MEMORY SEQUENCE 001 - VIDEO

[lifescratched]

[There is a view of intense brown eyes peering right up to the D-Terminal, which widen as the screen activates.] It is glowing!

[The eyes draw back, startled, to reveal a face with a good deal of frown lines for his age, a scar under one eye, and long braided hair, the rest of it tied back in a ponytail. He looks offscreen to where his partner, Armadillomon, trots into view and sits beside him.]

That's right, you switched on the video function. [Seeing his confusion, Armadillomon elaborates,] Now you can talk to the others!

I can? But I do not know where to begin, or what to ask. There are so many things I do not know. [Still confused, his attention is back on the screen again.] If anyone is listening, I have just arrived here. This spirit--

--Digimon--

--is calling itself my partner. I do not understand his explanation of this world, nor did I understand all of the guide...

[Armadillomon pokes his face into the screen.] Connor doesn't know what computers are, or what the internet is, or even electricity! I thought everyone knew that.

Apparently not. [Connor's reply is clipped, brisk, as though already losing his patience with his new partner. He tugs the odd shelled creature out of the way of the screen and addresses the communicator again.] If anyone is able to provide me with a better explanation, I would be grateful. [He inclines his head.] Thank you.

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[makoinfused]

Newbie, huh? [ Zack isn't a digital world expert. Far from it, really, but he's always more than willing to help someone out. Especially someone who doesn't know about computers or electricity. ...even if that's kind of a weird concept for him, but whatever. ]

I'm Zack. I've been here about a week or so? [ He glances off screen to Dorumon for confirmation, who just nods and resumes doing whatever dumb thing he's doing now. ] Can't tell you much, other than we're here to help save these little guys and the Digital World. Don't know what from, but I guess it must be a pretty big deal if they're calling for heroes, right? [ like him. he is a hero can't you tell. ] Did you not get the memo from that hyperactive digimon that really wanted someone to play with?

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[lifescratched]

[Connor looks surprised all over again when he sees a person appear on the other end, but he's trying to roll with it.]

That part I understood. [And he may or may not have played with Culumon to humour it just because.] The part I do not understand is what the Digital World is, or where. What are-- "computers"? And all those other terms? [WHAT DOES A COMPUTER COMPUTE. And he's guessing the internet isn't for catching things...]

[makoinfused]

Seriously? uh. [ Give him a second. He's never had to explain technology to someone before. ] Computers are like -- [ THIS IS HARD. ] They're these machines that you can use to send and receive information to other people who also have computers. You can store files and pictures on them, too. Maybe your digimon can show you one in person? It's kind of hard to explain...

[lifescratched]

Why would you store pictures and files on a machine? It does not seem practical.

[Granted, Connor is imagining a machine with levers and pulleys for putting letters and paintings in. It seems like it would be pointless and inefficient.]

He's right. What you're using right now is a computer! You're sending and receiving pictures and sound, and that's how you're talking to the other person.

[Connor crosses his arms, still perplexed.] The more answers I hear, the less I understand... How can a machine do such things?

[makoinfused]

Are you kidding? It's really convenient, having all your stuff in one place like that. [ He'd be dead without his phone man. OH WAIT HE IS DEAD. ]

Yeah, this is like a mini computer you can carry around with you. [ His last question has Zack making a face. Wow, Connor, ] This isn't really my area. Sorry, buddy.

[lifescratched]

Hmm. I suppose only an engineer would be able to explain the finer points.

[Or whatever you call people who work with these things, he has no idea.]

Thank you for the information, regardless. [but wow don't call him "buddy" he just met you and this is crazy]

[makoinfused]

[ BUDDY, PAL, FRIEND, BROSKI, BROSEF. ]

There's probably some tech guys around here that can explain it better. [ He shrugs, smiling, ] No problem, though. So where are you from that has no electricity or computers?

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[skycutter]

[Okay so basically people have low-end tech from Earth, but where's this guy from if he doesn't even know what a computer is? Curious.

So Hope, please to be keeping your technobabble to a minimum so lesser peons can understand.]

A computer is a machine that's made for carrying out specific orders that its maker or user would have it do. Sometimes it directs other machines, and other times people just use it for leisure and talking to other people, since they can connect to a network like this.

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[lifescratched]

I have never seen such technology before. [hello captain obvious] And how are-- "Digimon" related to such devices?

[In the background, Armadillomon can be seen putting a paw over his face, as though they've had this discussion at length already and the whole thing has just gone over his head. Maybe you can do a better job of explaining in layman's terms, Hope?]

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[skycutter]

That no one's honestly not sure of, not even the Digimon. I have a theory that they were made, with computers way more advanced than what we have, but that sounds weird even for me.

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[lifescratched]

I don't know if that theory's true either. But plain and simple, Connor, we're information inside computers kinda like the one you're holding.

[The camera tilts as Connor examines the D-Terminal, wondering how such small machines could store creatures like the one calling itself his partner. Then it focuses back on his face as he replies to Armadillomon.]

But you are a living thing, not "information", the same as myself. You talk and eat and breathe and have the same needs as I do.

Well, yes and no... [Armadillomon flattens his ears.] You're thinking too much, all these questions are making my head hurt. Don't you want to take a look around?

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[skycutter]

I had a similar headache on my first day here.

Honestly, you're not the only one who has a lot of questions about this entire thing, but there aren't any answers right now.

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[lifescratched]

There are always more questions. [He sighs. Really, this is business as usual. Armadillomon's offer to look around is ignored for now; Tokyo baffles him just as much as Digimon do.]

How long have you been here?

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[skycutter]

[A bit of a deeper sigh over here.]

Almost two weeks.

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[thatwasme]

For the sake of context, what country and year did you just come from?

( Dracomon asks her if she can even know if he's from one given world, and she shrugs. One way to find out, really, and she's curious on top of willing to offer what explanation she can, after these other guys. )

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[lifescratched]

[That's... an odd question, but after some fumbling around, with Armadillomon attempting to show him how to use the text function and keypad, Connor responds.]

The United States of America. 1781.

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[thatwasme]

( Odd -- but informative. He's from Earth, for one, and the year places him well before anything like computers has been dreamed up. )

Same country as me, actually, though you'd need to add over two hundred years to get close to my present day. Most of what they're talking about here doesn't get invented until the mid to late 1900's.

What've people managed to explain to you so far?

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[lifescratched]

How is such a large disparity in time possible?

The purpose of computers has been explained to me. When I enquired as to how it functioned, my informer was unable to explain. I suppose such technology is complex, even for those familiar with it?

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[thatwasme]

By whatever means allows a digital and physical world to merge into one entity. Right now it doesn't make a great deal of sense.

( It's intriguing that it exists, on another hand. )

Explaining the ins and outs to a person who doesn't have any context is hard, but let me think... Have you ever heard of, seen, or used a slide rule before? I think those were around as early as the 1600's.

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[lifescratched]

Yes, I am familiar with them.

[They were a part of Achilles' crash course education when he was a teenager, although he's not too eager to see one again. So many memories of awful math lessons.]

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[recollection]

It doesn't seem like many people know those things, so you're not alone. [He's a bit intimidating, but heck he does need help.]

A computer is a machine made out of plastic and metal components. Usually it's used to store or access information, but it can do other things as well so long as your program it to be that way.

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[lifescratched]

And the... "internet" is what allows communication between these machines?

[From what Armadillomon has been trying to tell him, and the other explanations, he's piecing things together. Slowly.]

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[recollection]

One of the ways, I believe. I haven't had to deal with something by that name before arriving in the city, so... there could be other ways. For now, it looks like its the most common or known way to communicate.

...Does that make sense?

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[lifescratched]

Yes, I think so.

[Really, he has no idea, he'll just take your word for it.]

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[recollection]

[She's sensing that.] ...It's is a much to believe and swallow at first, so it's okay if you don't. There's a lot about this world that we don't know.