play, play, play! (april 2013-- game start!)

[terminalmods]

Characters: EVERYONE!
When: 4 March 2013
Where: Terminal Room or all over town!
What: An open mingle log for everyone to play in!

The Digital World had been having a great deal of earthquakes the last six months. The first was the largest of them and had ended in the shifting of the planes. Since then earthquakes happened periodically, often sending new Chosen Children with it. At first it was Chosen that the Digital World knew and rejoiced, but now and then it would send new Chosen.

Today was different, however. The earthquake that rattled the Digital World felt almost as bad as the first, but there was a difference this time. Suddenly dozens of children were making their way to the Digital World. Destiny was calling 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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npc time! outside the terminal~

[digisincerity]

[Jyou had actually planned to go to bed at a decent hour. And he actually had! Gomamon had teased him once again for turning in around 9 that night. But as midnight hit, so did the earthquake. A really bad one too. But there was also a lot of clamor outside. Loud voices reaching to where he had taken up residence.

If only to make things worse, no matter how he tried, he couldn't get back to sleep. Especially as the local Damemon had decided to start up a racket.]

Why did I chose the apartment building closest to the Meeting Hall? Why?

Because you wanted to be near the Terminal but not in the Meeting Hall itself?

That was a rhetorical question...

[Sighing heavily and figuring he'd try and get the Damemon to be quiet, he puts on a jacket over his pajamas and a pair of shoes and heads outside. But he isn't prepared for what he sees. Suddenly there are more people coming out of the Terminal. People with Digimon. More Chosen! Not just children, but adults too! Not a single one of the new arrivals look familiar. Not just yet. This is too weird. Well, not as weird as finding out Koushirou was just a little older than him when he first arrived. But it's still weird!]

Jyou! Look at all the Chosen!

Yes, I can see them. There's a lot of --ow! Your claw just dug into my back!

You complain too much.

[And soon enough, Jyou has one Gomamon perching on top of his head. Sighing, he looks around. Sure enough, the Damemon are all running around. A massive tide of the little Digimon making a huge racket that he'd be surprised if anyone could sleep through it.]

I guess I can forget sleep... unless someone has earplugs.

[Gomamon thinks for a moment before dropping both of his front fins over either of Jyou's ears.]

Nice try, but I can still hear everything. [HEAVY SIGH]

ohboy as if one Gomamon wasn't bad enough

[trainsurdragons]

[After getting acquainted with Gomamon and spending quite a long time exchanging information, Hiccup decided it was best to head from the Terminal and go outside, if only for some fresh air. The building was starting to get a bit crowded at that point, and so bustling and loud that Hiccup could barely hear what Gomamon was trying to say. If that wasn't a feat, he didn't know what was.

He stays on the pavement for now, off to the side to keep out of the way of other people trying to pass by. All of these...odd high-tech buildings....it's nothing at all like what Hiccup is used to, and it's more than a bit overwhelming.

But he doesn't have much time to get a good look before he's nearly choked by Gomamon tightening the grip of his front fins around Hiccup's neck, after having claimed Hiccup's shoulders as his personal taxi for the day.]

Hold up! Look, just over there!

[Hiccup blinks and finds his head being forcefully jerked to the side by Gomamon, who's trying to get him to see the other two in the distance past the crowd.]

Look, s'another Gomamon! Go on over there, go say hi!

[And of course Gomamon is yelling loud enough in Hiccup's ear for Jyou and the other Gomamon to hear quite clearly, even before he has the chance to make his way over.]

hahaha this should be excellent

[digisincerity]

[It really was hard for Jyou and Gomamon not to hear the other Gomamon. While Jyou is surprised to see someone else with a Gomamon, his partner perks up and excitedly points a fin at them. Clearly he has mastered discretion.]

Look Jyou! Another Gomamon! This is great! Let's go say hi!

[Before he can utter any protest, Gomamon uses his head and shoulders for a launching pad to shuffle over to Hiccup and his Gomamon.]

W-wait! Gomamon!

[Time to play chase the partner. Again.]

Absolutely x3

[trainsurdragons]

Oof, Gomamoon!

[Meanwhile, Hiccup's Gomamon is attempting to do the same, except Hiccup is being a bit more difficult than Jyou. So instead Gomamon relaxes and flops back down, but prods the side of Hiccup's face with a claw.]

Just- go on over there will ya? Please?

[Since it's apparent Gomamon isn't going to let this go, Hiccup shrugs a little and closes the gap between himself and Jyou's Gomamon. As soon as he's stopped Gomamon jumps down to the ground and pulls his way over, panting a bit as he exclaims.]

Hiya!

[digisincerity]

[It's all excited faces with Jyou's Gomamon as he lifts a fin in greeting.]

Hey!

[Jyou, on the other hand, would really rather be going back to bed. But between all the noise and not even considering leaving Gomamon behind as an option. Well, attempting a tired smile in an effort to be polite was a start.]

I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Jyou Ki... do...

[He trails off when he notices Gomamon peering around Hiccup's to get a better look at Hiccup's false leg.]

Jyou! His leg looks funny! I didn't know humans could have legs like that! Why don't all humans have legs like that?

[Instantly, Jyou's cheeks flush bright red. He crouches down and clamps both hands over his partner's mouth.]

Gomamon! That's rude! You shouldn't ask people things like that! [He looks up at Hiccup, looking thoroughly embarrassed.] I'm sorry about him. I thought his manners were better, but I guess not... Please forgive his poor manners.

[trainsurdragons]

[Hiccup blinks with surprise, but at this point he's used to Digimon pointing out his leg. It's been happening a lot more than he thought it would lately, namely with his own partner. He just chuckles and shakes his head a little.]

Oh no it...it's alright, really.

[Then he steps a bit closer and kneels next to his Gomamon, so he can better talk to Jyou's Gomamon.]

I lost my foot a long, long time ago. So...a friend of mine built me a new one. It's pretty cool, huh?

[digisincerity]

[Well that was less embarrassing. Jyou feels it's safe to remove his hands from Gomamon's mouth. Then again...]

Wow! That's so cool! I wish someone would build me a foot!

Gomamon... you don't need a foot. You have all your limbs.

But none of them are metal!

And let's keep it that way. [He lets out a heavy sigh and digs his knuckles gently into Gomamon's head.] Sometimes you're such a pain.

Oh yeah? Wanna fight about it?

Maybe tomorrow.

[trainsurdragons]

[With a grin Hiccup stands back up, folding his arms over his chest.]

Huh... I didn't know that there were more than one of every Digimon. ...But I guess they have species, right?

[Hiccup's Gomamon nods, looking up at him.]

That's basically it yep! Though I doubt you're gonna be seein' herds of Gomamon pass by any time soon.

[digisincerity]

[Jyou gives Gomamon a little rub on top of his head before straightening up as well.]

Yeah, but even the first time I was here with all my friends-- well, before anything with the Real World and Digital World combining like this happened-- this little guy was the only Gomamon any of us saw back then. Yours is the second I've ever seen, actually... but there might be more out in the ocean.

[trainsurdragons]

[Hiccup nods in understanding. Back home, Toothless was the only Nightfury he'd ever seen before, come to think of it. He's sure there are more of them out there, and they're just rare.]

Well speaking of that...I guess you don't really know any more about what's happening here than anyone else, do you?

[As he speaks, Hiccup runs a hand nervously through his hair.]

I mean even the people who have been here before, or for a long time don't seem to understand this either.

[digisincerity]

I wish we did. I've been here for six months-- as long as Koushirou-kun and some of the other Chosen. I don't know more than any of them. Even a lot of the native Digimon are confused. I'm sorry, sir.

Come on, Jyou. You don't need to be so formal. I mean, he doesn't look that much older than you.

Gomamon...

[trainsurdragons]

[Well that's not something that Hiccup is at all used to being called.]

They call my dad sir, not me. ...Or, chief really.

My name's Hiccup. It's nice to meet you, Jyou, and your Gomamon too.

[Hiccup looks down as his Gomamon nods, tapping his claws on the pavement.]

Yeah, sure is! You guys are definitely a lot cooler company than half of the weirdos we've come across so far.

[digisincerity]

My apologies, Hiccup-san.

You don't have to apologize for being overly polite.

I will if I want!

You heard Gomamon, we're cool. Cool people don't apologize like that.

What kind of logic is that?

The best logic! --So, what kind of weirdos have you met so far?

That's rude, Gomamon!

[facepalming... gomamon pls]

[trainsurdragons]

[Hiccup can't help but be amused. Jyou's Gomamon isn't all that different from his own...just a lot nicer. Not as whiny.]

Oh man you shoulda seen 'em! There was a girl with wings, and this one dude had a tail...the Chosen are gettin' weirder and weirder, I tell ya!

[Hiccup doesn't really try to stop Gomamon, though he wishes he would use a bit more...tact. He hasn't really thought much about what he wants to say before he says it since they met.]

[digisincerity]

[Jyou is starting to wonder if all Gomamon lack tact...]

Wings and tails?! I've never seen humans with anything like that before! Are you sure they weren't humanoid Digimon?

[...And Jyou's just gonna groan and bury his face in his hands. He's too tired to lecture Gomamon more.]

I knew I should have stayed in bed...

[trainsurdragons]

I'm serious, it was so weird! I knew they weren't cause they had partners with em'!

[Gomamon has gotten all excited and is explaining while gesturing a bit with his front fins. Hiccup just leaves him and steps a bit closer to Jyou, rubbing the back of his neck.]

So do....do you think my family back home is gonna....you know, be worried with me gone?

[Since his dad is the village CHIEF and all..]

[digisincerity]

It's weird, because I don't know how time runs here anymore. When me and my friends first came to the Digital World, we had been at summer camp. We were here for months, but when we got back, only ten minutes had passed in the Real World. We left to return to the Digital World a few days later to fix what went wrong while we were gone, and after we defeated a Digimon called Apocalymon, time began passing normally between both worlds.

[He pauses to think about it, turning his eyes to the night sky. Koushirou hadn't even been able to figure out about time passing between either world. Not yet.

And even though he's pretty sure Hiccup's older than him by however much, he knows more about the Digital World. That sense of feeling responsible for everyone-- at least all these new Chosen-- was starting to creep back in. So he reaches out a hand to rest on Hiccup's shoulder when his gaze comes down to ground level.]

I'm sorry, Hiccup-san. None of us know how time is passing between both worlds. But if we find out, we'll make sure everyone knows. The last thing we want is for anyone's family to worry about them.

[trainsurdragons]

[Hiccup blinks and looks over whenever he feels Jyou's hand on his shoulder. He smiles slightly, appreciating Jyou's concern. While being dragged to this world wasn't something he wanted in the first place, he had to remember that he wasn't the only one stuck here. Others had, in fact, been here a lot longer than he had.]

It's alright. ...but thank you, Jyou. This...this isn't the worst thing I've gone through, so..

[He instinctively glances down at his leg before looking back up at the boy.]

It won't be something I won't be able to get through. ...I just hope I can make it through this in one piece.

[digisincerity]

Let's hope it stays that way... [His hand comes off Hiccups shoulder and settles back at his side.] I don't mean to worry you, but there could be some seriously evil Digimon out there. Those are the ones that won't think twice about trying to kill you...

[He digs his shoe into the pavement and twists it slightly from side to side. His eyes turned to their partners. Their friends and protectors, even when it looked like the end was near. They helped the Digimon grow stronger, and in return, they helped the Chosen. He couldn't begin to count the number of dangerous situations Gomamon and the others had helped them out of. And while he won't backtrack to deny things can suck here sometimes (since they do), it probably wouldn't hurt to offer a little light of hope given his experience with the Digital World. Besides, despite both of their Digimon being so absorbed in conversation, he could hear Gomamon scolding him for being such a pessimist.]

But as long as you keep Gomamon at your side, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. No matter how hard things get.

[koushirou]

[ It's good that Jyou can still hear everything over all the racket, because his and Gomamon's backs might be turned to Koushirou. Koushirou is currently cradling Pabumon in his arms, so he can't quite cup his hands over his mouth to amplify his voice. Instead, he'll take a deep breath and shout loudly, hoping Jyou can hear him as he hurries towards his friends from a distance. ]

Jyou-san!! Gomamon!!

[ Pabumon, who has meanwhile sensed Koushirou's concern and worry ever since he was strangely reunited with his partner, began to babble "pabu, pabu!" as well -- blowing bubbles near Jyou and Gomamon's direction in an attempt to also grab their attention. ]

[ When Jyou sees Koushirou, he might realize Koushirou looks just a bit taller than he did before, but he still looks the same otherwise, as well. He's not quite to the point of looking like his older counterpart just yet. ]

[digisincerity]

[Over the din, Jyou swears he hears someone calling for him. He looks around, pausing when he sees... a trail of bubbles? Turning his eyes to the source, he sees--]

Koushirou-kun?!

[After a while spent in the company of a Koushirou a year older than he was, running into him younger than he himself was presented quite a shock.]

What happened to you? You were taller and your hair was shorter yesterday! And... why does Tentomon look like he just hatched?

[It's too late at night for Jyou to process time shenanigans. \;D;/]

[koushirou]

[ It took a second for Koushirou to realize he was being confused for his older self, too. Oh, Jyou. Once he reaches the other, he'll catch his breath before speaking again. ]

I only just arrived! As my current -- "self"... the older "me" you spoke to must be an alternate "me". From an alternate timeline, perhaps...

[ he looks down at Pabumon, now -- ]

Pabumon was in this form when I arrived, too... hopefully, he digivolves soon.

[ Pabumon squeaks a bit in greeting before Koushirou continues -- ]

Jyou-san, is there -- anything else you know about what's going on...? Other than what the "other me" tells everyone?

[ he actually wouldn't be surprised if Jyou didn't know much past what Koushirou himself was told, either. But he had to confirm that fact for himself, directly with his friend. ]

[digisincerity]

Alternate you... alternate timelines... two Koushirous? [Ow... what is this headache. Jyou removes his glasses and rubs the bridge of his nose for a few seconds. Out of all the weird stuff going on, this takes the cake.]

Ah... not really. Some of us Chosen-- some I never met before too-- arrived almost six months ago. So what he knows about what's going on, me and the others know too.

[koushirou]

I see... [ he frowns, disturbed by the confirmation despite having expected it. It seems this situation would be more confusing than they all thought, after all. ] Thank you for informing me. Who else specifically from our team is here? Besides -- me?...

And yes, two "me"'s, but possibly with distinct differences... [ a sigh. He can only hope Jyou will understand more later on. ]

[digisincerity]

[Glasses: back on.] Let's see... there's Taichi-san, Hikari-chan, Mimi-kun who is also older... that's all for our team.

[He ticks off each name on his fingers, pausing at the end, but looking like he's probably forgotten something. But since he already knows about his other self and Jyou, there's not really anyone else to add. Hm...]

You forgot about me, Jyou!

No I didn't. We're standing right in front of him. There was no need to mention it. And if we're here, it stands to reason all our Digimon are here too.