Episode Eight: Home

D<Ooh, I'm soo sc--sc--scared.>

R"Stop that."

D<Make me.>
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*Euryle puts the shirt on & starts buttoning it up*

*Eve crosses her arms and glares at Dorumon*

<If you want to go around blasting people, please don't connect yourself to us.>

*Terriermon pats Eve on the head*

<Calm down.>

Shockingly it does not comfortably button up entirely. Taiyo opens the door, looking Aroma over, biting the corner of her lip.

Taiyo: "That looks pretty cute."

*How she knows is anyone's guess, as Aroma's arms are firmly wrapped around any possible exposed skin.*

A"I feel really exposed out here. May I please come in now? Please?"
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*Guilmon starts sniffing under the couch. After digging his head in there for a while, he pulls out a flailing Lalamon.*

Eve:<So, what should we do now?>

Taiyo: "Of course. And I'll take your clothes to get washed."

Taiyo moves out of the way and holds her arms out to Aroma.

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Renamon watches the scene confused as to what Lalamon was doing under the couch.

Loren: "Do Digimon share any similarities with the things they appear as?"

Renamon: "What do you mean?"

Loren: "Well, Lalamon, right appears to be a plant. Would it make any difference if she was somewhere with lots of sunlight?"

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Hitomi and Salamon are sitting on a bench when Azuma and Patamon come in.

Azuma: "Hey."

Hitomi: "Hello."

*She hands her clothes over.*

A"Th--thank you."
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G<Everyone's happier in lots of sunlight!>

*Guilmon tosses Lalamon up a couple of times--thankfully with his hands--while she still looks frantic & flails around, before she finally floats just outside of his reach, even while jumping.*
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R"Right, Dorumon, sniff that flyer. We're going hunting."

*And so Dorumon does that.*

Eve:<We may want to wait until we are all together.>

And so Taiyo goes to put their clothes in the wash, returning a few minutes later.

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Loren: "Would you like to go outside, Guilmon?"

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It smells like Jokermon and the inside of a mailbox. A very unpleasant combination.

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Hitomi: "I'm glad you came."

Azuma: "Yeah, it was no problem."

Hitomi: "It's just, you haven't really been yourself lately. I don't want to put you in a spot you'll be unhappy with."

Azuma: "That's not possible."

*Aroma stands in the corner where she belongs, arms still wrapped around her, trying not to look directly at Taiyo or Euryale, the latter of whom remains sitting on the bed, leaned back & supporting herself with her arms.*
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R"We'll just message them when we get closer."

*They trace it back to wherever Jokermon came from.*
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<I don't know if Euri would say it's okay.>

*Lalamon remains near the ceiling. No longer able to hide herself from view, her cheeks flush dark green.*

*Eve shrugs and follows, while Terriermon helps Dorumon*

Taiyo sits on the bed, close to Euryale. She looks to Aroma.

Taiyo: "You can come sit with us."

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Loren: "I suppose that makes sense."

She looks up at Lalamon.

Loren: "Are you okay up there?"

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The trail leads to Eve's bedroom and the window it jumped out of. Under the bed is a piece of poster paper a little bit longer than a business card.

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Azuma: "How are your parents taking to Salamon?"

Hitomi: "They don't seem to mind. They were alarmed at a talking dog at first, but they don't seem opposed to her."

Azuma: "Huh. My brother's girlfriend took a liking to Patamon pretty quickly."

*Terriermon grabs the piece of paper then passes it to Eve*

*Dorumon was reaching for the paper, but is now just glaring at Terriermon.*

R"What's on it?"
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*After a long pause, she wordlessly shuffles over to sit down, trying to take up as little space as possible, & turning red.*
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L<...I'm f-f-fine.>

Taiyo: "I guess I should ask if everything fits all right."

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Loren: "If you say so. But you are welcome to sit down."

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It is a ticket for The Digital King's World Tour: First Stop Japan. The date is tomorrow at 6:00 PM at Zepp Tokyo.

R"Guess we'd better show this to the others."
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A"..I-I think the top might be too short for me."

E"What makes you say that?"

A"(It doesn't cover my stomach.)"

E"(...Why are we whispering?)"

*Eve sends around a group message*

Was just attacked and the digimon left behind a ticket for The Digital King's World Tour: First Stop Japan for tomorrow at 6:00 PM at Zepp Tokyo. We should prepare.
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*Cameron and Kylie check the message*

Cameron:<Eve just got attacked, we have to remain on guard.>

Taiyo: "I think it looks really good on you."

Taiyo's D-Terminal is in her backpack as I'm sure the others are, so no message for them.

Taiyo looks to Euryale, staring at her chest.

Taiyo: "I guess the top doesn't fit you entirely."

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Azuma: "How-

The D-Terminal interupts him, they both take a looksy.

Azuma: "Of course this wouldn't be a nice holiday."

A Jokermon comes wandering down the path, carrying balloons. Every now and again it stops and hands a balloon to an unseen patron, the balloon floating away. Salamon growls.

Patamon: "You don't like clowns?"

Salamon: "No."

It stops in front of them and holds out a heart-shaped balloon which it lets float away before handing them a card that looks like a child's arts & crafts project for Valentine's Day.

Inside are two tickets like the one Eve found in her room. The interior of the card also features a message: "Ye light fayles, ye shadows gather. There is no god but evil; no lite but darkness; no hope but doom—"

The two look at the Jokermon, the smile on its face fading, a look of malice taking its place as the card bursts into flames.

*Aroma fidgets, looking conflicted.*

E"Not really, but it's fine."
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*Roatha stands around.*
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*Lalamon, since I forgot to mention her, casts a nervous look at Guilmon.*

*Eve coughs, while Terriermon jumps up on the bed*

Eve:<I guess we wait for tomorrow night?>

Taiyo: "Should we go see if Aroma's parents are home after?"

They hear the doorbell ring.

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The doorbell rings probably scaring Lalamon so much her leaves wilt. Loren goes to see who it is only for no one to be there and an envelope sticking out lf the mailbox.

Loren takes the envelope inside, seeing it's addressed to the trio upstairs that are totally squandering their predicament.

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A gentle breeze blows through the broken window as if reminding Eve that her window is broken.

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The doorbell of the Sorenson residence rings.

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Azuma throws the card down, Salamon jumps at Jokermon which lets go of its remaining balloons and holds a hand out to push her away, zapping her with a joy buzzer on its hand.

Patamon spits an Air Shot at the Jokermon as it takes off running, Angemon in pursuit.

A"You don't have to if you don't want to. I'm fine going home either way."
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E"What if the others are in danger? They haven't replied back yet."

*So Cameron goes to answer it, carrying Yokomon*
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*Eve groans, while the distance sound of the garage opening can be heard*

Eve:<They're home...>

Taiyo: "You've met our parents. And it might help with explaining where you've been the last couple of days."

There's a knock on the door, Loren calls out to Taiyo who gets up and answers it.

Taiyo: "Hi, mom."

Loren: "This just arrived. It's addressed to all three of you."

Taiyo: "Oh? Um....thanks."

Loren goes back downstairs while Taiyo closes the door and sits back down on the bed with an envelope.

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There's no one there. The stench is overpowering, it causes their eyes to water and ellicts gags from them. Sticking out of the mailbox is a black envelope addressed to Cameron & Kylie in elegant gold printing.

The street outside their house is covered in grey goop with pieces of metal sticking out, a trail of clown shoed footprints leading from the goop to their doorstep.

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Salamon Digivolves and joins the pursuit, not really capable of keeping up. Azuma transfers the Digimental of Hope to Hitomi's D-Terminal, the Digimental of Light appearing in his.

Hitomi: "Digimental Up."

The Digimental of Hope breaks apart and grafts itself to Gatomon who transforms into a bovid creature.

???: "Rampaging Hope, Oryxmon!"

The two pursue Jokermon, Oryxmon passing Angemon who hurls a Heaven's Knuckle at the clown.

Azuma messages Eve & Roatha informing them of their clown encounter.

R"So what do we do?"
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E"Well, that's probably not good."

*She holds out her hand for the envelope.*