Digging for Fossils! [Amelie/Elliot/Tetsu] [Career]

Nee-chan? That was a new one, but not a bad nickname! She pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose with her index finger.
"I cannot say for sure, but I have this theory: Digimon are data, yes? And the Digital World is a digital network at its core, right? So, it would only be logical for this network to contain remnants of data files: abandoned articles, pictures that were never used, etc! What if, and this is the point, what if this remnant data coalesces, but since this data was never actually used it does not coalesce into a *living* creature, but rather something already *dead*! A fossil! So these fossils would be the remains of remnant data trying to become Digimon but failing due to a lack of a "life spark"!"
This theory could be total and utter bollocks, but Ayumi did like how it sounded.

As for Solomon, he shook his head again.
"I do not consider this shameless impersonation. Rather, to me, it is a human being able to resonate with Digimon so well they can turn their digital body into one. To me, Spirit Users understand Digimon very well. And clearly value them a lot as they willingly turn their body into one."

Amelie could feel that there was some kind of agitation between Tetsu and Ayumi; probably they were talking about something like their findings or a similar topic; her interest was piqued, but it wasn't like she could do anything in regards to it, except asking later what all the fuss was about. For now, it wasn't like that mattered all that much. Right now, Driftermon was in a conversation with Solomon, and despite the topic not being... the happiest out there, it was something she didn't mind tackling while conversing. Well, 'conversing'.

Or, well, somewhat. "That is a pretty noble definition. I can't say I am not flattered by it." However... "I don't believe I resonate with or understand this digimon particularly well. One could say this has been... trial and error, over and over again; take you can only imagine how it is for your perception to be altered heavily by the mere fact of evolving? It can be a little frightening at times. I appreciate that you appreciate it, though."

Not to say that... willingly? For some reason, she didn't like the sound of that word. But, for now, she wouldn't voice that opinion. It wasn't like she wanted to sound too glum.

When hearing what Ayumi have to say, Tetsu rubbed his chin. So the theory is plausible? Then... the boy suddenly have some strange idea. "...Come to think of it, if bones and whatnots are artifact without power... could it mean that there could be a way to make an artifact that have effects outta these artifacts that got no effects?"

"...Huh, now that you said it, perhaps each one of these artifacts have no power of their own, but if they're united... it might be what artifacts are actually are. You know, the type that can be united into one single artifact with a great effect..."

"But what about Digimentals?" Tetsu asked.

"Digimentals, huh... Come to think of it, that's also weird... in a strange way like there exist two or four per person... that alone makes it sounds like the Digital World giving you personal artifact that only you can use... AFTER you're summoned... or BEFORE that..."

"...And there's this..." Tetsu took out the crest and tag from under his shirt, showing it.

"Ah right, that helped us to go to perfect level.... hmmm, it's so mysterious..."

But back to digging! Tetsu isn't sure that this could be a Tylomon anymore...

"...This looks kind of... Deckerdramon sort?" he offered his hypothesis.

Ayumi nodded, and noted down the banter between Gryz and Tetsu.
"Yes, yes, those are all amazing theories! I gotta test them all once this thing is back at the lab! Maybe we -can- extract some sort of artifact from its data! Speaking of which..."
She pulled out her Digivice.
"I modified my Super Scanner to allow me to get very rough information on the lifeform this used to be when I scan it! Just the name, attribute and level, but at least the scan will be instantaneous! Let's see..."
She pointed the scanner at the fossil and watched as colourful shapes ran across the screen. Then, the info appeared, in strange, pixelated text:

N͡AM͟E:͝ MO͝S̶A.M̛ON͡
LE̶V̢EĻ: M̶EG͠À
͡AT̀T͠RIB̢ÙTE:̀ ͏DA̢TA

Huh, this was very strange.


Solomon closed his eyes and hissed at the strange sensation of this Digimon trying to invade his mind. Clearly, not a very social sort. Regardless, he kept the connection ust a little while longer to tell Driftermon the following:
"I will. But if you ever change your mind, I will always have an open ear for you."
Then, he removed the tendril from his head, plopping down in the salt and catching his breath.

Solomon decided to sever the link at a correct time; while Driftermon didn't look like it would try to forcefully to restart it, the intentions the digimon had while they were connected had been... less than pure, so to say.

For a second, its body seemed to freeze; maybe there was some kind of struggle there? Or maybe two occupants of the same body were having a... 'conversation', so to say. In the end, Driftermon's body relaxed, finally adopting the slight mannerisms Amelie had displayed while in charge. For now, however, the digimon didn't show any intent of restarting contact with Solomon.

Was it due to just being afraid of the scene that had just transpired? Or there were other reasons? It wasn't an understatement to say that, right now, her mind was a bit of a mess; who would say a body switching occupants could be so... confusing.

On a happier note, the teenager found a silver lining of sorts at how animatedly Tetsu and Ayumi seemed to be talking. Maybe they had stumbled into a big discovery? That would be awesome.

Tetsu and Gryz become slightly less alarmed after what Solomon said. Gryz... wondered if it's just an attempt to shoo off any thoughts that might come to his head about problem the lass might have with her spirit. Hmmm... while Ayumi gave the partner the water bottle, Gryz and Tetsu instead opted to be in the hole and try to see if there are more objects here.

"...Hmmm... There are seem more and more fossils popping out," Tetsu commented. Right afterward, Ayumi gets back inside the hole and assembled it. It looked great if he have to say. Make him wonder if there is a way to revive this mon or something...

Either way, it's seem that their digging just began.

"...Say, is it just me or this felt like... a puzzle? Like, maybe they call each other when they're completed?" Tetsu commented, referring to the newly poking out bones and whatnots.

Ayumi looked up from her dig, and grinned.
"Of course it's like a puzzle! That's what fossils are all about! Find the parts, and assemble it! As for reviving them, well, I had planned on that, too! Once we have our base, I wanna build a machine that reads the data of the fossils and restores them to life!"
Careful not to disturb the first fossil, Ayumi began to dig out the golden object. It soon turned out to be a large -tooth-.

After sating his thirst, Solomon watched the horizon. He didn't want to try and talk with Amelie again, lest Driftermon objected. He didn't want to disturb him, nor did he want Amelie to suffer under that. Pulling his attention away from her did alert him to small fountains of salt emerging nearby. Hmmm, curious. He gently poked Amelie to point at them.