New Arrivals: Let's Have Some Fun

[terminalhelpers]

Characters: Everyone! (Only new arrivals are allowed in the Terminal Room)
When: 4 MAY 2013
Where: Terminal Room or all over town!
What: An open mingle log for everyone to play in!

A calm had swept over Terminal Tokyo, as the Chosen Children had successfully repel the Beemon attack and began to clean up their city. All was well and life would go on, though some scars would take a while to heal. But as the saying goes, there is no rest for the weary.

Another earthquake tore through the Digital World. One on the scale of the one that had brought so many of the current Chosen to the Digtal World. Once again, dozens of Chosen were making their way to the Digital World. Destiny was calling once more and so were their partners...

Every chute in the Terminal Room activated while the small Digimon known as Culumon trembled with excitement. There were so many lonely Digimon that had appeared recently and--finally-- their partners had arrived!


OOC: Feel free to mark your characters in different locations! They can be just arriving in the Terminal Room you read about in the arrival post or anywhere on the map! Also feel free to mark the day for each thread. You can also request to play with Culumon, too! Have fun, guys!

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around town, eventually winding up at the river

[headfullofkelp]

[Percy has to continued to not really handle this situation well. He's not panicking so much as just getting increasingly frustrated, and while Crabmon's been trying to help, he hasn't really been able to give his partner the answers he's looking for (besides being able to read the welcome notice, which he could admit was helpful), and so things have not really gotten off on the best foot.

So feel free to run into a teenaged boy and a Crabmon wandering through the city. He's inspecting statues, startling and ducking behind buildings whenever a monster goes by, and even throwing gold coins into the mist of a water fountain they came across. Crabmon seems confused and slightly concerned for his partner's sanity, but for the most part, doesn't say much in protest.

Eventually, Percy convinces his partner to take him to the river, and while the Digimon seems a little confused about what that's supposed to accomplish exactly, he does. Percy finally explains himself when they're standing right above the water, and Crabmon looks about as puzzled as a crustacean can be.]

I need to tell my dad where I am. If I can get in touch with anyone back home, it's going to be him.

And jumping in the river's going to help?

[Percy heaves what's probably the world's biggest sigh in response.] Just stay there, okay? I'll be right back.

[And without further explanation, he jumps into the water. So far, so good.

Except he was all wet. And he couldn't breathe.

Fortunately, Crabmon seemed to realize something was going on and jumped in after him, so a few seconds later, they both submerge again, with Percy holding on to Crabmon like a floatation device and coughing up river water which, for the curious, tastes pretty nasty.]

You okay, Percy?

[Percy gives him a withering look. Or, you know, as best he can when he's sort of lying on top of him and dripping wet.] Do I look like I'm doing okay, big guy?

[acceptedburden]

[Kaldur had noticed the influx of new face around town. It seemed like only a short time ago that had been him and he could not help but wonder how some of te newer people were adjusting, especially since it felt like some of the first group were STILL learning to adapt to this new situation. Gizamon didn't concern herself with any of it. In fact she just seeme annoye that they had to deal with idiots all over again (her words, not his).

He was crossing the bridge when he noticed someone was sputtering in the water. Kaldur started to move to jump in but Gizamon stopped him]

Wait. That Crabmon's got it.

[Sure enough there was a crab floating with the unknown teen. Kaldur took the path down to the river's edge.]

What happened?

[headfullofkelp]

[Percy was more embarrassed than anything else, really, when he looked up and saw the other teenager. He was a little freaked out, too, so long as he was being honest with himself. Maybe a god wasn't behind this, because no matter where he'd ended up before, his powers had never just stopped working. It was weird, and he felt really stupid, and having an audience wasn't exactly helping.]

Nothing, we're fine.

What made you think you could breathe underwater? [Crabmon asked, loud enough to be overheard.] It's not like you have gills.

I told you, [Percy hissed in response, quiet and hoping the other teenager wouldn't overhear him.] My dad is Poseidon.

And I told you I don't know who that is!

I'll explain again later, okay?

[He looked back up at Kaldur, and realized even if he did have his powers, getting back out of the river was maybe going to pose a tiny bit of a problem, since he couldn't just go around showing off in front of a total stranger.] Do you think you could give us a hand up?

[acceptedburden]

[Kaldur isn't sure if he should comment or not. On the one hand, it sounds as though the teenager had expected to be able to swim in the water without having to breathe. This, at first, made Kaldur wonder if it was someone from Atlantis, like himself. The boy did not have any obvious outward Atlantean features as Kaldur did, but that was not a guarantee that he was not. After all, neither Garth nor Tula had webbed hands or gills.

For the moment he will put it aside, although he missed most of what Percy whispered to Crabmon he did pick up on a familiar name.]

Certainly.

[Kaldur reached out to help pull Percy back to shore. While his own gills were concealed by his jacket at the moment there wasn't much he could do to hide the webbed hands.]

[headfullofkelp]

[Percy looked surprised when he saw the other teenager's webbed hands, but definitely not as surprised as he could have been. It's actually almost a good sign in some ways, and he takes Kaldur's hand without hesitation.

He did hesitate before reaching over to pull Crabmon back up with him, which made him feel a little bad. The guy did just sort of stop him from drowning like a complete idiot, the least he could do was make sure he didn't get stuck down here, but he was still kind of wary about him, and of the other monsters. It's kind of what happens when you get used to weird creatures popping up and telling you they'd just love to get to know you over breakfast.

It's easier to just look back at the other teenager.]

This isn't your river, is it? I mean, I didn't think there were guy naiads, but I guess I've just never seen one before.

[acceptedburden]

[Kaldur is confused by the question at first. Why would he own the river? The mention of a naiad makes hims realize what Percy is supposing though. Which...also raises some questions about where Percy is from that such creatures are real.

Then of course there was that mention of Poseidon. He was starting put some pieces together.]

It is not mine nor am I a naiad. I am Atlantean. My name is Kaldur'ahm. I am as much a stranger to this land as you.

[headfullofkelp]

[Once they're on dry land again, Percy tried shaking some of the water out of his hair without getting Kaldur all wet, but his answer startled him into paying attention again.]

Wait, back up, Atlantean? Like Atlantis? Atlantis, Atlantis?

[Crabmon just looked between the two of them and ended up shrugging with his front claws at Gizamon, because he was more or less accepting that Percy was not going to be listening until he had direct proof that this wasn't some kidnapping scheme by whoever Ares or Arphodite or Kronos were.]

So, do you know Poseidon?

[risette_truestory]

[ It was really pur coincidence that Rise was by the river today. She was sitting by the river, thinking about home and the career that she completely left behind. After confronting her shadow and realizing so many things about herself that she always chose to deny, she had more reason to sometimes go off by herself to think.

Her thinking was interrupted by the appearance of Percy and Crabmon. They looked like they could use a little help.

Rise walked towards them, smiling. ]

You know, if you wanted to take a free bath I'm sure you would have found another way.

[headfullofkelp]

[Percy shook his hair out of his eyes, letting out what was possibly the World's Most Frustrated sigh.] Yeah, thanks for the tip.

[Crabmon managed to get them over to the bank, and Percy grabbed on, still blinking water out of his eyes. He really, really missed his usual ability to not actually get wet unless he wanted to be right about now.

And seriously, why did this sort of thing always seem to happen when there were girls around?] Could you give us a hand up?

[risette_truestory]

[ When she came to the river, she didn't really expect to get wet. But after biting her lip uncertainly and hesitating for a few seconds, she stood to help them.

She didn't have towel with her. But the best she could do was the loose sweater she was wearing. She was wearing a tank top under it so it shouldn't be a problem. So she took it off and gave it to him. ]

Use this before you catch a cold.

[ Did you catch colds in this world though? ]

[headfullofkelp]

[Being dripping wet and apparently unable to make a phone call home was really not the combination Percy was going for, but he couldn't just take someone's sweater. He'd dry off sooner or later.]

No, it's okay, really, I'll be fine. [Seriously, why did this kind of thing always happen when girls were around?] Thanks for helping us out. Did you just get here?

[risette_truestory]

[ Because you have the best kind of luck, Percy. ]

By here, do you mean the river or this world? [ Teasing him but she did know what he meant. ]

I arrived a couple of weeks ago. Does that mean you are new here? This is the first time I have seen the new people come out from the river though.

If you want to ask a few questions, I might be able to answer. [ Might. ]

[headfullofkelp]

I didn't come out of the river, I was just... [Trying to make a phone call home, no big deal.] In it. But yeah, I'm new.

[He tries not to be too worried about the idea of "a few weeks ago". He was pretty sure this wasn't like the Lotus Hotel, even though he'd worried it was when he'd first gotten here.]

There's seriously no way to talk to people at home? I was kind of in the middle of something when whoever's behind this grabbed me.

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Wheeljack never really understood humans in the short period he'd been on Earth back home. And the brief moment he'd been here didn't really seem to prove any different. He's watching Percy and his Crabmon (although in his head, it was 'other-You') with curiosity, his head reeling back when he saw the kid just...dive into the water.

Was this...normal?

He glances down at the Gazimon by his side, as she scuttles over to get a better look.]

Wow, he's almost as silly as you when you arrived!

Who said you could talk.

[Nevertheless, he heads over, crouching by the edge of the water, smirking.]

Hey kid, what's with the swim class?

[Gazimon takes this moment to perch on his shoulder, peeking her head over and smiling.]

I'm pretty curious too. Don't leave us hanging!

[headfullofkelp]

[Percy is wet, cold, and pretty ticked off at the moment. He's stuck in some weird, apparently digital world - and as cool as winding up in a video game would have been back before he found out about the whole demigod thing, he's kind of got some stuff he has to get done back home - with no way to contact home, with a weird giant crab thing following him around and trying to convince him that this was all totally cool and supposed to happen.

Unfortunately, all this combined means he's prone to start making stupid decisions, which is why instead of just politely insisting that he was fine, there was seriously nothing wrong, go about your business, citizen with an oddly shaped head and a weird little... rabbit thing, he's going to start being snarky.

Without knowing who this guy was, what he wanted, or what he was capable of doing.

While he had no superpowers or weapons on hand in case this got ugly.

Good job, Percy, really good job.]

You know, just testing to see how badly you've been polluting your rivers, nothing too interesting. I've gotta hand it to you, whatever you've been dumping in here is pretty nasty, and I'm from New York. I know gross rivers.

[Crabmon, apparently taking this as his cue, decides to chime in.] Yeah!

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Oh look at you, Percy. You're talking to a guy who knows no idea what a New York is. But he'll take your word for it on the gross rivers thing. It does look pr-etty scummy.]

Uh huh. Yannow, I hear there's devices that test for that sort of thing. I think...they're called scientists. And you're...

[He tilts his head slightly, as if measuring up the kid.]

...Five? Did I get that right?

[Gazimon puts a claw over her mouth to stifle a giggle, obviously finding this hilarious.]

C'mon, kid, let's get you out of there.

[headfullofkelp]

Fourteen. [:|

Although really, he's used to people not really having the same grasp on time that he does, so he's not super offended by it. And getting out of the water seems like a good idea, so he's definitely not above accepting help at the moment.

He grabs on to Crabmon - even if the guy was a monster, he did just jump in to help him, so he's sort of softening on the whole prospect - and reaches out to Wheeljack.]

You think you can pull us both up?

[wheeljackofalltrades]

Close enough.

[When you're hundreds of thousands of years old, you start to generalize things a bit more.

That hand grabs onto Percy's, securing his legs as he pulls up.]

No worries, kid. I was in a million-year war. You learn a thing or two about hoistin' people up.

[Even if one's a crab. With a little oomph, he tugs the kid to the edge, hoping he can grip something himself to help.]

[headfullofkelp]

[Percy's immediately curious and wants to know more about who this guy is, but he waits to ask the question until he and Crabmon are safely on dry land again. He pulls himself up easily enough and then helps his partner, who doesn't look all that bothered by their little excursion into the water.] Thanks. [And directed at Crabmon, although he sounds more like he's teasing than anything else.:] And maybe you should lay off the enchiladas.

What's an enchilada?

[Percy just shakes his head before glancing back over at their quasi rescuer.]

You were in a million year war? With who?

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno had been leaning against the guardrail of one of the bridges overlooking the river when she noticed a boy jumping in. There was no time to panic - she could only watch in surprise. She does give a small sigh of relief, though, when he appears to be mostly okay.]

You know, if you wanted to go for a swim, I'm sure there are much better places for it.

[headfullofkelp]

There are some really nice beaches-

I wasn't going for a swim, [Percy grumbles, irritated, although the mention of beaches did kind of get his attention. Saltwater did usually do the job better than freshwater, but if his powers weren't working at all here...] Did you just get here?

[doesnotgetit]

Yeah. I suddenly showed up here just a little while ago.

[She raises her eyebrows.] And if you weren't trying to go for a swim, what exactly were you trying to do?

[headfullofkelp]

He was trying to-!

[Percy cuts him off quickly, because he's not really comfortable just announcing to everyone that he was trying to get in touch with his father by jumping in a river. He didn't know if the Digital World had mental hospitals, but he definitely wasn't in the mood to find out.] I was trying to find my pen. It was stupid, I'm fine.

[Crabmon whispers to him conspiratorially.] I thought you said you couldn't find your pen.

Just go with it, man, we can talk about that later.

[doesnotgetit]

[... Just. This look forever. Behind Hakuno, Lucemon can be seen facepalming.]

Was a pen really worth falling into a river over?

[headfullofkelp]

It's an important pen?

[And while he's been promised Crabmon will protect him in the event of an emergency, let's just say Percy will feel a whole lot safer with a sword instead of an oversized crustacean as a defense against anything that wants to eat him.]

And besides, [The Digimon chimed in, determined to help his partner.] It's not so bad down here!