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

[dreamtamer]

Takato looks up from where he had lost himself in his worries.

"It sounds really bad, doesn't it?" His expression is troubled. "But... doing nothing isn't an option either. We can't just let the digimon here face this alone, if there's something we can do to help."

Beside him Guilmon nods decidedly. "Guilmon wants to help fight."

Takato copies his nod, although with some lingering uncertainty. "I think... If something like that happened to any of the digimon I know. They would want us to fight and stop them before anything worse happened."

[changingtheflavor]

Tohru herself was very much facing a dilemma. Her Digimon did say it would want to fight if needs be, but Tohru herself doesn't want her to because she doesn't ant her to get hurt. Did that mean she was being selfish for hoping there could be another way to go about it?

But what if it's the only way?

"I know we can't do nothing, I mean leaving it would be really, really bad. But I don't want anyone to get hurt either." Tohru may be mumbling a bit and the worry was clear in her voice. Mokumon herself was trying her darnest figure out how to help.

"Tohru is a very kind and gentle person, so I think she is struggling to understand that sometimes it's a good option. But I don't know how to word it."

Mokumon paused briefly as Tohru soon seemed to snap out of it before they could even try anything.

"Ah! I'm sorry... I guess I understand people wanting to help in fighting. I just... hoped there could be other ways. But you seem to have some better understanding than I do"

[dreamtamer]

"What if I make a mistake while we're fighting and my partner gets hurt? What if I'm not strong enough? I used to think like that a lot." His tone was kind. He still remembered what that felt like. "But... I realized that if Guilmon wanted to fight, then it was my job as his partner to be right by his side. I couldn't hold back because I was afraid."

Guilmon nods at this. "We're always strongest when we fight together. Guilmon likes fighting with Takato."

Takato smiles at his friend and rests a hand on his shoulder.

"One of my friends at home... He didn't like to fight either. He was always talking about how maybe the digimon had come to our world so they could do something else. But sometimes, there isn't any other choice. When its a fight for the right reasons."

[changingtheflavor]

Tohru really didn't like the thought of fighting, but as she listened she figured she could understand. If there is no way and the Digimon wanted to, then who was she really to stop them.

Yes she would probably worry the whole time, but if it's the only way then it's the only way. But as she looked at her companion she paused briefly.

"I think I understand but... Mokumon is just a baby is it really okay to want a baby to fight?"

[dreamtamer]

"When we first met, Guilmon was a baby." Takato looks at his friend fondly. "He's really grown a lot since then."

"Takato has grown a lot too!" Guilmon wanted to make sure that Takato remembered that,

Takato nods. "Well of course, I did. I had to keep up with you, right?" He turns back to Tohru. "But I guess what I'm trying to say is that that's something you have to decide for yourself. Guilmon wanted to fight, and trying to hold back because I was afraid he would get hurt just hurt us both. But you should talk to your partner and understand what Mokumon wants."

[changingtheflavor]

Tohru nodded as she listened. She might not understand how they've grown or the fact if they have or not, but she believed them regardless. But it at least meant that she had to figure out what her friend anted which she knew one idea at the moment, but that was something else.

"I guess when we have the time, I will speak to my friend. Though right now trying to make people not be afraid of her first."

[dreamtamer]

"Why would people be afraid of her?"

That question was sincere. Takato had never really grown out of his belief that all digimon were cool. And while he could understand why people at home would be afraid of Guilmon (his friend did have rather obvious teeth and claws), he didn't see what there was to be afraid of from Mokumon.

[changingtheflavor]

"That I don't understand. But when I'm with her I have notice people seem to avoid her. But she is just a baby. That just seems really cruel."

To her she isn't scary or anything. She can see the good in her so she can't think of why.

"But that just means we try harder to help."

[dreamtamer]

Takato nods firmly.

"Maybe the people you've seen just don't understand something. Or its because they haven't met her yet."

Guilmon raises a hand.

"Mokumon can come play with Guilmon if she wants!"

[changingtheflavor]

"Maybe, I think that could be it actually." It was what she was considering to be the reason.

Mokumon themselves seemed happy enough to be able to have a possible friend to play with.

"I would love to play, though.... I don't know what to play."

"Do you have games that you prefer to play here?" Tohru asked curiously since she knew of games back home but didn't know if they also existed here to.

[dreamtamer]

"Guilmon likes every kind of game," Takato says. "But we usually play tag and hide and go seek."

[changingtheflavor]

"I'm not sure if tag will work or if it could how..." Tohru said looking at her little companion. Probably was easier to simply play hide and seek.

"Then we play hide and seek. Oh! That sounds like fun."