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"Huh, that's new for me. Well, least ya seem to be on the way there." Something tells her that either they've been somehow ignorant of folks that could digivolve while traveling, or this was something completely new, or straight-up unique. Though- something that brought them here? What was that supposed to mean exactly?

While talking, an ear seemed focused in Leo and Shad's direction. Figuring they should remind him of his place, she briefly turned to the two. "Hey, might wanna keep ya tongue from gettin' a little too loose." She really didn't trust this guy's talk more than anything, but she was trying not to immediately play the strict parent. Hopefully her younger sister actually remembers they need to move at some point.

Eventually, she noticed, they've been here for a good while... After, he took a look up at the sky, squinting as the sky they met eyes with felt... Alien from Terra's sky, and a bit more concerning, no sign of a brewing storm. "Wasn't it happenin' a bit ago..." Speaking of, why the hell was there a fight if a Catastrophe was near??? This thought process was making the feline's anxiety more obvious, her tail puffing out as she felt the need to ask something. "Weren't y'all both in the Catastrophe earlier?"

Leo sat up. "Sheesh, can't a guy swoon over a babe without gettin' his head bit off?" he uttered. "A'right. A'right. This laguage barrier is gettin' annoying." He stood up slowly and popped his spine a few times. "There we go. Okay. We gotta get ya'll one o' these." He pointed at his wrist-mounted divice. "Life's a lot easier with one o' these here. I can show ya how to get a couple, but it'll come with a bit of a price."

He pointed toward the city. "We gotta go deep into that city. There we can get you all other stuff ya need to survive 'round here."

"Catastrophe?" Spectremon asked. "You mean that glitch that happened? It was pretty nuts, but I wouldn't call it a catastrophe. Speaking of though..."

Spectremon dropped to their knees and stroked the ground thoughtfully. "Hmm... it feels familiar, but something is definitely different... this isn't the digital world, is it...? Does that mean-... is this the atomic world?" They took a deep breath. "There's something about the air here, though... I can't put my finger on it, but... it seems more... different than I expected. You know, for a world that's supposed to be parallel."

This had Spectremon suspicious. If this wasn't the atomic world that was parallel to their own digital world... then what was it? And why were they here...? Or maybe they were just being paranoid. Maybe this was just what it was like in the world parallel to theirs. They had never been there, after all; and had only heard about it in stories.

Her ears flattened upon Leo's response, restraining herself from outright growling. "At least say her name, jackass." He muttered quietly before returning her attention back to Spectremon- Wait, what did they just say? Something about a glitch? Don't those just happen in electronics???? What's with the confusion of something that happens literally everywhere in Terra???

"What the hell do ya mean by atomic world?" She questioned, feeling a mix of confusion and increased suspicion herself. The air did seem really off, though.. She would sense it if a Catastrophe was close, they never exactly happened without warning. ".. How don't you know about Catastrophes in the first place? Haven't you seen one wreck a town or even heard news or somethin'?!"

... Okay, she noticed herself getting a lot more jumpier, now, to the point her tail was entirely fluffed out. They didn't really like this, something was seriously wrong. Despite that, she did just snap at someone without meaning to. "... Sorry." They quietly muttered after that, now just squeezing the bat's handle to keep herself from anxiously pacing.

She immediately first took a look at the wrist device, though it unfortunately didn't look familiar to her, even if it was some rich person device she would have seen it before. Was it the reason this guy could suddenly speak Columbian?

"If you're willing to offer, I'll listen! Thoooough, Neo and I are just travelers, so no need to worry about staying very long, but thank you!" She apologetically waved her hands. Despite all this weirdness, they were going to be gone really soon, once they find that pharmacy's airship. Though the wrist device could maybe convince R.I.'s higher ups to sign her and her sibling on, at least.

Leo sighed. "It's probably 'cause none o' you guys 're in your old world," he explained. "Yer calamity and that thing's glitch probably happened in different universes. This place is where people like us wind up when somethin' back home goes screwy and spits us into another reality 're somethin'."

He turned around and waved to the girls to follow him. "Come on. We got a bit of a walk an' a short train ride ya get where we need ya get." He paused, then gently held out his elbows for the girls to take.

"It gets a little dangerous in town," he suggested. "Might wanna stay close, so's no one gets lost. Name's Leo, by the way. What's yer all's?"

He was specifically looking at the women when he asked that questions, and not at Spectremon.

"Thing?" Spectremon asked in indignation. "Look who's talking..."

The digimon shook their head and stood up. They didn't seem to be included in Leo's invitation, but they honestly weren't keen on the idea of sticking around with him, either. Besides, they were quite at home in the wilderness. They had achieved their satisfaction with regard to the fight. Still, if there weren't other digimon here, they needed to find something to focus their time on.

For now, they chose to watch the others. Maybe they'll follow. Maybe not. They hadn't decided yet.

Without warning, a young man whizzes past the group, having appeared between two close-together trees, and nearly crashes into another tree entirely. He stops just in time to keep from getting a minor case of serious brain damage.

Floating a couple feet off the ground, he starts frustratedly grumbling at his new situation.

The only portion of his rant that can be made out is "Cursed 「Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Requiem」..."

Then he lands on his feet, and looks around.

".... What."

She stared directly at Leo's face for a moment, complete disbelief on their face, initially. They'd love to tell this guy to go to hell and brush it off, but that would explain what just happened, even though she has no idea how this happened. That also means they might not be able to get treated, gods damn it. The idea of being very close to this guy was just salt to the wound. The feline's tail was now consistantly flicking as her ears remained flat.

"... Goin' behind you, if I see anythin' funny I ain't going to hesitate." There was poorly masked rage behind that voice, they were trying to mainly contain that anger boiling over.The one reprieve was that at least there was someone nearby that could be considered an ally, for now.

"... Spec, ya gonna come at least?" He's hoping that'll be a yes, as understandable it would be to leave.

She'd be lying if she said she didn't feel that gut punch too, the feline noticably shocked herself for a brief moment, though quickly recomposing herself. They just walked through Terra, and now Rhodes Island out of their reach? Still, now that information was there, Shad felt the need to behave accordingly, doing her best to remain calm.

"Actually-- If I accept your offer, can you also point us to a medical facility after your favor? As long as the favor isn't longer than a day."

This.. Was certainly some staggering news, she had no idea if that means treatment now was hopeless. But still, she couldn't afford to think that. She put the jacket back on, making sure it was on properly before giving an arm.

"And Neo'll be fine, just please give them some space right now. Their name, Neo-Ka, and I, Shadow, good to meet you-" She paused as she felt a gust a wind by them, what was that-?!

He notices the people, and just stands there, trying to assess the situation he just barreled into.

He's wearing a graphic tee, with the words 'Do you understand?' on it in big obvious text.

Leo ignored whatever strange wind occured. He turned around with his hands on his hips.

"Holy crap! A guy tries ta be a gentleman. Fine. Whatever. Just stay close."

Upon hearing about someone's need to get to the hospital, his tone changed a little. "Medical facility? What the heck's wrong? Is sombody bleedin'?" He looked over at Spectromon. "Except fer the little purple gremlin. I seriously don't care 'bout 'im."

That was when he noticed the newcomer on the scene. He looked like he came from another universe as well. No one would steal his new ladies from him while he was around. He dove forward and scooped up his weapons, shouldering his bat and brandishing his double-barrel scattergun.

"Hey, cheese-head! Hands up and back away slowly, ya hear me!?"

((Marcus is the "cheese-head" in this situation))

Spec...? Well any speculation into that nickname was cut short by the new arrival and the corresponding reaction.

"That's no way to start a fight," Spectremon said as though disgusted. Their arms were folded as they stared at Leo like he was some kind of coward. "How can you ever prove your strength if you're not going to give them the chance to fight back?" They shook their head. "Just what I'd expect from the one who would attack someone without warning. I suppose at least this time there is a warning..."

Of course that wasn't the only aspect of Leo's deal that Spectremon took issue with right now; there was something distasteful about someone who would show hostility toward anyone they happened to come across for reasons other than a fair test of skill. Well... anyone who wasn't a certain gender, at least. Even digimon had gender roles - which was unfortunate, given their biology. Perhaps it was the unnecessary nature of digimon who behaved like Leo that made Spectremon particularly grossed out by such behaviour. Of course, if this was the atomic world, then Leo was probably not a digimon. Of course, that excused nothing.

Oh dear- Wait, why was Leo pulling out a gun?! This guy just arrived was all! She panicked a bit, and without entirely thinking it through, her first reaction was to immediately step in front of him, despite the danger of doing so. "Hey, this person just walked up! We should at least try to say hi, first.."

She then turned around to get an idea of whom she was speaking to. Again, seemed another humanoid, but likely not Terran, given the lack of features to imply species. The shirt he was wearing, too-- It definitely was supposed to say something, but it wasn't something she could comprehend. Was it... Ursan? Yen? Even trying to figure that out would be impossible. Still! Before this turns into a problem, she should try to make sure no one else gets hurt!

The feline extended a hand out as an attempt to show friendliness. While plenty of cultures had distinct ways of showing friendliness, this paticular gesture should do the job. "Hello! Did you want to talk to us? Nice to meet you, by the way." He also gave a smile to play into the friendly attitude as well. Granted, her words were most likely incomprehensible due to her lack of wrist device, but here's hoping this works.

They didn't like this in the slightest. It was obvious this was someone with stronger running ability, but what didn't help is the immediate confrontation. Has this guy literally done anything besides tryin' to fight and date?? She found herself agreeing with Spectremon and just before they voice it- gods damn it did her sister just put herself in danger-?!

"Shads. Get out of the line of fire." Neo started more obviously readying her bat, keeping a firm grip on its handles, though based on where she was glaring, it was more obvious the potiential target was Leo.

"Didn't ya learn from Spec how NOT to deal with this kind of thing??" She frustratingly yelled to Leo as well.

Though he was tense from the drawn gun, he still reached out to shake Shad's hand. "Not that I understand a word you've said, but hi."

He looked fine with the not-quite-human features on a humanoid, but something was for certain: He had a backup plan. He even put his hands in his pockets.

The look on his face made it look like he didn't care about danger. "As for your friend there, I'm sure he's got his own way of saying hello. One that includes that gun and calling me a cheese-head, I presume."

((This is, of course, assuming that Leo is from Boston and thus he's understood by a fellow English-speaker.))

Leo swore under his breath when Shadow stepped in front of him. That was when he got an idea. The girls wouldn't be able to understand this new guy, but Leo could. He smirked for a moment, but quickly took on a serious expression.

"The little guy ain't fer sale!" Leo declared, his words being translated via his wrist device. "An' you should be glad the girls can't understand what you just called 'em right now! Sheesh! At least pretend like ya respect 'em, jeez!"

He turned his attention to Shadow and whispered with his translator to her ear. "This guy's bein' a real sleeze-ball right now. Probably best we just ignor 'im."

Don't oversell, he told himself. Say just enough to be believable.

Little did he realize that a certain little Digimon now had full access to every language in this world's mainframe.

"little guy...?" Spectremon asked in confusion, for now sticking to English. "What little guy?" They looked around as though expecting to find someone else. "Hey, did I miss half a conversation here?"

Spectremon could only see two 'guys' here... And the littlest one appeared to be the newcomer... There was only one explanation...

"Hey!" Spectremon said indignantly. "Who are you calling a guy?!"

"And for that matter..." Spectremon switched language. "Hey, am I missing something? Is it offensive here to use the pronoun 'you'? Because that's the only thing he called uh... well... you. And is it sleezy to admit you can't understand someone?"

Wait a minute...

Spectremon was so flustered, they forgot to switch back to English. "Hey! And who are you to decide whether I am for sale or not!? You don't own me! In fact I think you'll find that I owned you!" Satisfied in their pun, Spectremon nodded triumphantly. "And nobody even asked anyway."

The feline watched carefully as the exchange went down, from their sibling trying to deescalate, the reply of what was claimed to be said, then finally Spectremon's testimony... That son of a s- Her ears flattened and their tail began twitching in aggression.

"... Yeah, full offense, I'm more likely to trust what this folk here's sayin'. On that front,"

The water ain't clean, that's for sure. This bastard thought he was being clever, didn't he? Now she went to approach Leo, bat in both hands. As she did, the heavier end of the bat was being tossed and caught by her again, Neo's face in a paticularly pissed off scowl. "Ya have 5 seconds t'explain yourself. 5."

Eventually, she would also count down slowly while waiting for a response. 'Course, if he's too chickenshit to be truthful, she's got an idea for how to deal with this indiscretion.