themainframe | 03; video→ semi-filtered.

[Approximately three days after This transmission, there's another one. Needless to say, it's heavily filtered.

The camera is placed sideways, as Ringabel can't exactly get up. Not just yet. He's in his room in HospiTown, hair, for once, unstyled. Distinctly longer on one side than the other, if anything with it down he looks younger. Softer, even. More easily hurt. There might be a few blue claws poking at the sides of the screen as Biyomon fusses around him.]

I'm so happy you're awake now. That was weird, wasn't it? Do you normally just pass out, screaming like that?

It's the first time it's happened to me. That I remember, anyway. Regardless, the mechanism is transmitting now. Give me a moment.

Okay! I'll be right outside. Make sure I can use it when you're finished!

I will. Thank you.

[Filtered→ Sora, Beastboy and their digimon.]

[There's a small pause before Ringabel speaks. His eyes look quite grave when he does, and the change between his normal flippant demeanour and this quiet sincerity is quite startling.]

...I, and Escha wish to thank you for coming to our rescue. This is... difficult for me to do, as I am not used to being the one which needs saving. Nor am I used to people risking themselves for me. So I apologize in advance if my words come off as flippant... or not enough for what you have done.

But thank you- truly. All of you. I am in your debt, and it is one I will not see unpaid.

[Filtered→ Terra.]

It has been some days after I planned to brief you about this little adventure. or that, I apologize.

...No ARCloner, and no Titamon. To give you some more bad news, we've little in the way of food. There are quite simply no animals or insects, so meat is out of the question. The flora I have observed is strange to me. I've not seen it's like on my world, and thus don't exactly know if it is suitable for human consumption or not. ...And I'm none too eager to try my luck with that, I'm afraid.

Some small silver lining I might be able to afford you is that I noticed fish swimming in the waters of the coast. I've no idea what could sustain them, to be frank. Furthermore, to the North is a structure known as Myotismon's castle. When I arrived, it appeared quite abandoned, though something...

There were tags scattered throughout the castle. Upon finding all six, they converged into another one which I have on my person. Furthermore, something called a "Digital Hazard", a symbol, appeared which terrified Escha. I've a feeling the digimon we're paired with know all about it- you might want to ask your one some questions. An aggressive digimon came from it.

...Otherwise, do try and stay away from roaming digimon. Some of them don't appear to like us very much. Travel safely.

[No filter→ Public]

[And that's that. There's a small sigh before Ringabel's eyes close, and some claws are viewable at the ends of the camera again. It's moved to another room, and there's the sounds of a door shutting. Private transmissions over! This one's for everyone. The camera then shows Biyomon, with a certain garment.]

So, um... I was wondering... Is there anyone here that's good with repairing items of clothing? My chosen... got hurt. Pretty badly, and then got hurt again. And, well... he's got other things to wear, but he woke up this morning, and seems really sad. I think it might cheer him up a little if I could get this... repaired. Somehow. If possible.

[Biyomon holds up a certain top, something which once appeared to be a pretty sturdy piece made of dyed blue sheepskin and white fleece, adorned with silver. Unfortunately, it's nothing close to sturdy now. Something appears to have sliced through the sheepskin on the back, and the white fleece is more... well, red. Very red.]

Um... I can pay you. I don't want him to know about it, though! It's supposed to be a surprise...

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Health and safety always come first. I heard things went suddenly and unexpectedly rough.

[An understatement.]

Thank you for your efforts, though. In spite of the cost (and I am sorry you ran into trouble, I really am), this is good to know. Eating random plants to see if they're edible is not a good idea. The fish may simply be on a migration route; if I can ever get an aerial view without risking this "digital hazard", that might help.

It's too bad about the castle. Will you and your partner (her name is Escha now?) be alright?

[Quite an understatement. And since Ringabel can't exactly type right now, he's keeping it to video.]

Do not apologize. It was simply misfortune. ...Twice. However, as soon as I'm up and about, I'll go on another scout around. I've nothing to prove it; but there may be more of these tags lying about. Perchance they're our route to the ARCloner, or something even better. After all, if Minervamon herself can't just go and get it - there could be quite a route to go before it can be found. Perhaps.

[He's hoping for "even better than the ARCloner", actually.]

Yes. [Perhaps the naming is sentimental. But "Escha" rolls off the tongue so much better than "Biyomon", and it's a link to home. Something he's currently missing.] She's fine, and I will be too, in time. I was concerned I'd not be like to hold a sword again - yet apparently, we heal faster here.

[It's simply too dark where Terra is to make video very efficient, and maybe voice isn't a good idea either. But text is blissfully silent.]

If you intend to return there, please take at least a couple of other people with you. There is strength in numbers. I'll go with you myself if you'd like. It seems my original guess that roaming this world alone even with a digimon partner is dangerous and should be avoided.

[Terra wasn't good at organizing this stuff, but he could feel a little guilty that people he'd asked to do things for him, were getting hurt because of it.]

That's good to know. It would take years to relearn fighting with the off-hand. Just take your time and make certain you're fully recovered, alright? There's no sense in risking injury again when not healed up the first time.

[A quip about preferring the company of someone quite a bit more... curvaceous than Terra would likely go here, but he's just not feeling it. He merely makes an amiable sound, though it's distracted. It's out of the question, to him. If another incident happened, where he blacked out, he could be putting someone elses' longterm health at stake.

The attacks were nothing. Escha changed, and Escha could handle them all. The Arkdimon... well. That was a bad start, she was afraid; but she'd found her courage eventually.]

I believe I've found everything there has to offer, so my next bout of wanderlust will likely be better spent under your direction, if there's any areas you haven't had anyone on.

[There's a small, weak laugh. And then a cough.]

...Apologies. You sounded like someone I used to know for a moment.

[Sadly Terra does not and never will fulfill the requirement of ladies. He's certain it's best to have someone else along just in case - falling unconscious means risking death, but someone else there to defend could spare that.

For now he assumes Ringabel would see the logic in teamwork and cooperation beyond the individual digimon pairs.]

Currently I've got a bit of a map going that when you're up to it, I'd like to add some details to. You've been there and seen it for yourself, and some details there will help everyone. It looks like soon we'll have most of this continent at least given a good overview, though I still don't know what's in the far eastern areas.

[He's going to find out. Maybe it would be less hazardous for Ringabel to venture there.. especially if he can get the man to take someone with him.]

No apologies needed. I do that myself often enough. You've more than earned a bit of a break, you might as well enjoy it. There's a bit of a beach not too far away that might be ideal to relax at, if you grow tired of HospiTown.

I can start now. I'll dictate, Escha can type. The sooner we get this continent cartographed, the better, wouldn't you say? Besides that, it is important we jot down areas this Digital Hazard has been known to appear in. As I said, Escha appeared to know what it was - and regardless, it seems to have power we cannot simply ignore. Including hijacking my D-terminal.

[It's a good thing Ringabel doesn't know what Terra's thinking. He knows he isn't invincible, of course he does. But being in a position where he needed saving was just weird. At Terra's last words, he at least tries to be jovial.]

If I get sick of these lovely nurses, I suppose I could swap them out for bikini-clad women. I suppose.

Sounds good to me. Let me switch to video so you can confirm I'm getting this down right.

[True to his word , a moment later the video snaps on, but mostly it's Terra's hand and a partially completed map. After a bit of low conversation, the video wobbles again, this time held by Dorumon.]

There's something to be said for both nurses and bikini clad women. You were headed up this way, yes?

[North of the forest and west of Star City. He taps the map, between HospiTown and the castle.]

I heard there's a giant tree right about here, can you confirm that?

[This at least won't take a whole lot of effort for a tired, resting man.]

[There's a small smile in greeting as it switches to video. He'd wave, but... well. Yeah.]

Choices, choices.

[Jest aside, he focuses, distinctly remembering that tree. It was too huge to miss.]

Yes. I would say that directly northwest of that tree, perhaps... half a day's walk at a leisurely pace... around 10 miles, given the fact it's distinctly uphill... is Myotismon's castle. Northeast of Myotismon's castle, about a mile out, is two small islands with another- though smaller castle situated upon the Northmost one. I noted two bridges which appeared to be in working order to link these islands to the mainland. These islands are not to be confused with a larger one directly east from Myotismon's castle, which appears to bear nothing.

[Perhaps Terra's a little surprised with Ringabel's attention to detail. But he's still looking in deep thought. What else?]

Ah, yes. There is a third castle which appears to be on a higher level than what we have discussed. I've seen a place of it's like in my world before -- a veritable fortress, seemingly built into the mountains upon which it stands. Presumably one would gain access to said fortress by circling back around the beach north of a settlement known as Star City and proceeding east from there. One should assume, anyway.

[Boy, would Grandship make this easier. He almost looks distracted for a moment, as he takes the time to mourn his airship.]

[It is a bit of a surprise that Ringabel has managed to do exactly as Terra had asked him to. He really hadn't expected it at all, more vague descriptions of even vaguer things, but this is actually something he can work with. There's a moment's pause, which might be that surprise or simply studying his map (honestly it's the former) before Terra sets to work.

Unfortunate at the lack of resources. Carefully a sigil of warning is etched over Myotismon's castle; it's best to mark it as dangerous just in case.]

So there are three islands total, two small ones and a larger one? Only the small ones have bridges?

[Bridge-marks are added, but only to the smaller ones. First things first.]

... Eventually we'll have aerial travel, which'll make general surveys easier. If I get to head that way I'll check out this ... fortress castle myself, see what's there. Were there any signs of this 'Digital Hazard' you mentioned anywhere else?

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