[video] - What happens when a shark loses all his teeth?

[marinebiting]

[The feed turns on and there's a very frazzled looking Gotsumon on the screen.]

Um...I think there's something wrong with Ryoga.

[She turns the D-terminal to focus on her partner, who's just sitting on his bed and looking...well, not quite right at all. People who know Shark know that he's the three C's - cool, cocky, and confident prideful and has a near perpetual look of annoyance on his face. This Shark looks defeated. And depressed. And if one watches closely, he might be shaking a little.]

He's been like this for a while now and he won't snap out of it! I...I hate it!

[The D-terminal jerks a little, as Gotsumon stops herself from throwing a tantrum, which would not be a very pleasant experience for viewers.]

Is anyone else having problems? I think I saw some people mentioning others acting weird and stuff. Does anyone know how to fix him? I'm tired of him acting like a weakling. He won't leave me alone, he won't leave the apartment, and this...this moron won't even duel me!

[That last point is probably the most alarming to her. Deep breaths, Gotsumon. Deep breaths.]

...I just want my Ryoga back.

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[video]

[fuhrinkaed]

..He won't even duel?

Did you finally start beating him, then?

[video]

[marinebiting]

Not even close!

[Normally she doesn't like admitting defeat, but it's kind of obvious Shark surpasses her in dueling.]

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[fuhrinkaed]

Oh... then I guess he just snapped. Oh well.

[video]

[yayashton]

[There's a Candlemon with a worried look on the screen. She keeps looking over her shoulder nervously.]

Your partner too? Mine has been, um. [She's trying to think of a nice way to say bitchy.] Different too.

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[ Lunamon knows she'll be in trouble once Rin comes across this message, but maybe someone who has actually fought her might know better. ]

Well um Rin has been really sad lately. I hear her c-crying all the time, but she locks everyone out so that even if she was, we wouldn't be able to prove it.

[ Pausing, she considers what she just saw. ] Kind of like Ryoga is. Is there something going on with all the Chosen to have them act t-this way? It's scary.

[video]

[marinebiting]

"Oh well?" "Oh well!?" is that all you have to say?

[video]

[marinebiting]

If by "different" you mean "totally friggin' stupid," then yes. Different.

[Hanging around her partner has given her a very biting sarcastic streak when she's irritated.]

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[marinebiting]

[Oh, it's that Lunamon! Gotsumon is still pretty sorry they had to fight that one time.]

Her too? Is something wrong with all the crabbymon humans?

[video]

[yayashton]

Not stupid, Ryan's just -

MIMI!

[She freezes, and then looks over her shoulder.] C-coming! [Then her voice drops to a whisper.] Help me.

[video]

[marinebiting]

[Wow, that was a pretty loud shout. Gotsumon doesn't know if her next message will get through but...]

Maybe we should have a meeting. Like... "My Human is Acting Weird" meeting.

[video]

[yayashton]

[It takes a while for Mimi to respond, but she does eventually. She looks a little like she's trying to take up as little space as possible.]

That . . . If I could get away, that would be. There's something wrong with them.

[She looks like she's going to cry.]

[video]

[marinebiting]

[Poor thing! Gotsumon just wants to hug her forever and ever.]

We'd need to find a way to get a message out.

[video]

[yayashton]

Without the humans knowing . . . ? It'd be kind of difficult, but there has to be a way.

[Mimi just doesn't know what it is. The idea seems to cheer her up a little bit, though.]

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[fuhrinkaed]

Is it my problem if he can't be assed to do anything about whatever problems he has?

[guilmon]

Maybe you should make him go out.

[It's said with a bit of a snarl, a bit unlike Guilmon's usually happy self.]

He shouldn't be sad. Tamers are supposed to be strong for their partners! They're supposed to do things with you, not hiding from everybody. That's mean, and you should make him stop that.

[Tamers are supposed to keep their promises... What Gotsumon may not realize is that this virus has hit more than Chosen.]

[Video]

[robotfightclub]

Have you tried hitting him? I think they call it knocking some sense into someone!

[He seems completely serious, too.]

[video]

[marinebiting]

We'd have to do it off the network I guess.

[This is a Really Important Thing that she wants to happen. If it means getting Shark back to his grumpy self, she's willing to try anything.]

[video]

[marinebiting]

I admit he has problems, but this isn't natural for him!

[She glares right at the camera.]

If you're mad about when you got chewed out by him, then fine. I don't want your help anyway!

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[fuhrinkaed]

And from the sound of it, he doesn't want anyone's help.

Don't you think you're just meddling in something that's not really your business anyways? I mean--if he wanted help, he'd ask, right? But instead, you're being nosy. Right? So... what are you getting out of it?

[video]

[yayashton]

Word of mouth? Or maybe a flyer . . . [But a human could read a flyer, which would be a bad thing and - Mimi frowns.] This would be a lot easier if we had codewords.

[marinebiting]

Do you think that will really help? Maybe...I guess. He doesn't like staying in the apartment for long.

[Video]

[marinebiting]

Yeah. It didn't do anything.

[She has to be careful though. She's kind of made out of rock.]

[video]

[marinebiting]

Because we need each other, that's what! You don't know Ryoga like I do!

[Because what is Shark asking for help?]

[video]

[marinebiting]

It's probably not safe to discuss it here any further.

[This is, after all, a public post.]

[video]

[yayashton]

If you don't want the walls to know, don't speak where they can hear. [Mimi says this like it's something that's been told to her frequently, and not something she says herself.] Do you like flowers?