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We gonna solve some mysteries. (Dante, Maybe invite.)
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Post by Dante on Aug 19, 2016 23:07:37 GMT
Wormmon heard Yuudai almost mention Shi. How long has their Tamer been unconscious? Usually this kind of thing doesn't last long, but for the time being, the twins were on their own in this world. And Wormmon was not the best guide into Human behavior. "Ya, coffee is good! Coffee, then pizza!!" Wormmon and the twins exit the arcade. Luckily, there is a coffee stand right outside. The same one Dante goes to all the time. Wormmon grabs all the quarters she has left and dumps them out. One giant triple shot white chocolate mocha with extra whipped cream, please!" Wormmon still had enough quarters left to cover the twins' coffee, but for the pizza, the Worm King would have to use more of Dante's no so hard earned money. (Thinking) "Really should rob a bank. Then I could buy so much food!"
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Post by Shi on Aug 19, 2016 23:12:44 GMT
Yuudai and Yasuo followed both feeling a bit sad at what Yuudai said, still they got over it pretty fast, Yasuo faster then Yuudai. It wasn't the same place Shi always went to but it was a place, both just ordered something simple. Black coffe, the same gross stuff Shi drank, but hey it grew on them after a while. Yuudai and Yasuo noticed Wormmon had to pay for it with quarters.
"Hey, why don't you let us pay for the rest of the stuff?" Yasuo asked pulling out his and Yuudai's wallet, since Yuudai couldn't be trusted to have one on his own.
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Post by Dante on Aug 20, 2016 1:54:47 GMT
Wormmon notices the twins ordering black coffee. The same kind Dante's sister drinks by the pot. Wormmon had to have all kinds of fancy cream and chocolate mixed in. Probably from seeing Dante order fancy drinks all the time. "Don't worry about the quarters. It takes like, 6 of them to make a dollar. And I was tired of lugging them around." Wormmon takes a big sip of his white chocolate mocha. "Mmm, it's like shooting a thousand zombies in the face with a shotgun."
Wormmon had been out on his own for a couple hours. Maybe he should get back home, but he was having too much fun with his friends. "Hey, let's go get some pizza! Wait a minute, if Shi is unconscious, that means you can spend all of his money! Or, we form our own gang of bandits, and go around town stealing money and breaking stuff! Muhuhahaha!"
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Shi
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Post by Shi on Aug 20, 2016 12:54:59 GMT
Yuudai and Yasuo weren't that sure on the logic, on either of those claims about the money or the coffee. Yuudai took a quick drink of his managing to easily chug the bitter tasting stuff down. "If you say so." Yasuo said deciding he wouldn't question what Wormmon wanted to do, after all the less money they spend the better. They had not a lot on them, at all. Hard to live on allowances when the guy normally giving them to you is asleep.
"Pizza sounds goo-" Yuudai paused looking at Wormmon for a moment after he said that. "I uh don't think he would be happy to wake up and find we spent all the money he has." Yuudai said. Yasuo just sighed at the bandit thing. "Lets not and say we didn't."
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Post by Dante on Aug 21, 2016 4:44:23 GMT
Wormmon's appetite was up in arms. But let's be honest, when is Wormmon not hungry? 5 minutes after stuffing his face. Dante and Wormmon are single handedly boosting the Japanese fast food industry. At first, it sounded like the twins wanted to get some pizza, but then Yuudai hesitated, thinking about the price. "Hmm, money troubles, eh? Well I'm sick of all this pickle and diming!" (Thinking) "Note to self, buy pickles." "I guess the only legal way to get some money around here is to get jobs."
Wormmon walks over to a telephone poll with several flyers. "Let's see, lost Gabumon, piano lessons, Noober drivers, Single and enormous, hitman for hire, ah here we go! Detective wanted to solve mysterious mystery. As opposed to an obvious mystery?" Wormmon would probably make a pretty lousy detective, and wind up interrogating the wrong person.
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Shi
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Post by Shi on Aug 21, 2016 6:32:24 GMT
Despite the fact it wasn't the reason Yuudai hesitated, the reason was the things after Wormmon said they should spend all his money and become bandits, he wasn't going to agree with that. Yuudai and Yasuo shrug at one another before following him over to the pole deciding to not question exactly what they would be doing, since you know they had nothing better to do so might as well waste time.
"Why is someone writting that on a pole." Yasuo asked just looking at the paper for the missing digimon, no one would find it nor should they be able to find it. Humans are weird. "Better question is, what's someone hiring detectives for." Yuudai asked his question not as good as Yasuo's but still a valid question.
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Post by Dante on Aug 21, 2016 23:51:51 GMT
Why indeed. Why would Humans write things and stick them on a pole? And why would somebody openly talk about a lost Digimon? Maybe they figured the only people who know what a Gabumon is are Tamers already in the know. But this mystery could be a great little adventure, and add some moniez to their wallets. Well, Dante's and Yasuo's wallets. "All right, a mystery! We get to look for clues, smoke pipes, wear funny hats, and act like detectives are the smartest people in the world."
Wormmon reads the address on the flyer. "This place is not that far away. We should go check it out. And then stop for pizza, and write it off as a business expense." Wow, Wormmon was already starting to sound smarter. Greedy, but smart. "Okay, gang. Looks like we have our very first mystery on our hands."
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Post by Shi on Aug 22, 2016 23:14:58 GMT
Now Yuudai and Yasuo were even more confused at that statement. "Pipes?" Yuudai repeated unsure of where they would get those things, or why they would get them. Was it required. Yasuo simply looked at Yuudai, then at Wormmon before sighing. Yeah no, no way these two could pretend to be the smartest detective, even Yasuo was sure he was going to mess up but hey, nothing ventured.
"Alright then, lead the way." Yuudai said since he and Yasuo didn't see the flyer, since they really didn't need to if Wormmon saw it right? Unless he was being odd right now and all they were going to be going to was a empty building, that would be bad.
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Post by Dante on Aug 23, 2016 0:05:36 GMT
The twins were confused by what "pipes" were. "It's like Dante's cigarettes, only classier and pretentious." Where did Wormmon learn that word? Who knows? "Alright, let's get going. And then we can get more food!" Wormmon leads the trio down the street. After getting lost a few times, they finally reach their destination. They walk into an anime and manga shop. The place is filled with all kinds of merchandise. Shirts, backpacks, costumes, manga, toys, everything an otaku would go crazy for. "Well, this is the address. Maybe we gotta ask around."
Wormmon walks up to the counter. "Hiya! We're here about some kind of mysterious mystery." The girl at the counter smiles. "Oh, you saw the flyer? That's great!" The girl looks like she's only 16 years old, with black hair pulled back into a pony tail. "My name is Masumi. Last week, my favorite necklace went missing. It's been in my family for generations, and the police aren't doing enough to find it. They are too busy with all the monster sightings lately." "That's terrible! We can look for your necklace. Where did you last have it?" "I went to the gym, and left it in a locker. When I came back, it was gone."
"Hmm, so I guess we should go to the gym and ask around. By the way, what's a gym?" "I'll give you the address. Oh, please find my necklace! My mother will be so mad if I don't get it back. I'll give you all discounts on anything in the store you want!" Wormmon looks around the store for anything that catches his eye. "Ooh, figurines! Wait, look at those swords! And these manga are filled with half naked schoolgirls. Shirou would have loved these. Ooh, I want these posters! Yes, we will take your case."
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Shi
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Post by Shi on Aug 23, 2016 1:12:51 GMT
Yuudai had no idea what a cigarette was, he did remember when Dante said he was going to take a break for one, at the time he just assumed it would be him breaking something, or something getting broken? Eh he shouldn't care about that a lot. "Alright, sooner we get done the better." Yasuo said shrugging not knowing what he should expect, after all this wasn't something he could solve with just going Shine and destroying stuff.
Yuudai and Yasuo simply followed him through, Yasuo was paying attention to Yuudai so he didn't touch anything. But he seemed pretty good on keeping to himself. Yasuo scrached the side of his head once she said the reward. "Discounts? Well alright then." Yasuo noticed Wormmon seemed to enjoy this thing and the stuff here.
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Post by Dante on Aug 23, 2016 4:44:55 GMT
"Alright, Masumi. We will find whoever stole your necklace, or die trying!" Hopefully it wouldn't come to that. The unlikely detective trio leaves the shop, and starts heading towards the gym. "Huh, huh, all this walking! Urgh, where's a noober driver when you need one?" After what feels like an eternity of walking, the group reaches the gym Masumi told them about. They walk inside to check with the staff about the missing necklace.
On the way to the counter, something catches Wormmon's eye. Dozens of women in tiny shorts and tight sweat pants doing whatever the latest yoga/dance combo is popular that year. Wormmon stares in amazement, with a little bit of drool hanging down from his mouth. "Oooooh, so jiggly..." After a few seconds, Wormmon comes back to. "What? Where am I? Oh right. To see Jim." Wormmon goes up to the counter. "Excuse me, is Jim here? Wait, I mean, we're here to ask about things going missing in the locker rooms."
The clerk informs the group that there have been a few reported incidents, and that she suspects someone is on a petty crime spree. Maybe even more than one thief working together, because theft had been at an all time high for a couple months, things going missing out of both locker rooms. "Then there's only one option. We have to stake out the locker rooms. You two can watch for theft in the men's locker room. I'll watch the ladies." Was it ever a good idea for Wormmon and women to interact? Probably not, but if they wanted to find that necklace, this might be their best option.
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Shi
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Post by Shi on Aug 25, 2016 11:54:57 GMT
"He doesn't speak for all of us, we'll try but I don't want to die." Yasuo said quickly in order to counter what Wormmon said, he wasn't about to go and die over something as small as this. Yasuo and Yuudai didn't know what Wormmon meant by that and they didn't hate the walk. He more or less enjoyed it himself since he likes walking around leaving himself to his mind in order to think about what's going on, after a while though he was pulled back to his own mind looking at the gym.
Yasuo would of retorted, he really would of. But Wormmon was the only one with a female Holo suit, Yasuo and Yuudai were guys so they couldn't go in there. "Where's that random girl when we need her?" Yuudai questioned hoping that Luna girl would barge in and help, she seemed like a better choice. But the twins didn't know she would be horrible at this, and break two noses in the process.
"Since I can't think of a better option fine, but Wormmon please try and focus on something other then the opposite sex." Yasuo asked hoping Wormmon would focus for once.
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Post by Dante on Aug 26, 2016 23:15:13 GMT
Things are looking pretty bad when Luna's help would actually make things better. No doubt she could probably stay focused better than the Worm King. But then again, she might get lost in the locker room, and somehow wind up somewhere random like a stadium or a movie theater. "Don't worry. I'm all bizniz. I just want to find this necklace so we can get discounts on those pocky sticks. Mmm, pink frosting."
Wormmon walks over and enters the women's locker room. There's not very many people standing around. Wormmon walks over behind a row of lockers and takes a seat on the dirty wooden bench. He hears girls laughing and goofing around in the shower. (Thinking) "Must, stay, focused! I need to prove to Dante that I can be responsible without him bossing me around all the time. I'll catch that thief, and buy so many posters, and toys, and candy, yes... lots and lots of candy."
After a while, Wormmon hears somebody coming. He gets up and hides inside a locker, peeking out through the slits. A couple of women wearing towels walk over and start getting dressed. (Thinking) "This is the greatest day ever. Eww, look at the gut on her. Ever heard of sit ups?" The women get dressed and leave the locker room. (Thinking) "Well, show's over. No way to tell how long it will be until I see someone suspicious. Isn't voyeurism worse than theft? Wait, where did I learn that word? Note to self: Spend less time on the internet."
Wormmon continues to wait around inside the locker. After a few minutes, another group walks over. After they leave, one girl stays behind. She starts opening lockers and pawing around through people's things. (Thinking) "Looks like a thief to me." She gets to the locker Wormmon is hiding in. When she opens the door, Wormmon lunges out and jumps her, covering her mouth. "I caught you! You're busted, sister." The girl tries to speak, but her voice is muffled. Wormmon throws her inside the locker and locks it shut. "Alright, missy. Explain yourself! Who are you working for?"
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Shi
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Post by Shi on Aug 26, 2016 23:50:14 GMT
Yasuo and Yuudai watched Wormmon go inside. Yasuo paused for a moment sighing before looking at his brother. "Two people in one room is kinda redundant, you stay out here and listen for the people, also keep track of who goes where, you got that Yasuo?" Yuudai gave a nod to his brother understanding it entirely. "Yes captain." he said holding he had on his head in a salute stance.
The Men locker room was boring, aside from one guy that tried to flirt with Yasuo, Yasuo may not of liked woman but he wasn't that into guys, or humans in general, so he said no. Yuudai was sitting outside telling people he was just waiting for his friend if they asked, he was counting and eventually notice a group was missing one person, this mixed with the sound of something closing made Yuudai decide to investigate.
Yuudai opened the door obviously not caring about gender specifics since he didn't know what he would expect. "Hey, everything ok?" Yuudai asked looking for Wormmon.
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Post by Dante on Aug 28, 2016 1:09:56 GMT
The trio may have stumbled upon something sinister. But really, what kind of crime syndicate hits up the locker rooms at a gym over and over again? That wasn't going to stop Wormmon from conducting this investigation his own way. Wormmon hears Yuudai calling out to him. "Everything's going just fine in here. I've apprehended a suspect." Wormmon bangs his fist on the locker. "Who do you work for?!" "I, I don't know what you're talking about!" Wormmon opens up the locker and punches the girl in the stomach three times, and slams the door.
"I'm not messing around! I saw you pawing through other people's things." "Honest, I wasn't going to take anything!" "Okay. Looks like I'm going to have to play hard ball." Wormmon opens up the locker and grabs the girl by the hair. The Worm King drags her over to a stall and dunks her head in the toilet. "Who, do, you, work, for?!" "Ahh, stop it! I don't know anything!" Wormmon dunks her head back in and flushes. "Ahhh glug glug glug glug!" "You better start talking! I'll do whatever it takes."
Finally, the girl's spirt has been broken. "Okay, okay! I was stealing! Just let me go!" Wormmon holds her head above the rim. "Start talking!" "A couple of weeks ago, some strange men came up to me and offered me a spot in their crew. They go around stealing petty things all over the city." "Hmm, so there is something big going on here. Where is your base of operations?" "I don't know! Honest!"
"Alright, you've been a big help. I'll let you go so we can fry the bigger fish. You're just a pawn in the grand scheme of things. By any chance, have you stolen a necklace from this locker room?" "Yes, I found a necklace the other day. but I don't have it now. At the end of the week, we all exchange the loot for cash at a different location every time. They text us where the day before." "Oh, so you have been in contact over the phone. I'm confiscating your phone for the time being." Wormmon grabs the girl's phone out of her pocket, slams the stall door, and walks out of the locker room. "Who the hell is that girl?!" "Good news, Yuudai. We've had a breakthrough." Wormmon explains what happened, but Yuudai probably heard the commotion.
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