The Knight and the Sword [Xros Hunt/Holly]

There were definitely signs that Holly could look for, and as the Meicoomon might have guessed, the wear on each door was somewhat different. A fair number simply seemed like normal doors, but the third door on the left would have a singed handle, and the one after that contained an impossibly foul odor - one that would probably flood out to the entire hall if the door was even slightly cracked open to that pungent room. The cat would also see the wear in the hardwood below, but with how worn out it looked, it was next to impossible to get any sort of trail from it.

So, methodically checking doors it was! Unfortunately for Holly, this wasn't the simple 'quiet' apartment that she might have hoped for, but one full of active fighters either recovering from fights in the arena, or raring to go for a turn of their own. As the cat would step past the first corner, a Snimon (X) would step on through, narrowly missing stepping right on top of the cat!

"Hm?" The insect would glance down - and give a chuckle! "Ah, Roxa! Rare seeing you down in your champion form - what trick you trying to pull, eh?"

Oh, dear, was there a MeiCrackmon staying down here?

The brief deer-in-the-headlight look that Snimon got from this Meicoomon was enough to make him realize he made a mistake. No, this wasn't the MeiCrackmon he knew - Roxa would have punched him in the arm and made some off-color joke not suitable for everyone's ears.

So, honestly, it was fortunate that Holly didn't go with her disguise, and came out with the truth!

"Oh? Come to think of it, you definitely don't look beat up as her... well, whatever, its none of my business." The insect gave a shrug, briefly looking down one of the halls. "Anyway, if the guard's let ya past it must be important? Eh, who you looking for?"

Should Holly ask the direct question, the Snimon would point off to his left - towards the only normal looking door in the entire place. "That way, way back, far left. Weird guy who only comes out for matches, sounds like he's talkin to himself half the time. Well, glad to see that he has some friends, at least..."

"A'ight, take care of yourself, miss. You're too short to be distracted 'round here..."

With that comment, the Snimon awkwardly walked by, not really thinking much of the conversation past that. He had to prepare for his own match, after all, and it wasn't really his business what the cat was doing. As for Holly?

Knock. Knock.

She'd tap at the door, and would wait several moments, before the lock would loosen itself. The door opened inward, indeed revealing the Knightmon, his eyes glancing out at about his height, before glancing to see the cat below.

A Meicoomon that he didn't know, nor did he recognize from the arena. Without waiting for an explanation, he'd close the door right in Holly's face, bolting it shut right again. A... natural response, really, and one that the cat was probably thankful the Snimon didn't see.

"Yeah, yeah, Mei stuff. Just watch out for yourself, Mei!"

With that, the Snimon was gone - and just a few minutes later, Holly would be dealing with a door practically slammed in her face. Considering the situation, no-one could really blame Raider: here was a strange cat in a place where she shouldn't be, trying to talk to a potentially-wanted Digimon.

Who would talk to a random cat in that situation anyway?

As the Meicoomon continued to speak, though, she did one thing that did catch the Knightmon's attention: call to him by name. The door was silent for several seconds, as Holly explained her case.

Finally, a metallic voice rang through.

"You got a minute to explain what you're doing here, kid."

... So that was it. The General sent a proxy to pick him up? Holly didn't seem to know the exact details of Raider's relationship with the Xros Army - in fact, her words seemed to suggest that she thought he was a new addition - but at this point, he wasn't going to argue.

Two of them are in the stands? Angel must have been getting antsy without Blade to come herself

As Holly would finish speaking, and as she would turn the door to leave, she would once more hear the lock of the door open, the Knightmon standing just inside. "Well, its about time he came around for us." His voice sounded annoyed, but much less so than just a minute earlier. "It's not like I can get to the stands, kid. Come inside, we'll discuss coordinates and then you can be on your way."

Though, how did she really plan to get out of here without anyone noticing? Not important, for the moment. As Holly would step inside, she'd see rather middling accommodations: a single bed, a desk, and a light flickering at the ceiling. Nothing in here really looked like it could support the Knight's weight.

It was here that Holly would meet the other occupant, a Bladekuwagamon, buzzing as it leaned against the back wall: "And whose this?"

"Our ticket out, hopefully."

Holly was definitely the 'new kid' for these sorts of things! Holly mentioned that she knew the coordinates, but that she was instructed to bring the two out to their partners back out in the stadium. To that, Raider just gave a frustrated sigh, as Blade spoke up.

"Is it really that important? Things rarely go as planned around here, Meicoomon." The radiant buzz of the talking sword seemed to fill the entire room as he spoke. "Don't think about the steps. What's more important: that we get back, or that we meet the two in the stands immediately?"

"This is hardly a teaching moment, Blade." He gave a sigh, and addressed the Meicoomon directly. "That you even got in here was probably just scratching a plan together, right?" And if that was the case, was there really a need to make it more complicated?

"Besides, leaving our post would simply draw suspicion. We are still contracted for a fight today, so if we went missing now, they'd try and find us. It would be more reasonable - or 'explainable' - if we just didn't show up at the start of the day, wouldn't it?"

Really, this was simple! "Just tell us where we need to go in the end."

Ultimately, it was just a small misunderstanding.

Though the Knightmon was somewhat annoyed and Holly out in an undoubtedly awkward situation, it didn't take long for her to catch on. The coordinates were described in plain terms, Blade giving an affirmative noise: "No need to write them down. The fewer traces we leave, the better."

"Guess we'll finally be meeting back up with him... what's it been, a little over a month? D's been dragging his feet, I swear." Whatever, he'd have to chew Denryu out over this later. "Mhm. Take care on your way out. Just spin some lie to the guard that you were just dropping off something."

"Well, wouldn't exactly be a lie." The blade managed to give off its version of a chuckle. "Still, thanks for making the trip down here." If Blade didn't give his gratitude, Holly would likely not hear any at all!

... All things considered, this went rather smoothly.