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[mrgrgrgr]

[Maybe it's a good thing there's so little new Chosen this round. Or maybe a bad thing? If there were more, they would have probably helped calm her down...

...In any case, the whole D-Terminal thing is a bit too elaborate to be a scam, and the beast she may have kicked around a fair bit doesn't seem to be a mindless monster. Anyway, the little red... thing is lying dizzy on the floor right now. Eh, it's not permanent. She's got more matters to worry about than a creature who might just be pretending.

Scrolling through the D-Terminal a bit (after tedious attempts, she's not good at mechanics okay_, she's somehow figured out how to broadcast a message. Smart network idea. Her face is a bit too close to the screen, but it's still pretty clear she's angry.]

My name is Edea Lee. [Fuck beating the bush, she's gonna set it on fire.] If anyone knows about the whereabouts of my friends, please inform me immediately. Their names are Tiz Arrior, Agnés Oblige and Ringabel.

If you're trapping us here, father, you still... [...dammit this thing is live isn't it she should've planned beforehand...] ...underestimate us. [Yeah, smooth. Totally intimidating.

Moving on though. Cue the device flashing around wildly before she figures out how to show her fainted Guilmon to the network.] And what exactly is this thing? I get that it's a Digimon, but what is it?

[give this girl a fucking literature degree]

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[arrogantalloy]

[Tony flashes up on the screen, looking bored. Though he usually always looks like that until something catches his curiosity.]

If your dad had anything to do with this. Which I doubt. I think I could easily say he's gone overboard with his master plan.

As for your digimon. He looks like a dead dinosaur.

[Because Tony is at all times, helpful.]

My turn. Why is he dead?

[mrgrgrgr]

Believe me when I say he's done that before.

[Her father's thinking and plans are an absolute mystery to this girl. In any case, this doesn't look like anyone she knows.] He blacked out. When I just arrived, he decided it was a smart idea to run up to me all excited.

[...That was probably a rash decision, but, still.] You would think people chosen to be your partners would have the deduction skills to know that someone who's fought monsters similar in stature before would probably react badly.

[arrogantalloy]

Wait you...

[He chuckles, because really the thought of her and her very young looking face knocking out the Guilmon is more than a little funny to him.]

Not that I can't sympathise, however mine wasn't really in any danger.

[When his Dorumon had introduced herself out of surprise Tony had raised an arm to fire a repulsor at her. However being in a three-piece suit instead of one his own armoured suits, which he happened to have destroyed them all before coming here, the two-eyed, no horned flying purple non-people eater wasn't in any danger.]

Something she probably takes advantage of actually.

[He glances off-screen at her and his other digimon.]

But then, I don't think they know anything about the places we come from.

[He turns back to the screen.]

If they did I wouldn't have to explain half the things I say... Well the references I make, actually.

[mrgrgrgr]

[Yep, she did exactly that. She's almost about to take the chuckles as an insult before he says his next statement.]

I don't think he's in much danger, either. I only used my boot- then again, I don't exactly have my usual weapons on me, either.

[...Hold your tongue, Edea. Telling people that could make you a target. Then again- if they're who she suspects they might be, they'd probably already know. This is so confusing.] Wait, they don't know anything? How are partners supposed to be assigned if none of them know about your background? Much less personality, dos and don'ts...

[changelingdude]

Oh hey, sup!

First, Ringabel. Swarthy guy, blond hair, flies a sky ship?

Second, unless your dad had anything to do with Digimon, odds are good he's not here.

Third, that's a Guilmon...err, was it like that when you found it?

...oh! Fourth, I'm Beastboy, nice to meet you.

[mrgrgrgr]

[...well... hi... there...

...why do you have green skin...]

Yeah, that guy- wait, are you saying you have a sky ship here? [...SKY KNIGHTS, I KNOW YOU'RE HIDING SOMEWHERE...! She really doesn't know what her dad has to do with... everything, really, so she'll just pass over that one.]

Of course not. I knocked him out. [AND IS... SLIGHTLY PROUD OF IT TOO.] It's nice to meet you. From what I assume, you know who Ringabel is?

[She's not too friendly yet, though.]

[changelingdude]

Yeah! Dude got stomped by some Digimon so me and mine swooped in to help him out, now he's helping me fix up my home base.

Also? That digimon was probably supposed to be your partner. You're gonna wanna apologize when they wake up.

[mrgrgrgr]

As expected.

[Sigh. RINGABEL STOP GETTING CURB-STOMPED.] ...Wait, that means he was here before me, right? But I know the last time I saw him couldn't have been that long ago.

[...Or maybe it is. Maybe they knocked her out longer than she thought. Oh, shit. She can't even say 'at least he was here' because there's no way to know if this place isn't dangerous yet.] I can figure that much out by now. Guilmon, was it? Thanks. [apologizing to red dino thing is gonna be... something]

[video 1/?]

[gallivants]

[Yeeeep, he's been listening to Beastboy talk to someone while he's been working on the elevator for Titan HQ. Because it's a big old shaft, and he can hear the echoes of perhaps everything in the building. Biyomon's above him, holding a flashlight while he works on the pulley. This time, he thinks he's sorted it out. As commonplace as they are in his world, and however good with mechanical things he happens to be, he's never actually tried to repair a lift. But it's certainly the same concept as... everything else. Everything inside the inner mechanism must fit together like so...

...

Wait. That voice.

It's one of a young woman. Angered, more than slightly confused, yet bearing a forward tone. Feminine, but strong - and one which bears an undercurrent of confidence. He immediately stops what he's doing and crawls from the lift space, loosening a hatch and jumping from it into the main room where Beastboy stands, much to Biyomon's protest. ]

"A break, now? But we're almost finished...!"

[And! He immediately walks to a mirror. Thankfully, though broken, the lift shaft was clean. A quick check for dirt on his face (none, thankfully!) and a very quick go over with a handy-dandy comb... And an adjustment of his collar.]

....

[Then a deep breath.]

[video 2/2]

[gallivants]

[Et voila. A smirking, smug, and self-satisfied face to hide the fact he's actually really happy to see her. ...And acting as happy as he feels right now, not masking it, is bordering onto territory that just screams Tiz - something he's not that inclined to display. ]

Hello, Edea. It's been quite a while! Do let me take a guess. A portal you've no idea you even stepped into- a fall, someone calling your name, and then a dreary, dull room... and that red thing on the ground being somewhat more... animated than he is now. Am I correct?

[mrgrgrgr]

[Oh, it's this smug asshole.]

...That's you, alright. I doubt my father could fake a replica just as unique as you. [Also hiding the fact she's kind of glad to see him. She actually expected to see everyone, but from what Beastboy said... well...]

So, I take it that you haven't been behaving while we were all absent? [DAMMIT RINGABEL IF YOU JUST ACTED GENUINE FOR ONCE SHE WOULDN'T TAKE YOU FOR THE COCKSURE ASSHOLE YOU ARE AT FACE VALUE]

[gallivants]

[The one(?) and only.]

...

[But he's just going to look slightly confused.]

I hardly see how the Templar could have anything to do with this. This is a different world entirely, Edea. The Digital World, by all accounts. And welcome! It's made all the more magnificent by your presence. If you'll hold on for a moment, I'll have the Eschalot at HospiTown posthaste to rescue you from such a drab and dare I say it- dull locale.

[Behaving. Hrm. There's a slightly wry smile, but no comment.]

Do say hello, Escha.

[The camera moves to a Biyomon, who is... staring at the floor.]

"..."

Well. I trust you are unharmed, Edea? No monsters, or Eternian infantry came through with you?

[heartdive]

I know Ringabel.

Sort of.

[mrgrgrgr]

I hope he hasn't been too much of a hassle?

[Really, though, she heard he had his sky ship. you can do a lot with a sky ship]

[heartdive]

No more than anyone else has been. We all kinda get into trouble here.

[mrgrgrgr]

That doesn't sound like a positive thing.

[Not to say she isn't used to that, though.] What exactly is the extent of 'trouble' here?

[onemorechapter]

I hope you don't intend to keep treating your partner like that.

[mrgrgrgr]

Don't worry, I have no intention to. [She should. Probably apologize once it wakes up.

Poor Guilmon.]

[onemorechapter]

Good. Decent treatment of your Digimon is important for getting by around here.

They're called our "partners" for a reason, after all.

[guilmon]

[It's not a Chosen who responds but a Digimon! A very wide eyed, gasping Digimon.]

Waaah, another Guilmon! Guilmon didn't think he'd see another one here.

[Especially after Mikasa and Ed left... Well, either way, the fact that his fellow dino's fainted sets off a lot of alarm bells in his head.]

And Digimon aren't things. You shouldn't be so mean to your partner...

[mrgrgrgr]

[...DON'T MAKE HER FEEL EVEN WORSE OKAY... she's already picked up the Digimon and laid it on her lap, at least. The thought of seeing a human beat up and lying on the ground is pretty terrible to her, so seeing this Digimon of similar species seem so concerned does make her rethink her actions considerably.]

Don't worry, I won't do that again. They only shocked me, that's all. [Hrrrrk] So there are multiple of one kind of Digimon?

[guilmon]

Umm, well, this place is funny.

[Guilmon tilts his head, trying to figure out how to phrase with. Most people think he's crazy when he talks about it, buuut...]

Where Guilmon's from, I'm the only Guilmon, 'cause Takato made me up all by himself! I guess it's different here, though, because I've seen other Guilmon, and they weren't made from drawings or anything.

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[amygdalae]

...unless your father is incredibly skilled with computers, I'm pretty sure it's not him.

As for your other question, I believe its a Guilmon.

[mrgrgrgr]

[IT TAKES... SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT TYPING]

I believe not, then.

A Guilmon... are all Digimon different?

[amygdalae]

[Good job for figuring out typing, Edea.]

They are categorized into their own 'species', in a sense, but essentially yes, they are different in some form or fashion.