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[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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[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.

[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.]

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

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

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.]

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.]

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.

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

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

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?

[Flowers? Um...oh, are they speaking in code? Gotsumon can do that!

...it would probably be helpful for her to know what the code is though.]

Yes! I love flowers! Daisies are my favorite.

[No, that was an actual question.]

Okay. I'll make you a flower crown from daisies, then!

[The message is going to be in the flower crown.]

Okay then. I'll be in F2 005 with Ryoga.

[She still doesn't get it.]

[It's okay, you don't have to understand. Mimi's just gonna leave a flower crown on the doorknob about an hour later and then knock before disappearing. If inspected, there's a ribbon wrapped around the crown that reads: RYAN WORKS MOST DAYS FROM 8AM TO 4PM AND SENDS ME ON ERRANDS in extremely neat and careful block type.]

[There's no risk of Shark seeing the flower crown. He won't do anything useful whatsoever, including answering the door. And even if he did see it, chances were he was not going to touch it. When Gotsumon sees the note, she thinks carefully. 8 to 4 is a nice long time.

Before long, Mimi will find a reply at her own door, it's a rock carved in the shape of a Candlemon. There's a note tied with a ribbon at the base, and the handwriting is surprisingly neat from what you'd expect from something with big, bulky hands.

"Would 10 AM in the Trailmon Graveyard work for you?"]

[Luckily, Ryan considers answering the door beneath him so Mimi reads and tosses the note before Ryan can see it. He doesn't ask about the carving, but Mimi hides it anyway. Better that he can't find it to throw later.

Later, Mimi slips away to leave a ribbon bow tied around a headscarf. The ribbon reads "YES. SEE YOU THERE. :)" when untied.]

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