001. Video.

[tributetothesea]

[The video comes on to a newcomer, a man possibly in his forties? That or a bit weathered and in his thirties, with a poker face and a low voice.]

Hello.

I am one of the new "Chosen" here. My partner - a Gazimon - and I have been assigned to stay in floor one, room eight of the apartments. I understand that the rooms are to be shared between three [Brief hesitation.] human-Digimon pairs.

I would be glad to know who we'll be staying with. If that needs to wait for later rather than sooner, I ask that the other tenants of F1 008 don't be alarmed to see Gazimon and me there.

Thank you. [Small nod before the recording ends.]

Comments

[video] /THHHRRREADJACK!

[headup_stickontheice]

[In pokes Cam, all interested.] Someone from your world, Miss Shepard?

[video]

[renegadedriving]

[Shepard smiles, looking incredibly pleased.]

Yeah. And a good friend of mine, at that. He helped me turn a suicide mission into a no-casualties report a few weeks before I got here.

[video]

[headup_stickontheice]

Wow, that's...impressive. [Understatement.] Good, I mean. You've got a friend from home here, 'nd...an older one. [A small sheepish look; he's noticed that most of her friends are. Well. His age.]

[video]

[renegadedriving]

[Shepard grins proudly.]

I had a great team. Couldn't have asked for better, really.

[She laughs.]

I was starting to feel a bit like a den mother, I'll admit.

[video]

[headup_stickontheice]

Yeah... Sorry, guess we sorta...surrounded you. [Don't feel guilty, Cam. Stop. Bad puppy, no biscuit.]

[video]

[renegadedriving]

[Shepard laughs and shakes her head.]

Can I tell you a secret, Cam?

[She grins fondly.]

I really like kids. And it feels right, looking out for all of you.

[video]

[headup_stickontheice]

[Oh. Heh. Well. He tries to grin and contorts his face and glances down and gosh Cam, take a compliment! He settles for a very shy smile that blossoms into an excited one.]

That's, really good to hear. I'm glad we're not, uh, burdening you.

Re: [video]

[renegadedriving]

[Awww, you're filling Shepard with maternal fondness, Cam.]

Not at all. So don't worry about it, okay?

[video]

[headup_stickontheice]

[It is his purpose in life.]

'Kay. I'll, uh, try.

[video]

[tributetothesea]

[In supplement to the answer Shepard gave - also clearly proud to talk of it.]

All of us did. Our squad was assembled of masters in our respective fields of skill, and still, we had accepted the odds to stand against us. The outcome is indicative of the degree of - advantage, given by inspiration.

You are a friend of Shepard? [It's getting increasingly unignorable that adults are in the minority here.]

[video]

[headup_stickontheice]

[OH WELL HELLO he sort of asked for this huh.]

That's, um. Amazing, I mean, that you were able to-- [stop] Uh, yeah, I'm Cam. Miss Shepard's done a whole lot for me.

[video]

[tributetothesea]

For me as well.

You heard her say my name - Thane Krios. A pleasure.

[video]

[headup_stickontheice]

I take it you don't always...look like this?