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"Hey guys, you need to see this!" Agumina called to her friends, back where all the books were, as she held one open. Tai and Agumon rushed over.
"What did you find?" Agumon asked her excitedly.
"Yeah, is it about the hotel?" Tai wondered aloud, equally hyped up.
"Yep, sure is. It says all about the hotel right here, and the motel too."
Tai and Agumon glanced at each other.
"What motel is that?" Tai asked her.
"Oh, all of them. They all focus around the same idea," she replied.
"Perhaps you should just tell us what you found; it should all make sense then," Agumon suggested, having no idea what she could have found, despite her "explanation" of it.
"Okay then, you both had better listen really close. The hotel and motel are quite different. This is what it says about the motel:
One of the distinguishing features of a motel is that it is U-shaped or square, with an inner courtyard that serves as the parking lot. Doors face the lot, with ground doors opening directly to their own parking spaces mere feet away. This is extremely convenient for unloading suitcases. It is also reassuring to have your vehicle parked right outside the door where you can keep an eye on it, especially if it contains valuables.
Now, this is what it says about the hotel:
Hotels serve a different purpose than motels, and as such, they are located in or near cities. The basic design of a motel differs significantly from hotels, where rooms face inward with doors opening to interior hallways. A guest might stay at a hotel for a week or longer on business or pleasure, and “extras” are expected. Hotels commonly offer Jacuzzis, gyms, pools, restaurants, room service, cable television, Internet connectivity, and other luxuries. Hotel parking lots are separate, and in many cases, the walk from the lot to the lobby can be a trek. Some hotels provided shuttle service."
She finished reading, then added, "Now I know this hotel doesn't offer much, but that definition is fairly new, and this hotel, well, isn't. So guys, pretty important find, huh?"
Tai was about to speak, but he stopped, knowing that Agumon would handle this "better".
"What could that information possibly do to help us!?" Agumon fumed. "I waited and waited to hear something that would be of use here, related to this particular hotel, but all you did was compare the concept of the hotel to the motel. What is so important about that?"
"Well, many don't know the difference between them, and some actually think it's just a different spelling of the same thing. I just thought you guys would like to know that they aren't the same thing and what the differences are," she replied.
"How could we not know something like that?" Agumon asked, turning a slight shade of red.
"Yeah Agumina. We've spent a lot more time in the human world than you have, so we understand what's what around here," Tai added, a bit flustered himself. "Right Agumon?"
"Right Tai!"
Flashback"So Tai, are we going to a motel or a hotel? I forgot which one you said it was," Agumon asked.
"Oh, it really doesn't matter Agumon. There aren't any differences; those are just different spellings of the same thing," Tai replied.
"Oh, okay then. Thanks for explaining that."
"Sure."
PresentAgumina walked back to the book shelf to find another good book.
"That was smooth, Agumon," Tai whispered.
"Thanks. The understanding what's what thing was pretty clever too. And Tai?"
Agumon asked him.
"Yeah?"
"Next time I ask something like that, you can say, 'I don't know'."
"Yeah..."
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Tigress was still reading the book she had found. She seeme absolutely captivated by what was in it. Tiger had noticed this and was therefore curious as to what she found, although he wasn't the type to show that attribute. He was a monster of subtlety.
"Hey Tigress!" he called.
"Hmmm?" she answered, looking up.
"Genki has something to tell you. He's just down that hall," he said, gesturing to one with a paw.
"Oh, thank you! I'll be right back," she called, taking off down the hall.
"Take your time," he said to himself, walking over to the book she had left on the ground. "Summer of Roses?" he wondered aloud, reading the title. "What could be so interesting about-" he paused, and decided to read the summary on the back first for a clue. "So it has multiple threads of stories, huh?" he said to himself, not knowing what that even meant. He started skimming over the summary of them, then came to a halt at one.
Lily Malone and nine-year-old Rose have faced down terrors others can only imagine. They are making a new home with a haunted man who will do whatever it takes to protect them.
He thought of Tigress and young Genki, how he had kept them safe, and his dark past that still loomed in his mind at times. He glanced over the book itself, just now noticing the dirt and grime all over the outside of it.
Tigress came back soon afterwards, and was going to ask Tiger what he had meant, since Genki couldn't remember anything he needed to tell her, but he was nowhere in sight.
"Oh well, he must have just misunderstood something," she decided before getting back to the book. But as she reached down to open it to her saved page, she suddenly had a very puzzled expression. "I could have sworn this was filthy when I got it," she said to herself, looking at the completely clean book. "How odd," was all she could say before she got back to reading.
Tiger, who was hidden in a very dusty part of the room to hide his scent, watched her momentarily, then left.
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