Old Ones Return (V)

D<You're all suffocating me.>

*Canned laughter.*

A<Come on, you can do it. Just say something. You probably won't even get wet.>

Reg<I'll just stand guard out here.>

*More canned laughter as he slumps down by a tree.*

Reg<Stop that.>

Hideki: "What would I say?"

As he says that he looks to Monodramon.

Lyra:<What about your family? Or Monodramon?>

*Renamon stares into the water & it stares back.*
=================================
*Thiera, Euryale, & co. disembark on the opposite bank, because they don't waste time. Datamon settles in under a tree, lowering itself & letting its arms droop.*

E"So how do we get to this bath house?"

Datamon<It is a large, semi-open pool behind the temple. You will not be able to miss it.>

*His eye stops glowing & his other one closes.*

T"Maybe I should wait, & bathe alone later."

E"You could try, but in a place this big, I'm not sure that will be an option."

Renamon: "Taiyo."

And so she cautiously steps out on to the water.

Hideki: "That's true."

Hideki steps out to the shore of the lake.

Hideki: "My family."

But after what happened at home could they feel the same?

===================================

Taiyo: "It'll be fine. Think of it as being in a locker room. Without all the gross locker room parts."

Lyra:<But you don't have to get completely naked in a locker room...>

Cameron:<No showers?>

Lyra:<Not necessarily.>

E"Which thing are you worried about: Seeing my parts, or me seeing yours?"

T"Well--that is--I would not say--oh, look, the others are here."

*After pointing to a new wave of anemone rafts, a furiously blushing Thiera attempts to hide behind a tree. Hideki's & Tsune/Gomamon's look kind of wilted.*
===========================
*Regulumon eyes Monodramon suspiciously.*

Reg<Can you even talk?>

*Lyra suppresses a smile, while Kylie pats Thiera on the pat*

Kylie:<It's ok, I'm not a fan of the idea ether.>

Taiyo: "It's not such a bad thing. They're really nice."

===================================

Monodramon: "Yes."

E"What, her parts, or mine?"

G<Why is--uh--that girl hiding behind a tree?>

D<The exotic apparently became erotic. Keep an eye on your partner, too.>

G<What?>
=========================
Reg<How much?>

Taiyo: "Well, I don't know what her's are like, so...."

Azuma: "Might still count as exotic if it's your thing."

===================================

Monodramon: "Not much."

Lyra:<I am so confused right now.>

*Thiera covers her ears & shuts her eyes. Euryale just shrugs & heads off behind the temple.*

Ts"Where's she going?"

A<Bath house.>

*Agumon follows.*

Ts"Eh, I haven't been in this world for that long. I'll wait."

IL<We'll go see if we can at least sell an evacuation plan to Venusmon.>

Ts"Alright, but don't piss her off, I don't want to get kicked out again."

*In stark contrast to Tsune's statements, Gomamon eagerly hops after Agumon.*

Lyra:<We might not have a chance to get clean for a while.>

*Likely being very dirty, the Sorensons and their partners head for the bathhouse*

Taiyo follows after Euryale. The other two head off as well.

Azuma: "You know, it's probably communal, right? Probably should wait your turn if you're a dude."

Cameron:<I thought it might have separate sections, but then it's built for digimon so...>

*As described, it is a mostly open pool-like space, flanked by enormous open-air columns, slightly taller than the trees. They can see a thick layer of steam coming from said water. Thiera looks around nervously.*

T"These aren't more Cherrymon, are they?"

E"If they are, it doesn't look like they're awake. Besides, there are less of them near the water."

G<Hey, look at this! There's a door here!>

*Gomamon & Agumon are inspecting one of the large columns. Judging from the size of the column in comparison to the Digimon, the interior would be just big enough for the average Champion Digimon to squeeze into. Agumon presses on the column & slides part of it away, revealing a towering entrance.*
===============================
*Tsune heads off in a random direction.*

*Lunamon heads over to the other digimon*

<I wonder what's in there!>

*So she enters. Kylie just stands around nervously*
===
*Lyra follows Tsune*

Azuma: "What's this spooky doorway all about?"

===================================

Hideki stares out across the river, Monodramon on the other side.

*Euryale follows. The inside is slightly illuminated by light that shines through some kind of shaft at the top of the column. It is dominated by an enormous red cushion. Euryale shakes her head, looking confused.*

E"It's just a--a big, red--cushion.... And what looks like some kinda towel rack."

T"The towel rack makes sense, and the giant, secret door would be necessary for large Digimon to pass through, but why the cushion?"

D<You don't get tired after a hot bath?>

*Euryale nods her head.*

E"I don't plan to do much sleeping in here."
=============================
*Tsune stops & turns around, annoyed.*

Ts"Why are you following me?"
=============================
Reg<So you're, what, some kind of wild Digimon that just learned how to talk?>

Lyra:<I don't know. I don't meant anything by it.>
===
*Lunamon goes on and jumps onto of the pillow*

Kylie:<Lunamon!?>

*Lunamon grins and starts bouncing*

Taiyo hangs off of Euryale.

Taiyo: "In here or in general?"

===================================

Monodramon: "My partner is across the lake."

*Tsune crosses her arms & taps her foot.*

"I thought you were going to the bath house like the others."
==========================
Reg<Are you really partners?>
==========================
*Euryale looks at Taiyo with a half-grin.*

E"First things first. We'll have to find another one of these pillars to undress in, since this one is apparently occupied."

*She points to the Digimon jumping around like a jackass.*

T"We should probably use pillars spaced apart, so that we won't see each other come out naked."

E"You're so cute with your modesty."

Taiyo seems confused by Thiera's antics.

Taiyo: "It's nothing to be afraid or ashamed of."

Patamon: "Are all humans this weird?"

Azuma: "Yes. No exceptions."

===================================

Monodramon: "Of course we are!"

*Lyra shrugs*

<I wanted to see what you were up to.>
===
*Lunamon stops bouncing*

Kylie:<Sorry...>