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[yamatosheir]

[ There is a Keramon on the network who looks vaguely concerned. ]

Do humans come with a factory warranty? I think I broke mine because I squeezed him too hard! Should I return him for a new human? Or bring him somewhere for repairs? Because he's been poking his arm for a while now and mumbling about something not working.

[ Keramon moves the camera a little to show Nero who is clearly sitting at a table in Hospitown's cafe. He also is in fact prodding his arm. Of course hi arm is also blue and covered with this red ridges and scales. He also might look somewhat similar to a certain pair of half demon twins to those familiar with them. ]

See? SEE?

[ The wild flailing of his spindly comically long arm attracts Nero's attention and he looks up with a scowl. ]

Hey! Don't play with that. It's not a toy.

[ He reaches out with the demony looking hand as if he's about to grab it even though he's clearly too far to reach.  That seems to occur to him, and with a frown, he gets up to take it from him instead. ]

This squidbug's gonna be the death of me...

Comments

[Video]

[blatantlies]

Having trouble adjusting to each other?

[Video]

[yamatosheir]

[ ...dammit he turned it on. Nero was hoping Keramon was just fooling around with it. ]

We're both peachy, thanks.

[Video]

[blatantlies]

Oh? I suppose this must be a normal bonding ritual in your culture then. My mistake.

[He might be trolling, but he also might genuinely be telling the truth. A bit hard to tell with such a deadpan delivery. He's totally just giving the kid a hard time.]

[Video]

[yamatosheir]

So human bonding rituals involve poking people's arms?

[ Which Keramon proceeds to do. But not his own arm. Nero's. Because his experience thus far has not been QUITE annoying enough. ]

I'm gonna have to ask you not to give him anymore ideas. Just. Don't.

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[hellspawnedhero]

*SPLOOSH! That was the sound of Dante falling off of his digimon and into the ocean. Oops.*

[hellspawnedhero]

*And a few seconds later, this is a very wet Dante sitting on the back of something orange with a wet Salamon in his lap.*

Damn, kid. Anyone ever tell you your timing needs work?

Yeah. You could have waited until Kid had the dummy over land before startling him off his ride.

[yamatosheir]

Old man?

[ And no, he is not relieved at all to see you, like whatever okay maybe just a bit ]

What are you doing here?

[ And then he just... snorts a little. ]

...Did you just fall off a giant ass bird into the ocean?

[hellboundslayer]

[ YEAH NO COMMENT. just... watching. ]

[yamatosheir]

[ Yeah fine not like he wants to talk to you either. ]

video

[hellboundslayer]

[ but that is distinctly the face of a Labramon. not any grumpy pants half demons. ]

Why? What's it supposed to do? Does it zap lasers or something?

[marinebiting]

At the same time, your squidbug is also your lifeline.

You'll learn, and you'll deal.

[yamatosheir]

A lifeline that has no sense of personal space and I'm pretty sure has already at least attempted to eat my boot and my gun.

[marinebiting]

That's basically normal for these things.

[darkened]

Maybe his batteries are dying. Didn't you know? Humans come with--

Heeey, don't lie to him!

[The Replica grumbles and reaches for his brow.]

Okay, fine. If I had to guess, he's probably just miffed because we've all lost our powers.

[Or maybe he got in a freak accident that gave him weird scales. Who knows?]

[yamatosheir]

[ It's too late. As soon as Keramon hears 'batteries he mysteriously disappears. ]

It's not like I care that much but-

[ He halts as soon as Keramon returns... and attempts to stick a D battery in his ear. ]

This is your fault.

[darkened]

[That? Was totally worth it, and Rep's going to show that by cracking a great big smirk and giving a slow applause.]

Man, and I thought Sora was dense. Does that guy believe everything he hears?

[There's the sound of someone huffing offscreen.]

I'm very sorry about that, sir! Sometimes he lets his mouth run a little too far...

[video]

[needsteaplz]

[Saori's going to stop herself from making any comments about his looks for now.]

What's not working? If it's supposed to have a special ability, you can kiss it good bye. All powers are disabled here unfortunately.

Also whether you like it or not, your partner there is your best bet to staying alive.

Re: [video]

[yamatosheir]

[ Yeah that's probably for the best. ]

But there are...

[ Things in his arm. When you have a thing that can absorb demonic objects it seems all good and convenient until you can't pull them back out. ]

It doesn't matter. And I'm not sure I'd really trust this guy to tie my shoes much less watch my back.

[video]

[needsteaplz]

Well, if it helps, they're not gone for all eternity.

[Of course there was a moment she could access her own powers but the risks outweighed the benefits greatly to bring it up.

Your partner maybe small now, but under the right conditions, he'll be able to grow into a stronger creature through digivolving.

[She looks over her shoulder and calls out for someone. An Elecmon hops in and Saori focuses the terminal on him.]

Hey, Guren, do you mind doing a demonstration?

Sure, why not? Elecmon digivolve to...Leppamon!

[Leppamon sat next to Saori when he was done.]

[thescaronhisface]

[The guy who answers doesn't look like he's gotten much sleep lately, but at least he doesn't sound too grumpy.]

Just wait till you've got two of them.

[yamatosheir]

[ Please forgive Nero as he needs a moment to actually process that horrible ominous statement there. ]

...What.

[thescaronhisface]

[Kovu turns the camera so that his Lopmon and Strabimon are on screen. They're both leaning against each other, sound asleep. Then he turns it back to his face, past a pretty recent scar.]

Unless you new guys are special, everyone gets two partners, not one. Took forever for ours to show up though.

[yamatosheir]

I've been here a couple hours and I've already been almost crushed to death, almost had a shoe eaten, heard a comment about how my head could fit in his mouth, and had an attempted insertion of a battery into my ear.