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I'M GOIN' TO JAIL! [Xros Hunt/Sakura]
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Post by Tsugu and Java on Jan 26, 2021 23:25:16 GMT
Despite a relatively rocky introduction to the Digital World, and the risk of a concussion that had thankfully been seen to by a fox most gracious in their aid, Akitsugu had found that the place was relatively smooth sailing civilization-wise. It also didn't really take long for him to meet his designated partner, if...one could really call what he found that. The robotic bird(?) that named itself Java was loud, obnoxious, and overall unpleasant to deal with, but for something that was entirely mechanical?
It had a heart. She had a heart. Akitsugu could respect that. Plus, her mere presence did seem to allow the Xros Loader at his arm/wrist to do more. Up until now, the robotic bird had been satisfied with venturing around and seeing places that she had previously deemed unsafe to venture to alone. But this time...
"QUERY: HAVE WE GOTTEN TO THE FUNNY DRAGON VALLEY YET? I WANT TO SEE THE CHARIZARDMON." Not only did Charizardmon not exist, but they had been in the valley for the past hour. It was a fairly sizable land of cliffs, crags, and caves. Yet they had not ran into a single soul just yet. "Well, like I've been saying, we're already here. I don't think that's a Digimon, though."
"BULLSHIT. I WILL FORCE YOU TO CONSUME YOUR OWN WORDS, 'G E N E R A L!'"
The Jazamon was hopping in place in a manner most irritated. While Akitsugu stared it down with a blank look on his face.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2021 2:08:32 GMT
It was dark in the cave. In an alien world where there were literal monsters that could jump out at any second and either eat your face or possibly even sell you a magazine subscription. But all Sakura could was take one step at a time. And try not to kick the various reptiles besides her in the throat. Sakura held her phone up, it's flashlight lighting up their way for just a bit, though she really didn't want to look at what the battery level was going to be at the end of their journey. Connected to her phone were a pair of earbuds plugged in directly into her ears, if only to preserve her sanity.
"So... are we there yet?" A tall, crimson lizard asked as if he hadn't asked over ten-thousand times before.
"Not yet, buddy!" A much shorter blue dragonn answered with a supernatural amount of patience in his voice. Did... did he ever seem to get mad? "Remember, we technically don't know where we're going, remember?"
"Oh... so... are we at the place where we know where we're going yet?" Sakura put her earbuds back in to drown out the noise, only to feel a claw gently tap her arm. A yellowish-orange lizard in a labcoat tilted his head with no doubt a hundred thousand questions in his head.
"Excuse me, huma... uh... Sakura-san-gya?" Despite the beats blaring into her eardrums, Sakura could practically read the lizard's lips at this point. "It's been fifteen minutes since I've last gya-sked a question, as per your request-gya!"
The shrimp of a girl sighed, and pulled out her earbud once more. "You don't have to add the 'gya' part... but what is it?"
"'gya'? I'm not sure what you're talking about-gya..." The Agumon-hakase shrugged before going into his question. "But I wanted to gya-sk another question about your food production!"
"I... see..."
"So you mentioned earlier that the human world's meat doesn't gya-row from the gya-round like the Digital World's meat!" He began as if he were preparing for a lecture. "But where exactly does your world's meat come from-gya?"
"Non-human animals. We raise them from birth and slaughter them in order to harvest their meat and other body parts," She answered coldly. She put her earbuds back in and said. "I'll talk to you in fifteen."
And with her earbuds placed in, she couldn't hear the screaming of a petulant robotic child.
But the other three did. And while Bedi-hakase had never heard this particular voice, Lancel's ears perked up. "Wait! I think I remember that voice!" He said with a bright smile. He started dashing through the cave, picking up speed as well as the human girl and clothed-lizard in front of him. The deafened Sakura let out a surprised squeal as her Guilmon companion scooped her up and took off towards the exit of the cave.
"Lan, buddy, that's not a good idea!" The Vmon warned from behind, chasing after his crimson pal. "This tunnel has been elevating for a while so when you get out you're gonna..."
"I found you! Jabba!" Lancel yelled out regardless, blinded as he exited the tunnel and into the light of the valley.
And he fell.
But the Guilmon was tough, for what it's worth, and he managed to land with both clawed feet planted onto the stone underneath him, though the fall and sudden stop managed to knock the air right out of the human girl and Agumon his arms.
"My legs hurt!" He cried out, wailing in pain, but after a few seconds he seemed to forget that he was in pain as he turned to Java and the unfamiliar human and tilted his head curiously. "Oh, hey, you got taller, Jabber! Did you grow a whole human? Also... do you know if we're there yet?"
WC: 639/4000
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Post by Tsugu and Java on Jan 27, 2021 3:02:49 GMT
"I WANTED TO FIGHT A DRAGON. WHERE ARE THE DRAGONS. WHERE CAN I SLAY ONE WHOLE CHARIZARDMON. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, I'M GOING TO REPORT THIS AND SAY HODD TOWARD DID IT."
The dynamic duo (not really) had come near the entrance of a cave, and as Java's hopping and hollering became heard, it had given the people occupying that cave temporarily reasons to come out! "EXCLAMATION: OOOOOOH SHIT! DRAGONS! WAIT. I KNOW THESE DRAGONS...ONLY ONE WOULD EVER DARE TO CALL ME JABBER....LONK. FROM PENNSYLVANIA. I HAVE ENSLAVED THIS HUMAN TO MY WILL THROUGH CONTRIVANCES AND MY EXCEEDINGLY POWERFUL CHARISMA. HIS NAME IS AKITSUGU, AND HE SIMPS FOR FOXES."
"I don't. And I'm supposed to be her general." was Akitsugu's swift and short reply to that. Java also noted that Lancel appeared to have scooped up Teach, too. "AH. I SEE YOU HAVE BEEN LIFTING, TOO. UNFORTUNATE. I DO NOT THINK TEACH MAKES FOR A GOOD SET OF WEIGHTS. PLEASE, PUT HER DOWN BEFORE YOU ARE DECIMATED."
The general meanwhile just...stared at the three. "You three okay? Sorry if Java was being loud, that seems to just...be how she is. I'm Akitsugu, as she said." A pause. "I don't know where your there is."
"I WISHED TO ENGAGE IN COMBAT WITH A DRAGON. BUT WE CANNOT FIND A CHARIZARDMON." "Because it doesn't exist."
Yes, it was rather easy to see where a quarrel would begin with one so bombastic being weighed down by one who was decidedly not like that. In the mean time, in a hollowed out section of rock deeper within the cave, a pair of scarlet red eyes lit up the darkness as it picked up voices.
"...Have I been found? I should move. I can't stay. I can't stay..." But where should the owner go?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2021 15:19:42 GMT
"Somebody help me-gya! I have been gya-ptured by my own comrade-gya!" Bedi-hakase cried out, flailing in Lancel's arms. Meanwhile, Sakura was left coughing as the Guilmon's stunt had knocked the air out of her.
"Oh... but if I drop her, then she'll fall, right?" Lancel responded to Java's suggestion after a good deal of thought. "Artie said that we're really high up, so if I drop her she'll get hurt really bad, and I don't want to hurt... umm... TJ like this!"
"TJ? Where did you get TJ from!?" Sakura asked, pushing against the Guilmon's grip to break free, but the red dino Digimon didn't seem to be getting the point. "Lan, are you trying to call me, 'teach'?" Lancel looked back at the human girl curiously, looked over to Bedi-hakase still in his arms, and suddenly dropped the two to the ground.
"Oh hey it's the cute bird!" Lancel looked over towards Tsugu and Java as if he had just noticed them for the first time. "And there's one of those human thingies with you now!" He waved at Tsugu hesitantly like some kind of alien creature for a bit, and then started looking around. "Where's Artie?"
"I'm right here, bud!" Yelled the V-mon higher up. He was standing at the edge of the cave, looking hesitantly over the edge. The blue dragon wasn't nearly as gung-ho as taking a leap as his best buddy was. "Hey Lan, I'm gonna jump down, but I'm gonna need you to catch me, okay, bud?"
"Okay!" Lancel put his arms out, ready to catch his bestest buddy, and Artie dove down towards his Guilmon pal's arms. "Oh, hey! It's the loud metal bird lady!" Lancel suddenly turned around towards Java and Tsugu as if noticing them for the first time.
"Lan, wait, n-" Artie crashed into the Guilmon's back, sending the dino and dragon tumbling over. Artie let out a moan of pain. "Sorry, are you alri-gah!" But the Guilmon's irises narrowed into reptilian slits as he bared his fangs and fire began to kindle within his mouth. He let out a roar as he grabbed the Vmon by the throat and lifted him into the air.
"He's going feral-gya!" Bedi-hakase cried out, grabbing onto the taller Guilmon's leg, only to get slapped away by the red dino's tail.
"Lan! Let him go! It was an accident!" Sakura yelled, still on the ground after being dropped. Naturally, the Guilmon didn't listen to a word she said. What was new? So she had no choice. She swung her leg across the ground, knocking over Lancel's big, clawed foot, sending the Guilmon off balance. The shock of the motion suddenly knocked him onto his rear, and the fire building in his mouth shot off towards a probably-abandoned cave. Or maybe not. Who knows, really?
Artie fell onto Lancel's lap, and the Guilmon looked down at him, confused for a moment, then formed a big ol' grin. "Oh, hiya Artie!" He greeted in a friendly tone, pulling the Vmon on his lap into a big hug.
And Artie let out a cough or two before patting the Guilmon on the shoulder. "H-hey there, buddy..." WC: 1168/4000
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Post by Tsugu and Java on Jan 28, 2021 5:35:31 GMT
"ERROR! WHAT IS GYAPTURED. PLEASE. SPEAK A FEASIBLE LANGUAGE! I PREFER ENGLISH. BUT AKITSUGU'S A FILTHY WEABO-" "I was literally born in Japan. For the seventeenth time." Of course, Java was very confused at the fact that despite having been talking to them...Lan only seemed to now just realize that they were there.
What? She was Java. Why would anyone do this to her? That's crazy. "We're on the ground. You're fine to put her down-" Akitsugu was swiftly cut off as Lan dropped them. This was some rather...rough treatment of allies. "...Riiigh- Look ou-" A lot of emotions were had in those few moments where Lancel, a Guilmon who was perfectly poised to catch the falling friends...
Failed about as hard as Java's recent attempts at memeing on Tamernet. And chaos broke loose! "OH NO! HE'S GONE MAD! QUICK!" And Java narrowly flung herself at Lancel...Only to miss. Because Sakura got to him first. What a chad. She landed and rolled! "OOF. DID I WIN YET. DID I FINALLY BEST CHARIZARDMON." "No." Akitsugu responded, just as flatly.
"...So, are these -all- your friends? Because they seem pretty eccentric. And yes, I'm saying that when my partner's...Java." Akitsugu asked that towards Sakura, seeming unfazed by the recent chaotic happenings outside of staying a safe distance away. He just walked over once the kick had happened. "ARE YOU GOOD, LAN."
Meanwhile, a ball of flame soared into the cave, and the Hagurumon let out a YELP! "Holy! ...Even the fauna of this savage and untamed land is. Conspiring against me." He concluded, before he got a swift plan. He'd exit...and negotiate his way through by calling whoever fired that's mother a nice lady!
So. He'd do just that. A Hagurumon would exit the mouth of the cave, sight the group, and yelled! "WHOEVER IT WAS THAT THREW THAT FIREBALL? YOUR MOTHER WAS A HAMSTER. AND YOUR FATHER SMELT OF ELDERBERRIES. NOW LET ME OVERSLEEP IN PEACE."
Java, of course, had only the most riveting of commentary to respond with. "NO. YOU."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2021 0:32:36 GMT
"I'm not good! I'm Lan!" The Guilmon answered with a dopey grin, a thin trail of smoke still coming out of his mouth in between his sharp fangs. He released the Vmon from his embrace as he began to chuckle. "Artie, did you hear that joke? Umm... that person asked me if I was okay, and then I said that I'm not fine, 'cuz my name is Lan!"
"That's um..." The blue dragon Digimon seemed too stunned or wound up from the previous bit of excitement to find a proper response, but then he took a deep breath and patted the Guilmon on the shoulder. "Good for you, buddy!" Meanwhile, Sakura stood up, going over to Bedi-hakase and crouching down towards the fallen Agumon.
"Are you okay?" She asked, extending a hand towards the yellow dino. He looked up to her and nodded. His face had a red mark from where Lancel's tail struck him in the face, but he reached up and grasped the human girl's hand and pulled himself to his feet.
"I'm gya-reat..." He answered rubbing his cheek. Sakura was about to sigh and bemoan the Agumon Hakase before a strange gear... creature began hurling insults at them. "A Hagurumon-gya? And someone throwing a fireba... oh gya-reat..." Sakura and Bediver turned towards Lancel who just looked at the creature in curiosity.
"Artie, do we know that Digimon?" He asked in moderate confusion. "Cause he's talking to us all funny like he knows us!"
"Can't say we do, buddy, but he probably has a beef with us..."
"Oh! He has meat?" Lancel replied, causing the Vmon to let out a small sigh. "Oh, maybe if we're really nice he'll share!" He began to wave frantically towards the insulting mechanical Digimon. "Hello! I'm Lan! I can shoot fireballs and cook your meat for you if you'd like! Artie says I only mess up and burn our food nine out of ten times!" WC: 1491/4000
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Post by Tsugu and Java on Feb 7, 2021 4:34:07 GMT
There was, appropriately enough, enough whacky chaos to go around here. "THAT WAS A FUNNY JOKE. GOOD WORK." Java wheezed out as she promptly righted herself. See, she didn't need any help, because Java was a superior Jazamon that could just right herself without needing ARMS or HELP or anything STUPID like that.
...Yeah.
Akitsugu would -also- go over to ensure that the weirdly speaking dinosaur was alright. Because let's be real, it'd be kind of weird to just leave someone alone to just writhe in agony after what just happened, you know? "Ha...Gurumon?" He repeated. "YES. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A GEAR BEFORE?"
"Yes?" "IT'S LIKE THAT. I THINK A SUITABLE MENTAL IMAGE IS LIKE A BLACK AND GOLD BRONZONG FROM THAT ONE ANIME." Java clarified, before nodding at least three times in a manner most sagely.
"NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVE NEVER MET ONE BEFORE. THEY ALL IGNORED ME BACK AT HOME. IT WAS QUITE...DISHEARTENING." There may have been more to that. Maybe.
The Hagurumon put his hands down and stared at Lancel about as blankly as a machine could, except even more soullessly. "...That makes you a terrible cook." He called out. "I also do not eat. I am Shuriko, and I implore you to please leave me alone before patrols from the Hardware Den find me!"
Akitsugu called out, "I don't know what a Hardware Den is, but we're -distinctly- not one of those patrols!" "That's a load of slag! You've got a Jazamon RIGHT THERE!" "IT IS TRUE. I AM RIGHT HERE. YOU SHOULD STILL COME DOWN, THOUGH. TEACH IS REALLY NICE."
...Well, okay. The Hagurumon would soar out and descend, slowly, looking at each of the Digimon and humans gathered. "...Dragons in the Valley of Dragons and a defective bird. What do you people want?"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 23:03:51 GMT
"I am gya-reat! Thank you for gya-sking!" Bedi-hakase smiled towards the human. Even though he didn't ask. But this human was nicer than the one Artoragon called "teach"! Maybe Bedi-hakase could ask this one a couple (thousand) questions later on!
Meanwhile, the negotiations with the Hagurumon seemed to be progressing smoothly. But Lancel had a few choice words to this newcomer. "Hey, I happen to be a great cook! It's not my fault if the food is really bad-tasting! So you owe me an apology, Gearsington Jones!"
"He just introduced himself as Shuriko, bud!" Artie piped in.
"What Artie said!" Lancel corrected himself, by not technically correcting himself.
But Sakura had other things on her mind. "Excuse me for not knowing too much, but what is this 'Hardware Den' that you mentioned, Shuriko...san?" Giving a robot gear creature an honorific was rather difficult. And most Digimon didn't seem to use them much in the first place, regardless.
"Allow me to explain, Sakura-san-gya! This sounds like a gya-reat gya-pportunity to be helpful!" Bedi-hakase's eyes suddenly came to life. "The Hardware Den is an undergya-round city located not too far from this gya-rea. It's inhabited mainly of machine and other cybernetic Digimon-gya! So if Shuriko-san is trying to avoid a patrol coming this far out, this means he's likely a wanted criminal-gya..." He gave the Hagurumon a blank stare before blinking. Then he cried out. "Gya!! He's a dangerous criminal-gya!"
"That's a little..." Sakura wasn't sure what to make of it really. Bediver was making a scene, but Artie and Lan were just looking at the Hagurumon curiously.
"If you're a criminal, can you lend me some stolen bits? There's this place in Rosewood that sells these cakes that I really like, but they're really expensive, so..."
"Buddy, I don't think that's an appropriate-"
"Oh, but if you're a criminal, you can just steal some for free, can't you?"
"Umm..." Sakura interrupted, looking the machine Digimon up and down. "Is everything okay? Are you in danger, perhaps?" WC: 1827
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Post by Tsugu and Java on Feb 14, 2021 23:58:32 GMT
Good to see that Digimon were far more resilient than they made themselves out to be, probably. Akitsugu sighed in relief. Little did he know, he was inviting himself to a particular sort of hell by engaging this Agumon Hakase. In his own defense, however, he looked wiser than the average dinosaur dude in this hellish world.
"That's what MAKES one a bad cook!" Shuriko huffed. "If the food you make tastes bad on the regular then that makes you a bad cook." He explained, before he turned his attention to the girl. Yes, that was all correct. "Hakase is correct. While I -am- wanted by the Hardware Den, it is not without reason."
"...I REMEMBER A PLACE LIKE THAT. KIND OF. I ALSO REMEMBER SEEING DIGIMON LIKE YOU. BUT THEY NEVER TALKED. NOTHING LIKE YOU. WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS. IT WOUNDS ME TO MY VERY CORE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE FROM THERE."
"Why?" Akitsugu and Shuriko both asked that at the exact same time. "BECAUSE, IT RIDS ME OF MY CLOUT." This all took place in the midst of Bediver making a scene. It's hilarious. Akitsugu would just...gesture for Bedi-san to calm down a little bit. "Calm down, there might be more to this." Yes. Shuriko again looked to Artie and Lan. "I am not a criminal by choice. And I don't have much bits on me. So. Yes, I am in danger. Maybe. I don't know if they'd go so far out..."
"WHO? WHO WOULD?"
"The Bishop." "WHO."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2021 1:18:49 GMT
"But if you make good food, then you're a good cook!" Lan replied. For someone so forgetful, he was certainly holding onto this argument fairly well. "And I make good food some of the time, so that makes me good! And I don't like your tone, Shurimon!"
"That's a different Digimon entirely, pal..." Artie patted the Guilmon on his lower back.
And while Akitsugu managed to calm down Bediver, the Agumon Hakase piped up upon the mention of, "The Bishop". "Gya!? Who is this 'The Bishop'-gya?!? And why does that name sound so gya-minous!"
"Is that the name of some sort of... bounty hunter or something?" Sakura asked aloud. She wondered what a Digimon bounty hunter would be like, and how risky that would have to be to hunt down monsters that varied so much in size and abilities like Digimon. But Artie shrugged before turning over to Shuriko with a quizzical expression. "Hey, if you explain your situation, then we might be able to do something to help. Lan and I have a place near Rosewood that's pretty out of the way. If you need a place to crash for a while, we can try and sneak you there if you need some help!"
"I'm afraid that that won't do, Artoragon..." A voice called out from a nearby cave. A small figure covered in a tattered red cloak suddenly leapt from high above, landing near the group. The cloak blew past his back, revealing a Hackmon with his fierce eyes narrowed towards the VMon.
"This is... no..." Artie gasped.
"The worst possible person has arrived-gya!" Bedi-hakase exclaimed.
"Oh... it's him..." Lancel muttered without any hint of excitement or energy.
"Artoragon!" He barked out towards Artie. "You cannot simply offer to abet a known criminal! Doing so would besmirch our name, and you know that! Lancel! Learn to control your impulses better! Not everything you think has to be said aloud! And Bediver-hakase! You're once again letting your curiosity control your passions! Temper your mind, for there is a time and a place to slake your thirst for knowledge!"
The three Digimon took a deep breath, then let out a collective groan as the Hackmon continued.
"And you, Jazamon! There are indoor voices, outdoor voices, and then whatever volume you have chosen to use! Lower your voice's volume to a respectful level so you no longer disturb the greater population of this Valley!" Then he finally turned towards Shuriko. "And finally, you! Look at this loud group that you've outed yourself to! If you're truly a wanted criminal that's trying to avoid capture, why have you willingly approached the most conspicuous group in this entire Valley?"
"So... teach? Akitsugu? This guy right here is Trist. He's... something of an old friend..."
"Artoragon! Be more concise in your introductions from this day forward!" WC: 2299/4000
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Post by Tsugu and Java on Feb 21, 2021 23:29:13 GMT
"Do I -look- like a Shurimon to you?" Shuriko folded his arms in indignancy, while Java pondered. "WELL. YOUR NAME SOUNDS LIKE ONE. SO YOU MUST BE A NINJA WANNABE." "Slag off. Anyways, yes, that's the callsign of a bounty hunter that works around there. I do not know if she's willing to go out this far, but...She can fly and that scares me enough."
As for the Hagurumon's situation, it was...silly. Something he was unsure he could actually talk about. But, the band of dragons had asked so...He had to at least humor them. He had to at least try. "The fact I am talking to you is my situation. Most Hagurumon do not hold free will in the Hardware Den, the ones that do are aberrant. Things like the Jazamon are not tolerated amongst the mechanical. The organic are the ones who get to have free will there in our section. I suppose my issue is that I'm running with knowledge I should not have. Things I should not have seen. And fear is an emotion I was not made to process."
Rosewood...Okay, Akitsugu had been there. As had Java. "YES, THAT WORKS VERY WELL. I DO NOT THINK SHURIKO WOULD BE COUNTED AS A CRIMINAL THERE, SO YOU COULD THEORETICALLY JUST GO WITH THEM..." Java's whole train of thought would then be more or less derailed entirely by the entrance of a very irritating Hackmon leaping down and lecturing them.
Java's voice did lower. And it became more of a menacing one. "Observation: You have used your one free reprimand. Speak to me like that again, and I will ship you with the ground, friend or not. And you will be betrothed for the remainder of eternity."
"Hey, woah, woah, don't just -threaten- the guy like that!" "He has a point, don't do that."
After Java promptly stepped back, trembling like a chihuahua ready to be let loose upon the world, Shuriko would address the final point. "Because I do not see any other available parties to do so, and because they asked. So, Mr. Tryhard, please, direct me to whoever if you know of anyone."
"Observation: You can't just lecture me and then say that."
If one were to look in the sky, meanwhile, they'd see a small shape...flying very erratically. That was not weird at all!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 0:51:34 GMT
"Yes! Cuz I've never actually seen one before!" Lan explained with a strange amount of pride in his voice. Artie was about to say something to his comrade and best buddy, but he decided to let that one slip. They listened to Shuriko's plight, and while Lan started to look up at the sky almost immediately after he began explaining his plight, Sakura and Artie nodded thoughtfully.
"I always thought that... Digimon were just like humans were, but... I guess there are some differences between the two after all..." Sakura stated. She didn't like the idea of living creatures without free will. Let alone just having it being a crime.
"Well... I don't think we can go around solving systemic issues in society, but the least we can do is hide you while you get back to your feet!" Artie assured the Hagurumon. "Metaphorically-speaking, of course!"
And when Trist arrived on the scene? And Java let loose her rather scathing threats? Well... it wasn't the first time the Hackmon's words had been met with hostility. "I appreciate you lowering your tone regardless, but to threaten those that offer you advice is the telltale sign of a weak will and insecure being! You must always accept criticism with grace and goodwill!"
And to Shuriko's response? "Understood. A desperate situation can bring forth great risks and no alternatives. I apologize for my previous criticism!" The Hackmon lowered himself into a brief bow before turning towards Artie and Sakura. "Artoragon! I still disagree with your sheltering a fugitive, however to take back such a request to one so desperate at this juncture would besmirch our name! So after we find the others, we shall make for your home posthaste!"
"Wait... the others are here!?" Artie nearly gasped, his face nearing a state one of near-panic.
"Artie...?" Sakura looked towards the blue dragon in confusion, but Bedi-hakase let out a nervous laugh.
"Gya-gya-gya-gya... I for-gya-t to mentions that part!" He said in a nervous sweat. "This was meant to be a reunion for all of us-gya!"
"Except that Hectare never showed up, so Cloudas went looking for him!" Trist added. "And Bruen got bored of waiting five minutes after showing up and took Borsi off to train with him somewhere!" He narrowed his eyes. "Despite all of my objections to the contrary, Pellinor, Yvan, and Gwayne went off on their separate ways and..."
Sakura started looking around, and noticed a glint from on of the higher cliffs. Something was reflecting the sunlight. Something shiny. Something golden.
Something awful.
"THAT'S RIGHT, VALLEY OF DRAGONS! BASK IN MY GOLDEN MAGNIFICENCE AND DESPAIR OVER THE FACT THAT... uh... THAT YOU'LL NEVER BE AS... AWESOME AS ME!!!" And then the golden figure dove down off the cliff. "GERONIMO, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!"
Naturally, this creature's inclusion had nothing to do with much of anything. In fact, it only seemed to serve as a distraction to anything else going on. Which is why after a couple seconds, Artie put his hand on Sakura's arm and shook his head. "Teach, everyone. Things are about to get a lot more... stupid. But if you don't pay him any mind, he'll eventually go away, alright?"
All the while, Lan was still staring upwards at some flying shape, moving his head around with its erratic pattern of flight.
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Post by Tsugu and Java on Apr 11, 2021 16:51:49 GMT
"Foolish. Simply...Foolish." Shuriko stated. If the Hagurumon were more than a mere cog in the wind, he would have been shaking his head, yet alas, such was not fated for today. "Most are like humans--they hold a sliver of free will that dwarfs any that you might find within the Hardware Den, but others, especially...the manufactured kind, be it mechanical monstrosities such as Mugendramon or even even more artificial life such as Kimeramon? They-..."
He was promptly cut off by Java, who didn't seem to yell or shout for once. "Hold none." That in and of itself should have been rather shocking. Except she was still in vaguely threatening mode, so yeah. "If you cannot solve systemic issues, then I propose we burn the Hardware Den to the ground."
"...We're taking the option that wouldn't make us wanted in a lot of places. And also isn't potentially impossible." Seriously, what if it was nonflammable? The Jazamon looked to Trist. "I am a flawless being. I AM JAVA. Your advice is flawed!"
While the three stared at Trist's explanation, they were quickly given reason to look up at someone who could be louder than even Java herself, as some creature just decided to do a nosedive down the cliff...Right at the same time as a flying shape made a descent that was definitely not that of it's own.
And revealed that it was in fact, two things. A Kokuwamon crash-landing, with a Ludomon who seemed to have been fighting with them holding on for dear life and screaming for it, too. It seemed like there was a collision imminent with this golden figure.
"LOOK OUT!"
That would be quite unfortunate.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2021 16:59:50 GMT
Before Trist could get into it further with Java, Pelli's collision with the machine brethren was imminent and far more distracting.
And unfortunate it was indeed. "HEH! YOU THINK YOU GUYS CAN OUTSTYLE M- OH FU-" The collision was audible even high up, and the landing was even more so, throwing up a cloud of dust in this dry atmosphere.
"Oh wow... That looked like it hurt..." Lan marveled, then looked off into the distance, presumably distracted by some cloud in the sky or something.
"That's gya-to hurt Pelli real bad-gya!" Bedi-hakase agreed, looking over to Sakura and Artie.
"We should go check to see if they're alright, right?" She turned over towards Tsugu, then to her own Vmon companion.
"I mean... Pelli's pretty stubborn. He's probably alri-"
"EVERYTHING HURTS RIGHT NOW! SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!"
"And he's pretty dramatic sometimes. He's gonna be fi-"
"I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS MUCH PAIN IN MY LIFE!"
"So we can probably leave him b-"
"WHY OH WHY IS NO ONE HELPING ME!? HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME, YGGDRASIL!?"
"Artoragon!" Trist finally interjected. "Put your personal disdain for your comrade aside and see to his well-being!" Artie let out one long, exasperated sigh before finally relenting.
"Fine. Let's go."
And so he let Sakura and the others towards Pelli's landing site, where a Zubamon was currently being gnawed upon by a purple-furred beast.
"S-somebody... get this crazy bastard off of me...!" Pelli groaned out weakly.
"Yvan! What are you doing to Pelli right now!?" Trist screamed out at the Dorumon. He looked back over towards the group.
"He is weak. I am strong. And the strong devour the weak." He stated plainly.
"Yvan, we don't go around eating our..." It took a great deal of willpower for Artie to state this next part. "...Our friends..."
"Oh, hi Yvan!" Lancel suddenly blurted out, waving at the Dorumon excitedly. And almost immediately the Dorumon let out a growl, bared his fangs and charged towards the Guilmon, tackling him to the ground and trying to tear out the red dino's throat. Lancel on the other hand, giggled playfully as he rolled around with the fuzzy beast in the dirt, seemingly unaware of the Dorumon's killing intent.
"Is this... Is this all normal for you guys!?" Sakura finally had to ask. Artie gave her an apologetic look before nodding.
"But now we must attend to the others!" Trist cried out, gesturing to the other Digimon that fall with the Zubamon. What had become of them? 3216/4000
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Post by Tsugu and Java on Jul 15, 2021 17:50:03 GMT
It was likely for the best that the imminent collision distracted both of the very wordy individuals in this very moment, for the two collided, and plummeted. "Goodness. I feel like they may have broken something in that crash, though...My pursuer was someone noted to be a rather skilled flier. I advise against going closer to them."
"Counterpoint: Shut your harlot mouth, boomer. Java goes where Java pleases, and no cogs in the machine shall change that."
"I still don't think it's a good idea."
"Checking it alone probably isn't a good idea, but we're fortunate enough to be with Shinryuji-san and her entourage, so at least taking a look would be the polite thing to do."
In the midst of all of this, Pelli's yelling would be compounded with that of two others!
"OF COURSE YOU'RE HURT, STUPID. METAL COLLIDING UPON METAL CAUSES THAT! SHUT UP AND GET OFF OF ME!"
"Owwwww...Life is kinda painful...Is everyone okay? I know I was kinda fighting you earlier but that still looked like it hurt..."
That was what sounded off as Akitsugu and co. would accompany Sakura and her gang over towards the crash site. Nearby the unfortunate sight of Pelli being set upon by a weird, purple creature, was a downed Kokuwamon who was staring up at the sky, and a strange, bear-like entity who was replacing bits of armor that had been torn from her frame in the crash. She turned to face the group, set her helm on, and waved as if nothing had happened.
"Hi, my name's Gaby! It's very nice to meet you! ...I kinda crashed here because I got into a fight with Bitchup over there." She was nothing if not honest, it would seem. Shuriko would look alarmed at the mention of that name, and the Kokuwamon. "Makers preserve me, that is quite literally the person I was hoping to avoid meeting. Why. Why did we come here?"
"Demand: Join my revolution. I wish to mark this imperfect world with unfathomable purpose, so that I may be remembered throughout the annals of time and space. I wish to cease being nice, I wish to go apeshitt, but I cannot do it alone."
Java, meanwhile, was laying it on...kind of thick. Akitsugu sighed. "...Shuriko, you talk to her." He told the Hagurumon as he gave a glance over to the Dorumon and Pelli. "I'm going to assume that this is some sort of weird team dynamic with you--because I don't think I can really advocate for digital cannibalism if...that's what that is."
"Trust me when I say it isn't." Shuriko groaned.
"...You know, I think this is a really precarious situation right now." The Kokuwamon spoke up, sitting up. "The runaway and the lost machine in the same place would normally mean I'd probably be able to make a mint, but..." She glanced around. "...This is a lot of people. So, really, trying to attack you would be about as smart as a Spadamon. So to preserve what little dignity I have left after a small led to me crashing into people. I pre-emptively surrender."
"...What?"
"I surrender."
"No, I get that. I thought you didn't surrender."
"Fuck off, cog. Be glad it's me and not Styx here."
"Query: Styx?"
Akitsugu looked between the dragons, the machines, and Sakura before he sighed. "I...really hope they can start making sense at some point. I feel like two completely different friend groups collided and started spouting the Epic of Gilgamesh in a completely different language. And it's honestly causing a headache."
Such bemoaning. Gaby meanwhile would turn to face the dragons! "Mr. Veemon is right! Friends don't eat friends! So stop your wanton cannibalism this instant!" She nodnodded!
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