[The sound of an unfamiliar voice startled her. Enough that she nearly dropped her staff right there and then. Fortunately, though the subsequent stumble was quite visibly awkward, she managed to save both her dignity and her grip before slowly turning back.]

[An older boy. One whose face she didn't immediately recognize, either--which was why she noticed Tailmon on alert before sending a small shake of her head the little digimon's way. Tailmon settled back down again, but continued to watch the exchange closely. Protective as ever of her partner.]

I did. Earlier.

Oniichan came by and offered to practice with me...though it was hard to try and hit him. Even though I knew it wouldn't hurt as much.

[Her first big obstacle? Not...entirely; she'd used a real staff to hit monsters before. People--especially people close to her--on the other hand, were a whole different story.]