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The City of Dark Stone [Complete]
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 7, 2019 9:50:37 GMT
Anzu’s explanation kinda made sense; The term ‘council’ implied that multiple people were part of it, and they each handled different tasks. One of them was apparently Anzu’s own Tamer. “Your Tamer that’s not currently in the city, huh? So, I take it that those other individuals are mostly Digimon? Are they also demonic like you?” Yuko genuinely asked, thinking it was a safe assumption that a city in the Digital World made for the Digimon of the Dark Area would also be ran primarily by Digimon. Right?
“What I want to know is what my two favorite Devimon have been up to lately!” Jokermon changed the subjects, looking towards his old allies with a wide smile. “DUUUUUDE!! We’ve been hitting the waves, cooling down under the hot sun and hanging out with babes in bikinis!” MarineDevimon’s big head excitedly exclaimed, before his shark-toothed smile dropped into a sad frown. “Truth is, we haven’t been doing any of those things, dude. It’s just the usual…” “That is, chaos! And mayhem!” IceDevimon completed the other’s sentence. “Ooooh, I love chaos and mayhem!” The Clown Prince vibrated on his seat. “We’ve also been doing mercenary work.” The frozen hellspawn added. “You should drop by Ogremon’s Mercenary Agency. In Terminus. He’ll make you a nice discount.”
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Post by Akemi & Anzu on Nov 12, 2019 18:12:08 GMT
"No, no, she's -in- the city. Just not where I'm at right now. That make more sense?" Anzu had felt like her wording was misinterpreted somewhere, and that simply would not do. "And no, you'll find a good number of them are...just like you, actually. Between myself and another one of the members, there's only two proper tamers in the whole council. Otherwise it's just Spirit Wielders. Kind of scary, isn't it? Knowing the management is a bunch of people employing ghosts for their own gain and all."
A pause. "Well, I don't actually know how spirits work, so I can't say if it's for their own gain or that of the spirits. We used to have a guy with a clown spirit, funnily enough, but I forgot what happened to him. Kinda boring person." Anzu yaaaawned, before she looked to the two Devimon. "That agency's one way to make a living, nice pick. I've got a friend there, Sistermon by the name of Priere, seen her around lately? I wonder how she's doing."
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 12, 2019 20:09:36 GMT
The Japanese delinquent listened to Anzu’s explanation, showing some interest. According to the friendly baphomet, there were only two Tamers in the Deeplane City Council, with the rest of their members being either tamer-less Digimon or a thing called ‘Spirit Wielders’. Having yet to meet a certain gender-swapping cat, Yuko was not familiar with that class. Apparently it had something to do with ghosts? “Wow, spooky!” The girl exclaimed, unintentionally plagiarizing IceDevimon’s catchphrase.
Meanwhile, Jokermon was intrigued by the mention of a clown spirit. “Hah! If he was ‘boring’, then clearly he wasn’t clowning correctly!” The demonic jester remarked, laughing haughtily. “I’m having a hard time believing that anything involving Digimon could be boring.” Yuko commented, as she gestured around them. “I mean, just in this table, we have a clown who’s also occasionally a vampire, a satanic goat and a devil in a white jumpsuit! How can anyone get bored in this world?” “Don’t forget the totally radical tentacle monster, dude!” MarineDevimon yelled from all the way at the doorway.
IceDevimon had seemingly spaced out, living in his own little, cowbell-filled world, until Anzu asked him if he had ever met a Sistermon called Priere. “Take a look at my face. Do I look like the kind of guy. Who would hang out. With a nun?” The frost demon answered.
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Post by Akemi & Anzu on Nov 18, 2019 7:58:36 GMT
"Yeah, it is pretty spooky, especially when you realize the spirits themselves can have any kind of disposition, be it benign or maligned. Of course, it then loses all the spooky when you realize this means humans can turn into Digi-werewolves and stuff." Anzu capped that off with a shrug.
She then looked to Jokermon. "So boring that he was beneath my notice. I didn't even notice the maggot was gone. I think one of my tamer's friends pushed him off the side of an airship. I'm unsure, truly." She then opted to continue responding to Yuko. "Well, Digimon themselves can't really be boring, but there are a few who have some rather off-putting dispositions or are just plain irritating to deal with. Of course, being around such extraordinary things means you eventually get used to them. And when that happens, I suspect that's when boredom itself happens."
And then.
She stared at IceDevimon. She stared him dead in the eyes. "Yes, actually." Anzu replied. With every bit of sass she could muster.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 18, 2019 10:25:45 GMT
The information that Spirits could be benign as well as malign wasn’t of much use now, but it would be a useful reference to have in the near future, when Yuko was gonna meet a Spirit User who was getting outright abused by her Spirits by having agency of her own body taken away from her. All in all, it was seriously messed up stuff! No amount of Digi-werewolves - awesome as that premise was - could make this sound less creepy.
“Can you please not use the word maggot? It brings back unpleasant memories…” The young hooligan requested, visibly shuddering at the mere mention of the word. “Pushed off an airship? What a hilarious way to go!” Jokermon jovially said, before it dawned on him that Yuko didn’t like him being - in her own words - an insensitive prick. “I mean… What a tragic way to go! Oh, the tragedy! So sad, so sad…” He corrected himself, shedding some fake tears.
The young Tamer was more interested in what Anzu had to say, though, nodding in understanding. “Right. I guess you guys were born in this world, so that stuff all seems pretty normal to you, huh? What would qualify as ‘extraordinary’ to you anyway?” She asked the friendly satanic goat.
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Post by Akemi & Anzu on Nov 19, 2019 22:16:53 GMT
"Sorry, sorry, I had a much worse word in mind, but it really isn't the most kind word to use...Then again, neither is -that- word." Anzu mused aloud. "It really wasn't that tragic, either! Like I said, this involuntary celibate was so goddamn boring that nobody noticed he was gone until like, two days after that mission."
Insensitive or not, it seemed like Anzu did not like this person. "What would qualify as extraordinary, you say? Good question--there's a number of extraordinary phenomenon in this world...The four Sovereign, entities akin to them in magnitude...I'd say something like the Royal Knights or the Demon Lords. Digimon so powerful that they're considered to be -the- textbook example of their species. Though, the mythology behind some species of Digimon is also pretty interesting to delve int--" Anzu was about to continue on a ramble, when something buzzed in her pocket.
"Oh. Um. One second." The Mephistomon X uttered, as she reached in there and pulled out a D-Terminal, clicking a single button to be greeted with...Not a booming voice, but a rather quiet-sounding, feminine one. "Hey, just wanted to let you know I finished going through those files you left me--...Are you at Dendy's?"
The educated might be able to guess that this was Anzu's tamer. Speaking of Anzu? "Yeah, I'm showing a few people around and decided to treat them to lunch." The baphomet clarified before she turned the screen of the D-Terminal around to show the face--a girl with a hat, to the crowd.
"Did...you find a circus or a twin tamer? Wait, uh. Shit. Sorry. Hi, I'm Akemi." The girl on the screen waved. If this was a call, then...where was she actually? It looked like an office with the same lighting that permeated the rest of Deeplane.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 21, 2019 0:06:23 GMT
“Oh, so he was an incel. In that case, good riddance!” Yuko said with a scowl. “Indeed! That’s what you get when you don’t respect women.” Jokah added with a sage-like nod. “You can say that again!” IceDevimon finally chimed in. “That’s what you get when you don’t respect women.” The clown repeated.
The Mephistomon-X listed the things that she would call ‘extraordinary’, which apparently included Demon Lords, the Four Sovereigns and the Royal Knights. “Ugh! Don’t remind me of those detestable dogs of Yggdrasil!” Jokermon sneered in disgust. “I dunno about any knights or sovereigns, but we did actually run into a Demon Lord some time ago… he threw a fucking island at us!” Yuko revealed. “Ah, yes. Catching up with Lucy was such a delight!” The flamboyant jester added, smiling widely.
Anzu then got a call on her D-Terminal. Oh look, a useless device actually having a use for once! It was actually a call from her very own Tamer, who mistook Jokah and the gang for a circus troupe. “Heh. Sorry, no circus here! Just a regular Tamer.” The Japanese delinquent waved back at the screen. “But yeah, we ran into Anzu and she told us she had a Tamer. It’s nice to kinda meet you face to face, Akemi-san. I’m Himura Yuko.” “And I’m Jokah-sama, the Demon King of the Digital World!”
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Post by Akemi & Anzu on Nov 28, 2019 20:19:02 GMT
"Well, yes, you do need to respect women. Hell, you need to respect anyone in order to receive respect in return, no? At least, that's how Akemi puts it..." Anzu murmured, before she went completely silent at the notion that Jokermon of all people, this fucking clown met the Demon Lord of Pride himself.
One could swear the word impressive escaped the skull of the Baphomet for but a moment.
Meanwhile, on the screen of the D-Terminal, Akemi could be seen sighing in relief. Okay, she didn't completely botch up introductions. Or first impressions, or however that went. "This isn't really face-to-face, but...I get what you mean." She nodded. "I'm Amaya Akemi, it's nice to meet you, Himura-san, and...Jokah?" She repeated that to herself a few times. Weird name, but okay.
"How're you enjoying Deeplane? I sincerely hope that Anzu hasn't been too much trouble...She's a huge source of stress sometimes." The teenager explained, which elicited a glare from the Baphomet. "Says you." She muttered.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Nov 28, 2019 22:51:35 GMT
Yuko was a bit confused by Akemi’s question at first, slightly tilting her head as such. “How’s Deeplane? Oh, right! You kinda run this place, don’t you? Sorry, it just feels a little strange to talk to you like this. I guess I pictured a person in your position looking a bit older? Not that I’m complaining, mind you. This certainly beats having to talk to some boomer.” And a boomer Akemi was certainly not. In fact, she looked like she was about the same age as Yuko. “Can we not use the word boomer here? Whatever happened to respecting everyone equally?” Jokermon objected with a big, grumpy pout. “It’s the law. Of the jungle, Jokah-sama. It’s wild!” IceDevimon consoled the sad clown, outstretching his long arm to pat his shoulder.
“Anyway, yeah. We’re having a decent time here. Anzu-san has been pretty helpful, and I guess she’s fun to hang around too.” Yuko replied to her fellow Tamer, noticing through the D-Terminal’s screen that she seemed to be inside some kind of office. “So… you were working over there?” The delinquent girl asked.
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Post by Akemi & Anzu on Dec 11, 2019 7:59:06 GMT
"No, not really." Akemi clarified. "I'm just among the people that run this place--one of the council members. I think I'm actually one of the younger girls in this position...And yeah, it is weird to be talking to someone solely via a D-Terminal...I could head over there if you want? Fresh air could be nice..." The girl was visibly contemplating that.
"I mean, like it or not, we're basically gonna be boomers no matter what given how long-lived some of us are..." Anzu murmured. It probably was not very visible, if at all, but Yuko's nice comments did seem to lighten the baphomet's mood up some. "Awwww."
Akemi meanwhile nodded. "Correct. Just looking over some files and some reports from Anzu's...I wanna say cronies but they're less that and more unpaid attack dogs that can talk and sometimes ask me questions. DexDorugamon weird me out...And one of them even turned into a DexDorugreymon, too." The girl shook her head. Enough of that, probably. "Basically, office work's a bore but it's a necessary bore."
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Post by Yuko Himura on Dec 12, 2019 14:25:54 GMT
Jokah harrumphed at Anzu’s words, his pout only growing more exaggerated and more comical as a result. “Hmph! For your information, I don’t feel old at all. I may be over a thousand digital years old, but I feel youthful as a fruit!” The flamboyant jester claimed. “Yeah, you’re really fruity alright!” Yuko quipped, smirking at her partner’s frustration that she knew for a fact was just him craving attention.
Meanwhile on the D-Terminal screen, Akemi lamented how she had to keep an eye on Anzu’s DexDorugoramon (and DexDorugreymon) minions, while she would rather get some fresh air outside her office. “I feel you there. Jokah’s allies give me a headache too, and I only met them just now!” The colorful-haired Tamer said with a smirk, but also a look of sympathy towards her overworked peer.
Speaking of Jokermon’s allies, MarineDevimon’s massive head popped through the restaurant’s doorway again. “Duuuuude, that’s totally bogus! We should all get some fresh air! Let’s have a tubular time outside, baby! Woooo!” The tentacled sea demon howled in excitement. “Right…” A noticeable sweatdrop appeared on Yuko’s forehead, before turning back to the Mephistomon-X and her remote Tamer. “I guess since we’re done eating, we can probably check outta here. Do you guys know any places in the city where we can have some outdoors fun?” She asked them both.
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Post by Akemi & Anzu on Dec 16, 2019 0:56:23 GMT
"...Dang, and I thought I was the only one who's tamer roasts her." Anzu commented towards Yuko's quip, before letting out a veeery audible snicker. Not necessarily snickering like a hyena, but you'd be forgiven if you saw it that way. Akemi herself let out a chuckle. "It's enough dealing with one Digimon as a partner, dealing with their friends is something else entirely." A pause.
Well, that pause lasted enough for MarineDevimon to stick his head in and yell about having a time outside. "I. Uh. ...What was that?" Akemi could be observed on the screen blinking, before Anzu replied, "MarineDevimon. He's kind of huge." "...So he's fat?" The teenager replied. Out loud.
"Nah, just thick."
"Anyways, the entertainment district is the east one...There's a whole amusement park there, apparently? I've never gone to check..." Akemi stated through the D-Terminal. Turns out there was, in fact, more to the whole city. What would Yuko do with this newfound knowledge? "...I could meet you there if need be?" Akemi decided to add that.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Dec 20, 2019 14:13:25 GMT
Jokah glared at Anzu, as the latter snickered generously over the roast he had received from his own Tamer no less. “Quiet, you darn baphomet! The only one allowed to laugh at the expense of my glorious person is Yuko and no-one else!” The demonic jester grumpily retorted, throwing a playing card right into the ridge of the Mephistomon-X’s hollow nose.
“I’m neither fat nor thick, babe! I’m slick like a squid and tall as a surfing wave!” MarineDevimon meanwhile responded to the uncalled for body shaming. If he could flex his muscles to impress the two human girls, he would. Alas, his limbs were too thick muscular to fit through the narrow doorway.
Akemi proposed that they checked out the entertainment district and that she would meet them outside the amusement park. “Sounds like a plan!” Yuko gladly nodded, as she stood up and turned towards Akemi’s caprine partner. “You’ll be coming too, right Anzu-san? We’ll get there faster with you as our guide, after all.” She asked the skeletal goat-woman.
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Post by Akemi & Anzu on Dec 27, 2019 9:35:59 GMT
"I take your decree, and I spit upon it." Anzu replied towards Joker, sticking her tongue out as she caught the playing card with some -quick- dexterity, before she glanced back to the D-Terminal. "No, no, as in he's really tall. Huge. Like...ah...What's it called? Big lizard that terrorizes Tokyo in a movie."
Akemi quickly answered -that- one. "Godzilla?" Anzu then snapped her fingers. "That! He's just tall but not as tall as Godzilla...I think? Gonna need a huge ruler for that one..." The Baphomet glanced back towards the doorway. "Cool metaphors, though."
Anywho. Akemi could be seen nodding on the screen. "Alright, I'll hang up and meet you there. ...I'm probably gonna be easy to pick out from a distance. Pretty sure my digivice helps with that, too..." She stated as the call quickly cut out/was hung up. Anzu herself rose from her seat, and stretched, her wings flapping some. "Hmmm...." While that was played up for the sake of drama...
"Sure." Her answer was already pretty obvious. She had served as a guide thus far, obviously she should see her company to the end, right? "Come along, my...uh. Circus? ...What do I even call you four?" She asked out loud as she moved to exit the building, and hopefully start leading Yuko and co. towards the entertainment district.
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Post by Yuko Himura on Dec 27, 2019 22:11:57 GMT
Despite being part skeleton, Mephistomon-X had a tongue. That was probably one of those obscure Digimon trivia that Yuko could live without knowing about, but more importantly she had to speak up about the obvious tension between the two fellow demons. “Lop-chan, Titania, Musimon and now Anzu. Do you have some kind of vendetta against partnered Digimon or what?” The teenage Tamer mildly scolded her jester-like partner. “Oh please, I’m just playing around this time.” Jokermon defended himself, smirking widely at the demonic goat-woman. “Unlike those other examples you mentioned, Ms. Anzu can actually take a joke, isn’t that so?”
Anyway, it looked like their next destination had been decided. After all, Deeplane City looked interesting enough that Yuko was willing to prolong their stay, especially if amusement parks were involved. They even convinced Anzu to guide them there, which… honestly wasn’t as difficult as the young hooligan thought it would be. Were all demonic Digimon weak to flattery? “Alright, lead the way! As for a name…” The girl tried to come up with one, only to be interrupted by the others. “The Commedia dell’Arte!” “The Blue Syakomon Cult!” “The Whitewater Five-O!” “... I think Circus works just fine.”
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