Hook, Line & Sinker [Chiaki|Mae] [Career]

Ok so, yes, the digital world was full of a wide variety of wonderful, and terrifying things, so many things to be experienced that it boggled the mind. From dinosaurs to robots, living trains and well Tatsu. Every time Chiaki had visited the digital world she had discovered something new to hold her attention...except this came completely out of left field. Cats? Sure she loved them, swimming, well the water of the Bayou did look pretty inviting. Fishing, she was sure some people enjoyed it. It was only, if you throw them all together you got a...a...no no it was impossible. There was no way she could even think about computing the scene infront of her.

"You know...if you stand there like that with your mouth hanging open a Biyomon will fly in," the white weasel like Digimon draped around the girl's shoulders offered her an innocent grin, full of worry and concern for her partner, the only sign of teasing being the amused light dancing in the back of her eyes. "I..what, no they wouldn't, they're more likely to think a noodle like you is a worm or some kinda bird food." Before the two could fall into the good-natured trading of insults they heard Mae's speech, the two sharing an easy grin before looking back at the bedraggled Meicoomon. "I mean...you got hooked by the fishing rod, so you must be a fish, right?" "She doesn't look like any fish I've ever seen...but then this is the digital world after all." "Exactly," the brunette glanced across at Amelie, flashing a grin at the girl, "If something looks like a cat, but act's like a fish, what is it?" If there was one thing that united the pair more than anything else it was their sense of humour, and the opportunity to tease Mae was just too good to be passed up.

There were two things to take note of here. One, the fact that Mae was now a fish meant she was a cannibal for wishing to consume the fish. She had been eyeing that bucket this whole time. "...Awww man, I'm a cannibal..." The cat murmured, before her ears twitched. This girl knew Tawna?

"......Oh, you know Tawna? That's neat. Um. I'm Mae. Hi Amelie, Noodle, and Noodlemancer." To say it was nice to be unhooked was a little bit of an understatement, but Mae went over to the bucket, plucked a fish out, and took a sizable CHOMP out of it.

That's a raw fish. She just chomped it. "I'm a cannibal fish now I guess. This is pretty good for being uncooked..." Hey, maybe she could try cooking it later? "...I'm going to be completely honest, but I was just swimming here because I felt like it...Um, if it's that weird I can probably find someplace else to swim. Maybe"

    The current gathering was undoubtedly... interesting! Especially for the fact that the Meicoomon in front of her wasn't Tawna, even though her bodies looked pretty much the same, not to say that their mannerisms regarding food were... quite similar. But Tawna was Tawna, and this Meicoomon was Mae. At least that meant Amy wouldn't have to search for Haru to return the digimon once their business in here was done.

    But, for now, she felt like humoring their newest guest, though! "I mean, if you want for me to cook the fish, I could do that? I'm not very hungry at the moment, but I can begin a fire or something. What about you? Wanna eat some recently-caught fish?"

    Of course, the brunette would nod and smile at noodle Tatsu's greeting. All things considered, the teenager had a soft spot for the little ferrets. Chiaki's own words were quite... refreshing! It reminded her about her first forays into the Digital World... well, kinda!

    "Well, if you wanna stay~!" For a second, her expression lit up as the line was cast once again into the water. "Apparently, there's a digimon who's been lurking in here, robbing all the fish from local fishermen. And before you ask; no, it wasn't a Meicoomon."

    As fishy as it seemed at the moment, Mae wasn't among the likely culprits! "I wouldn't mind company while I solve the mystery, so feel free to stay."

    Not the most glamorous goal, but an endeavor worth pursuing to her.

"I mean, the digital world is pretty amazing but you can't beat a good murder mystery," Chiaki paused looking over at the lake as her brow furrow in thought for a moment. "I mean, I guess we don't know that it's murder but fish are going to swim so if they're not here it's probably not a good thing, unless," she grinned, a sparkle of amusement glinting in her brown eyes. The teenager span to point a finger at Amy, a teasing look dancing across her face, "Unless it was you all along." She glanced down at the girl's fishing equipment, "Well, ok, so maybe not you, but...that's to say, I'm in."

While her partner was playfully accusing Amy Tatsu had snuck closer to Mae, staring at her with something approaching awe and wonder. "You...train me! I wanna be able to do that too! Can you teach me, please please?"

Chiaki glanced over at her partner, shaking her fondly, "Oh she's just gonna wanna try to do that all the time now." Meal times were gonna be...fun but, she couldn't deny her friend her enjoyment and it looked like Mae had made quite the impression. "Did you find any clues while you were out here?"

Amelie Mae

Mae found herself entertaining the thought of this giant lady being the culprit behind the lack of fish. While it was kind of funny, it was also hilariously unlikely. She looked at Tatsu with a little bit of an awed expression. The noodle wished to LEARN from her?! "Oh, I can teach you stuff, sure! But...uh. Which thing? Swimming or eating stuff really fast...?" The cat inquired, tilting her head accordingly.

Then the water parted itself for Amy's rod! Mae perked up and put her gaze to that display. "That might be a lead! Let's go see if it is!" The cat was already preparing to jump onto the path!

    Probably not quite the merry companions, but this group was definitely on the interesting side! Whether a good or a bad thing, at least that meant this quest wouldn't be a boring, detectivesque case.

    A smirk was reciprocated in kind to Chiaki while the fire crackled. Her reasoning was more or less on the right side, she had to admit. But… did that make it correct? That was a good question.

    “But isn't a dramatic reveal the best possible climax for a mystery case? If it happens right at the start, then it's not that shocking. It needs more spice! Friendship, risks and that stuff.”

    Was Amelie trying to solve a case, or was she writing a novel or something. In either case… and coincidentally enough, the food seemed to be ready by the time the current la parted.

    “A small snack while solving a mystery. Who knows, maybe offering some fish to the final boss will make them softer. Or maybe they'll just be mad. Who knows!”

    She took a decisive bite from her fish before descending. It tasted quite good! At least her cooking skills hadn't become rusty.

    Now, what exactly was down below? For now, it just seemed like a plain tunnel, with no definite end on sight.

    With one small caveat, however. As the group advanced, they would notice the density of fish in the water began to increase progressively, almost as if… they've all taken refuge down below.

    “Amazing.” A pensive hum escaped the brunette's throat. “Why would the fish dive down that deeply? Could it be they're hiding from something?”

    Going deeper and deeper seemed to be the only way to find out, even if Amy hadn't missed the critical question. Who had opened this tunnel… and why?