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Shibuya Station [B]: Subway Tension
yuukz
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Post by yuukz on Apr 7, 2020 5:29:19 GMT
It was a bad day considering it was Japanese’s first days of the new school year. Normally, today is the time where many students, from college age to elementary school would have boarded the train to commute to their schools… The next day, probably they’ll return to class and board the train again, repeating this tedious day to day… Yes, at this time usually the student and office worker would have rode the train and returned home... ...But that day, an unprecedented event happened. The Shibuya Terminal is blockaded. Those that wanted to catch the 7PM train would have to wait. This definitely caused an unrest and wave of annoyances. Many started to protest this blockade, but what can they do? The police were requested to standby on the front while the DATS squad was being deployed from inside their riot car. Agent Maria was not happy, definitely. It’s one thing to attack in golden week, but it’s another thing to attack in such timing. It was cowardly, it was just amoral… yet, here she is, she cannot charge there to the subway level without knowing prior whether help is coming… or something even worse would come. The agent bit her lower lip in frustration.
“Ma’am, please understand, you’re one of DATS agents. Your presence there is what they want, and in this situation you will lose if you head there without preparation!” a riot squad member told her. “I know… I know that!” Maria is currently holed up in the security room. The monitors are focused on various men, mostly office workers, tied up. There are several Digimons on the platforms. An Arkadimon, a Vemmon, a Metallife Kuwagamon, a Dark Volumon, and a Giromon… those are the opponents… but even then they’re just the mook. The big boss meanwhile stood in front of the hostage, unmoving. It’s one thing to threaten to kill the humans, but no… this Knightmon simply stood there, in silence. His presence instilled a sense of pressure that Maria has never felt before… Why? She has no idea, but she really hopes that her help will be here soon. This is frustrating. This is absolutely maddening. “I have words for the cowardly DATS who are watching us from the safe spot:” the Knightmon suddenly spoke “...How does it feel to be cornered like this? However unlike you who just enslaved our kind without caring whether they’re Child stage or Adult stage or higher, we only took hostage of your men. They will be released as long as you cede to our demand to duel… and to cease policing Digital World as if it’s your own ground. We have accepted your kind as an element in our society, yet why are we always the one blamed when everything goes wrong? Why don’t you take responsibility for once, you craven? Dishonorable as you find this, you may protest to your predecessor, and to your own government for their past transgression…”...Fuck, so that’s what he’s after. By saying that he implies “this doesn’t need to involve hostages, but here you are, being the cowards who don’t want to cede to our demands, and now these people must be inconvenienced.”The fact that he’s saying that they will be released soon after their demand is met means the threatened hostages will be swayed to the Digimon side if they dilly-dally.
“Kuh…! This wasn’t supposed to be like this! I’m heading there!” “But Ma’am!” “We can’t dilly dally! The people’s trust in us will plummet if we let them stay in that situation for a prolonged amount of time! ...Two of you, come with me. The other two will stay in case the chosen come, and then guide them to the platform via the maintenance entry. Let’s move out!”
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Post by Hisato and Bad Company on Apr 7, 2020 5:50:11 GMT
Yeah, let's put this how it was.
This was NOT HOW Hisato Aizawa expected his first day of school for this year to go. He was on his way home with Scarab unrealized before he received a message on his D-Terminal, a message that...Scarab read out loud and practically went "Okay, we need to go there. Right now." They were already pretty close to the subway, and this Hackmon sent a directive to head through the tunnel.
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So. That was what he had been up to for the past couple of minutes. He knew a way through to a tunnel in the train station, so he was going to head there and take advantage of the fact that according to this message, the Trailmon were stopped. In the darkness of the tunnels, he brought Scarab out and kept moving. "...Why're you so insistent on helping out here?"
"...I don't know. I don't like them, but they spared my life when I was incarcerated by them." Scarab admitted. "...Plus, I'm going to be blunt with you, if they have to call for OUTSIDE HELP for real this time? Circumstances must be dire." The azure worm had a point.
"That aside, who are we looking for?" Hisato inquired. "Probably cops. Riot guys. They have a uniform. Now, do me a favor and shut the fuck up, don't get us spotted." Scarab hissed. So, yeah.
This was their evening. On foot. In a tunnel. Looking for cops of all things. Eventually, they found themselves at the surface level of the station, and took note of Riot Squad members and the departing agent. "Hey. We got the message. We're here to help. What's the situation up there?" Hisato addressed them quiiiite firmly as they approached.
...The Riot Squad might recognize Scarab. Or they might not. Who knows? Hopefully there'd be other people coming in soon. This'd be harrowing to do alone.
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Post by Vergil on Apr 7, 2020 6:50:28 GMT
When the message from DATS appeared on his Tamernet, Justice was beyond enraged, so enraged in fact he almost discarded the message entirely. Today not only marked the one year anniversary since coming to Japan from the America, but today marked the day in which he began college university as a Sophmore. Today had been a good day so far. He was even planning something special for Palicae and his two Digimon, Vee and Gummy.
But as he left the university grounds after a quick bite, that damn message popped up, from DATS of all people. They had a lot of fucking nerve messaging him after what happen in Golden Week last year. Back then, the director of DATS threatened to not only delete Vee and Gummy, but also ruin any chances of having a future if he didn't bent to their demands. This enraged Justice so much that he would have done something unspeakable to the man had not some of the allies who helped during that incident restrained him.
He had thought he would never heard from them again, but with a threat like that looming, despite him wanting to ignore it to spite DATS, so they could be responsible for their own mess, the pure heart within him told him not to. Plus he was an AEGIS agent, so their was no way in hell he was gonna ignore it anyway.
Reaching Shibuya Terminal, he found the entire station was blocked off, with no way to get in or out. Luckily for Justice, he knew of a locked entrance to an abandoned tunnel that would lead into the main tunnel. Finding it, he had Vee give a good old fashion Vee Heabutt to knock the door off its hinge and proceeded in.
Now in the darkness, Justice took out his hoverboard and went full speed following the tracks, with Vee sitting on his shoulders and Gummy on the hoverboard holding onto his pants for good measure.
"So Specs, why in the hell do you wanna help those guys?" Gummy asked. "I mean you didn't forget what happened last time, right? I'm pretty sure they have buttloads of agents to take care of this."
"Fuck no, I didn't forget!" Justice responded. "But seeing as though it was a message to all Tamers in the city, that means their asses are in some really deep shit this time. No surprise there. Their fuck-ups are finally catching up to them in the worst way imaginable."
"Yeah," Vee concurred. "Plus since we joined AEGIS, we gotta make sure these bad Digimon don't do any harm to innocent humans. So like it or not, we gotta help them, no matter what."
Reaching the end of the tunnel, the three of them hopped off the hoverboard with Justice compacting it to a size that he can carry on his back. They walked up the main stairs and found themselves at the entry level of the station; the floor was voided of any human activity. One of the most populous place in Shibuya was now empty, with police lights highlighted in the windows in the far back. They said a few Riot Squad enforcers along with a glance of a familiar agent taking off: Agent Maria.
The three of them sprinted up to the Riot Squad agents, who were already with a Tamer and his Digimon. Justice expected the officers to point their weapons at the three of them, considering that he was probably on their shit list. Before they could, he pulled out his AEGIS badge. "Justice Tibbs. I'm with the Intel and Investigation Division at AEGIS, but I'm pretty sure you guys already know us since your boss has dirt on me. And frankly, he can kiss my ass. Now what's the situation we're about to deal with."
He could have been a bit more respectful since these officers were just doing their job, but with the exception of Maria, whom he had prior contact with, respect for anything DATS related flew out the window and got ran over by a tractor trailer. He wasn't here to make amends with them; he was here to do his job and save innocents caught in all this.
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Post by Kenny O'Hara and Skadi on Apr 7, 2020 9:56:43 GMT
Of all the times that that message from DATS had to be sent, it was just after dinnertime, and just before he and Skadi could do the dishes. Of course, The two in good graces with DATS, especially as members of KIZNA, and after Golden Week and the talk on the GranLocomon, to boot, but now? With this intense situation happening all of a sudden, they had to go there as fast as possible.
Thankfully for the both of them, they had a perfectly good shortcut on their hands. One talk with dad promising to do the dishes when he got back, followed by a quick dash to his slight pigpen of a room and the summoning of the Digi-port later, and the both of them would find themselves at the entry level of the station themselves. And that was just the easy part.
Deep breaths could be heard from Kenny as he and Skadi emerged from the portal. It was just a thing he tended to do in a stressful situation like this. Ryouta's words still rang from within his head; too much stress could easily lead to a nasty domino effect of panic, and in a highly-tense situation like this, with hostages on the line, it was far from desirable to let this happen.
Normally, Skadi would've taken the time to happily wave to Hisato and Scarab, but in a tense situation like this, all she did was give him a smile and nod in acknowledgement, before following Kenny to the Riot Squad members. Like Justice before him, he too would flash his own KIZNA badge at them, "Kenneth O'Hara and Skadi of KIZNA, at your service. We've received your message about the recent situation. Can you please tell us what's happening right now, and where should we go to help? We'll try to help you the best as we can."
Skadi would then nod to them as well, willing to reassure the support she would give to them. Had things really gone that fast since the Golden Week incident? Unlike last time, Kenny would fully do everything he could to ensure not just the safety of the hostages, but for all the people involved, human and Digimon.
Besides, he had past experience and knowledge with DATS on his side, and he knew just what to do with it.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Apr 7, 2020 14:18:32 GMT
Adrian and his partner Shoutmon were beyond shocked to read the message when it appeared on Tamernet. Several Perfect level Digimon appearing, as well as taking hostages? It didn't matter what goal they had, taking people hostage and disturbing the peace and security of others was a huge mistake. Things were bad when even that Hackmon from DATS was asking others for help.
"We can't just sit here while innocent people are in danger," Adrian said. "As much as I don't like DATS, we're gonna have to work with them on this. You ready to go, Shoutmon?"
His partner nodded. "Right. Let's make sure that those creeps are stopped!"
As soon as the two of them reached Shibuya Terminal, with Shoutmon inside of the V-Pet, they would discover that the entire station was blocked off, with no clear way of getting in. "Damn it, what am I going to do now? Wait a second..." Adrian took another look at the message on his D-Terminal. "The rail tunnels, right..."
Adrian sucked up his vehicle using his Digivice before running down the railway tunnels. The trains were all shut down, so he didn't have to worry about being run over at least. After reaching the end of the tunnel, Adrian walked up the stairs to the entry level of the station, which was now devoid of people and it was very disturbing to see such a thing. He looked around and saw a couple of Riot Squad agents, as well as three other Tamers... and two of them looked very familiar.
Nonetheless, Adrian let Shoutmon out of his V-Pet and they ran up to the agents. "We got the message, and we're here to help. My name's Adrian Boriker, and this is my partner Shoutmon."
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Post by Otohime on Apr 7, 2020 14:29:19 GMT
Otohime had not expected today to be yet another day where the grand hero would need to save the day. She'd been to Shibuya to spend some money she'd gotten from her old man for a job well done during their latest house projects. She'd gotten herself a couple of Gunpla, after Jiro had suggested they give building them a try. And, just then, the message popped up on her D-Terminal! ...a message she could only half-read because her kanji skills were still abyssmal. "Uh, Jiro, what's this say?" Her Spirit, that half-transparent Wormmon which inhabited her Spirit totems, looked at the screen. "Ah, there is trouble at Shibuya Terminal! All trains are on lockdown, there appears to be a situation! DATS are there!" "DATS? AW man, not those assholes! But I guess if they wanna help solve the situation, we share a goal for once! We better go there and make sure they don't hurt innocent Digimon!" "D-d-do we always have to help out?" Otohime ran down towards the tunnels, and once out of view of anyone, activated the Human Spirit of Lightning to Digivolve into BlackFairymon, striking a pose. "We're heroes, of course we get involved! Now let's check it out!" She rushed down the tunnel, towards the riot agents, and landed before them, striking a pose that would make any Kamen Rider tear up in pride. "Greetings. I am GranKuwaga Mask, masked avenger of the downtrodden. I have recieved the message. What seems to be the problem?" Other people were here, too. ...including Justice, that asshole. Guess this won't be as easy as she thought! For now, she ignored him. There were more important things to attend.
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Post by Alan Pantell on Apr 7, 2020 18:33:13 GMT
When the message was sent out, Alan the human, and his partner, a Veemon named Levi who always wore a grey ivy cap, were already on a Trailmon headed from Terminus to Rosewood. Alan had handed his D-Terminal off to Levi, who was busying himself exchanging mushy messages with his significant other, as he often did when he was bored. Thanks to this, he was able to notice the very moment the emergency notification appeared.
"Yo, Alan!" he said as he shook his partner to jolt him out of his sleepy window-gazing. "We're gonna have to cut the sleepy window-gazing session short. DATS needs help."
The human broke into a chuckle upon hearing this. His gut reaction never was to assume the worst. "Oh no, the Apartheid Police are in trouble!" "Not with the deportation thing! An immediate threat to the public well-being! It says they've got a hostage situation in Shibuya Station. They've prepared a special Trailmon at Terminus for volunteers to board." "But… we're headed in the wrong direction. Not that I'd trust DATS-prepared inter-global transportation." "We've got the digi-port. We can fast travel to one of the locations outside the rail tunnels."
The idea intrigued Alan, but it made him nervous. "I've... never teleported in the middle of a train ride before. Seems a bit rude to the transportation system. Would it even work when we're moving so fast?" "I bet it would, as long as we point forward.... and close the portal immediately." "I guess we'll have to take the risk."
The next five minutes were spent in relative discomfort, eyes glancing back and forth between the timer and the aisle. When only one minute remained, the pair would get up, the Veemon climbing on the human's back, make sure there were as few people behind them as possible, and aim the digivice, a blue-and-gold D-3, forward. The timer reached zero. Lights shot forth from the digivice's screen, open a rift in space in front of them, which immediately raced towards the pair, or rather, the floor they stood on was racing towards it. They leapt through with their momentum, and closed the portal behind them to avoid taking along any unwilling passengers.
Transferring from a moving Trailmon to still ground was not a smooth transition in the slightest, and they failed to keep their footing as they launched through the exit of the tunnel. Moments before the digi-port closed, two complementary packets of mini-digi-noir landed on their backs. The cart-pushing Burgamon had seen passengers pull this before, and took pride in his trick shots. They stuffed the snacks away and rushed with a beating heart and core to meet up with the rest of the group, where they made a salute and identified themselves to the police, which is something that made them feel very cool and official.
"Alan Pantell. Digimon Tamer." "Levi Pantell. Tamed Digimon. We came as quickly as we could."
They had made the trip in roughly ten to fifteen minutes from the message being sent, but would save pleasantries for later, regardless of how many others had or hadn't shown up before them.
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Post by yuukz on Apr 8, 2020 6:03:19 GMT
Well, this is... quite the colorful cast. The stationed two guards wasn't sure what to say. First the Blue Wormmon that was on their file, albeit he was released soon after. Apparently he "was not directly involved" to the chaos of the Hachiko Square. Next was the guy who they heard was tossing up a storm upon being detained. While that's normal, not sure what's going on that some other Riot Squad member not assigned to Agent Maria whispering about this guy... ...The same with that lady who just posed. The hell, is this some super sentai!? But at least according to other riot squad, she's helping... but why these casts so colorful? They also have no idea who is the guy with the Shoutmon is, so they cannot commentate much.
The two looked at each other, worried. It wasn't until Kenny and Skadi also Alan and Levi entered their sight that they finally sighed in relief. According to the file, the young man and his Vmon was in Agent Maria's assigned area and they helped. While the other one prevented fight from even breaking out in entertainment district. Granted, it was a group effort, but at least they knew they're in good hand... for the meantime.
"Thank you for coming. Please follow us. We'll guide you to Agent Maria directly."
And thus, the two riot squad guided them a maintenance tunnel. Agent Maria was waiting with both of her Sistermons ready at their perfect stage.
"I wish we could trade pleasantries at the moment, but this is not the time... pardon me for being hasty, but I'll explain to you the situation as best as we can. About a few minutes ago, Shibuya Terminal was occupied by several groups of Digimons, believed to be related to the Golden Week incident. They came from the Trailmon level, and then immediately used this station and passengers as their hostage. Currently there are three levels... Outside, handled by Agent Machine, the Trailmon Terminal, where Agent Tiger will spearhead the attack from Digital World side, and finally... ours... The subway level. It'll be very tight and not to mention the enemies are small sized perfect stage exactly because they know they'll be fighting in tight spot like this...
Currently, the group which occupies it is lead by a Knightmon. The... opponents are Vemmon, Arkadimon, Dark Volummon, Giromon, and a Metallife Kuwagamon. There might be more... A this point, we undoubtedly would cause quite the amount of damage.. but please do not cause any collapse if possible.
Either way, as you have known, they have hostages and will ensure their safety if we cede to their demand. They demanded DATS to duel with them... but if it's in this sort of claustrophobic places... Seven against two is a suicide. That's where you come in. I'd like you to ensure the safety of the hostages, and if possible neutralize the threats. I understand that it'll be hard to fight in such small place like this, and we're underground, where the attacks could hit anywhere and causes damage...
...But I'm at loss here what to do. Please, lend us your assistance."
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Post by Hisato and Bad Company on Apr 8, 2020 6:48:55 GMT
Much to what was probably the relief of the DATS personnel present, and especially Hisato himself, people pretty much started to flood in after he and Scarab had arrived, though the latter shared a long and uncomfortable staredown with the agent once they had been led to her (with everyone else).
To the benefit of the two--a good number of these people that had shown up were individuals that were familiar to Hisato or Scarab one way or another. Scarab was at least surprised to see the twin tamer and Kuwaga Mask responding to the call. "Good to see at least two people I can trust to get a job done." Scarab uttered at the sight of Skadi and Kuwaga Mask.
The ONLY one they didn't recognize was that one guy and the Shoutmon. That was probably the only new face. Oh, and the blonde human with the Veemon. Them too. Of course, as the Agent said, there was no time for pleasantries. They'd essentially have to go through a trial by fire.
Hisato took a deep breath as the agent explained the rundown of the situation so far. "So, if I'm to assume I've got this correct...We're trying to ensure the safety of the hostages first and foremost, so we need to figure out how to approach this in a manner that doesn't end up jeopardizing them."
He had never done -that- before, so this was new to him. "My partner and I are at least willing to help. Be it by providing a distraction or otherwise. Does anyone here have any stealth-based abilities? Or cards?" Hisato inquired aloud. This was already a rather tricky situation, and he was silently hoping that there'd be more than one person with a mind for strategy.
Pretty much anything went here.
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Post by Kenny O'Hara and Skadi on Apr 8, 2020 7:48:45 GMT
Well, things had certainly got pretty packed pretty quickly. The arrival of Alan and Levi was a pleasant surprise, and was met with a friendly wave by Kenny himself the moment they came in, while the arrival of the mysterious 'GranKuwaga Mask' made them flinch a little from their pose, lest she accidentally hit them. But a subtle twitch of her ears and subsquent glance and warm smile was enough to tell Scarab, that, yes, Skadi certainly did appreciate that comment.
Regardless, the two would give a simple nod of acknowledgement to the Riot Squad members, and followed them into the maintenance tunnels to meet up with Agent Maria, the only one of the 'Big Three' agents they had yet to meet in the flesh - at least until today. The young man kept a firm stance as he introduced themselves to Maria, flashing his badge once more for reassurance, "Kenneth O'Hara and Skadi of KIZNA. How can we assist you?"
So, apparently, a hostage situation had been taking place, and with that, they would be not only tackling the subway area, but also quite a few Perfect-levels keeping hostages. Something in his brain started to click upon the mention of the 'Golden Week' incident, and how the attackers here demanded for a one-on-one duel with them, right there, in the subway. Kenny would rub his chin briefly, thinking something over, while Skadi turned to address both Hisato and Scarab.
"Well, I think Kenny has the Chameleon Cape card on him, and I have this..." She stated, digging into her wool to pull out Geisterseele to show to the rest, "It can keep me invisible as long as I don't attack or get hit, like so." With just a simple press of the gem, Skadi would vanish from the rest of the group's sight entirely. Only for a brief moment, however, as one more press later, she would return back to normal, completely unchanged.
"But that's what I have on me, for now." She buried the necklace-like artifact back into the deep crevices of her wool, "My SilverGrademon form does allow me to phase through walls easily, so I could possibly sneak in and free the hostages while nobody's looking. But, as I've learnt the hard way with my encounter with the Bleached, it can be a little easier said than done..." She rubbed her arm a little awkwardly. Granted, this was more in a quiet environment, but the poor kid couldn't help but still blame herself for the attack.
Then, Kenny's face lit up, as he snapped his fingers out loud, "Wait a minute. I think we might be able to convince these guys not to go ahead with the duel, and work with them to find a more peaceful solution to their issue. After all, Maria, you did mention that they might be related to the 'Golden Week' incident, right? From what I know, what most, if not all, the attackers had in common was that each of them had their own beef with the old DATS in some way, shape, or form, and tried to get revenge. If this new group are related to the Golden Week incident, or at least have beef with the old DATS, we might be able to convince them you guys aren't like the old DATS at all."
His attention then directly turned over to the DATS agent in question, "Please tell me, Maria. Has anyone in the group told you any specific details about why they captured the hostages and or demanded the duel in the first place? That might be key for us to try and find a more peaceful way out to convince them to free the hostages, and without even leaving a scratch in the subway. I say it might be worth a shot."
Skadi gave a kind smile to the agent, as she added, "I can attest. Back in Golden Week, we helped to stop the attackers from destroying the Entertainment District because we took the time to hear them out and understand them, before explaining to them that you guys aren't like the old nasty DATS from long ago."
Yes, this idea sounded crazy on paper, but the fact that the attackers weren't directly threatening the hostages at gunpoint, at least according to Maria's description, quickly made the two smell a rat. Just why did they get them hostage in the first place, and only asked for a duel, anyways?
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Post by Vergil on Apr 8, 2020 14:51:20 GMT
As expected, Justice, Vee, and Gummy weren't the only ones to answer the message sent out. Joining them, besides the Tamer already here, was Alan and Levi, whom the trio were quite happy to see; Adrian and Shoutmon, who they were pretty cool, despite rarely seeing them around the neighborhood; and Kenny and Skadi, two new faces they never seen before, the sheep Digimon especially. They gave a curious glance at her. Was she a new species of Digimon? Seeing how Justice's AEGIS-upgraded D-Watch was vibrating on his wrist, wanting to scan her into its database, that was most likely the case.
And lastly...that Spirit User from Golden Week, who came in a grandiose entrance, still proclaiming themselves to be a hero, like from a godamm cartoon. Justice merely glared at them, before focusing his attention back to the situation and followed the two guards to Agent Maria.
She then explained the situation at hand. Several groups of Digimon had taken over both stations that connected the two worlds. In here, a group of Perfect-level Digimon had taken passengers as hostages, demanding DATS to duel them. Hearing that they were connected to the Golden Week incident, Justice gave a frustrated sigh. Just when he thought he put that day behind, it comes back creeping on him, only this time ramped up to eleven.
Maria's last comment, however, utterly baffled him. "I'm sorry, you're... 'at a loss here?'" he repeated, tilting his head is a slight angle. He put his fingers at the bridge of his nose before lifting his head back up. "So...you mean to tell me--and no disrespect to you since we're both on positive grounds-- that as an agent, basically an officer, you had never been in this kind of situation before? You have never trained for this scenario to happen here? So instead, you rely on some nineteen-twenty year olds, some in school and others well...playing a false hero persona, to fix what is essentially your organization's mess?"
Justice took a step back and turned to the side, putting his hands on his waist. "There are about 171,476 words in the English language, but none of them could explain the sheer bewilderment and anger I'm feeling right now..."
Vee then grabbed his tamer's hand, slightly squeezing it. "Hey, remember, just take deep breaths. There's no use in getting all worked up where nothing's happened yet." His tone was understanding and gentle. Knowing how Justice had been having mood swings as of late, he figured it was best for him to keep his mind as ease. "Besides, we don't need you to pull another Gummy on us~"
"What the hell's that suppose to mean?" Gummy barked back, making the Veemon wave in a dismissing manner.
Kenny then asked the DATS agent as to why they're demanding the duel in the first place, prompting Justice to answer. "It's simple, really: DATS's main goal--both the old and the new one--is to segregate all Digimon from the human world should the need ever arise. From what I know, the old DATS was more ruthless in the way they were doing things in comparison to now, but the goal's been all the same, no matter how much they dress it up in pretty words." He gave a sharp glare at Maria before continuing. "So since these Digimon were involved in Golden Week last year, they're looking for a round two."
He ponder for a bit, wondering how to tackle the situation. "But I agree; We should try and negotiate them instead of going guns blazing. One false move and they'll execute the hostages. I volunteer myself to be the negotiator, since I, someone coming from an ethnicity that was oppressed for hundreds of years, I can understand where they're coming from." He look around at everyone. "If anyone wants to join, be my guess. If you have a problem with it, say it now, since we're under a time limit here."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on Apr 8, 2020 15:54:09 GMT
Adrian and Shoutmon weren't the last of the "chosen" to have shown up for this distress call. The first to show up was this... very weird Digimon that looked like she was trying to mimic Super Sentai or Kamen Rider, complete with the pose and everything. She seemed very confident in her apparent heroism, but actions spoke louder than words after all. For now, they'd just kinda see "GranKuwaga Mask" as that odd one out.
The next chosen to show up was a face that kind of looked familiar, but not at the same time. He introduced himself as "Alan Pantell: Digimon Tamer", and his partner, who was a Veemon wearing a grey cap, introduced himself as "Levi Pantell: Tamed Digimon". The formality that the two had shown was almost chuckle worthy.
After everyone was assembled, the riot squad led the group down the maintenance tunnel, where a DATS agent and two Sistermons were waiting. Agent Maria explained that several groups of Digimon had entered the terminal, which were believed to be connected to Golden Week. They entered through the Trailmon station and immediately started to take people hostage. Adrian and Shoutmon looked at each other with worry...
Maria continued to explain that the group was led by a Knightmon, with the group also consisting of a Vemmon, Arkadimon, Dark Volummon, Giromon, and a Metallife Kuwagamon. Because the area is so claustrophobic, that's why they sent out the distress signal, to make sure that the hostages are safe.
Adrian already had thoughts racing through his head. Attacking them head-on would definitely result in casualties. It would be better if they could get the hostages to safety before fighting... One of the Tamers asked if anyone had stealth based abilities. Skadi mentioned they have a Chameleon Cape card, and she even had a device that would let her go invisible. "I have a Chameleon Cape card too, maybe we could help with stealth as well."
But then Kenny had an idea. What if there was a peaceful way to end this whole conflict, with no fighting and no hostages being hurt? The way Kenny had phrased it seemed a bit out there, but the idea itself wasn't bad. "We could definitely try to talk it out with them, it doesn't hurt to try."
"But we don't know if they'll even listen, or if they're too blood-thirsty to even want to listen. We should probably think about if it goes down that path as well."
The beginnings of a plan were seemingly being formed. However, Justice started to act a bit off. He started criticizing Maria, claiming that it was pretty stupid to be at a loss for a situation like this, and instead depending on a group of nineteen-twenty year olds to help out. He sounded legitimately angry, too. Adrian wasn't the biggest fan of DATS either, but right now was not the time to get pissy at them. Adrian felt like he needed to step in. "Justice, remember me? Look, I get you probably have some beef with DATS, I'm sure most of us do, but right now isn't the time. We can't be fighting among ourselves when lives are in danger."
"It's also probably not a good idea to anger the lady with the two Perfect level partners? Just a wild guess though."
Justice did state that he agreed on negotiating with the Digimon. He volunteered himself to be the negotiator since he said he knew what it felt like to be oppressed. "I don't know if you're the best person to negotiate with anyone right now Justice, no offense..."
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Post by Otohime on Apr 8, 2020 16:27:48 GMT
There was no more posing when GranKuwaga Mask had heard what the situation was. A hostage situation? That was dangerous, very dangerous indeed! And it was cramped, and the hostage takers were strong! Not a good situation at all! "Ah, a hostage situation you say? And my Beast Mode is too big to fight in here. Perhaps I could- -urp!" In a flash, the Digimon de-digivolved, back into her human form. The young woman looked very confused and upset. "W-w-w-wha? Jiro? What the hell??" The ghostly apparition of the orange Wormmon appeared next to her, and bowed. "R-r-r-yuko-san, I am sorry! B-b-but this is not the time to be GranKuwaga Mask! This requires a lot more finesse! Th-they won't see a human as a danger, but our evolved form might be registered as one!" "But my secret identity...!" "It's fine! I trust Agent Maria! We met her before! I doubt she will tell Director Asshat anything about us!" He blushed a bit over having sworn. Othime sighed. "Well, I trust ya, you're the smart one of us two. Guess we'll come along like this. And make sure someone won't ruin this with his impulsiveness." She did not look at Justice, but the way she worded it made it clear she meant him.
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Post by Alan Pantell on Apr 13, 2020 1:30:25 GMT
Gears began turning in the mind of Alan as they had the situation explained to them. He already had questions he felt he should ask to get them over with:
"Are all of the groups of digimon appearing making the same demand, did they all simply coordinate their timing, or should we ask the hostage-takers themselves?" he said, clearly and concisely.
"I see..." added Levi. "What you're telling us doesn't add up. If what they really want is a duel, then why does it seem like they've conspired to make having that fight actually happen be as inconvenient as possible for everyone involved? I'm concerned, but I'm also just plain curious..."
Once they had said their piece to respond to Maria, Justice spoke his own two cents. Alan and Levi were on good terms with the trio, so they stepped forward to say something to him. "Listen, man... I know none of us are experienced in diplomacy, but I'm not entirely comfortable letting you lead a diplomatic debate. You seem pretty on edge. I'm not saying I don't see the value of having someone who knows what it's like to be oppressed, but... if I were to guess, the digimon aren't going to believe you just for saying you understand them. Especially if we don't know exactly what happened with the old DATS. As for us... well, we've been living almost exclusively in the Digital World for the past who-knows-how long, and... after Golden Week, I want to do everything in my power to make sure this doesn't get out of hand... and that no one says something they'll regret. That said, I don't know how many people will be going to try to negotiate but..."
Alan turned his head to Maria.
"...I would like to ask you if you would like to be one of the ones who attempts to discuss with the hostage-takers, Agent Maria. Do you think it would help if one of the people they specifically asked to fight showed up?"
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Post by yuukz on Apr 14, 2020 2:16:28 GMT
Maria was glad. Some of them are individuals she could vouch for their integrity. While the presence of suspected collaborators of the Hachiko Square attack on the golden week does indeed alert her a bit, at the very least she appreciates that he's helping this time around. Perhaps he can give her a bit more insight of how the group worked, or at least, that's what she thought.
She let the group have their floor. So far so good. "Yes, hostages must be secured no matter what. The group in question pretty much said they'll let go of the hostages should DATS duel them... whether it's one against one or not, we have no idea. However, I assume that even if the leader wants one against one, the rest of the group most likely will not simply stay idle. Even if the leader looks honorable, risking life to go alone there is out of question...
...Speaking of which... Your name was..." Maria scrolled through her memo "...Scarab was it? Are you acquainted with this one group in particular? The leader was a Knightmon, followed by Arkadimon, Giromon, Vemmon, Metallife Kuwagamon and Dark Volummon. Any intel would help."
Hmmm, stealth. "It might be a good idea...What do you think, Blanc, Noir?"
"I think it's most likely a great idea, but... These groups have misgiving toward us, DATS, most likely we'll be on their bad side if we try to do anything funny..." Blanc commented.
"But if we don't have a backup, in case they decided to end the humans instead we'll have a big problem." Noir raised a counterpoint.
"...So basically, it's best if we split when it comes to it, huh."
"Yes, I think those with stealth ability should go to the other side of them, while we face them head on with the hostage negotiator," Blanc surmised. "However, it's better if the stealth team wait for the right time, a signal perhaps..."
Though, Kenny's point...
"I'm sorry, but I think this time around we might be seeing something worse than Golden Week. Group back then is a bit disorganized, but this one... According to the record I saw in the security room, they immediately moved like a well organized task force. Most likely we're not going to be able to talk our way out from this one. Also... they said "if you have any complaints about your current predicament, blame your predecessor and your government for this"... It's as if they already understood that we're different from the past group, yet they're still doing this anyway."
...Maria sighed as Justice began his piece, but what shocked her the most is the temper he's tossing. Immediately, she raises a hand. "...Mr. Tibbs... I'd like to first thank you for your cooperation so far, and I understand you might have misgiving toward authorities and DATS in particular, but I request you to please understand the situation better...Shall I start from the beginning?
First, this building was attacked from the Digital World side, the Digimons began pouring out from Trailmon level, up to surface level. We're currently up against perfect stages... a lot of it. And it's not just on one stratum. It's on three different levels. Let's assume that seven is the minimum number of them at any given floor, so you have about twenty one at least. We currently only have three active agents partnered with Digimons. Agent Tiger, Agent Machine, and myself. They're dealing with the two other strata themselves, one each.
...Next, DATS does have task forces consisting of the riot squads. However good the riot squad weapon is, you should understand the one operating them are humans. Person of your experience should understand how fast a perfect stage can move, right? If I send my squad there, I'll have death on my hands. Worse, even if we can win, we're going to alert those below and those above if we just steamroll everything. If you then tell me to go out there by myself, are you basically telling me to kill myself?" there's an eerie calmness when Agent Maria delivered her counterattack.
""Are 19 years olds the best you can do?" you ask? Yes, absolutely. Yes, you're the best backups I could ask for. Beggars can't be choosers. You can criticize DATS way of handling the current crisis when we're in a better situation. We'll take it. But if you want to criticize us right now... go on and present a better situation to this situation. Talk is easy, yes. Verily so. But at the moment I'm not merely talking. I'm bowing my head down to you. You all are the most qualified backup in this scenario. However if this is how you conduct yourself in this tense situation, I can't say you're qualified to be a negotiator.
A negotiator must represent the goodwill of the party you're representing, with a clear goal in your mind. Can you represent DATS, or at the very least, the desire of saving the hostages without losing your cool?"
With that point said, she turned to the rest and listened to their points. She was admittedly surprised to see the spirit user devolved. However, she quickly made a sign of zipping her mouth, albeit in amusement. "I will not tell your secret to anyone, That's a promise. Not appear threatening huh... I think that will score points, but... How fast are you in evolving, just in case things go awry?"
The duel eh...
"...That, I think they wanted to make the duel as flashy as possible, so it caught the attention of the mass. To show that we're bad at our jobs, and that we're essentially rotten. I can't say much about old DATS... but I'd rather not be seen in the same light as the old one."
Her as the negotiator?
"...Most likely I will not get through the slightest, Mr. Pantell," Agent Maria smiled bitterly "After all, in their eyes, I'm one of the representatives of the most evil organization that caused this entire chain of events. As much as I want to show myself as a more reasonable party to them, I think they'll demand outrageous things from me. Things I cannot assent to."
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