Summary: Just like the others, Tentomon and Izzy have been separated and are lost on one of the fragments of File Island. Izzy sees this as an opportunity for exploration while Tentomon sees this as a chance to get to know his partner a little better. So what does he ask?


Getting To Know You: Tentomon and Izzy


Tentomon looked around and noticed he was surrounded by the lush vegetation of one of File Island's many pieces. He knew things could have always been worse. He could have ended up on one of File Island's more frigid areas. But from the looks of things, it didn't matter to his human partner. Izzy looked like he had never been to the Digital World before. Then Tentomon realized…he hadn't.

"You know, anyone else wouldn't be in such a good mood after getting thrown across the sky by Devimon," Tentomon said. "But you seem to be taking this pretty well, Izzy."

Izzy reached over and touched a large leaf. "This world is just so…fascinating. I can't believe you get to live here."

"Well, I never really thought it was anything special," Tentomon replied. Then he realized that this was a golden opportunity for him to get to know Izzy a little better. "But maybe you can tell me a little bit about your world. Where do you live, Izzy?"

Izzy looked surprised to be hearing questions. "You want to know where *I* live?"

"Yeah, tell me all about your world. What kind of sights do you see? Give me a VAST description."

Izzy scratched the back of his head. "I…I'm not really the best person to give a vast description. That task would be better suited to someone like Tai. But all I can tell you is that Odaiba is nothing like the Digital World. It's just so…urban. I don't think wild Digimon would be able to survive there."

"I can tell your world is pretty different, Izzy," Tentomon said. "I've already noticed how much different you humans are from us. And I notice you use a lot of different tools."

"Tools? What do you mean?"

"I mean that laptop of yours. There's nothing like that here in the Digital World. Why, those look like those huge computers on Server."

Izzy took out his laptop. "My laptop is nothing special."

"You're being modest. I've seen you use that thing quite a few times already, a lot more than the others."

"Well that's just because they don't know as much about it as I do."

"You're awfully sensitive about it, too," Tentomon pointed out. "I remember the day Tai tried to whack it and you got pretty upset."

"It's a sensitive piece of equipment!" Izzy snapped. "Besides, I wouldn't want him to break it. I don't know what I'd do without it."

"Very interesting you should say that," Tentomon thought. "Would you say you're fairly attached to your laptop?"

Izzy sweatdropped. "I wouldn't say 'attached' exactly."

"Well, let's find out."

Tentomon flew over and picked up Izzy's laptop. Carrying the little machine in his hands, Tentomon flew about 20 feet in the air.

"HEY!" Izzy shouted. "Give that back! What do you think you're doing?!

"I have a theory," Tentomon said, using an Izzy-ism. "I think you ARE attached to this thing and you'd do anything to protect it, as if it were a loved one."

"That's preposterous!" Izzy huffed.

"Is it? Let's just see. Turn around three times, flap your arms, and cluck like a chicken."

Izzy crossed his arms. "Never!"

"Ok, then I'll just drop this…"

"WAIT!!" Izzy cried. He sighed deeply and started turning around while flapping his arms. "Cluck, cluck, cluck."

Tentomon chuckled as he flew back to the ground. "Thank you for proving my theory. Here's your laptop."

Izzy snatched his laptop and immediately curled up with it, checking for any scratches or dents.

Tentomon went into his best documentary-type voice. "Notice how the subject immediately checks to see if any harm has come to his precious machine. The bond between the human and the machine is clearly evident."

Izzy turned to Tentomon and frowned. "Cut that out!"

"Are all humans as attached to these laptops as you are?" Tentomon asked.

"No, it's probably just me," Izzy answered. "There's one thing you should know about humans. No two human beings are the same. Sure they can be very similar, but not the same. All humans are unique, just like Digimon. Of course, Digimon are VERY different from humans."

"You're telling me."

"Digimon are obviously very different from humans. For one thing, I can't picture reproduction working the same way."

"Uh huh. And that leads me to this question. Where do humans come from?"

"Hmm…I'm not sure about the biological details. For one thing, my dad hasn't really had 'the talk' with me yet."

"Uh…what's 'the talk'?"

Izzy sweatdropped. "I don't think you want to know. I don't think *I* want to know."

"Ok, so I take it you don't know where humans come from."

"Well…I can tell you this much. A human is born from a male and a female…"

"Like you and Mimi?"

Izzy sweatdropped again. "That's very demented. Look, it's rather complicated. So I'll just tell you this much. A human is born from a male and a female and is raised by that male and female." Izzy's face suddenly fell. "Unless he's adopted."

"What's 'adopted' mean?" Tentomon asked curiously.

Izzy sighed. "If there's a human child who's all alone in the world, with no family to take care of it, then the child has to be adopted by two strangers."

"Oh…" Tentomon muttered solemnly. Then he tilted his head. "Do YOU know anyone who's adopted?"

Izzy shrugged. "Maybe. Usually, when a person's born of a man and woman, there are certain features and characteristics that are inherited. You don't see that out of a kid who's adopted."

Tentomon had another big question he wanted to ask. "Izzy, that brings me to something else. I know that a lot of us Digimon look drastically different. But, more or less, humans look about the same. Doesn't that make your world a little…boring?"

Izzy shook his head. "Oh no. Our world is filled with different kinds of animals. They're creatures that…well…look a lot like Digimon."

"Really? Now this is interesting. Tell me about these animals. Just HOW are they like us?"

"They're like you in appearance. Kuwagamon looks like a beetle, Garurumon looks like a wolf, and Biyomon looks like a bird."

"What do I look like, Izzy?"

"You look like a bug."

"Ooh! Is that good?"

"Uh…………um………"

Tentomon's eyes brightened. "I can see it by the look on your face, Izzy! It IS good! Why, I bet humans LOVE bugs, don't they?"

"Um…no."

"No?"

"Hmm…how can I put this delicately? In our world, bugs are…uh…reviled."

"Reviled?!" Tentomon gasped. "Are you saying humans don't like bugs?!"

"I'm afraid so. Females, in particular, are grossed out by bugs."

"They are?"

"Yes. In fact, if they saw you right now, they'd reach for their can of bug spray."

"Bug spray? That sounds delicious! What's a bug spray?"

"Um…bug spray…kills bugs on contact."

Tentomon nearly fainted when he heard that. "WHAT?! That sounds horrible!! You mean humans are really willing to kill bugs in cold blood like that? Have you no conscience?!"

Izzy thought about all this. "Uh…gee…I've never thought of stepping on a bug as a moral dilemma before."

"You probably should!" Tentomon snapped. "How would humans feel if bugs invented some kind of human spray?!"

"I don't think that's possible," Izzy said. "Bugs don't have the intelligence to create anything like that. Their brains are quite tiny. I guess that's how they fall for so many traps like bug spray, fly paper, and ant baits. Maybe humanity picks on bugs because they're much smaller and can't defend themselves like other creatures." Then he grinned. "Or maybe it's just because they think they're ugly."

"But how can that be?" Tentomon asked. "Bugs like me are cute creatures! I knew you humans were unusual, but I didn't think you were just flat-out WEIRD!"

"Tentomon, don't be hurt. Now…there may be SOME bugs that are cute."

Tentomon perked up again. "Really? Tell me about them!"

Izzy had to put his thinking cap on again. "Gee…I can't think of them off the top of my head."

Tentomon felt hurt that creatures like him weren't beloved in Izzy's world. This sort of thing was giving him a complex, so he did the only thing he could do. He grabbed Izzy's laptop again and flew up in the air.

"TENTOMON!"

"I'll give this back to you. All you have to do is name me three bugs that humans actually DO like!"

Izzy was panicked now. "Uh…ok…ok…uh…give me a minute." He was pounding his head now, trying to think of something. "Ok, uh…how about…The Tick?!"

"What's a 'The Tick'?"

"The Tick is a fictional superhero and is looked up to by society. And not only is he a hero, but he's also quite humorous. Spoon!"

Tentomon blinked. "Spoon? O…k. Well, ok, that's one. Give me two more."

"Uh…um…Bumblebee Man!"

"What's a 'Bumblebee Man'?"

"He's a character on a television show called 'The Simpsons'…"

"Ok, stop there. What's a television show?"

"A show on television."

"Maybe I need to be a little clearer. What's a television?"

"A television is a box where radio signals are sent from a giant antenna, sending pictures that are either meant to inform or entertain."

"Ok, that clears that up, I guess. But back to this Bumblebee Man. What do people like about him?"

"He's a funny character. He may not be the star of the show, but he provides comic relief…much like Tai. And he always speaks Spanish…unlike Tai."

"What's Spanish?"

"It's another human language. For example 'La mosca metiche hace demasiadas preguntas'."

"What's that mean?"

Izzy blinked. "You don't want to know*. All you want to know is, people love the Bumblebee Man. He gets into many hilarious situations like eating spaghetti that's plugged into an electrical outlet."

"Ok, give me one more beloved bug."

"I can't think of anymore."

"Ok, I'll just drop this then."

"WAIT! Uh…what about…um…FLEA?!"

Tentomon blinked. "What's a 'Flea'?"

"He's a part of a very popular rock band known as The Red Hot Chili Peppers. People love Flea."

"Now hold it right there, Izzy. I know a trick when I see one. I heard this from one of the others. A chili pepper is a vegetable. Therefore, this Flea is not a bug, but a VEGETABLE!"

Izzy sweatdropped yet again. "How do I argue with THAT kind of logic?"

"Hey, wait a minute! How can a bunch of vegetables form a band? I thought chili peppers were inanimate objects."

Izzy shook his head and threw his arms in the air. "Tentomon…ugh…at this point, I feel like my brain is malfunctioning."

"Well, if it is, then I can't ask you to tell me everything. Here's your laptop."

Tentomon flew down and gave Izzy his laptop. Izzy quickly embraced it, once again convincing Tentomon that he WAS attached to that machine.

"Can we keep walking until my brain comes back?" Izzy asked.

Tentomon shrugged. "Sure, why not? This whole experience has been VERY educational. Thanks, Izzy."

"You're welcome, Tentomon. What have you learned from all this?"

Tentomon looked Izzy right in the eye. "I learned…that you humans are VERY weird creatures."

Izzy blinked. "Um…ok…can't argue with that. Not until my brain comes back, anyway."

With that, Izzy stood up and kept walking while Tentomon followed along. Tentomon learned a lot, but also felt more confused than ever. There was so much about this human world that he didn't know…and from the looks of things, he didn't WANT to know.

Were the others learning as much about their partners?


Next Time: Mimi and Palmon are on another fragment of File Island and wandering alone. And Palmon has a lot she wants to know about her cool partner. So come back next time as we learn about fashion sense, sincerity, and…roughing it out in the Digital World. One question about Mimi that Palmon has wondered about is…is Mimi as into dirt as she is? @_@


*- And I know you want to know what Izzy said. That sentence can be translated as 'The nosy fly asks too many questions.' ^_^


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