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.

Comments

[makoinfused]

[ He nods, humming thoughtfully. ]

Just wondering. Seems to be the trend around here. [ Mostly. But from what he had heard so far, most people were in the middle of something when they were pulled here. ] Not sure if that means anything, though.

[lifescratched]

Is it so surprising? People have had their lives interrupted. I would be more surprised if they were not doing something.

[makoinfused]

Not really. [ shrugs, ] I was just wondering if there was a connection, you know?

[lifescratched]

I am less interested in the reasoning behind my arrival, and more in how I might return home.

--But we're partners! You can't leave before you help us out.

[Connor frowns at his Digimon impatiently, who looks crestfallen.] And as I have already explained to you, I have other causes to fight for as well. I do not know this place nor understand it -- I am a poor fit for whatever task I have been chosen for.

[makoinfused]

[ Zack frowns. Poor Armadillomon. ]

Look, man, I know it's hard just being thrown into all this, [ not for him, for the most part. It was confusing, but if they need him to help out then he's going to help out. It's not like he has anything to do back home now, ] but they picked us for a reason, right? The sooner we get this settled, the sooner we can go home. [ ... well, the sooner you can go home, anyway. ]

[lifescratched]

[Connor sighs, exasperated. The next time a spirit from a weird device gives him an Important Quest, he really needs to learn to say no. Armadillomon's sad face is awfully convincing, though.]

I suppose.

[makoinfused]

Look on the bright side, at least your partner seems to like you-- [ oh Dorumon just smacked him with his tail. He was wondering when you'd show up, bro, ] Ow! Hey! I was kidding!

You want to trade? [ THIS IS A JOKE that Connor probably won't get. ]

[lifescratched]

[Connor raises his eyebrows a fraction at the pair of them. He gets the joke, although it's hard to tell given he keeps a straight face.]

I think I will do well enough with my current partner.

[makoinfused]

[ Careful not to show any emotion, Connor. You might hurt yourself. ]

Worth a shot, I guess. [ Zack laughs, earning a disgruntled little noise from Dorumon, who mutters something about having a partner who will take things seriously because he is apparently Angeal 2.0 or something. ] Well, good luck, Connor. I'll see you and your partner around, probably!

[lifescratched]

[Maybe he'll learn to emote one day nope.]

And to you as well.