themainframe | 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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...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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