Echoes [Spirit Hunt] [Asher]

    Humming while he considered just how horrible it would go to pass out digivices to anyone he wanted, the teen definitely had to agree that it was a bad idea. "I mean, everyone in the Digital World handles it alright," he commented, trying to find some sort of counter. At the same time, he pulled his digivice from his pocket, holding it in front of Amelie in a way that she could easily take it if she wanted to. Not that he particularly expected the girl to, but it was clear that he didn't care either way. "Unless it's actually supposed to belong to the person, the thing won't work. Like, you could take one off a table someplace, and if it wasn't supposed to belong to you, it's just a piece of plastic." But, Digimon were weird, and surely there were exceptions to this rule! That was a concerning thought.

    Still, he had to nod while thinking about it being a bit odd that Lugh turned into a dinosaur. "I mean, it was a little dinosaur, if that matters any." No, it really didn't. But, that just furthered the curiosity on what made someone turn into their sprite. Was Lugh just particularly dinosaur-like? What did that say about Asher? On second thought, the redhead hoped that sprites were absolutely random.

    Unable to contain a playful smirk, the redhead looked to the side to avoid it being too obvious. "That just means you'd have to be pretty enough that humans and monsters liked you, though, right?" There had to be something wrong with that mindset. Could it be taken as an insult at all? Asher wasn't seeing the potential of it, but for some reason, he couldn't help but feel a pang of concern at the chance that the girl could twist it. On the topic of twisting things... "You're not comparing my attitude to his, are you?" Asher half-joked, half-legitimately questioned if that was potential to be an insult. Not that he'd dwell on it too much right now, either way. "Depends on the monster, I'd guess," he shrugged, mulling over strange monster-human romance combinations. "And depends on what kind of monster you turn into, the teen added, trying to remind that Amelie was subjected to the same awkwardness of being able to turn into weird creatures. "Considering I turn into women, I'd really prefer not to kiss anyone like that." Not that men and women probably felt any difference in interactions of that sort. But, most of his transformations weren't even really human enough for that! How did crows kiss, for instance? That was just too complicated! "Unless I'm trying to traumatize someone." But, who? Himself? Because that seemed the most likely case!

    Slight curiosity was sparked at the thought that Amelie was working on her life here. Sure, it was no surprise, but it made the young man interested to see what she intended with her future. That sounded like a better conversation for a different time, though. "You can spend a week there then come back here, only to find out you were only gone for a day as far as this world's concerned. I think that would mean time's moving faster there." Yet another weird concept to grasp, unless someone visited the place! "So, we could spend an entire day there, and I bet nobody would even realize we were gone." That concept also had its drawbacks. If something bad happened in the Digital World, how long would it take for someone to actually realize that something was wrong?

    "It's definitely weird," the actor agreed, with a smile, "but I bet you'll be a natural at it." And, if the brunette wasn't, Asher would hopefully be able to help her out a little. But, had he seriously forgotten to mention the attacking aspect? Maybe Asher had been avoiding that topic before! "Pokemon are actually-" huh. Pokemon. Digimon. Maybe there was a connection there. "-really similar, in a way." Battle pets, definitely. At least from a Tamer's perspective! "They attack in the same way. Kind of." At least that gave a bit of an idea of what Amelie should expect! "It can be dangerous, but I could say the same about anything." It's just that there was a large difference between the dangers of accidentally breaking a glass and someone shooting fireballs! "Just don't practice any of them indoors; you'll be fine." Or, uh, at least hopefully. There was no way that Asher was going to answer what could go wrong on any account, when the Digital World was in question, so he only nodded in agreement.

    If only Asher had pictures of all of the weird Digimon that he'd seen, though. Karin and Isaac had made it pretty clear that taking pictures that other people might be able to see was a bad idea. And, when the redhead didn't bother using a lock screen on his phone, it could only lead to bad things happening. So, Asher really only had proof of Whiskers existing! For now, at least. "I'm sure you'll see mythical imp monsters eventually, anyway." Or not! But, from what Asher had gathered, Isaac and Elliot had been pretty much everywhere! Looking over Amelie's face, the teen waved a hand in dismissal, hoping to settle her down. Okay! Rats were a definite no! "I get this feeling that I don't want to see your definition of a rat." Not with that expression! What, were they literal sewer monsters in her mind? Asher hadn't really seen that many large, or gross looking, ones!

    Man, Asher was really dropping the ball when it came to teaching things! "Oh, yeah. But, they're more like Themes than actual elements." Which was really annoying, actually. "If I tell you everything at once, it's just going to be confusing," he tried to defend. Asher certainly wouldn't have been able to remember half of the lecture, if he learned everything in twenty minutes! "Your totem might hint at it. Or, you'll know when you use your spirits for the first time." Thinking on it, Asher still had never looked for text on one of his totems. "Or, you can do what I did and have no idea until an uptight lizard tells you." Or don't! That was probably a terrible decision on Asher's part! For a moment, there was hesitance on his answer to what his element was, a small groan dying in his throat. "It's Nightmare," he answered after a few seconds. "I can only kind of see it, though." Maybe they were just Asher's nightmares. What would happen if he became entirely alright with turning into women, for instance? Unless it was entirely to do with their Family type.

    It was a good sign that Amelie was alright with joking about becoming a crazy animal lady! That would have been an impossible grave to dig himself out of! And, with joking turning into laughter about garbage, it definitely felt like Asher was safe from offending anyone for the time being! "I think that's a risk I'm willing to take!"

    But, what about the risk that came with hunting for spirits? The redhead was certainly feeling regret about letting someone else take that risk. With the brunette in his arms, Asher tried to take whatever paths he could that didn't involve walking on overly uneven surfaces. What was he going to do about all of this? And, what if the police found them as they were trying to leave? There would be a million problems in that case!

    On the bright side, Amelie being unconscious wasn't one of them! While the yawn hadn't gained too much attention beyond a glance, feeling the girl moving had definitely succeeded in making Asher notice that she was waking up. "Thank god," the spirit user breathed, muscles notably relaxing. Shifting his hold slightly, to accommodate for Amelie's own movements, eyes peered down at the girl. "You passed out after getting your spirit," he started, giving the most basic information as possible. "I didn't want you staying on that car, so," voice trailed off, debating what information was just too much information for the time being. "Is that okay? You weren't waking up, so I couldn't really ask if it was alright to pick you up." Was that seriously one of his concerns right now, of all things? Face dusted with a pink blush as the teen realized just how dumb it was to be concerned about that right now. Focus on the actually important things! "How do you feel?"

    Noticing the frown fall on Amelie's face, the redhead found his logic faltering. "I mean, there might be cases where I'm wrong," he admitted, softly. Resisting any urge to initiate physical contact in an attempt to make the girl feel better, Asher shoved his hands into his jacket pockets. Acquaintances, often, were not as accepting of being touched! "I've wondered that, too," the young man hummed, thoughtfully, "if you ever find out, I have a few questions for them." Like, why does he turn into women? Because, that felt like a really important inquiry.

    The idea of a mob of fan-mons coming after Amelie was hilarious, though! A small snicker escaped the teen's lips, imagining such a scene. "As long as the train doesn't hit on you, it'll be fine." And if it did? Well, that would be an awkward ride home! Luckily, so far, Asher hadn't encountered a Trailmon that seemed too into the human body. At least they couldn't be as awful as Gaston, and it seemed that Asher wasn't, either! "Of course Gaston wouldn't," the actor chimed, "he doesn't have the magic carpet or a genie, to show you 'a whole new world.'" Oh no. Do not go from Beauty and the Beast to Aladdin!

    But, did new worlds have to involve romancing weird monsters as weird monsters? Asher wasn't even sure how yellow foxes kissed, and he certainly didn't want to find out! Dogs, on the other hand, were easy to imagine trying to give kisses to people. "As long as dog-you keeps your tongue out of their mouth, it's usually kind of cute for dogs to 'kiss' people, isn't it?" That aside, as actual romantic coupling? No. That was just weird. Just like the next concept! "You caught me," the teen sighed, a little too dramatically, "Lugh's super secret spirit evolution is me." Or not! That would be one of the lamest evolutions ever! And, that would definitely cause an identity crisis for the young actor!

    Amelie seemed to be pretty good at math, too. A week would be about a month, wouldn't it? That would be easy to justify as a vacation or camping trip, or something! "That's exactly it!" Oh, good! That explanation hadn't been as difficult to understand as Asher had expected!

    And she appeared to be catching onto the whole attacking idea, even! Or, at least, there weren't too many questions on it! "Not if you turn into something immune to fire," he suggested, playfully. Was that likely? Not really. But it was hard to say! "I'd rather play chess than, uh," he paused, thinking about the subject, "risking hurting you." That'd just be bad! On a million different levels! "On the thought of 'not in the house', don't test your evolutions for the first time indoors. From what I've seen, they can get kind of big." Nobody wanted to risk crumbling their house because they turned into a giant snake!

    "Of course you'll survive," Asher insisted, optimistically. Equally optimistic was the addition of, "unlike me, if I met your rat-monsters." No thank you! Asher liked the idea of somewhat cute, Dumbo-eared rats that could fit in his palm. Nothing larger!

    How each creature fell under a theme was really a mystery to Asher. "Yeah, Digimon don't always make sense." But, either did Asher! After all, who else would stumble through their evolutions, without knowing what they were doing, with such ease? Nobody could even begin to blame Amelie for snickering about how Asher found out about his element. It really would be funny, from an outsider's perspective. And, even a little humorous from the redhead's. "Yeah, that's what I thought, too! I haven't even met someone with an actual element for their element!" Digimon just didn't make sense! "I can kind of see how a giant, muscle-woman could be nightmarish," he added, in some form of defense. "Got nothing for bright yellow foxes, though." Maybe that was more along the lines of it's ability to sneak around and appear at alarming moments? Or, Asher was thinking too hard into it.

    "So far, they're all in the same Family type, I guess, with Nightmare in the name," he tried to explain, already cringing mentally at the idea of explaining families and types to someone. "I figure that has to have something to do with it, too." Definitely! "I feel like each new one fits a little better somehow. Maybe they're just escalating from not-very-scary to unable-to-sleep-from-Nightmares?" Or, maybe theorizing like that would end up seriously upsetting him if it turned out to be true! He didn't want to jinx it! Nobody wanted to become a literal nightmare! "Your guess is as good as mine, though." Maybe an outsider would have an easier time figuring out just how a fox fit the theme!

    Regular old elements would have been way easier to figure out. "I wish they were that simple," the spirit user chuckled. Maybe he would have gotten Earth, then? So far, Yatagaramon was the only thing that wouldn't have necessarily fit that element in any way! "For all I know, joy could be an element." Wouldn't that be a pleasant theme to have, though? But, what would even fit that line? Probably something creepy-happy. Nevermind!

    The conversations had been pretty nice so far! Asher wished that more of his interactions with people would have gone this way. Nothing was better than talking to someone like they were actual friends! Otherwise, the Garbagemon jokes would have been received, and possibly delivered, far worse. Given, the recent situations had sufficiently damaged the playful tone that had been set, but with Amelie coming back around, maybe it would be possible to return to such a casual state of mind soon enough.

    Especially since the brunette wasn't upset about being carried around. One major concern was gone now! "That might just be the spirit's way of saying hello?" Well, that didn't sound like a welcoming time! But, neither did a crushed car or mysterious text. "You'll probably feel better once we're out of here and you can sit down someplace." In a real chair, for instance, and not just in Asher's arms. Judging from how badly the girl was blushing, this trip surely wasn't going to help her head any!

    Stopping on as flat of a surface as possible, the young man began to carefully lower the arm that steadied her legs. Still, he kept one arm against the brunette's back until he was sure that she wasn't about to fall again. "Just let me know if you feel lightheaded," was the only request he could think of.

    As far as how they were going to get out of here unseen? That as hard to say. "Easier said than done," he mumbled, trying to go over any options they had. The most obvious one was trying to hide if anyone saw them. But, that was also the easiest way to fail at escaping unnoticed! "I doubt turning into a giant bird, even to use it's abilities, is a good idea," he admitted, while thinking aloud. Sure, a feathery haze would get them out of the area unseen. But that would raise questions for the media on what had caused such an event when the police arrived. "And, the fox can camouflage in shadows. But, it can't take anyone else like that." And Asher certainly wasn't going to leave Amelie alone to deal with the repercussions of trespassing!

    Wincing slightly at the thought, another option came to mind. "Probably a bad idea to see what your spirits can do right now, isn't it?" What if they were the key to escaping unseen? Or, what if it turned her into an enormous Godzilla-esque monster that was far more obvious than anyone could imagine? This just screamed bad! Especially since the redhead still wasn't sure what happened to the car the spirit was on! "No, sorry. Awful plan," Asher shook his head, trying to dismiss all the pessimistic possibilities, "I'm not great at planning things through." Surely, that would come as no surprise! "You don't think we'll luck out and be able to just walk out of here before anyone sees us, do you?"

    For several seconds, Asher found himself staring at Amelie, lips twitching to a questioning half-smile. Was... was that a joke about the train? How hadn't he expected something like that? And, a better question: how was Amelie so good at keeping a straight face? Not that she maintained it for too long! "It wasn't that bad! Was it?" Grin returned to the young man's face, as he resisted laughing. He could have argued that her train joke was just as bad!

    "No, but it has to be the better image of the two!" After all, nobody wanted to think about a dog in a legitimate relationship! It was just weird! Especially because, in the Digital World, there were surely situations that perfectly explained how dogs would kiss! Then again, the Digital World also entirely rationalized the possibility of two people actually being the same person. "You are!" Nodding, the redhead found himself chuckling at the entire idea. Laughter really was contagious, wasn't it? At least there was no way it was actually true! Asher and Lugh had been in the same place, at the same time, too many times for it to be plausible!

    It seemed like Amelie was getting a pretty decent grasp on the subject, though! Which was really good, considering Asher wasn't the best at explaining any of this! But, hey, at least he was trying. An innocent smile slipped onto the teen's face, noticing that Amy seemed to be blushing. Was that a good or a bad sign? It was probably best to pretend not to notice! Not that there was too much time to think about it, when there were more conversations to be had!

    And images, such as giant cat-rats! "So, they're like the size of an opossum?" That gave for a decent image! Then again, rats and opossums didn't seem too different in appearance, so maybe that was why it was so easy to imagine. "Opossums and I don't really get along. But, rats are smarter, right?" Could they be cute if they were actually pets, though? That seemed possible. But not really a possibility that the redhead would like to explore! Leave it to someone with a much greater love of all things living!

    Giving a quick nod, Asher found it impossible to deny that Amy was going to be dealing with a lot of surprises. "I still learn new things almost every time I go to the Digital World." Like how a mushroom looks while wearing a wedding dress! Okay, so maybe that wasn't an important thing to learn, but it was still learning something! Trying to focus more on the question, though, the young man hummed thoughtfully. "I think Lugh's was something fire-based. Turned into a firey, red dinosaur," he began, giving the most obvious example. "Another was Order, which," Asher paused, thinking over the brief moments that he'd seen Elliot's evolutions, "I don't know what Order is, but I wouldn't peg it as an angry gargoyle monster." That seemed fair! Didn't it? Then again, how would one personify order? Asher likely was the worst candidate for figuring that one out! "And another guy has two different elements. First one's Chaos, which I think makes sense. I mean, he turns into multi-headed snakes and that dragon I talked about earlier. They seem pretty chaotic." How did Yasyamon fit in, though? It was probably too deep to figure out without a computer or book. "His second's progress, and all I've seen was an angry vampire-looking thing with long arms and a mask, from it. No idea what that one's about." In fact, trying to connect all the dots was starting to give him a headache! "So, I guess mine isn't the most abstract out there." Unless Amelie could put her detective's work to good use and figure out how Progress created NeoDevimon!

    Though, maybe it was just another thing to chalk up to the whole 'digimon don't make sense' thing. "Are you saying you wouldn't be afraid if a giant, muscle-woman came charging after you?" Asher half-joked. Only half because... well, okay, that could be scary! A giant, muscle-anything would be terrifying if it were stampeding toward him! Foxes were a lot less concerning, though. What kind of person came up with an evolution line like this? "Maybe! Theorizing is kind of fun, though," he admitted, cheerfully. The young man didn't want to admit that he was in absolutely no hurry to find any more of his spirits for the time being! But, coming up with random reasons for things could be entertaining!

    It was a lot less entertaining, when coming up for a reason for anything was far more urgent. What was Asher supposed to even say if they were caught by the police? This was a time when it was best just to focus on the present, and the definites, it seemed.

    Keeping a hand a few inches from Amelie's back, Asher remained prepared in case the girl couldn't stand on her own. So far, so good, though! Or, at least, from what he could tell! "No, you probably don't," the spirit user was quick to agree. Angered spirits were not a fun time! And, he didn't want to have to try to settle the spirit down! Or clean up after it. Who knew what each spirit did when it was unhappy!

    "Careful," the teen murmured, still watching to make sure that the brunette wasn't going to fall down. Listening to the response to the first option, Asher gave a small smile, "then, let's hope we don't get desperate." After all, the redhead knew far too well not to push someone into using an evolution that they were uncomfortable with! It could be flat-out dangerous! The next option was the only one remaining, of course. "Sounds good enough for me," he hummed, with a nod. It wasn't like they had many other choices! Anything actually practical left them with only human-like decisions!

    Making sure to match pace with Amelie, the spirit user continued to ensure that she maintained solid footing. After whatever had happened back there, he didn't want to risk feeling at fault for her getting hurt! As the sirens began to fade, Asher threw a glance over his shoulder. "Hope they didn't find anything," he found himself commenting, quietly. So far, there weren't any terrible sounds, so he had to assume that the police hadn't come across anything too strange! But, it was best to continue focusing on the present! Which didn't involve being hunted down by police, from the looks of things! "How're you feeling?" After collecting a spirit and fainting, it only made sense that Asher was going to be concerned still! And, perhaps, he was trying to ignore the fact that this was still just too simple. That had to be paranoia talking!

    Bad jokes or not, at least it had Amelie laughing! That's really all that mattered! Asher would have to try to remember that awful jokes didn't always receive awful reactions from the girl. Then again, if he actually tried to find ways to slip in things like that, they'd become far less entertaining in the long run. What a dilemma!

    Along with subjects that were best left in the past: Dog kisses, and Asher and Lugh being the same person. The teen nodded quickly at the idea to not think about the subject. Some things really were better to never theorize about! Or, at least, not any further than they already had!

    Watching the hand motions, Asher let out a small hum of debate. "Yeah, I think they could be about the same size." Then again, opossums came in a lot of different sizes, ranging from utterly-tiny to really-fat-raccoon in size! Seemingly called out on the subject, the actor gave an innocent smile. A really poorly feigned innocent smile, at that! "What? No." That surely didn't sound convincing! More seriously, though, he had to add, "I'll just imagine them as really gross opossums. Then neither of us need to see pictures, and have nightmares about rats ." Rats, of all things, for nightmares to be about? That didn't sound too fantastic!

    Amelie's ability to connect Gargoyles to Order, though, was kind of fantastic. Yellow eyes remained unblinking for the duration of her theory, trying to process the entire concept. "Huh. That could actually work," he admitted, slowly, while still wrapping his head around the idea. Was it likely? That... was hard to say. It was entirely possible! The Digital World was full of so many ideas and concepts pulled from this reality that it really couldn't be dismissed as impossible! "So," he began, curiously, "do you just like gargoyles, or are you secretly a genius?" Not that it took a genius to know something about gargoyles, but it felt more fun to phrase it that way! The teen was more curious what could have led to that random bit of knowledge! Then again, it was very likely just that. An absolutely random piece of information, picked up from the internet or something!

    Progress was still a fairly impossible thing for the teen to figure out. Staring up to the sky, Asher attempted to fully remember what NeoDevimon even looked like. "If by futuristic means having scarily long arms," the redhead hummed, playfully. "I had a pretty bad headache when I saw him. Gotta admit, I don't remember much past a weird mask, some wings, and awkward arms." Hey, at least Asher could even remember that! Spirit-induced headaches were nothing to joke about! Then again, headaches hadn't been the only concern at that point.

    Similar to how buff women trampling people apparently wasn't a concern of Amy's. "I think most people are more afraid of things they can't understand." Which was probably why the world had so many issues! But, Asher certainly had no interest to go that deep into the subject! "I think I'm the opposite, though," he admitted, cheerfully, "if I know it's something that's possibly real, then there's actually a reason to be worried. Could be that I've heard the stories of that same dragon crashing into things while learning to fly, though. Makes him a lot less scary." Let's face it, it's really hard to take anything seriously when you're picturing them smashing face-first into a tree or sturdy building! "Can't speak for the snake, though. I haven't actually seen what it looks like, in person." A name and vague descriptor was all the teen had to go on for that one!

    It was unfortunate that there were more pressing matters, now, than to be able to discuss weird monsters and theories. Such as Amelie tripping over the sidewalk! Taking a quick step forward, the young man placed out a hand in case she needed to be caught, but retracted it when it was clear that the brunette had herself handled. "I warned you!" Asher teased back, with a small laugh. Of course, there wouldn't be any laughter if the girl had actually fallen, but since she hadn't, it was totally okay!

    Continuing on, it seemed like they were probably in the clear. Giving a nod at the optimism, the teen released a small exhale of relief. "Good. I really didn't want to explain any of this to the police." Or, really, find a convincing lie for the police. Because nobody was going to believe the truth! In fact, it would probably get them in more trouble! He also didn't want to go with the worst of his personal plans, which had been to turn into a giant crow and cover the area in feathers. Asher really needed a tactician to walk around with him at all times, to prevent stupid ideas like that from ever coming to fruition! Throwing a glance over his shoulder, the spirit user also found himself incredibly glad that whatever the force was that crumpled a car hadn't followed them. Or, if it had, it was certainly doing so in a quiet manner! Best not to jinx it.

    "Do you live near here? Or, just planning on heading to the nearest cafe again?" Looking forward, the weight on Asher's shoulders began to lift as soon as yellow became even slightly visible. Oh, good. They were going to get out of this just fine. Maybe, once they passed the tape threshold, Asher would mention the fate of that vehicle. Or, even, the digital words? He was still torn on if Amelie would even want to know about those things! Some people truly did prefer to remain oblivious!

    Giving a nod, he continued to match the young woman's pace toward the exit. "What, you mean you didn't like the fun, new smells?" Asher joked, in an attempt to keep the mood light. After all, any potentially stressful moment needed to be relieved with something. Even if it was with an odd sense of humor!

    Amelie's major was architecture? Huh! "I have to admit, I wouldn't have guessed that," the young man mused. "What kind of career are you hoping for?" Asher couldn't deny that he didn't know much about architecture! At all! But, that didn't make the subject any less interesting. It was always fun to hear what other people had planned! And, maybe it would help the young man get a better grasp on what he was particularly interested in. Who really knew with Asher?

    Though, it was pretty obvious that right now, Asher was trying to place any comparisons between legitimate vampires from media to NeoDevimon. "I guess you're right. I mean, most things give us Dracula or," there was an awkward pause, while the redhead tried not to scrunch his nose, "Edward?" That just did not sound like a vampire name! Then again, it wasn't like there was a set rule to names for vampires. "I'll let you know my findings, when I see him next," he suggested. "Maybe he's just a weird demon-thing." Digimon were pretty strange! For all Asher knew, there was a literal blob of who-knew-what that had '-mon' plastered to the end of its name!

    There was a hum, while the spirit user mulled over the fact that he had contradicted himself. "Well, we had been arguing during the whole dragon thing. And I didn't know about the hundreds of eyes. Or just about any of this," he explained, a little sheepish at admitting to starting an argument with a temperamental kid in a dragon body. "And, I mean, I thought I trusted the known of his brother being the stable one, but he ended up being the scary one." It was always alarming when the sane ones ended up being a little unhinged. Entirely not Elliot's fault, of course! But, this probably wasn't helping Asher's defense at all.

    Either way, Asher didn't want to get too into those kind of details. He didn't want to scare Amelie away from the entire concept of Digimon! Some people really couldn't handle the actual realization that this could be a dangerous hobby! Or would it be considered a lifestyle? Regardless, the redhead was trying to keep the concept interesting enough to not scare someone away from it before they even obtained their spirit!

    And, with recent events, it seemed that he had at least succeeded in part of that!

    "At least you can't say that I didn't try," the redhead smiled. Oh, good, Amy hadn't gotten upset about the teasing! It hadn't really struck Asher until after words were spoken, that not everyone found the best solution to be laughter. Still, Asher made sure to keep a closer eye on the brunette's steps, just in case.

    The thought of Asher's parents finding out about this adventure certainly didn't sound appealing to him, either! Of course, it was unlikely that anyone would have known beyond his father. Or, whoever answered the phone. "Mine wouldn't be, either," he agreed, entirely. But, as far as getting out without weird things? "Well, I'd say some weird things happened, but," the young man paused for a second, "that's just my opinion." Then again, anyone else that saw random words in another language form out of nowhere would probably agree!

    Home. Right. Of course anyone would want to go home after a day like this! Nobody wanted to sit in cafe with soaked clothes, either. Except, maybe, Asher, who still didn't seem overly bothered by his inability to remain dry today. "Hmm," the young man hummed, while debating his own answer. "I have no idea," he finally concluded after a moment. Don't ask a question that you don't have your own answer to, Asher! Jeez!

    Then again, maybe not having an answer was the right answer. There was a short silence, while the redhead seemed to process the offer. "Tea?" He couldn't! Shouldn't? Uh. Was it actually considered rude to take someone up on the offer, after they had been unconscious shortly before? Mouth moved before Asher was fully able to decide on proper etiquette for such a situation. "Sure. I'd like that," he murmured, as a smile crept across his lips, "but, you really don't owe me for anything." Helping out with new spirits seemed to just be a thing that everyone did! And, Amelie making for great company had certainly been repayment enough! Though, Asher wasn't going to complain about having a reason to make sure that the girl got home safely, and had a while longer to talk.

    Or to make terrible jokes. Smile turned to grin, while Asher shook his head. "Some things are best as a one-time thing." Such as breaking into a restricted area, and dealing with the (hopefully) figurative smell of death! Though Asher had to face the facts that, as a spirit user, there was a high chance that entering restricted grounds was not actually going to be a one-off. Plus, the Entertainment District would be really creepy alone!

    Lips remained curved into a smile, at the young woman's words. For all they knew, maybe Amelie would end up making something big and important in the Digital World, instead of this world, even! It was hard to tell at this point. When the question was posed back, the teen gave a thoughtful hum. "I haven't decided yet," he admitted, casually adding, "I kind of miss acting. Maybe I'll go for some big movie next time!" Tone inflected, implying that he wasn't entirely serious about the plan. But, he wasn't entirely not serious, either! "I just don't want to be stuck behind a desk." That would be the fastest way to get bored and fall asleep!

    Thinking about the response on how alarming Elliot could become, Asher had to agree. "That's really true," he nodded. That seemed to even be the case with his little sister! She seemed pretty quiet, but man, she could be scary. At least Elliot was always friendly! Well, excluding certain occasions.

    Placing a hand in his pocket, the redhead kept the one closest to Amelie free, just in case she were to actually fall. It seemed like the girl was doing fine now, but he'd rather not be wrong about something like that! Yellow eyes glanced away from the girl, though, while he mulled over the little event that had occurred when the brunette had lost consciousness. "I wouldn't say it was bad," he commented, reassuringly, "just weird. But, collecting spirits always seems pretty different, so it's probably pretty normal for this kind of situation." After all, cars getting crunched could be entirely average for a human-world spirit hunt! If the situation was going to get bad, it was probably for the police that had gone to the area, rather than the two of them! And, that definitely wasn't going to be something that the young man was going to comment on right now! Amelie didn't need to hear that kind of possibility!

    "After you." Making a small gesture ahead of them, Asher slowed his step to better follow the young woman's lead. At least nobody could say that the day had been boring so far!

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