My Monster and Me...

[bigsoftie]

Who: Leatherhead and Whomever
What: A gator's on the loose and no pizza place can hold him
Where: On the outskirts of the new town
When: Mid day

He didn't care for this new change. In fact, his first instinct was to hide. It had been so long since he went without this for and now...now it was back. And just like that all the old insecurities rose up. Would they accept him? Or did they only accept him on the merit of being human? And what's more, did this just mean they'd go back to casting him out or worse?

Well, don't worry. He'll reject himself you don't need to worry about that. The alligator had already abandoned Duke and Roadbuster. For a big guy he managed to give them the slip pretty well. Guess it was back to being on his own at least until this change went away.

The mutant liked it much better than in the city, really. A lot more grass, actually. And actual flowers. He liked those. The mutant could get used to this for awhile. Soon enough the mutant began wandering the area of the outskirts, enjoying the flowers of every hue and size. Yeah, if only Mikey could find him..

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[strengthinkindness]

Hopefully he wouldn't be too disappointed to find Fluttershy on the outskirts as well; this was one of the many places outside of the city she came to to practicing her flying

...or lack of flying, as it would seem.

[bigsoftie]

Not disappointed at all. In fact it takes him a couple of minutes to realize that it's Fluttershy. The pink hair definitely gave it away. Poor thing, she looked like she was trying her best. But still...he didn't want to scare her. He contented himself with hunkering down on all fours to watch the pony, doing his best to not disturb her.

[strengthinkindness]

Her wings fluttered as quickly as they could, and she did manage to lift herself off the ground a little.

When they stilled and she landed back on the ground though, she spotted him against the grass some distance away.

And she couldn't help smiling...because alligator.

"Hi...!"

[whatisthislife]

The outskirts of town would be where BlackWarGreymon has been spending much of his time since this glitch began. The differing forms of the Chosen could now easily be mistaken for Digimon, making them more prone than normal to attacks from wild Digimon. And seeing one without his partners...

He approaches the reptilian biped, unable to sate his curiosity. "Why are you here without a partner to protect you?"

[bigsoftie]

Oh it's an actual digimon. He remembers this one. Aside from the fact that he and Duke didn't get along, Blackwargreymon was't that bad. It helped that Blackwargreymon wasn't exactly human or from the other worlds.

He shook his head, "I did not wish for them to see me like this...I wanted to be alone."

[whatisthislife]

"Your partners go by the name of 'monster' as part of their identity. What do you believe about your different appearance would change their opinion of you?"

While it sounds accusatory, it's actually a sincere question. To BWG, this Chosen now simply looks more similar to the Digimon, which is nothing positive, nor negative. What does his appearance have to do with any matter concerning his partners?

[beingthecreature]

There's someone else in the outskirts of town today. The brothers Kratt have been gearing up for an exploration adventure, quite literally; gathering supplies, training their partners' stamina, and scouting out the immediate area.

Today was another part of the latter, with Chris aiming to continue part of a map he'd been making. Sylvia was aiding him in this task, giving him a higher perspective by gliding around with the D-Terminal and taking pictures.

He was busy scribbling in a journal, writing out rough notes about the terrain surrounding the city. At the moment he wasn't aware there was anyone else around, but that would surely change.

[bigsoftie]

Oh hey it was Chris...he told him about being an alligator, didn't he. It was a lot different when you were actually an alligator. Leatherhead still had some reservations about letting Chris see him.

Leatherhead figured it wouldn't hurt to just quietly follow Chris, keeping low to the ground. At the very least he could see what the Kratt was up to.

[beingthecreature]

Chris continued along, not knowing he was being followed, much less by anything like Leatherhead. Hearing something he looked up, then smiled at a shape in the sky coming in from another direction. He held a bent arm up like a falconer welcoming their bird back and Sylvia landed, weighing it down briefly. She immediately went to his shoulder and handed the D-Terminal to him, which he flipped open and started skimming through.

"What's it look like out there?"

Sylvia, settling in place, pointed off to one side. "I checked out that waterfall! Looks like it goes right off the edge of the continent and into the ocean."

Pausing in skimming through the pictures, Chris handed the D-Terminal back to his partner and removed the notebook from his underarm, making a note. "Great! Gotta remember to take that into account."

[fuckinstoplights]

After finding enough fuel to run on, he'd started wandering. Koro and the Nameless stayed behind, at his request. They would be safer. Not to mention, it was easier, this way. And, besides, he'd missed flying so much.

So much.

He didn't even realize he'd left the city behind until sensors indicated the grass below him.

Well. Those flowers were something he hadn't seen in a while. Not like this. He landed, still transformed, hopping curiously through them. He probably looked a little ridiculous, doing so, but no matter. No one else was out here.

Right?

[bigsoftie]

WRONG.

Don't be so quick to assume, Kagerou. Right at the giant robot began hopping through the flowers, it took Leatherhead a moment to realize the robot was heading for his path. Instantly the alligator darted out on all fours out of the robot's way.

So much for keeping it low profile.

[fuckinstoplights]

He wasn't expecting anything to happen. Or anything to move. There's a startled sound more like a bird than a machine, and Kagerou hops back several feet, wings raised, and ready to flee.

What was that?

"... Who's there?"

[alley_kit]

Someone else had come out to enjoy nature today. Two someones in fact; Kit had had wanted to go alone, but Emerick had insisted that Aburn go with her so that Kit wouldn't be without protection, just in case. It wasn't so bad, though. This way she didn't have to carry both baskets herself. Aburn carried the larger one for flowers, while hers contained the fresh herbs.

The excuse she'd made was that she wanted to gather some flowers and herbs, which she did, but... she also just kind of wanted to get away. Too many things that she couldn't do anything to help were happening in town, and she needed a little space to deal with it.

Eventually, though, she decided to stop near a large tree stump to rest a little while. While Aburn sat down next to it, leaning back against it, Kit opted to sit on top of the stump. Once settled, she pulled out her flupe and began to play. Things always seemed clearer when she was playing; music seemed to help untangle jumbled feelings.

[bigsoftie]

Everyone should enjoy nature, at least as long as Leatherhead doesn't bother everyone. As he sat amongst the flowers, his inner shyness attuned itself when Kit came over. She didn't look human, either but...ah, she probably didn't want to see him like this.

He almost hid away before he heard the music. It was so different...a good different. The song wafted through him like a good breeze. He had to see more. It wouldn't be too bad is he just quietly sat behind her and listened for awhile?

[alley_kit]

Aburn had been relaxing against the tree stump, listening to his Chosen's music when he noticed the rather large newcomer. The scaly being wasn't doing any harm, though, and only seemed to want to enjoy the music. Aburn couldn't really blame him. Thus, he said nothing as the alligator mutant sat down a little ways behind Kit, though he did surreptitiously keep an eye on the other, just in case.

It wasn't until Kit paused in her playing that she too sensed she was being watched and turned to look behind her. The large, scaly, toothy being who sat there made her eyes go a little wide. He looked like someone she might see at home on Third Earth. A lot like Donnie did, come to think of it. Which gave her a hint as to who he might be.

"Leatherhead...?", she asked.

[brain_behind_purple]

[Well... seeing Leatherhead out in the open was shocking. Donnie had thought that he'd stay locked in his room until the glitch was over. Still, since he was out he might as well see how the gator was doing, so eh walked over.]

Leatherhead? Umm... hey. [Sheepish wave and smile is a go]

[bigsoftie]

[Given that he was a lot bigger than the doorway, it was fair to say that option was null.

And this time Leatherhead's actually comfortable seeing the turtle...more than others.]

Donatello...what are you doing here.

[lionhearted_destiny]

All of the changes fascinate Juri. She loves it, seeing how the others were different. She takes to wandering about, actually without Leomon for once. It's a walk, that's all. And that's how she finds Leatherhead...though she doesn't quite know it was him.

"Oh... I haven't seen a Digimon like you before," she ends up saying, more to herself than to the alligator, approaching cautiously.

[bigsoftie]

The alligator humanoid freezes once he sees Juri again. Oh gosh, he didn't want to frighten her, the mutant makes himself smaller, sprawling out on the grass.

"I...am not from here," is the best response he has.

[the_lion_roller]

Ah, flowers. Who doesn't love flowers? They smell nice. They look pretty. Bees collect nectar and pollen from them to make honey, right?

Cody, Martin's Bearmon, had picked up a little bit of Earth creature knowledge in the short time he'd been with his Chosen, but he still had a lot to learn. What better way to learn though then do what his Chosen apparently liked to do and go off and explore right?

At the moment, the little Bearmon was sitting in a small cluster of flowers, staring intently at one particularly pretty one. Now supposedly there was something in these that'd make honey, and while even bears eat things besides honey...he kinda still wanted to see if he could get some. Bees can make honey from flowers, why not bears?

He leans in closer to the flower, eyeing it studiously before-

Chomp.

Yep. Cub just ate a flower.

...He's learning.

[bigsoftie]

Woah woah hold the phone Bearmon, that's a vital part of nature. Even Leatherhead knows that. There's two places those belong: in fields or on heads. The alligator stares at the digimon for some time before he utters out, "...you should not eat those."

[oneeyedterror]

Better pay attention to where you're wandering, gatorboy, because in one of the clearings is a big old helicopter. Well, space helicopter. It doesn't look like it's anyone's, does anyone here even have a helicopter?

Well that and it's actually Whirl, who decided to take up residence in this clearing during this change and he finds sleeping in his alt-mode a hell of a lot easier to do.

That and who the fuck is going to mess with a helicopter?!

[bigsoftie]

It's rare to actually see technology like that...and one so alien. It didn't look like the other Cybertronian alt modes he knew. It couldn't be a Cybertronian, could it?

Only one way to find out...the alligator made his way towards the helicopter, cautiously crawling on all fours. What the heck could it be?

one million years later...

[guilmon]

[Usually, Guilmon wouldn't stray so far from the city by himself, but with so little room to roam, he's decided to venture past the safety of HospiTown. Now that he thinks about it, it's kind of nice out here. The grass tickles his legs, the fragrance of flowers brings a smile to his face...

And there's a funny alligator guy over there. That's new! So new, in fact, that Guilmon scampers over, disregarding LH's personal place.]

Hey, Guilmon hasn't seen you before! Where did you come from?

/pats

[bigsoftie]

[An actual digimon. Leatherhead found some comfort in talking with nonhumans...ok you know Gulimon you should back up. Nonetheless, he feels less shy with Gulimon.]

You...might have seen me before...

[If the voice wasn't a hint.]