A Relaxing Day in the Forest [John/Maia] (Open)

Before Maia and her Digimon had entered the clearing, the gentle nature if the forest had caused John to drift into a relaxing nap. His arms were crossed while he snoozed. Soon enough, John was on the verge of delving into REM sleep.

However, some movement and chatter nearby stirred John from his nap. His eyes shot open to the sight of a blonde-haired girl. John stretched, and yawned. "Hi." He replied. He now stood, and dusted off the few blades of grass that clung to the back of his clothes.

"It's a beautiful day out here, huh?" John asked the newcomer. "I should have expected people to be out and bout. What brings you out here?"

John offered a smile and waved a hand dismissively to Maia. "Yes, I was. But don't worry about it." He was giving off an air of friendliness to the girl. "I hadn't been asleep for long. No harm done."

John continued to keep the grin on his face. "You saw a rabbit, huh? Did it happen to be a white rabbit with a watch in it's paw, exclaiming that he was late for a very important date?" This was of course a joke, as he was referencing to the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland.

John approached Maia, now. Once he was within arm's reach, he extended his right hand to her, offering a greeting handshake. "My name is John. What's yours?"

After pondering for a moment, John crossed his arms and looked downward toward the grass in thought. "Hrmmm. No, I can't say that I have seen a rabbit." John now returned his gaze toward Maia. He did not in fact think that this girl was starting to lose her sanity.

"Well, I did hear some sort of scraping on the bark as I was coming to." The blue-eyed man mused. "But I don't think that it was the bunny rabbit that you're looking for. Maybe it was a squirrel?" He shrugged softly.

"I don't know. Last I checked, rabbits don't climb trees. They certainly can't jump that high, anyway. But I'd love to help you look for it." A smile returned to John's expression. "Who knows? It could be fun!"

    John did not at all expect another voice to be heard while he was conversing with Maia. What he really didn't expect, was some little, round, fluffy creature to leap out of the tree he was previously napping under, which in turn splashed into the small pond. "Is...That the rabbit you were speaking of?" John asked Maia while raising a right pointed index finger toward the now swimming Kyaromon. Now getting a better look, John's eyes widened in wonder. "Wait a second. That's not a rabbit. What is that thing?" It certainly was no white rabbit wearing a fancy vest that held a pocket watch which was cartoonishly too big for it. 
   
     But then, the Kyaromon began to frantically shout for assistance with whatever it's endeavor could be. "Hold on. An egg? In the water!?" He wasn't believing what he was hearing. So many questions began to race through the man's mind, but they had to wait! Whatever this furry creature was, it needed help saving the egg! It was certainly making sure that it's pleas were heard. "Hang on!" John shouted, quickly running up to the pond. He peered into the water, seeing that there was indeed an egg; albeit a large one.
   
     Without wasting any more time, John knelt onto his knees, and plunged his hands into the pond's cool water. This would cause some of the colorful Koi fish to scatter away from the foreign objects that were invading their humble abode. Due to the water surface refracting the light that penetrated it, the egg itself was hard to make out. But, John had grasped onto it, and gently pulled it from the murky, sandy bottom. Now that it was out of harm's way, John looked upon it inquisitively. "Huh. They don't celebrate Easter in Japan, right?" He asked Maia while he stood up. This was certainly peculiar. The egg itself was a beautiful white, with red jagged stripes encircling it. 
   
    Oops! John completely forgot about the fury critter that claimed it was drowning! John cradled the egg in his right hand, and knelt back down, scooping the poor little guy in his free left hand! He set the Kyarmon gently on the ground. But now, he wasn't sure what to inspect first! The egg, or this little animal. 

    John wasn't entirely sure what to do with the egg that was now in his hands. 'Um." This was all new to him. It certainly wasn't every day that a strange, fairly large egg was just lying around. He couldn't quite tell what sort of creature would be inside of it. John turned to look at Maia. He had a somewhat unsure expression on his face. "But...What exactly is it an egg of? It's too small to be an ostrich egg." John conveyed to the girl. "And it was just in the water, Wouldn't that mean that this egg is...Well, dead?" There was a hint of worry in his voice.

    Although, wasn't there just a little furry creature that he had recently pulled from the pond? "Hey, where did that creature go?" John inquired. "It was just here. You saw it too, didn't you?" He looked a little disappointed now. "It didn't leave, did it?" Thinking that the creature was now gone, the man was now a little forlorn. "That's a shame. It was really adorable. Wait..." He now looked down toward Maia's feet. She had recently dropped her scarf, which was weird. Upon closer inspection, John could see the little parts of Kyaromon peeking out from under the fabric.

    John now looked into Maia's eyes, and offered a soft, warm smile. "Hey, it's okay. You don't have to try to hide him from me. I think he's, well, pretty neat!" Without warning, a light blue small cloud of data appeared in front of the man while he continued to cradle the egg. When the data cloud dissipated, a strange cellphone-like device floated in it's place. "Huh? What's this?" John reached for it, and now held it in his hand. The man was utterly amazed as he surveyed it.

    John was trying very hard to keep in the laughter that was building up from the cute little Kyaromon's antics. But it was no use. He busted out laughing, if only for a moment, as a short burst of merriment. "Aww, he's so cute! And funny, too!" John chuckled to himself. It was time to recollect his original composure. After all, this was a pretty big set of news hat had just been revealed to him.

    John's eyes were now fixated on the Digivice's screen. "Digimon, huh? Creatures made of data. This is pretty heavy." He pocketed the device. John had so many questions. "Hey, Maia?" He added. "I have millions of questions about all of this. And you seem like a really nice person. You seem to know a lot about this kind of thing. Would you like to be friends?"

    His eyes had a glint of hope within them. "I mean, since we're both tamers as you call it, it only make sense that we stick together." The new Tamer had no objections to making new friends. Especially being a newcomer to the country, he could certainly need some friends to spend time with. "What do you say?"