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[The video opens up as an angle shot, shooting a good view of Sprocket on the floor coloring with crayons like a five year old. It's quite a feat considering he has no fingers. Arcee can just barely be seen relaxing behind him, lounging on her couch in her apartment. Both of them seem unaware that the feed was turned on, so that can only mean one thing.]

I think I'm gonna draw my future house...

Knock your socks off. [Arcee swings herself up and looks as though she's about ready to leave the room.] I need to get a drink. Want me to grab anything while I'm up?

Juice box~

[Yeah, he sings that. And before he can say anything else, the video changes to static and starts broadcasting, well... a whole bunch of other things. Obviously not taking place in Tokyo, it has more to do with those robot things people may have seen before with these other leaking videos. This one's blue this time! And a lady! Sounding just like that lady before who was getting juice boxes. Of course, she doesn't sound so calm and cool in these flashbacks. There's a lot of screaming and spiders and loud noises and screaming. Really, nothing is very pleasant about it.

But wait, there's more! Just when you think that little tidbit is over and done with, more images begin to flash. Again, more robots, and again, more dead things. Only this time we got things like zombies. It's all very loud and obnoxious and continues to follow the very grim pattern a lot of these videos have been going with lately.

When it finally does end, the feed takes us back to a very wide-eyed Sprocket. For a guy whose face is made out of metal, he looks unusually pale. Like he's just seen a ghost or something. That...that was certainly a thing he just saw.

Arcee returns to the room with two juice boxes without a care in the world. Apparently she missed the whole thing.]

Apple okay?

APPLE IS FINE!

[He shouts that awkwardly, like she caught him off guard.]

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[And of course Arcee has no idea what's wrong.

It doesn't help that this behavior has become normal for Leatherhead, at least for her. As such, she can only assume this is his way of reaching out for help. Seeing as it's important, she snags the D-Terminal from her stunned partner and takes on a more serious tone.]

What's the matter, big guy? Talk to me.

[Give him a moment Arcee. He's trying not to get himself into another downward spiral. Unfortunately this behavior IS normal for him, but still...he feels incredibly sorry.

And please forgive him as he struggles with words.]

I saw...what happened...those...things.

[Not seeing the video herself, she can't seem to understand what he's talking about. She can only assume it's other, unrelated memory leaks.]

Leatherhead, I'm gonna need you to try and ignore those videos while this keeps happening. Maybe turn off your comm for the rest of the week.

...You need me to come over?

[She didn't know, didn't she? Leatherhead slowly nods, not sure if he should bring it up now. Maybe just talking will take his mind off it.]

...yes. I do.

Okay, just sit tight. I'll be over in no time.

[And with that, she ends the feed.]

[After that, Leatherhead deliberates telling Arcee. Maybe Impmon wasn't the best choice, but he needed to speak with someone.]

I dunno about you, but I'd tell her.

I cannot...I know too well the burden of memories...

Burden of--well you're gonna have that burden if she finds out without you telling her!

[The conversation might need to be cut short because eventually there will be a knock on the door. A very...gentle knock. Careful even. Last thing Arcee wants to do is startle him.]

Leatherhead?

I brought apple slices!

[Well, at least Sprocket is better.]

[Leatherhead shushes Impmon by just...grabbing the digimon by the head. HE'S SORRY IMPMON, REALLY. He slowly comes over to the door to open it, his head peering form behind it.]

You can come in if you wish...

...what are apple slices.

[Carefully opening the door, Arcee slides in with a Tapirmon to follow. Sprocket seems to be the more cheerful of the two, of course, and happily offers Leatherhead his packed up snack.]

They're slices of apples, of course!

[Leatherhead, confused, looks down at the offering.]

...what are apples?

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