- 本宮 大輔 ★

“If you’re paying then I’m not about to decline, I’m not foolish enough to turn down free food,” Ken’s frowned softened, the corners of his mouth tugging into the beginnings of a smile. Sometimes it was impossible not to smile around the other boy. “I haven’t had anything sweet in a while, either.”

"Alright, then that's set!" The burgundy haired teen's motivation to finish the chores increasing with the prospect of help and ice-cream, "Somehow that doesn't surprise me." He smirked a little, but jumped as the tap behind him spattered with hot water, "Damn, whoops." He mumbled, turning around and realising he'd left it running for too long.

デジタルゲート、オープン！ / 瀬野文希＠アナログ強化中

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Reciprocated by ~rally-ae

Ken followed the goggle-boy into the kitchen, wincing a little at the small mountain of dirty dishes on the sideboard.”Of course, she’s always a little over-enthusiastic when I tell her that I’m going out to see friends, I just have to call her if there’s anything I need. You know, the usual drill.” 

The redhead nodded as he reached the sink and turned on the tap for the hot water, waiting for it to heat up before going near the dishes, "Cool, cool." He grinned. He turned to face his friend, leaving the tap running behind him, "If we get everything done before everywhere closes, we should go get ice-cream or something." He suggested, figuring he'd owe Ken something for all the work they were about to embark on, "My treat." He added, to clarify that fact.

He mused for a moment, “I don’t mine doing dishes,” At least he trusted himself not to break them before they found they way back to their respective cupboards, “Are you parent’s out all day?”

"Yeah, mom took Jun out shopping, so they won't be back for hours, and dad's at work," Daisuke gave a brief account of his family's whereabouts, as he propped the broom he still held, against the counter, "Was your mom alright with you coming over?" A dumb and already answered question, but it had already left the gogglehead's lips by the time he'd thought about it.

He didn’t mind doing chores, meticulous tasks were what he did best, he always offered to help out his parents with the cleaning at home. “I’m glad you messaged me though, the prospect of being stuck at home all day was beginning to look bleak. Where are we starting?”

"Good to hear I'm not taking you away from anything important," the redhead commented, although that hadn't actually been a concern that had crossed his mind before he'd sent that message, "Well we've done the sweeping." He stated. Enough of it, anyway, he could always go back to that later, "I still need to wash the dishes, clean my room and vacuum. So, whatever sounds the least awful there." He smiled. There were a few other things too, but he'd have to look at the list again, and aside from that he didn't want to inflict chores on Ken for the whole day. There were a few he could do himself later, anyway.

“I’ve been good,” she replied once her laughing died down, “I’ve been trying to take more pictures but I always get better ones in the digital world,” she added then tilted her head slightly, “What about you Daisuke? What have you been up to besides video games?” She joked, her smile widening. She tried to look behind him, in search of something then returned her gaze back to Daisuke, “Is Demiveemon not with you?” she questioned.

"Uhhh," Daisuke blinked, remembering when he'd last seen the little blue Digimon, which had been in his home, in his room. His mother had ushered him out of the house before he'd had a chance to get him ready for sneaking out into the general public. The gogglehead hadn't even had time to grab anything more than his cellphone before he was separated from his video games, "He's at home, actually," he admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. He disliked leaving his partner behind, even if it was unintentional, "We could go get him before we go wherever!" He suggested, grinning. He hadn't thought further ahead than asking his friends to come into the city, so he wasn't sure what they'd be spending the day doing, but he knew whatever it was, DemiVeemon would like to be with them.

Ten minutes of complaining and laughing, the pair finally made it to the front of the shop. Finding the redhead between the crowd was an easy task. “Daisuke,” Hikari waved her hand in attempt to catch his attention.

He looked through the crowd, in search of the voice that had called him, "Hikari! Hey!" He waved back as he spotted his friend, not far away from him. Making his way through the crowd towards her, he grinned, "Thanks for coming in!" He stated as soon as he was close enough for her to hear, "I was goin' crazy, I was so bored," he went on, ignoring his blatent exaggeration, "How've you been?" He asked finally, oblivious to how much he was talking.

Wormmon scuttled past, ready to greet his friend. “Stay out of trouble, I’m sure Mrs Motomiya won’t be happy if you break something,” Ken warned, he knew that the pair weren’t the most graceful of creatures in their Rookie states, but he trust that they wouldn’t create any chaos. He turned his attention back to the auburn-haired teen. “Do you need help?”

"Uh," The redhead smiled guiltily as Ken addressed him. Clearly his plan to ask for help once his friend was here hadn't been as subtle as he'd meant it to be, "Maybe a little?" Was his understated reply as he stood aside to let the other in. Now that the dark-haired teen was here, Daisuke was tempted to blow off his chores list in exchange for video games or soccer, but he knew that would earn him a harsh punishment from his mother, and aside from that Ken would probably chastise him for doing so, as well.

Not having much to do at the moment, she decided to take Daisuke up on his offer. Her fingers typed away, Hey Daisuke! Where are you at? After the message sent, the brunette stood from her spot and strolled over to the door to switch out of her slippers to shoes. “Come on Gatomon,” she called out to her partner who hadn’t moved an inch. 

Glad that someone had responded to his message, Daisuke turned to browse the contents of the window behind him, realising that he'd have to stay put until Hikari arrived.

Ken finally reached the correct front door, knocking on it’s surface with his fist. He doubted that he’d had to wait long for something to answer.

When a knock sounded at the door, the goggleboy took no time in abandoning the corner of the floor he was attempting to reach with the broom and turning instead to race, broom in hand, to the source of the noise. He yanked the door open and grinned, not even having to look properly to know who it was, "Hey!" He greeted as V-mon caught up to him, still carrying the pan and missing the dust that was falling out of it onto the floor as he ran.

It looked like his book would have to wait, and it didn’t take a genius to work out that Daisuke was probably trying to get some help. He put on his shoes and was out the door, hurrying towards the bus station.

He sent his reply and tossed his phone back onto the counter. The redhead looked around the room and frowned lightly. Once he knew Ken was coming over, the waiting was always pretty boring, and vice versa whenever he went to Tamachi. Bus rides weren't exactly thrilling, but since he was waiting, he figured he'd get a head start on some sweeping, seeing as it was one of the first things his mother had written on her list.