Digimon Adventure 01.5

[onwingsofhope]

. . . H-huh?  Umm.  I . . . I think I’m lost.  Ahh, ahh.  I . . . I don’t think I remember what you’re supposed to do when you’re lost.  Do you?

M-Me?  Umm.  Uhh . . . Oh!  Isn't there a saying that goes like this? Moss grows on the side of the tree with bark, so . . . so you follow it and . . . you end up finding, umm . . . more trees!  Right?

Huh

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[a_severed_fate]

[As if anyone could ignore the loud wailings of a little lost kid and his Digimon. Certainly not Tear and her deeply buried maternal instincts. Hey, come on, she has a "Big Sister" title. Which this mun hates, but that's besides the point.]

[Also, it's not one cute thing, but two. And you thought she'd ignore them? No. Not by a long shot. Tear approaches the two at a brisk pace - not quite running, but certainly not procrastinating either. She pauses when she's a few feet away, slowing, then coming to a stop in front of them, leaning forward with her hands on her knees so that she can get a better view of these 'children'.]

I thought I heard someone crying and it seems I was correct. It's a good thing I found you.

So then, are you two all right? Are you injured anywhere?

[onwingsofhope]

[Takeru manages to spit some words out in between sobs. Patamon, on the other hand, impressively continues wailing without taking a breath, although he adjusts his volume downwards to let Takeru talk to the nice lady.]

N-No! We're lost a-and we don't remember anything so we probably hit our heads a-a-and I'm looking for someone or something and it's very . . . very i-i-important!

[a_severed_fate]

(What am I supposed to do... how would Van handle a situation like this? Oh, right, if it comes to that...)

Calm down, both of you. Crying won't help you in this situation.

[Well that was a little harsh. Tear fell silent for a second, trying to reevaluate the situation and what she should do. She wasn't exactly good at comforting children. Rather, she was pretty to-the-point and blunt.]

Listen... You're on an island called "Memento Eden". Everyone who arrives here does so in the same way you did - lost and without being able to remember anything but their names.

You remember your name, right?

[onwingsofhope]

B-B-But P-Patamon said it was -- it was OK cause no one else would . . . would see . . .

[Takeru reluctantly dries off his eyes although his shoulders still heave every once in a while. Patamon flutters over and perches on top of his head as he sniffs.]

Umm . . . Yes. M-My name's Takeru, and that's . . . that's Patamon.

[a_severed_fate]

[Sigh.] Yes, but... aside from alerting everyone within earshot that there were children here, what has crying actually accomplished?

Don't worry. There are lots of people here who will be willing to help you in whatever way they can. It's possible that you'll even find the person or object that you've lost.

Takeru and Patamon.

Right. I'm Locrian Sergeant Tear Grants, Oracle Knights Intelligence Division, First Platoon.

Please call me "Tear".

[onwingsofhope]

Crying makes me feel better . . .

Um. That's a really long name. . . . 'Tear' like in what happens when you cry? S-So Miss Tear . . . why did we come here?

;_; Poor kid. (And what irony, srsly.)

[a_severed_fate]

Yes, that's right...

I'm not certain I know the reason why. This place...

[Pauses to try to explain this as simply as possible.]

This place is different. No one is able to remember anything at first. From time to time weird things occur, and afterwards, people start to remember what they've forgotten. There's an apartment building with lots of rooms - there should be one for both of you. There's also a cafeteria where you can eat your meals for free, but everything else requires money...

[Looks down at them, wondering if child labor laws apply here.]

=P

[onwingsofhope]

Oh. Um, that's OK. I don't think I'll need anything else so long as I can find my . . . Um. My . . .

Don't worry, Takeru! You'll remember soon enough.

Yeah . . .

Um. Actually, I'm kind of hungry. You said something about a cafeteria?

Oh! Me, too!

Re: =P

[a_severed_fate]

[Oh how cute! They're hungry! Cue the fangirling.]

Uh-huh! ♥ [Tear nodded her head in agreement.] I'm sure you'll start remembering things in no time at all.

Eh... Oh! Yes. [Recovers.] If you're hungry, I'd be happy to take both of you to the cafeteria for something to eat.

[onwingsofhope]

Oh! That'd be great, Miss Tear. Thank you very much!

~ Yay food ~ yay food ~ i love food ~

[Takeru joins in the song and marches along ahead as Patamon flops onto his head and bobs. Cuteness Points +10!]

[a_severed_fate]

[Ah, the cuteness is cavity-inducing. Tear is in her own little world. And look, now they're singing! Sure, part of her wants to join in and sing along, but that wouldn't be proper. Right. Tear settles for giggling quietly and looking amused. Certainly she seems much perkier than she did just a few minutes ago. She trots along right behind them and makes sure they don't stray in the wrong direction.]

You're very welcome! ♥ You would have been assigned a room by now as well. If you visit the tall apartment building, you should be able to obtain a key to that room.