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[leaderkun]

 [There's a gray haired young man on the screen! Yay for more newbies. He is sitting down outside the apartment building, an Elecmon curled in his lap. The rabbit-frog-bird thing is making  a dull buzzing noise like powerlines, his fan-tail sparkling. Almost like he's purring. Yu bows slightly at the camera]

It's nice to meet you all, thank you for having me. My name is Yu Narukami. Please take care of me while I adjust to all of this.

[HOW ARE YOU SO CALM YU. Well taking the time to read the letter and chat with his new partner has answered a lot of his questions- and if any of his friends are here they will see this, so no need to bellow about it. No reason to be rude, right? He sits back up, and as if feeling the shift Elecmon rolls over onto his back, showing his white belly, which Yu starts petting]

My new friend here said his name is Elecmon, but after looking around I think this might be a species name. I asked if he was alright with a nickname and he doesn't seem to really care either way. Is that a common thing here? I don't want to give him a name and make him uncomfortable with his own kind.

[Elecmon peeks an eye open, seeming to finally notice he's on camera. He rolls over, ears drooping as he slinks away.]

Ah, don't be shy...

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[robotfightclub]

[Well golly, Sprocket's favorite topic just so happens to be Digimon nicknames. He answers this video eagerly.]

People name their Digimon aaaaaall the time! In fact, my partner's favorite name for me is "NO STOP THAT WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU".



And "Sprocket".

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[leaderkun]

[Yu hides an amused smile behind his hand.]

Sprocket is a cute name.

[Oh, he looks like a Tapir, and with the smokey legs... based on what mon's he's met so far-]

Let me guess, hmm... Dreammon? Or maybe just Tapirmon?

[neverputincharge]

[Oh oh, digimon nicknames! Boulder perks up.]

I do not think you will offend him. Partners give us names all the time.

[leaderkun]

That's good to know. I'm a fish out of water here, so I didn't want to assume anything.

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[velveteenmage]

I've heard of a few people that give their partners nicknames. It kind of strikes me as a little strange, but then again so does changing their name with every form they have.

[Then again (again), everything was pretty strange about them.]

Wait, did you just get here? And you're this calm about it?

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[leaderkun]

This... isn't the first time I've had to deal with a little weirdness. That's all. Panicking won't help anything.

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[wheeljackofalltrades]

[You certainly are calm, sir! This Gazimon's kind of impressed at your composure, since she can only assume you've just arrived.]

Wow, you're taking this way better than my partner did. He punched a wall when he found out...

..

Oh yeah, nicknaming actually helps a lot here! Because like, you never know just how many of 'Elecmon' or 'Gazimon' there are here so it really helps if you just pick something that's special to your partner and--you know-- avoid the confusion and I mean it makes the friendship more personable and you really feel that CONNECTION--

[She clears her throat. Before she spews a proverbial text wall.]

Whatever it is, it's probably better than what my partner named me.

[Thankfully, Wheeljack's busy doing something else right now.]

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[leaderkun]

Makes sense...

Would you prefer I not use your nickname?

[wall_flower]

Hello!

[Have a smiling girl in the middle of a burger cafe.]

Welcome to Terminal Tokyo! I hope you can enjoy yourself here! I'm Marley!

[leaderkun]

Thank you. [He bows again]

It's a pleasure to meet you Marley.

[he smiles, all charm]

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[renegadedriving]

[. . . That is officially the most animal-like digimon Shepard has ever seen. She's in the kitchen at the moment, and the way she has the d-terminal propped up on the table, she and Monodramon are equally visible, each with a plate of food and silverware.]

Yeah, about the nickname thing--

Nicknames are important to the bond between digimon and human!

What Cadet said.

[Slowly, we're moving from 'the Cadet' to just... 'Cadet'.]

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[leaderkun]

I see. Well, I don't want to hurt our bond, so I'll have to come up with a good one.

[He blinks. He hasn't seen Tapirmon or Ryudamon's partners yet, so-]

I think you might be the first adult I've seen here, Ma'am.

[Sorry Waver, he thinks you're his age or even younger]

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[lovespinkbirdies]

[ Hi Yu. Have a little kid smiling up at you. ]

Yeah, Digimon do that a lot. Have a name that's the same as their species. I really, really don't know how it's supposed to work in places with a lot of the same type of Digimon.

... But then again, back home I didn't really have a lot of the same digimon near me, so it really wasn't much of a problem.

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[leaderkun]

Ah, so I was right. That would be confusing... though maybe they can tell each other apart by scent...

You had digimon back home?

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[strengthinkindness]

Well, it depends on your partner. But for the most part, giving your partner a nickname helps create a special bond with you and your partner.

Plus, nicknames are fun!

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[leaderkun]

That seems to be what people are saying... maybe it'll help him come out of his shell.

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[woodenstarfish]

[In an effort to get Fuko used to using the D-Terminal, Penguinmon decided a dive-head-first approach. New people have at least one thing in common, right? And this guy seems just as calm as Fuko is about being in a new world.]

[Instead, Fuko is busy clearly hiding behind Penguinmon from the weird guy.]

I think we may have a similar problem with our partners.

Fuko does not need a nickname.

Not that problem Fuko. [Siiiiigh]

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[leaderkun]

Then it's good that they both have more talkative partners to help them, right?

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[codes]

Are you so much of a pushover that you can't decide whether or not to name your pet yourself, Narukami?

[ Hope he's prepared for the tsunsault. ]

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[leaderkun]

[His eyes widen a little at that, then settle into cool neutrality, a tiny smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.]

Just a small attempt at social niceties.

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[fuhrinkaed]

Definitely. [Pictured for your consideration, a guy who has a lot of bandages on him, messaging from in bed.]

A-anyways, you can or you can not. Guilmon is still Guilmon, but I think I'm kind of in the minority on not naming my digimon something.

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[leaderkun]

If they don't mind either way, I guess it's as much for my own convenience then anything.

[He looks concerned about Ed's state, but doesn't mention it]

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[guilmon]

Nobody named their Digimon where Guilmon is from.

[His ears droop. Man, does he miss home...]

But I guess the Tamers here are different. If their Digimon are okay with it, then I think it's okay, too. Guilmon just won't have a nickname because Takato made me and named me and everything.

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[leaderkun]

He 'made' you?

[calibrates_big_guns]

The nickname thing is pretty common, don't worry about it. Besides, even if you don't come up with one, odds are someone will.

[leaderkun]

[He chuckles]

Maybe it'd be best I do it first, before he ends up with something silly.

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[risette_truestory]

[ Rise was ready. It looks like it was going to be that time of the month again when the new people arrive. Oddly, there hadn't been any new arrivals for a long time.

So here she was pasting on a smile. ]

Welcome, Yu-----

[ Hold on. Did he just say ... ]

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[risette_truestory]

[ Yu Narukami? Yu-senpai from Inaba? ]

Yu-senpai?