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

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?

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[ Okay, on one hand, Miku feels like she probably should feel a little silly that that she's being asked if she and Solarmon are okay considering he bumped into the Commandramon.

On the other hand, claws pointed at them for a moment which was not calming and she takes a few deep breaths before she answers.]

Yeah. I'm okay. Sorry for my partner's... uh...

[Okay, yeah any words she could say would probably just piss her partner off. And also maybe the Commandramon again. So..]

Solarmon, apologize to him.

[Solormon doesn't really look super happy to hear that, but at the same time he did know how hot his body could be so... ]

...Sorry.

[poorlycopingstrategist]

And I apologize for reacting so defensively. I'm typically more aware of my surroundings, but today I let my guard down.

[He sounds disappointed in himself for the crime of not being hypervigilant while shopping for trinkets. Clearly, Commandramon lives by a strange standard. But he appears satisfied to let bygones be bygones, and Jamie nods a little.]

Hope we didn't scare you too much. [Why he's including his non-threatening self in whatever scaring might have occurred is, perhaps, a mystery.] Um - you're a Tamer too, right?

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Miku nods, trying her best not to be completely shaken as she looks over at the two of them. Because honestly, it's not like she hasn't been threatened by worse before. This is just the first time something pointed sharp claws at her while she was shopping. ]

It's alright. I've... well, I've had to deal with worse before. [ Actually no that was probably not a thing to say that would actually help with this whole situation.]

Anyway, my name's Miku. Miku Kohinata. What's yours?

[rosesoul]

Aaah-!

[ Yoshino, who had been perusing through a shopkeeper's various wares, jumped as she felt something very warm touch her leg. She spun around to see the Solarmon hovering next to her, and frowned.]

Hey! Would you mind watching where you're going?!

[Thankfully he hadn't been hot enough to burn her... but still. Yoshino had felt that.]

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Solarmon turned to look over at Yoshino, a bit of a weird look on his face as he started to respond to her. But before he could say anything, Miku moved forward and gave him a look. ]

Solarmon, apologize to her. You can really hurt someone if you touch them too much.

[Solarmon still seems like he wants to argue, but he let's out a sigh. ]

...Sorry.

[rosesoul]

[Yoshino was prepared to argue back, but relaxed when Miku stepped in. Shaking her head, she sighed.]

...It's fine. It doesn't look like you burned anything, so... no problem.

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Okay, okay. Good. She was fine, and Solarmon listened to her. So that was good. She's still not really used to this whole partner thing with him.

But now that that was taken care of, Miku did notice something. ]

So, uh... how've you been? Last time we ran into each other was pretty nuts.

[rosesoul]

[At that, Yoshino laughed nervously.]

Oh yes, I suppose it was. Thankful to not be in a situation like that again, honestly.

[Lalamon was the one to speak up next.]

We're just trying to deal with everything we learned this morning.

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Miku nods at Yoshino and Lalamon's words. ]

Yeah. It's... everything we heard today was pretty heavy. [You'd think she'd be used to it by now but... yeah, it was still a lot.

Solarmon just shakes his... head? Body? Miku still wasn't sure what the right word to describe that was.]

I mean, wasn't this all something you were expecting. You were asked if you wanted to save the world before getting here, right?

[rosesoul]

[Yoshino blinked, and looked at Solarmon with a bit of a scowl.]

That doesn't mean we knew what kind of threat we'd be facing. Or that we wouldn't be able to evolve as easily as we do back home.

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[ Miku sighed. Yeah, Solarmon was definitely going to have to learn some tact. Or just not being a dick. One of the two.

Anyway before Solarmon has a chance to say something that'll annoy Fujieda even more Miku goes ahead and asks a question.]

Uh, what do you mean by that?

[rosesoul]

[Yoshino turned back towards Miku.]

Back in my world, I could evolve all the way past the Ultimate level. Here, it's like we've been set back to square one.

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Okay, Miku didn't quite know how all the evolution levels worked in the Digital World yet, but she can tell that what Yoshino was saying was bad. ]

Are you and Lalamon the only ones who are dealing with that problem or is it something that's happening to everyone who's had experience with the Digital World before?

[rosesoul]

[Yoshino sighed and rubbed her forehead.]

I wish I could say that I wasn't sure, but from what Sunflowmon told me, it's looking like this is affecting everybody.

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Well, Miku figured that made more sense than it just happening to Yoshino and Lalamon. But at the same time it seemed weird. She was about to say something, but then Solarmon interrupted her. ]

Then what was the point of them even asking you for help?

Solarmon!

[rosesoul]

[Yoshino looked at Solarmon... and loomed over him, pink energy suddenly flaring around her fist.]

Now see here! I have plenty to offer without being able to evolve Lalamon to Adult right away, and we'll share our experience with others, whether you like it or not! I suggest you keep yourself open to it, because this young girl needs a better partner than someone who challenges and complains at every little obstacle!

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Both Miku and Solarmon just stare at Yoshino for a few moments. Solarmon because he wasn't expecting to hear such a rant coming from Yoshino.

Miku was thankful for it because Solarmon sure as hell wasn't listening to her all that much when she said stuff. But on the other hand, Fujieda's hand was glowing.]

Uh... thanks. But, what's going on with your hand?

[rosesoul]

[Yoshino blinked, and looked at her fist...before laughing nervously, and shaking it back and forth.]

That's called Digi-Soul...it's a thing people with Digimon partners in my world can use. It's basically the power of our emotions. Normally, we use it to evolve our partners, but it can also be used to enhance our strength if we're trying for it!

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Well, that's certainly not any LESS ridiculous than how everything about a Symphogear worked. ]

Oh wow, that's pretty cool! And something a friend of mine would probably be able to use really easily if it wasn't just something from your world.

[Solarmon, meanwhile, has something else to say. ]

...Just how strong does that make you?

[rosesoul]

A friend of yours? [Yoshino tilts her head...before looking at Solarmon.]

Right now? Probably only as strong as Lalamon is. But I'm not exactly used to fighting that way. I only ever got a handle on using it for strength just before Lalamon and I had to split up for a time.

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

Yeah. She's... well, she's really open with her emotions. And also very good at punching things.

[So you know, more super strength would be pretty good for Hibiki. ]

Huh. That's... well, that's still something, I guess.

[Solarmon can you be nice for like, two seconds? ]

[rosesoul]

I see. She'd probably take to using Digi-Soul really well, then.

[She eyes Solarmon.]

...In all seriousness, I hope the two of you find a way to work together. That's going to be necessary in this world. But you have to put in the effort.

[She glared at Solarmon now.]

Both of you.

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

[Miku nods, looking over at Solarmon for a few moments. She's not really sure what to say there, she's been trying, after all.

Solarmon meanwhile... just stood there for a moment.]

I guess I really don't have much of a choice...