Takato smiled; she seemed to be a nice person. Of course, Erika had been… nice, too, but Dr. Grimm seemed more interested in Guilmon. That, Takato figured, proved that she was a normal person.
“Yeah, Digital,” said Takato. “Yamaki, our, um… friend in the government explains it best, though I still don’t quite get it. Something about how when Digimon come to the real world, the data that makes up their body in the Digital World rearranges molecules or something to make… what did he call them?” Takato paused a moment in thought. “Oh yeah, something like ‘false proteins,’ that make up their bodies in the real world. Although, having been to the Digital World, they sure don’t seem to be made of anything different there… meh, whatever, all that matters to me is that he’s here, really.”
Takato wasn’t quite sure how to answer the next question… Digimon weren’t exactly all over the place, but they still showed up pretty often. They just tended not to stick around because they would start causing havoc and the Tamers would, unfortunately, have to stop them.
“Well, they’re not exactly common,” said Takato, voicing his thoughts, “but they show up every once in a while. Unfortunately, they tend to be kind of… disoriented from their arrival and start causing havoc. That usually leads to us Tamers having to stop them when they can’t be reasoned with… which is almost always. Some Digimon, though, live perfectly with us, like Guilmon here. Some of my other friends have partners too, and over the past few years, more and more kids have been forming bonds and becoming Tamers all around the world. I wouldn’t be surprised if in the future, everyone had a partner, but for now it just falls to the few Tamers there are to keep the peace.”
Continuing to pet Guilmon as Dr. Grimm dusted her hands and asked her question, Takato just smiled a little bit and looked to his partner. Were they close? Why, according to Gallantmon, they were one and the same.
“…yeah, we’re close. More than I think I could ever put in words. Guilmon’s been my best friend since we met five years ago, and after everything we’ve been through together…” Takato stopped, not really sure what to say. Then, with a laugh, he added, “heh, told you, I, um, can’t quite put it in words.”
“We fit together almost as well as bread and peanut butter!” said Guilmon enthusiastically. Takato just looked at his partner and grinned.
“Well there you have it,” he said, “like bread and peanut butter.”