not a vibe [NOT AN OPEN!!]

Treks outside of Rosewood City were not an unusual thing for Makoto; every so often, they'd wander out into either the woods, or to the Mainframe Hills, to get some fresh air - and with that, perhaps even find things like fruits and mushrooms to bring home for cooking or baking with. It was a win-win, really, to get some exercise and fresh air and goodies to bring home; and there almost always was something beautiful or interesting to look at along the way.

What they'd find today, though, leaned more on the side of 'interesting' - or, perhaps to put it more accurately, concerning. Though humans were not an unusual sight for Makoto, given that they visited Rosewood City from time to time... When they caught the scent of a nearby human, and glanced over to see that aforementioned human collapsed on the grass? Well, that certainly was a more concerning sight...!

Already, the young man seemed to be getting up by the time Makoto made their way over; and another human girl and a Vemmon - presumably her companion - came over as well, to check on him. The fox would not be far behind, tilting their head slightly as they approached Akitsugu. As Kazumi asked if he was alright, Makoto would join in to add "You looked like you had fallen over or collapsed, dear. You're not hurt, are you?" Humans were always much more fragile than digimon; so if he was indeed injured, Makoto wanted to make sure he was okay!

But.... An alien-looking Vemmon, or a foxy Renamon-X, were both probably quite unusual sights for a human brand new to the digial world, weren't they? One could only hope that they didn't unintentionally terrify him, even if the thought didn't immediately occur to Makoto!

Noticing how wary the human male was, Vemmon stayed back a few feet letting Kazumi handle things. Perhaps the human had never seen a digimon so who knew how the male would react if Vemmon got closer. Kazumi looked at the Renamon X briefly but focused her attention more on the unknown human. Vemmon, however, was keeping an eye on the Renamon X until the unfamiliar digimon's intentions were known. Maybe he was being paranoid but one couldn't be to careful in the Digital World. 

When Kazumi saw the human male move back, she said "It's alright, my friend and I mean you no harm." At the word friend she gestured to indicate the Vemmon standing behind her. This was beginning to remind her of how she met Vemmon but in this case she was trying to keep a frightened human from running off and potentially endangering himself. "How did you end up here of all places?" She then asked.

Okay, the girl might not mean any harm, but that didn't really answer the lingering elephant in the room, did it? That being...why would someone befriend a one-eyed...thing like that? "Would you believe me if I told you I legitimately don't know?" Akitsugu replied towards Kazumi. It wasn't a stretch at all given it was...kind of the truth. Seriously!

At the very least the fox was still being friendly. Akitsugu pondered their words for a few moments, before he crouched and sat down cross-legged, still rubbing his head. "Hirata Akitsugu." He replied towards Makoto, before staring at the candy. Sure. He took one. "What....are you?"

An obvious if not vague question. It was also one directed towards both Digimon.

With each introduction, Makoto would smile warmly and kindly; nodding to each and and every one of them in a respectful greeting. Everyone here seemed quite nice, which Makoto was appreciative of; with current times, you sometimes had no way to know whether another stranger on the road was a friend or not.

Once introductions were made though, Akitsugu would soon question Makoto and Vemmon are - to which Kazumi and Vemmon would jump right on top of explanations. Though Vemmon pointed out that Kazumi neglected to explain just what this other world is, Makoto would chuckle and speak up. "It's quite alright, Vemmon dear." They'd reassure the alien digimon, continuing "Let's take it one step at a time."

Being in a strange new place, it was likely that Akitsugu would have a lot of new information to digest, after all!

Turning their attention back to the human in question though, Makoto would nod. "Kazumi is right, though. We're called Digimon - short for Digital Monsters - and we come in a variety of shapes and sizes, as you can see with just myself and Vemmon here alone. As the name might imply, we're creatures that are - essentially - data made physical, as opposed to humans like yourself being flesh and blood; though we otherwise are living breathing creatures, just as you are." They'd explain, gesturing with their tails as they spoke when they indicated themself and Vemmon.

"My species is what's called a Renamon-X - and Vemmon's is, as I imagine you've already gathered, a Vemmon. Some of us take on names like I have - though some of us, like Vemmon, prefer not to - and instead go by our species name. Just as Kazumi had said, we're natives to here - humans are often an uncommon sight for our kind, though many digimon are growing accustomed to the presence of humans nowadays, given that you are far from the first to appear here."

Makoto recalled some gossip before, about

Smiling warmly and patiently, Makoto would conclude their explanation by asking "In any case, though... Do you have any questions, darling?"

Well. The two devices were not quite the same but they shared enough similarities for Akitsugu to register them as alike. Though, he zeroed in on a combination of words. Digimon partner. Of the four people present, counting himself, two were paired with each other and another was a Digimon.

...

Yeah, he could tell right off the bat that he was possibly the odd one out here. And why that was was possibly more perplexing than anything, even if he did not know -why- that was the case.

While Vemmon was being painfully obvious with his words (of COURSE it's dangerous to be alone in a foreign world that you have zero knowledge of), Makoto was willing to point out a number of things that were helpful to know. Such as the existence of settlements, and a word he actually did recognize.

Shibuya. "I...do, actually. That's where the university I currently attend is based at." He explained to the fox. They mentioned a...train? "You have trains?" Like a Shinkansen? "...I think I am well enough to do either. Though the train might be easier...especially if any of you have fare."

...Heyyyy...

"...Wait. Do...Do you Digimon even have currency?"