1st Beat [voice]

[shenunigans]

[Generally Dave isn't fond of being on speaker of any kind, but with all of the dark, there aren't many options left. He's been mulling over a message to get out for a while now, but he's decided winging it will work best.

And no, Hawkmon, that wasn't an intentional pun. Don't laugh, it isn't funny.

Okay it kind of is.]

So let me get this straight- we have the ability to suck people in from different universes but we can't handle a black out? Poor form. The dim screen glow is super handy here but when you're new it's kind of hard to avoid bumping into whatever available surface there is. You know, at this rate I'm kind of expecting to run head first into some googoomon crotch.

Digimon, Dave!

Whatever.
Look, this is a long shot but Jade, John, Rose? If you guys made it here could you like, do me a fucking favor and text me? Hell, I'll take speaker crab if the option is there. You hear that? Speaker crab. When did all of my friends become flakes, I swear to god..

I'm not a flake!

No. I know. You're a bird- a googoomon- a- can you not go through my stuff, hot wings? [Can you hear the sounds of a bird lovingly shuffling through beautiful, personal photos? Because Dave can.]

What are these?

None of your bee's wax is what they are. Fuck man, they're photos, what do they look like? Give 'em here. [There are sounds of scuffling as Dave lovingly grapples with his new best digi friend.]

You certainly have a lot of photos of yourself, Dave.

Is that judgment I hear? Wow. I thought we were meant to be best friends and here you are.. [At this point he'll realise he still has the feed on.] ..Judging me.

I'm out. Restart. Just gonna leave a helpless plea for some light or information here. I'd really like some power or something so I can get an early start on thanksgiving dinner, but whatever, I'll take what I can get.

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[codes]

[ Oh she likes the sound of this one. Interesting, loud, and with quite the vocabulary. She answers his call with a shit-eating grin that's only barely visible due to the bright light of her D-Terminal. ]

You're short enough to run into a Googoomon's crotch? That's impressive. About time someone showed up that was tinier than Velvet.

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[shenunigans]

[Dave responds with his video too, the light being just enough to display his poker face and the screen is reflected beautifully on his aviators.]

What I lack in height I make up for in sarcasm. [He lifts an eyebrow.] Who's Velvet? And for that matter, who are you?

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I'm Tousaka, the greatest thing in this dump.

Velvet is the opposite of that. Trust me, once you meet the kid, you'll believe me.

[ It feels good to see her smirk in the reflection though. ]

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[shenunigans]

I'm not sure if I should be excited that you're great or disappointed that this is a dump. I guess it beats a meteor.

Right?
Better than a meteor? Yeah. It's gotta be.


Sounds like Velvet has the makings to be my rival. They aren't another googoomon, are they?

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[codes]

No, Velvet is Velvet. Kind of a loud-mouthed idiot who practically answers to every one of these calls because he really has nothing better to do with his time.

[ She speaks so fondly of him. ] Oh, but I don't know if this place is better than a meteor.

Are you from space? I am also from space. The digital world in space. On the moon.

[Voice]

[forevernocked]

Kind of judgement for a kid who has a lot of selfies on his phone, don't ya think?

Also, no one I know is here either. So if you're not good wit being alone, might want to make friends with someone not your digimon.

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[shenunigans]

I don't have any on my phone. If it isn't physical it's not worth having. I was in the middle of some important interior decorating when I got blindsided by anime.

I don't know that nobody I know isn't here, there's a metric fuck ton of us. Seems kind of unlikely.

Is that an offer for friendship already? I'm flattered. Quick- what's the googoomon equivalent of facebook?

Digimon, Dave...

[Voice]

[forevernocked]

You keep actually photos of yourself? Wow, and here I thought I already knew the most self-involved guy in the world. You really take the cake, kid.

It's usually a good rule to never assume. [Says the guy who did the exact same thing three days ago.]

Yeah, you know I don't really, do friendships with kids. And I've been here three days. Besides, I dunno, I didn't even have a facebook thing where I was from. All the people I'm friends with live in the same tower, I didn't need it.

[Voice]

[shenunigans]

Not anymore. My thirteen year old self did. Haha, yeah, there's a story there I just know it. [But he doesn't feel like explaining teleportation and game glitches.] As the most self involved guy in the world, I feel obligated to take that as a compliment.

Trust me, I know. But knowing me I'd figure none of them are here and then the last person I want to see would pop up out of nowhere. That's how it works back home.

Wow, and you're telling me to make friends. That's sadder than trying to be friends with a sixteen year old ever could be, Rapunzel.

[Voice]

[forevernocked]

You can keep that compliment, if he ever shows up he'll probably fight you for it.

Yeah, kind of how it works back at mine too.

I'm not Rapunzel, she never lived in Midtown New York for a start, and no way could my hair even get that long. Besides, who said anything about wanting to be friends with you?

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[yayashton]

[The picture is lit from below, like when you hold a flashlight under your face, but everything is visible and Ryan is clearly amused.]

And Dave said "Let there be light," and there was light.

[video]

[shenunigans]

Yeah, and then Dave saw that the light was good and asked the shiny stranger where he found the goddamn flashlight because he can't see anything for shit right now.

[video]

[yayashton]

It isn't a flashlight, it's my crest. [Ryan tugs on the necklace around his neck and the light shifts.] Well, and Mimi.

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[shenunigans]

How come you get a crest and I don't? This is like little league all over again.

Is Mimi your pokemon's name? [He's getting closer to the right word.]

[video]

[yayashton]

Digimon. [It's an absent-minded correction. He made the same mistake.] And I have a crest because I've been here forever and you just got here. Mimi?

Right here!

[The camera shifts to show a Candlemon wearing a flower crown.] That's Mimi.

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[happiestberry]

It sounds like the two of you are already bonding even in this dark crisis.

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[shenunigans]

Bonding is one way to put it. My hand is going to bond with his bird butt if he keeps going through my stuff.

But I apologised!

My heart is still broken.

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[happiestberry]

Please don't be too mad at him! They're just curious about us because we're their new friends! I'm sure he meant no harm!

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[shenunigans]

Nah, man. I'm not mad, I'm just messin' with him. We'll be tight in no time.

So are you like a veteran here or something?

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[happiestberry]

[ She lets out a sigh of relief and smiles not that he can see it. ]

No not really. I just got here last month to be honest.

[Voice]

[treacherous_widow]

Good to know I'm not the only new arrival around here.

[Voice]

[shenunigans]

Sounds like they've been reeling more than a few people in at hilariously inappropriate times.

Guess us newbies gotta stick together though, right? Right! That is if we can even see each other.

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[treacherous_widow]

It's the "seeing" each other thing that seems to be the problem.

[Voice] whoops missed the notif!!

[shenunigans]

You got that one right. The free pets and tech are cool and all, but I'm starting to think they should have been handing out flash lights.

[Voice] No worries!

[treacherous_widow]

I'm still on the fence about the pets, but flashlights sound like a must. So, I'm guessing whoever is in charge of this operation doesn't have the brains to think ahead.