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

[fallenstarmagnet]

Elecmon is trying to keep from laughing. This is more fun than dangerous to her. But if they hear her snickers then the jig is up. Even so, as it is they seem more suspicious of someone being there than something. She hopes to change that.


From her new vantage she quickly scrapes a message into the.... well maybe a crate this time or a piece of luggage or a wall... you know hopefully someone won't mind since it's for the Better Good! Of course it's going to make a noise so it's swift. But these sorts of things make the effect look better anyway. Again she attempts to sneak off swiftly to another place.

WAtChinG YoU

Meanwhile, there's Themis. Did all the Goblimon go off checking out the source of the noise? Well, he'll case on himself a small spell to (hopefully) block perception of his presence. It's not invisibility and hopefully these Digimon don't have a highly perceptive nature that might break through his current limits. But he will start making his way over so he can try and take a peek in the box and see what cargo the Goblimon are guarding for their boss.

[monbyanyothername]

The Goblimon indeed all go, leaving their charge alone. They're still in the same cargo car, after all. What could possibly get past them?

But it seems they were too pre-occupied with the matter at hand to notice Themis. As they discovered more of Elecmon's trickery, fear seemed to spark among the Goblimon.

"O-oh man!" one exclaimed. "Are we being haunted?!"

"Oh come on! That makes no sense! Why would Bakemon haunt a train?!"

"It doesn't have to be a Bakemon! It could be a Ghostmon! Or an Impmon! O-or..."

"Don't say it..."

"A real ghost!"

Two of the Goblimon literally slapped their foreheads in frustration. "For the last time!" one exclaimed. "Digimon can't have ghosts!"

As they continued to argue and fret, they failed to notice Themis as he reached the box. Once the Ancient peeked into the box however, he'd find something alarming: a crate full of slumbering Dokunemon.

[fallenstarmagnet]

Yes, Yeeees, believe in the ghost---mon. Elecmon finds a metal pipe and, just as one Goblimon says 'digimon don't have ghosts' claws are out and ran down it. With the echo inside, it runs through the cargo car with an industrial SCREEEEEEKK sound that would make any horror movie audiophile proud to add it to their soundboard. A giggle almost escapes her lips but she's quick to put her paws over her mouth and wiggle into hiding under some luggage, mostly because she wants to see their reaction.

This might be a bad plan to be honest, but sometimes she doesn't think things through.

Themis has replaced the lid and slipped into hiding again. Even though the spell of 'don't look at me' is still up to help hide him. A tall white robed figure, well, could stand out.

[monbyanyothername]

The Goblimon all reacted with fear, with the one talking about the presence of real ghosts leaping into the arms of his nearest comrade. After a minute, the other Goblimon drops him, and the others regain their wits.

"It came from over there!" one shouted, and they immediately began moving in the direction of the scraping pipe.