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!

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Wonderful Day

[dreamtamer]

[ 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.

[travelpants]

Oh, hello there, Takato. So far, it is going really well, though I’m afraid that both me and Lunamon are pretty lost at the moment.

Although to be fair, the sales have been really priced so well that everyone and every Digimon are going to do a lot of shopping today.

(Lena is pretty embarrassed by the fact that she has no clue of where to go in the business district as she is a newcomer to Access City and the Digital World in general. Lunamon has the list of supplies for them to look for, although she honestly didn’t anticipate how big the crowds would be during sales like this time.)

Are you guys looking to find things in the sale as well?

[dreamtamer]

Well, not so much. I guess I'm not really sure what we need. [ Takato's last trip to the Digital World had involved a lot more camping, and he'd never had to live by himself before. But he figured food was a good start. ]

But Guilmon wanted to find out if there were any bakeries here.

[travelpants]

Well, me and Lunamon did passed by a bakery nearby where they are baking plenty of stuff from breads to pastries a while ago. Maybe we can go over there and see if they have something Guilmon would like.

(She wasn’t sure if they’re having a sale like the rest of the shops, but it sounds like a promising start.)

Ah yes, we can definitely go over there and perhaps find some freshly baked goods for us to have for the next couple of days, Lena-san and Takato-san.

[dreamtamer]

Guilmon cheers at that idea.

"That sounds great," Takato says. He smiles uncertainly. "Ah, but we're not interrupting anything important, are we? You said you were shopping for some things?"

[travelpants]

“Oh no, it’s totally fine: we can accompany you two along to the bakery and maybe we can find something in there that we can buy,” Lena reassures him, “Considering that we’re also needing to find food, I guess that we can add bread to the list.”

“I would definitely agree with Lena-san as well,” Lunamon chimes in, “It would be a honor to help you and Guilmon to find some bread in the bakery.”

[dreamtamer]

"Thanks, Lena-san, Lunamon." Takato smiles at them both. He had been feeling a little lonely without any of his friends here. It made him feel better to think about spending some time with new friends.

"You should try some too!" Guilmon tells Lunamon. "Bread is the best thing. Especially the bread like Takato's parents made."

[travelpants]

“Well, I could definitely give that a try” Lunamon meekly agrees with Guilmon, “ I may ask if the bread you speak of is a family recipe from Takato-san’s family.”

“Glad that we can agree on that, Takato. Let’s go to the bakery before it gets crowded with loads of Digimon,” Lena happily nods back as she leads the group back to the bakery she and Lunamon has walked by earlier.

[dreamtamer]

Guilmon considers this. "Guilmon doesn't know! But Takato's parents made Guilmon bread just for Guilmon. Maybe that is?"

Takato laughs and explains as they walk. "My parents own a bakery at home. When I first met Guilmon I fed him with the day old bread. He really liked it. But Dad did invent the Guilmon bread. It sells really well at home."

[travelpants]

“That is really wonderful, Takato-san. Your parents must be really good bakers” Lunamon smiles in relief upon getting the answers.

“He sure knows his bread well,” Lena agrees as the group comes closer to the bakery, “My dad’s family actually owns a restaurant back in Santorini and my grandmother Valia doesn’t get why my dad didn’t go into the family business or run a restaurant in Bethesda.”

[dreamtamer]

"Takato's parents are the best bakers!" Guilmon agrees. "And they're really nice. Even if they were a little scared of Guilmon at first."

Takato looks over at Lena curiously. "Santorini? Where is that?"

[travelpants]

“It is an island in Greece, one of the many islands scattered in the Aegean Sea,” she replies to Takato’s question, “My parents originally hail from Greece and my dad in particular still has family in Santorini, but they have moved to the United States long before me and my sister were born.”

“Such a really lovely place to visit in Europe,” Lunamon gushes unashamedly, “I would love to visit Lena-san’s relatives and see the beautiful scenery in there.”

[dreamtamer]

"It sounds nice," Takato says. "I've never been out of Japan before." He pauses. "Well, unless you count the Digital Worlds I've visited."

"Takato's cousin lives on an island!" Guilmon adds. "When we visited we had lots of fun fishing!"

[travelpants]

“That must be very fun to do a lot of fishing while visiting your cousin, although I never did fishing before,” Lena nods as they approach the bakery.

“So which Digital Worlds you have visited so far, Takato-san? I am quite fascinated to hear all about them,” Lunamon asks the young human Tamer out of curiosity.

[dreamtamer]

"I think this is the third one," Takato says thoughtfully. "The first one was the Digital World of my world. Then I got asked to come and help a different digital world for a while, but I didn't see very much of that one. But I did get to make a lot of friends!"

It was still cool knowing that the chosen children were real. Although maybe slightly awkward meeting them again here. For some reason all of the ones he remembered meeting in that place were so much older now. Even though he hadn't gotten any older.

[travelpants]

“That is a lot of Digital Worlds, Takato,” Lena says to him with a peaked interest since she is a newbie when it comes to Digital Worlds compared to him, “It must be great to meet other people in there.”

They finally reach the bakery in question and Lunamon gasps in relief that they made it at last after she and Lena spent a lot of time getting lost in the district. The rabbit Digimon then informs her human partner to open the door as they approach it which she does and they enter to the smell of freshly baked goodness that would almost remind her similarly to the cooking of her extended family and that of Valia’s.

[dreamtamer]

"Meeting new friends is the best part." He decided not to mention that he had only ever traveled to digital worlds when they were in crisis. He could only hope that Alias wouldn't become as big a problem as the D-Reaper.

The smell of the bread hits Takato with homesickness.

"I wonder what my parents are doing now?" he can't help but say. And he feels a moment of guilt. This time there hadn't been time to tell his parents where he was going. Had they figured out what happened?

Guilmon's attention had been on the smell of the bread, but he comes back to pat Takato on the shoulder when he realizes his mood.

"Don't worry, Takato. It will be okay. Takato's parents are smart! And everyone there will help."

[travelpants]

“I am also wondering how will my family and friends react to me being gone from my world too. I don’t know if they will handle that either,” Lena has a moment to have a heavy sigh as she gazes at the bakery interior.

She doesn’t want to imagine a scenario where everyone freaks out about her mysteriously vanishing from her Earth, especially when she had plans to get to Baja California to help Bridget to get out of her slump after Eric had to reject her romantic advances towards him.

“I can understand your concerns, Lena-san,” Lunamon tries her best to reassure her while checking out the baked goods on display, “But don’t feel too bad for yourself though, because we have to deal with Alias as promptly as we can before the situation could get worse.”

[dreamtamer]

"The first time I went to the Digital World, I had time to plan. So I told my parents where I was going before I left." And, well, they hadn't been exactly happy about it. But they'd supported him, once he'd explained that there wasn't anyone else who could help.

He frowns. "This time, there wasn't any time for that. I didn't even leave a note. I hope they don't worry too much."

Guilmon comes back over and gives Takato a hug.

"Don't worry! Takato's parents are strong. And our friends will help them figure it out. Maybe the others will follow us soon!"

[travelpants]

Lena nods in agreement as she looks around to find some bread for her and Lunamon to have for the next couple of weeks ahead. There is a bit of a heavy weight to carry with the possible dangers Alias could pose to her world if left unchecked. Understandably, Lunamon can see how sad she is at this time as she gives her a warm hopeful look and hug.

“Don’t worry, Lena-san. I am certain that we will find a way to save our worlds from Alias eventually. You’re a lot braver than you think, even if you don’t think that you are right now. There is a good chance that maybe one of your friends might come into the Digital World someday,” Lunamon speaks to her in a calm gentle manner.

[dreamtamer]

Takato nods as he picks up some bread that he thought would store well. Not that any bread last long when Guilmon was around.

"If theres one thing I've learned, its that its always better to stick together with friends during adventures like this. Together you can accomplish all kinds of things you never could alone."

[travelpants]

The words Takato speaks from his mouth begin to finally lighten up her mood after worrying about the future of her world for a while now. She may have arrived in this alone, but she could definitely make new friends, get out of her shell, and help out in any way possible.

“Takato, that is really a good point you have made. I honestly never thought that I can do bigger things on my own, but if we stick with each other and work together, we could be able to overcome anything and help this world.”

[dreamtamer]

"I'm sure we can! That's how we won in my world. I don't think any of us could have done it if we had tried to work alone."

[travelpants]

Lena nods in agreement as she checks out the bread rolls that are on display while Lunamon surveys the bread being sold before picking up a loaf of the Digital World’s equivalent to sourdough and bringing to a basket.

“Such great words of wisdom coming from you, Takato-san,” Lunamon also speaks to him as she pushes the basket with sourdough for Lena to carry on since the rabbit Digimon is still too small to carry heavier items without difficulty.