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[digiknowledge]

Tentomon, could you move that a little?

[The feed turns onto darkness and the sound of frantic typing. There's a sound of movement as an insect Digimon moves a way a box. The room it shows seems to only contain a thirteen-year-old boy and said Digimon, if you don't count several computers and heaps of water bottles.]

Thanks. [Koushirou only briefly glanced up at his partner before turning his attention to the computer and finishing up a piece of information.]

[With a sigh he turns his attention to the D-Terminal.]

Hello there. I know I've introduced myself before, but now that we're doing it somewhat in person-- my name's Koushirou Izumi. This is my partner Tentomon.

I know many of you have questions, so I'm going to answer them the best that I can. It's taken a while with how things are going and I haven't been able to reach Gennai-san until recently, but what we have should help.

Six months ago an abnormality appeared across the Digital Plane. We're still working out what it is, but the outcome was the merger of worlds. Whatever it is has managed to reach the connection to all the worlds. Since then the worlds have lost their balance. Earthquakes happen frequently as the worlds shift on top of each other. All of you appeared after the last one, which we feared was going to happen.

The Digital World uses us as a sort of defensive mechanism, this is because the bond between Digimon and Human is great. Normally, the Digital World doesn't call so many of us at one. I believe that just shows how dire our situation is. Every Chosen Child that has ever been born is being called to this one point in time.

Unfortunately, the only way to end things and go home quicker is to fight. We have some leads right now that a few of my friends are out checking on. Gennai-san has also started traveling between the rest of the Digital Worlds to see if there's any information he can gather. We've gotten closer to some answers recently, but I'm afraid we still don't have nearly enough...

[He glances at the computer screen.]

Right now everything is kind of hectic. We're torn between finding the answers and keeping the worlds from totally collapsing. I'm not sure how well it's going to end...

Anyway, please, i you have any questions, feel free to ask them. I'll answer to the best of my ability, but try to remember that we don't know all the details to the situation right now.

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[greatwork]

You're the one who wrote those guides and letters?

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[digiknowledge]

Ah-- Yes, I did. Is something wrong?

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[sacredflameslight]

[Have a very curious looking Luke. He's been full of nothing but questions since he got here.]

So if we're all chosen children...how exactly were we chosen? Or maybe why is the better question

[Pause. The next question is a bit more soft-spoken.] I'm happy to help as long as I'm needed, but once that's done you're certain we'll be able to go home?

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[digiknowledge]

Honestly, I'm not sure. In my world it was a little different. Our theory is we were Chosen because we had an interaction with the Digital World when we were younger. That's not the case for everyone here, though.

Yes, that's correct. [He sits back to go for a bottle.] For most of us when our adventures were done we had no way to get back to the Digital World. My world's had a permanent gate for a while now, but normally we were only able to go when the Digital World was in danger. That much doesn't seem different for any of us.

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[genreawareness]

So you're Izumi-kun.

Who is Gennai-san?

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[digiknowledge]

Yes, that's correct.

Gennai-san is a friend of ours. He's an entity that lives in the Digital World and has always been of great help.

[Video]

[wall_flower]

Genai-son? [Please excuse her horrible pronunciation.] Who is that?

[Video]

[digiknowledge]

He's a friend.

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[digipurity]

TL;DR

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[digiknowledge]

[>|]

...Hello, Mimi-san.

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[recollection]

[She honestly wants to almost suggest they use a different term than "Chosen", because it honestly just doesn't work for Nobodies but...

That's a little too off-topic.]

Just... Digimon and Human? Is this why those that weren't originally human... became one?

[What does that make her? She's still a humanoid Nobody without a heart?]

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[digiknowledge]

I'm not quite sure, something like this has never happened before. It's a good theory, though.

The Digital World's been having difficultly keeping stable lately. It could be that the easiest way to bring everyone here was using a similiar framework.

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[innermonologues]

You mentioned merging of worlds.. [ That's how they got here somehow... ] The worlds... are they our own merging into one? Or something different entirely? How are we even suppose to stop that from happening?

[ Long awkward pause. It's hard to word his questions outloud. ]

Why are some of us "chosen"? It seems like just anyone will do.

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[digiknowledge]

Yes, that's correct. The connection between all of our worlds has beome unstable. [He glanced away, frowning.] It's like I said, we're not sure how yet. The Digital World has a way of bringing us here, but finding out how to do it is something we're on our own on.


Honestly, I don't know how it works. For my group it was simply that we'd all seen the Digital World before, but that's not the case this time. It's definitely not random, though. The Digital World took interest in each of us for a reason.

[yayashton]

[Ah. Hm, what to ask . . . Well, it doesn't seem like this person knows any more than anyone else about why, precisely they're there, but.]

When you've had to fight before, what were you fighting? I mean, I assume that it's not just one-and-done, you defeat a random monster and then you get to go home.

[digiknowledge]

You're right that we didn't fight alone. For most of us our enemy was an evil Digimon trying to take control of the worlds. We didn't find that out away as there was smaller things to defeat along the way, but ultimately it came down to a dangerous Digimon.

[fuhrinkaed]

S-so the worlds are going to end up crashing together in some kind of world singularity?! [Holy crap he was just making that up as he went!]

[digiknowledge]

If we don't manage to stop it that's exactly where we're headed. The way the planes are right now, if that happens the worlds will collapse until their's none left.

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[thatwasme]

( D-terminal, oh D-terminal, aren't you interesting today. )

Fighting, right. I take it that's both us and our partners? The details are a little fuzzy, but I'm assuming we don't stand back and cheer our partners on while they do all the physical side of fighting.

( Though in part they might, but Barbara is waiting to hear how expected or not that is from someone who's been here and has the experience. So young seeming, too... )

Two quick questions: what kind of information feed do we have access to here in the digital world, and what other cities can we get out to? I wasn't anywhere close to Tokyo, so you could say I'm curious why this is the central draw point between multiple worlds, if you know.

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[digiknowledge]

There's no way a human can take on a Digimon. They're too powerful. While you may get a few good whacks at them at this level, once they Digivolve they're more likely to laugh at you.

Information Feeds are hard to come by in the Digital World. Right now the city has these and if you learn how to hook up a computer there's some information you can get. Getting into the mainframe of the Digital World itself is incredibly difficult. As for cities, the entire world's open. I know some places from America and Europe are around, but they're not entirely the cities you'd know.

As for why, as Tokyo is where Terminal City used to be it was the safest method of transportation. Gennai-san and I tried making the trip relatively safer when we realized so many Chosen were appearing by Data Streams. We routed all of you to come through into the transportation Terminals.

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[brentwood]

[He's in his costume, but he's since given up on telling himself how ridiculous he must look. After all, there are definitely more important things to discuss, and Tim recognizes the voice first.]

How many people [he assumes they're people] do you have searching for a lead? I've seen some of the newer Chosens who've taken an interest in combing the digital field for whatever information they can find. They might be able to spot something you and your team haven't. [Perfectly naive, he knows. Also actually kind of worth a shot.]

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[digiknowledge]

Several, actually. You'll find that Hikari-san and I are the ones who most frequent the city. There's a few of us who hardly ever return. [He gives a sigh.] Unfortunately, it's not all that easy as just going out. Most of our searches have come up with nothing.

The Digital World is really dangerous right now. I'd love for you guys to help, but you need to settle in a bit more and figure out how to get your Digimon to Digivolve. We don't want to take the chances of you guys getting hurt because you can't even get to Champion. [He's not saying it condescendingly, at least, and he's being honest. Koushirou's not the sort to want to send out people who can't defend themselves, after all, and there's a lot of high level Digimon.]

[Video]

[trainsurdragons]

[That's quite a lot of information to take in, but Hiccup does his best to listen as carefully as he can. This is so important, he's letting Gomamon hold the D-Terminal while they watch the transmission just so he won't whine while Koushirou is trying to talk.

He doesn't speak right away when he's finished, thinking. The only way to end things and go home quicker is to fight. Well that was to be expected. But so soon?...
And the fact that the people who had been here much longer than they didn't fully understand what was going on was a little bit concerning.]

Sounds like things are just getting worse and worse.

[Gomamon leans back against Hiccup's stomach, tilting his head back so he can look up at him.]

Hey, don't be such'a downer! You kids came to this world for a reason, yeah? To save it.

[Perhaps, but Hiccup can't help but wonder if they chose the right guy when people were being pulled from their homes.]

...Listen- ...I know that you said there are earthquakes happening a lot here, but...that same sort of thing isn't happening back at our homes, is it?

[Video]

[digiknowledge]

Essentially. The Digital World doesn't call us Chosen unless it has to, after all. Seeing as they've called so many of us really does show us our situation as to what it is.

[A pause and he shakes his head.] Something's happening there, too, but what is we're not sure of yet. Everything's a chain reaction. If something's happening here in the Digital World then something else is happening in our worlds, too.

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[robotfightclub]

[That's a whole lot of mumbo jumbo that she doesn't even want to bother to understand. However, there's one thing that bothers her just enough to speak up.]

So here's a question. If the bonds between humans and Digimon are 'so great', why's it pulling people who aren't human?

[Video]

[digiknowledge]

I don't know that answer. Perhaps it's because in your Digital World you're the equivalent of what a human might be. There's too many variables there to come up with a certain answer.

[howamanlives]

You were the brainy kid way back when with the Tentomon. Taichi's friend.

I'm Masaru. Glad to know they got someone smart helping run things!

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[koushirou]

Koushirou-han, look! It's you! And me! Except -- well, he's Tentomon.

Eh?!

[ and Koushirou rushes over to grab his D-Terminal from Motimon. ]

H-Hello, Koushirou-san -- Tentomon --

[ wow, this is weird. His brows furrow as he takes in his future self's look. ]

I've met with Jyou-san so far, but not any of the others. But if you need any extra help... [ he trails off a bit. It seems like there wasn't too much the older Koushirou could tell him that he didn't already know, anyway. ] Well, I'll do my best here, too. To help figure out what's going on.

His hair is much shorter, isn't it? And he's taller. That's great, Koushirou-han!

Motimon, don't go off-topic! -- [ but he's blushing, just a little. ]

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[headup_stickontheice]

[ Really, Cam has only one question. ]

When this is all over, what'll happen if we were dead?

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[digiknowledge]

...I'm sorry, I don't really know. It could be that you'll return to however you were. [Except they could pull a Kouichi, but Koushirou doesn't know about that.]

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[viridiangrove]

( yellow shifts uncomfortably- is this an important question...? well, it's important to her, so... )

Do you know what might have happened to my Pokémon...? ( off screen, lalamon can be heard quietly: you're still on about that? yellow ignores the comment. ) Did they just get left back home, or are they somewhere here...? ( she's willing to explain what they are, if needed, of course. )

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[digiknowledge]

If something's not here it's normally waiting for you back home, just like everything else. [A pause.] Might I ask what a Pokemon is?

[strengthinkindness]

[There are so many questions she wants to ask, but for now she settles with one.]

I-if...if the worlds are merging...does that mean that...the danger here...could affect the other worlds too?

[digiknowledge]

Yes, that's correct. Because the Real World and Digital World are parallel whatever happens here will also affect the real world. Think of it as a chain reaction.

[visionaryblend]

If the worlds are mergin', does that mean stuff from our worlds are already here or...?

[digiknowledge]

That's unknown. Right now everything appears to be very limited, but it might be that as the worlds collapse more that will change.

[video]

[lastnerv]

So, we really are supposed to be special?

[video]

[digiknowledge]

In a sense, yes. Because everyone here as Digimon partners makes them important to the balance of the worlds. It's only through everyone working together that it can be done.

[goalggle_head]

I know if anyone can figure this stuff out it's you, dude.

And you know if you guys need us in the field too we're willing to go out there!

But if you would rather we stick around to help the new guys we can do that too. After all, Veemon and I know a thing or two about being the new Chosen.

Yeah! We've already been giving advice to people.

[digiknowledge]

Daisuke-san. V-mon. You're both here now, too?

We may have to take you up on that eventually. It's like I've been saying, what leads we have are few.

[scratchitti]

Okay, okay... so from what you're saying and what Terriermon's been telling me it's like this:

The digiworld is kinda like the center of a wheel. I guess with these other digital worlds these other chosen kids know connected to it as the first layer of spokes.

Then, off those spokes is your guys' worlds. They're the 'closest' to the center, so when shit goes down they feel it first.

Our worlds are farther out, maybe connected to other digital worlds as a barrier or layer or something. So our worlds aren't collapsing yet... or we just didn't see it. But they will eventually, like... falling dominoes.

The center world knows something bad is going down... not that I'm saying it's like... a mind or anything, but you know it's the easiest way to understand it I guess. Anyway, it feels something bad about to happen, starts upping digimon births like crazy. Maybe even takes data from all these outlying 'Chosen' cuz a lot of our partners seem pretty tailored for us. At least they're programmed to know us. But yeah, all these new digimon are born and given time to grown so WAM they're ready when it yanks us here to work as white blood cells before things really get bad.

That sound about right?

[He's frantically drawing this entire time, and holds up something like a mix between a venn diagram and a web, which probably looks complicated to most but considering it's Koushiro is probably pretty simple, just circles for worlds splaying out from a center. With lots of nice colors!]

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[plays_it_loud]

Well I'D like the fighting thing a whole lot more if I actually COULD!

[Tsukaimon pops up onto Forte's shoulder, giving him a deadpan look.]

I'M the one who's supposed to fight, ya moron.

BUZZ OFF! I don't care about what YOU can do, bat-thing! [Then, turning back to the D-terminal...] I don't care if it turns into freaking Godzilla! Give me ONE good reason why the HELL this obnoxious cute thing is better than my blaster!

Sheesh, I wait all this time and look what I get...