T I M E : Sunset L O C A T I O N : Hinode Wild Birds Sanctuary Nature Park I N T E R A C T I O N S: None M E N T I O N S: Riku Azuma @JDubs
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Ryan asked as she looked around. They were on the outskirts of Tokyo and wandering farther and farther into uncharted territory. The light in the sky was beginning to dull, and Ryan was beginning to think she wouldn't be home in time for dinner.
"I'm positive!" Terriermon jumped from her arms after seeing that no one was around. His long floppy ears softened his landing. There had been a digifeeling inside of him all day long. It had been pulling him towards something, and his curiosity had gotten the better of both of them. "We're almost there, I can feel it!" He exclaimed with a cute confidence. His body twirled to face her, and his round eyes looked brightly at Ryan as his head tilted. He observed his digipartner with several blinks. "What's wrong, Ryan? You don't look happy."
With small frown, Ryan brushed a few dark strands of hair from her face. "It's just..." She looked down and dug her phone from the pocket of her pants. She pressed the screen with her thumb and watched as it lit up. "It's getting late, and I told my mom I'd be home by dinner."
"Can't you just tell her you'll be a little late?" Terriermon asked.
"I mean, she thinks I've been studying at the library this whole time." Ryan shoved her phone back in her pocket, "You know how she's been since Obachan passed away."
There was a small moment between the two before Terriermon broke the silence, "Oh... That was only just last week, right, Ryan?" His little paw pointed a finger towards his cheek in wonder.
"Exactly, like the funeral was only a couple of days ago. I just..." Ryan started again, wanting to explain herself. She had been having a hard time connecting with Terriermon since her Obachan had died. There were little things off about their communication recently. Ryan knew it had to be something about herself, and maybe the part about how her mother had left herself at the funeral. It was a lot of grief to deal with.
"It's okay, Ryan. I understand," Terriermon relented. He did not want to disappoint Ryan. She had been having a hard time.
However, just as Terriermon was taking a step towards Ryan, a strong prescence passed over Terriermon, "Wait!" He twirled around. His round eyes searched the area, "We're close, Ryan. I can feel it!"
Ryan hugged herself. She wanted to tell the Digimon that they should go home and leave this for another day. However, at the same time, she felt as if she had been ignoring him in her depression, and if she was being honest, Terriermon was her best friend. He had appeared in her life when she really needed a friend the most. She was always so adamant to be best in the class and prove herself more academically successful than her older sister Violet that she shoved everyone out of the way to make it happen. She hadn't realized how alone she was until Terriermon popped out of her laptop screen.
Forcing a small smile, Ryan complied, "Okay, but we have to be quick. I don't want everyone waiting too long," she let out a sigh. Her hands fall to her side, and she pulled out her phone again. She held it up to her face and let the screen unlock. Be home a little late. Found something interesting to read. Tell u about it later. she tapped into the phone. Her thumb went back to the u and she fully typed the out, word, just for her mom.
"What's this, Ryan?" Terriermon asked as he turned to his left.
"A-" Ryan stared for a moment. Her mood dropped, "A cemetery. It's where dead people's remains are," she paused before continuing, "buried."
Terriermon turned away from the cemetery, "I'm sorry, Ryan... Huh? Ryan?" The Digimon walked slowly over to Ryan. She was staring across the street. The sound of someone talking could be heard.
"Shhh. Get in my arms. I've heard about this place..." Ryan held out her arms. Quickly, Terriermon jumped into them, plopping his head like a stuffed animal. This was the rumored place she kept accidentally reading about online.
"It's that place, Ryan," Terriermon whispered and motioned its little arm towards the bird sanctuary. His arm flopped comfortably.
A small shiver ran up Ryan's spine. She wanted to go home. She also was not in the mood of socializing with any creeps, but for the sake of curing Terriermon's curiosity, she walked across the street towards the sanctuary.
When the window crashed, Neomi let out a small cry. Her spare hand shielded her face. Breaths shook from her mouth. There were thoughts trying to tell her what to do, but none of them had words. It was a jumbled mess that made her heart race and gave her a sensation in the center of her chest.
As she gained her strength and balance, she glanced briefly at the sword. Its added weight in her hand caused her to stumble. She took hold of the hilt with the other hand, as well just as the snake-ish Rue slithered closer. For a brief moment she stepped back fearfully.
As a go-getter, Ryan is an externally tough girl who tries to flaunt her age by acting older than she actually is. She is not one to ignore the use of occasional sassy or sarcastic comments as she sees them fit for her own method of controlling a situation, and as a bit of a competitive shrewd, Ryan’s not always the easiest person to have as company. She is, however, a persistent person. A lot of her quirks can be summed up in her having an obvious insecurity towards her femininity — blatantly spoken via her verbal introduction as “Ryan” versus using her actual name “Arianna,” which she is rather embarrassed of people knowing. And, the fact of the matter is Ryan indeed has the ability to be an empathetic person once someone gets passed the rough hostility she likes to uphold for her own sense of control, but her incorrect belief in how adults should act renders her mostly rash and arrogant as opposed to responsible and mature.
B A C K G R O U N D :
Ryan is the second oldest daughter amongst the five daughter ringed circus created and raised by Dan and Patricia Mayez. In a house full of females, Ryan had to learn to stand out in the crowd or at least be tough to not care when she wasn't getting any attention. A quick move to guarantee her father’s admiration and joy was to uphold the tomboy attitude in a predominately pink and plastic doll world, and since the atmosphere between Ryan and her sisters has been quite the competitive one, to this day, Ryan still has her eyes set on proving she is better and more dependable than her older sister, who Ryan sees as more of a homebody that would prefer passively reading her books over actually going outside and enjoying the world first handedly. For this, Ryan is rarely afraid to get her knees muddy and her hands dirty, unless it means killing a cockroach. All that changed one day while she was at the library researching her summer reading books. She had nestled herself in a private room with her Air Mac, when suddenly, she found herself a Digital companion, Terriermon. Ever since then, she’s felt more courageous and interested in the the outdoors and exploring unknown parts of the world, which include the Digital World.
D I G I M O N :
Terriermon
E Q U I P M E N T :
BACKPACK:
Small purse essentials (chap stick, compact mirror, tissues, hand sanitizer, hair ties, nail clipper with small knife, et cetera)
CLOTHES:
Denim jacket, shirt, pants, ankle-high socks, belt
Terriermon is playful and optimistic. He does not particularly have a good understanding towards negative or downtrodden behavior. In such a case, he generally leans towards being more sympathetic than empathetic despite his deep feelings for the person in woe. He believes in being uplifting and cheerful despite all odds, which can sometimes come off as careless during heated or direly dangerous moments. He means well and has a big digiheart, but his helicopter-type affection can be rather enabling to whomever he is trying to help.
B A C K G R O U N D :
Terriermonfound most of its time playing around with other Digimon. However, as he became older and other Digimon did, too, he saw himself getting into the occasional scruff with other digital monsters. He is not terribly interested in fighting, he does feel a strong desire to protect himself and those around him. Despite getting into unwanted battles from time-to-time, Terriermon has kept his positive attitude towards everything around him. One day, while scourging for food, Terriermon found himself attacked. He tried his best to retreat, and in the attempt, he found himself going to the Analog World. There was emptiness and bright lights and a human! Terriermon took it upon himself to protect this human, after being escorted from the library and given the most delicious food he had ever tasted. Upon this meeting with Ryan, his protective instinct over her not increased with time, which sometimes gets on Ryan’s nerves, as she enjoys being independent and not perpetually looked after. Of course, this has only challenged Terriermon’s perpetual positivity on the occasion.
S P E C I A L E Q U I P M E N T :
Around his neck, he wears a small bandanathat Ryan gave him. It has a green karakusa pattern on it. A small, silver button locket has been sewn onto the bandana which has a picture of Ryan and Terriermon inside of it.
A T T A C K S :
DOUBLE BUBBLE: Spits out a lot of adhesive bubbles
BLAZING FIRE: Shoots a tiny blast of energy of his mouth PETIT TWISTER: Fires a little turbulence like a tornado DOUBLE TYPHOON: Attacks to create a giant tornado
GATLING ARM: Fires bullets or lasers from both of his arms DUM DUM UPPER: A powerful uppercut attack
S P E C I E S :
Rabbitmon
G E N D E R :
Male
GOLDEN TRIANGLE: Creates a green triangular barrier that deflects attacks EAR LANCER: Causes its usually drooping ears to straighten and sharpen, and uses them to pierce the enemy. CARROT BAKUDAN:
GIANT MISSILE: Fires a gigantic megaton-class missile from the gun turrets on its shoulders SAINT FOOT: Butt-bounces the enemy while in midair. SAINT UPPER: Activates its thrusters in midair to do an uppercut SAINT TACKLE: Rams with its shoulder while dashing with its thrusters. SAINT PUNCH: Punches, sending a wave of fiery explosions from its fist SAINT JET: Uses it's thrusters to slow its descent MEGA TWISTER: Charges the opponent, then lifts them up and spins rapidly before tossing them
As a go-getter, Ryan is an externally tough girl who tries to flaunt her age by acting older than she actually is. She is not one to ignore the use of occasional sassy or sarcastic comments as she sees them fit for her own method of controlling a situation, and as a bit of a competitive shrewd, Ryan’s not always the easiest person to have as company. She is, however, a persistent person. A lot of her quirks can be summed up in her having an obvious insecurity towards her femininity — blatantly spoken via her verbal introduction as “Ryan” versus using her actual name “Arianna,” which she is rather embarrassed of people knowing. And, the fact of the matter is Ryan indeed has the ability to be an empathetic person once someone gets passed the rough hostility she likes to uphold for her own sense of control, but her incorrect belief in how adults should act renders her mostly rash and arrogant as opposed to responsible and mature.
B A C K G R O U N D :
Ryan is the second oldest daughter amongst the five daughter ringed circus created and raised by Dan and Patricia Mayez. In a house full of females, Ryan had to learn to stand out in the crowd or at least be tough to not care when she wasn't getting any attention. A quick move to guarantee her father’s admiration and joy was to uphold the tomboy attitude in a predominately pink and plastic doll world, and since the atmosphere between Ryan and her sisters has been quite the competitive one, to this day, Ryan still has her eyes set on proving she is better and more dependable than her older sister, who Ryan sees as more of a homebody that would prefer passively reading her books over actually going outside and enjoying the world first handedly. For this, Ryan is rarely afraid to get her knees muddy and her hands dirty, unless it means killing a cockroach. All that changed one day while she was at the library researching her summer reading books. She had nestled herself in a private room with her Air Mac, when suddenly, she found herself a Digital companion, Terriermon. Ever since then, she’s felt more courageous and interested in the the outdoors and exploring unknown parts of the world, which include the Digital World.
D I G I M O N :
Terriermon
E Q U I P M E N T :
BACKPACK:
Small purse essentials (chap stick, compact mirror, tissues, hand sanitizer, hair ties, nail clipper with small knife, et cetera)
CLOTHES:
Denim jacket, shirt, pants, ankle-high socks, belt
Terriermon is playful and optimistic. He does not particularly have a good understanding towards negative or downtrodden behavior. In such a case, he generally leans towards being more sympathetic than empathetic despite his deep feelings for the person in woe. He believes in being uplifting and cheerful despite all odds, which can sometimes come off as careless during heated or direly dangerous moments. He means well and has a big digiheart, but his helicopter-type affection can be rather enabling to whomever he is trying to help.
B A C K G R O U N D :
Terriermonfound most of its time playing around with other Digimon. However, as he became older and other Digimon did, too, he saw himself getting into the occasional scruff with other digital monsters. He is not terribly interested in fighting, he does feel a strong desire to protect himself and those around him. Despite getting into unwanted battles from time-to-time, Terriermon has kept his positive attitude towards everything around him. One day, while scourging for food, Terriermon found himself attacked. He tried his best to retreat, and in the attempt, he found himself going to the Analog World. There was emptiness and bright lights and a human! Terriermon took it upon himself to protect this human, after being escorted from the library and given the most delicious food he had ever tasted. Upon this meeting with Ryan, his protective instinct over her not increased with time, which sometimes gets on Ryan’s nerves, as she enjoys being independent and not perpetually looked after. Of course, this has only challenged Terriermon’s perpetual positivity on the occasion.
S P E C I A L E Q U I P M E N T :
Around his neck, he wears a small bandanathat Ryan gave him. It has a green karakusa pattern on it. A small, silver button locket has been sewn onto the bandana which has a picture of Ryan and Terriermon inside of it.
A T T A C K S :
DOUBLE BUBBLE: Spits out a lot of adhesive bubbles
BLAZING FIRE: Shoots a tiny blast of energy of his mouth PETIT TWISTER: Fires a little turbulence like a tornado DOUBLE TYPHOON: Attacks to create a giant tornado
GATLING ARM: Fires bullets or lasers from both of his arms DUM DUM UPPER: A powerful uppercut attack
S P E C I E S :
Rabbitmon
G E N D E R :
Male
GOLDEN TRIANGLE: Creates a green triangular barrier that deflects attacks EAR LANCER: Causes its usually drooping ears to straighten and sharpen, and uses them to pierce the enemy. CARROT BAKUDAN:
GIANT MISSILE: Fires a gigantic megaton-class missile from the gun turrets on its shoulders SAINT FOOT: Butt-bounces the enemy while in midair. SAINT UPPER: Activates its thrusters in midair to do an uppercut SAINT TACKLE: Rams with its shoulder while dashing with its thrusters. SAINT PUNCH: Punches, sending a wave of fiery explosions from its fist SAINT JET: Uses it's thrusters to slow its descent MEGA TWISTER: Charges the opponent, then lifts them up and spins rapidly before tossing them
As a go-getter, Ryan is an externally tough girl who tries to flaunt her age by acting older than she actually is. She is not one to ignore the use of occasional sassy or sarcastic comments as she sees them fit for her own method of controlling a situation, and as a bit of a competitive shrewd, Ryan’s not always the easiest person to have as company. She is, however, a persistent person. A lot of her quirks can be summed up in her having an obvious insecurity towards her femininity — blatantly spoken via her verbal introduction as “Ryan” versus using her actual name “Arianna,” which she is rather embarrassed of people knowing. And, the fact of the matter is Ryan indeed has the ability to be an empathetic person once someone gets passed the rough hostility she likes to uphold for her own sense of control, but her incorrect belief in how adults should act renders her mostly rash and arrogant as opposed to responsible and mature.
B A C K G R O U N D :
Ryan is the second oldest daughter amongst the five daughter ringed circus created and raised by Dan and Patricia Mayez. In a house full of females, Ryan had to learn to stand out in the crowd or at least be tough to not care when she wasn't getting any attention. A quick move to guarantee her father’s admiration and joy was to uphold the tomboy attitude in a predominately pink and plastic doll world, and since the atmosphere between Ryan and her sisters has been quite the competitive one, to this day, Ryan still has her eyes set on proving she is better and more dependable than her older sister, who Ryan sees as more of a homebody that would prefer passively reading her books over actually going outside and enjoying the world first handedly. For this, Ryan is rarely afraid to get her knees muddy and her hands dirty, unless it means killing a cockroach. All that changed one day while she was at the library researching her summer reading books. She had nestled herself in a private room with her Air Mac, when suddenly, she found herself a Digital companion, Terriermon. Ever since then, she’s felt more courageous and interested in the the outdoors and exploring unknown parts of the world, which include the Digital World.
D I G I M O N :
Terriermon
E Q U I P M E N T :
BACKPACK:
Small purse essentials (chap stick, compact mirror, tissues, hand sanitizer, hair ties, nail clipper with small knife, et cetera)
CLOTHES:
Denim jacket, shirt, pants, ankle-high socks, belt
Terriermon is playful and optimistic. He does not particularly have a good understanding towards negative or downtrodden behavior. In such a case, he generally leans towards being more sympathetic than empathetic despite his deep feelings for the person in woe. He believes in being uplifting and cheerful despite all odds, which can sometimes come off as careless during heated or direly dangerous moments. He means well and has a big digiheart, but his helicopter-type affection can be rather enabling to whomever he is trying to help.
B A C K G R O U N D :
Terriermonfound most of its time playing around with other Digimon. However, as he became older and other Digimon did, too, he saw himself getting into the occasional scruff with other digital monsters. He is not terribly interested in fighting, he does feel a strong desire to protect himself and those around him. Despite getting into unwanted battles from time-to-time, Terriermon has kept his positive attitude towards everything around him. One day, while scourging for food, Terriermon found himself attacked. He tried his best to retreat, and in the attempt, he found himself going to the Analog World. There was emptiness and bright lights and a human! Terriermon took it upon himself to protect this human, after being escorted from the library and given the most delicious food he had ever tasted. Upon this meeting with Ryan, his protective instinct over her not increased with time, which sometimes gets on Ryan’s nerves, as she enjoys being independent and not perpetually looked after. Of course, this has only challenged Terriermon’s perpetual positivity on the occasion.
S P E C I A L E Q U I P M E N T :
Around his neck, he wears a small bandanathat Ryan gave him. It has a green karakusa pattern on it. A small, silver button locket has been sewn onto the bandana which has a picture of Ryan and Terriermon inside of it.
A T T A C K S :
DOUBLE BUBBLE: Spits out a lot of adhesive bubbles
BLAZING FIRE: Shoots a tiny blast of energy of his mouth PETIT TWISTER: Fires a little turbulence like a tornado DOUBLE TYPHOON: Attacks to create a giant tornado
GATLING ARM: Fires bullets or lasers from both of his arms DUM DUM UPPER: A powerful uppercut attack
S P E C I E S :
Rabbitmon
G E N D E R :
Male
GOLDEN TRIANGLE: Creates a green triangular barrier that deflects attacks EAR LANCER: Causes its usually drooping ears to straighten and sharpen, and uses them to pierce the enemy. CARROT BAKUDAN:
GIANT MISSILE: Fires a gigantic megaton-class missile from the gun turrets on its shoulders SAINT FOOT: Butt-bounces the enemy while in midair. SAINT UPPER: Activates its thrusters in midair to do an uppercut SAINT TACKLE: Rams with its shoulder while dashing with its thrusters. SAINT PUNCH: Punches, sending a wave of fiery explosions from its fist SAINT JET: Uses it's thrusters to slow its descent MEGA TWISTER: Charges the opponent, then lifts them up and spins rapidly before tossing them