Guilmon's Totally Prodigious Digistuff 006 [Video]

[fuhrinkaed]

[The video feed shows a bandaged up Ed who is still smiling. He waves to everyone while Guilmon chows on burgers in the background.]

Hey guys... I know the title says something different but I really don't think I'll remember it if I delete it, so I'll just keep the series going with this. Also... Masaru's fine and the others are recovering. I'm okay, too. Just need a little bit of rest. A-anyways, I wanted to tell everyone about Dark Fields, since they're really dangerous and if you ever wind up in one you should probably know what you're getting into so that you'll be best able to avoid getting hurt as much as possible. And since I've kind of been in one twice and I'm still moving, I think that makes me sort of the go-to person for this stuff right now.

Basically things come in a couple of waves. At first, there's a bright light and you can't actually see anything. Then it fades, and you get a couple of weird sensations. You won't be able to see anything, but you can feel just fine. Well... kind of. The world feels alien, and you're walking on something that's like glass. It's perfectly smooth so you don't have to worry much about tripping, but there's a weird... tinglyness of the world. It's like it's telling you that everything about you being in there is wrong. If you ever end up in a Dark Field--and please try to avoid that it's really dangerous--use that time to get acclimated to everything. Stuff gets really bad in there, and if you're unsettled by how weird it all is it'll get to you really fast.

After that, you'll start hearing a voice. Both times with me it's been related to something really bad that happened in the past. The Dark Field is trying to hurt your feelings with that voice, but it's harmless and just a voice. Just think about something else or don't let it get to you and it can't do much. After a while it'll go away, and you'll see an orb of light in the distance. Take a deep breath, and use that time to focus--you'll probably be tired or hungry, so that's probably the best time to get something to eat or maybe take a short nap. You can't avoid the orb and it'll come towards you, so don't bother trying to run away. You'll just get tired.

When the orb reaches you, it will show you something painful. What it is is different from person to person, but one thing that's been common is that it cuts you. It's not a deep one, but that means the field isn't playing around anymore--from there any vision you get will be accompanied by something that hurts. Like a nick or a bite. Don't focus on the visions, they're not real. The pain is, though... and so are the injuries.

Well, I think you can tell that much. [He laughs, pointing at one of his bandages.]

Anyways, from there things get worse. It's not just a vision and a tiny thing. It's a lot of visions, and a lot more pain. ...The only advice I can give you is 'don't give up.'

That second time I went in there, there was a big vision at the end, too... but I'm still trying to figure out what it meant exactly, it was just a big pillar of light around a digimon with fiery red eyes blowing everything up... [He trails off, thinking about it for a second before he blinks twice and jerks his head back towards the camera.]

Oh! And it seems that crests might be able to get you out of there! [He holds up his crest to the camera.] Mine's the crest of Tenacity, and it shot part of a rainbow path... another crest from outside connected and gave us a way out. I'm not sure what it means just yet, but it's got to be a really important clue, right? And it healed Guilmon's wounds some, too... and mine--but it didn't seem to do as much to me. I'm really interested in these things, I want to figure out what exactly they can do outside of just help digimon digivolve. If we can call on that when we need it then it could help everyone, right?

Erm... That's all, I guess. Just try to stay out of the Dark Fields, but if you have to go in one, keep in mind that none of it is real but the pain... and you can get through pain if you really put your mind to it!

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[dressup]

Oh! Was that you? [She pulls out her crest to show it to Ed.]

When my crest appeared, it shot a light into the Dark Field when my group and I were fighting that terrible, giant Digimon. It didn't do anything special besides making Baron evolve and creating that light.

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[fuhrinkaed]

Oh! Neat! It's nice to meet you--I'm Ed. And yeah, that was me.

Are you okay? I know it was a lot of fighting out there.

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[dressup]

I'm Lizzy. Nice to meet you too!

It was rough, but it became easier once the crest appeared and Baron became Chirinmon. We tried hard to not let the attackers get inside the Dark Field so they would go after you.

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[fuhrinkaed]

...oh, is that what they do? I thought they targeted the tethers.

Thanks a lot for your help! I really appreciate it, it'd be really hard dealing with those digimon inside the field.

[howamanlives]

... Huh.

That first part sounds a lot like being in a digital gate... and the rest of it sounds like a total headtrip...

... so you were able to overcome all that? I'm impressed...

[fuhrinkaed]

Oh, w-well... I mean it's not that different than what anyone else would have done, right? I mean there was a thing that needed doing, so I did it. [Ed laughs sheepishly.] That's just the kind of person I am, I guess...

[howamanlives]

Depends. I haven't heard about anyone else figuring this out as well as you...

[fuhrinkaed]

I-It's not like I meant to be an expert on it, but something like that has got to be magic or something, right? Plus I had to help people who'd fallen into it. So I mean I just kind of... Learned stuff as I went.

[lionhearted_destiny]

[Dark Field.

Well. Besides the physical pain, that all sounds a whole lot like the D-Reaper. Juri's more than a little...disturbed by that.]

And, I'm sorry, I just got here, does anyone know where these came from?

[fuhrinkaed]

Nnnot that I know of, yet. They just kind of appear out of nowhere.

Sorry... I mostly just know what happens after they appear.

[lionhearted_destiny]

You're sure it's not from a virus? Or... a program? Is there any way if you can tell if it's from a program?

[The D-Reaper could not have followed her here. No, it was here before, right, but either way.]

[fuhrinkaed]

[Ed shakes his head.]

I don't really know any of that stuff... If anything, it seems to be some kind of almost-sentient or maybe actually-sentient computer glitch. But... this really isn't my specialty.

[neverputincharge]

Huh, so you were the one on the other end of that thing?

[fuhrinkaed]

Yep! That was me, alright.

I'm Ed! It's great to meet you.

[neverputincharge]

Heh, uh. Names Bulkhead. Nice ta meetcha.

I was part of the team from outside that gotcha a way out.

[acceptedburden]

[Kaldur can't help but smile as he holds up the exact same crest.]

It seems we have more in common, Ed.

[He puts it back and nods.]

I think this information is very useful. I, too, would like to learn more about the power of these crests. From what you experienced it seems they might do more than just help push our partners to the next level.

[fuhrinkaed]

I did not see that coming. Awesome! [Kaldur you are legit the best.]

You're right, though. I really want to study it for any magical or supernatural effects it might have, but I haven't come up with a good testing methodology for it yet. I might ask Alex for help--she doesn't really believe in magic but if anyone can come up with a good way to test things, it's her.

[acceptedburden]

[If he is to share a crest with someone, he is glad it is you to start with. You are a good friend after all.]

Considering the unique properties of the crests and what little we know about digimon and this world to start with, it will certainly be challenging. I suppose that is why they call it trial and error. Let me know if you require assistance.

not here because she's a brat

[codes]

[ But hey, she's noting all of this information down somewhere. Pretty useful stuff to have from an experienced "vet", but she's not going to outright call him that, nor acknowledge how grateful she is for this. ]

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[bigsoftie]

[So that's what happened to his friends...it makes it all the more disheartening. He knows what that's like, he knows.]

Is there any way to help the suffering of those affected by it?

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[fuhrinkaed]

Nnnot really, no. Basically, it's just like any other bad experience. You can treat the physical wounds, but only time and maybe therapy can help with the stuff that hurts in the heart.

...Sorry.

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[bigsoftie]

[He was hoping for something else. He knows how it is to live with something terrible day in and day out.]

Some things time cannot heal...

[guilmon]

Is there any way to fight back when the visions start hurting you? Guilmon doesn't like the idea of people getting hurt. Especially if they can't do a thing about it. That's almost as bad as being inside the D-Reaper!

[Well, then again, at least Takato was able to snap out of it after a little trouble.]

And Guilmon doesn't have a crest, but maybe they're like the cards Tamers use to make us evolve? Like the blue cards! That's how Guilmon always got to be WarGrowlmon.

[fuhrinkaed]

...Yeah! That might be your version of it! Your tamers probably used those to evolve you like we do our crests!

A-actually... can I get more information about the D-Reaper? I heard a little, but I want to know all I can.

Hi Guilmon, geko!

[guilmon]

Hi!

[He gives the camera a quick wave before addressing the more serious matter at hand. Watch his expression shift from a goofy grin to a more subdued frown in the blink of an eye.]

Well, what do you already know?