INTRO EVENT: Dawn Of A New Age

[tamerunion]

The story which has begun to revolve at full speed
Dyes the earth red
The globe is an empty paradise
Let's save it with our hands...

A new day dawns in the Digital World. Technically, it's been a scant few since Tamers first appeared in the Digital World, but today... today is especially momentous. The reason for that is that today is the day that Tamer Union's mission fully begins in earnest. However, the path ahead will not be easy, and will be fraught with danger for human and Digimon alike.

But maybe, just maybe, these disparate people can work together to save their worlds.

Mission Start
The message is sent through on Tamers' digivices early in the morning. It comes from the leaders of Tamer Union, Sunflowmon and Nanomon, who give the directions to gather in the main assembly area of the HQ. When Tamers arrive, they'll find a group of allied Digimon there; essentially, TU's support staff, as well as Panjyamon, Mummymon, and Bitmon. The reason they give... is that it's time for Tamer Union's mission to begin in earnest.

Once everyone is assembled, it's Sunflowmon who speaks first. "Thank you for gathering here today, everyone," she said. "I apologize for the fact that it's taken this long to bring you all together, but we're ready to discuss Tamer Union's mission. Nanomon?"

Nanomon nods, and walks out in front of her. "Hello," he began. "You are all here because you chose to answer our call. All of your worlds are being plagued by some sort of phenomena, and we know that something in this world is the cause of it. We'd like to talk to you about what where we'd like to start focusing our attention."

He took a deep breath, and began explaining the matter of the strange phenomenon known as "Alias". A horrifying, frightful condition that drives Digimon to savagery, where they loose all sense of themselves and become ravenous monsters. He explains that the phenomenon first appeared on the mainland, and that Sunflowmon's master, Rosemon, sent her to restore Tamer Union in an attempt to solve what was truly behind Alias's sudden appearance.

Once Nanomon was finished, Sunflowmon stepped forward, and began to speak solemnly.

"Unfortunately, by the time we managed to bring you all here, Access Island lost contact with the mainland," she explained. "So our ability to pursue this mission is at present quite limited. What we can do right now is do our best to try and make sure that Alias doesn't spread and take over this island... which is why we need you Tamers to be vigilant and patrol the areas of the island that are open to us to determine if Alias has reached Access Island yet or not."

She frowned, and continued. "Furthermore... Tamers are not yet allowed into all areas of the island. The Digimon of each region aren't all sure they can trust you yet. For that reason, you may only be able to use the Trailmon to visit Panorama Plains, Material Jungle, and Pixel Coast.

"I'm sorry. I know after all this, you must all want to get down to business as quickly as we can. But right now, informing you and asking you to stay vigilant is all we can do. I would advise you all to also try and see what you can do to be helpful in the city... and if you want to try building a life here, you'll have our full support."

There looked to be so much more Sunflowmon wished to say. Unfortunately, she had run out of words, so she simply concluded with: "That's all we have for you. If you have any other questions, I'll do my best to answer them."

With that, the meeting was over. That left Tamers with a couple options: one, to approach Sunflowmon, or discuss the matter among themselves.

A Wonderful Day In Our Neighborhood
The inaugural meeting may have been somber, but the Tamers would find Access City bustling and ready to welcome them when they ventured out into the city proper. It turned out that there was something of an event going on, which seemed to be perfect for those still trying to acclimate themselves to their new surroundings: A massive sale in the business district.

All the shops were coordinating with one another. Stores had their wares at reduced prices, which would be a good way for one to spend the stipend they received from Tamer Union. Everything from food to furniture to entertainment was available, and best of all affordable. Others had free samples ready to give out, which were thankfully more palatable than the food served by Ebidramon at the welcome party.

That wasn't all. For those not concerned with buying up anything, there were shows being put on out in the streets by street performers: "human" pyramids, musicians, magicians, jugglers, just about anything you could imagine. And the Digimon putting it on? They would be quick to drag any observers into their performances, whether they technically agreed to it or not.

Even if the rest of the island wasn't ready to trust offworlders yet, it seemed Access City was more than willing to.

Rail Riders
Some time after the big meeting, Tamers would get yet another message on their Digivices, this time from Panjyamon:

Have you all taken a ride on the Trailmon yet? It's an ice way to get around!
Puns aside, he was right. The Trailmon of Console Station were more than willing to carry passengers to any of the available locations. Perhaps you want to get started on patrolling the island for signs of ALIAS. Or maybe you want to get the lay of the land. Or maybe you just want to go to the beach. In any case, your tickets are free, and the Digivice's version of the Handbook has more than enough information for you to read up on the areas before you go.

That being said, there's some goings on that might catch one's eye. A bunch of shifty looking Digimon are riding the Trailmon more than usual. Not only do they make a ruckus on the train, they're going in and out of cargo cars both prior to and upon exiting the train. Do they have permission to do that? And why are they off in such a hurry, and in such large groups?

In any case, this looks like an ample time to find out.

This prompt can be used one of two ways: players visiting the various areas to search for signs of Alias or just because they fancy doing so, or to pursue the Goblimon mystery. If you'd like to pursue the former, you can either NPC them yourself (the Goblimon would turn out to just be everyday troublemakers), or you can request an NPC below and possibly get involved with larger matters!

Comments

NPC request

[tamerunion]

Fill out this form and reply to this thread if you want an NPC to join your thread. The NPC options for this thread are speaking with Sunflowmon herself, and dealing with the trouble-making Goblimon.

<b>NPC Wanted:</b> <b>Link to thread:</b> <a href=[ULR]>Here</a>

Re: NPC request

[fallenstarmagnet]

NPC Wanted: Sunflowmon for --a talk with Sunflowmon-- and Goblins for --investigating movements--
Link to thread: Here

NPC request

[travelpants]

NPC Wanted: Sunflowmon for the Mission Start thread
Link to thread: Link

NPC request!

[songstressedout]

NPC Wanted: Goblimon for some sneaky snooping investigating
Link to thread: Here

NPC request

[rosesoul]

NPC Wanted: Sunflowmon
Link to thread: Here

Kaiba & Petitmon

[blue_ice]

mission start

"Oh no, that's pretty scary. What are we gonna do, Seto-kun?"

The words are spoken by a vaguely dragon-shaped blob, currently bundled in the arms of a tall, stick-shaped older teen. He tightens his grip onn her and sighs.

"Here's the plan. We train, gather resources, and then purge this infection. It'll take time, but we're going to do it."

"You promise?" Petitmon begs, looking up at her partner with her big eyes.

"Mm. You're going to be the strongest dragon in town." Kaiba's absolutely certain of it.

"Yay!" Satisfied, Petitmon nuzzles her partner's cheek. He pats her head patiently, then looks around at the other gathered pairs. He tries to gauge how they feel about this...they're preparing, right? Making plans? They'd better be.

Petitmon helpfully pipes up to anyone listening: "You heard, right? We're gonna be okay!"

day of shoppping

"Seto-kun, we need to buy this!"

There's Petitmon again, fluttering happily in front of a sun hat. He has a few changes of clothes, some food supplies, and first aid type items in his basket. Practical items for a practical mission. But she looks so longingly at the hat that he sighs and puts it in the basket.

"You know we'll have to work for the money for this, right?"

"I'll work hard and get rich! Just like you said!"

So she does listen sometimes. Seto reaches for the hat and plops it on her head....it somehow balances between her horns, and she giggles. Cute. But they have work to do ultimately...so now that she's satisfied he starts browsing again.

Maybe he should ask another Tamer for assistance here. "Have you found any good deals?"

rail riders

As they board, Kaiba is planning to take Petitmon to the RGB Ridge. She has quite the apptetite for a small Digimon, and they need to gather gemstones for snacks: her favorite. But he notices the strange characters (it's almost impossible not to) and tucks Petitmon safely inside his coat. She peeks out.

"Huh? What..."

"I don't like this," Kaiba grumbles. There are too many goblins, and he doesn't like the way he's seen them treat others. At a bit of a loss, he shifts to the nearest Tamer to ask:

"Do you think they'll stop the train?"

shopping

[steelfanged]

The man nearby - and his partner hopping along on the ground - looks Seto up and down. His coat looks almost like... no, it's not similar. His hand grips his lighter in his pocket for a moment before he relaxes a fraction and finally answers.

"... I haven't done much shopping." His voice is monotone, no emotion whatsoever as he speaks.

Dodomon bounces up and down. "He said his butler usually does the shopping! Or -"

He turns to look at the Digimon with a severe stare, and he shuts up and stops bouncing, looking down.

"... Like he said. I'm not used to shopping."

rail riders

[chalicejoker]

The guy with the Cutemon is staring intently at the Goblimon. "I don't think there's any need for them to stop the train."

Cutemon's looking back and forth between his Tamer and the Goblimon. "Why?"

"I can take them." He is absolutely sizing the Goblimon up. It's only a matter of time before he does something possibly ill-advised. He doesn't look like he'd be able to do much, at any rate.

[travelpants]

“Right now, I could see that they are having a sale on canned fish and bread at the moment,” a young lady informs him as she is looking at an ad for grocery sales and holding onto a small shopping cart by the long bar.

A small pink and lavender rabbit like Digimon with a ribbon and a moon medallion across her chest is carrying a shopping list while looking for more important supplies to get, her ears on high alert on for any good deals that the two of them could get at this time.

“ I’m also getting from my hearing that there is a sale on toiletry sets as well, hopefully it does come in handy even in small bottles,” the rabbit Digimon reports in.

[changingtheflavor]

Tohru had been rather focused on something in front of her. Mokumon herself was next to the other, seemingly staying extremely close to Tohru.

When she realised she was being spoken to she turned her head.

"Oh, I have seen a few good deals that help you save if that is what you mean?" She replied as Mokumon the cloud of smoke itself just soon goes over.

"Do you need something specific?" she asked as Tohru seemed to smile. You go Mokumon, she is rooting for you.

Nara'a and Botamon

[aetherweaver]

Mission Start

There's at least one pair standing at attention - Nara'a has Botamon on his shoulder so the little Digimon can see. His ears are perked in interest, and his tail is swishing at the thought of an adventure.

Worlds in danger? That's something he's used to, at least. The idea of beings not returning to what they were before when slain...

Well, he's seen that, too.

He wanders around once the breifing is finished, trying to talk to just about everyone who's gathered.

"What do you think of all of this?" Whether he means 'the situation in general' or 'the briefing' isn't stated, and he prefers it that way. It gives people more of a chance to talk about what they want.


Market Square

Shopping! Not something that Nara'a loves doing, but he recognizes the use of it in any event. He wanders around with a basket, sharp eyes scanning for the best prices on things - food first, then entertainment second. It doesn't take him long to start trying on hats and other things though - and he turns to whoever that happens to pass by.

"What do you think?"

But just as significant to the shopping is the entertainment. He's used to listening to bards ply their trade, but a lot of this is new to him. The juggling, the acrobatics - he gets pulled into the act just as soon as one of the Digimon handling things spots someone who looks reasonably athletic.

"Woah -"

He's not used to performing for crowds, but he does eventually come on stage - and, with some prompting, starts to jump and flip around. He finishes with landing on one knee, a rapier drawn and a lot of flashy effects emitting from him before he stands, sheathes his weapon (and a strange glowing gem), and bows, rushing off stage to pick up Botamon with his tail curled around his leg.


Rail Riders

The moment he hears about Wayback Temple Nara'a jumps on a train to Material Jungle. But it's clear that he and Botamon aren't the only ones on the train. He tries to ignore them for a while - after all, this is the first time he's seen a train or something like it in active service.

When they don't stop though, he looks around for other Tamers. It's safer to confront an unknown foe in a group, after all.

Mission Start

[fallenstarmagnet]

One of the people addressed is a tall person. A very, very tall person. In fact let's say he's a giant among most of the other Tamers in the room. Themis has been standing politely in the back to assure he wouldn't block anyone's view of the meeting.

"That would depend on what you mean," comes his answer. Themis has learned how to project his voice so it's not overwhelming, but he can be heard by those nearby. He smiles down at Nara'a and Botamon. On the day of his arrival, the Ancient had discarded his peoples' social conventions and went about with the cowl of his robe pulled down. The white mask is at rest against his chest. At the moment his partner doesn't seem to be visible. But if one looks closely, there's a very suspicious lump bulging out the cowl in the back part.

But the silver-haired youth isn't going to immediately interrupt the digimon's nap.

"Might I ask what part of our circumstances you're talking about?" Themis isn't one to just hurl out random bits of opinions with such a vague question on the table.

Rail Riders

[lightingway]

Another tamer he swiftly found- in the form of a viera poking his head into the car, seemingly following the goblimon in their escapades, though a distance behind, trying to remain out of sight- though, unfortunately, he was absolute rubbish at stealth, swearing audibly under his breath when his robe caught on a corner, closing doors behind him far too loudly-

And so, apparently, focused on pursuing the would-be mischief makers that Nara'a completely escaped his notice as he passed.

Gazimon looked, personally, as though he could not believe what he was seeing. "Taiki." His voice was a hiss, kept low as he tried to get his partner's attention.

The viera turned, hissing back. "What-"

Gazimon pointed at the miqo'te and his fuzzy black friend. The unspoken 'idiot' hung in the air, clear on his face but not so explicitly voiced.

"Ah."

[feathersandsmoke]

"Hey, hey. Gilbert." An excited little Puwamon that was currently sitting on what seemed like a rather grumpy looking one armed man who soon looked over slightly. Before they had spoken he had just been thinking over a few things.

"I'm not honestly sure what to make of all this. This is completely different than what I use to."

Puwamon seemed to bounce slightly on his shoulder. "But we are going to do out best to help, right? Right?" The digimon seemed excited as Gilbert looked at his shoulder briefly before his focus went back.

"What about you?"

Rail Riders

[chainsthatbind]

There is indeed another Tamer present, and it's a good thing that these transports are made for digimon of all sizes, because Nara'a has managed to find another Ancient. This one lounging in one of the seats is in black instead of white, a red saurian digimon sprawled on his lap and dozing into one arm with faint, muffled snores, but he himself is watching the busy goblimon with an unblinking, steady crimson stare.

There's something to be said for size alone, because he's been getting more than a few uneasy looks from those same pillaging digimon, who seem to want to keep tabs on where he is as avidly as he's watching them. The only time the ruckus dies down is when passing the utterly silent Tamer and his judgmental stare, but as soon as they're out of 'easy range' it starts back up instantly. Intimidation may well be the name of the game, unintentionally or thoroughly on purpose; digimon his size tend to be Adults or stronger, he might well be just as dangerous!!

... He isn't. But they don't know that.

He also doesn't quite grasp they're up to something they shouldn't be. So they're taking objects.. so what? Surely more could be easily made. But their behavior is intensely suspicious even to Erichthonios. Nara'a's far less so, and as the miqo'te glances around for other tamers, one dusky hand rises to beckon slightly. He's not yelling across the train, that's too much ruckus of his own causing!

Lena and Lunamon

[travelpants]

Mission Start
(Throughout the first assembly, Lena could only listen to what Nanomon and Sunflowmon have talked about Tamer Union and what Alias is, not wanting to butt in rudely unless she has any questions for things she has a hard time understanding, Meanwhile, Lunamon sighs heavily as her four ears pick up the speeches and she mourns the current state of the mainland.)

Oh my, Lena-san. This Alias force sounds much scarier than any of us can imagine. Do you suppose we can talk to Sunflowmon more on what we can do to help?

Well, maybe that is possible, asking around wouldn’t hurt, right?

I hope so too, Lena-san.

Wonderful Day
Oof! Oh, Lena-san. There is a lot of Digimon walking all over the business district right now. I didn’t expect that this will get very crowded.

Neither do I, Lunamon. And here am I, thinking that the stores of my world will get super crowded during major sales.

(Both Lena and Lunamon are understandably in shock and awe at the same time of the volume of crowds for the sale ongoing at the business district. With the stipend that they are given, there is not much for any frivolous expenses they can afford at this time. As soon as they can earn BITS, perhaps they can look forward to getting more non-essentials in the future.

But for now, they are currently trying to make their way around the district and trying to find more important things like food, medicine and clothing.)

I do hope that we can find a place to buy groceries without getting overwhelmed by the crowds today.

Wonderful Day

[dreamtamer]

[ Takato smiles when he sees a familiar face. ]

Lena-san!

[He waves as he runs over with Guilmon beside him. Meanwhile Guilmon is waving cheerfully at Lunamon.]

Isn't this place great! I've never seen so many digimon in one place before.

Ken(-chan) & Wormmon

[ourtomorrow]

Ken and Wormmon had exchanged somber looks at the mention, and subsequent description of, Alias. Now they're boarding the train, intending to examine each location available to them....but not, it seems, solely for business.

"...top of the mountain, we can see the sunset! Ken-chan, you really like sunsets, huh."

"I do." Ken shifts their camping equipment so it's out of the aisle. Wormmon takes this opportunity to jump down.

"I'm going to look for snacks! Wait here, Ken-chan. I'll find you something nice."

"Thank you."

Once he's alone, Ken glances out the window, his expression somewhat more thoughtful. Digimon running amok........He's heard of this phenomenon. He hadn't had to combat it, but - hopefully the root cause doesn't require as extreme a measure, this time.

So here's a young man, ready to space out, with a ton of highly practical boring looking camp supplies stowed around him. And here, one car over -

Oh no. It's a ring of Goblimon, and they're nudging something with their foot.

"Ow!"

Wormmon curls into a ball around his juice boxes. He found these, and they're for Ken-chan. He will DEFINITELY protect them!

[blue_ice]

Kaiba and Petitmon are looking forward to a day at the ridge. There will be all kinds of gems for a certain dragon to chew! She can't wait, and her excited chatter fills the car.

"There will be hard ones, right? And big ones? I get to crunch them?"

"Yeah, now calm down, okay?" Kaiba sighs, patting her gently between the horns. She's a good girl, but he has to remind himself that she's just a baby. He's trying to tune out all the other noise, but Petitmon's ears soon catch a distressing cry. The baby dragon eyes the horde of Goblimon and flutters closer, spotting a familiar shade of green.

"Hey! Leave him alone!" Petitmon gathers up all the anger in her small body and...manages to spit a little hot breath. It doesn't do much more than irritate the Goblimon and send her rocketing back into Kaiba's chest.

"Why are you picking fights?"

"They're hurting Wormmon!"

That phrase sends Kaiba into action. He jumps to his feet and rushes at the Goblimon, trying to break through them tackle-style. Petitmon flies below, trying to find a spot between their legs where she can see Wormmon.

"Hang on! Seto-kun's coming!"

He gathers up his strength to try to bowl through the group and grab Wormmon. "Bug off, all of you!"

Takato and Guilmon

[dreamtamer]

Mission Start:
As the meeting ends, Takato looks over at Guilmon with worry. Something that made digimon lose control over themselves. Something that made them become monsters. That had happened once before, because he'd lost control over himself. If that happened to Guilmon again here...

"Guilmon..." he says worriedly. "You need to be careful, okay? I don't like the sound of this Alias thing.

Guilmon immediately leans into Takato and nudges him. "Takato always worries too much. Guilmon will be okay! Because we're together again now."

Access City
Even after the days they'd spend here, Takato still hadn't gotten used to how busy this Digital World was, compared to the one he'd known. There were whole cities here, and so many things to do.

He gets pulled by the crowd into the business district.... and immediately gets hopelessly lost. He looks down at Guilmon.

"Where do you think we should go?"

Guilmon tilts his head and considers the question seriously.

"Takato, Guilmon is hungry again. Do you think any of the stores have bread?"

Access City

[chalicejoker]

"There's a bakery over that way!" Cutemon is nosy. Cutemon has overheard that question. Cutemon is also indicating "that way" with a bit of wild flailing that could've meant anything.

And since Cutemon really doesn't need to be wandering around Access City unattended, Hajime's running after him and grabbing him. "Don't bother people."

"I wasn't bothering! I was helping!"

Hajime & Cutemon

[chalicejoker]

[Mission Start]
Hajime's listening grimly to what the group's being told. That sounds like a problem, and it's not the sort of problem where they can just fight it head on and go home. Not yet, anyway.

He's got Cutemon in his arms, and he's got one hand over the little Digimon's mouth. Someone isn't very good at keeping his mouth shut when others are talking, and Hajime's just trying to avoid Cutemon unloading a wave of questions on everyone and dragging this out any longer than it needs to be.

Cutemon, for his part, appears to be pouting. He's got commentary! Questions!

[Neighborhood]
If Hajime had been left to his own devices, he would have ignored the sale. Maybe done a quick sweep of the area to see if anyone had any film cameras lying around. But he has not been left to his own devices, and he's got Cutemon there riding on his shoulder. The Digimon is excitedly chattering away and pointing at this and that and that and this and asking for a toy or a snack or ooh there's another toy. They stop and watch some of the street performances. Hajime looks kind of bored with the whole thing, but Cutemon's laughing and clapping.

It is not until they stop to watch a bit of a street magic show that Hajime starts to have some regrets. "I need a volunteer from the audience!" the Dracumon who's putting on the show exclaims. "Who's going to be my volunteer?"

"Ooh!" Cutemon waves one arm around while the other's pointing at Hajime. "Him! Pick him!"

"You there! The human with the Cutemon! Step right up, sir!"

Regrets. Hajime has them.

[Rail Riders]
The hows are unimportant. The whys are unimportant. What is important now is that Hajime and a Goblimon are brawling in the middle of one of the aisles of the train. "Brawling" might be a strong word for it. "Scuffling" might be more appropriate--they're rolling around on the ground beating on each other in something that looks not unlike a playground spat. Cutemon is standing on one of the seats holding the Goblimon's club, calling encouragement to his Tamer. "Yeah! Get him, Hajime! A left! And a right! And another left! You got this!"

Another Goblimon is approaching, club in hand, and Cutemon has yet to realize this. Whether or not Hajime's picked up on it is anyone's guess; he seems pretty focused on the Goblimon he's currently squabbling with.

Rail Riders

[aetherweaver]

There's immediately a scythe that blocks the incoming club, and Nara'a casually knocks it aside. He might not be able to use all of his abilities here - he's experimented a bit - but he's still plenty strong.

"I don't think so." He looks to Hajime and the other Goblimon. "And you two, cut it out. Can't we resolve this in a more civil manner?" His tone is light, but his armor suggests he means business.

Themis and Elecmon [FFXIV Endwalker Spoilers probable]

[fallenstarmagnet]

--a talk with Sunflowmon-- [closed]

"Good day, Sunflowmon. I was hoping I could have a few minutes to speak with you?" Themis approaches when there's a moment to do so and Sunflowmon doesn't seem busy. Elecmon is seen clinging to his shoulder with her fore..legs? Arms? Well anyway most of her is tucked into the comfortable folds of his cowl. It's been a wonderful nest she's claimed. In any case, she waves in a cheerful way at the digimon Themis addresses.

If Sunflowmon turns out to be free enough to talk, Themis will speak to her. He is a little over twice her height, but at least the scale makes it easy to chat with her. He's had to do a lot of kneeling and sitting for conversation since his arrival. Not that it hasn't been interesting.

"Do you know anything more than what's been written in the handbook about 'Alias'? Should we move under the assumption that even our partners can be affected?"

Elecmon glances at Themis and seems to sober. Ah, this is going to be a serious talk.

--shopping on a wonderful day--

The stipend is welcome. Themis has carefully read the digital handbook, has familiarized himself with the local currency and some of the customs long before he received it. Elecmon has been helpful too, though often she would add assurances that he wasn't going to have much problem making money, because of his height. And his height. And really what about his height?

He finds his new partner very charming and indulges her whims to a certain extent. So far Elecmon hasn't crossed a line.

Not long after his arrival, he'd set aside the social norms of his people to keep mask and cowl up in public except in certain places. The mask rests hanging against his chest and the cowl is down, leaving a silver-haired young man with lightly glowing blue eyes dressed in white robes.

But shopping! A humbling necessity in this digital world but even if it wasn't, Themis would be looking to take part in the experience. It's busy in the square with so many sales and often the giant can by spotted hanging back and simply watching the crowd; whether standing or resting on a bench that's made for his size. The rush to find what merchant has a good deal, merchants calling out to passersby and the sheer crowds of digimon.

There's also the matter of moving safely through people rushing around in packs to get to the next deal. But that's where the ever helpful Elecmon comes in.

"Leave it to me, Themis! I'll get everything on your list and..." She trails off, glancing in a telling way to some food stalls. Sure there's free samples but the lure of grilling meat that isn't bite size and a cool beverage is where it's at! "Do you think we'll have enough left for lunch? I'm awfully hungry! You've got to be as well, right?" Clearly it's meant to be a sly temptation.

Themis chuckles against a raised hand and shakes his head. "I'm not hungry. But," he closes his eyes briefly to think, "you can spend a little bit to get lunch, as long as it remains in our budget." He names a number that'll be more than enough to get a meal for Elecmon who nods enthusiastically. ...And also plots to bring back a little something for her giant partner. The man just does not eat enough!

Will you spy Themis and stroll up for a chat? Or do you encounter Elecmon, zipping hither and yon through the crowd far more nimbly than the Tamer could, carefully referencing a list in hand?


--investigating movements-- [wanna pair up for an investigation? first come first served! also asking for NPC Goblimons]

Obviously Themis is going to ride the train when there's an offer to experience it. At this point the Goblimon haven't been harassing anyone (at least not in his particular coach) and maybe that's because of his size and Elecmon's occasional warning wherein she points at her eyes, then at the Goblimon that glance in their direction.

She's watching you Goblimon. Don't make her sic her Tamer partner on you.

Right now it's only two and it doesn't seem worth the trouble for them. What does interest Themis is that, because of his proximity to the cargo cars, he's seeing how the groups are moving into and out of them for at least two stops. It's... curious. And given their behavior and that usually such places should be off limits to passengers, Themis begins to gauge what would be better. Checking out the cargo area or following a group and seeing where they go when they leave the train.

It's after the two move on (maybe to meet up with some of their fellows and double back or going to harass other passengers on the train) that Themis gets up.

"Shall we see what's so interesting about the cargo, Elecmon?"

"Oh! We gonna do something, Themis? I know a few tricks that might stir them up. Next group that tries to go in or out..." Elecmon gets a wide, very mischievous grin thinking about her 'plan'.

"First, let's find out what's so interesting. You can tell me about your plan on the way, so I know what resources we have."

This isn't a total 'no' and Elecmon perks up while grinning wider. She knows full well by now that if Themis thinks it's the best possible course of action, he absolutely won't stop her. So eagerly she clambers further on his shoulder and begins quietly speaking in his ear while he walks back toward the cargo cars.

"Okay so what I had in mind..."

--Wildcard--

[ For wildcards. Like at his assigned house, or between locations, etc! ]

Shoppin

[chainsthatbind]

It's not uncommon that if one of the towering Amaurotines is around, the other isn't terribly far in these first few early days. Now is no exception, and as Themis and his Elecmon partake in this 'shopping' thing Erichthonios frankly didn't see the point of whatsoever.

But he announces himself mostly by reaching out to grab the white-clad young man's shoulder, grip not particularly tight; it'd be easy to shrug him off. The crimson splotch of Guilmon is unsurprisingly also lurking just at his hem, wearing the edge of his robes like a borrowed shroud. It gives a slightly ominous look if one ignores the ridiculousness of it.. and probably that's the entire point.

"Themis. I should have said something earlier, but, with familiars at the least from our own star here, it's possible they and more will be quite involved." World ending, send help, yadda yadda-- "Don't mention my relationship to Lahabrea to anyone. It's unnecessary."

And more importantly it could actively harm his attempts at doing ANYTHING worthwhile here, if anyone who knew the title found out.

Hikari Yagami and Tailmon

[thechosenslight]

[That first meeting with Sunflowmon and everyone else had left both Hikari and Tailmon a little uneasy, mostly because of how similar this 'Alias' condition was to that infection that they had already dealt with years ago back in own Earth and Digital World. But even with those thoughts, both she and Tailmon knew that they couldn't just be worried about it and stand around doing nothing.

So here they were on a Trailmon trip. If they were going to help protect this Digital World they needed to know about where they were.

Then there was a bunch of yelling, and Hikari and Tailmon quickly turn towards it to see a group of Goblimon causing a lot of trouble for someone.

Actually a lot of someones, both Digimon and tamer alike.]

Hey! Stop causing trouble!

Yeah, there's enough problems going on right now without you bothering people like that!

[dreamtamer]

[ Takato and Guilmon had been sitting in the next car down, but the sound of the commotion had brought them running. Takato slows down as he recognizes Hikari, but Guilmon keeps running forward as he lets out a low growl at the Godlimon.]

What's going on?

Miku Kohinata and Solarmon

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

...Did you really need to drag me here with you?

[ One thing that Miku had noticed about the whole partner situation in the few days she's been here so far was that Solarmon was... well, quite a bit prickly. And yelly. Which was... not ideal, but it was probably something she's be able to deal with? Maybe.

Either way, she definitely needed to answer his question, so she turns to look at him with a bit of a nervous smile on her face, looking away from one of the shelves as she did so.]

I mean, yeah? We're food shopping. It's not like I can get you what you like if you're not here.

[Solarmon grumbles, floating back a bit. ]

I could've just told you what to get.

[Of course, since he's floating backwards, that means that he's not looking at where he's going. Something that Miku only realizes after a few more moments and a bit too late to stop him from-]

Solarmon! Stop-

[-bumping into someone. Hopefully the big hot floating gear thing that just smacked into you wasn't too hot. He wasn't going super fast at least so at least the impact shouldn't hurt but again, he's quite a bit hot.]

[poorlycopingstrategist]

[It's unusual for Commandramon to be taken by surprise, but he's deeply engrossed in his Tamer's business - looking at bits and bobs that might make for good spell components - and paying less attention than usual to his surroundings. The digimon startles badly when Solarmon bumps into him, whirling around with gleaming silver foreclaws raised and ready to strike. Jamie scrambles to make sense of what's happening and calm everything down before the situation escalates any further.]

Whoa!! Whoa, hang on, it was just a bump, I don't think they meant to do it. You're not hurt, are you? [His hand hovers near Commandramon's, and after a moment the digimon lowers it, turning to take stock of himself.]

...no serious damage to report. I believe it singed me. [The optical camouflage pattern on the exposed skin of his tail is flickering a bit, as though unsure of how to rearrange itself.]

We'll get it taken care of. No harm done, right? [Jamie looks toward Miku and Solarmon now, placating.] You guys all right?

Taiki Unryu & Gazimon || Final Fantasy XIV || OTA

[lightingway]

▶ DESPERATE TIMES
It's not Ascians this time

---

At the very least, Gazimon understood how to work the tombstone… how, exactly, escaped Taiki, but then others had seemed to know it was a ‘Digivice’, instinctively, and once its functions were explained, Taiki had… struggled, with some of the more advanced options, but had managed at least to connect to the ‘network’. Which was like a Linkshell, only… more. Would wonders never cease. Some time after the gathering in which Sunflowmon had shared with the others the things he’d already asked about, he’d decided it was time to try some recruiting.

Hello, friends.
My name is Taiki Unryu. I may have already spoken with a few of you, but I would, ultimately, like to get to know as many of you as I can. I am an adventurer by trade, to put it lightly, which means that I have learned a few different combative arts.
In the wake of recent events, I am reaching out to you all because, while I have nothing but praise for my partner, and I’m sure many of you could say the same, there’s no reason we should operate alone. I’m looking for those among you who have seen combat before- ideally those of you who may have experienced this sort of threat before, though I recognize that is a very small pool indeed.
We are only loosely associated at present, and I feel a more close-knit group with a reasonable understanding of each others’ strengths and weaknesses may prove to our benefit.

As to the nature of this ‘ALIAS’, I would also appreciate sharing information if any of you have encountered something similar.

▶ WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU FORGOT THE WINE
What even is a 'meat apple'???

---

At the very least, the sheer breadth of items available was impressive. Even the markets of Kugane paled in comparison in terms of variety- and certainly there were a number of items here that Taiki’d never seen before in his life.

”I still don’t get why you’re going to all this trouble. I mean, flour? Yeast? Why not just buy a friggin’ loaf of bread? Plus all the fabric…” Gazimon grumbled, but at the very least he was helping to push the cart. That had been a blessing, it turned out, because the housing they’d been given, generous as it was, was not terribly spacious or well-stocked. That, and it was some distance to the markets, and there was so much that Taiki wanted to try.

“Ah, yes, I could just purchase a loaf of bread, but why would I when for just a bit more I could have the supplies to make several dozen? It’s really very easy, I’ll have to show you some time. As to the fabric, well- I’m not certain if you’ve noticed, but I’ve only got three changes of clothes with me, and one of them’s a suit of armor. Hardly suitable for going about in the street- and I’d much rather wear something that fits me properly than whatever happens to be on the rack…” He considered that, for a moment. “I wouldn’t mind making something for you, too, Gazimon, if you’d like.”

The little digimon did a double-take. “What? Why?!”

Taiki smiled. “I’m not saying you should, or have to! Only that the option is there, if you’d like it. Clothing is but one means of self-expression- but if you’d prefer, I don’t mind sticking to a more familiar topic. Food, for instance!” He beamed, reaching into a display for what looked like… ham? “I can’t say I eat pork all that often, but if it’s so inexpensive here, I don’t see why we can’t have a little extra…”

”Pork? What’s a pork?”

There was a pause. “It’s- this is ham, isn’t it? No, I see it now, the shape’s all wrong… what animal does this come from?”

Gazimon stared up at his tamer with an expression of supreme concern. ”You alright there, bunnyboy? You’re actin’ like you’ve never seen a meat apple before. Granted, these ones’re pre-peeled…”

“I’m sorry- a what?!”

Then are you saying it's Allagans?

[fallenstarmagnet]

[ A response! It comes from someone named Themis who seems to have figured out the network enough for this.]

Greetings,

I'm not unfamiliar with combat and would be willing to help groups. I would like to ask though. Are you only searching for people who have seen combat before? I think those unfamiliar with combat could benefit from escorts and there are many roles one can fill in an investigation. That aside, the Digimon themselves can combat in their stead and it would be good to learn more about their skills and how to work in a team with them as well.

Of course, I'm not saying we should simply strike out the moment a group is gathered. But even you prefer your group to be used to combat, the ones who aren't could benefit from learning examples from your experience before setting out on their own. What are your thoughts on this idea?

Yuzu Hiiragi & Lalamon | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V

[songstressedout]

[1] Mission Start

[ Alias... yikes, that sure sounds scary. So no contact with the mainland of this place, and a mysterious... digital illness going around? Still, thinking of these Digimon turning into ravenous beasts... that's a sad sight to think about. ]

Yuzu...?

Ah, don't worry, Lalamon! [ She holds her partner to her chest. ] We'll get through this together! We're here to save the world, aren't we?

Mm!

[ Still, on that note... ]

We just need to figure out how to get stronger...

[ Easier said than done. She's heard about Evolution, but it looks like a bit of a slow process reaching that point. ]

[2] Street Performance

[ Yuzu didn't need any Digimon to drag her into a performance... she was already a performer. She managed to get ahold of a number of juggling pins, which is all she was able to get unfortunately, but it was all she needed to entertain a crowd.

Which, lo and behold, she's doing pretty well. She's juggling with some incredible coordination, pulling off fancy tricks, balancing the pins on her head, transitioning a different way of juggling them, throwing them up so that they come back down behind her where she can't see them but catching and throwing them back up anyway. She's clearly got a lot of practice with stuff like this.

And that's not all. While Yuzu keeps her own performance entertaining with different tricks and juggling styles, Lalamon is hovering nearby, holding Yuzu's activated Duel Disk, which has three Monster Cards placed on the pink blade. Said-cards being Aria the Melodious Diva, Canon the Melodious Diva, and Opera the Melodious Diva.

Mind you, they're Monster Cards, and unfortunately her Duel Disk can't generate them using Real Solid Vision in this place. As such, they're just regular holograms, and a few digimon will try to touch them... only to phase right through. Still, even if they're just holograms, she can still summon them and have them help her in their own way!

The three hovering fairies sing as Yuzu performs. That's why she has them out, they're Melodious monsters! Of course they can sing! Though words are actually spoken by them, rather it's almost like an opera... their voices harmonize with their different pitches, creating something that was beautiful... and very effective at drawing other Digimon to her performance. Particularly the younger ones, allowing her to amass a crowd of Baby and Child Digimon... plus a few bigger ones, but mostly the kiddies. ]

Whoaaaa! What are those! I've never seen Digimon like that before!

Ehh? That's weird, I can't touch them!

That's because they're... um... oh, right! They're holograms!

[ Lalamon happily explains while Yuzu continues her performance, a big smile on her face as she slides right into her element. ]

That's right! You can't touch them, but they still look pretty real, right! They're called Duel Monsters!

[ Yep, she can talk even while doing this... though she suddenly dips, almost dropping one pin and causing the crowd to gasp...

...only for her to immediately recover and transition into a different style of throwing. She faked them out!

Maybe you got interested yourself or your partner decided to come be part of the crowd... in any case, it looks like Yuzu is having the time of her life. ]

[3] Rail Riders

3A.
[ Well, in any world, there's bound to be people who are hellbent on being a massive nuisance. In this case, it's Goblimon... and she's been trying to ignore them since they were just being loud, but... ]

Y-Yuzu! Look!

[ It's too much now. They were being rowdy earlier, now they're just straight-up brawling in the middle of the cabin behind her... which isn't ideal when they aren't the only Digimon in that cabin. ]

Oh, that's it! I'm putting them in their place!! Come on, Lalamon!

[ Her temper had been rising slowly and slowly as she listened to them... but that just set her off. Help her or watch, either way she's stomping over to the cabin the Goblimon are in. ]

B. (For Goblimon NPC)
[ She managed to deal with the Goblimon from earlier, but that unfortunately seems to have not stopped all the Goblimon as a whole. Still, it's weird... before they were being rowdy, but now they were just being suspicious. Why were they hurrying in and out of... cargo cars? With the way they've been acting they definitely don't work here... ]

...Lalamon, be very quiet, okay?

Eh? Oh! Okay...

[ Lalamon took a moment to understand what was happening, but once she does, she lands in Yuzu's arms so that Yuzu can keep ahold of her... she makes a little noise when she hovers, after all. She'll try to sneak into the cargo car as a large group of Goblimon leave, and find a place to hide for now... maybe she can listen in on something important. ]

street performance

[blue_ice]

Seto-kun, I want to see!

You're so demanding.

[ There's the high-pitched sound of a baby dragon Digimon talking. She's nestled safely in Kaiba's arms, though she's squirming to get a closer look. He sighs and brings her closer to the holo-idols, his eyes flickering to the flower Digimon and the device held. It's vaguely shaped like a Duel Disk, but it's sleeker than the bulky unit on his arm.

Then he hears the other Digimon say 'Duel Monster'. These creatures, Duel Monsters? Now he has to stick around, watching with a sharp eye as Petitmon oohs and aaahs. She eventualy bounces up, shouting out a cheer. ]

You're so cool!

[ The little dragon lacks hands to clap with, so the whooping and cheering is the best she can do. Meanwhile...her partner politely applauds behind her. ]

[rosesoul]

[Mission Start]

Yoshino listened to what was being said, and in truth, felt disturbed by what was being said. She frowned, and turned to Lalamon, nodding to her as they both realized the same thing. This almost sounded like the kind of thing Kurata might do, though she doubted the man himself was involved. But they couldn't discount the possibility this whole thing was artificial in origin.

So once the digimon leader's speech was over, she and Lalamon both approached Sunflowmon, eager to share their thoughts. "Excuse me, Sunflowmon. I didn't get a chance to really say anything before, but I was hoping I could have a moment of your time?"

Once that was done, she tried to get the attention of whomever might still be left at the meeting. "Attention, everyone!" she said, raising her hand. "In my world, I was part of an organization that worked with Digimon called DATS. I know all about patrolling and investigation... if any of you want help coordinating all this, I think my partner and I could definitely contribute."

[A Wonderful Day In Our Neighborhood]

Now, a day on the town seemed absolutely normal compared to what they'd been told hours before. Yoshino smiled as she felt herself relax, navigating the various deals that were on display and keeping an eye out that'd be good for her and Lalamon's new home.

"Look at this, Yoshino!" Lalamon exclaimed, hovering near one of the market stalls. "Wouldn't this be perfect at our house?"

Yoshino blinked, heading over to where her partner was. She took one look at what the Digimon was indicating, and narrowed her eyes in scrutiny. "Lalamon," she said. "Are you trying to tell me something with this?"

Lalamon smiled sweetly. "No?" she replied. "Why would you ever think that?"

Yoshino sighed. "Because it's a dry erase calendar."

"Yes."

"For writing reminders and tasks."

"I just think it'd be a good idea!"

Yoshino sighed even heavier. "I can't argue with that," she said, picking it up. "But it's almost like you're getting after me for problems scheduling."

"That's silly, Yoshino!" Lalamon laughed. "You're a grown woman. Now come on, let's see if we can find a vacuum! One of those heavy duty ones that can cover a big mess!"

Yoshino's eye twitched. "Lalamooooooooon," she whined.

The two of them would be like this for a while.

Mission Start

[thechosenslight]

Hikari and Tailmon had been just getting ready to leave the Tamer Union HQ when they heard that call from Yoshino. Not only did the person's voice sound somewhat familiar, but there was also the mention of DATS, which was something that she was sure that she had heard before.

"Hikari. I think we've met them before. The last time that we got involved with other Digital Worlds."

And with that said, everything slotted into place. It was hard to recognize her, considering how long it's been since that happened. Either way, both Hikari and Tailmon move closer the other woman and her partner. "Hi. Coordinating is probably a good idea," Hikari said as she approached her. "Uh... you're Fujieda-san, right?"