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

[feathersandsmoke]

"That seems like the most effective way."

Puwamon seemed to cheer happy to be helping out before finally jumping down ready to fight if needed, even though he was very tiny. Gilbert couldn't help but give a small smile at the little guy. He was certainly something.

"Let's go, lets go." The tiny little digimon said nearly bouncing around as Gilbert nodded. "Alright, though will there be a signal for when to go?"

[aetherweaver]

"Uh." Oh. He hadn't... thought that far. "We could just say 'go'?" Botamon frowns at that.

"You gotta be more exciting than that..." "So what would you suggest?"

Botamon whistles sharply, grabbing the attention of the Goblimon. Nara'a suppresses the urge to facepalm, though it's very difficult as the group starts to make its way towards them.

[feathersandsmoke]

Gilbert understands the urge to facepalm at times. But at least for now his focus was on the Goblimon that were now focused on them. Puwamon narrowed their eyes ready for a fight, even if they were just a baby.

"Let's get teach them to be nice!" Seemed to be the young ones battle cry as he started to hop on over with Gilbert wondering just what the little guy was to be planning. Soon that was shown when the little digimon got closer

"Fuwa Feather!" they yelled as they spun around using there tail to shock the one closest, surprising Gilbert.

"I didn't know he could do that..." He still had a lot to really learn about them.

[aetherweaver]

"Acid Bubbles!" Botamon cries as he spits out bubbles from his mouth. He bounces close to Puwamon, ready to back up his friend - even as his eyes wobble like he's about to start crying.

"At least they're not as helpless as you might initially think..." The Goblimon grow closer, not phased very much by the attacks, and Nara'a unsheathes a rapier and a gem that he gently floats in one hand, ready for a fight.

"I don't know if you have a weapon on you - I can hold them back if you don't." A weapon, some kind of magicks, anything that could be useful. Who knows? It's not like having one arm ever slowed down anyone he knows.

[feathersandsmoke]

That was a bit of a relief and honestly something he had been wondering about since if they were babies by themselves how would they have actually survived? At least this answered the question.

Puwamon wanted to at least give it another go but this time he was swiped at causing him to jump back with Gil going up to him.

"I didn't bring my gun with me, so no weapon. But I can see if I can use an ability to keep them at bay." He hadn't actually tried to use his chain yet to really know.

[aetherweaver]

"Go ahead." He's used to allies pulling out strange abilities in the middle of a fight, so he isn't bothered. "Just shout if you need me to move."

He lowers the gem so it's hovering right above the rapier's hilt, the blade pointing downwards. He feels the aether flow through him and into his weapon - and a bolt of lightning strikes the nearest Goblimon. It's not as strong as it could be, partly due to him not channeling a lot into the spell, but it's enough to make the Digimon stop and jerk, stepping back. "No fair! No one said anythin' about tamers usin' abilities!"

"No one said we couldn't!" He grins at the Digimon.

[feathersandsmoke]

He gave a small sigh. "I will inform you if I do, but I will try and avoid having to ask." But it was possible that he might have to.

He raised his right hand and summoned what seemed like a bird with chains behind him. Sure he was somewhat smaller than usual but because of where they were it wasn't like he could fit.

But it seemed like just summoning them was enough to scare them, so he didn't seem to need to do much else. However it mean his own companion got scared as went and jumped into his arm. He felt bad about that one at least.

"Seems like they are keeping back from us now." he stated before looking down "Also sorry if I scared you, Puwamon... I'll make that up to you later."

The Golimon however are still staying away. "One even seems to have a magic digimon."

"It's not a digimon..."

[aetherweaver]

A summoner? Of some sort, at least. The chained bird doesn't scare him, and he focuses his attention on the Goblimon.

"Whatever it is, it's bad news for you. So knock it off!"

The Digimon frown for a moment, and then huddle up. "It's not fair." "No one said they'd have weird stuff like this..." "Whadda we do, boss?" "Shaddup and lemme think."

They stay huddled for a bit, enough time for Nara'a to get a little bored and tap his rapier against his boot. If they'd just hurry up...

They finally break and back up, away from the weird tamers. Nara'a raises an eyebrow. "You're just gonna go cause trouble somewhere else, aren't you?" "Ehh..."

[feathersandsmoke]

"That answers the question without actually outright stating as such. So it just begs the question of what do you think we should do?" Gilbert was okay with whatever was an idea, more so since his friend here seemed to be scared of his chain.

So he honestly just wanted to end this quickly.

"Personally, we should deal with them in some way or simply do something that makes them never think of it again."

[aetherweaver]

"We should. And you don't really want us to get violent, do you?"

One of the Goblimon shakes his head. "Not really, when ya got weird stuff like that." Nara'a inclines his head slightly. "Then you're going to promise that you're not going to bother anyone else. I can tell when you're lying, after all."

He can't. But a little lie in this situation won't hurt. The Digimon look at each other and then back at the two tamers. They slump in unison. "We won't..." "Good."

[feathersandsmoke]

Seems like they would be true to their word at least so Gilbert at least was more than happy to send Raven away or at least vanish for the time being his little partner still not coming out of hiding in his arm for the moment.

"Good, now head off and be good. We will know, I'm sure." He was at least trying to be intimidating and it seemed to be working as he watched them head off. That was that as he looked over.

"That was not exactly something I was expecting."

[aetherweaver]

The Digimon scatter, heading towards one of the cabin exits. Once they leave, Nara'a relaxes a little bit, smiling at Gilbert.

"That went well." Comparatively, at least. "Are you all right? I know confrontation doesn't sit well with everyone." It doesn't for him, naturally - but he's had to get good at it over the years considering some of the things he'd seen.

[feathersandsmoke]

"Honestly, I'm fine. This is perhaps the most mild situation to have to deal with." And that was something something honestly. At least back home things were also peaceful again, but before that... a lot of stuff he had dealt with and was use to.

"I should expect it to happen more often. But I should ask if your alright to?" Now that he thought about it.

[aetherweaver]

"I don't think they can do much real harm... they seem mostly talk." He sits back down and gives Botamon a good scritch before looking back at Gilbert.

"I've faced far worse than them. Even outside of my more dangerous adventures... they weren't all that scary. The giant insects in somewhere like Cutter's Cry are more intimidating than them." He's never been the best with bugs, unfortunately.

[feathersandsmoke]

One who isn't the best with bugs and then there's Gilbert who for the most part was never really good with cats for reasons that he would never go into to.

"How big were the giant insects? I've seen big, so curious."

[aetherweaver]

"Erm... well. Not quite as big as me, but definitely bigger than a Lalafell." Wait, maybe Gilbert doesn't know what one of those are. He hasn't seen any around.

"About a yalm and a half. So from that seat to that one." He points out an area about four or five feet long.

[feathersandsmoke]

He had about to ask what a yalm and a half actually meant but he had been shown, so had kept quiet about it because he didn't need to ask anyway, but that was pretty big and what he was use to seeing with certain chains back home.

"That is pretty big. Least you don't have to deal with that here right now."

[aetherweaver]

"True. Hopefully, at least." He chuckles a little nervously. "People would laugh at me if they knew - at least my friends back home would. I know some of them look up to me and they'd tease me if they knew I wasn't comfortable with those sorts of things."

Alisaie in particular would never let him hear the end of it - he's seem how she teases her brother about his fear of ghosts.

[feathersandsmoke]

That was something Gilbert could fully understand. People teased him more often than not and if they kenw certain things would use that for more teasing.

"Well at least you know I won't. I'm not that type of person...it's usually the opposite."

[aetherweaver]

"I appreciate it." He smiles at Gilbert and kicks his feet back and forth a little. "... I'm more used to walking or riding a boat or teleporting from place to place. I've never been on a train before - well." No, that's not quite true.

"I've been on trains twice before, but both times I was fighting on and in them."

[feathersandsmoke]

Gilbert didn't understand this at all. They seemed to always be having something going on in trains apparently. Just what kind of place did this guy come from?

"So you certainly have a lot going on then."

[aetherweaver]

"Hah! I guess I do." He smiles at Gilbert and nods. "There's a lot of things to find out in the world, and I like going out and finding them. It's what I feel called to do with my life - there's a reason adventurer is an entire career where I'm from."