Let's make progress somewhere ((W/ Wakako Mozume))

If there was one good thing about her time in the Digital World, it was Wakako learning how to be more independent. In a way, she kinda had to as she couldn't rely on anyone forever... They had to watch their own backs too, and the more she could do to make herself feel less like a dead-weight, the better. Of course, this wasn't just like her being able to hold her own in a fight, but also just being able to fend for herself when it came to food or supplies. While the Digital Field Club was an excessively kind group, she didn't want to rely on them... Which was the reason why the young Spirit Wielder was here today at the still-under-construction Rosewood.

The girl was in her Chromiamon form, a slender lapine-like Digimon covered in soft gray-white fur and a wool-like mane... Their most prominent features being the pristine red rubies that adorned their head and tail. The Human Hybrid Digimon while was not as tall or intimidating as other Champion-class Digimon, the way they lugged several moderately-sized logs in their arms without much trouble was a hint that they were a touch stronger than they looked. Wakako had earlier finished cutting up some tinder from the woods nearby, aiming to lug it back for the workers... Hard work, but it was well-paying.

The best part...? No one batted an eye at her. She wasn't seen as some lil' kid... she was just seen as another hard-working Digimon.

As she carried the logs with her, the Chromiamon paused as she caught sight of a black-brown rabbit-like Digimon stalking in the outskirts of the area... their body covered in bandages. For a moment the Spirit Wielder was unsure what to say, as they did seem... lost? Or were they just watching the workers? He'd have likely as he turned around spot her directly looking at them, she flinching slightly... like a deer in front of a car.

Wakako admittingly didn't know how else to react when sure enough, the rabbit-like Digimon glancing at her coldly. You would think that a Champion level Digimon wouldn't exactly flinch from a cold stare from someone so small, but deep down in the Chromiamon... she still was a bit of a socially-awkward kid. The carbuncle felt a shiver down her spine, almost dropping her cargo as she was spoken. "U-Uh... N-Nothing... Nothing at all!" she quickly spoke back, a coldsweat down her face as her eyes darted about awkwardly.

Yeesh... cold treatment there. For someone so small, he sure seemed was intimidating in his own way. She flinched just staring at those black schlera, her tail drooping onto the ground. "... D-Do you want to help us? They're paying us to get wood." she awkwardly asked, unsure what else to say. It just somewhat felt like there wasn't anything she could say without coming off as... weird at least.

Wakako could tell that perhaps she was being a tad bit awkward right now... She couldn't help it though! She just wasn't really good around people, especially confronting them outright! The Chromiamon awkwardly glanced around their surroundings, a coldsweat breaking out on their face.

At least the mention of payment seemed to relax that harsh look on his face... Though she had a touch of confusion about their question regarding payment... as if asking just what they would pay with. What else would they be paid with though? This bun was highly-confusing to Wakako for several reasons, though she did not want to tick them off. "Y-You know...? They'll pay us bits for the work. Money." she ended up briefly explaining, unsure what else to say. "I-I was going to use some of it to buy food for myself. A-And books!" she hesitantly spoke, figuring that breaking the ice would perhaps slightly help the situation. "M-My name's Wakako Mozume..."

The Chromiamon tilted her head in mild confusion, actually unsure as to what this dark rabbit meant initially... she had just been sort of going by the knowledge that buying and selling were a common practice. It was a concept even littler kids knew about, so it was a little surprising to hear from a Digimon that they didn't really know what she was talking about... unless they were a kid? She wasn't even sure now... though maybe an example wouldn't hurt? Wakako let out a brief sigh as she set the pile of wood down, placing a finger by her chin in contemplation.

"Hmm... Well, buying is when you trade something that someone else wants for say... something you want." Wakako briefly spoke, tapping her crystalline foot on the ground briefly anxiously before spotting an apple on a nearby tree. With a graceful jump, she managed to jump up to and pluck the fruit right off its branch before walking back to the strange rabbit. "How about this? Take for example that this is my apple... and that you want this apple. The idea would be that you would give me something for this apple." the Spirit Wielder explained as best as she could manage before simply handing the fruit down to Scyrus. "I'm working for money, which is something a lot of people want... With that money, I can trade it for things I want... Does that kind of make sense?"

Wakako thought she was getting her points across well enough, but it seemed like they both were still missing something here. This kinda scary rabbit did not seem to really understand that taking things without permission wasn't an option normally. Didn't he get it wasn't really something people should go and do? That was something even little kids could understand usually... "Because taking things that don't belong to you isn't very nice... Thats called stealing. It makes people get mad at you, and thats not good." the carbuncle spoke, unsure as to why they did not think of that to begin with. "Like for instance... If you tried to take this apple away from me, I wouldn't really like it. You wouldn't like it either if I tried to take something that belonged to you too."

She honestly felt like she was kinda talking to a really young kid... not that this was a bad thing since she herself was also pretty young, but she was genuinely trying to make sure they understood what they were doing. The Digital World was a dangerous place, and she wanted to make sure that this lil' guy didn't do something that could get him hurt! "D-Do you understand a little better now? I don't want you to get hurt by someone else... there are a lot of scary people out there."