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V-03 [video] | A Proposal

[Kaldur begins the video outside again. He appears to be in one of the public training areas. Gizamon isn't too be seen which probably means she's holding the D-Terminal to broadcast.]

I suppose those of us who have been here for some time are starting to become accustomed to the occasional earthquakes that herald the arrival of new chosen. Before I begin my original intent for this message, I would first like to welcome you to the Digital World. I am sure Koushirou has given his usual greeting and that you are still adjusting to the changes of being in a new world...but suffice to say it will not always be so welcoming.

[From offscreen a rough female voice berates him.] Ugh, Kaldur, just get to the point!

Right. I believe a suggestion has been made before regarding this matter, but I would like to again propose either combat training or even just team building between not just yourself and your partner but amongst all of us. Many of you were not here when we rescued Taichi or the Beemon attack, but those events were hard fought. We succeeded, true, but it would not hurt to work on becoming better prepared to handle such incidents...especially if we are going to have to work together to achieve whatever our destiny might have in store for us.

There are many of us and we can be a great force if we start working together. Teams are not forged overnight and if we are thrown into battles like the Beemon attack or even the Dark Area again without the right preparation...it may spell the end for us.

[There's a huff from offscreen.] Why do you have to make things so complicated? [Gizamon turns the D-Terminal to face her, she's scowling but that's her usual expression.] What Kaldur is trying to say is that we're going to start some battle sessions and training in these arenas that are for public use. A lot of you guys are newbs and haven't even evolved yet so you especially need some serious help. But, even if you have, Kaldur thinks we need to work more on teamwork or something so we don't get overrun next time a hoard of digimon stomp through here. I'm still trying to convince him to let us go out into the wild though and fight actual digimon there.

But anyway, start showing up early in the morning and Kaldur has some strategies and stuff he's learned from his team to work with you on...or something. Sound good?

[She turns the D-Terminal back to Kaldur who just nods. He realizes he was probably a bit too formal but he can't help himself sometimes.]

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Those battles you mentioned, what were they like?

There were no casualties thankfully, but some were injured. I was not here for the Beemon attack, but I can tell you that even with access to the evolved forms of several digimon we had trouble handling the other digimon's strength and power.

What sort of details are you looking for? I can say that we received enough forewarning to prepare to some degree but I do not feel we will be so lucky in the future.

Edited 2013-06-07 03:03 (UTC)

The enemy's strength and numbers, the sort of tactics they used, where they came from, what they were after, anything of that sort. I want to know what to expect.

From what I heard about the Beemon they were large swarms and seemed to focus more on destruction than on attacking people. They did not fight back unless provoked and ranged in level, though even the weaker ones were difficult to take down. Their point of origin is unknown to me, although their movement coincided with Taichi's disappearance. I am not sure I have an accurate count of their numbers either.

As for the digimon that fought us when we went to rescue Taichi, they were called Devimon. There were four of them and each had a different fighting style and they were extremely powerful...able to turn back or brush off most of our attacks, even after evolution occurred. Unfortunately, we were not able to defeat them and had to retreat as soon as we had Taichi and the others that went in after them.

Mm. Sounds like we're up against a tough bunch. You keep mentioning evolution. Is that some way to make our Digimon stronger?

Indeed and if those were just random attacks I fear for what may actually be planned in the future.

[After all, there has to be a bigger picture or someone in the shadows making all of this happen. There always is in his experience.]

That is evolution exactly. Most of the digimon partners you meet are at what is called the Rookie level. However, there are wild digimon out there of greater levels such as Armor, Champion, and Ultimate. Our partner digimon can also reach these levels as we gain experience and develop trust in each other.

...Training'd be nice. I'm not all that good at being a hero, though.

It's not necessarily about being a hero at this point. I would just like to know that people know how to handle themselves in a tough situation.

Right, yeah. Some people here haven't fought at all, huh.

There is that. People being unused to the bodies they now find themselves in. And of course those of us used to having abilities and being unable to utilize them. All of these factors could prove a weakness in the long run which is why we need to address this now.

...You're really good at strategics, you know that? ...Course you know that, duh.

[He still smiles slightly at the compliment, giving a slight bow.]

Thank you. I only want to make sure that when this is all over we can all return to our homes in one piece.

Fighting isn't really my specialty ... but some self-defense at least would be nice.

We can work on that.

My goal is to hopefully get better ideas of what people's capabilities are and, in the future, assign tasks accordingly. We will be able to handle a threat more efficiently that way.

You know. I was right. You are a leader, Kaldur.

[ She can't help but admire him for what he was doing. He was obviously already thinking about the future. Something she has thought of too, but didn't know what to do.

Yu-sempai was a leader too. But it looked like Kaldurcould be better at it though because he looked like he had more experience. ]

[He smiles slightly. He's only trying to make best of the situation, but he doesn't want to seem rude so he takes the compliment.]

Thank you.

I will do my best to help all of us, I can only hope it works out.

Well, if there is something you need that I can help with you can always count on me.

And I'm sure it will be fine somehow.

[ Does that voice sound ... hopeful? ]

I appreciate your support, Rise.

[He's certainly hopeful. He knows that teamwork is the solution anyway.]

Um, Guilmon has a question...

[His ears droop, and he scratches his cheek.]

What if we don't have our partners here with us? Guilmon still wants to help everybody fight, but it's a lot harder with out Takato or cards to make me stronger. Can Digimon like Guilmon still come to training? I've fought lots of dangerous Digimon before, so I can still try to help!

I do not see how that would be a problem. It sounds like you have valuable experience that could be helpful at the very least. Not to mention, not many of us have reached past the next level of evolution.

So, yes, please feel free to come by.

Okay! Guilmon will do his best.

[Though, hmm, this does raise an important question.]

What kind of things do you think Guilmon should focus on? There's a lot I could talk about!

Thank you, Guilmon.

You could share stories about your experience in battles in the past, perhaps advice to other partner digimon. And I believe help in sparring would not hurt either if you are up to it.

Perhaps you have some ideas yourself.

Well, Guilmon has fought a lot of mean Digimon before, like the Devas! Those were Ultimate level Digimon, too, so they were really strong. Guilmon could also talk about biomerging. That's how me and Takato reach the Mega level, and that's the strongest level ever!

[He emphasizes this strength by stretching really tall and slashing his claws... before losing his balance and falling on his rump. Oops.]

Um... I'd talk about cards, but I don't know if your Digivices work with them. Takato would sometimes slash cards through his Digivice to make me stronger in fights!

What did you do to beat these stronger Digimon? Or is it really only a matter of making ourselves stronger, too.

[Kaldur held up his Digivice, also examining it.]

I do not see a slot where cards would be used nor have I seen anyone mentioning even having cards provided. I imagine that means the cards would not be compatible with this particular digivice.

[But he is now even more curious about these other digivices out there. Perhaps another time though. He decides to focus on evolution.]

Biomerging? Could you explain that more Guilmon?

Well, sometimes I worked with other Digimon, sometimes Takato slashed cards, and sometimes I just fought really hard! Plus, when we beat Digimon, Guilmon absorbed their data to become stronger. That helped!

[It's allowed him to take on Champion level Digimon without evolving. That's always a plus.]

But I wonder why your Digivice is different... All the Tamers I know can use cards to help their partners. And Biomerging's when we evolve with our partners to the Mega level!

[Yes, with their partners. You heard that right.]

[Kaldur thinks about that for a second. Koushirou had not mentioned that form of evolution before and it also made Kaldur wonder about the possibilities and perhaps powers that the digivices might have. He'd have to look into it at some point, but technology wasn't exactly a strong point.]

It sounds like it boils down to factors that determine any fight: team work, strategy, tools, and experience. I'm not sure why the digivices are different, perhaps one of the other chosen would have a better answer for it.

It could just be because this is a different world! Where Guilmon comes from, everything's really different. Lots of the Digimon here thought it was weird when I talked about Digimon cards and video games.

[Frankly, he didn't think it was that strange, but it's all he's really known up until this point. This other Digital World and its brand of logic differs considerably. Still takes some getting used to, really.]

That would make sense I suppose given that there are multiple other worlds. If there are different digital worlds that is not too far of a stretch.

[Training huh? At least it's something she's actually used to.]

I think you're right. [And, it's time that she learned how to fight in this world.] Count me in.

[He nods.]

I will see you there then.

I look forward to it. [Hopefully Otamamon is ready for a little pushing.] If it's not too much trouble, what can you tell me about the Dark Area?

I did not experience it myself. I was part of the group that was on standby and battled with the digimon that emerged from it.

However, from what I have heard from those that did go into the area, it was completely dark. No light was able to penetrate through it and the longer they stayed in there the more injuries they sustained. You would probably do better to ask those who experienced. We were there to rescue Taichi, and the others that experienced it are Hiccup, Ed, and Elec Man.

But...they might hesitate, I understand it was traumatic for them.

[Hiccup? That boy she met the other day?]

I see. I'll try not to cause too much trouble for any of them. [If it was anything like the Realm of Darkness, then she understands the hesitation.]

I appreciate your caution.

[He might not know them as well as some other people here, but he still considers them friends and he wants to make sure they don't have to suffer too much trauma from just the memories of it.]

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