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Terminal Destination [Junpei]
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 8, 2019 22:17:08 GMT
At long last, Yuko had reached Terminus City! After being forced to break up from the boys, almost getting dismembered by a bunch of sentient vines, meeting the freaking embodiment of the Sin of Pride, and finally flying on the back of a griffon that could travel at the speed of sound, she had finally made it! And those were just a few of the detours that Jokermon had forced her to make!
Well, the Clown Prince had already gotten his comeuppance for that. Yuko was mostly psyched to finally reunite with her friends. She had kept in touch with them during her travels thanks to the Digi-FM app, but she had still missed them. Currently, the female delinquent was waiting for Junpei to arrive at the Trailmon station. Just Junpei apparently. Mika would have to take the next Trailmon. Even in the Digital World, the Nakamura heir couldn’t figure out railway lines to save his life.
“You seem anxious… Yuu-chan~” Jokermon teased his evidently worried Tamer. “Call me Yuu-chan one more time, and I’ll wipe that girly lipstick off your face using your own foot!” Yuko replied with an irritated sneer. “Lipstick is not girly.” The jester-like Digimon shrugged, before pulling a tube of said non-girly lipstick out and applying it on his rosy lips, making himself even more fabulous than before. Yuko looked down with a somewhat nervous expression. “I just hope Junpei’s alright, you know? And Scout too.”
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Post by Junpei Sudo on Oct 9, 2019 4:15:28 GMT
In contrast to his friend, Junpei's time in the digital world had been... less than exciting, to put it politely. The wannabe delinquent's cowardly nature held him back from going on adventures or exploring the world; you know, the things even a 10-year-old would have done in his situation. Instead, Junpei had ended up slumming it in whatever cities he could get to, running odd jobs for petty cash in between bouts of trying to learn what the heck this place even is and, most importantly, how he could get home.
Which lead to now, as one of the Trailmon pulled into the station in front of Yuko and opened up, revealing the rose-haired delinquent and the militarized dinosaur standing next to him. Thankfully, Junpei had managed to find a clothing store and wasted no time in buying a copy of his favorite outfit, so the boy standing before her was actually properly dressed instead of walking around in his makeshift swimsuit.
With a casual wave, Junpei stepped off, the Trailmon wasting no time in taking off again once he and Scout had departed. "Yo, long time no see, Yuko!" He chuckled as he glanced around, noting the terminal seemed to be mostly empty apart from themselves. "So, think we should wait for Mika, or should we go ahead and get going? I don't think the next train will be for a while..."
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 9, 2019 9:07:14 GMT
All of Yuko’s concern vanished the moment she saw Junpei safe and sound, and in clothes a normal human would wear, instead of, say… worn out, malnourished, covered in rags and sporting a caveman beard. It really looked like not a day had passed - which ironically was correct in human world time. “Junpei!” The girl smiled happily, as she ran up to him, and for a moment it looked as if the spirit of Mika had possessed her and she was about to give the redhead the biggest hug of his life… but she didn’t, since that would’ve been awkward.
“So… You finally found some clothes that suit you, huh? Saaame.” The female delinquent pointed out. Her own outfit was a combination of ripped shirt, ripped jeans and copious amounts of leather belts that suited her punk girl aesthetic. Digimon fashion was so freaking metal… in a late 90’s to early 00’s sort of way.
“D’awww, you two look like two of a kind~” Jokermon remarked, being the everlasting tease that he was. Yuko shot the mad clown a sideways glare, before crouching on her knees in front of Commandramon. “Hey there, Scout. How’s it going, dude?” She greeted him, holding her fist up for a traditional fistbump. Having seen enough places in the Digital World, she was now noticeably more carefree around Digimon.
“Yeah, it’ll probably be a while before Mika gets here. I guess we could take the time to explore or something? The city is pretty massive from what I’ve seen.” Yuko said after she stood back straight.
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Post by Junpei Sudo on Oct 11, 2019 5:14:35 GMT
Junpei blanched at Jokermon's not-too-subtle implication, though in an objective sort of sense, the mad jester wasn't exactly wrong; it was true that Junpei and Yuko were both delinquents, and it was also true they were about as far from being your stereotypical delinquents as you could get, albeit in their own unique ways. Meanwhile, Scout merely stared at Yuko's offered fist, clearly having absolutely no idea what the girl was on about, before his eyes suddenly lit up with realization. "Oh wait, the commander taught me this!" And with that, he reached out and covered Yuko's fist with his own clawed hand. "Paper covers rock, right?" He punctuated his sentence with a wide grin, positively beaming with pride.
Junpei chuckled as he glanced down at his partner. Unlike Yuko, the lanky boy wasn't exactly 'comfortable' or even 'easy' around Digimon yet, and there were some he made it a point to keep well away from just based on their appearance alone. So far, Scout proved the sole exception, seeing as the military dinosaur seemed ready, willing, and mostly able to help Junpei whenever he could. And, yeah, Junpei would be lying if he said hanging out with a dinosaur that had a gun wasn't one of the coolest things ever... Stuffing his hands in his pockets, Junpei turned and took a few steps to the city. "Well, where ya wanna head first then? A restaurant, the shops..." He pulled a small bag from his pocket and jingled it lightly. "I got plenty of these 'bit' things to spend."
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 11, 2019 10:57:28 GMT
Scout had misunderstood the girl’s intentions, but did so in a way that was arguably quite adorable. “Hehe. Not like that, silly. Here, close your fingers…” Yuko chuckled, holding the Commandramon’s hand as gently as one could hold a scaly, clawed appendage, helping him form a fist. “See? And now we bump our fists together, like this. It means that we’re bros.” She explained, while bopping her fist lightly against the dinosaur’s own.
With that, the quartet took out of the station and into the city itself, finding themselves walking among crowds upon crowds of local Digimon walking to their jobs or what have you. “They’re completely ignoring us. I guess humans aren’t that uncommon a sight here, huh?” The female delinquent mused out loud. Jokermon nodded. “Indubitably! This is the capital of the Digital World, after all, and the place that links the two worlds together. Humans loitering the streets is as common a sight here as birds are in human cities!”
Yuko gave a restless smirk as Junpei wagged his bag of cash in front of her face. “Damn, looks like you’ve been busy! We’ve got some bits too from here and there, but we spent most of them on clothes, food and Trailmon tickets.” She looked around them for anything resembling a shop.
The layout of Terminus was similar enough to a human city that it would be easy to find out whenever they had walked into a shopping district. The hard part was figuring out what any of the signs said. “I guess we could shop first and then get something to eat. See anything interesting?” She asked Junpei.
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Post by Junpei Sudo on Oct 11, 2019 23:20:00 GMT
"Oooohhhh..." Scout marveled as Yuko taught him how to fist bump, and even when the girl had pulled away, he continued practicing the technique on his own, gently pressing and unpressing his fists together in front of himself.
Sadly, Junpei wasn't able to comment on his partner's antics, as something Jokermon had said had caught his attention. Spinning around, the lanky teen marched up to the even lankier jester, his eyes wide. "Wait, what did you just say?! This place has some way to get back home?!" He stepped closer to Yuko, a wide grin spreading across his face as he laughed excitedly. "Did ya hear that Yuko?! We can finally get home!" With another laugh, he stepped back, briefly forgetting he was out in public as he allowed his excitement to overcome him. "I can't believe it! We finally get a chance to go home! No more having to jump out of the way of wild Digimon! No more running away! Ha ha!"
Scout, for his part, seemed perfectly content to continue practicing his fistbumping as his partner seemingly went mad with happiness.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 12, 2019 0:11:30 GMT
“Of course, didn’t I tell you before? Terminus City is your Terminal Destination!” Jokermon exclaimed in English, flashing such a shit-eating grin, it almost looked like he had devolved back into a Dracmon. “Why else would we have spent so much time getting here in the first place? Honestly, kids these days are so scatterbrained.” The demonic harlequin added, bringing his index finger up and incessantly poking the male delinquent’s forehead with it.
In the meantime, Yuko seemed just as happy about the prospect of getting back as Junpei was. “Yup! Apparently there’s a Trailmon here that’ll lead us straight back to Shibuya. So, you bet we’re gonna get on that as soon as Mika joins with us!” The multicolor-haired girl said with an excited smile. However, said smile soon fell, and was replaced by a more serious expression. “Although, I did find something else out about the Digital World, or rather Jokah informed me… How long do you suppose we’ve been stuck here? A week? Two weeks? Three weeks?”
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Post by Junpei Sudo on Oct 12, 2019 0:47:33 GMT
The question managed to sober Junpei up a bit as the delinquent brought a hand up to his chin, scratching it lightly as he tried to recall exactly how much time they had spent in this place. Unfortunately, for as 'fantastic' as it was, it seemed the Digital World had yet to figure out the marvelous invention known as 'calendars', meaning the boy was forced to rely on his own (admittedly, rather spotty) memory. Muttering incomprehensibly to himself, Junpei held his hands up in front of his face as he started counting out the days they had been stuck in the Digital World on his fingers... aaaand did so multiple times as he got himself confused and mixed up once the number went past 'ten'. Eventually, with a growl of frustration, he clenched his hands into fists as if to destroy his own work before taking a deep breath and turning back to Yuko. "Yeah, a couple weeks, something like that. Why does it matterrrr..." He trailed off, sudden realization dawning on him. "...Don't tell. You better not be about to tell me what I think you're about to tell me..." His eyes widened as he began to rapidly shake his head, preemptively denying the bombshell he felt Yuko was about to drop.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 12, 2019 11:21:59 GMT
Yuko stayed silent as Junpei counted the days on his fingers. There really wasn’t an easy way to tell exactly how long they’d been there. Even if Digimon did have a measurement for time, it wasn’t anything comprehensible or remotely practical for humans to use. Still, both teenagers agreed that at least two or three weeks must have passed.
“I dunno, what do you think I’m about to tell you?” Yuko replied to Junpei’s panic. “Ohohoho, now things are getting interesting…” Jokermon chuckled and rubbed his hands evilly. “A week in the Digital World is apparently one day in the human world. That means we’ve been away from home for three days at most. It might not sound as bad, but… three days is still enough for our mothers to legally report us as missing.” The punk girl explained, her eyes going downcast. While she wasn’t expressing her panic as visibly as the redhead was, she was still clearly distraught. “They’ll be worried sick, and they’ll have every right to want to know where we’d been… Junpei, what are we gonna tell them?”
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Post by Junpei Sudo on Oct 14, 2019 23:49:40 GMT
That was... Junpei felt a strange sort of relief overcome him as Yuko relayed the news. In truth, he had been expecting the opposite of what she had said, that time in the Digital World moved slower, so when they returned home they would discover they had been gone for like twenty years or something. Or heck, even time moving in an exact 1:1 ratio would have been bad enough, since they would have still been missing for multiple weeks. But only 'really' being gone for three days? Well, it was certainly concerning, but not the terrible situation Junpei had initially worried they were in.
The rosy-haired delinquent sighed as he stuffed his hands in his pockets. Relieved or not, Yuko was right: their parents were likely worried sick about where they were. And, thinking on it, Junpei was starting to get worried about his mom, too. He was the only thing she had left, and if she thought something had happened to him... He shook his head to clear his thoughts. Right now, they had to get their stories straight, which meant brainstorming. "Well... What can we tell them?" He glanced down at Scout, who was still obliviously practicing fistbumping. "I've been living here and I can hardly believe this place is real. If we try to tell them what we were doing, they'll throw us in the loony bin!" Sighing again, he brought a hand up to scratch at his chin. "You said a week here equals a day out there, right? If that's the case, then that means we got a week to get our stories straight, don't we?"
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 15, 2019 8:17:00 GMT
Junpei had the right idea; There was no way the adults were gonna believe their accounts about a parallel world existing beyond cyberspace. Yuko nodded in agreement at that. “Yeah, and showing them our Digimon so that they believe us isn’t an option either. I’ve seen E.T. Nobody deserves to go through that… Alright, Jokermon probably does deserve it, but Scout and Lopmon don’t.” That movie had made her cry as a little kid, but she left that detail out. She had a reputation to uphold, after all.
“Ooooh, I always wanted to visit Area 51!” Jokah cheerfully chimed in, pumping his fists excitedly. He then smiled widely and placed his hands on his (practically nonexistent) hips. “In any case, it seems that your only option is to lie like there’s no tomorrow!” Meanwhile, Yuko shook her head at her co-conspirator’s suggestion. “We can’t afford to lose more time. We’re leaving as soon as Mika gets here. So, we need to come up with a bullshit excuse now.” She stated in a surprisingly stern tone.
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Post by Junpei Sudo on Oct 16, 2019 6:22:40 GMT
"Really..." Well, he couldn't really blame her for her haste. After everything the group had gone through, getting to just rest in their respective beds again sounded absolutely heavenly. But understandable or not, that didn't change that having to come up with a believable lie on the spot like this was asking for a lot. With a low hum, Junpei wandered over to a nearby curb, sitting down on it and idly scratching his cheek while muttering to himself. "Gotta be something believable... If we say we were kidnapped, they'd ask how we got free, plus nobody in their right minds would try to ransom a couple of delinquents... There isn't a lick of forest in Tokyo, can't say we got lost in the woods... Hrrrgh..."
Eventually, an idea popped into Junpei's head, and a wide grin split the rosy-haired delinquent's face; a grin that he wasted no time in showing off to Yuko as he turned to face her. "Actually, who says we have to lie? We'll just tell them exactly what happened!" He extended his hand and snapped his fingers, forming a finger gun that he pointed at his fellow delinquent. "We went for a swim in the Shibuya River, and the current swept us away downstream! We got lost for three days and had to hitchhike our way back to Shibuya!" He crossed his arms over his chest and nodded smugly, clearly proud of his idea.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 16, 2019 8:31:57 GMT
As Junpei put his brain to work coming up with a convenient, believable lie to fool the adults, Yuko sat next to him on the curb, and patted his back as a way of showing her support to him. Heck, even Jokermon joined the effort, sitting on the other side of the curb with his long legs bent like plastic straws, and offering his own words of encouragement. “Yes! Think big, think smart! Get those gears turning, young man!”
Eventually, the strawberry-haired youth did come up with a plan, which he announced with a cocky grin. “Getting lost for three whole days still sounds like a stretch, unless we were washed up all the way in China. Buuuut, I can’t think of a better lie, so this is the best we currently got.” The female delinquent nodded in approval. “Excellent! Great job, bucko!” The Clown Prince exclaimed, giving Junpei a hard slap on his back.
Getting back up, the punk girl looked around them and squinted hard at one particular building, mainly because it was the only shop they’d seen so far that actually had a sign written in a human language - in this case, English. “Terminus Mall, Helpful Items for Future Digidestined…” Yuko read the sign out loud with a confused look on her face. “This sounds like it pertains to us. Wanna check it out?” She turned back and asked Junpei.
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Post by Junpei Sudo on Oct 17, 2019 5:44:23 GMT
The harsh slap nearly sent Junpei rocketing to the ground; lanky or not, it was obvious Jokermon outclassed most humans, and Junpei wouldn't be surprised if the mad jester could keep pace with some professional athletes, too. Muttering and grumbling to himself, the delinquent boy pulled himself off the ground, reaching one of his hands behind him to rub lightly on the spot Jokermon had hit him. He could already feel the bruise forming... His ears perked up as Yuko spoke, turning to check out the sign she was reading for himself. "Well... We did come here to shop, right? Plus, we've got time to kill before Mika shows up." Turning around, he brought his fingers up to his lips and whistled for his partner. "Yo, Scout!"
Almost immediately, the dinosaur snapped into a military salute, his body automatically turning to face Junpei. "Sir, yes sir!"
The rosy-haired delinquent pressed a hand gently against his own face. "First of all, I told you to stop doing that. Second, get over here, we're heading into the mall!"
"Right!" Nodding fiercely, Scout quickly jogged over to Junpei, resuming his place at the boy's side as the duo made to enter the Terminus Mall, Junpei wondering just exactly what sort of 'helpful items' a place like this could offer.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Oct 17, 2019 8:33:28 GMT
A light giggle escaped Yuko’s lips as the Commandramon saluted his Tamer like he didn’t know what he’d been told. “Fufu~ Don’t discourage him, it’s kinda cute. Besides, look at him. He has to stay true to his whole military theme, just like Jokermon has to stay true to being a clown.” “A sexy clown!” “No.”
As they walked into the mall, they would find it to be quite larger on the inside than it looked on the outside. The Digital World’s nonsense architecture at work. More importantly, it was evenly split into six different shops spread around them in a circular pattern. Each of them had a sign written in comprehensible English: ‘Upgrades’, ‘Equipment’, ‘Cards’, ‘Vehicles’, ‘Mercenaries’ and ‘Team’. “Wow, this place is really marketed towards Tamers, huh?” Yuko wolf-whistled as she marveled at the various colorful display windows.
Her pink eyes were drawn to the ‘Equipment’ window in particular, where a bunch of different items were on display; A CD-looking device that projected holographic images, a magical cube that expanded to the size of a cardboard box, a diving suit, a bio-hazard suit, and even what looked like a realistic android. “Damn, look at all these James Bond trinkets! Looks like they have a thing for everything! Where was this place when we were traveling half-naked in the jungle?” The female delinquent said, practically gluing her face to the glass.
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