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First Gear [voice]

[Mike starts off serious, which is not a voice he really finds himself using often.]

Mike to Burners, if any of you are here we need to regroup, fast. Not that I can see any landmarks or... well, anything, but we can figure something out.

[He sighs and changes to vaguely amused, because if this is a Kane thing then losing his cool is would be playing right into his hands.]

So, uh... everyone else... what's up with the "no lights" thing you've got going on here? I know I live underground, but I'm not actually a bat. It's gotta be pretty hard to forget to light up an entire city. Or, you know, the sun. From the sound of it, this isn't normal, but if the fighting monsters are normal here then I'm really not sure what to think!

[There's a rustling of clothes as his Patamon frees itself from inside his jacket where it's been hanging out, not that anyone can see that.]

Of course digimon are normal, Mike! You're the one who's not normal here!

...You know what, I can't really argue with you that one. Sorry, buddy.

Well... apology accepted, I guess. But don't do it again!

[There's a rustling as Patamon moves back into his jacket, and Mike chuckles a little.]

Anyway, my name is Mike Chilton, and if anyone has a flashlight or something I could use, that'd be great.

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Yeah...sorry dude. Some big bad digimon woman turned out the lights. The streets are full of crazy violent Digibullies.

[big green friendly face filling the screen]

Need an escort to the apartments? They seem safe for now

Digibullies, huh? Probably not a good idea to try to deal with those after just getting here, huh?

[rustlerustle ANOTHER APPEARANCE FROM THE RARE JACKET-DWELLING PATAMON] I could take 'em!

[Mike chuckles] Probably best to play it safe for now, but I'll keep that in mind if we run into trouble.

[Patamon grumbles and returns to the jacket, and Mike turns his attention back towards the screen]

Sounds good to me.

Right on. So long as you trust in your partner you should be fine. The Digimon here are stronger then we are.

You'll get the hang of it.

Oh and if you suddenly end up in this weird alternate universe full of your worst nightmares? It's probably a dark area. Watch out for that.

They are, huh? Well, if you say so.

... Got it. Gonna go ahead and do what I can to avoid anything like that.

I do say so, I've seen it first hand. Human plus baseball bat vs. adult Digimon? The Adult Digimon wins every time.

Oh! Another piece of advice. If suddenly for some reason the world starts getting even weirder? It's usually a glitch. Like suddenly everything is black and white, or suddenly you start acting exactly the opposite of your normal personality. And the glitches seem to last like...a week.

When I fight, I tend to go a step or two above "baseball bat," but I'll keep it in mind.

Huh. Well, I'll keep that in mind. I guess reality itself is trying to keep things interesting for us.

We are not sure why it is dark.

...Are the Burners like the Wreckers?

[Sorry for the whole missing the point thing, he's just curious.]

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Huh. Seems like the kind of thing it'd be hard to do quietly.

Depends. What're the Wreckers like?

[He goes over what Wheeljack told him.]

They are like a family, warriors who look out for each other.

Oh! I don't know if warriors is the first word I'd use, but yeah, I guess.

[He pauses for a moment.]

What were they like?

[He's not usually that curious, but to hear there are groups of people who create families is a new concept to him.]

[Mike pauses a bit at the idea of "were," but presses on.]

Well, we all worked together to protect the people of Motorcity and to fight against Kane and his soldiers. None of us are related by blood or anything, but I'd trust any of them with my life in a heartbeat. And I have, more than once. So, uh, warriors might be a better word than I thought, now that I think about it. But yeah, unless you want me to talk about everyone individually, that about sums it up.

How about the Wreckers, what're they like?

[Hmm that sounds about right.]

Yes...I know that feeling.

I did not belong to them before I came here, but they were a group of warriors on a planet far from Earth. They stood by each other to fight in battle when no one else could. Only two are here...but one called Wheeljack made me one. I do my best to stay by his side as friend and family.

You know how corny that sounds?

Some mean ol' Digilady decided to turn out the lights on us so it's been pitch black for a few days now with scary Digimon lurking everywhere.

That's... less than cool. Anyone got any idea how to get the lights back on?

No one has said anything from what I heard. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful...

Nah, if nobody's said anything then I believe you. Don't worry about it.

I'll make sure to keep my eyes and ears open though! I really will!

Well, not sure how effective anyone's eyes are right now, but thanks!

Oh right.. duh

[A pause, maybe not the right thing to focus on, especially given the circumstances, but--]

...Underground?

Well, Motorcity isn't so much "underground" as it is "under another city," but we don't see much sun either way. This looks like the kind of place that normally would.

...Of course. Just when I thought I understand something from a human world...

It does. Someone caused all the light to disappear, we're...trying to fix it.

Human... world? So you're not from one, then? You sound pretty human.

Ah. The "big bad digimon woman" the other guy mentioned?

[Her ears twitch back.] It's not like I want to. ...And yes, I think it was her.

Hey, sorry if I hit a nerve. I've never had anything that's not a human or a robot talking to me and now I have a little bat-monster-thing in my jacket, today's covering a lot of new ground.

Any luck finding her?

...It's fine, I should be used to it by now...

[She shakes her head.] We're all having enough trouble seeing our whiskers in front of our faces. ...Metaphorically.

Won't bring it up again unless you want me to, promise.

[A pause because. Whiskers. Is he talking to an actual cat trapped in a human body instead of the metaphorical one from back home BUT HE SAID HE WOULDN'T BRING IT UP AGAIN SO HE WON'T.] Right. It's pretty hard to find anything in this, let alone fight it. I'd offer to help if I thought I'd be any good, but without a car or a weapon I've got enough to worry about just staying put.

[WELL SHE DOES HAVE THE EARS...]

Fighting Digimon doesn't usually turn out well for not-Digimon. I'd advise against it anyway.

Yeah, I thought that might be how it works. Oh well, what're you going to do? [Build a car and try to fight anyway Mike you're not that hard to figure out]

Let me handle it for you, duh! That's what I'm here for!

Well, that is an option. You're looking a little small there, though.

I can hold my own, you wait and see!

Your partner can Digivolve. ...They usually become larger.

Oh. Well, that would help. [Guess who just kinda skimmed the literature on arrival oops]

So you'll turn into a bigger bat-thing?

I'll turn into something else! It'll be awesome!

... You know what? Alright. Sounds cool. Can't wait to see it. It's way past the point where I get to argue about stuff today.

Just be careful. They use our emotions. It's possible to corrupt them. That's always bad.

That uh. That sounds bad. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.

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