[Text] - Future Dated to 1/4

[fuhrinkaed]

[Suddenly, everyone's D-Terminal gets a text message.]

This is a mass text. Does anyone know where I am?

[It seems someone's gotten lost.]

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[fullofthorns]

Haha, that's cute. End of the world and buttercup gets lost.

Have you tried following the sun for a day or meditating?

All joking aside, what have you got around you?

If you need someone to find you, I don't mind a detour.

Could break up the monotony.

[fuhrinkaed]

I tried the meditating. I don't really know which way the sun is, though, so I don't know how useful that is.

As far as what's around me... It's really dark. Like, Dark Field dark, only I can kind of see things in the light of my D-terminal.

I tried launching a fireball at the sky before to find out if anyone could see it, but... no luck. This was easier when I had a map.

[fullofthorns]

[ She blinks, staring at the screen for a moment before replying. ]

Babe, are you sure you aren't like, buried under the rubble?

...

What did you pass on the way out of the city?

I was sending people from the party to the West out of the city towards Fuji since you can't really miss it.

[fuhrinkaed]

I wasn't buried or anything. I made it out just fine, and kept some escape lanes clear!

Then I got on the train, and after I was on the train, I got off at the third stop to stretch my legs... and...

...And that was yesterday or so, I think? It's a little hard to keep track of time and I didn't think to look at the clock earlier.

On the bright side, you don't have to take a trip back to the city!

[fullofthorns]

HA! Yeah small miracles, hm? But its not exactly cake if you're on the other side of the continent or something.

I'll figure it out though. No one left behind, right?

I'm Roze, by the way. Give me a second...

[ She leans back, frowning at her D-Terminal, shakes it, mourns her maintained lack of technical understanding and goes back to typing. ]

Do these things have a little radar function? Like GPS?

I figure maybe we can link up? There's gotta be a way to pinpoint a digital location.

I mean I don't do tech much. I can barely handle my blu-ray, but this thing is supposed to keep us connected.

[fuhrinkaed]

I'm Ed. It's nice to meet you, Roze.

Well... not meet, I guess, but you know what I mean.

As far as radar functions go... Let me poke at it for a minute. This is really more Rin's thing, though...

[After a few moments, it seems he's managed to turn on video but not much else. Sure enough it's pitch-dark around him.]

...I don't think this is what I needed.

[fullofthorns]

[ She smirks, shaking her head and flicking her own video on. Fair was fair, after all. She looked a little worse for wear, dirt-smudged and hair in a hasty knot, but the bright green and pink trademarks were there. The scar across her face crinkles when she smiles at Ed. ]

Aw. Cuter than I expected. But you're right. Not really helping us. Still, more comforting not seeing you pinned under a pillar and delusional.

So what's the last part of the city that you passed on your way out? The park? Palette Town? That'll give me a better bead on your location, buttercup.

[fuhrinkaed]

Um... I went out to the west. Yu mentioned I needed to keep the paths clear for...

[A sudden dawning look of realization. THE GEARS HAVE FINISHED TURNING.]

For Roze. That's you! [And then, a sudden pause, before he laughs awkwardly.]

So we were working together, and I missed you by accident. That's a crazy coincidence... Well, it's good to meet you now!

[fullofthorns]

Hey babe, it happens all the time, don't worry about it. Sorry I missed you too, though. Its been hell. One damned thing after the other but hey, look at it this way - silver lining. We met because of all this. Consider your life blessed.

[ She laughs, grateful for the moment of levity, shaking her head and rolling her eyes skyward. ]

Lets see if I can find the maps on here. Because if you didn't make it to Fuji and went on. Hm...one second.

[ She sniffs, purses her lips and pokes around at her buttons, video flicking on and off, static crackling and eventually she's back. ]

Alright...I've got nothin'. I'm a 25 year old woman dealing with an 18 year old child's D-Terminal. I saved nothing relevant to anything on here. We're gonna have to find a way to orient. You have a partner with you? Can it fly at all?

[fuhrinkaed]

I always do, whenever I'm meeting new friends--just Ed is fine, though.

[While she pokes at her D-Terminal Ed takes stock of his situation. Yep. Still dark, still no clue where the GPS is at, but at least my cloak is in good condition! (Despite being a bit beat up... It is his favorite traveling cloak after all.)]

As far as partners go, I have Ryudamon and Guilmon with me. Guilmon can digivolve to Kyubimon who jumps high, and Taomon who can sort of fly but is too small to hold us both... And Ryudamon hasn't gone past Growlmon, who's tall but kind of not maneuverable.

[He scratches his head for a moment.]

I guess maybe Taomon could fly straight up until she gets to a place where she can see?

[fullofthorns]

Yeah, that's what I was gonna suggest. Fly up til maybe its not dark. But its kinda risky to split up. What if they fly up and get blown off course and can't find the way back?

[ She frowns, shaking her head slowly. ] I really don't like risking anyone for a half-baked plan that might not change anything. [ A sigh, tongue poking the inside of her cheek as she thinks. ]

Alright, you rode one of the lines, yeah? Because you're not on the main island...I don't know a place like that. I'll just...I'll go back and trace your path.

[fuhrinkaed]

Alright. I'll start having Kyubimon send out fox tail infernos until I find the railway, and sit by it. We should meet up before too long that way.

[After a moment, he gives a short double-nod, as if to say 'that is that.']

Yeah, that'll definitely work out! I'll see you soon!

[fullofthorns]

Might take a while though. You gonna be alright meanwhile? I've been travelling since the fall and might have to take a long route just to avoid any conflict.

No matter what, I'm comin' to get you. [ She stares at the screen, expression suddenly very serious. ]

I shouldn't have missed you.

[ruffntumblenut]

Have you died? Are you dead?

You might be.

[fuhrinkaed]

I'm... pretty sure I didn't die. I'm just lost, and I'm wondering if anyone knows where I am.

[ruffntumblenut]

If they know where you are before you ask that probably means they're stalking you, ready to do something terrible to you.

[fuhrinkaed]

I guess that's true... but if they just told me then I'd know that, too, and then I could meet them and we could talk and then I'd have a new friend.

[ruffntumblenut]

Well that's one way of ruining a perfectly good sneak attack.

[fuhrinkaed]

Is that really such a bad thing? I mean, sneak attacks are kind of mean and shouldn't be used to make a first impression.

People won't like it, and it's really rude!

[ruffntumblenut]

Only boring people don't like sneak attacks.

They're fun! Not as fun as big loud explosive attacks but still fun.

[fuhrinkaed]

No sneak attacks!

...Explosives are okay, in limited circumstances, but sneak attacks are just rude.

[ruffntumblenut]

Fiiiine. Ruin my fun.

But seriously I'm no where near you...probably.

And no limiting my explosions!

[fuhrinkaed]

Don't explode people for no reason!

[ruffntumblenut]

Alright alright.

..."Because it's fun" counts as a reason.

[fuhrinkaed]

Denied. Completely denied.