An Adventurer's (boooring!) Training! [Intro/Ask]

While it was true that there were not many people in Miyashita Park at this time of the day, there at least was another group that was just exploring the park around that time. The two almost-siblings, 20 year old Adrian Boriker and 13 year old Kaya Matsui, as well as their two Digimon, Shoutmon and Hawkeye... this time not in holosuit. They figured there weren't many people around, so they could walk in their original forms for the time being.

The purpose of this walk was to give Adrian and Kaya a good chance to hang out and discuss each others' adventures with Digimon after they each discovered the other was a Digimon Tamer. And given what happened WHEN they each found out, it was safe to say that they hadn't fully discussed it until now.

"So let me get this straight... the DinoHumon in the Digital Shift was THAT devoted to chasing after you two?" Kaya asked Adrian as he was telling his story about their adventure in the museum's Digital Shift.

"No matter what we did, that Digimon was absolutely devoted to trying to catch me and Shoutmon."

"The dude even showed up during the battle with the MasterTyrannomon at the end of it all. I couldn't believe my eyes at first, honestly!"

"The lengths some people and Digimon will go to for absurd reasons, it seems."

As they were walking by the docks, Adrian noticed that there was definitely someone there. By the looks of it, it was a teenage girl who was fishing on the docks... and didn't look particularly thrilled about doing so, either. Kaya and the Digimon quickly noticed her sitting there as well. Maybe if they continued walking fast enough she wouldn't notice the literal monsters walking around? That was apparently their (flawed) judgement as they did just that; pick up the pace down the trail and hope that the girl didn't see them.

While the group was walking away a girl's scream could suddenly be heard, which was then followed up by another scream on top of that. Of course hearing screaming like that in a relatively calm park wasn't exactly normal, so all four were on edge at the moment. Taking the initiative, Adrian turned around and headed back to the fishing girl first, with Shoutmon, Kaya and Hawkeye following not too far behind.

If it's a Digimon then that girl could be in trouble, was what Adrian was thinking as he ran back. He knew that some Digimon could find their way to the human world and cause trouble, hence why he and Shoutmon were Digimon Hunters, so to speak; finding Digimon in the human world and sending them back to the Digital World.

Running onto the dock, Adrian could see clearly now that it was a Digimon on the girl's lap, a Gomamon from what Adrian remembered from searching the Digimon Wikipedia thing, the two of them still screaming at each other. Did... did she actually fish up that Gomamon? Huh... that was a first.

Still though, this was something that couldn't just be ignored, could it? Of course he didn't EXACTLY know what to do, so Adrian just kinda stood there with a surprised look on his face as he stared at the human and Digimon.

Adrian continued watching as the human girl and the Gomamon continued speaking to each other, the others slowly approaching more onto the dock to provide backup if need be. There really wasn't any way that Adrian could've interjected himself into this conversation naturally, by the looks of things. So all he could do was listen and hope that they noticed him eventually.

At least Adrian got the gist of what was going on. The Gomamon was wanting to get to the human world but didn't know how, but then suddenly he just... appeared here? Wait, could that mean that there was a portal somewhere in the water?

He wouldn't get to think much of it for long however, as the Gomamon eventually acknowledged the other group's existence, allowing Miki to turn around and see the others as well. Including both Shoutmon and Hawkeye.

"Er... hi?" Adrian awkwardly greeted the pre-teen girl. "I can tell you're very confused right now, but we can explain everything to you, I promise. Just... try not to freak out too much, okay? I'm Adrian, and this is Kaya, Shoutmon and Hawkeye." Adrian would point to each respective figure as he introduced them.

"You look... familiar. Do you go to the Shibuya Academy Junior High?" Kaya asked. She felt like she had seen this girl somewhere before...

The group all sweatdropped when the girl did exactly what was requested and didn't freak out, acting as she probably would have if there were no talking monsters in the area. They didn't expect that she'd actually listen, so it was kind of a surprise when she introduced herself as Miki Tatsumi. Adrian just chuckled and smiled after recovering from the surprise. "You know, you kinda remind me of a character I've seen from a game... then again most people and Digimon do to me these days."

When Gomamon hopped off to Miki's lap to run his claws through the water, Shoutmon and Hawkeye would go up to join him, though not to run their own fingers/claws through the water. "Well I suppose it's lucky that you showed up here as a Gomamon and not, say, a Seadramon," Hawkeye mused.

"AEGIS woulda been here ASAP if he was something like a Seadramon," Shoutmon stated.

"Hmmm, that is true. Still, I'm curious as to how you got here. Is there a portal under the water?"

Now was probably a good time to explain to Miki just what these creatures were. "So how do I put this... these creatures are-"

"They're digital monsters," Kaya said, completely interrupting Adrian. "I know, a monster being made of computer data is COMPLETELY ridiculous, but it's true! There's an entire world that's made of data too! Sometimes a human and a Digimon will even be paired together to make the Digimon super strong! I'm paired with Hawkeye, and Adrian is paired with Shoutmon. How funny would it be if you and Gomamon were paired, too?"

"Yeah, that sorta look is definitely what I was going for," Adrian responded to the compliment, "though I don't always know if I'm pulling it off that well. Besides, I haven't really done anything protagonist-worthy quite yet."

"Are ya kidding me, Adri? You're totally like a main character to me!" Shoutmon responded. Adrian smiled back but the compliment didn't really reach him since, well, Shoutmon was Adrian's partner, he was supposed to say stuff like that, right? Shoutmon would then turn back to Gomamon. "Yeah, I like swimming too. I even got a water-based Armor form!"

"Swimming has never been for me. Besides, if I get wet then my feathers become incredibly heavy and I'd just look ridiculous afterward."

"How about if someone, say... pushed you in?"

"Anyone who does that to me will learn to regret their decision."

Gomamon was a bit confused on what AEGIS actually was. "AEGIS is a human world group. 'Artificial Extradimensional Guarding and Investigation Squad.' They basically make sure that Earth stays protected in case insane high level Digimon arrive to destroy everything. They won't cause you any trouble unless you decide to cause some trouble yourself."

Shoutmon and Hawkeye were not prepared to have this random human girl touch them, both blushing as Shoutmon's belly was poked and Hawkeye's chest was patted. Hawkeye's blush was far more visible as he had very little natural redness on his face to hide it as he stepped back a bit. "Please do not touch me again without warning."

"He's a little bit high-strung," Kaya commented, "don't worry about him."

"And not all Digimon are cute like this. There are some that are... well, terrifying. Like horror movie levels of terrifying, honestly. That's where the partner Digimon come in."

It was then that the device on Gomamon's neck made itself known. Miki bent down to poke the device before it suddenly emitted a bright light, prompting Gomamon to bring up that he was searching for the Digivice's owner. A one armed Wizardmon and a Leomon told him to go searching in the human world. "A Wizardmon and Leomon couple... I think we know them! Mandrake and Lothar, right?"

"Wait, what do you mean by 'one-armed'? What happened to him?"

Hawkeye raised a wing towards Miki after she had apologized. "It is not truly the matter of being touched itself. I just did not like how I was touched without warning."

"His feathers are pretty soft, aren't they?" Kaya asked Miki afterwards. "You honestly wouldn't think that considering Hawkeye's personality."

Shoutmon definitely noticed how Gomamon was getting closer and closer to Hawkeye as he and the red dragon talked about swimming, and Hawkeye shared his distaste for the activity. He was clearly going to push the Hawkmon into the lake, but Hawkeye's distain for it caused Gomamon to back out of the action. Well, Shoutmon wasn't Gomamon. When he wasn't expecting it, Shoutmon placed a hand on Hawkeye's back... before giving him a good shove right off the dock.

"AAAH-!" Hawkeye yelled before he entered the water with a loud "splash", gaining the attention of both Adrian and Kaya. The bird Digimon reemerged from the water and grabbed onto the dock, pulling himself up with probably the angriest look someone could ever have as he glared at Shoutmon, his soaked feathers making him look MUCH thinner than before. "You... are... dead!"

"Come on, the water isn't that bad."

"It's close to winter, the water was freezing!"

Meanwhile Adrian and Kaya both couldn't help but laugh at the scenario their partners had gotten themselves into. Whether those two liked it or not, they were definitely forming something similar to a friendship, even if that friendship had a bunch of weird flaws like this...

The device around Gomamon's neck was beginning to glow, after Miki had pet the little guy on the head as well. Which had to mean that the device was Miki's and that Gomamon was her partner. "New Tamers and Spirit Users are popping up every day it seems... before we know it everyone in Shibuya's gonna have a Digimon."

When Mandrake the Wizardmon was brought up, Gomamon mentioned that Mandrake had a parasite that ended up requiring him to have his arm cut off and getting a bionic arm in replacement. The group clearly didn't enjoy hearing about this, especially Adrian and Shoutmon who had met Mandrake before. "So parasites like that can be found in the Digital World too... gonna be more careful next time we go."

Wanting to change the subject from Digimon's arms being cut off, Kaya then spoke up. "Hey, I know! We should show you the Digital World now that you have a Digimon partner! It's where the Digimon come from, after all!"

It was definitely a sudden turn of events when Shoutmon had pushed Hawkeye into the cold lake water as he had just did. When the Hawkmon pulled himself back onto the dock, his feathers were completely soaked and he was shivering too. Gomamon commented on how the water didn't feel all that cold to him. "That's because you're a water Digimon, meanwhile my place is in the air and not the water..."

To try and help the soaked avian, Miki pulled out a towel from her bag and asked if he wanted help drying off. Hawkeye didn't say a word, grabbing the towel from Miki and drying him off himself before Kaya came in to help anyways. Even Shoutmon used his fire powers to warm up his hands before hovering them over Hawkeye like a type of heater.

"And I just get to stand here and watch," Adrian commented, feeling useless in this situation.

Once Hawkeye was done getting dry, Gomamon mentioned how there was a little "thingy of light" further out into the water, which was definitely visible by this point. He mentioned how he was swimming in Whitewater before suddenly finding himself here. That only meant one thing...

"That's a Digiport."

"No doubt about it, but why did one form here of all places?"

"It's in the water... like the Digiport I fell into when I first met Hawkeye."

"How big is it? We may need to close it before something like a Seadramon decides to come through it."