A return to the world of Data (Josh, Ruben, Wynn, Amy)

Ughhh...

Why was she at the train station, again? Saturdays were her free day, so... she didn't have to go anywhere in particular, especially places that required moving by train. Right now, what Amelie desired the most was to just be back in her apartment, probably taking a nap or something of the like just in order to take a break from this exhausting week.

Still, here she was, in a place she didn't intend to visit, doing who knows what and the worst part is that she didn't even knew why. Lovely, wasn't it? Yet... Amelie wasn't going to let something like this set her back; she just had to go back to her apartment, right? Didn't sound hard at all.

But it was; it wasn't a surprise, but the day being Saturday meant one could say the Train Station could burst at any moment due to the sheer amount of people there. Just trying to move was proving to be quite difficult, not to say the unconscious pushes and shoves she received as she tried to make her way through.

Geez. Why moving was proving to be so hard? In order to make sure she kept all her stuff with her, the brunette's hands reached for the pockets of her coat. Cellphone was still there, just like strange rectangle-shaped digimon device. What was its name, again... D-Tector or something like that, right?

It'd be a real shame if she lost those just because the place decided to be busy, so she just kept moving to the best of her abilities. Maybe the crowds would thin at some point? Hopefully! Or else... the teenager would have a long day ahead of her.

A sigh of relief escaped her lips as that her very wish became true; yup! People were beginning to disperse, and she could move freely. Maybe a little too freely.

Maybe she had gotten too confident, or maybe she had missed a tile that wasn't quite well placed, but the end result was obvious; Amelie had tripped, her arms doing their best to get outta the pockets of her coat in order to break the fall, even if just a bit. Luckily, that ended up in her emerging relatively unharmed, even if her digivice had inadvertently flown by, eventually colliding with the shoe of somebody who was... apparently waiting for an elevator.

Cursing internally, Amy stood up and walked there, then proceeding to pick the device up. "Sorry." She said to the strange as she made sure the thing was functioning. "Just a small accident. Won't happen again."

Japan... It wasn't exactly Wynn's first choice for a vacation spot. It reminded her too much of that one place from Star Wars, the city planet that most of the prequels took place on that she could never quite remember the name of.

Coronat? Corsami? What the fuck was it called..? the green haired foreigner mulled over the thought in her head, trying to recall the name as she pushed along with the other commuters toward the train station, mp3 player nestled in her breast pocket, headphones playing some ambient drum beat just to drown out the thunderous sound of tens of dozens of feet marching and rushing along.

Picking up japanese was a chore more than anything due to her affinity with languages, but Wynn would sigh as a hand met her backside in the constant pushing and shoving. Shed drive her leg backward and the would be molester enjoyed a sharp heel to his kneecap, sending him falling back and disrupting the crowd a bit. She heard a vague clattering of a stumble but ignored it entirely.

God! I had hoped to get sent to Germany or France, or Italy! Somewhere exotic and exciting! Not this sardine can of a country! Mandated R&R bullshit... "Oh you need to recconect with the world, and the world means people! Off to Japan you go~!" Fuckin' dick head shrink... I'm not crazy! I know a fire breathing dinosaur when I see one! she mused to herself angrily while checking her phone's gps map and correlating it to the train schedule she had pulled up on the web. Wynn was on her way to Shizuoka, slipped a swimsuit on under her favorite outfit and planned to treat herself to a beach trip, followed by a visit to the hot springs.

Of course, that was the plan. Her smart phone didn't seem to agree with her, going black and powering down the phone as she entered the train station proper. The mercenary rolled her eyes, sighed iritably, and pulled out the battery. She endured the searing heat of the battery as she did so though she was surprised by it. Her phone hadn't been running that long after all, and it wasn't a terribly hot day outside... It confused her, but didn't worry her. She'd wave it and blow on it to hasten the cooling process and once it wasn't hot to the touch she'd place the battery back in the phone, put the phone back in its hazard proof phone case, and boot up her map again...

Huh... Take the lower train? I didn't even know there was a lower train... she'd remark to herself in thought as she broke away from the crowd that all filtered into the arriving train. She would casually join a young lady with dark hair, and a taller more gruff looking fellow. She wouldn't say anything to them directly, just reflexively flash a polite smile and avoid eye contact while she patiently waited for the elevator to arrive, headphones on, drums beating softly into her ears so that she had a rhythm to bob along gently to.

God, seriously what the fuck was the name of that planet...?

        Josh watched the new approaching woman with a slight grin on his face. She seemed both annoyed and distracted, Though he would politefully nod to her as she arrived before turning back to face Amelie. For a second a smirk crossed his face before he leaned in a little, noticing the dial change as the lift was almost there.


        "One thing I've learnt over the years is that nothing is coincidence when it comes to the digital world." He said, almost conspiratorially. "Remember what I told you about this lift and showing your digivice? This newcomer has arrived, and not done that. However, this lift connects only to the digital world. Something has told her to come here today, at this time and to take this lift." He said, starting to pick up his bags from the floor and hoist them onto his back.  


        The lift dinged, finally arriving after a good five minutes of waiting. "Something drew you here today Amelie. You said it yourself. What are the odds of you accidentally turning up at a lift connecting to the digital world as someone heading there with answers is waiting here? Pretty low I'd guess. Still, You can just choose to turn around and look for the right train to go home. Or, try find out what it is you're here to find." The man said, stepping into the rather large elevator.


        He held the door open, for both of the girls waiting, and to see if Ruben was about to turn up from around the corner. "Last call. Its up to you." He said, taking out his digivice and holding it up to a panel on the wall. The lift was unique in the fact it had no buttons, just a scanner and a display to show the current floor. A countdown started above the doors, counting down from ten as if waiting to depart.

Maybe the guy had a point. Maybe it was fate; or maybe it just a mere sucession of coincidences she wasn't very fond off, but the truth was that maybe, some part of her wanted to return to that world once again. Why? Was the question that she asked herself at first. Her expression was torn, but in the end. She didn't find much sense in just questioning her body moving on her own. It wasn't the first time this has happened. And wouldn't be the last, so...

Why not just roll with it this time? Trying to fight against the inevitable seemed to be kinda futile, so... "Well~. Who knows. Maybe you're right or something. Guess it won't hurt to check out. This one time, that is. Hope you're up to a rocky trip."

One thing caught her attention, however, and that was the fact that the person Josh was waiting to didn't seem to be anywhere to be found. "What about your friend, though? Is he having last minute doubts or something?" The brunette stepped inside after the older woman got in. "Because if he did, that'd be a bit of a shame."

There was just a countdown remaining now, and after it, any chance of getting back was reduced to... well, taking the elevator again. It seemed simple, even if Amy thought that for some reason this small outing wouldn't be over before they ventured into that parallel world.

A sigh escaped her lips; this would be a strange trip, given that she was doing it mostly with strangers and one already... seemed to be in a somewhat bad mood. But... what was the worst that could happen. It wasn't like some kind of monster was going to attack them as soon as they reached that world or something.

        Josh chuckled, watching the rather stressful lady duck into the lift as he recieved a rather bland thanks before she started fiddling with her phone, the battery sizzling almost audibly. She was about to have a rather rude awakening. Instead he turned to Amelie "Trust me, its way more fun with other people. and I'm sure Belph at least would like to say hi properly." He said, the timer ticking down through the last few seconds as he tapped the girl with headphones on the shoulder. "You might want to hold on tight." He'd tell them both, gripping the bar hard, though he was surprised to see Ruben almost dive into the elevator, though he didn't have time to warn the guy as the door closed and the lift dropped.



        To those aboard, the lift felt more akin to falling freefall, feet almost leaving the floor as the lift shot downwards, lights flashing by rapidly as they decended, a green tint starting to highlight everything around them as they plummeted downwards. anything not bolted down attempting to reach the ceiling as the pressure slowed from the decent, instead feeling almost weightless as if floating. Josh had to reach out and grab one of the tsunomon who had floated out of his backpack and held tightly as the lift buzzed noisily, gravity suddenly returning as it stopped rapidly, the noise of a busy platform filtering into the lift as anyone on the floor (who wasn't expecting it) would be wondering what the hell just happened.


        Josh stepped in front of the door and smiled at the others as the doors opened behind him. "Welcome to the digital world." He'd say with a grin, stepping back as the two Tsunomon hopped to the floor on either side of him, one digivolving into a Bearmon, the other an Elecmon. He doubted the group would notice much, as the station itself would draw far more attention. 

        

        Other lifts would arrive and depart around theirs as the lights and noises would increase, the time almost 3pm as the trains started whistling, signalling their departure, making the other tamers hurry for the carriages. The platform was emptying rapidly, and by now only one train had its doors open. "We should run unless we're gonna miss the train." Josh said, starting to jog forwards towards the train as it whistled that it too was about to leave.

In the end, the brunette guessed Josh was... right. More or less. Doing this kind of thing in a group was bound to at least be a more enriching experience than doing it alone. At least if the company was good. Not like she was particularly keen on greeting the digimon of somebody she could say she barely knew, buuuuut, what harm could come out of it?

Maybe she should stop being so uptight.

Or at least that was her initial thought before the elevator began to freefall. Honestly, Amy wasn't a fan of amusement parks. In general, she didn't like speedy things that could crash at any time. Luckily it didn't, and they arrived down without being all that inconvenienced about it. Well, at least in her case; she had no idea about the rest of their small group. What would be their reactions at this, and more importantly... why did she care about them?

"Guess we're about to board a..." Yeah, a Trailmon. She hadn't even managed to complete the sentence before catching the man jogging towards one of the many trains that were about to depart. Oh well, time for her to get in, too.

Amelie followed suit soon after. Now it was on the rest to catch the hint or... get the next train, she guessed.

With her eyes shut, Wynn could only wonder about the bits of conversation being passed around the train car that she could catch in between mild unconsciousness and music.

"So, any-on-end up?"

"Urgh, if its not terminal, then I haven't got the foggiest..."

"I-got how annoy-trying to sit with these..."

"I-ok as-as its not the-again..."


"Nah, no way we'd have a-experienced end up... Either-erminal or the vill... If its not-en the-changed a lot more than I expected it to in the-"


"Have-a partner yet? If you-maybe-can help you-urs..."

Scraps of conversation filtered into her ears and they all went ignored as Wynn began to gradually nod off with the rhythmic rumble and light shaking of the train...

(I have no preference, honestly)