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Somewhere in the Server Woods... (OPEN) (INTRO)
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Post by D on Jan 19, 2021 2:53:48 GMT
The mention of schools seems to catch D's attention. D's interest in new knowledge naturally makes the idea of a school an alluring thing, much in the same way the concept of a library excites them. They quickly make a note to investigate human schools if and when they visit the Human World, then turn their attention back to the conversation.
Wow, that's awesome! Hey, you guys have been wandering a while, right? Are there any particular places you recommend I check out? I'm definitely gonna check out as many settlements as I can, but if there are any cool places I haven't heard of, I definitely want to learn more about them!
Up to this point, D hadn't heard of a lot of places. They knew a bit about the woods they resided in, and had heard a bit about the Village of Beginnings, but every other place they had learned about up to this point didn't really have a concrete place in their mental map of the world, instead being just locations in their mind, isolated from context or other landmarks, at best being located in a nebulous "outside the forest". Because of this, they were eager for every piece of geographical knowledge they could get their hands on.
Oh, and, umm... I could also use a bit of direction!, D said, in an embarrassed tone. I'm probably going to keep following this road, but I don't exactly know where the forest exit is, or if I'm even going in the right direction to reach the village. I just want to check if I'm going the right way, and I figure that you two are the right people to ask!
But wow, you guys have been far! I only just got started on my travels, and you guys have already been as far as the Human World! I gotta say, that's pretty impressive!
D admired the twins for their feats, as, in D's eyes, they were already accomplishing many of the things D was setting out to do. For D, the Human World was an abstraction, something infinitely far away, and to have already run into a pair of friendly Digimon who had been there, let alone a pair who visited regularly, was, to put it mildly, encouraging.
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Post by ricochet4-Hiroshi&Leroy on Jan 19, 2021 4:26:41 GMT
"Wandering for awhile? Yeah I guess we have been but we haven't seen all the Digital World." Hiroshi said as he reached up and picked a leaf out of his short red mohawk. Apparently Leroy didn't get all the falling leaves, oh well. Hiroshi dropped the leaf and watched it float gently to the ground.
At the mention of interesting places Leroy piped up as he said "One interesting place we've been to was the Northern Prominence where we found a digimental meant for me. Before we found it though we spent some time skiing and that was lots of fun. We even got in an awesome fight."
"Leroy your love of battle may end up the death of us seeing as you are horrid at battle strategy." Hiroshi said as he face palmed. Leroy merely responded by blowing a raspberry at his twin.
"At least the Human World is easy enough to get to via Trailmon but I would recommend obtaining a holosuit. Digimon tend to stick out too much in the Human World otherwise." Leroy said.
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Post by D on Jan 19, 2021 5:38:51 GMT
D has their pen ready before the twins even start speaking, and diligently takes down the information they provide.
Hokay... Northern... Prominence... skiing...
D looks back up from their notes at Leroy with a quizzical expression.
Digimental? I don't think I've heard of those. Are they some kind of special treasure or something?
D decides to diplomatically ignore the topic of battles. Their past experience with fighting has been... unpleasant, to say the least. Here in the Server Woods, Digimon were more likely to pick a fight for territory than for sport. Mostly, though, the feral Digimon D were familiar with fought for survival, i.e. their next meal, often whoever was on the receiving end of the violence. For D, fighting was something to be avoided if possible. Threat to life and limb weren't exactly their favorite past-times, that's for sure.
At Leroy's mention of Trailmon, D makes another note in their journal. Now they know who to look for when they eventually set off for the Human World!
Another of Leroy's remarks seemed to confuse D: Can you explain what you mean when you say Digimon "stick out too much"? I'm not sure I understand.
D wasn't exactly well-informed regarding the Human World. All they had learned on the subject came from snippets of conversation overheard (and sometimes shared) with human travelers that passed through their childhood home, which, while helpful and informative, was nonetheless limited. D assumed that, if humans could easily survive and thrive in the Digital World, and Digimon could do the same in the Human World, then they must not be too different, where it counts.
This assumption made Leroy's advice all the more confusing: why would Digimon "stick out", as Leroy said? D knew that the amount of Digimon in the Human World must be much smaller than in the Digital, but rarity did not imply strangeness, in their eyes. A dreadful thought passed across D's mind: what if Digimon are looked down upon in the Human World for some reason? That would be a horrible thing, indeed! But now they were letting their thoughts get the better of them. D shook off the conclusions they were currently jumping to, listening intently for Leroy and Hiroshi's clarification.
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Post by ricochet4-Hiroshi&Leroy on Jan 19, 2021 6:03:46 GMT
When D seemed confused when Leroy mentioned his digimental, Leroy realized he made an error. D lived his entire life in the Server Woods so he wouldn't know anything about what most digimon who lived in more civilized areas would have been taught. "Treasure? Yeah you could say that. A digimental is a special armored digiegg that allows digimon access to a form of digivolution known as armor digivolution. Though there are multiple digimentals each one seems destined to be wielded by one digimon. A digimon can own up to two of these representing the champion and ultimate level but slightly weaker. Hiroshi and I each own one digimental." Leroy explained.
"As for why digimon stand out too much it is because most humans are unaware digimon even exist and seeing one roaming could cause a panic." Hiroshi then explained calmly.
Though D wasn't well informed heading out to explore would be a great opportunity for him to learn new things and meet new people easier.
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Post by D on Jan 20, 2021 2:52:12 GMT
So that's what Digimentals are! They sound like a pretty useful thing to have. I wonder what hatches from inside them...
D briefly considered asking the pair of twins about this, but they decided that their questions regarding Digi-Eggs, both normal and strange, would be better answered by the people in charge of the Village of Beginnings. Still, the notion that Digimentals were, in actuality, eggs, intrigued them.
So, since you guys have one Digimental each, that must mean you guys can already reach a higher form! What's it like? I haven't evolved past Rookie yet, myself.
Hiroshi's explanation regarding the need to disguise oneself when traveling to the Human World surprised D. Despite their relative isolation, D knew as well as anybody by now that humans were well-known here in the Digital world, so the idea that Digimon were all but undiscovered by the general population of the Human World seemed a strange thing, indeed. Clearly, the Human World was a more complicated place than D had previously imagined. D solemnly nodded in response to Hiroshi's answer, and internally pushed visiting the Human World a bit lower on their priority list, at least for the time being.
While the problem remained that D wandered basically without direction, the conversation with Hiroshi and Leroy had boosted their confidence. D was sure that they'd reach their destination eventually. For now, they were glad for the company, and even gladder that they had basically made 2 new friends immediately after starting their journey!
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Post by ricochet4-Hiroshi&Leroy on Jan 20, 2021 5:33:58 GMT
"Digimentals, unlike ordinary digieggs, don't hatch in the sense that you understand it. A bearer of the digimental taps into the power it possesses by use of a key phrase." Hiroshi explained.
Suddenly it seemed as if Leroy had a brainstorm as he then asked "Hey, bro, why don't we show D how the digimentals work?"
Hiroshi put his paw to his chin rubbing it in thought as he considered his twin brother's question. Leroy had a point so what was the harm in showing the digimentals off? "I think there will be no harm in showing the digimentals. Who knows, D, maybe you'll find one in the future for yourself and knowledge of how to use it can't hurt." Hiroshi began to glow before he then said "Digi Armor Energize! Cutemon armor digivolve to...Ginryumon the Sword of Patience." Now Hiroshi had the form of a samurai dragon which was quite the sight considering how as Cutemon he looked rabbit like despite his scales.
Leroy then began to glow next before he then said "Digi Armor Energize! Shoutmon armor digivolve to...Rabbitmon the rabbit of Impulsiveness." Looking at the brothers it seemed armor digivolving had flipped the script based on their current appearance.
Hiroshi now Ginryumon said "Armor digivolving feels similar to an ordinary digivolution complete with the rush of power."
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Post by D on Jan 21, 2021 4:11:20 GMT
D's eyes lit up when Leroy suggested a demonstration of Armor Digivolution. Here was a chance to see something completely unfamiliar and new! Notebook at the ready, all of D's attention turned to the pair as they began their transformation.
Now, while D was uninformed, they certainly didn't lack in perceptiveness. As Hiroshi's form changed into that of an armored dragon, and Leroy transformed into a large rabbit creature, D was carefully observing, gathering and extrapolating data. Of course, they were amazed and thrilled by the Digivolution, and scribbling furiously into their journal.
WOW! That's crazy! So cool!!!
D was elated, and practically bouncing at this point. The display had very much exceeded their expectations!
So that's Armor Digivolution, huh? I think I understand a bit more about these Digimentals now, too. I have a few theories, anyway. Mainly, it seems to me that they're not eggs, actually. Like, they're eggs, but everything about them besides their appearance suggests that they're something else.
D was in full investigator/researcher mode now, and their theorizing continued:
From my perspective, it seems to me that you absorbed or tapped into something from the Digimental, which suggests to me that they might me some form of, I don't know, crystallized data of some kind, specifically keyed to you in some way. Either that or you're specially suited to tap into it. Then again, they could maybe hatch into something still, I'm not sure. I'd need to learn more about them before I say anything definitive.
But WOW, that was cool!!! So flashy and awesome! I wonder how long you guys can stay like that? And it must be so cool to be able to do that!
Clearly, the transformation of the two twins had made D more than a little excited.
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Post by ricochet4-Hiroshi&Leroy on Jan 21, 2021 4:39:23 GMT
D was amazed at the armor digivolution process judging by the way the Dorumon's eyes had lit up. Hiroshi and Leroy, still in their armor forms of Ginryumon and Rabbitmon respectively, watched D began scribbling notes into his notebook it being obvious the notes were about armor digivolution.
"All Leroy and I know is that the concept of digimentals is an ancient form of digivolution." Hiroshi said as he sat down.
"Makes me wonder how the data was concentrated into egg form for use as a type of digivolution." Leroy said as he sat down as well and began using one of his back legs to scratch his ears which served as close range weapons.
The two of them listened as D began talking about a theory involving crystalized data. Were the ancient ones capable of such a thing? Maybe but who knew what they were truly capable of in ancient times? When asked how long they could hold their armor forms, the brothers shrugged before Hiroshi answered "We're not sure how long we can hold these forms but we haven't had our digimentals very long. I myself have only had my digimental slightly longer than Leroy."
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Post by D on Jan 22, 2021 3:31:56 GMT
So, Digimentals are an ancient way of Digivolving, huh? I'll have to learn more about the ancient peoples who used it at some point, then.
D finished off their theoretical notes, turning their attention fully back on the twins.
I'm not sure if this is connected, but thinking about this Digimental stuff reminds me of a story this Babamon told me once. I can't remember the specifics, but it was basically about what happens to Digimon after they... well, cease.
Depending on the circumstances, a bunch of things can apparently happen, from reincarnation into a new Digi-Egg, to transformation into a vengeful spirit of bad data. One thing sticks out to me now, though: sometimes, when a Digimon is... deleted, its data dissipates out into the Digital World, becoming fragmented, and later being re-absorbed and processed by other Digimon. Sometimes, a portion of the fragments can sort of... coalesce, back into something, usually a spirit of some kind. Maybe that's where Digimentals come from? They could just be a crystallization of the ambient data field surrounding all things. Then again, it's just a story, so I can't really say anything definitive.
When D learns something, they really learn it. Thinking back to their experience, they remember that night when they got lost on a deep woods path, straying too far from familiar territory, and stumbling upon a small, strange hut that seemed to stand on tall wooden posts. The Babamon kindly invited D into their home for a chat and some warm food, and regaled them with all manner of tales. D owed much of their knowledge on subjects mystical and mythical to this Babamon.
It was the strangest thing, though, when the Babamon sent them on their way, D swears that, when they turned around and looked back at the Babamon's hut, it began to walk away, its tall stilts apparently not being stilts at all, but great spindly legs. By this point, D knew that stranger things had happened in the Server Woods.
But now D was getting distracted. They shook themselves out of their reverie and got back to the conversation.
Either way, it's really cool that you guys have this power! I wonder how hard it was to get your hands on the Digimentals? You guys made it sound like each Digimental is destined for one user, so does that mean you guys had to go on some kind of personal quest, or something?
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Post by ricochet4-Hiroshi&Leroy on Jan 22, 2021 3:57:57 GMT
When D began talking about the various things that could happen to the data of a deceased digimon both twins were all ears. "All that is possible and could explain digimentals theoretically." Hiroshi said as he looked as if in deep thought.
Meanwhile Leroy's ears began twitching as a sudden thought suddenly came to mind before he asked "Hey Hiroshi, what about the spirits that spirit wielders tap into the power of so they can digivolve? Could they have formed in a similar way to digimentals?"
"Perhaps but who knows? There are many things about the Digital World that even much older and more knowledgeable about how things work don't understand." Hiroshi answered.
When D asked if they had to get there digimentals in a quest, Hiroshi said "Well though we found our digimentals on two separate adventures we weren't searching for them at the time but got involved in two separate fights were we ended up coming across our digimentals."
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Post by D on Jan 23, 2021 22:16:25 GMT
If the info I have so far is in any way connected, it would make a pretty good theory about Digimentals, yes. I'll need to confirm more stuff, though. Either way, it's going in the book!
This conversation had already taught D a lot, but the mention of spirit wielders was something new for D. In their minds, there were essentially three types of Tamer, those who traveled with a single Digimon (which were the standard and most common type), those who traveled with several Digimon (D knew these were known as Xros Generals, but the difference, in their eyes, was in name alone), and those who weren't traveling with Digimon at all.
While D knew spirits existed, the connection between those who appeared Digimon-less and these spirits hadn't yet been made in their mind.
Rather than overwhelm the two with questions, though, D elected to make a note in their journal to remind them to investigate the topic later.
Huh, so that's how you guys got your Digimentals. Sounds like an interesting time, overall. It's almost as if they found you...
This line of thinking was an interesting one, and so D made another note in their book.
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Post by ricochet4-Hiroshi&Leroy on Jan 23, 2021 22:38:06 GMT
D sure was far more fascinated with learning many different things then Leroy was at times but, then again, with the furry Shoutmon's aptitude for chaotic behavior it was a miracle the school they attended weren't on to the fact that they weren't human. Then again Leroy wasn't really a bad digimon but Hiroshi was at times worried he would struggle to keep his brother out of trouble as they got stronger.
When mentioned that they found their digimentals by chance, Hiroshi said "It seems so but I think there are some that actively search for these sources of power. There are likely various reasons like searching for power to become stronger."
"At least digimentals give their bearers a chance against champion and ultimate level opponents respectively. One advantage I think Hiroshi and I have as twins is that the process of DNA digivolution is easier." Leroy said. Shortly after those words were heard both Hiroshi and Leroy returned to their respective rookie forms of Cutemon and Shoutmon. "Huh? I guess we reached the limit of how long we can maintain our forms at this point."
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