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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 26, 2022 20:57:17 GMT
OOC: Enter Makiko Domeki. IC: After school. A rare break from working on the home, or trying to do anything for the family. Father and Mother wanted to have a night out, since she was finally old enough to handle most of the household stuff by herself. There had been talk of going and seeing the rest of the family coming up, but that would involve going back to the village. She did not know if she felt like going, even if her connection to here was rather loose as well. The voice in her dream, the sound of being called, it had flooded her mind this afternoon. Instead of going straight home, she went out to the Shibuya River, as if in a daze, as if called there. Her eyes remained half lidded.
She could smell it on the wind, the weather was shifting. It was becoming towards the end of a vacation time, and the beginning of the next serious set of school days. She would be swapping uniform soon, she felt. Still, that voice, calling her, the feeling of the static between her and what the voice wanted, needed, it seemed to get stronger the more she walked towards the river. She could almost feel it, almost as if it was writing in her head that was scrambled and fuzzed out, getting clearer.
She did not have her friends from school with her, nor did she really seem to notice anyone else. This was moving from just curiosity to obsession. Her feelings for wanting to finally get answers had grown to a roar. The dreams had been growing more vibrant as well. This was her feeling, to find out, what was her destiny? Why was she being called? What was the deal with the voices? Those shadowy creatures? What was their part in it? Why is it that this broken box kept following her where ever she went? She had it now, in her backpack, but she had thrown it out five times today alone. Stopping by the river bank, she felt a vibration from her backpack, and stopped to pull it out, the odd white box. This has been in her dreams a lot as well. Still, holding it for a few seconds made her feel light headed as it started to feel like the voice was simultaneously in her head, and coming from the box. The static with in the voice was there, distorting it, making it harder to understanding here for a moment. It was dizzying as she fell to her knees for a second, the box, the cracks on it, the lack of signs of light in it as it fell from her hands. She took a moment to try to break from the dizzy spell that hit her.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 26, 2022 22:26:39 GMT
It was after school and Kima was following Blaster as he just randomly went off wondering. Her other partners were inside her Xros Loader even the Hawkmon known as Chaytan who went to school with her and Blaster. From within the Xros Loader, her Pumamon partner named Takoda asked "What is it, Kima?"
Kima, who was not paying attention to anything but Blaster's smooth movements as the disguised Ballistamon seemed to practically glide with his steps, startled before she held out her Xros Loader and said "It's nothing big, Takoda. It's just that Blaster has been walking off after school lately. I know he always comes home and I trust him but I find this kind of strange."
"How so? Blaster has always seemed to had his own way of handling things." Takoda said while Kima went into a contemplative silence.
Then Shillan's voice piped up as the non vampiric Sangloupmon said "Blaster has always been one of those types that went by the beat of their own drums. I don't think you need to be overly worried."
Both Takoda and Shillan made a lot of sense but then Fuzz, who was a smaller than average Prairiemon, said "Maybe if yous are worried about Blaster yous should continue following. He is heading for the Shibuya River." Chaytan meanwhile stayed silent as the others brought up the same points he would have. He wasn't the most talkative digimon anyway so him being mostly quiet wasn't new to any of them.
Meanwhile Kima continued following Blaster not knowing the former nightclub DJ knew she was tailing him and it didn't bother him one bit. Smiling he began passing the river just in time to see an unknown girl having what looked like a dizzy spell and he dashed forward grabbing the girl in a gentle supportive hold as he asked "Hey there. Are ya alright?"
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 27, 2022 16:10:35 GMT
"Oh, I will be alright... I think, just felt dizzy for a moment." She would reply, slowly disentangling herself from the unknown guy's grasp. She recognized it was supposed to be a helpful motion, but she did not need to be held for more than long enough to make sure she was alright, and she thought to make sure to keep things from getting awkward for herself, or to be required to deal with this guy's goals if he has any. "Sorry to have been in your way, sir." she added.
She would grab the box from the ground and pocket it in her blazer. She still felt the presence of the voice with in her mind, and the feeling of the box in her pocket felt like it was trembling, even though it lacked any sign of power. The waters of the river next to her made a pleasant noise and ambiance though for trying to think. This was the loudest it had been. She would wince at how loud it was in her head. She did not know why, but it was bugging her.
She would stop herself, clear her mind...as best as she could with the calling that seemed to be happening, and take a steadying breath. She had to clear what ever was left of the dizziness. During this the silhouettes of the beings from her dream sparked in her head, only to dissipate as the calmness took her. She would look back towards the stranger again. This time actually look at the one who had steadied her. "Thank you for your assistance, I hope I did not come off as too rude there." she would say with a slight courtesy bow.
Even though her words and actions smooth for the moment, there was still a distraction to her. One that was probably more indicative of her goal to seek out why it was so loud. Had those dreams been real, had destiny truly started to set in? Why here? Why today? She was certain she was the only one who could hear it, and had wondered a few times if this was her mind unraveling, but no, she realized the more she focused on it, the clearer it became, and the more intense the need was, but also the more focused her mind became.
".e ..ed ..or .elp. .le..e co.. .y g..e..l! We .... ...!" Flashed in her head. She realized she was getting closer by focusing, but that would only let the confusion on her face show more. Her sleepy Lilac eyes looking at the other person near her, not noticing the others who were a slight distance away.
She would then realize she needed to introduce herself. "My name is Domeki, Makiko, I hope I have not interrupted your business by getting dizzy in front of you sir."
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 27, 2022 21:43:25 GMT
As the strange girl disentangled herself from Blaster's gentle grip the disguised Ballistamon remained where he was keeping a neutral posture not wanting to come off as threatening since he was just trying to help. When the girl apologized for being in the way, he calmly waved it off before he said "Don't worry about it. It was not if ya could control when a dizzy spell came. Besides I was just tryin' to keep ya from fallin' in tha river." Then Blaster briefly glanced at something that she apparently dropped and there was no mistaking what he saw. It was a Xros Loader which meant this young woman was likely a Xros General. Now he wondered if she had any partners or if they were inside the Xros Loader. When the older teen mentioned hoping she didn't come off as rude, Blaster smiled and said "It's no big deal. If ya did come off as rude I woulda understood it since ya don't know me. Yet are ya sure you are alright. I was just sayin that because ya seem a bit out of it."
Now that she had introduced herself and, since he didn't know if she even knew of digimon, Blaster figured he would use his human name as he said "Nice ta meet ya, Domeki. I'm Tamaki and I attend tha high school. I was just passin by tha river since after school I go for a walk before headin' home."
As for Blaster's general, Kima finally caught up and Blaster turned smoothly around spotting his general. Smiling at the half Shoshone and half Japanese girl he said "Hey Kima, I didn't know I was bein' followed. Guess I'm loosin' my touch."
Kima blinked seeing Blaster with an older teen but became quiet not knowing if the stranger would become hostile like the ones that bullied her due to her being different. Sure maybe she was being overly cautious but it had long since became habit for the fifteen year old by now.
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 27, 2022 22:37:54 GMT
'Tamaki, have I heard of an individual like this back in school?' The young Japanese woman would think, having a quick look to verify appearance, but could not think of a single time of even passing him in the hall, but that could mean a different section of the school or even possibly a different school entirely. 'Ah, another person, they know each other, that makes things better, have I met her? I do not recall, unlikely then.' She would finish the thought by bowing once again in greeting. "Domeki, Makiko, nice to meet you as well Miss." She would add.
She had not been aware of the fact that the box had been seen, nor did she know that it held any significance. The feeling of the voice, felt like a stronger feeling. It had a feeling, but she needed to put that to the side. She felt a momentary loss to that, but would be fine. She would need to wait till something would drive her back into the metaphorical arms of her goal.
"I also come from a nearby High school, and just found a need to come to the river for some reason, maybe it is the feeling of nostalgia," she would breath slowly out, not aware that she had held her breath for a moment. "Or maybe this is because my day is a little different than the normal today, either way the dizziness was not something I had in my plans." She would finish her statement, before looking back up with her lilac and chinese violet color scheme of eyes and hair respectively.
She would slowly straighten back up, holding her bag with her books and other things. She would take note of some of the titles, some being novels, others being school books, and more so some being home economics course books. The important thing was to try to appeal to these two strangers that there is nothing making one seem crazy, or so Maki had a feeling of doing.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 27, 2022 23:15:59 GMT
Domeki seemed in thought before she bowed in greeting addressing Kima. Kima that bowed politely in return before she said "Aiuchi, Kima. Nice to meet you too."
"Kima and I are both in tha same grade and have a couple of classes in common." Blaster said before he continued "You seem to be a bit older than us though."
When Maki mentioned she came to the river it was clear she didn't know completely why. Sure this very river was rumored to be a natural gate to the Digital World which made Blaster look contemplative. He was beginning to wonder if the Xros Loader Maki had was the reason she was really here.
Kima, not knowing that Maki had a Xros Loader, said "Sometimes I wander around to areas and not understand why as well. Maybe that's why you came here." Then when she heard of the dizziness Maki had briefly she asked "Are you alright? Sudden dizziness can be worrying." Then as if worried her sudden burst of confidence meant something was wrong with her she grew silent. Blaster shook his head. Kima had improved a bit since becoming a Xros General but she was still a long way from being the confident general they needed her to be.
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 27, 2022 23:53:51 GMT
Hearing the concern from what she assumed was her kohai, maybe two kohai it seemed, she raised her hands defensively. "No worries, it was just a momentary one, probably got ta much into ma head." She would start in general but slip into a kansai dialect halfway through as she tripped over herself, almost biting her tongue. She shook her head after doing that and repeated herself more over. "I mean, I must have gotten too much into my own head." Looking a bit more pleased with herself. She tried very hard not to slip into that dialect at school or anywhere but home, and even then preferred not to, as her mother was the one who primarily spoke that way.
'So Aiuchi and Tamaki.' she repeated in her head, as if ritual to try to learn people. She took note of the appearance of both of them mentally and put a mental nametag on them both. She would twirl on the spot for a second to look back at the water. "Regardless of why I am here, this place is not a bad place for us to be, if only because it is relaxing." She would muse. She would feel the vibrating of the device again in her pocket. She felt like it was being more insistent now. She would slip a hand into that blazer pocket, and verify it was not actually vibrating.
She would get a glimmer in her eye though, looking over the river. The water glimmer and shimmering, and to Maki, it was assumed to only be the sunlight of the late afternoon sun. Still there was a feeling in the air that she was not understanding. Then it hit her full force.
"We need your help! please come my general! We need you!"
Maki would straighten up for a second, as the voice was so loud, but more than that, the device actually vibrated, and the voice of a rather dark being, sounding frantic was heard from everyone. It was not just from the device though. There was a feeling as if it came from the river itself. It was minorly distorted, and over all, sounded like it was in trouble. The voice was clear as opposed to being heavily distorted, the words in her head were clear and not fuzzy. She did not know who needed her help, but to those who were behind her, the device was glowing with light, hanging only slightly out of her pocket and that the screen had been lit up. The lack of color to the device was unchanged at the moment. Maki had to hold her head though, as it came with a serious hit to her that it made her head swirl for a second.
She would slowly turn to look back at the other two, confused as to what happened, but more so, questioning if they had heard the voice or not.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 28, 2022 2:07:57 GMT
Blaster cocked his head to the side when Mika's accent seemed to change. It was one similar to his but still quite different. "Are ya tryin' ta hide your native dialect for some reason. Not that it's a big deal or nothin' but you shouldn't be afraid ta use the accent you are most comfortable with. Believe me I know about that first hand. Let's just say ma earlier years were filled with those makin' fun of me for how I talk."
Kima blinked in surprise at hearing that Blaster had faced some bullying in his life given how open and friendly he naturally was. Then when Mika mentioned why she was here was that it was relaxing. "I get that. This place is nice though I don't wander this way much." Blaster said as he looked out over the water as something felt amiss though he couldn't put a finger on what. Meanwhile from within Kima's Xros Loader the rest of her partners were feeling something was amiss to causing a soft chitter from Fuzz to emit from Kima's pocket that was not audible to human ears unless the Xros Loader was held to someone's ear.
Apparently there was something out there and only Maki seemed to be able to hear it and when she asked if Kima and Blaster heard the voice. Kima shook her head no but Blaster said "It wasn't as if I heard somethin' more like sensed somethin' odd around tha river if ya get ma meaning."
Kima's head swirled with one thought that likely drifted through to the rest of her partners and that was 'This might be a digimon trying to reach us or even get into this world through the river itself.'
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 28, 2022 3:17:46 GMT
Makiko had heard it, but the other two had not seemingly heard it. "Its ma' Ma's ways of speakin, most of ta family speaks like this." She would respond, letting how deep her accent was when she would use the dialect. "I tend ta only use this at home, as ma Pa usually speaks in da dialect of Tokyo. I have mostly been raised here." She would explain, letting the dialect fall near the end. She had never really felt like using it out and about when the dialect she usually heard had been the one from the locals. Only on occasion does it slip out, and usually that is in response to surprise or rough situations.
Still, the way the message came through, she felt like there was something there. The river actually seemed like it was starting to glow darkly. She wondered if that was just her imagination though, and rubbed her eyes to see if that would fix it. Ultimately, to her perception it did not. The river had a dark glow near her, not just the river, but the sky felt like it was darkening above as well.
"General! We need you now! If you do not come to us we will perish!"
This time it was definitely not from the box, it was from the air itself near her. She could feel it as well, as if someone had just cried out for help, almost like a servant of some gothic lord calling out for something to be done as the enemies raise up on the battlement.
It sent chills down her spine, but also felt familiar and largely like something important. She felt her hand unconsciously grab the box from her pocket. She felt her hand pull it out of the pocket and for the first time she actually looked at it. The damage on the screen, the way the dull colors of the box were outlined, and the slightly glowing screen. She did not know that this was her body and mind unconsciously doing this, she just knew that this was what she needed to look at.
Looking up at them, she had a rather confused look to her eyes, but her face showed false bravado. "I don' know what this is, but it has ben near me every time things get weird." She knew she needed to speak it, as the feeling hit her. She might be in over her head as dark crimson flowers seemed to fall slowly like snow from above her, and sprout below her.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 28, 2022 3:57:18 GMT
Blaster nodded in understanding but said nothing more. Then he glanced at Kima who was now staring at the river so he looked back at it seeing the water glowing darkly which caused the disguised Ballistamon to tense. Meanwhile Kima had brought out her Xros Loader that was a soft forest green with gold highlights and was clutching tightly in her hand the screen glowing. From within the Xros Loader all of Kima's partners let themselves out but the ones with holosuits had them activated with Fuzz tucked behind Takoda and Shillan to be out of sight since the smaller than average Prairiemon had no holosuit.
The voice was now clear to them all and Kima was visibly nervous seeing her partners ready for action even in their holosuit forms. Then when the crimson flowers fell like snow from above while also sprouting below them Kima said "Weird is an understatement. What is going on here?"
"Don't worry, Kima. We'll keep you and Makiko safe." Takoda said in a comforting voice his holosuit form looking as serene as his true form.
Shillan was growling softly before he said "I don't know who you are but come out now."
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 28, 2022 5:53:48 GMT
Seeing several other beings pop out suddenly behind the two that she was talking to caused Maki to pause. Just what had happened, they were not standing there moments before. The red flowers did not look native here, the people popping out of no where was disconcerting, but the worst part of this was a lack of understanding. This did not seem normal at all. The River started to burble louder, and a sound like the tide had started, as a tear in reality made its way. It was several feet behind Maki in the river, and going from the bed of it, to the several feet above in the sky. The sky had taken on a purplish hue, and the ground almost seemed to grey near the tear in the fabric of reality. On the other side three silhouettes were able to be seen. The one closest to the tear was some sort of serpentine skeletal figure, with what looked like a scythe for one arm, and scarlet glowing orbs for eyes and what little else was highlighted by the scarlet glowing wings, was a dark skeletal metal frame and violet hair.
The second figure, a creature akin to a dinosaur, some sort of Allosaurus or Tyrannosaurus with blue flaming spikes and large metal claws. He seems to be standing between the first one, and something else, obscuring what is going on beyond them. His back is to the portal, but he does not seem to be holding his own well.
The third figure is more shadowy than the other, but seems like some gaunt hairy creatures, with some sort of beastial face, again with his back facing the tear. He seems to be rippling in and out as the trio seem to be dealing with something, and the first one seems to be the only one trying to do something other than fight the thing that they are up against. The flowers are on the other side of the tear as well, with a purplish grey landscape, and more bright purple sky.
Makiko's box that she was holding, what the others would call a Xros Loader started shining, a light reaching out from it to touch the tear in reality, and suddenly the party of three was a party of Two, It went out to reach forth again only for the tear in reality to waver. "Wha- Whats going on? What is all this!" Makiko would call out, a mixture of dismay, disbelief, and confusion crossing her face, as she saw her Xros loader suddenly changing colors and fixing itself with the attribution of its first partner. "My general." would come from the device, as the image of the creature would speak up, that same voice from before. "Please....save my friends." He would say before passing out. She would stare in more confusion at this, before looking at the box in the other girls hand.
"Aiuchi.... what is that item...and what is it called?" she would ask, as the distortion got louder, and less stable.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 28, 2022 6:25:25 GMT
Though the flowers were unusual not just because they were not native to this region Kima's partners were primarily focused on the burbling river as it grew louder. If it was due to Shillan ordering the being to come out Kima didn't know nor did she have time to think about it. Soon a rift began to appear several feet in the sky. Fuzz chittered from his hiding place as he said "Oh noes. This is not good." Then three silhouettes appeared in the rift making Kima's partners tense more. Kima then saw the Xros Loader that Makiko had begin changing colors no longer looking dull like before and Makiko was understandably confused.
Now it seemed at least one of the digimon were now within Makiko's Xros Loader pleading with her to save his friends. When the other digimon passed out Kima became aware that Makiko was staring at the Xros Loader in her hand. When Makiko addressed her by her surname, which was common in Japan, and asked what the device in her hand was Kima looked her in the eye and said "You can call me Kima. You don't always have to address me by my surname. As for that device, I suppose what with everything that happened so far such a question is fair. The device you have is called a Xros Loader and it comes from another world inhabited by sentient monsters called digimon. The Xros Loader is a model of something called a digivice and those that wield them are referred to as Xros Generals."
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 28, 2022 6:40:40 GMT
General. The term had been used on her many times so far, but now she understood more of the connotation. It meant something more to her now that she had to nod slowly at that phrase. She looked at the greyed out silhouette of the one being in her Xros Loader. It seemed like he was passed out. Apparently he was injured, and rather worn out. She would have to learn more from him when he was awake again. Looking at the group that is behind her, she would turn towards the rift, and reach forth her Xros loader. 'Her Xros Loader.' Just the feeling of the claiming of it as her own possession was a powerful feeling. She did not know what else to do, so followed her instinct.
She raised it towards the rift, and saw the light reach out again, only to this time be swatted away by stray strike as the rift started to shrink. She would grit her teeth at the feeling of it, before trying one last time only for a large face to appear in the rift for a second, before blocking off the light from reaching them, and causing the rift to start closing faster. She did not know what else was going on, and she realized that this was not helping, but the rift had made the river too fast and possibly too deep to try to reach the rift where it was. The lighting was returning to normal as the rift got smaller.
She finally would lower her Xros Loader, as the static in her brain, the feelings that had lead her here now died away, leaving her head feeling empty. "What...Kima, What happened just now?" She asked, the girl, her fellow Xros General. "How did I get this thing? Is the being init gonna be alright?" She would ask, the feeling of temporary confidence leaving her for the questioning.
She would then look at the group around Kima, truly look at them. "Where did all of them come from? What twas meant when that one said itwould protect us?" she would ask, desperately wanting to piece together what is going on. The dialect returning with full fury, as the Rift fully closed. The River bank returning to normal.
The need to know was high, but the worries were even higher.
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Post by ricochet9-Kima on Aug 28, 2022 9:09:10 GMT
Makiko seemed to except what Kima had said but what happened next was quite the sight for Kima and her forces. Makiko reached her newly activated Xros Loader up toward the rift and after awhile the rift started to shrink. When it disappeared Kima's forces seemed relieved. Not only that the river was also returning to normal as well.
"I'm not sure what happened as this never happened with me when I got my Xros Loader. I got mine after I got to that other world called the Digital World but I woke up in the desert not knowing the reason I lost consciousness. As for the digimon inside he should be alright since digimon seem to heal naturally faster than humans do and being in the Xros Loader seems to help them heal faster." Kima explained while Fuzz came out of his hiding place since Makiko had at least a small amount of knowledge pertaining to digimon.
Then Makiko asked about where Kima's forces came from and what was meant when Takoda said he would protect them. "Well they came out of the Xros Loader and use some kind of technology called holosuits that allows digimon to disguise themselves as many different things but human disguises seem the most common choices. As for what Takoda said, he is naturally a very protective and gentle being. He is the first digimon I met."
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Post by Domeki, Makiko on Aug 28, 2022 22:20:38 GMT
The explanation that Maki heard helped to put her at ease for a moment before the realization hit. "Wait... these digimon beings you mentioned can hide among us?" She looked incredulous at the "People" around the other girl. Trying to discern, but could not tell heads or tails that they were different from normal people. "Well tha has ma head all in a tumble" she adds, her eyes wide, showing the rather purplish color of her eyes rather nicely, compared to the normally sleepy eyed appearance.
She started to muse around, between the portal, the box that has been harassing her for a while that is apparently her own device, the creature that now is with in that device, the fact that there were two more creatures that she has to rescue presumably from with in the digital world, which lead to the question in her head left unsaid as to if the entire digital world was so....colorful. Her head was having trouble understanding the responses of this world and that. Her mind was being blown. She had always during some of her books wondered what another world would be like and to travel it, and now she knew she could, but with what all had been covered....
She would then step back in front of the other girl. "Kima, I don think I kin fully comprehend all this stuff yet, but I might have ta question all of this later, might we try swapping contacts?" she would say, her eyes spinning slightly as the information and everything from the last several minutes replayed in her head a few more times.
She would wait, while also looking at the first person here she met. She had not been told he was a digimon, and apparently he goes to the same school. Was he a person, or a digimon, also if he was a person, was he also one of these General things? OR was he something else? She could not tell.
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