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Post by Pickle on Dec 5, 2019 2:06:18 GMT
It wasn't that Pickle disliked school, in fact they really liked it! Learning was great, and they always enjoyed the chance to talk to their classmates. It was just... because of everything that had happened recently, what with Pickle finding their D-tector and being introduced to the Digital World and its inhabitants, Pickle always eagerly awaited the end of the school day so they could go back to exploring this shiny new world they now had access to. The ringing of the final bell was like the shot of the pistol at the start of a footrace, prompting them into action as they made their way out as quickly as possible. They knew better than to jump to the Digital World from school grounds these days after an incident where they had found themself returned to the school yard well after the gates had been locked, instead they typically made the jump from home or took a Trailmon over to the other side. Today felt like a Trailmon day.
They were making their way out of the building when the felt a vibration in their pocket, their D-tector reacting to something in the vicinity. Stepping off to the side to avoid the flow of students making their way to clubs or jobs or just heading back home, Pickle ducked into a smaller side hallway and out of obvious sight before pulling the D-tector out to find out what it was picking up.
"Weird." It was indicating a vague direction, a pair of small pixelated icons adorning an arrow that bounced in place as they tucked their Digivice away and made to find the source of whatever the signal was. Pickle was grinning, delighted by the chance to find yet more adventure of some kind even here at school.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 2:22:41 GMT
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!
The end of school was finally here. As the hallways of Shibuya Academy began to flood with students either going home, sticking around, or going to their dorms, two certain other kids definitely had something on their minds as they left class for the day.
The first student was Kimura Touma, a first-year high school student who noticed something peculiar after his drama class later in the day. He needed a break from dealing with that wacko drama teacher, Nawabe, so he decided to check his phone before heading to class, possibly to just listen to music. He noticed a strange app on his phone... the icon on it was just an egg. When clicking on it, all that would show up on screen is that same egg.
Okay, that's definitely not normal.
The second student was Kimura Hana, Touma's twin sister. Around the same time, Hana's phone started buzzing during her Japanese History class, but being the goody two shoes that she was she didn't check it until class ended. When she did, she had the same thing Touma had on his phone, and Hana was equally confused.
When did I download this app?
When the final bell rang, Touma and Hana met in the main hallway of the school to basically ask each other the same thing.
"I got a weird app on my phone. What? You did too? Do you know what it is? No. Then what the heck is it?"
"I got a weird app on my phone. What? You did too? Do you know what it is? No. Then what the heck is it?"
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Post by Pickle on Dec 5, 2019 2:39:18 GMT
It didn't take long in the end to find the cause of the signal. A secondary buzz caused Pickle to surreptitiously check their D-tector once more to receive what could only be the equivalent of a YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DESTINATION message. It was confusing, as they were just standing off to the side in the main hall on one of the floors of the building, but they opted to wait around just in case. It didn't take long for their patience to be rewarded either as a pair of kids that looked maybe a bit older than them began to talk about finding something odd on their phones not to far away. Pickle's smile grew wider as they waited for just a moment before stepping up to the pair and clearing their throat.
"Hi, my names Piscesius, call me Pickle. I couldn't help but overhear you two and well, I think I have a hunch. You're not gonna want to be in a crowd when you check out those weird apps though, if I'm right. It'd just make a scene and I was told this was supposed to be kinda a secret. Only those that're supposed to know and all that" They were wearing their friendliest smile, knowing that some random kid coming up to you when you're confused probably wasn't the most trustworthy thing in the world. They wanted to put their best foot forward on this.
"I know a place that should be pretty private nearby if you wanna check this out, I've had a similar thing happen not too long ago and having some help with it makes it a lot easier." They motion for the two to follow, and if they do Pickle will lead them to an out of the way classroom, never used for club activities and vacated after the second to last class of the day. It was pretty much guaranteed to be empty by now. "What happens next is really cool, I promise."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 3:14:13 GMT
"I found this app after my drama class with Nawabe," Touma was telling his sister, "and call me crazy, but I don't remember installing it on my phone at all. And when I open up the app, all it shows is some random egg."
"That's the exact same problem I'm having," Hana said, "The app doesn't even have a name, just the icon... did you try deleting it off your app manager?"
"According to that, the app doesn't even exist. Are we being punked or something?"
"How would that even be possible, Touma? Could our phones have been hacked or something?"
"What if it was a ghost?!"
"Don't be stupid Touma, ghosts and the afterlife don't exist."
In the middle of their conversation, another student who looked a bit younger walked up and introduced themselves as Pickle. The student explained how they overheard the conversation and claimed that they had a hunch. Touma just looked at Pickle with an eyebrow raised. "...who are you?"
"They just said- nevermind. You know what's going on with this app? Can you tell us what it is?"
From then on, this random kid became very cryptic, saying that this was all supposed to be a secret and that they'd lead the twins to a private place and said that the next part would be "very cool". This obviously raised a bunch of red flags, and this kid would most likely lead them to a drug dealer or somewhere else shady like that. Following them would most certainly lead to certain death or a grave injury-
"Okay, let's go."
Hana facepalmed. Dammit, Touma, why are you such an idiot?
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Post by Pickle on Dec 5, 2019 3:57:53 GMT
Pickle bounced on the balls of their feet as Touma agreed to follow, their big happy smile never fading. "Awesome! This way. What're your names by the way?" They were walking backwards as they spoke, looking over their shoulder every once in a while to make sure they wouldn't walk into anything. "I know this probably seems pretty suspicious, but I swear I'm not gonna do anything bad. That's not really my thing? I'm probably not the best at this but I mean, you were here and so was I and I think people should help each other out you know?" They laugh as they finally turn to face forward as they made their way up one floor. "I can think of a couple of other people that'd be better at this than me really, but I'm not sure where they are right now, and at least one of them I know wouldn't be able to come here." They stop outside the classroom that was their goal and after testing the door and finding it unlocked, they hold it open for the others to go through.
"The teacher who uses this room last almost never locks it, he's pretty careless but it makes a good spot to go calm down or something. I usually point people here if they need to just kinda.... be away from everyone for a bit before they go home. It's pretty private this time of day so it's perfect for something like this!" They followed the two older students in and closed the door, spinning slightly as they so. They shove desks away from the middle of the room to create a place for the siblings to stand, talking all the while. "M'kay so, you're gonna want to pull up those apps, and then tap the egg. That's most likely gonna be when the cool part starts. Now you gotta remember that you can't talk about this to most other people, only others who know about it, and you'll be able to figure out who know and who doesn't if they have certain stuff on them."
They pull out their D-tector and show it to them. "You'll get something kinda like this which'll help you figure out who is in the know since most of us have 'em and the people that don't will be super obvious anyway. Since you guys have eggs then that means you probably won't get a D-tector like mine. Whatever device you get is very important so you have to make sure you never lose yours since they're the key to like, everything that'll happen after." Tucking it away again they moved to lean against a wall of the room, giving them enough space to do their thing.
"Now hatch your eggs and try not to freak out too much! I can explain more once you do, it's easier with a visual aid and I've thrown a lot at you already. Sorry I'm being all cryptic and stuff it's just hard to explain without you seeing first."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 4:53:54 GMT
"...I'm out of here," Hana said, promptly walking away from her brother and the weird kid. She has had enough of this silliness for today, so why would she go with this weird kid now? "I'll see you at home if you're still alive or haven't been arrested. Touma."
"Wait, don't-!" Touma tried to call out to her sister, but it was too late. She has already left campus and was on her way home. Touma put his hands on his hips and sighed before looking back at Pickle. "Sorry about her, she can be a bit uptight. I'll still go with you though. I'm Kimura Touma, and that was my sister Hana."
"So why are you walking backwards?" Touma asked as he followed Pickle to this secret location. "Is it just fun or somethin' like that?" After all of the weirdness that Pickle has demonstrated so far, apparently only asking why she's walking backwards was enough for Touma. Maybe it was a blessing that Hana walked away after all...?
He was still confused as to why Pickle was speaking like this was some big secret. He just wanted to know why there was a weird chicken egg app on his phone, and this person was acting like he was going to be initiated into some secret society, with all this talk about being private and having people who "know" about this kind of thing. "Can you please spell it out for me? This is all very confusing, Cucomeber.."
Welp, he was close to remembering their name?
When they entered the room, Pickle pushed the desks out of the way and had Touma stand in the middle of the room, explaining to tap the egg on the app. Touma pulled up the app and just stared at the egg that appeared on his screen. What was going to happen once he tapped it? What was this "cool part" that Pickle was talking about? Touma took a deep breath and tapped on the egg.
The egg on screen cracked in half. "Wha...?"
Then the phone's screen shined way brighter than any phone could reasonably shine. "HOLY SHIT," Touma yelled, dropping the phone onto the ground with the screen facing up. Touma watched in a combination of shock and horror as something came out of the phone. "WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL...?!"
Eventually the shining stopped, and there was something new inside of the room: a tiny red ball with sharp ears. It smiled right at Touma. "Hi there! You must be my partner!"
Touma just stared at this creature in utter disbelief... and not doing much else. "Um... are you okay?"
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Pickle
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Post by Pickle on Dec 5, 2019 5:10:19 GMT
When Hana walked away Pickle considered going after her, but they figured that it would be better to try again once things settled a bit. Touma seemed willing to go along with it though, so that was something. "It's fine, I know this is really weird. She can find us if she needs to." Leading him through the halls, she happily answered his questions. "I was always taught it's best to talk to people face to face when you can, and I'm confident in my ability to walk backwards and not trip!" The rest of the journey passed by and soon both of them were in the room.
"I haven't been called that one before, that's new." Pickle wasn't overly bothered by his misnaming, it would come with time they were sure. And besides, new nickname possibilities! After they gave Touma the rundown on what was up, they watched him hatch the egg and realize his partner Digimon. His reaction was dramatic, but at least there was no screaming and flailing so that was good. The little red Digimon that appeared was, in Pickle's opinion, absolutely adorable.
"Ohhh my gosh you're so freaking cute!" They approached the little Digimon and the fallen Touma, crouching down to talk to them both. "You okay Touma? You didn't hurt yourself did you?" And then looking back at the little critter, they smiled. "I think he's just surprised, he wasn't expecting anything like that to happen. It's very nice to meet you by the way, I'm Pickle. Do you have a name?" This was all so exciting, Pickle hadn't been around a Digimon new to the human world before, the only babies they'd met had been in and around the Village of Beginnings.
"So it looks like you're probably a Tamer, Touma. This little friend here is a type of Digimon, and Digimon are awesome!"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2019 3:43:57 GMT
What is happening right now?
That's basically the only think Touma was thinking when coming face to face with this... weird, red creature. How would a normal person respond to seeing something CLEARLY not human speaking Japanese right in front of him? And what was this about being 'partners'? All of this information at once was frying Touma's brain.
The little Digimon was clearly happy by Pickle calling it cute. "Hehehe! Thank you thank you thank you! I'm Gigimon, by the way!"
"Okay, I think I'm done sleeping now. Time to wake up," Touma would say, before running over to a window to attempt to open it. Unfortunately the school was intelligent enough to keep windows locked after school was let out. Touma just attempted to lift open the window anyways, thinking he was still in a dream. "Why isn't his opening?! Anything can happen in dreams!"
"What are you doing, master?" The Gigimon asked, very confused. "Do you not like me?"
Touma slowly turned around to what both the Gigimon and Pickle said, his face a mixture of both fear and confusion. "What do you mean by master? What's a Digimon Tamer?"
"Isn't it obvious? We're partners! Friends for life! Good buddies! You really do make me laugh, master!"
"...okay, I'd be lying out of my butt if I said I understood anything you two are saying... but I think I'm willing to hear you out. But don't call me master, okay... Gigimon? That just sounds bad... call me Touma."
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Post by Pickle on Dec 16, 2019 21:35:30 GMT
Pickle rocked back on their heels and fell back a short distance to take a seat on the classroom floor, patting the floor beside them to indicate to Touma that he should sit too. The initial freakout was more or less what they'd expected, but now that his partner was here they were actually able to talk about stuff rather than just being all cryptic and weird. It was so exciting! The chance to help a brand new tamer!
"Sit down, I know this is weird but now that Gigimon's here I can explain a bit! Do you get why I said you needed to see what would happen first though? You woulda thought I was crazy if I started talking about little critters coming out of your phone and talking to you." They smiled wryly. "So you're a Tamer, which means that Gigimon here is your Digimon partner. Tamers work with their partners, grow beside them, and go on adventures together. Tamers help their partner reach higher levels of power, and when your hearts and minds are in sync you can do some pretty awesome stuff together!"
They pulled out their own Digivice to show it to Touma again. "I'm not a Tamer, I'm a Spirit User, which means instead of having a Digimon partner, I can turn into Digimon instead with the help of my Spirit Totems. There's another type of Human Digimon partnership out there that's different from Tamers, but I haven't met any of them yet so I just know they're around." Their D-tector was slipped back into their pocket once more. "The big thing about all of this is that it's a secret from anyone who doesn't already know. There's groups out there that want to keep Digimon and Humans seperate, or worse, hurt Digimon that enter our world, so you gotta keep your partner safe and hidden to avoid their attention. People like us, who have a connection to the Digital World, can be protected by out partners and stuff, but others might not be safe knowing about it so it's best to keep it secret."
"Oh! And now you can access the Digital World! That's where Digimon are from, and it's amazing. Time there moves differently, like every seven or so hours over there is only one here? So you can go adventuring and exploring over there a lot and still be fine over here. I spend a lot of time in the Digital World actually, it's really fun to explore. It can be really dangerous too though, just like our world not everyone is nice."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 20:35:21 GMT
Pickle sat down on the classroom floor afterwards and invited Touma to sit down as well. He hesitated at first but he still sat down anyways, mainly because he didn't know what else to do in this situation. He sat criss-crossed on the ground, and the little red creature hopped up onto his lap, snuggling Touma.
It was... very cute.
So Pickle began to explain what was going on by asking Touma if he would've thought they were crazy if they just straight up explained what was gonna happen. Touma thought for a second. "...no, not really. My sister probably would though."
Speaking of, the group could hear a slight screaming that gradually got louder and louder. At that point the door opened up, revealing Hana with a purple furry creature on top of her head. She had a mix of both fear and anger on her face.
"What is going on?! This... this thing just appeared out of my phone and jumped onto my head!"
"This is my personal spot and I refuse to leave," the creature said before yawning.
"Another human! And my brother! Hurray!!!" Gigimon cheered.
"Wait... brother?"
Pickle began to explain more about what was going on. These creatures that Touma and Hana now have are called Digimon, and that humans that had Digimon were called Tamers. Apparently these creatures can be given power by their Tamers to level up and do really cool things, whatever that meant. And Tamers weren't the only Digimon-related humans out there, as there were also Spirit Users that could turn into Digimon.
"Wait... so you're saying to can become one of these... Digimon, was it?"
"Huh, never would've expected that."
Now, at this point Pickle was going a bit too fast for anyone to keep up with. Hana had to walk up and cut Pickle off. "Pickle, you're going way too fast. PLEASE slow down a bit, I still don't even know what I'm supposed to do with this thing."
"Yeah, Mom and Dad are gonna freak if we come home with monsters."
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Post by Pickle on Jan 14, 2020 23:34:06 GMT
Just as Pickle was hitting their stride with the explanation, they picked up on some rapidly approaching yelling and paused, looking over at Hana as she burst into the room with another Digimon. That was about what they had expected honestly, but it was still gratifying to see they'd been correct. Less gratifying was how freaked out Hana was by it all, but they could only carry on explaining to provide the context they needed and hope they'd calm down a bit on their own. Obviously they would be a bit shocked by their capacity to become a Digimon, it was even more like something out of a tv show than the existence of Digimon itself really, but that didn't change the truth. "Yep, my first form is an adorable dog!" The cuteness factor of their S-Spirit was something of a point of pride for Pickle.
As Hana asserted that they were going to fast with their explanation however, Pickle halted. "Sorry, this is my first time telling all of this to others and I got excited. Rule number one though is that you can't tell anyone who isn't already involved." The older Digidestined who had helped them out had been adamant about that so they would be as well. "If someone finds out by accident, then there's nothing you can do, but you gotta try to hide your partners. There's people out there that don't want Digimon hanging around humans and they could cause trouble if you aren't careful!"
They sat back and through for a moment. "If you guys have big enough backpacks, and if your partners are cool with staying in their smaller forms for now, that'd be the best way to hide them at the moment I think. Or a baggy hat if your partner doesn't wanna move from up there, Hana." They thought back to Demi and Desmond and grinned. "Apparently there's stuff you can get in the Digital World that'll help you hide your Partner over here though. I'm not super familiar with that since it's not a problem I have though." Mid thought-they paused before looking up at the Digimon on top of Hana's head again.
"Oh! Sorry I should've asked already! What's you're name? It's nice to meet you, you can call me Pickle."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 19:36:03 GMT
"Okay, I'm sorry... so absolutely no one can know about these... Digimon?" Hana asked for confirmation. "What makes you think that I'm going to do that? These are ALIENS! The government should know about them, they should do SOMETHING about them, right?"
"Hana... I think they already do," Touma said quietly. "Do you remember the incident during Golden Week last year? I think those were Digimon as well. After that, the government has to know about it by this point."
Hana crossed her arms as she paused to think. "Today started off like any other day. Now I have a purple fuzzy ball that can speak Japanese."
"Would you prefer me to not speak at all?" The little Dorimon asked from atop of Hana's head.
"No no, that's not... augh, I don't know what to think anymore!"
"Well I think we should give these guys names."
"Really? That's what you're concerned with right now, Touma?!"
"Come on, these guys gotta have names, right? I've always wanted a dog named Gil... would you like that name?"
"Oooh, yes! I like that name a lot! Do you, brother?"
"Meh, it's fine. If you aren't going to name me, Hana, then I shall name myself Doru."
"Fine, whatever... I don't know if they should live with us though. Mom and Dad are gonna find them eventually."
Everyone looked very confused at Pickle when they introduced themselves again and asked for Touma's and Hana's names again as well. "Is this deja vu? I think you already told us your name."
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Post by Pickle on Jan 25, 2020 19:08:14 GMT
"Ah, no I was introducing myself to Hana's partner! They just got here after all and I wasn't able to greet them when they arrived." Pickle hadn't moved from their spot on the floor, leaning back on their hands as they looked up at Hana and Doru. "As for other people like the government knowing, they probably do. I think DATS is supposed to be a government organization? Ah, they're people who don't want Digimon and humans interacting, and they're one of the reasons you can't go around telling people. They'll take your partners away, and there's rumours I've heard that they do some pretty nasty stuff to the Digimon they catch sometimes. I'm not sure what they do to Tamers, but it's best to be careful." Pickle had an entirely serious expression for possibly the first time during all of this. "If you go around causing a scene, DATS will take issue, which is why Digimon are kept secret. If you have to be involved with them at all, it's better to be the ones helping to fix something going wrong rather than being the cause. They're kinda like the police, only most people don't know about them."
"That said, so long as your Partners stay small and you show them places to hide, you can keep them safe until you can go to the Digital World and get something to help you hide them better. There's ways for them to blend in with humans out there, and until then, well, Doru and Gil can probably pass off for toys or stuffed animals at the moment." They were smiling again a the thought, their serious mood somewhat passed in the face of two adorable baby Digimon.
"Ask your questions, I'll try to answer things more slowly this time. I got excited before and I'm sorry I got so carried away, you're the first new Chosen I've met and I wanted to give you a head start. I'll try harder."
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