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INTRO EVENT: Dawn Of A New Age

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!

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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?"

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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."

"You too, huh?" Seto stares too. It's...it's almost like looking in a mirror. How odd. But he shakes it off, and Petitmon flutters her wings as she rises up to greet them.

"That's okay! We'll all figure it out together! I heard there's a place called a lagoon where people swim, do you wanna go there?"

She's looking at swimming equipment. Huh.

"Is that really a practical thing to buy?"

"If you want it, do it!" Petitmon says like this is the most obvious thing in the world.

"...while yes it would work that way normally, I don't have unlimited money anymore." Clearly this is the Greatest Problem Ever.

"... You too." Strange. It's almost like a distorted version of himself - a bit more angular, a hair taller.

Dodomon looks up at Petitmon, trying to bounce up to her height. He's... not very successful. "Swimming sounds fun! Can you swim, Kouga?"

'Kouga' sighs and closes his eyes for a brief moment. "Yes, I can swim. Are you going to keep asking questions?"

"... Yes?"

Another sigh.

Petitmon flutters down to the ground so she can talk to Dodomon more easily. "Yeah! Let's go swimming, Seto-kun!"

And because 'Seto-kun' struggles to say no to her, he dutifully places a baby Digimon-sized inflatable tube and a pair of swim trunks in his basket. They're really going to have to work for some money after this.

"There are ways to earn money around town. I'm going to take her with me, so she can learn about value. I think we might try one of the sports tournaments?"

"Sports tournaments?" He's... heard of such things, vaguely - mostly from Gonza reading the newspaper and cheerfully informing him about them to fill the empty silence that usually permeates the manor. "I don't really play sports."

He shifts his coat slightly, and the hint of a sword hilt can be seen for a brief moment. "But contests of strength and skill aren't totally unfamiliar to me."

Dodomon immediately goes to nuzzle into Petitmon, happy to have a friend around. Because Petitmon absolutely qualifies as a friend!

"Mm. My usual game is a little different too. But I need to expand my horizons to thrive, apparently."

Petitmon isn't having an issue expanding her horizons. She giggles and flutters her wings in a playful tickle. "I'm Petitmon, it's nice to meet you! And Mr. Grumpy is Seto-kun."

"Seto Kaiba," Kaiba cuts in with a sharp nod. "An ally in...stopping the Alias, apparently."

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.

"Apparently. I've engaged in training exercises that some might call 'sport', but the game I play the most is... probably not something I'm going to find here." Barchess is an exclusively Makai passtime, after all.

"I'm Dodomon! And this is Kouga."

"Kouga... Saejima." He's usually hesitant about giving out his family name given the weight it has, but as far as he can tell - and as far as Zaruba can tell, too - there's no other Knights or Priests about.

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.

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.

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!

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?"

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!"

Lena and Lunamon are in the middle of getting their camping stuff ready for the trip at the ridge inside the passenger car when they overhear noises and a cry for help coming from the other direction. Lunamon’s ears can hear them very well that she had to get Lena out of their compartment to where the cry is coming from.

“Lunamon, what is going on right now?” Lena asks the rabbit Digimon as the cry grows louder.

“Someone is in trouble, Lena-san. We can’t just stand there and do nothing about it whenever someone needs help,” Lunamon reminds her as she shows her the way.

As the two of them come in running down the hall, they are surprised to see Goblinmon trying to attack a poor helpless worm (or caterpillar) like Digimon looking after juice boxes. Lena is left speechless at the sight of it while Lunamon gets really angry at the shifty Digimon trying to pick on Wormmon.

“Lunamon, please be careful in handling those Digimon: you’re still a Child level Digimon at the moment,” Lena tries to remind her.

“Don’t worry too much about me, Lena-san. I can distract the Goblinmon while you can scoop up Worrmmon and get him to safety,” Lunamon bravely reassures her Tamer partner before whistling at the Goblinmon to get their attention away from Wormmon.

As soon as the Goblinmon turn their attention to the small rabbit Digimon, she begins to run circles on them as she proceeds to throw plenty of Tear Shoot attacks at them while running super fast to confuse them so Lena can grab Wormmon and his juice box cargo and get him out of the Goblinmon’s sight.

The young Greek American has to dodge the attacks as she runs towards Wormmon and calls out to him, “Hey, little guy. There is nothing to be afraid of, we’re coming to help you.”

[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.

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.

"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!"

Erichthonios has very little knowledge of Guilmons in general, and thus does not share Takato's creeping anxiety over things potentially going terribly awry. His concerns dwell entirely in the arena of 'contagions' and the lack of knowledge in how it operates.

"We'll all have to be careful," a voice suddenly adds, from ... above. Significantly so; it's quite possible that the towering young man can be mistaken outright for another digimon, as humans aren't generally well clear of fifteen feet tall, nor dressed head to toe in robes better suited to wizards than casual strolling about. "There may be some safety to be found in the bond between trainer and digimon, don't get too worried yet." Sure it's pure hypocrisy, because he's feeling NONE of the calm he's suggesting, but boy it sounds confident!

And there's a second Guilmon, of somewhat varied x-antibodyish appearance, currently wearing the hem of his robe like a shroud, half hidden beneath the ground-scraping black fabric.

Guilmon immediately sniffs the air.

"Guilmon smells it! Takato! Can we go?"

"Well, I guess," Takato says a little uncertainly. He remembered the kinds of foods that had been served before.

He turns when he hears Hajime. "Its okay! He didn't bother us." He smiles. "I think he heard us wondering about directions."

Takato looks up at the voice, and his eyes widen. He'd never seen a human that tall before. And another Guilmon?

But he shakes the surprise off and shakes his head.

"The bond is part of what I'm worried about. It doesn't go just one way, you know?" He was worrying already.

He looks down at Guilmon and gives him an attempt at a worried smile. "You're probably right. Its just... What if we can't stop it?"

[ 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.

He'd noticed the Ancient - of course he had, it was impossible not to - but he'd given the other a little space to get used to things. Besides, what is he going to say? Trying to explain would be unbelievable at this point - and unnecessary.

"Well... a lot of it. We're all here to help, but the situation wasn't exactly explained to us beforehand..." Not like that's a new thing for him. "But more specifically, this Alias thing.. It seems similar to something I've heard of, but I was wondering if you had an opinion."

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.

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INTRO EVENT: Dawn Of A New Age

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Kaiba & Petitmon

shopping

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Nara'a and Botamon

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Lena and Lunamon

Mission Start

Ken(-chan) & Wormmon

Takato and Guilmon

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Hajime & Cutemon

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Access City

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Wonderful Day

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Rail Riders