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[There's a young, blond haired boy sitting at a bench outside of the small (although it's extremely large to him) Tokyo Tower with a blue dog beside him. The Gaomon refuses to stand still, punching and kicking and jumping around, even as Armin sits as still as he can. He's silent, staring at the ground as a million thoughts run through his head (why him? what is this place? he got the explanation but it just brought more questions. was he the only one here? how would he survive here, he's never known anything outside of the walls that wasn't out to eat people.) He sits there for almost an hour until he finally gets to his feet, taking a deep breath and clenching his hands into fists to keep them from shaking. He's got to figure this out. He begins to walk, the Gaomon pausing its training to follow him as he begins to look for anybody he would be able to talk to.

And that person is you! Clad in a dark green cloak with the crest of a pair of wings embroidered into the back, Armin's expression is both serious and nervous, and he manages to stay calm as he walks up to you, raising his arm to show his D-Terminal.]

Excuse me-- I just arrived here a short while ago, and I'm afraid that I'm having trouble figuring out how this works. If you're familiar with how it works, would it be all right if I asked you to show me? As well as... a few tips on how to get by around here, if it's not too much trouble.

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[The video is later in the day, hours after Armin left the Tokyo Tower and learned some locations in Terminal Tokyo and found his way to the newcomers' apartment. He hasn't entered his room yet, but instead seems to be standing in one of the corridors, holding his device to show his face on the camera.]

... This is Armin Arlert of the Scouting Legion.

I've arrived at the housing prepared for newcomers to this world. If there is anybody from the Scouting Legion, Garrison, or Military Police -- or anybody who recognizes those names, I would like to request correspondence.

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Yes. I'll try it, to see if I could get this right.

[He doesn't understand how something this small and seemingly simple could record images and even... voices? He tries not to think too hard as he presses the camera button, blinking in surprise when the the thing called a screen does, as Kaoru said, suddenly show his face. Was it like a mirror?]

What happens if I make this recording?

The world won't end, don't worry! You should be able to watch it back after you record it but... glitches happen, sometimes.

[kind of like a mirror, Armin, yes. But don't try to beat your camera-self, you'll just look like an idiot on tape]

So you just want to speak normally, no need to shout or anything. You could always do a 'Testing, Testing' kind of post if you want to see if it works first?

((I'm sorry I'm sorry for being late! I'm back now!!!)

Glitches... [He mumbles under his breath, further confused. He wonders if there might be a book of sorts on all the words these people use.]

I think practice would be useful, but I would like to try it without it sending to everybody who has access to this, first. Could I send it to you?

Glitches. Unexpected technical difficulties.

Sure, all right! [whipping out his own D-Terminal] Try to remember the pointers I gave you - but don't worry, I'll help out if you need - Lopmon. [barely even pausing to chastise his digimon, who is busy prodding Gaomon. She looks up at him and moves to sit on his feet, grumbling all the while]

I'm Kaoru, by the way. Sorry. In all the excitement I kinda forgot.

[The Gaomon doesn't seem to mind at least! He watches as the Lopmon moves away and sulks on Kaoru's feet before moving to stand next to Armin.]

It's fine -- my name is Armin Arlert. Kaoru...

[He looks down at his device, looking for the button mentioned earlier and pressing it. He doesn't know what to say though so he ends up staring at it unsurely for a few seconds before he finally presses the STOP button to end the recording. (How do people do this?)]

.. How do I send this to you specifically?

[at least Lopmon's not trying to butt in on his business. That's a good start!]

Hitachiin! Try typing in my name, since these things are linked I should come up.

Not Cow-Roo, by the way, I know how you foreigners think. It's Ka-o-ru. Kaoru.

[He will definitely try. The young man has a unique sort of facial feature he's only seen on one person in his entire life -- Mikasa, the only survivor of the clan of the east. Her name also had a similar sound in his name. The alphabet written on the buttons is strangely easy to understand, and he starts pressing them. K-a-o...]

... Is it this one?

That's right! [trying not to clap in delight.] See, you're getting the hang of this already! So you wanna pick my name, and then you should be able to send it.

All right. I think that's this button-- [He selects Kaoru as the recipient as his message, and he stares at the machine. What does he even say?

He ends up tapping it and then sending so Kaoru will get a bunch of tapping noises.]

Yep, yep, I got it I got it! [this is fun! See Armin? Isn't this fun?!]

Try approaching it with some idea of what you want to say. Even if it's just who you are, where you're from, and what you're looking for, if anything - it's a good place to start, anyway. Any other questions?

I think I'll know what to say. There are people I need to see if they're here with me, too.

[He sighs, lowering his device, jumping only slightly when he feels the Gaomon reach up to turn it off]

Well, there are so many questions I'm not entirely sure what to start asking from.

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