1 + 1 = Two Worlds. Don't Forget About It [Carrie/Open?]

Of course, the calm had to grind to a sudden halt. It was a low, gravely scream that suddenly got the whole's class attention to its source, Amelie included.

It had been the girl just behind her; among the few foreign students taking this course, she was one of them. Catherine was her name, and while the brunette didn't know her all too well besides her outwardly shyness and that sometimes, she tended to stutter, she thought that the brit was a good person, just as long as you excluded the fact that she was British. She even remembered asking her to explain one or two things she didn't quite get about integers, and she had been happy to. All in all, not somebody who wouldn't purposefully interrupt a class in such a way, even less to get that much attention to herself.

The stares were promptly interrupted by the teacher clearing his throat to speak, his gaze boring right into Catherine. "Miss Welty, if you find this class so boring, why don't you spend the rest of it outs-" His speech was interrupted by the sound of the electronic buzz signaling the period's end. That had been a close call. "Remember that next week we have partials, I hope you all remember to study hard for them."

And thus, the pupils began to vacate the classroom. Being the naturally curious person she was, Amelie was at the very least determined to ask Catherine about this incident. Whether she ran away from the classroom first or decided to stay and exit after everyone else, the teenager would just either be right behind her... or just wait outside the classroom until she got out.

Well, that exit had been something totally unexpected for Amelie. How hasty and uneasy Catherine's moves had been preoccupied her bit, no to say that the suddenness of her acts was something really uncharacteristic of her. Or at least from what she knew about her.

Anyhow, that wouldn't deter her from eventually following her as soon as class ended, ending her search in the nearest women's bathroom. And what she began to behold was... something she hadn't expected on the slightest.

By all means, the brunette wasn't a psychologist, but what was happening in front of them could only be defined with one word; batshit crazy. How the raven-haired woman could change voices or even facial expressions and emotions so quickly was pretty good at making Amy watch with befuddlement. If she hadn't known better, she'd have thought that there was actually two people talking to each other. One that sounded like a fat frog woman and the brit's normal voice.

The conversation itself was kinda interesting, however. The frog woman was talking about... the spirit of metal or something, that how she considered everything Catherine did a waste of time and how she wanted for somebody else to talk to. In all honesty, she sounded like a frustrated spinster, but Amy wouldn't voice that one out loud. Or anything at all, for that matter.

The fact that the young woman had a digivice with her was brought to light soon enough, mostly due to the incessant beeps the device was making, and that's when Amy finally connected all the dots. Catherine had a very acute case of demonic posession some kind of digimon being inside her head or something. Were they even able to do that? Kinda disturbing, to be honest.

Eventually, Amelie would eventually be discovered and greeted in a really awkward way. She wasn't sure how to react, but at least she was glad that Calculus had been the last class of the day. At least of her day. Because she was plenty sure that the rest of the day would be long.

"Hi." Was the simple answer she'd give. "Guess you're having... a rough day?" Talk about awkward questions.

"Wanna drink something? It's on me."

Well, at least that was a response. Not the smoothest and by a stretch, but enough for Amelie to figure out that the black-haired woman was more or less sane. She gave her a quick nod before saying. "Sure thing, shall we go to the cafeteria?" However, a second question would be pronounced before she could begin walking. "Let's say I kinda heard a good part of it, but don't worry. I'm not ratting you out. Believe me when I say I know how stupidly hard is to get a scholarship in here. Ain't so sure of the rest of the people who heard or saw you, though. But I don't think you have to worry about them; they're Japanese, after all."

As if to put emphasis on that point, she shrugged. "They'll probs think you're getting burnt out or something of the like. Supposedly that happens a lot over here."

She still remembered the last raving person who ran through the university's main hall after failing what seemed like a very important exam. That had been quite the sight.

Probably that was a topic that was best left behind, at least for the time being. If anything, she was more or less sure that her fellow classmate was eager to just forget the whole episode in first place. "Yeah, that should be me. Pleased to make your acquaintance, Catherine."

Without saying much else, she began to make her way towards the cafeteria. "Been doing okay, even if Calculus has been beating me up a bit. Hope you've been doing okay as well." Once there, the teenager tried to spot an empty table before buying two cans of tea and sitting there. Hoping Catherine would follow her, she eventually passed her one of the cans in case she sat. "You can take your time to calm down. Guess it's been a tough day for you."

Well, Catherine was being like, super awkward at the moment, but Amelie supposed that that was natural. In all honesty, she would even doubt of her own ability to remain calm, should that situation have her as a protagonist.

"Yeah, heard the noise. Seems like your thingy was going a little crazy, not to say that, well..." She trailed off; stating what had actually happened wasn't needed. "So, you've had that device for a couple of years now? If the episodes are that bad, I'd just have gotten rid of it."

Now, she knew exactly what a D-Tector was, but there was just no way in hell she'd keep up with one if it made her life miserable, and that was a fact. Catherine didn't even look to be the adventuring type, so she doubted she had even gotten to the Digital World all that much, in all honesty.

The conversation kept on normally, the raven-haired woman shifting the topic to something way more... casual. Amy didn't mind at all, to be honest. "Oh, is that so? I had no idea you have lived in here since you were so young. I moved to Tokyo after graduating from high school to start college in here; I'm French. And don't worry; for a change, I found it interesting that somebody wasn't interested in 'new girl'. Felt a bit refreshing."

Of course, while fluent, her Japanese had a bit of accent, making that fact stand out a bit. The third topic change made her a bit dizzy and did a good job at making her guess that something was up. It would probably better if she just came out clean, wouldn't it? Probably. "You mean the rumor that there's a train the goes straight into another world? Yeah, I've heard the rumors. I also kinda got a device like yours in there. Think somebody left it there or something."

Finishing her sentence with a small shrug, the brunette placed her D-Tector on the table. "Not christmas-themed like yours, but I think it looks nice."

While Amelie's initial response to that small comment about France being lovely was outwardly met with a smile, she knew better than that. The brit was trying to lure her into a false sense of security about her opinion in the country; she didn't need to know her real opinion, it was obvious enough just from gazing at her.

But that was not the main topic at hand. She'd take care of that later. For now, she seemed to be somewhat amazed at Catherine's inability to lose her D-Tector. Seemed more or less like a curse, to be honest. "Well, seems like there's no escape from the thing? Ever tried giving it to somebody else? Maybe that's how you'll get rid of it for good; I mean, cats usually don't come back when they get a new owner." Maybe the device would be prevented from going back due to having another owner? Not something out of the realm of possibility.

Even if she couldn't answer to the next question because the woman more or less answered to herself, the brunette more or less agreed with her. Considering that most people around her age were talking about animes and probably more ridiculous stuff, this probably was fine. Taking another sip of her tea, she shook her head at her final inquiry.

"No digimon over here; never been to the Digital World, either. Seems like you're the more experienced of the two. What are you going to do about it?"

Maybe she shouldn't have suggested those as options for her to get rid of the device? Now, the woman seemed to actually ponder some of them, and Amelie couldn't but wonder what kinds of plans she'd come up with. Probably not something harmful, but there was this lingering sensation she wasn't up to anything good.

"If you ever travel to Europe, you should definitely see the sights! There's so much to do there.." The old continent was probably the most concentrated dose of various things; beauty, history, sights and even people. For such a small place, what it could offer was genuinely surprising.

But that wasn't the topic, was it? The brunette made a mental note to remember that little fact as she engaged in Catherine's next words. Apparently, she had mixed memories of the Digital World, with the good ones outweighing the bad ones. That was interesting. "If I didn't know better, you almost sound like you want to return there." She said, right after the field's description. "What's holding back from returning, them? Everything suddenly springing back? If you're that afraid of that, I could go with you."

That offer had the real possibility of causing more harm than good, but Amy's curiosity had already been piqued, and there wasn't much she could do about it.