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[The feed cuts on, showing one scruffy, somewhat scraggly, and slightly worn out Kratt. He's been working on the city every day and tonight, decided to sit around on the network afterwards.]

Hey Hiccup if you're around, maybe after all this is over with we can finally sit down and look at that notebook you've got? So far I've noticed a lot of Digimon are similar to all the creatures I studied back home, and I'd really like to see if that trend continues.

[He rubs his chin in thought- looks like a couple fingers have bandaids around them -and then looks back at the camera with a little gesture.]

And anyone who's had a partner digivolve, I'd like to know what their normal stage is and what they digivolved to? I'm just trying to figure out a couple things for myself regarding the process. [Let's face it, for a biologist like him the whole thing was a little nonsensical, but cool, and he wanted to see if he could figure it out.]

Thanks ahead of time, to anyone who replies! [And he reaches forward to cut the initial feed- wait it looks like that wrist is wrapped up in some kinda brace-?

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[Chris was quiet for a few moments, long enough Mikey might start worrying that he was going to freak out himself, or suddenly close the connection.

Then he smiled, his expression softening as he spoke.]

Making friends can be difficult, but it's one of the best feelings in the world. All you really have to do is be yourself, and that'll get you the truest, longest lasting friends of all.

[Worrying was exactly what Mikey was doing. It didn't take him long to start either. So far no one who had learned about it had been mean to him, but that didn't mean this couldn't be going back to the normal, and he knew at least some of them weren't regular humans back home. Chris is a human and maybe it was bad and he should have said any thing and Chris smiled....

Chris smiled, and spoke and Mikey felt like he could have cried.]

I-it really is. My best friend from back home, his name's Leatherhead, he was my first real friend, and he told me I was his first friend. When I first met him even my brothers weren't sure about him, but I knew he was going to be a good guy, and I was right.

[It was true Chris had been silent for a few moments, but none of it had been repulsion. To be quite honest he had been curious, and a little worried. Oh, not how weird Mikey could've been as a mutant, or unclean, or anything negative. He was worried about how he'd come to that state, and what it might've done to his wellbeing.

But at least for the moment he seemed fine, and so Chris had smiled. And he continued to do so, nodding a little.]

There, y'see? You already know what it's like to make friends, and good ones too, at that. It's no different with people; all it really takes is someone with interests like yours, or a matching personality, or just. [A half shrug.] Someone you can confide in.

That's all there is to it.

I guess... I thought maybe that was different for humans. Humans always seem so, neat. Something I couldn't ever be, or be a part of, or like, even though I've wanted it forever.

Sensei's always told us that the world above would never really understand us. Some people might, but on a whole... we wouldn't be welcomed, and possibly people would try to hurt us. I think that's part of why he trained us to be ninjas.

Some people might, yeah. Humans don't always treat what they don't understand very well. It's the same problem with a lot of endangered species and their inhabitants, back home. People don't understand them, so they mistreat them, and we start to lose them...

[He's silent for a moment, then smiled weakly.] Like in anythin' else though, all you have to do is find the right people. For every unkind person there's three with the biggest hearts. You just gotta meet the right souls, and make friends.

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I like meeting the good ones. There are a lot of good people here. In fact... I've been surprised, no one's really had an issue with me being a mutant turtle before, I mean maybe it's because they can't really see it, I look human, but maybe it's just okay to you guys.

Oh... um, since I asked you some questions I should be fair and let you ask me questions, if you want.

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