Kamushi's Playtime (DATS Case)

Rap, rap, rap. "Hmm?" Tadayoshi was about two hundred pages deep in his English language textbook when the soft but sharp bumps on his window distracted his attention. His bedroom was rather small and unassuming, filled with only necessities: bed, obviously, but also a well-supplied desk complete with a lamp, his dresser, and of course a wall-mounted bookshelf that was full to bursting. Not a single book on it looked fresh and new no matter its actual age, not because they were poorly taken care of but because they were well used.

Tadayoshi peered over his shoulder as if expecting his father to walk in then, but that was absurd. The man was gone for the night. That meant that, despite Tadayoshi's instincts, it appeared safe to open the window. He proceeded to hold one arm out to help the one outside climb in, but they didn't need any help. They had all the upper body strength they needed and pull their own self up unassisted and then some. "What are you doing here?" The question was polite and unassuming; Tadayoshi trusted the intruder.

"Just wanted to see your digs, boss. Nice stuff." The Strabimon Dakota looked around in wonder at Tadayoshi's bedroom. "Kinda cramped, though. You'd rather live here than HQ with the rest of us?"

"Anyway. Got bored. Most of the guys are lounging around." Well, it was almost 17:30. Not too busy a time of the day. "Figured you'd be up studying, thought you could use a break... like, really."

Most days, Tadayoshi might have been repulsed by the idea of putting social interaction before his studying, but lately he's been rather enjoying a little personal freedom. That, and this wolf's effortlessly charming smile was hard to say no to, even if every single tooth in it was sharp enough to tear flesh.

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Not all Silence was resting. The MetalKoromon, for example, were all crowded around an electrical outlet and taking turns charging themselves from it. Commandramon was sparring with the Rocketmon twins (employing rubber bullets, naturally). The Searchmon Kamushi was...

...Where was Kamushi?

Everyone on Tadayoshi's team already knew who he was. He was a prankster, a delinquent. Nonetheless, they also thought that he had gotten the message: no more human world hijinx. He even said so himself. Still... he was restless. Things were quiet, especially since DATS came into town. Somehow Digimon disrupted Golden Week in a very public manner, and no one even told Tadayoshi until it was all over! Maybe that was a testament to just how little he was needed lately. Well, that was no good for the Searchmon. He was bored! Everyone was bored!

Around this time of day, most of the Japanese working populace was either nearing the end of its workday or trying to catch up on the last of their tasks just after its conclusion. In either case, they were having a bad time. The little Searchmon couldn't believe he'd never thought of it before! 50 feet was usually his limit for disrupting electronics. But now? He'd found a weak point to do a lot more damage: a random office building's data center. He could play with the entire skyscraper from here! "Kehehehehehe bzzzzzzt! This is gonna be fun!" From his spot on the ceiling, Searchmon began to emit a high-pitched whir that grew in pitch still higher over time. "Three... two... one..."

Every light in the room shut off at the apex. A lot of lights in the rest of the building went dark, too. Kamushi's electronics jammer had really done a number! All over the building computers were malfunctioning or shutting down entirely from top to bottom. Phones weren't working. Lights were flickering or cutting out. It was chaos. Lots of people were losing their work and having no idea why. The entire intranet was compromised!

Of course, it was all harmless fun, right? Humans could fix it all and get back to it eventually, and no one got injured. What was the worst that could happen?

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