Blind Date at Whitewater(MPC-V)(Rae)(WIP)

Taiga found herself in Whitewater, a large beachside populous of Digimon. A vibrant city that had been built on the edge of the ocean. But today, Taiga wasn’t here for fun on the beach, nor by her own volition.

“Do I really have to do this?” Taiga asked, in an exasperated sort of way. She leaned her head on the edge of a building – clearly trying to pluck up the courage to what she was being forced to do. But, this was so far out of her comfort zone that she could swim across the seas of 0s and 1s to another continent.

“Of course, milady! As your personal knight, I would never allow you to come to any harm nor would I sign you up for anything, most foul. I surely promise you that.” Came the voice of her new partner, Kaos. A slightly intimidating looking knight-like Digimon whom had pledged their loyalty to Taiga in her previous adventure… for better or for worse.

The little red dinosaur, Aoba – who was currently in his In-Training form lay across the shoulders of SkullKnightmon, enjoying the warming effect of the sun. Quite oblivious to Taiga’s distress and worry.

“I tell you this will work out for the best. No problem at all, there. Me and Aoba shall go and explore Whitewater while you have fun. Good luck, Princess!” Taiga just gave the knight an exasperated stare as they wandered creakily away. Somehow looking even more suspicious than all the other weird Digimon that inhabited this town. Taiga watched them go for a second.

“I’m hungry!” Aoba cried out as Kaos turned a corner and vanished from sight.

Sighing to herself, and resigned to her fate – Taiga wandered away towards the restaurant that the event was happening at. She hasn’t dressed up in the slightest and was still wearing her styled panda hoodie; hands in pockets. A small line of Digimon waiting in an organized queue, greeted her. As she joined the back – she began to wonder who her ‘date’ was for this event.

Slowly, the line move forward. The couples of Digimon moved to a table and sat down. Some seemed like odd couples but she was in no place to judge. So busy was she watching the diners, she failed to notice a bright crimson penguin waddle towards her and squawk at her.

Taiga jumped and stepped backwards, almost stepping on the foot of the ogre-like Digimon behind her. The great Ogremon growled at her. But, before this Digimon could thwack her with a club as thick as her head – she was escorted inside by the Muchomon. “Reservation?”

“Uh, yeah. I guess so,” she tilted her head to one side and her cheeks began to glow red with embarrassment. “I’m looking for a Lothar Junior, I believe”

The Muchomon squawked at her once again and pointed her to a table. Sat behind it was what she could only describe as a giant humanoid lion sat.

“Uh, sure,” she said dryly. “I think I can make my own way over, thanks.”

Slowly, she walked over to the table and got a closer look at her date. It was indeed a giant humanoid lion Digimon. Make as much sense as anything else in this world, she thought.

“Yo. Nice to meetcha. I’m Taiga. I guess I’m your date for the evening, or day...” she added awkwardly. Her cheeks were now glowing an even brighter crimson than ever before. “Should I take a seat?”

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Awkward was the best word for this situation. Taiga had no idea what to say, or how to act. She had never been on a date in her entire life. This was all new territory.

If truth was told, she’d rather be back at the arcade playing games from the early morning to the shop’s closing. That is what she would normally be doing over the weekends, before she met the Digimon.

At least, the lion Digimon who introduced himself as LJ was kind and friendly enough. He pulled out her chair for her. As she sat down, she stared across the table – still unsure what to say or what to do. Taiga opened her mouth, closed it and then opened it again.

“I’m uh, not used to dating. I’ll be honest, this is my first one. I’m more of the gamer type. How about you?” She took another darting look at her lion partner. He looked rather tough and muscular-bodied. “You look like an adventuring type of Digimon?” She said, tilting her head slightly to one side, before looking down at the table cloth.

Before long a different Muchomon dressed in a tiny black waiter outfit waddled to the table. With a little squawk, the little penguin-like Digimon passed two menus to Taiga and LJ. “Drinks?”

“Uh...sure. Water is fine for me,” Taiga said, awkwardly.

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All the awkwardness that had been building, seemed to fade away in a single instant. Taiga couldn’t help but ask. “Digimon have parents? Sorry, but I didn’t quite expect it. I was under the impression that you were born from data.”

“That was how it was told to me, anyway,” Taiga continued, pressing a finger to her lips and considering what Aoba had told her. Albeit limited information, it had been.

“A adventurer, huh? You do sure have the build for it.” She smiled slightly, her face looking far less red now.

It was at this moment, the Muchomon returned – interrupting Taiga’s train of thought. It had drinks laid out on a round tray. After lifting them onto the table, it waddled away again with a loud squawk.

Taking a drink, she listened to LJ speak, jumping slightly in late shock. Almost throwing her water across the table. “I didn’t know Digimon could go to High School either. That’s rather crazy to think that...” She paused and took a look over the Lion Digimon. “How do you even manage to do that? No offence, but you’d be pretty noticeable among humans.”

“Don’t get me wrong. I’d sure like to be an adventurer in this world. Like in one of my games, perhaps.” She said, looking up at the bright sun that hovered above them. “This world still mystifies me, though. I don’t quite get how it works.”

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Taiga nodded her head following along with LJ’s side of the conversation, albeit only part way to understanding. But, it was slowly beginning to form sense, or at least as much sense as this world made at times.

So Digimon could create other Digimon, similarly to humans. Wow, this world sure was full of surprises.

“I’m sorry but a Holosuit? What exactly is that?” Taiga asked, confused once more – pausing the conversation for just a second. Taiga herself was a freshman in high school and she felt that she might have realized there was a student who was a Digimon in the grade beneath her. Shrugging this off, she smiled again in a slightly mystified way.

“That seems like a good idea. Thinking about it all seems like a good way to get a headache, to be honest,” she said, taking another sip of her drink.

Then, like a little red blur running across the floor of the restaurant. Running between the legs of the Muchomon staff and other obscure diners, including the Ogremon who was still less-than-pleased with Taiga.

Aoba jumped up into Taiga’s lap and looked up at her, wagging his tail ecstatically. “Oh, hey. I was wondering where you got too.”

Lifting him up slightly so his head peeked over the edge of the table. “LJ. This is my partner, Aoba,” Taiga said, patting the dragon’s head. “I’m Aoba,” the little Gigimon repeated, looking across the table at the large digimon with a look of confusion. “You’re super cool looking!”

“Sorry about this...” Taiga said, bowing her head slightly. “I know this isn’t much of a… a… date?” The blush returned to the sides of Taiga’s cheeks.“Taigawr! You look like me!”

However, this comment only caused her to turn even more into a human shaped tomato.

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