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

[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.

[blue_ice]

"Hm. Bread and fish. Will you eat that?"

Petitmon answers with a happy little chirp. "Is it crunchy?"

Kaiba has to think a moment. He adjusts Petitmon in his arms, making sure she's secure. The little dragon flaps her wings happily. "I can make it crunchy. And we'll have to grab those supplies, thanks."

He looks at the other two more closely. "Ready for...whatever this is?"

[travelpants]

Lena could hope for the best as she picks up the bread and canned fish and puts them into the shopping cart.

“Um, I think so,” she tries to answer the man’s question about if she is also ready to face Alias too, even though he didn’t mention it by name directly and she is deep down more nervous than anything else at this time.

Lunamon then gets some fruits (hopefully safe for human and Digimon consumption) and carefully brings them to the cart while she turns her attention to Petitmon, “I see that you have a liking for anything with a lot of crunch. Do you have a favorite crunchy snack in mind?”

[blue_ice]

"We're not ready to fight yet, but I don't know how much time we'll have to prepare. I can't be caught off guard."

Petitmon can sense that Seto is worried, and she nuzzles him once more, but....ooh, fun question! She's easily distracted.

"Gems! I really want to eat gems. Seto-kun says we have to go to the ridge to dig for them. That's so far...but they're so good...maybe I should just eat the fish."

"I'll make the fish crunchy for you," Kaiba promises. "Toast the bread and crumble it, use it as a coating. You'll like it."

"Are we gonna make it right now?"

"So impatient," he laughs. "Soon. We have to finish shopping. And then we'll have to start training. Right?"

He looks at the other two. He'd' appreciate the input of some good role models right now.

[travelpants]

Well, that is one very energetic Digimon. Petitmon is starting to remind her a lot like Bridget: hyper, can’t sit down for at least one second, and has a strong attachment to something (soccer and Eric for Bee, gems for Petitmon). The way she gets talk about gems as a snack earns quite the chuckle from Lena.

“You must very be keen on gems, aren’t you?” she talks to Petitmon while somehow forgetting about the uncertainty of facing Alias for a moment.

“I’m pretty certain that your partner will train you well so you can be able to face imminent dangers ahead,” Lunamon speaks to the little dragon, “Me and Lena-san are hoping to find a way to get started on training real soon right after we finish shopping for supplies and finding a place to train at.”

[blue_ice]

"Yeah! They crunch the best!" And that is how Petitmon interacts with the world, apparently.

As for Kaiba, he's interested in finding a training spot too. "There's a trainer Digimon in charge, right? He'll likely direct us or start classes, but he'd be the one to ask."

[travelpants]

“That’s correct, maybe we can ask him about training real soon,” Lena thinks about it for a moment while she looks for some affordable vegetables within the area.

“Oh yes! Panjyamon is definitely the one to look for when it comes to some proper training. I did recalled that there was a sparring session he had with some of the arrivals during the welcome party, although Lena-san and I didn’t got the chance to do so,” Lunamon nods as she checks off some of the items on the shopping list.