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Starting points (w/ Kima)
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Jun 17, 2023 3:56:11 GMT
The Kilobyte Oasis, normally a place where people come and go when they need, was now a rally point for an event as numerous Digimon were gathered around the fountain of water, but there are several desks, food stalls, other assorted businesses set up. There were even a few benches and picnic tables set up, as well as areas for people to set down their own chairs, mats, or whatever they wished to sit on. It almost looked like a small festival was going on out there but in truth it was a small racing circuit's preliminary. Off to the side numerous small Digimon were preparing camera equipment while there were crews of Monimon, Monitamon, and HiVisMonitamon setting up several monitors. The racing Digimon were gathering towards another point in the side away from the spectators.
Kai was siting on on a picnic/camping blanket set down on the ground with a monitor not far off. She had an umbrella in the right behind the blanket so the shade would cover the blanket but not take up too much room or obscure anyone else's view of the monitors or race. Kai was sitting underneath the blanket reading on her phone.
"Digital World Grand Tour Revolution, or DWGTR for short. A racing circuit that takes place once every year with between five to nine races depending on initial turnout and backing. The race takes across the Digital World and rules are under slight changes depending on the race. But for the preliminary starting rules include: No form greater then Ultimate may be used in the preliminary race, no outside active interference but pit crews at special checkpoints and riders are sole exception. Aerial forms must remain below designated camera crews. DNA Fusions are not permitted but Xros Fusions are permitted. Generals serving as riders may switch out fusion as long as fusion involves designated racer and all remaining partners remain in Xros Loader. Riders may consist of any human partner, or any Digimon Rookie or bellow unless otherwise stated."
Kai read the rules aloud to Snowball and the Missies who were also on the blanket, with Sarge nearby. "Seems odd they'd permit Xros but actively exclude DNA." Snowball commented but Kai shook her head. "DNA in this case makes everything all the more complicated as the racers register independently. Like say you have two familiar Digimon as racers out there and they fuse on the track to give themselves an advantage and win before difusing, that makes giving credit all the more harder. And if a Twin registers Fused and Defuses midway through for tactics before refusing." Kai replied. "True, and you can argue with how they framed Xros, that it'd be no different then a slide evolution." Snowball commented.
Meanwhile Deac was off at one of the many gambling tables as he was carefully placing bets, Diggy was underground taking a nap. Meanwhile Tera was in the racer's prep area talking with Mach who was already fused into Blaze Mode ahead of time as he was the one from the Vehicle Expedition competing in the event. "You sure you wouldn't want me fused with you?" She commented to Mach excitedly.
"Sorry airhead, I need pure horsepower and Blaze Mode gets me what I need." He explained as he wanted to avoid showing everything he has in the preliminary and figured Blaze Mode would help ensure he would pass. "But we might win if I join in!" She said enthusiastically. "Don't need to win, just need to land in the top 40%." He explained as he knew there were definitely reasons for secrecy here.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Jun 17, 2023 4:48:04 GMT
Kima wiped her brow before looking at Takoda. The Pumamon's red fur stood out amongst the desert sands and he was one of her partners that didn't seem bothered by the desert's heat. Sure most of her partners were currently in her Xros Loader but they also didn't seem bothered by the heat when they were out earlier to eat. Kima envied them at times as humans didn't like high or low temperatures all that much by comparison.
Then when Takoda's ears twitched and his head perked up, Kima looked at him and asked "What is it, Takoda?"
"I hear the sounds of life not far from here and a lot of it. Perhaps we should let Chaytan take a look before we investigate further." Takoda replied.
"Good idea. Hang on." Kima said as she brought out her Xros Loader and said "Upload Hawkmon!" A flash of light erupted from her Xros Loader before Chaytan came into view. Then Kima asked "Chaytan can you use your Eyes of the Hawk to take a look out over the desert please."
"No problem, Kima." Chaytan said with his normal calm before flapping his wings flying up into the air. Then he said "Eyes of the Hawk!" Chaytan's eyes flashed before he became able to see for miles ahead of him seeing what appeared to be some kind of festival near the fountain of water. "I see what looks like some kind of festival ahead and quite a busy one."
Kima looked at Takoda and Chaytan before she asked "So what do you guys think? Should we investigate?"
"I think we should and when we get there I'm sure the others would enjoy looking around as well." Takoda said while Chaytan went back inside the Xros Loader at least until they got there.
"Well.."
"Don't worry, Kima. If it makes you feel better one of us promise to stick with you at all times. Not only that when splitting up we can go in pairs or groups so no one is left alone." Takoda said with a reassuring smile and tone.
"Okay deal." Kima replied. Then as Takoda lay down in the sand Kima asked "Takoda, what are you doing?"
"Climb on my back and we can get there faster." Takoda said and at Kima's uncertain look he, in a reassuring tone, said "Don't worry, Kima. I have an idea on how to keep you from falling off." Smiling at his reassurance Kima climbed on the large red feline's back before he carefully rose to his feet. Next thing Kima knew Takoda's tail then wrapped around her waist as she grabbed ahold of his fur which secured her in place. "Speed of the Puma!" he exclaimed as he shot forward with muscular legs and Kima squealed in surprise. She knew Takoda was fast but had no idea he was this awesome.
Soon they arrived at the site as a blur of red before coming to a stop. After Kima climbed off of Takoda's back she spotted a familiar sight sitting under and umbrella on a picnic blanket and, just loud enough for the other human to hear, said "K-Kai?"
OOC: Chaytan uses his Eyes of the Hawk spotting the activity ahead. Eyes of the Hawk: His eyes glow and then he is able to see for miles ahead of him or if he is in the air he can see the ground from miles in the air.(Last 1 post)(Cooldown of 1 post) Cooldown 0/1 posts.
Takoda carries Kima to the site with his Speed of the Puma. Speed of the Puma: Enhances his speed by 30% allowing him to run so fast it can be hard to see him.(Lasts 1 post)(Cooldown of 1 post) Cooldown 0/1 posts.
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Jun 17, 2023 6:17:09 GMT
Kai would continue to relax, adjusting on her cushion to get comfortable as she looked around. She was glad for her EV suit making her much more comfortable in the desert heat even without the shade. Sarge didn't seem to mind as he spent a long time in the desert so him standing in the light wasn't an issue, and Snowball and the Missies were comfortable with just the shade and blanket.
Sarge was standing guard, watching out as he kept his eyes shifting about as he rarely relaxed, always standing vigilant. "Looks like there's a late entry." Sarge said as he saw the blur of a fast approaching Digimon racing over from the distance. He didn't recognize the Digimon even after he stopped, just seeing the human on top. "Still about fifteen minutes on the clock Sarge, enough time to register, prepare, maybe not." Snowball said as registrations opened over an hour and a half prior and at Mach's insistence the group arrived fifteen minutes before then. Kai would assume things were fine up until she heard the familiar voice call out her name. She recognized the source before she was able to turn her gaze, the girl she had taken out on a date prior. One that was met by her Digimon stalking the two the whole time.
She would start to to look over and put on a soft smile as she waved over at Kima, seeing the feline Digimon next to her and assumed they were Kima's partner. "Hey Kima! You here to enter one of your partners into the competition?" Kai asked as she assumed the Digimon next to Kima was the same one Sarge just mentioned a moment ago. If true, this would definitely be a rival for Mach and troublesome as well. She would however not immediately jump to any conclusions and leave it at the question, as she had her doubts since they stopped to talk to her first.
"That kitty is fast, Definitely hustling, might smoke all others." The three missies said sequentially. Snowball blinked twice at that. "Speaking in Haiku again?" He asked confused at the Missies who shrugged.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Jun 17, 2023 6:50:26 GMT
Kima and Takoda listened as what may have been Kai's partners were mentioning something about a late entry. Looking puzzled Kima glanced at Takoda before looking at Kai before she asked "Late entry? Kai what does that mean? What kind of competition are you talking about?" Kima looked at Takoda again who shook his head clearly just as baffled as she was.
Kima and Takoda walked up to the picnic blanket where Kai was before bringing out her Xros Loader once again figuring that since they had made it to their destination now was a good time to let her partners loose as she pointed the Xros Loader away from Kai and said "Alright upload everyone!" Soon before everyone's eyes a Sanloupmon lacking large saber like fangs, a Hawkmon, a Ballistamon, a Wendigomon, and a smaller than average Prairiemon appeared. Then Kima turned back to Kai and her partners before she said "Okay Kai and her partners, I assume. These are my partners." She then pointed to each of them in turn as she said "Everyone meet Takoda, Shillan, Blaster, Chaytan, Aiko, and Fuzz."
When the three Missies mentioned Takoda's speed Blaster went up to said Pumamon and gleefully clapped the feline on the back before he said "Ya got tha' right. Ole Takoda is probably tha fastest digimon Ah ever met and if not tha fastest he has ta be one of tha fastest anyway."
OOC: Eyes of the Hawk: His eyes glow and then he is able to see for miles ahead of him or if he is in the air he can see the ground from miles in the air.(Last 1 post)(Cooldown of 1 post) Cooldown 1/1 posts.
Speed of the Puma: Enhances his speed by 30% allowing him to run so fast it can be hard to see him.(Lasts 1 post)(Cooldown of 1 post) Cooldown 1/1 posts.
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Jun 18, 2023 2:17:45 GMT
"Nice to formally meet you all, all of my partners are presently outside of the Xros Loader, though a bit scattered about." Kai said as she would smile politely at the Digimon that emerged from Kima's fusion loader, knowing full well a number of them were stalking her and Kima on a date incognito. However she took it on faith that they were only trying to look after their general. Kai has mixed feelings about them as she trusted they had good intentions but the ends should never justify the means to her in most cases. However she was brilliant at masking her feelings as she seamlessly slipped into introducing her own partners starting by gesturing to the two Digimon and the swarm by her. aaa
"This is Snowball, behind me is Sarge, and these are the Missy triplets. Diggy is a Drimogemon somewhere nearby but she's underground for now."
"Hello! I'm Misha, I'm Mick, and I'm Micki!" The triplets said alltogether before introducing themselves individually, though looking and sounding completely identical before shifting around and switching places after made things a lot difficult discerning who was who. Kai, being used to the trio's antics at this point paid it no mind as she wanted to move on. "Deac is the Commandramon losing his money at the betting table- Sarge you switched out his wallet for the dummy one right?" She said before suddenly turning behind to look up at the Tankmon behind her who was standing at attention the whole time. "Affirmative General, in addition to watering down his whiskey as ordered by Solarmon." He responded strictly and professionally. "The latter is probably for the best... Placebo effect should be enough." Kai said awkwardly as she was unaware of the last part but she had to roll with the situation, such as it was at present.
She turned back around before standing up a bit to look off to the side in the distance. "Ah there they are." She said before pointing over to the red eyed, and gold colors replacing the silver steel Machmon with smoke coming out of his exhaust even while parked, and his red gem shifting colors visible even in the distance, talking to the Pteranomon X hover in front. "There's our entry to the race, Mach, the steaming Machmon. At the moment I fused him with another member, Solarmon, for the race. Lastly, my primary, Tera, is with him at the moment but she'll return before the race starts in an about an hour or so." She said explaining the remaining three members of the army.
"As for the Race, it's the Digital World Grand Tour Revolution, a tournament of races that takes place across the Digital World. Today is the preliminary race, nearly half a thousand competitors on average show up, and 60% get eliminated at this stage." Snowball explained. "There are a bunch of rules too depending on the stage." He followed up with.
"They have a lot of rules to balance out everything but it takes a bit to go over. Sum of it is registration needs to be done today, racer, and any riders, though for today riders are not recommended." Kai simplified.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Jun 18, 2023 2:52:11 GMT
Kima noticed how Kai was looking at her partners before quietly asking "The way you're looking at my partners has to do with our date some time ago doesn't it? Sorry about them but they were just looking out for me. I already talked to them about following us around though."
When Kai introduced her army, which were spread around the area, including the triplets introducing themselves Kima smiled and said "Nice to meet all of you."
Then when hearing about Diggy being underground Fuzz asked "Should I's goes say hello to your friend, Diggy, or should mese wait for her to comes out? Fuzz asked his question with a cock of his head somehow making the shorter than average Prairiemon seem to look cuter than before.
Hearing Deac was basically loosing his proverbial shirt at the betting table Chaytan cocked a brow but didn't seem phased as he flatly said "It appears you have your hands full if one of your partners is drinking and gambling but at least you have things under control."
Blaster chuckled before he said "Don't mind Chaytan. He may come off as too serious at times for me but he's a pretty decent guy even though he isn't tha most outwardly emotive one in tha group." Chaytan didn't say anything only shaking his head but it was clear Blaster and Chaytan had respect for each other without saying anything.
Then the race was mentioned as well as Kai's entrant into the race before mentioning that this was a tournament of races with today being a preliminary race between half a thousand competitors. "Does sound like it is gonna be fun ta watch but Kima are we gonna enter someone in tha race?" Blaster asked before he said "Granted tha fastest of us is Takoda but would tha competitors take a rookie seriously in a race like this?"
"I don't know. I'm not sure if Takoda even wants to enter given he has never shown himself to be competitive..." Kima said sounding very unsure. It was clear she wanted to ask Takoda how he felt about trying the race out but didn't know how to go about it.
However it was clear Takoda knew what Kima wanted to ask and said "I wouldn't mind being involved but I would need a rider wouldn't I?"
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Jun 18, 2023 3:28:45 GMT
"No, the Rider role is completely optional. It was made to account for Digimon partnered with Humans but also allows a similar advantage for those unpartnered as they can have a Digimon of up to Rookie level. See for Racers, the Preliminary up until the quarter finals, there is a Digivolution cap of Ultimate, until we get to near the end." Kai explained to clarify.
"For those that need a partner to Digivolve, whether it be by a Tamer or Xros, there are two options. the First is as mentioned, them register as a Rider, which is convenient in terms of allowing for quicker evolutions and changes on the fly, the second is Pit Stops where a racer's supporting team can buff or if the tamer/general remains there, Digivolve or Xros them then and there." Snowball explained a bit more. "However for generals, they can only have the racer out, or any fusions involving the racer. DNA Digivolution is the only type of fusion barred to avoid numerous issues, such as if a DNA form registers but difuses mid race, or if two racers DNA Digivolved who would win, etcetera. Even though that does make Twin Rider and Racer Combos impossible as a result of the wording, that will be a whole other hurdle." She explained succinctly.
"It's a tough situation, a human rider makes it easy to access all forms but it will be a rowdy race, putting the human at risk making the racer need to focus on defense as well which could slow them down, but humans and rookie riders can still use their cards too." The Missies commented.
"Having a steady Pit Crew available if or when needed though can be more beneficial as that lets the racer stay on mission with less to worry about and can still provide assistance." Sarge would say as he gave his thoughts on the other side of the equation.
Kai would nod in agreement. "Both sides have merit. The Rider can always opt out into pit crew before a race, but they need to be registered at this point. I've registered for our army but that's a precautionary measure in case I need to step in down the line, today though, no pit crews allowed during the preliminary so we can just watch." Kai said as she would slowly sit back down, gesturing to Kima and some of her smaller Digimon that it was okay for them to sit down on the blanket as well.
However she felt a tremor in the ground before a white furred hand with drills on the tips reached out from bellow Fuzz to try and pull him underneath. This happened as Snowball was reaching into the Infinicube and pulling out a bottle of iced tea that ne nearly spilled from the shaking. "Ah!- oh, there's Miss Diggy. I wondered where she was." He said as he was now getting used to Diggy's antics at this point.
"She probably heard Fuzz asking for her, she can probably hear through the vibrations in the ground made when people talk." Kai said a bit startled but she wasn't totally surprised either.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Jun 18, 2023 3:55:33 GMT
Upon hearing the rider role was completely optional Kima thought for a moment before looking at Takoda before she asked "Since no rider is needed do you want to be involved in the race, Takoda? I think I would rather not be riding in the race given how shockingly fast you are even at the rookie level and to think as you become involved in more advanced xrosses those not only retain your speed but become even faster. I don't think I could handle those faster speeds."
"Fair enough, Kima. Though if we form a Xros who should be involved?" Takoda asked
"Yeah I think I'll stick with helping in the pit then." Kima replied after hearing the Missies comment.
"Look at it this way, Kima, at least you'd have a steady crew to help you out in the pit with all of us around." Aiko said making Kima smile.
Chaytan sat down on the blanket while Shillan lay down not far from it figuring he wasn't needed for more than keeping an eye out for Kima. However just as Fuzz was heading over he stopped feeling vibrations below him and then the vibrations became a tremor before the cute little guy was pulled underground with a surprised yelp leaving claw marks in the ground. The yelp made Shillan hop up growling while Aiko had summoned up a large gavel which was in the Wendigomon's hand.
"Shillan. Aiko. Take it easy. I know you were startled but at least Fuzz will be alright." Takoda said and Shillan lay back down while Aiko made her gavel vanish.
"Sorry we've all become fond of the little guy and Aiko and Fuzz were friends before they joined." Shillan said much calmer now.
Meanwhile underground Fuzz blinked up at the larger digimon before he said "Miss Diggy, mese presume? Mese name is Fuzz."
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Jun 18, 2023 20:29:18 GMT
"Diggy is blind after spending her life in pure darkness for years before she even met another Digimon. To compensate she developed an ability to see through the ground by sensing the vibrations. Her homelands became unstable due to unsafe strip mining and was uninhabitable even for her, so she joined up with us after helping us handle the operation." Kai explained trying to give context as to why one of her partners was randomly underground. She appreciated the attempts Diggy made to try and cooperate with the others but at the same time knew that it did leave her with picking up after her in moments like this.
"Please don't remind me... those Goblimon were utter savages. five minutes for a tea break... and also enslaving me too." The British accented Yuki Agumon commented as it was not a pleasant memory in the past. "Then there's the fact that Mach almost ran me over, saving me wasn't even intentional, I just happened to get stuck on the motorcycle as they charged the lot and tried to lead them outside for a more appropriate setting to fight."
"At least you were the only slave though, and you weren't even a miner, they had you doing accounting." The Missies commented.
Meaanwhile underground Diggy felt the smaller Digimon she grabbed before slowly letting him go, now having him fully within her sights. She soon layed down again, her glossed eyes staring at his general direction. "Yep, that'd be me cutie. I believe I heard you were asking for me up there?" She said proudly. "I don't really like to do the whole 'be in the light' thing unless I want or need to, so I usually make a nice hole underground. Serves the same purpose." She commented.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Jun 18, 2023 21:20:11 GMT
"That does make sense for her to be blind seeing as you said she spent her life in pure darkness." Kima said thinking Diggy seemed to bear some similarities to Human World moles and asked "She reminds me of a mole based on what you said about her. Is Diggy some kind of mole digimon or something similar?" Then she said "As for her ability to sense vibrations that sure comes in handy as an adaptation. Maybe other blind digimon have other handy abilities to compensate for being blind."
Upon hearing that Mach almost ran Yuki over Takoda raised a brow at hearing Mach almost ran him over while he was enslaved by Goblimon. "Was Mach racing someone when he almost ran you over, Snowball?" Takoda asked sounding suprised.
Blaster, however, had a thought that came to mind as he asked "Hey, Snowball. Were ya always an accountant before tha Goblimon enslaved ya?"
"If that were the case, Blaster, you would know something about having a different job before you joined with Kima and I." Takoda said referring to Blaster's last job as a nightclub DJ.
Aiko turned to the Missies at their comment before she replied "Judging by what Snaowball said about the Goblimon he still had things very rough. I suppose being almost ran over by Mach had the benefit of pulling him away from those goons."
Back underground with Diggy and Fuzz the larger digimon had let Fuzz go apparently since she knew he was near. Fuzz watched her lay down with glossy eyes directed in his general direction. When Diggy asked her question about Fuzz asking for her he answered "Yup. Mese was asking about youse, Diggy, cause mese was curious about youse. Mese does understand why youse prefer to stay wheres youse are underground though." Fuzz then smiled before he said "See mese used to live underground with my tribe of other Prairiemon. However, wese Prairiemon lived in moveable towns underground and had portable lighting as well. The Prairiemon being mobile, however, makes sense seeing as wese not only moved with the food and water sources but also somes Prairiemon mined for resources while others had different jobs with most Prairiemon, including mese too, learned how to fix machines as as a secondary skills as well. For Fuzz fixing machines was my best talent though. Well others than digging super fast that is." Fuzz puffed up with a sense of pride out of habit even though Diggy was blind as he was proud of his talents despite also being fairly humble about them as well.
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Jun 19, 2023 5:14:33 GMT
"Actually before the Goblimon enslaved me I was a concierge for a lovely inn in the west but I was fired after a Human introduced an automated registration system but then the hotel went under soon after as issues cropped up and business was going down." He explained as Kai rubbed her neck awkwardly. "Yeah, those don't work too well outside of a city, with internet, and maintenance. Plus firing a concierge to be replaced by a soulless machine can have adverse effects as that kills the charm of the business." Kai commented as she had her own thoughts on the matter. She knew that the rush to modernize could ironically leave some businesses behind in the dark.
"As far as nearly running him over, we didn't see him on the other side at first. We were trying to make a break for freedom and we just happened to catch him right before the ascent out of the mines as we ha a giant gaggle of Goblimon on our tail, fighting inside the caves was a disadvantageous position for both spatial reasons and a collapsing risk." Kai clarified about the day.
Soon Tera would leave Mach as she would be flying slowly back towards Kai and the others, before slowly descending downwards as her clawed thrusters waned in intensity before she was actually able to land herself. "These creeps holding you hostage? I swear to Yggdrasil I can't let you out of my sight without other dangerous Digimon and a human trying to threaten you- hey isn't that your date from before?" Tera said as she started to go off on a half baked tangent before looking at Kima as Kai and her lot were awkwardly silent until Sarge spoke up.
"General I once again request we remove Tera from active duty pending a full psychological workup, or at the very least an in depth neurological health assessment." Sarge said as Kai shook her head. "Once again, denied. We already know she's suffered more cognitive damage then should be possible for a Digimon, no need to pay insane fees for a formal diagnosis." Kai said as Tera seemed a bit smug. "Yeah, see- wait- oh..." She said before realizing the implications.
Meanwhile Diggy listened to Fuzz intently. "I see... for me all I can ever do is dig. Making tunnels, holes, identifying metals, ores, all I'm good for." Diggy commented as she felt a bit jealous of Fuzz for having such a, brighter upbringing then herself. However she was not cruel and didn't act solely on those impulses alone as she tempered those thoughts. "I lived my life alone, deep underground with no light ever finding me until I was decades old when I discovered lava. It wasn't exactly pleasant either. However it was a valuable learning experience, teaching me to account for obstacles.."
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Jun 19, 2023 5:49:37 GMT
Blaster nodded in understanding as Snowball mentioned a previous job he had as a concierge at an inn before being fired after a human's introduction of an automated registration system. When hearing the hotel went under soon after. "Ah agree about havin' a concierge ta interact with is better than a machine in most cases so it makes sense tha this business went under. It seemed like tha human tha employed ya didn't know wha they were doin' ta bring in a machine tha they didn't know how ta maintain." Blaster then shaked his head before he said "Ah know a bit about havin' a bad boss myself. Funnily enough tha's how Ah met both Kima and Takoda for tha first time. They were with a confident gal with a partner of her own."
Takoda sat listening politely as Kai clarified the circumstances of how they met Snowball before Shillan lifted his head and said "I agree with you on avoiding fighting underground on principle. Even though I like a good fight I am not crazy enough to get involved in an underground battle at least not unless having no other choice anyway."
"Good to know you seemed to be able to get out of that tight spot in one piece, Snowball, despite it seeming that meeting Kai and her other partners made things interesting and likely difficult for you." Takoda said adding his own thoughts on the matter.
When Tera however went on some sort of tangent Kima's partners looked at her oddly before looking at at Kai as if for explanation. As for when Tera asked if Kima was her date said teen blushed a bit looking at her feet before she muttered "Y-Yes I was." As for the explanation that was needed it seemed said explanation would then come in the form of Sarge and Kai mentioning that Kai suffered from some cognitive damage despite seeming high functioning from first glance.
"So such odd behavior is normal for Tera?" Chaytan said with a brief flash of curiosity flickering in his eyes before his face once again returned to its normal seemingly unflappable state.
Fuzz listened to Diggy before gently tapping her front leg in a reassuring manner before the little digimon said "Mese think youse might have talents youse haven't found yet or don't think about. Youse are also not alone anymore Diggy since youse met Kai and the others in her army." When hearing about how Diggy had found lava Fuzz patted her leg again before he then said "Unfortunately wese digimon whose live underground tend to learn about the dangers of not being careful wheres wese dig and often the hard way. What mese find more frustrating is when those above ground dwellers are digging and won't listen to digimon like us about some places being too dangerous to dig in."
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Jun 21, 2023 1:20:43 GMT
"Tera's an... odd case. she deid seventeen times and suffered numerous concussions, none of which affect her spatial orientation or geographical navigation abilities. She can fly an egg from here to Terminus without dropping it but can't navigate a social scenario as well." Kai explained awkwardly as she reached into her Infinicube and pulled out a roll of Duct tape and handed it to one of the Missies, all without looking away and the Missies saluted Kai, silently acknowledging to be on standby.
"Hey, it's not like I have zero impulse control." Tera said folding her wings in a bit annoyed at Kai.
"If I may say Miss Tera, you did literally assumed the worst case scenario and ran your mouth off with such assumptions instead of trying to figure out before saying something... on the other hand I do think Kai has developed a sadistic kink with taping your mouth shut that does need to be addressed-" Snowball said as both Tera and Kai were staring at him, making the sweetheart conforming pacifist struggle to walk the line. "-on the other hand it is a grim necessity required based on past events; but also she could try focusing more on changing you for the better- not that you need to be forced to change-" He said stammering at this point before one of the Missies grabbed a cinnamon bun from inside the Infinicube, before stuffing it into Snowball's mouth. The Yuki Agumon seemed grateful to be interrupted, giving a thumbs up grateful for the interruption as he was starting to sweat snow from the anxiety of playing both sides.
"Besides, not me fault a common tactic for free deliveries is to buy one, shoot the delivery worker out of the sky, knock them out hard, then claim you never got the package after absconding the original, insurance comped everyone involved." She explained. "Case in point of her... fluctuating capacity." Kai commented awkwardly.
Meanwhile the giant mole Digmon was enjoying having the smaller digimon to talk to, someone who understood life without sky. "Yeah... I remembfer fighting off strip miners who wanted to recklessly tap into an abundance where I lived. They were brutal and efficient, trying to get as much as they could consequences be damned..." She said solemnly as she treasured her homeland despite being a digimon that's core concept was about destroying land. "It was the day Kai and the others came along when all of them managed to get flushed out, but by that point the mines collapsed and massive damage to the ground, leaving it a giant pit of gravel." She said with a twinge of longing and sadness in her voice.
"Either way they'd have been minced but if they didn't chase Kai after she lead them out of the mine... They would've lived. Odds are if they didn't fight back Kai wouldn't have engaged." She said as she recalled the massacre that happened after while Diggy was in her first ever Xros form as part of Machmon Barrage Mode and the devastating power Xros brought into her life.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Jun 21, 2023 1:53:06 GMT
"Sounds like Tera is much older than me as well as tha rest of Kima's army if she's had seventeen lives." Blaster said sounding quite amazed at hearing that Tera had so many lives. "Ah have ta admit bein' able ta fly an egg from here ta Terminus is pretty impressive."
Kima watched as Kai reached into her Infinicube and brought out a roll of duct tape before handing it to the Missies. When Tera mentioned impulse control, Kima said "Believe me. I know what it's like to have someone with issues with impulse control. Shillan is an example of such as it is a miracle he hasn't found himself in more trouble."
"Oh come on Kima I like to fight and have a bit of a temper but other than that I'm not that much trouble." Shillan said as he rolled over on his back.
Meanwhile the rest of Kima's crew seemed visibly amused by Snowball's words regarding Tera even Chaytan for at least a moment anyway. Takoda looked at Kai before he asked "So Kai, what inspired you to set up this race anyway?"
Meanwhile back underground with Diggy Fuzz listened to her as she spoke of the strip miners and how destructive they were regardless of consequences. Then Fuzz said "Sad what happened to wheres youse call home though, Diggy. Good thing not alls surface dwellers are bad news as both Kai and Kima are leading those surface dwellers that are good."
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Post by Kai Aizawa on Jun 22, 2023 3:51:12 GMT
"It was either Mach sign up for the race with all of us supporting him, or let the army split forces for a time as Mach insisted on joining with all his might." Kai explained as she recalled how passionate the Machmon was on joining this race, passion which spread among the rest of the army at the time puting her in a difficult position.
"I ran a simulation in my head as to what might happen if I said no and that would've been Mach coming on his own, Tera would've followed to support him, Deac would be here once he learned of the betting, and then Mach would've probably taken Solarmon by any means necessary even if that meant he had to be kidnapped which would result in Sarge chasing after. Leaving just the Missies, Diggy, and Snowball not rushing after them and divided trouble is most likely to be afoot." Kai commented as her Digimon were even a bit scared by how accurately she predicted their reactions.
"It's true, Mach is a bit too happy for races, he'd probably do anything for the thrill to win. Easier to just go along with the race to let him get it out of his system." The Missies commented as they agreed with Kai's assessment. "I am not gonna argue, Mach was a freelance courier, he basically worked for several companies on a case by case basis and only took the tougher jobs for land based Digimon. He took any training chance he could get. Winning every single racing tournament in the Digital World is his life's goal aside from being the first to reach a new level of speed." Tera said as she shed some light into Mach's backstory. As she spoke there was some admiration and even a twinge of jealousy towards the motorcycle based Digimon in her voice.
Meanwhile Diggy was patting Fuzz's shead gently with the soft palms, keeping care not to accidentally touch him with her drills. "I dunno, Kima's nice and all but something about Kai doesn't smell right to me. Don't get me wrong, I'd probably be dead without her, but apparently her origins come from nothing good and she's supposedly different from a manipulator parent; but she sounds just like if not a worse one at times, keeping people at bay while being in control over herself and certain situations, it's like she built seventy walls between her and her soul and turned them into a labyrinth of false emotions." She commented before gesturing to her own eyes.
"I can't see her pretty eyes and face so I have a more, unique insight into people as a pretty face means little to me. I can read breathes, intricate natures of body language, tone, she's an expert at manipulating her body for sure but someone like me picks up on stuff. Not saying she's a bad person but she's just so.. protected it's hard to open up, both from and to her." Diggy commented.
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