BEYOND THE WALLS [O]

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It was a mundane life that, for the most part, Jules lived. She went to school. She went to her job. And every now and then, she went to the walls with her partner Faust and they watched with lidded eyes as night turned to day on the horizon with hardly a peep. Sure, everyone said that it was important, and she figured it was pretty crucial to defend those who couldn't defend themselves, but she had to face the facts here. It was painstakingly boring. Nothing ever happened, and the few times a threat was actually sighted, it was not something to look forward to.

"You deserve better," she would tell her Tsukaimon on those days of listlessness. "Better."

It was yesterday when Jules heard about a rogue digimon prowling the Tadasu no Mori forest. To be honest, she still had a hard time getting her head and her tounge around the Japanese language. She just thought of the place as TNM forest. Apparently, a digimon was roaming around, sighted a few times and the primary suspect of a variety of local disturbances. Basically, it was a hunt. And few things sang the song of allure like chasing down a cretin and killing it, at least to the unusually vindicative Julie Cassidy. Faust wasn't nearly as bloodied and hardy as his tamer; but she wanted him to grow and gain experience, and that meant facing his fears. Knocking off the devil-may-care attitude, the shallow concerns.

Well, that's what he told himself. Sometimes it was hard to distinguish between his own thoughts and those of Jules'. Her forceful personality pressed these things into him like a mantra. Kill bad digimon. Grow stronger. Rinse, repeat.

"It's for a good cause," she said as they walked, the two of them, in the jagged shadows cast by a hole-riddled canopy. 

"Stealing pastries from that scamming baker is also a good cause, and much less dangerous," he pouted, wings beating as he kept up with her purposeful but cautious stride.

"You can't aggregate data from pastries."

He didn't respond to that. They merely walked in silence, a silence that to others would seem damning. But it was usual, even comforting, to the two of them. A companionable quiet. Two minds communicating without voice. They knew each other too well to try and argue.

It was at that moment that Jules stopped, suddenly still. She turned around slowly, eyes raking the trees, frowning. "We know you're there."

"...We do?"

"Step out so we can see your pretty face."

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Being back home was a bittersweet feeling from the moment Sanjin had touched down in Kyoto. The things that were happening around the world with digimon was very perplex, but even more so was the fact that memories of his somewhat peaceful times were shattered the more he looked at the wall. Containment was necessary in this specific instance, but it still gave him an uneasy feeling that caused him to lie awake at night. Frankly, if it were not for Ugo, Sanjin would not be able to cope as well with his homecoming. The digimon he had partnered up with was one he found whilst in South America, in a very infamous rain forest. The thought alone that the meeting would lead him back home to protect old neighbors was overwhelming.

And yet, he found himself asleep among the trees and birds, as if there were no worries. It had been too long since Sanjin had hidden away in the trees for a nice nap or exciting adventure he would make up as a child. The Gomamon sat in the lap of the sleeping tamer, actively looking out for any signs of activity. That was when the small digital creature faintly heard the voices of others. "Sanjin, wake up, I hear stuffs" Ugo said as he flicked his tail so that it swept over the face of the young man who let out a heavy breath before opening his eyes. The gold hues looked down at the digimon before he yawned and scratched his head. "What are you going on about now?" the human said as he looked down from the tree they were in, to see a young foreigner lady with blonde hair and an odd-colored digimon that seemed to be her partner.

But it did not take long for Sanjin to realize they had heard the faint rustling of the leaves or their voices carried in the wind. In fact, the tamer seemed to be more aware and called out to them, though the man was sure she didn't actually see him or Ugo. There was no point in hiding though so he jumped out of the tree, his Arabian outfit fluttering in the wind as the item near his hip gleamed in the sunlight. With a big smile, he looked upon and opened his mouth "You're a acutely aware young lady, I'm glad there are tamers in this area who are adept" he said. Upon closer examination, he realized she was at eye level with him, and that her body had been physically conditioned. It made him wonder what other types of people existed within the tamer community.

"Nice to meet ya, I'm Sanjin Uradama. You can call me Sanji or Dama" the blonde man introduced himself. He then looked around to see where Ugo had landed, but before he knew it, a small mass fell upon his head. "And I'm Ugo, just Ugo" the orange haired creature said. The Gomamon was in slight awe at the fact that the other digimon could fly, though he was perfectly aware that there were digimon like this.