my other friends are. I really wish I can show you him because I think you would really like him! And with my other Digimon friends too.

They can protect you from a lot of evil things!

[espercial]

Digital World? [Curiouser and curiouser. Now this is something Kyousuke hadn't anticipated, and his eyes are trained on Takeru as they continue to swing upwards.]

I can protect myself, but it would be nice to see them...is it really okay for you to tell me about this, though?

[cresthopes]

But do you believe me though?

I know a lot of things really weird and cool but I don't think a lot of people really believe what I say. My brother told me not to say anything about it but...

[He mumbled some more.]

It's just too cool not to tell anyone!

[espercial]

I believe you. [He says it without hesitation, but Kyousuke's expression is anything but happy knowing that such things would be hard for a child not to say to anyone. It feels too much like what an esper child might experience for comfort, and he's more subdued after thinking about that bit.]

But your brother's right...you probably shouldn't tell too many people about this. It could put the both of you in danger if someone who shouldn't know about that world gets their hands on it. [Like Black Phantom; who even knew how they would have attempted to exploit this Digital World if they could?]

[cresthopes]

[Now that was a shock. Here, he was fully expecting him to say that he had an overactive imagination! At least, that's what his other friends have told him. A world that's filled with digital monsters? Now that would be an amazing book to read or something!

Of course, while the boy wanted to say otherwise, he had to keep his mouth shut for his brother's sake]

You really think so? Because everyone I talked to doesn't believe me! They think I'm making stuff up when I'm not! I don't think they'll really go after the digital world!

[Pause]

...Right?

[espercial]

It can't be helped, I think. I mean...it sounds like something out of a fantasy world, but it'd be kind of hard for you to make that up and mention that your brother knows about it. [Then again Kyousuke himself is the product of something nearly as fantastical, being a copy of someone's else memories and existing only due to interference from the future.

Who's he to argue about possibly digital unicorns when he is the unicorn in this case?]

But you never know when someone might believe you and have bad intentions...just be careful, alright? [Kyousuke doesn't have the highest opinion of Hyoubu after everything's said and done, but he's pretty sure the esper would have tried to keep Takeru safe even though the boy's about as Normal as they come.]

[cresthopes]

[Now that was something Takeru never thought about]

So it seems too real to be fake? Is that what you're saying? I guess it would be too cool for it not be real so maybe people would really think it was true!

[But that didn't erase the confused look on his face. How would something be too real to be fake??]

I don't think I really understand but I promise I won't tell anyone else about it. If it really is that dangerous, then I don't want my friends in the Digital World to get hurt! And it would be really scary if anything were to happen to them!

[espercial]

That's not what I meant...but it works. [He's relieved anyway seeing Takeru taking his advice, even if something seems to have been lost in translation.]

What time is it now, by the way? I shouldn't stay here for too long... [The Children should be off soon, and staying for any longer could be risky.]

[cresthopes]

Um, okay then? But I know that I have to keep it a secret from now on though but...

[Meanwhile, here Takeru just happened to be staring at him and...just continue to stare at him!]

I think it's about 4pm right now? Is there somewhere you have to be? Your parents won't be mad that you're not home in time right?

[espercial]

They won't. [So Kyousuke says, coming to a stop and hopping off the swing lightly.]

I'm going to meet that someone and go home with them! We can play some other time if we meet again, right? [Which there won't be, because he's so going to be grounded.]

[cresthopes]

Well...do you still need someone to take you home? I know my mom can always take you and wait for someone to come get you! Because I really want to play with you again too!

[Although, Takeru had to wonder if he was going to see him again. Especially when there always seemed to be kids coming and going around here...]

[espercial]

No, I'll be fine on my own. [Kyousuke nods confidently at that- he is capable of teleporting, after all.] Take care on your way back! [He waves before running off, and if Takeru runs over to where he goes he might notice that no kid or adult for that matter could have run off so quickly.]