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[fuckinstoplights]

[There is a young man in an eyepatch, and loose green clothing sitting on a phone booth. Right up on top of it. His knees pulled up to his chest. It's pretty weird to see a guy up on a phone booth. But, hey, maybe he has a good reason for it.]

[Someone's talking to him, but they're off-camera. He looks like he's trying to figure out how to work this thing, while they're talking.]

-- It's really okay. No one's going to hurt you if you come down.

[The skittish-looking guy glances down, over the edge of the phone booth. There's a flash of something dark, and concerned-looking, as he ends up angling his device thing for a better look.]

[He shakes his head.]

But you can't sleep up there...

[A little shrug.]

It doesn't matter. I'm here to fight, so I can go home.

You don't know how long that's going to take. Please come down.

No.

[And that seems like all he's going to say. Until he actually looks at what he's recording, anyway.]

Where do I start fighting?

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[Action if that's okay?]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[They've got to stop running into each other like this. But seriously, kid, stop climbing on or under things you're going to get arrested for soliciting or something...not that Wheeljack would know. He eats burgers on the sidewalk.

But for now, he's just on his way back from the grocery store. Much like Arcee, he takes advantage of Sheepmon's horns, using them to carry bags home. She doesn't do so quietly, something about being 'treated like a lady' or something.

Look how much he cares.

But upon passing the phone booth and the Keramon, Wheeljack looks up. And You is soon to follow.]

OH hey! It's him! The wall clinger!

[Action is so gross go away]

[fuckinstoplights]

[Kagerou and the Keramon couldn't possibly have different reactions. He pulls his legs in closer, like he's trying to puff up and look more intimidating, and less like a nervous kid up on a phone booth. The Keramon? Just looks relieved.]

Please tell him it's okay to come down. He's not listening to me...

[He shakes his head.]

If I'm only here to fight, then that's all I want to do.

... I'll go home then.

[The Keramon makes helpless little flailing motions at him. Then at You.]

Someone told him that, and now he's taking it seriously.

[bigsoftie]

[Leatherhead sees nothing weird about it at all. No really, he sleeps in a wet bathtub.]

...do you need anything to eat?

[fuckinstoplights]

[At least he hasn't built a nest up there.]

... Eat?

[Video]

[innermonologues]

You don't.

[Video]

[fuckinstoplights]

I don't what?

[bigsoftie]

[Uhh how does he explain.]

Things you put in your mouth...to live.

[Video]

[innermonologues]

Fight. They do the fighting. We do the "cheerleading".

[Video]

[fuckinstoplights]

Who is "they"?

[And, somewhere off screen, the poor Keramon raises a hand -- only to be ignored.]

Us.

[fuckinstoplights]

...




Gasoline?

[Video]

[innermonologues]

The little creature who's following you around.

[Video]

[fuckinstoplights]

... That thing?

It doesn't look capable.

[Video]

[innermonologues]

None of them do really.

[Video]

[fuckinstoplights]

Then why have them?

I don't want it.

[KAGEROU. IT CAN HEAR YOU.]

[I'll action your FACE]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[Wheeljack immediately scrubs a hand over his face at this, rubbing the bridge of his nose. If anyone knew him better, they'd say it was almost a Ratchet-like gesture. Not that Wheeljack would ever admit that. He holds his hand up, the Sheepmon stepping back a few paces while Wheeljack looks up, one eyebrow quirked.]

Hey kid, pretty sure that's not your phone booth. Get your aft down here.

[NO NONSENSE. But You hears that whisper of his, tilting her head curiously.]

Why would YOU be the one fighting? You can't fight a Digimon, that's stuff only WE can do!

[Video]

[innermonologues]

They don't look capable. I didn't say they weren't though.

[i'll action your BUTT]

[fuckinstoplights]

[His shoulders hunch up. He's missing those wings very badly right now. Some random human is grabbing at him -- no. That's not okay. He scoots back.]

It's fine here.

[Good luck, Wheeljack.]

[He doesn't so much as glance at You, though.]

That was what I was told. That's what he said. I fight, and I'll go home.

[Video]

[fuckinstoplights]

I can fight. I'll do it myself.

[Action]

[wheeljackofalltrades]

[You know what, he's not going to take that stubbornness. His hand gesture changes to something else, and like magic, You comes. She was learning quick, and Wheeljack may have appreciated that cooperation with it.

With You closer now, he grabs the grocery bags on one of her horns and puts it on the other, then uses the first as something to stand on. To get higher up on the phone booth.]

Kid. You're not gonna fight here. Believe me, I got no reason to lie to ya.

[Video]

[innermonologues]

Good luck with that.

[Action]

[fuckinstoplights]

Wait--

[Except the poor Hell Muppet's warning is a little too late. When Wheeljack starts climbing up, Kagerou shoves himself backward until he's crouched on the far edge of the phone booth.]

[Away from the supposed "human being".]

Yes, I am. I'm going to, so that I can be myself again.

Why do you want to stop me?

[Video]

[fuckinstoplights]

Why do I need luck?

[Video]

[innermonologues]

Those creature are immune to many attacks from us.

[Video]

[fuckinstoplights]

But not all.

"Many", but not all. Right?

[Video]

[innermonologues]

I haven't really seen anyone who has been able to yet.