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ONWARDS, TO A BRAVE NEW WORLD V2 [ROTWANG, STACY]
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Post by ricochet-Stacy on Jun 16, 2023 20:56:13 GMT
"Yes curiously enough the residents, known as digimon, are made of digital data and are yet still physically living beings with most of them being sentient and some digimon being feral." Stacy explained to the excitable science driven man. Then when he mentioned Faustein Stacy chuckled before he said "Yes the two of you would indeed have been like two peas in a pod if you two had met. What with wondering around investigating anything of interest and you two would have likely also found your fair share of trouble. Though since I don't know you all that well I wouldn't know which of you two would have attracted the most attention in regards to getting in trouble. Then again who am I to judge when I have found my fair share of trouble myself without even trying sometimes."
Stacy still decided to not mention that her spirit was able to communicate with her even if her spirit rarely did so but when asked if there were others that possed similar devices and how she acquired hers, Stacy smiled as this were questions she could indeed answer. Stacy then explained "Seeing as other than my D-Tector there are other similar devices out there which are also called digivices and there are three types of digivice wielding humans who are drawn to the Digital World in different ways. The Spirit Wielders, which is what I am, the Tamers, and the Xros Generals. As for how I aquired my D-Tector it is kinda crazy since it flew out of my laptop at five in the morning during one of my sleepless nights and landed on my lap. Then when a compass appeared on the screen it led me to this station where, similar to yourself, I heard a voice speaking from my D-Tector which sorta freaked me out momentarily but I boarded one of the trains which I later learned were digimon and the rest is history."
Speaking of Trailmon it had eventually pulled into its destination announcing its arrival in Terminus City with a loud voice. Stacy rose from her seat with Adhira following Rotwang seeing as without a spirit or a partner the scientist would be easy pickings for digimon who were less then reputable. Call it her protective nature where she acted much like a hero type or maybe like a big sister presence to other humans who came to the Digital World.
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Post by RF007 on Jun 18, 2023 14:51:40 GMT
Rotwang listened to what Stacy was saying as they all disembarked from the Trailmon and even though half of his attention was drawn to the completely new sights and sounds of Terminus City which now greeted him as he started making his way towards the city alongside Stacy and Adhira, he kept the other half of it focused on Stacy's ongoing narrative so as to not miss any interesting pieces of information. Once she was done, Rotwang remarked in response
"Interesting! Then it would indeed be possible to experiment on them just as one would any other living thing which has substance...that gets me excited!! I do hope that there are quite a few of these entities in this Digital World...that will keep me from ever getting bored from lack of new things to conduct research on henceforth...and you mentioned some of these beings possess some level of intelligence too...how fascinating, indeed!"
After that, Rotwang moved on to Stacy's further reminiscing about Faustein whom she had met in the past
"So he too loved wandering around investigating and researching things that interested him, did he? Well now...I wonder...did he ever come into contact with this Digital World like I have at this point?...I ask since it seems to have a nigh endless supply of things to study and research...given what I can see of Terminus City alone...and perhaps more to be found outside its bounds..."
Finally, Rotwang moved onto addressing Stacy's description about the three forms of DigiDestined and, so he inquired more about that and about her experience with the Digital World
"Given the different names of these classes...that they are capable of achieving different types of feats with their respective digivices? And you too had a similar experience to mine which led you to your own first contact with the Digital World, eh? This is quite intriguing! This makes me wonder if there is some entity or group of entities who watch over this world and contact those humans who may have the qualities to come to their aid in their hour of need..."
With that Rotwang fell silent, waiting for any reactions that Stacy and Adhira would have to his actions and words. Meanwhile, his iPhone seemed to be floating on ahead drawing Rotwang inexorably forward with its strange gravitational influence on him, and since he was interested in where it was leading him and what would come to him out of this adventure, he did not put up any resistance to it.
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Post by ricochet-Stacy on Jun 18, 2023 22:02:16 GMT
Stacy kept her eye on Rotwang seeing as until he either had a partner digimon or a spirit to protect himself he would be vulnerable to any local digimon who thrived on going for easy victims. Seeing his attitude seemed hauntingly familiar with Faustein's if left alone his natural curiosity wouldn't be the only thing that would pull Rotwang into trouble. Not far from Stacy and Rotwang was Adhira and while Stacy had seen others with companions that weren't partner digimon not only was Adhira sticking around an odd feeling to the friendly but mostly introverted Stacy. Also being referred to by sama was odd too so this would be something to adjust to as well not to mention her having to explain Adhira to those of AEGIS. Nevermind talking about them seemed the easiest adjustment compared to everything else.
"I suppose neither of us should be surprised that multiple beings of this world are capable of intelligence seeing as back in our world humans weren't the only intelligent creatures even seemingly somewhat sentient even if not on the same level as humans." Stacy said her knowledge of Human World animals subtly coming forth even if not directly.
"Yes Faustein did come to the Digital World just like I did." Stacy said sounding a bit sad before she then said "Unfortunately, Faustein died in this world some time ago and, even though I was there, I was unable to prevent that from happening." Then a faint smile appeared on her face before she lightly chuckled and said "Hard to believe I thought of him as a friend even though we were opposites in many ways of viewing things."
Then the subject of the various classes once again came up and in order to answer Rotwang's question, Stacy said "Yes the classes have differences. Tamers are partnered with one digimon unless it is a set of twins, Spirit Wielders, like me, have the ability to become digimon with the power of spirits which we have to hunt for, and lastly the Xros Generals are more like Tamers in the respect of being partnered with one or two digimon depending on if they are partnered with twins or not but that is where the similarities end. Xros Generals over time travel with the first partner or partners they meet and eventually recruit other digimon forming an army." Stacy was not sure if the concept of digivolution was something to bring up at this point seeing as he didn't have digimon of any kind with him. "As for us having similar circumstances that pulled us to the Trailmon for the first time I wouldn't be surprised if others have experienced such. It does make me wonder if there is an entity or entities guiding us humans here."
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Post by RF007 on Jun 20, 2023 14:33:13 GMT
Rotwang could not get enough of all the new and completely unfamiliar sights and sounds in Terminus City as he made his way through the crowds of digimon thronging in its streets along with Stacy and Adhira. Thus, he was acting like a kid in a candy store on Christmas with how he was whipping his head this way and that in an almost comically desperate attempt to take in as much as he could of said sights and sounds since he was being driven to do so by his insatiable curiosity for all the things that were unfamiliar to him. However, Stacy's words brought him back down to earth from the cloud 9 he had been on till then, and so he remarked with a nod "Indeed, dolphins and chimpanzees are two such examples of nonhuman animals which can display such remarkable intellect...quite fascinating!! This goes to show just how much researchers like myself still have left to explore of these areas of new knowledge from the natural world, and this sort of groundbreaking research is precisely what researchers like myself live for getting the chance to do someday!!" Then, Rotwang heard about how Faustein had apparently suffered death in the Digital World and not in the Human World, but that got him thinking, so he replied to Stacy, though not because he was attempting to comfort her in her moment of grief "Hmm...so he died in this Digital World, eh?...Well now, it is quite fortunate for me that he did not die in the Human World...for this presents me with an intriguing opportunity to conduct a rather marvelous experiment someday...and if this research study pans out as I am envisioning...it just might be possible to resurrect Faustein...Have you ever heard of a process that is called the "Taizan Fukun no Sai"?...It is said to be the highest of all Onmyōjutsu...since it grants the user the ability to bring the dead back to life with their original personality and all other details about themselves as they had been in life by invoking Lord Taizan, the ancient King of Hell, from the Chinese mythos from our Human World...and according to the legends of Abe no Seimei from Japan's mythos from our Human World, he apparently employed it successfully to resurrect his father who had been murdered by his rival, Ashiya Dōman..." Rotwang paused there to collect his thoughts and to let his words sink into Stacy's mind if she was interested in hearing them, after which point, he resumed his narrative "So, if there happen to be any Digimon in this Digital World which happen to be conversant with the Onmyōdō arts, then I can recruit some of them to assist me with the conductance of this research project that I am looking forward to attempting in the future...Of course, it will require me to offer a living sacrifice to serve as the hardware for the returning soul software and all that relevant data to anchor it successfully...Perhaps I can construct one from scratch, and it will ideally need to be a Digimon body to ensure that it can be durable enough to allow him to remain permanently once he returns upon the completion of this ceremony...If I have understood this Faustein person that you have spoken of as well as I think I have from all that you have told me about him...I do believe that he did not merely throw his life away...no...it must have been a calculated maneuver since he must have had a plan in place to ensure his return...and if I end up being the one to bring that plan of his to fruition, then I am certain that he will become a potent ally for me in the days to come..." With that said, Rotwang devolved once more into the melodramatic display that he had put on before Stacy and Adhira earlier, namely the one wherein he started to laugh maniacally with an ear-to-ear grin plastered on his face and his eyes gleaming with a rather sinister light as well as a rather ominous aura now surrounding him Naturally, this abrupt devolution into such theatrics on Rotwang's part did indeed catch quite a few of the passersby by surprise and they were unnerved as a result, but they did not see fit to admonish him for it. Fortunately, for them anyway, Rotwang calmed down once more shortly after that and fell silent as he waited to see what else would happen in the situation and for any reactions and remarks that Stacy and Adhira might have to his words and actions.
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Post by ricochet-Stacy on Jun 20, 2023 20:36:39 GMT
Adhira looked at Stacy in bafflement while they were watching Rotwang. As for Stacy she was taking silent note of his behavior. Stacy shook her head while mentally not blaming Rotwang for his excitement. Eventually the mad scientist came down from cloud 9 as he agreed about dolphins and chimpanzees being two different species of non humans that were intelligent.
Then when Rotwang mentioned something called the Taizan Fukun no Sai a confused look appeared on Stacy's face before she said "Are you sure such a process would be a wise idea. No offense but when it comes to things like resurrection this might be one of the subjects that might be best to leave alone." Stacy glanced at Adhira and the Jellymon shook her head as it was clear that she didn't know anything about what Rotwang was talking about.
"Look I know digimon can be reborn but I didn't know you humans had such a process to bring those back to life." Adhira said after thinking for a while. "As for those conversant in those arts there might be but I'm not sure, Stein."
"As for constructing a new body from scratch I don't think I would be comfortable with you sacrificing a digimon unless they are comfortable with doing such of course." Stacy said after thinking about Rotwang's words and looking somewhat on the uncomfortable side. When Rotwang began laughing maniacally again Stacy just shrugged as if the behavior was no big deal. That was until what looked like an ominous aura was surrounding him. "Uhm.....Stein, some sort of aura is surrounding you right now."
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Post by RF007 on Jun 27, 2023 16:26:12 GMT
Rotwang chuckled as he heard Stacy voice her concerns about his plans for attempting to conduct research on the process of resurrection/reanimation, and remarked
"Oh?...well, I happen to disagree there...for in my eyes, the powers that reign from on high have merely designated such processes as 'evil' or 'unethical' so as to retain their monopoly on the awe-inspiring power that full command over such processes would grant them...after all, knowledge is power, as that old aphorism hold...and beyond that, what do researchers like myself exist for if not to explore exciting mysteries such as these and elucidate their inner workings?"
Then, Rotwang turned to Adhira, and after taking note of what she had said to him, he replied to her in turn
"Oh no, the Human World does not possess any such mechanisms in reality...what I was referring to was the ancient mythology about such things...since these are merely fictional concepts in the Human World...however, in the Digital World...they could very well be true and real phenomena that can be harnessed by interested parties such as myself...and regarding entities from this Digital World who might be in the possession of such powers and of comprehensive knowledge concerning this specific protocol...if memory serves...in the old legends that I spoke of earlier...Abe no Seimei is said to have been born of a nine-tailed spirit fox who had taken the form of a woman and then mated with a certain human spiritualist...and that inhuman heritage is said to have been the source of his otherworldly powers...so it would be ideal if such Digimon exist in this world...since from what I have gathered over the course of my observations about the Digimon in this city...and the two of you...Digimon seem to be heavily influenced by themes and data generated from the Human World..."
After that, Rotwang turned his attention back to Stacy and addressed her concerns about the living sacrifice that he had mentioned as being need for the Taisan Fukun no Sai ritual
"Well...sacrifice might not have been an accurate and precise descriptor for what I had in mind when I spoke earlier...the Digimon vessel is not going to be consumed or destroyed...but rather, it will be merely employed to serve as a corporeal anchor for the residual data of Faustein which may still be existing in some unearthly plane in this Digital World and which I will be calling back to this physical plane of this world...and so, Faustein's residual data shall become the Digi-Core or mind, if you prefer something more abstract, that will be used to power this vessel body which I will be constructing to house it...wait, what aura do you mean, Stacy?"
With that said and asked of Stacy, Faustein fell silent and waited for whatever reactions as well as responses that Stacy and Adhira might have to his clarification in their ongoing discussion about his plans. Meanwhile, he kept moving forward alongside Stacy and Adhira in the direction that the voice from his iPhone was leading him through Terminus City.
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Post by ricochet-Stacy on Jun 27, 2023 21:24:13 GMT
Stacy shook her head and chuckled softly as it was clear this young man had the same loose sense of morals as Faustein did. However somehow that didn't really disturb her as much as one would think it should seeing as she was what the average evil entity would call one of those meddling hero types. Ah but while she had a strong sense of morality her moral compass wobbled throughout the entire good spectrum bouncing between Lawful Good, Chaotic Good, and Neutral Good depending on circumstances at hand. Explained why at times she seemed as chaotic as Deadpool. "While ethics in research have their place, Stein, I can see you are like Faustein in the sense that you basically may throw ethics out the window. You are right about knowledge being power though as I myself know I wouldn't be happy being an idiot even though me being above average in intelligence has led to it own fair share of issues." Stacy said.
Adhira listened as Rotwang explained that such a process didn't actually exist in the Human World and that such concepts were fictitious. Then as he mentioned a tail of nine tailed spirit fox Adhira said "Nine tailed spirit fox? Sounds like a Kyubimon though I'm not sure if they can change forms without holosuits. However I wouldn't be surprised if some fox digimon can given that digimon can have seemingly insane abilities."
"For all we know both the Human and Digital Worlds may have been connected far longer than we know and all our worlds' mythology could have been the result of digimon visiting the Human World in ancient times. So maybe that spiritualist's powers might have been the result of a digimon and a human mating but I'm not sure the two can create children together." Stacy said as she began tapping her chin with her face scrunched up in deep thought.
"Stacy-sama.." Adhira began only for Stacy to give her a silent look that told the jellyfish gremlin to not interrupt so she became silent herself.
When the sacrifice was mentioned was to serve as a corporeal anchor that brought up one question. "No offense, Stein, but how would you obtain such a vessel? Usually when a digimon is not absorbed by another said data tends to scatter eventually finding its way to the Village of Beginnings or even the equivalent of that area in the Dark Area. Maybe I'm thinking to deeply about this." When asked about what aura she meant Stacy replied "I'm not sure really. All I know is that it showed up when you were being melodramatic. Maybe the Digital World is just reacting to your natural aura in some strange way. I have experienced similar when the spirit I draw power from possessed me."
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Post by RF007 on Jul 5, 2023 1:06:08 GMT
Rotwang nodded to Stacy as he heard her speculate about how he was eerily similar to Faustein whom she got to know a long time ago before the present in that he too did not have any regard for the adherence to ethics and morality which was common to more normal entities "Indeed, to me...and to this Faustein fellow...ethics and morality are just roadblocks that truly serve no purpose other for me than to obstruct my path toward my research goals and even more importantly, towards my much desired success in finding out the various truths about the nature as well as the inner workings of the entities, objects, and phenomena that can occur or exist in the world, regardless of whether that be the human one or even this Digital World." Then, he turned to Adhira as he heard her mention the name of a certain vulpine digimon species that apparently did exist in the Digital World "Kyubimon, eh? So they DO exist in this world...Wunderbar!! That is the best new I have received all day!! Furthermore, that name is quite fitting as in the legends from the Human World, these spirit foxes with 9 tails are, in fact, called 'Kyubi no Kitsune'...so that is perhaps where this name comes from...although that remains to be confirmed through the research that I will be undertaking in the foreseeable future...wait, holosuits? What are these holosuit things you just mentioned?" With that said, Rotwang turned his attention back to Stacy as she speculated about how the Human and Digital worlds could have been connected even in ancient times and that this might even be the source of whatever truth lay behind the legends of Abe no Seimei and his allegedly otherworldly abilities "That is a fair point, indeed. After all, there could have been naturally occurring spacetime portals connecting this Digital World to our Human World even in the ancient past...the Human World has a mind-boggling plethora of stories about supernatural entities...so then, all those inhuman existences could have been nothing more than Digimon which would have no doubt been misunderstood by ancient humans due to their lack of our modern technological framework of understanding with regards to these entities and the phenomena that they can produce via their existence...so it might be possible that what the ancient Japanese tales about Abe no Seimei spoke of does have some kernel of truth to it, albeit small...and this fox woman described as being his mother could have been one of these Kyubimon which may have wandered into the Human World during that ancient time through one of these naturally occurring spacetime portals...or perhaps it was one that was created by him as a test of his powers...as there do seem to be certain techniques which use paper talismans to produce various effects...even something as remarkable as a doorway to different realms...and he was said to have command over yokai of various kinds and if we assume that the yokai are nothing more than misunderstood Digimon...then, that makes it almost seem like he could have been what we now call as DigiDestined...with the paper talismans serving functions similar to these Digivices you mentioned...all these are yet more endlessly fascinating research topics for me!! These are precisely the kind of research endeavors that I find most exhilarating and live to pursue!!" Rotwang spoke thus, with his already thick German accent becoming markedly thicker again and with his rust-red eyes practically gleaming, as was the usual case whenever he got excited about some discussion/research topic or another. However, afterwards, he felt Stacy's queries about her doubt as to the efficacy of the method he had proposed to resurrect Faustein and about how he could set about acquiring the vessel for his soul work to bring him back down to reality, at which point, he remarked with a thoughtful look on his face "I see...so there is some default location where all the data that escapes from physical bodies ends up returning to in this Digital World, eh?...Well, that should not be too much of a problem since this procedure will convert the corporeal vessel used in it into a sort of homing beacon to attract the otherwise tether-free data from Faustein's original self that had escaped into this Digital World back then into it now and then fix it there permanently...and to answer your earlier question regarding how I plan to acquire the vessel...that one is quite simple as well...for I plan to construct it from scratch as a blank slate of sorts...although, if this mysterious voice that we are all following currently could end up leading me to some partner digimon which possesses skills or abilities that could assist by facilitating this plan of mine, that would truly be a godsend for me..." Finally, Rotwang concluded by addressing the issue of the mysterious aura that Stacy had mentioned seeing around him when he got excited before "I see...so the Digital World can react in real time to humans like us who cross into it for whatever purpose, eh?...That almost makes it seem as though the Digital World itself is some sort of super-organism with some sort of consciousness or sentience at its core...how truly marvelous, indeed!! It is quite fortuitous for me to have come into contact with such a dimension, for it promises to provide me with just the sort of intense intellectual stimulus that I crave so very much!!" With that said, Rotwang calmed down and fell silent as he continued walking along with Stacy and Adhira towards wherever the mysterious voice coming from his iPhone which was still floating in the air somehow as it pulled him along the way. However, a change seemed to occur after a while as said device suddenly shifted directions and the gravitational tug it had been exerting on him even grew exponentially stronger, apparently leading the group down a deserted and dark alleyway in Terminus City, thus taking them away from the throngs of digimon crowding the main streets of said social establishment in the Digital World.
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Post by ricochet-Stacy on Jul 5, 2023 1:46:18 GMT
"Yes there are times when ethics and morality, while normally well meaning, can seem to get in the way of ones desires. Even I understand how much of a challenge that can be even though I am one of those who protect those in danger. You know one of those meddling hero types." Stacy said ending the sentence with an amused giggle. She then said "Yet despite my hero tendencies Faustein found something about me fascinating. I don't think it was my cute frizzy wolf tail."
"I think I've seen a Kyubimon in passing. They are indeed a beautiful species of digimon. Then again I have seen many interesting species while passively people watching them if you will. Some other digimon seem to resemble other mythical beings including other yokai and that is one reason why I am fascinated by this world. Despite having a learning disability I do enjoy learning new things. It just sometimes takes a bit longer to absorb the new information. Just the same I think I did well for myself since I ended up with an above average IQ and actually understand the science based talk you seem to be using Stein. Guess mythology is also fascinating to you as well huh?" Stacy said seeming to feed off of Rotwang's excitement.
As for the question pertaining to holosuits Adhira piped up as she answered "Holosuits are mechanical devices that many digimon use to alter their appearance to blend in among humans with most being human disguises in general."
"Given humanity's limited technology back then meant the humans could only have the ability to understand so much about the world around them even though we humans are creatures driven by curiosity by nature. Perhaps this Abe no Seimei's father was one of the first humans to form a close bond with a digimon. Though I don't know if a human and a digimon can produce a child together. Though if that is possible I guess I shouldn't be surprised given the great many special powers a digimon can theoretically possess. The concept that these paper talismans could have been ancient predecessors to the modern digivices is an intriguing theory indeed isn't it?"
"Ah so like Dr. Frankenstein made his monster you plan on artificially creating some sort of body for Faustein's soul to occupy if it is still floating around. As for you meeting a partner with such power you need it might be a possibility as I don't know what limits digimon have when it comes to power and I have roamed around this world for a few years now learning what I can while gathering the spirits I have to be able to digivolve."
"Uhmmm. Maybe that is also why time flows differently in the Human World then it does in the Digital World. Time in Digital World seems to flow slower than it does in the Human World so spending a few days here for example is like at most spending a few hours in the Human World." Adhira said deciding to contribute to the conversation after being quiet for awhile.
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Post by RF007 on Jul 7, 2023 0:40:40 GMT
Rotwang nodded to Stacy as they moved along down the dark and deserted alleyway while following along after his iPhone and the mysterious voice coming from it and remarked
"Indeed, they seem to cause these meddling hero types to come and meddle with the operations of unscrupulous scientists like myself all too often...on another note, regarding Faustein...if he was truly the science type who had an insatiable thirst for knowledge like myself...the reason for his fascination with you was perhaps also due to the fact that he might have seen you transform like I did earlier when we met today...because speaking from experience, it was truly an intriguing sight to behold for me since it was an entirely unfamiliar phenomenon."
Rotwang spoke thus with a thoughtful expression on his face and then proceeded to address the fact that Stacy revealed to him, namely that she had seen a Kyubimon before somewhere
"Oh? You have witnessed one of these Kyubimon digimon species at some point in the past? Then, I would certainly be quite interested in hearing more about this encounter since I do believe that I will need to track one of them down for this future research project of mine to bring Faustein back into the world. That aside, you are correct, while I am endlessly fascinated by and in love with all things related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...it is also undeniable that I have almost as strong an appreciation for history, popular culture, mythology and related areas of knowledge as well."
Then, Rotwang turned his attention to Adhira as he heard her explain what holosuits were to him since he was quite taken with this finding as well
"I see...and these holosuit devices sound like they would be indispensable for digimon who may find themselves in the Human World or else interacting with humans for whatever reason...so, do you perhaps know where I could procure some for myself? If the digimon that I will be paired up with happens to be particularly monstrous...these might be just the thing that it would need to hide its true identity when accompanying me in the Human World."
With that asked, Rotwang could be seen becoming excited again upon hearing about this brand new device that he had never heard of before. Then, Rotwang turned his attention back to Stacy when he heard her remarks about his thoughts from earlier regarding how digimon might have been known to ancient humans, about Abe no Seimei and his origins, and about talismans potentially being ancient digivices
"Indeed, Abe no Seimei's father was said to have encountered his spirit fox wife at some point when he was out dealing with some yokai which had been harassing the local humans and then, that was the start to their relationship which would later give rise to Abe no Seimei's birth...so if this theory is correct, he could have very well witnessed her arriving in the Human World through a spacetime portal...The country of Japan, in particular, has long since been believed by its people to have vortexes of energy which connect to other realms and even that their appearance was linked to the movement of the celestial bodies, the procession of the seasons, and so on...so these portals that Digimon may have used to arrive in the Human World during ancient times...could very well be these same vortexes of energy..."
Rotwang paused there to collect his thoughts and then resumed his narrative regarding these ideas that he was discussing with Stacy
" That is because, according to Albert Einstein's work...mass and energy are interlinked inextricably and thus, can be interchangeable in their influence upon the world at large...and the fabric of spacetime can be warped by a large enough mass...so in theory, at least, if these vortexes possessed an adequate amount of energy in them of whatever sort...it would be the same as if a noticeably massive object were to be located somehow at those coordinates...which would mean this energy could have twisted the fabric of spacetime such that it connected the Human World to the Digital World at these locations...it is another theory that I intend to conduct research on if ever the chance presents itself to me."
Rotwang spoke thus, and as he did, the excited look on his face grew wider still at the prospect of investigating these ideas further. Then, he proceeded on to addressing Stacy's queries about how he was planning to anchor Faustein's soul in the world
"Yes, that is precisely what it will be like...of course, there is certainly a mountain of work to be done research-wise before this goal can be achieved, but I am one who enjoys the journey to the destination as much as I do the destination itself...so I am looking forward to it very much, indeed...and likewise, I am quite interested to know what sort of digimon that this mysterious voice we are following will end up partnering me with, not only for the sake of this future project of mine, but also in general as well...as I fully intend to investigate its powers and abilities in the days to come."
Rotwang then turned his attention to Adhira as she spoke about how time flowed differently in the Digital World compared to how it did in the Human World and remarked
"I see...that is quite believable as it has been suggested by scientists from the Human World that there could be parallel worlds wherein the laws of physics and phenomena such as the flow of time are entirely different from those in the Human World...and that it is even possible that some of these could have time flowing backwards entirely...but on a more practical note, this fact will be of great utility to me in the foreseeable future...as it means that it would be possible for me to spend years or even decades doing research in this Digital World and yet not have been absent for that long in the Human World...Wunderbar!!"
Then, Rotwang fell silent and waited for Stacy's and Adhira's reactions and responses to his words and for whatever else would happen in the situation. Said situation now began to lead them to the end of the alleyway and then out into a large wide open space which seemed to be the territory of some sort of scientist or researcher, given the fact that there was an enormous structure that now greeted their view and this structure could only be described as an almost comically stereotypical mad science lab. Naturally, Rotwang could not believe his eyes and yet felt his iPhone tug him towards said mad science lab even stronger than before and then, he heard the mysterious voice from his iPhone announce to him
Digi...Destined..pre...pare...for...a...mo...men...tous...da...te...wi...th...yo...ur...destiny...and...st..ep...for...th..."
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Post by ricochet-Stacy on Jul 7, 2023 1:20:54 GMT
As Stacy and Adhira followed Rotwang down the dark and seemingly deserted alleyway Stacy nodded as she took in Rotwang's words before she lightly chuckled and said "What can I say about meddling hero types like myself other than we are what we are. At least like yourself I have a love of learning despite sometimes taking a bit longer to learn new things. As for Faustein's fascination with my ability to digivolve not to mention yours it only makes sense seeing as even I find the concept of spirit wielders' ability to digivolve utilizing spirits especially since some of these so called spirits can be so ancient that they are extinct digimon species. The spirits I wield are of an ancient extinct lineage."
"I also can see the charm of things pertaining to history, popular culture, and mythology seeing as sometimes those subjects can be fun depending on how the presentation of said subjects is handled." Stacy then said with smile as she seemed to be momentarily distracted by the dreariness of the alley they were walking down. However she was aware of her surroundings even if at first glance it didn't seem so.
"I've heard they are indispensable indeed even if I myself may not have one. In my efforts to track Stacy-sama I never thought to get one. Guess I was just overly reckless and impulsive. As for where to obtain them I've heard some shops in the Digital World sell them. Then one has to program how they want to look in the holosuit disguise. Most tend to be human in appearance but not all of them." Adhira began before explaining how to obtain holosuits.
"Hmm. Thinking more and more about Abe no Seimei it makes me now wonder how many myths in our world have the potential to have something to do with digimon. Makes me also wonder how ancient some of these natural portals between the worlds are." Stacy said and when Albert Einstein was mentioned she said "Yes Mr. Einstein was definitely a brilliant fellow and may have been ahead of his time in regards to his theories."
"Ah so you hope to meet a digimon with the talents you require. You have interesting ideas I'll admit if a bit crazy. Then again who am I to judge when it comes to sanity when I consider myself a bit crazy myself or maybe if not crazy a bit eccentric. As for the digimon with the talents you seek it is very plausible given all the crazy powers some digimon can seem to have and if it isn't a power then maybe this digimon might just be gifted in some sort of Digital World science that only makes sense here." Stacy said looking as if now more focused and appeared to be thinking about everything said.
"Yeah the flow of time between the two worlds seems to be just one of many of the Digital World's interesting quirks." Adhira said but didn't comment on how Rotwang mentioned how he could spend a long time in the Digital World researching without being gone nearly as long in the Human World.
Upon making it to the end of the alley Stacy also took in the sight of the mad scientist lab and now she had her D-Tector clenched in her left hand showing she was now on full alert and wary about following. However she stuck to following Rotwang while a mysterious voice came from his Iphone. "A momentous date with destiny..." Stacy muttered.
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Post by RF007 on Jul 9, 2023 14:43:00 GMT
Rotwang was listening intently to both Stacy and Adhira and was committing all the information that they had been giving him to memory for future reference, after which point, he remarked "Indeed, what is truly fascinating about these spirit wielders like yourself is that even though humans are not inherently made of data like digimon are, those digivices you all use are still able to somehow fuse the spirits that have associated with you with your bodies to make you into digimon in your own right, albeit temporarily. That seems to be yet another tantalizing research topic for me to explore in the future!!" Rotwang then noticed that Stacy had mentioned that her spirits were actually part of a lineage and that caught his attention, so he inquired "So even digimon can go extinct just like the creatures from the Human World can? There seems to be even more similarity between the Human and Digital worlds that I first thought...and you said that yours were part of a lineage? Is that common for spirits or are yours unique in that regard, perhaps?" Then, Rotwang turned to Adhira while nodding in response to the info she had given him regarding the holosuits "I see, so these are pieces of technology that originate from the Digital World then, I presume? I also notice you mentioned that they can be set to whatever image that the digimon using it wants as well...that is quite convenient, indeed. Are there other such utilitarian devices that can only be found here in the Digital World, perhaps?" After that, Rotwang turned his attention to Stacy and her speculation about the portals which might have connected the Human and Digital Worlds in the ancient past and to her thoughts about his ideas and his expectations for what sort of digimon he was expecting to partner with soon "Well, the earth has been in existence for a mind-boggling 4.54 billion years till now...and it is thought that in these early days of the universe...such distortions in spacetime were more common...so perhaps there are portals ranging in age from really old to really young...but again, that remains to be seen in the research that I will no doubt be doing upon this topic in the foreseeable future. That aside, indeed, the most interesting ideas always tend to come off as at least a little crazy, I would imagine...case in point, finding a digimon with such a highly specific skill set as the one I am hoping to encounter as my partner." Then, Rotwang turned to Adhira once more and remarked about his plans for using the time difference between the Human and Digital Worlds "Yes,that will be useful to me as I intend to explore every nook and cranny that I can of the Digital World in the foreseeable future...and that will undoubtedly take a long time to accomplish properly since I am especially interested to discover and thoroughly research all of the quirks of this world." Then, Rotwang fell silent and turned his attention back to his iPhone which was still pulling him onward, ever deeper into the mad science lab before them. Along the way inside, there could be seen several rooms filled with piles upon piles of gadgets, a slew of specimen tanks, stacks of what seemed to be notes with almost incomprehensible writing and other such curiosities, but there was nothing to greet them, either positively or negatively, just yet. However, this uneventful entry into this structure soon changed as a rather strange digimon could be seen rushing towards them while exclaiming "You lot sure took your sweet time arriving here!! Now then, who among you is supposed to be the one to assist me as per what that strange voice said to me?" Said digimon looked like the amalgamation of all the stereotypes straight out of all the various mad scientist related media that had been produced throughout the modern ages from the Human World, and thus, Rotwang felt his curiosity begin to get piqued strongly
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Post by ricochet-Stacy on Jul 9, 2023 19:00:34 GMT
"Perhaps the reason humans can become spirit wielders is because maybe while in the Digital World we humans become made of data. I know it's just an unproven theory but here in the Digital World weirder things have happened." Stacy said after looking as if in thought for a moment.
"Apparently digimon can and as for the lineage I am apart of I seem to be part of a branching evolutionary path with three lines that branch from the rookie stage you saw and snuggled with." Stacy said sounding amused for a moment as she remembered when Rotwang grabbed ahold of her. Sure she was amused now but she normally wasn't what one would call the cuddly type often only accepting being touched by those who had her permission.
"Yeah as far as I know the holosuits are mostly sold in the Digital World." Adhira said as she softly landed on the ground.
"Makes me wonder if those natural portals could be as old as the Earth itself. Maybe the Digital World is as old as our world but I'm not sure how long life on Earth and life in the Digital World has existed." Stacy said before turning back to Adhira.
"I can see the need to explore a new place, Rotwang. There are things here in the Digital World that some humans have never seen before." Adhira said before Rotwang began focusing on his iPhone. Stacy and Adhira followed Rotwang.
Then an unusual digimon came rushing at them exclaiming that the group took their sweet time arriving before asking which one was meant to assist him. "What do you mean assist you? Stacy asked wondering if maybe this digimon was Rotwang's future partner.
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Post by RF007 on Jul 26, 2023 1:14:52 GMT
Rotwang had been thinking silently about what Stacy had said regarding how humans who came to the Digital World were also turned into living data constructs "Interesting...so our biological forms from the Human World...are essentially digitized when we are here in the Digital World...yes, that theory does ring true, as far as logic goes...as far as researching it, perhaps you can be one of my test subjects for such a research project sometime in the future...on another note, it is quite fascinating to learn that Digimon can have lineages too...which makes them seem " Rotwang spoke thus to Stacy and then turned to Adhira to continue their conversation regarding the topic of holosuits, but before he could, his keen ears picked up the sounds of someone or something rushing towards them, so he was interrupted in his efforts to do so. Said interruption came in the form of what seemed to be a digimon, one that was essentially an amalgamation of all the various modern mad scientist tropes from the popular culture from the Human World in one seamlessly united form. Rotwang then heard said digimon exclaiming about something that he needed help with finishing and then heard him ask about who among the group was supposed to help him. It was then that Stacy had interjected by asking what the digimon meant and so, Rotwang simply listened on silently as the digimon spoke to Stacy in answer to her query from earlier "The answer to your query is that the mysterious voice which has been in contact with me for the past several days has informed me, for some as yet unfathomable reason, that someone by the name, "Rotwang", is supposedly the one who is destined to assist me finish my magnum opus!! It is a research project that I have long since undertaken to explore the possibility of the successful creation of artificial life!! Now then, is there someone by this name in your group?!" The digimon spoke thus, revealing his voice to be permeated by what could only be called a very clear and heavy German accent, as whatever had brought him into being wanted to accentuate the mad scientist trope to the greatest extent possible. Said digimon was also sporting an ear to ear grin which, together with his cliche appearance and the unbridled degree of excitement which could be read clearly from his voice and body language, made him seem even more maniacal as he went on speaking to the group. Naturally, Rotwang spoke up to answer the digimon regarding his query, and as he did, his face, voice, and body language started to reflect this same maniacal excitement as well "The one whom you are seeking would be me, for you see...my name is Rotwang Frankenstein!! Now then, you mentioned something about having undertaken a project to create life artificially?!! That sounds rather fascinating, so I implore you, do tell me all about it!! I have always wanted to participate in such a research project as well..."Rotwang then heard the digimon respond in kind to his excitement and in acknowledgement of the new information that he had been given, with the level of excitement that could be sensed from him growing still further "Ah, so you are the one, eh?!! This is most exhilarating, indeed!! My name is 'Warpmon' and I too, have always wanted to participate in such a research project as well..."Then, after a slight pause, since both Rotwang and the digimon which the group now came to know as being called Warpmon had reached the peak of their mutually excited selves, they both devolved into an identically melodramatic display of their intent with their words and actions reflecting said state of excitement "...AND TOGETHER, WE HEREBY SWEAR WITH ALL OF CREATION AS OUR WITNESS, THAT WE SHALL ACHIEVE NOTHING BUT SUCCESS IN THIS GRANDEST OF UNDERTAKINGS!! MWAHAHAHA!!!!" As their mutual excitement came to a boil, both Rotwang and Warpmon even started uttering a laugh which was as strangely synchronized as it was maniacal, with it serving as the soundtrack for their combined melodramatics as it rung out through the halls of the lab they were all present in currently, both were surrounded by the same sort of ominous aura which Stacy had mentioned seeing around Rotwang earlier
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Post by ricochet-Stacy on Jul 26, 2023 1:55:43 GMT
"Sure I may be no scientist but at least having an interest in the subject as a kid came in handy when talking to other folks like yourself with advanced vocabularies." Stacy said before she continued "Digimon are indeed fascinating and that is coming from just a humble autistic woman with a wondering attention span. How I got my above average IQ I wonder sometimes."
Stacy and Adhira both watched the unknown digimon approach noticing how he didn't seem to be threatening but did come off as eccentric in how he carried himself. When the digimon answered Stacy the spirit wielder nodded quietly and it seemed the little one was full of energy as he asked about looking for someone called Rotwang. Though the digimon spoke with a heavy accent Stacy understood him because she struggled to keep her focus so she didn't potentially miss something important the little guy might also say.
It seemed neither Stacy nor Adhira had to mention which of them was Rotwang as the eccentric human had handled that first hand and seemed all aboard with what the digimon who then introduced himself as Warpmon had in mind. What project they had in mind admittedly had Stacy a bit concerned given how Rotwang gave her the deja vu vibe with how much he reminded her of Faustein. Little Warpmon was giving her that vibe too.
After Rotwang an Warpmon's melodramatic display Stacy then said "Warpmon since you don't know me or the Jellymon with me allow me to introduce myself. My name is Stacy."
Then Adhira piped up before Stacy could mention her name as the Jellymon said "And my name is Adhira. I am merely wishing to travel with the spirit wielder known as Stacy-sama for the spirit she bears means a lot to the history of my people."
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