Re-Establishing the Language Barrier - Part 2 (Solo)

Mere moments later, Lammon gathered the group together to share her findings.
"Were you able to find out where Wisemon is?" Rina asked.

"Yeah, kinda. He was seen at the other end of the city, in a corner by a giant statue that has a lot of arms."

"A statue with a lotta arms? What kinda statue is that??" Gotsumon chimed in.

Lammon 'cupped her chin.' "I'm not sure..., so we're gonna hafta look around when we get there."

The group nodded to each other and followed Lammon in the direction they needed to travel. As they did, Katrina thought to herself, wondering if this 'Wisemon' could really tell her how she would be able to get back home. She really hoped she could. "...Mom...." She worried over the thought of her mom worrying herself senseless. How long has it been since she vanished from their hotel room, after all...? She put on a guilty smile as she thought to herself, realizing that there was no way her mom would believe what happened to her. "What am I supposed to tell her...? I mean, really...?" .... ...Then that guilty smile faded as she understood that she was bound to be punished severely for disappearing for days on end in an unfamiliar city.

Many minutes passed; Terminus City was exceptionally large, after all. But after all of the twists and turns, alleyway shortcuts, and reconfirming their course through 'civilian questioning,' Lammon, Gotsumon, and Katrina found themselves in a dark corner of the city. Light struggled to reach this particular spot which housed junk and scrap metal: lots of vehicle parts and destroyed armor pieces; some USBs, old floppy disks, cell phones, and tons of tech parts; cloth, broken frying pans, glasses - both the eyewear and drinkware kinds - and microwaves. One would think this was the city's dumping area. Notably, and thankfully, the only bad smells in the area was of gasoline or some such other thing, and... whatever smells metals and rust take on after extremely long periods out in the elements. Everything was pressed and sprawled against the stone wall and the ground, almost as if to make room for the walkways. It went on for about 130 yards to the left - and about a third of that to the right.

"Quite the little corner.... What is this, the landfill part of the city? ...." Rina got up close and personal with the junk tech hardware and cell phones, a little surprised that computer-y stuff existed in a digital world.

Lammon wasn't anywhere near as interested in the mess as she was. "The statue we're looking for should be around here, somewhere.... Let's split up and f---"

"AH! FOUND IT! ---I think...."

Both Katrina and Lammon turned to, and approached, Gotsumon who had yelled out a second ago and continued to question what he, himself, found as he pointed to it. "I mean..., it's gotta be it..., right?" Their eyes followed the direction of his stone finger, soon leading to the sight of a golden - but dirty - statue beyond the junk piles, next to an abandoned shack or small house. The group believed it to be the statue they were looking for, but Lammon wanted to be sure about what she saw. From a distance, she could only see one arm on the statue, but upon closer inspection...,

"It's Asuramon...!" Lammon pointed out.

"Huh? Asuramon? ...Hmmm, I know I remember that name from somewhere~...." Gotsumon wracked his brain trying to recall how he knew the name. He was sure it was from something he thought was awesome at the time.

"We learned about him in class. He's 'The Three Faces of Burning Justice;' ...the 'Four Arms of the Law...?'" trying to get Gotsumon to remember. The statue definitely appeared to have had four arms; all but one were somehow severed, though. ...Its three faces appeared intact, however.

[Synopsis Mode (of the many posts I would have done) - Part 1]

A miniature portal had appeared behind Katrina. A hand reached out and grabbed something from the junk pile that was there, then it vanished along with the portal. This happened twice more in different places, the final time occurring in front of Lammon, who 'grabbed' the arm. It was soon realized that the arm belonged to Wisemon who was conducting searching from a pocket dimension he created.

Wisemon informs them about that which they seek: a way for Katrina to get home from the digital world. He knows of a device that can do such a thing, and he has seen a number of humans utilize them, however, he has never seen where the device comes from - and the humans he has asked for details weren't quite sure, either. Wisemon promises to inform the group or Mistymon once he learns of the "digivice's" origin.

Katrina, Gotsumon, and Lammon make their way back to Mistymon's schooling hut to inform him of events. All the while, Katrina begins to wonder where she'll sleep tonight. Suddenly, the group is ambushed by an Ogremon - the one who had distantly followed Lammon towards the group after Lammon crossed a giant crater in the field which was where Ogremon's base of operations was 'hidden.' Having seen the group take out his grunts (the Goblimon group), he bided his time for the perfect chance to capture Rina as his second hostage - the first, being the lone Floramon who left Rina's group earlier. With Rina held hostage, Gotsumon and Lammon were forced to follow suit and put on the slave handcuffs that drain a digimon of their combat strength and mentality (loosely-speaking).

Having 4 captives, Ogremon intends to sell them off at an 'underground' auction tomorrow, with Rina, the rare human, being the most expensive by far. The group spends the night in a wooden, wheeled transport - large and wagon-like, with tall stakes within that tied each of the captives to them respectively. Rina had never been in a situation like this, so she was scared - mostly worried about her fate beyond the auction. Lammon took her words to heart the most of the three, as she wanted to be able to fend for herself - tired of being hunted down as weak prey prior to joining Mistymon's school. This was an embarrassment to her and wanted, so much, to be able to console Rina and tell her things would be alright..., but couldn't....

[Synopsis Mode (of the many posts I would have done) - Part 3]

The trio returned to the school, allowing Lammon to recover in Mistymon's sleeping/resting quarters while Rina stayed with her. Mistymon, meanwhile, instructed the chef to check on them periodically while he, himself, handled the other students who came for the day's lessons.
Mistymon spoke with Rina - and eventually Lammon - in between and after classes. Lammon had fully recovered by nightfall. While Rina was asleep next to her, Lammon got out of bed and snuck past Mistymon who slept on a chair - and noticed her stepping out. She monologued to herself from outside the hut before being met by Mistymon who reassured Lammon of her choices and actions that day.

The following day, Lammon returned to class, along with Gotsumon and Floramon. Floramon's anxiety and dislike of Lammon has increased. Rina listens in on the lessons... until she gets bored and then moves to the cafeteria to socialize with Chef Burgamon. Once classes are over, Lammon and Gotsumon reunite with Rina. Floramon later follows and challenges Lammon to a battle to compete and test their abilities. They battle outside and Lammon gets a strategic win over the crafty plant digimon. Rina cheers, and while the group praises Lammon, Floramon grows quietly frustrated on her own and leaves. While alone, Floramon thinks about how she would be the top student if Lammon wasn't around....

Later, Rina is invited to where Lammon calls home: a rundown stone building beyond the forest - in the opposite direction of Terminus City. The duo talk about the digivice that Wisemon spoke of, while also deepening their bond through their feelings in conversation.

[Synopsis Mode (of the many posts I would have done) - Part 5]

Wisemon has gained new information on the "digivice" apparatus. Rina is pleased to hear it, but Wisemon withholds the info, asking for assistance from them in exchange for it. Turns out, a certain digimon has an interesting item and Wisemon wants Rina and Lammon to retrieve it for him. Lammon asks why Wisemon can't get it himself; the response is that Wisemon can..., but that wouldn't be any fun. It was a good opportunity to have them do something for him, so he took it. They could take it or leave it; not seeing good reason to turn down the info, they accept the job.

Wisemon informs them that a Kokuwamon, a mechanical insect-like digimon, holds a scrap sheet of Chrondigizoit Metal (or Chrome Digizoid - whichever works) which has strange data imbued within it. Kokuwamon intends to gather more metals and make them into an alloy and fuse with them all in some way to become more powerful. Wisemon wants the imbued metal to examine it and such. Katrina and Lammon have lots of time, but the Kokuwamon is constantly traveling between Rustport Town and the Hardware Den, both of which are quite the journey away - at least a day's trip if they walk, so they'd need to leave soon. (Of course, Wisemon could transport them there, but he doesn't tell them that, as he's not as interested in it as he lets on.)

The duo return to the school hut at Lammon's request. She informs Mistymon that they'll be away for a few days on a mission from Wisemon. After advising them to be cautious and avoid danger as much as possible, Mistymon - despite what he said - suggests to Lammon to use this opportunity to gain real-world experience with her spellcasting. He wishes them well, and that they return safely. They leave, leaving Mistymon to wonder what Wisemon has in mind.

[Synopsis Mode (of the many posts I would have done) - Part 7]

Kokuwamon wasn't done by a long shot, but Lammon wasn't quite ready to face it head-on. It was up to Rina to buy her some time to regain her focus. Lammon was against it, but Rina wasn't about to let Lammon continue yet. Rina ran off, against Lammon's wishes. Seeing the human separate from the protector digimon, Kokuwamon took this as an opportunity to eliminate the human now to avoid any further interference from taking down the opposing weakened digimon. There were a number of close calls, but it was inevitable; Rina was struck down with a hearty zap before Lammon could catch up to her pursuer.

With Kokuwamon in a stationary position, Lammon attacked before the final blow was struck. A series of fire attacks pushed away the metal digimon, allowing Lammon to check on Rina. Faintly, Rina expresses gladness that Lammon was good to go, having bought her time. Lammon then vows to never let anything happen to her from here on out. Through this exchange of heartfelt feelings, Rina's weird watch glows brightly. It transforms into a bracelet-like digivice, though Neither Lammon nor Rina know what it is.

Kokuwamon fires electric shots that miss, due to one of Lammon's shots that had hit one of its eyes.

Rina then suggests using the water attack that Lammon used once - when they're at a safe distance, of course. Doing so, Lammon managed to electrocute/short-circuit the mechanical digimon, taking it out of commission.

Lammon feels much better now, but Rina still has trouble standing after the attack she took. They soon see the piles of scrap metal... and realize that there's no way to tell which one the imbued scrap that Wisemon wants actually is....