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Post by Yori Reiko on Jan 17, 2021 5:49:18 GMT
Yori skipped breakfast once again choosing to get out of her mother's house and walk for a bit. It wasn't the first time that she avoided her mother and she knew that neither of them liked that situation. However, she knew that she would be more than likely be scolded for doing nothing all day. She could get a part-time job or anything but Yori was just being herself, not sure how to feel about her future. She went to her favourite park and sat down on a bench. Taking out her stylus and notepad, the girl began scribbling lines randomly. She would do so for a bit before lifting her head up to see what was in front of her. A small glint of light caught her attention. There was some kind of blue thing on the ground next to a tree. She looked at the little thing for a few seconds before going back to drawing lines.
After maybe two minutes, she lifted her head once more and saw that no one else was here. She did stare at the blue thing for a bit longer before standing up. She used to leave small origamis around this park so maybe someone was doing the same with that. Looking left and right for a second, Yori slowly made her way to the tree and picked the device. Fliping the mysterious device on each side, it looked to be a very good condition. The girl sat down next to the tree and began pushing the buttons on the blue thing. It would take only a few seconds before she got bored of it. Deciding to leave it on the ground for someone else to pick it, Yori stood up and went back to the bench to draw some more lines.
Time passed and the girl with purple hair placed her things back into her satchel ready to go for another walk around Shibuya. As she got up, the blue device caught her attention once more. Looking around her for a bit longer, Yori finally decided to go near the tree and picked it up again. Pressing the buttons again, something then happened. The screen began glowing and a flow of ones and zeros moved from the upper side to the bottom part of the screen. The girl stared at it for a moment before pressing a button once more. This time, the screen flashed vividly and the next thing she knew, she was in some place she has never been to, the Digital world.
Yori was now on a beach with no one else but herself and the device. To be honest, she began to panic. She bent her knees and touched the sand with her hand to see if she wasn't dreaming. The sand felt very real, too real. Looking at the blue sky and the ocean, that too looked way too real. Not knowing what would happen next, she did what she would usually do, walk around. The girl with purple hair got closer to the water and began walking next to it. It would take only a few minutes before hearing a rather low voice behind her. "Hey." The voice said as she quickly turned around. There was some kind of dinosaur with a rather big horn. Yori didn't answer as she gripped her satchel instinctively. "Are you alright?" The dinosaur asked. The girl just nodded slowly too scared to move. The Monochromon began making his way to Yori that was now terrified. "You must be Yori." He said. Nodding once more, Yori was surprised and rather also scared that the dinosaur knew her name.
"I'm Shiro." The Monochromon presented himself. "I've been waiting for you." As the Digimon got closer, Yori still couldn't move a muscle. "I'm here to protect you, I'm your partner." To be fair, she really wished to be home right now. "You got the Digivice, do you?" The girl didn't move but her hand was holding the Digivice. "Good, keep it." By now, Shiro and Yori were pretty much face to face. "Come, walk with me, I'll explain everything in due time."
And that was how Yori ended up in the Binary Archipelago. With Shiro at her side, young Yori felt kind of safe but still very confused. It wouldn't take long before she would ask for a break just to sit on the sand for a moment. The Digimon laid down and Yori was now leaning on him and took out her notepad. She began drawing the scenery trying to distract herself that her mother would kill her if she ever gets home. Maybe she should stay here, for a bit longer. Shiro began closing his eyes as they both heard the small waves pushing sand into the beach. It was a nice change from Shibuya. Yori was now entirely focused on drawing a vague representation of the ocean. The sound of the beach and the slow breathing of the Monochromon was rather relaxing, to be honest.
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Post by ricochet2-Ryuji&Calumon on Jan 17, 2021 8:34:17 GMT
Ryuji was standing on the beach with Yoshihiro riding on his shoulder like always. After arriving at the Binary Archipelago after Yoshihiro asked a Whamon for a ride the two were wondering what to do with the free time they had. Floating off Ryuji's shoulder it seemed the Calumon known as Yoshihiro had an idea. "Ryuji, I've been thinking about all the trouble we've found ourselves in and I think it would be easier if you knew how to defend yourself better. It's not that I lack faith in your abilities as a tamer and..."
"Easy there, Yoshihiro." Ryuji interrupted before continuing "I think you may have a point about learning a form of self defense. Though it won't help much against digimon but at least I would be able to defend myself against other humans if necessary."
Nodding in agreement Yoshihiro then said "If you don't mind I think I can teach you the mantis style martial art since its the only one I know."
"Makes sense to me. Maybe we should get started." Ryuji said with a smile.
Suddenly Yoshihiro's large ears began wiggling as the in training digimon became on alert. "Ryuji, there are others on this beach. I can hear them. If we investigate we should be ready for trouble."
Nodding in agreement Ryuji waited for Yoshihiro to land back on his shoulder before both tamer and digimon headed in the direction Yoshihiro started indicating. Soon the pair spotted a human female with a Monochromon close to Ryuji's age and Yoshihiro knew what that meant as he pushed on the seventeen year old's shoulder until Ryuji moved forward until they were a few feet away from the other duo. Then Yoshihiro spoke up as he said "Hello over there." Hopefully the pair was friendly so Yoshihiro wouldn't have to digivolve to protect his tamer.
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Post by Yori Reiko on Jan 17, 2021 9:14:10 GMT
Yori didn't even hear the boy and his partner coming closer to her. She quickly turned her attention to the tamer and blinked a few times before smiling. "Oh, hey!" She said after a second. She then looked at the Calumon and was intrigued by him. He was so different compared to the Monochromon in every way. Placing her notepad and stylus next to her on the sand, she began softly tapping on Shiro's side. "Wake up, there's someone with his, erm..." The Digimon lazily opened one eye and didn't do much after that. He too looked at the boy with the Calumon for a few seconds before yawning heavily. He didn't fully trust the strangers but neither of them looked remotely threatening at all so he could just stay idle for a bit. "Digimon." Yori nodded and took a step closer to Ryuji while adjusting her arm warmers. "Hi, I'm Yori. And this is..." She swiftly turned her head to look at her partner. "Shiro." The dinosaur said in his low voice. "Yes, Shiro."
The girl with purple hair studied the teenager from head to toes. He sure had baggy clothing on him not that she could say much about it seeing that she was wearing baggy pants. He also didn't look that old, taller sure but older, not sure. She began tugging on his right arm warmer before extending her right hand for Ryuji to shake if he would do so. "Are you from around here?" She then asked with curiosity. "You are the first erm, human that I saw." To be fair, she wasn't sure that he was human at all. From what Shiro told her a bit earlier, Digimon came in all shapes and forms so he could be one that looks a lot like a person. "Sorry to ask you but... You are human, right?" Yori bit her lower lip hoping that what she just asked wasn't too offensive. "I mean, you do look human!"
After the potential handshake, Yori would go back to smiling if a bit awkwardly for a moment. She looked at the sand beneath her for just a split second and then went back to a full smile. "Can I ask another question?" As she asked that, she quickly followed with another question. "You do come from outside this world, right? Are you stuck in here as well?" She asked very fast. "There is a way out, right?"
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Post by ricochet2-Ryuji&Calumon on Jan 17, 2021 9:32:18 GMT
So the girl's name was Yori and her partner digimon's name was Shiro. It seemed Shiro had no interest in fighting which made Yoshihiro relieved. Then Yori offered her hand for Ryuji to shake and surprisingly Ryuji reached out to shake her hand but remained dead silent as his gaze went to his sneakers. Looks like it was up to Yoshihiro from here. "Sorry about Ryuji, he's shy around girls around his age and doesn't always talk to them at first. As for me I am Yoshihiro and I assure you that Ryuji is human. I was born in the Digital World but I now live in Shibuya with Ryuji. So don't worry there is a way back to the Human World. Ryuji and I usually catch a ride on a digimon known as Trailmon." Ryuji was still staring at his shoes and still said nothing but hopefully it wouldn't take long for someone to convince Ryuji to communicate.
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Post by Yori Reiko on Jan 18, 2021 3:08:42 GMT
As Ryuji shook her hand, Yori noticed that the boy wasn't looking at her at all. She looked at his pair of sneakers as well before hearing Yoshihiro saying that his tamer was a shy one. Not knowing what to do, she nodded as the Calumon explained that the tamer was human and that they weren't stuck in here. Then she got very surprised when the Digimon mentioned Shibuya. It could be a complete coincidence that she too came from Shibuya but she wasn't so sure about that. It was easy to see that he didn't want to look at her due to being shy. After a few seconds of turning her attention between the small Digimon and his tamer, the girl with purple hair leaned forward and moved her head so that Ryuji would have to meet eyes with her if he was still looking down at his shoes. With her large smile, Yori laughed a bit. "Am I so ugly that you don't want to look at me?" She teased before laughing some more.
Moving her head away and going back to her standing position, Yori took a step back and leaned on the Monochromon. "So..." It wasn't hard to notice that she was gathering her thoughts. "You said that you catch a ride on a Trailmon?" She began asking questions with a faster rhythm. "How does that work? Do you like, I don't know erm, sit on it? And do you both go to the erm, human world? I mean, I can kind of see that you could pass as a plushie or something... But Shiro is... Huge?" She wasn't sure if she was going to offend her partner by saying huge as she looked at his head. Shiro didn't even open his eyes so that should mean that he didn't mind at all. Turning her attention back to the duo, Yori began tugging on her t-shirt. "So if you do know how to go back home, why do you come back here then?" She was speaking very carefully. She was very curious, to be honest. Sure, the view was nice but it was also strange. And meeting Shiro and Yoshihiro made her wonder what other kinds of Digimon could look like.
"Is this world some kind of vacation resort?" Again speaking quickly. "I mean, it's beautiful here and sunny and all that but, that can't be just a free vacation I got from that..." Saying that reminded her that she did find the Digivice in the park. Yori quickly went digging into her pockets and took out the blue Digivice. "This thing, Shiro said to keep it close." She then began speaking a bit normally. "What does it do? I think that was what made me erm... Teleported in here?" Extending her hand to show them the Digivice, Yori would wait to see if they would examine it or not. "It won't teleport me somewhere else if I touch the buttons, right?"
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Post by ricochet2-Ryuji&Calumon on Jan 18, 2021 3:58:33 GMT
Yori's actions surprised Ryuji causing him to leap back in surprise. Then when she asked in a teasing tone 'Am I so ugly that you don't want to look at me?' The question made Ryuji blink stupidly for a moment before he squeaked "N-No you're not ugly. I meant no offense." The squeaked words came out a little fast but not too fast to be understood by most people.
Well at least he wasn't staring at his shoes anymore and was looking at Yori so Yoshihiro considered that an improvement though he snickered briefly at his tamer's actions before he said "As for the Trailmon they are large train digimon so one simply boards them much like how most humans board trains in the Human World. As for making it around in Shibuya before I got this device called a holosuit, I used to ride in Ryuji's backpack. The holosuit allows digimon to disguise themselves so they won't stand out too much."
Finally Ryuji decided to contribute to the conversation instead of being mostly mute as he said "Yoshihiro and I come here because, even though this world can be dangerous, there are plenty of places to explore."
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Post by Yori Reiko on Jan 18, 2021 4:57:47 GMT
Yori nodded as Yoshihiro told her more about the Trailmon. He mentioned some kind of holo suit which made her confused but she just kept a shy smile and nodded. She could understand that it was some kind of disguise but wasn't entirely sure what kind of disguises it was available to Shiro. She just couldn't picture the large Dinosaur in any kind of form except for his current one. Her head turned to the side to look at her new partner and kept her smile even if she was getting more and more confused. After a second of silence, the girl turned her attention back to the duo in front of her and her smile got wider. "So, where can I find that erm, holo suit?" She asked with curiosity. So far, she didn't see anything but Shiro and the beach thus she had a hard time imagining what the rest looked like.
"Would you mind showing me your holo suit?" She wanted to have an idea of what the Calumon could look like, maybe Shiro would look something like the white Digimon could. Lowering her Digivice, she carefully, placed it back into her pockets without looking at it. She was very focused on Ryuji's partner hoping that he would say yes to her request. Yori was very curious, a bit scared but mostly curious.
Lowering her Digivice, the girl carefully placed it back into her pockets without looking at it. Maybe she would learn more about it later on. As for now, she bit her lower lip when Ryuji said that this world could be dangerous. She was about to ask for more details but then, she looked at Shiro once more. If Digimon can be that big and surely more aggressive than his rather passive partner, then it could be dangerous. But for now, there wasn't anyone near them by the beach other than themselves so she thought that she was in no danger. For now. Yori crossed her arms for a moment before finally deciding that she should ask for more details after all.
"So, how dangerous are we talking about?" She slowly asked. "Are Digimon like wildlife animals? Maybe Jurrasic park without the fences? There's no T-Rex around here, right? Do they eat humans?" The rapid flow of questions made her tone a bit higher. After asking those questions, she took a deep breath and asked even more questions. "Are we in trouble? Tell me we are not in any kind of danger." Hearing his tamer voice, Shiro opened his eyes and sighed. "You are fine, Yori." He said in his deep low voice. "I'm here to protect you from anything. Now, take a deep breath." The girl with purple hair nodded and took another deep breath to calm herself. "Good."
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Post by ricochet2-Ryuji&Calumon on Jan 18, 2021 7:26:54 GMT
Her confusion regarding the holosuits made sense seeing as she obviously was fairly new to being a tamer despite having a champion level partner. Yoshihiro was more than happy to answer her question. "A holosuit can be bought in shops in the Digital World. Not sure about the Human World though. The holosuits can be programmed to have any form that a digimon needs."
When asked if he would show her his holosuit he nodded and activated them taking on the form of a human male with messy red hair and a scar on one cheek. "There are other digimon in the Human World that are wondering around in a multitude of disguises." Yoshihiro continued to explain.
When Yori was freaking out about the potential danger Shiro calmed his partner before Ryuji then said "Don't worry. Yoshihiro has excellent hearing so we have a chance of an advanced warning if we are attacked. That and between Shiro and Yoshihiro I think we'll be fine."
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Post by Yori Reiko on Jan 19, 2021 5:56:12 GMT
Yori blinked a few times upon hearing that there were shops in this Digital world as Yoshihiro called it. She wasn't still convinced that any of this was real and having the word digital in it made her question it even more. She didn't felt that it was a video game, a very immersive one to say the least, but no, it was something a bit more complicated. The girl also had to question what Yoshihiro told her about having other multiple Digimon hidden in plain sight in their homeworld. Her smile faded for a second before nodding and smiling once more. The smaller Digimon also said that the holosuits can be programmed. Again, words that kind of implied that it was not real. Her hand went to touch Shiro and felt the warmth and slow subtle moving from the Digimon's breathing. This felt real, it could be real she thought to herself.
The girl with purple hair was about to say something when the Calumon changed into a human with red hair. Well, now that could be a disguise but Yori wasn't sure how practical it would be in the real world with the odd color of his hair and the scar on his face. But in this modern age, people might just he's cosplaying or something. She tried to take a step back but got stopped by being already leaning on Shiro. Again, her hand touched the skin of his partner and wondered if Yoshihiro also could be touched or that it was just some kind of visual illusion. The young adult began wondering once more what Shiro could look like. if he had human features like the Calumon had in his disguise.
Lifting her right hand to eye level, the girl stopped moving and asked a question. "Can, can I touch you?" She asked with hesitation. Yori extended her hand slowly but retracted it soon after. "I mean, you can be touched, right?" She didn't want to sound rude or anything, she was just very curious. Speaking of which, a thought came to her mind. Ryuji did say that he was human and all that but so far, he had no proof of being one. Her right hand moved toward the boy but again, did not extend it to touch. It was kind of strange having these thoughts about if either of them, Shiro included, was really there or not. "Can I hold your hand?" She then asked Ryuji while tilting her head to one side. "Just to prove that you are real."
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Post by ricochet2-Ryuji&Calumon on Jan 19, 2021 6:24:47 GMT
Ryuji and Yoshihiro watched as Yori seemed to appear confused. Maybe it was the fact Yoshihiro could disguise himself as a human or was it something else? Then she asked if she could touch them causing Ryuji to blush a bit but fortunately he didn't retreat back into himself. "I'm fine with you touching me. Even though this is a disguise it is like those holograms from that human show Star Trek. Those could be touched too. My disguised can easily be disrupted by things like digimon abilities for example." Yoshihiro said to Yori's odd question.
Then to Ryuji's surprise she asked if she could hold his hand. Now Ryuji was confused. Did she not think he was real? Figuring he'd figure her out soon enough, he said "Yeah you can. Do you think that neither Yoshihiro or I are real? I assure you that this world and everything in it is real despite being called the Digital World." The question is would she believe him?
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Post by Yori Reiko on Jan 21, 2021 12:03:59 GMT
Yori was carefully moving her hand to touch Yoshihiro's arm as if she didn't want to break something by just touching it. Her finger touched his disguise and well, it did feel real. She retracted her hand quickly after and then looked at Ryuji. Now that she knows that Yoshihiro's was real enough by her standards, it was time to see if the boy was also real. Again, she slowly moved her hand to touch his and as their skin touched, she closed her fingers and held his hand for a second before letting go. Now she was sure that everything here was very real. She wasn't sure how to feel about that but at least some part of her mind was at rest. The girl stayed silent for a moment before going back to lean against the Monochromon. Shiro didn't seem to mind it as he closed his eyes after yawning.
"So, if we can go back to erm, the real world, or Shibuya, yes, let's say, Shibuya. And that there are Digimon around in disguise there as well. Are there humans in disguise in this world? I mean, is there a lot of us in here? Do we need to pay for staying here?" Again, as she asked questions after questions, her voice was getting higher pitched and the words came faster. "Wait, what time is it? I don't know how long I've been here... My mother is going to kill me." As she spoke those words, she hid her face with her hands and began breathing faster. Fortunately, Shiro decided to intervene. "You will be fine, Yori." He calmly said. "Time goes slower in here." The girl with purple hair wanted to believe the Digimon but without any real proof, she wasn't really feeling reassured.
"Why don't we go for a walk?" Shiro then asked. "Walking will clear your mind." Yori nodded and pushed herself off the side of her partner and adjusted her clothing. "Yes, a walk sounds good." She finally said after looking at the sky. "Should we just go around?" The girl then asked the three others. One thing for sure, she did not want to go alone. "Could you show us around?" The larger Digimon proposed to both Ryuji and Yoshihiro. "If you don't mind of course." Yori nodded once more and the calmness of Shiro was making her feel at ease. It did felt that if anything, she could rely on him. But truth to be told, she would rather have nothing happening to them. "Should we go see the erm... Trailmon you said? Or is that too far away?"
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Post by ricochet2-Ryuji&Calumon on Jan 21, 2021 12:56:27 GMT
Now that Yori appeared to be convinced both Ryuji and Yoshihiro were real Yoshihiro deactivated his holosuit and floated back over to Ryuji before landing back on his tamer's shoulder. When Yori asked if there were disguised humans in the Digital World, Ryuji shrugged. The teen honestly didn't know but then he remembered a human he met the day he met Yoshihiro. "I think the closest thing there is to disguised humans in this world is spirit wielders. They are humans that utilize the spirits of digimon to digivolve."
Yori had began firing off questions rapid fire but Yoshihiro caught everything somehow and answered "Don't worry, like the Human World you don't pay for staying in a place unless it's a hotel or you live in one of the homes in one of the towns or cities and then you would need to pay rent."
"I guess we can walk around but Yoshihiro and I haven't exactly been to this archipelago not to mention a bunch of other places in the Digital World. As for catching a Trailmon maybe the Whamon that gave Yoshihiro and I a ride here would be willing to take all of us back to the mainland so we can walk to the nearest Trailmon station." Ryuji said. Yoshihiro smiled as he was glad his tamer was willingly talking to a girl. Maybe in time the boy's shyness around girls close to his age will fade.
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