[Gee, this looks familiar. Once again, we see a shot of this grouch of a replica seated at the end of his bed. Once again, the camera shakes... at least until Kotemon hops up, sets the D-Terminal down, and then toddles in front of the feed.]

Um... Sorry about the shakiness a second ago. I wish my legs were longer so that wouldn't be a problem, and--

Kotemon, c'mon. This isn't about video quality.

Oh! Right. [She bows her head before stepping aside.]

So, anyway, my partner still hasn't been able to choose a name, even though a lot of people have been kind enough to give him suggestions. Especially Mr. Sora. I don't know how he came up with so many names.

Most of which sounded ridiculous. [The Replica grins, reaching down to snag the Terminal.]

Trouble is, I've got too many options now, so I figured that rather than argue with Sora over it for hours on end, I'd save some trouble and just ask you guys. Not like I've got much else to do besides train.

[With the press of a button, he switches to text.]

Options:

Nox, Fenris, Kaiden, Aiden, Zane

If anyone else has good dark names, I'll give them some thought, but I'm really trying to narrow things down.

[The feed starts with Saori and Kiyomi, her Gaomon, in the kitchen behind that cafeteria. Guren's holding onto the D-Terminal.]

I don't get it, Saori. Isn't still too early to be making stuff for this Christmas holiday?

Yes, Guren but it's a test run. I have to admit it's been a while since I made this sort of stuff and for a lot of people on top of that. And hey, you should've told me this was recording!

[She clears her throat.]

Yes, I'm planning on making hot cocoa mixes for everyone. I do have a few possible flavors like peppermint, spiced and even caramel and sea salt. Let me know if you have a preferred flavor, want to request something I didn't mention and/or if you want extra marshmallows or not.

Oh, speaking of marshmallows, they should be ready to cut now. Kiyomi, can you get the powdered sugar mixture we used earlier?

Sure thing, Saori! [She gets off the kitchen stool and walks off screen. A few seconds later, she can be heard and there's a sudden clatter and gasp. WHOOSH! A huge cloud of white flies up and covers even the D-terminal screen. Saori can be heard coughing as Kiyomi apologizes many times and a human hand reaches over to wipe the screen clean. ]

For everyone who has just arrived recently, I'm Saori and it's very nice to meet you all.

[Yang is sitting on the railing of one of the bridges in the city, her long legs dangling over the side as she swings them back and forth. She looks pretty cheery for someone who just got ripped from their home and whose abilities aren't working like they should. She waves at the camera.]

Hello. I saw some of the rest of you doing a broadcast like this and thought it looked like fun. Besides, there's no way I have the time to wander around trying to run into everyone and make friends that way. Especially not with Bearmon getting us lost every time he tries.

[She doesn't seem too concerned and continues.]

For those I haven't met yet, I'm Yang.

I'm 17, I like parties, my favorite color is orange, I like listening to The Achieve Men, and I was attending Beacon Academy before I came here. My partner is currently operating the camera because he's too shy to talk to everyone. He's a Bearmon.

[She hesitates, frowning slightly as she starts to realize something] He...honestly hasn't told me much about himself. I don't even have a name for him yet...

[A soft voice speaks up then. It sounds closer to the camera, so one can assume it might be the Bearmon the bubbly blonde mentioned.]

Honey.

[Yang blinks in surprise, her legs ceasing their movement as she peers past the camera.]

Huh?

[Bearmon replies in an even softer voice than before and he speaks fast. He sounds so nervous and like he REALLY doesn't want to be talking right now.]

M-my name...Honey. You kept calling me that. I-I thoughtitwasmyname...

[Yang looks very stunned. Apparently she hadn't expected Bearmon to say anything, let alone decide on a name. She collects herself very quickly though and breaks out into a grin, hopping off the bridge's rail and lunging at the camera. The D-Terminal clatters to the ground and you can now get a skewed view of Yang hugging Bearmon tightly, giving him a noogie on his cap.]

Oh that's so cute! Your name can totally be Honey! I love it and I'm so proud you finally talked to someone other than me!

[Bearmon is talking softly again, you can see his mouth move, but it's so soft the camera doesn't pick it up. Yang laughs and sets the bear down.]

Right, right. We should finish this up.

[Yang plucks the D-Terminal back up and offers it to Bearmon again. Her partner takes it silently and Yang brushes out her hair as she turns back to the camera. Bearmon, or Honey, has steadied the camera once again.]

As I was saying, Honey and I are apparently staying in F3 006. I'd like to thank everyone again who helped us out around town. You'll be seeing a lot of us, I promise. And for those I haven't met yet...I look forward to it.

[Yang winks at the broadcast.]

Okay, Honey, I think we're done for now. You can stop the feed.

[He does.]

[Yu is sitting on his apartment's couch, papers spread out over the coffee table. As well as a few origami animals. Mostly cranes, but a few other simple designs too. He taps a pen against his chin a few times before speaking.]

So, I was talking about trying to set up patrols awhile back. But the SCOPE virus and all that kinda crashed in and pushed things back a few months. I know a lot of people were interested though.

[He points his pen at a city and local area map on the table- parts of it filled out due to people exploring outside the city, and info from local digimon.]

Ideally, what I'm thinking is three separate layers. One here inside the city itself. This would most likely be younger Chosen, and those with jobs that can't invest a lot of time but still want to help. After the virus it's clear we have to keep an eye on ourselves, not just outside attacks.

[He moves the pen to the edge of the city]

Next layer is a parameter patrol, to give us some warning if we're under attack. Hopefully with fast or ride-able partners, since we've already seen that our D-T network can be shut down from outside, so we can't depend on it to spread word.

[The pen moves again, outside the city to Primary Village]

Third layer is the one we need the most but are least likely to get: a loop of the nearby villages and Locomon Terminals. So far we've depended on Sakuyamon or the original Chosen to warn us about outside threats. But we can't assume that will always be the case. But... I understand that would mean people being outside the city for days at a time... with wild digimon that might not be the friendliest. As much as I hate to say it, this will probably have to wait until things 'at home' are more secure.

Speaking of which, while I'm not looking to start anymore projects, the city DOES have a lot of mess that still needs to be cleared away. If anyone is looking to find others to team up with to help the recovery, feel free to speak up here.

[He chews on his pen, a tiny bit of stress finally showing on his face... only to be tossed away with a smile]

Oh! As for the newcomers, welcome! My name is Yu Narukami and I know this all has to be pretty confusing, so if you have questions I can try to help. I haven't been here as long as some others, but every little bit helps, right?

[The camera shakes for a moment as the video comes on, and at first it's showing the muzzle of a lion cub so close his breath is fogging up the lens.]

Okay, it's on, Rider!

Is it? Is there a light or something that shows it?

...It's right here, but it's already recording, so now we both look kinda stupid...

[Leormon points out the light with his paw, and Rider just laughs.]

That just means they'll have something to remember us by, cub!

I told you not to call me that! Now introduce yourself already so we can turn this thing off and I can keep at least a shred of my dignity!

...You remind me of Waver.

[Rider shrugs as Leormon ducks out of frame, and turns to look into the camera lens. He's kinda hunched over, because otherwise he won't nearly fit in the shot.]

Leormon said I should introduce myself to all of you other Chosen. My name is Iskander, but if it's easier to remember you can all just call me Rider. ...Actually how about all of you call me Rider, I got used to that after a while, and I'm not exactly a King here.

[ooc: Characters who'd be likely to recognize the name "Iskander" and equate it to Alexander the Great are welcome to reference any historical records~]

There we go! It's on!

Yeah? [ There's an intake of breath. ] If you say so.

All right, hands up if you're a "Chosen Child" who is actually over 18 years old and not actually a child. Metaphorical hands. Please don't actually raise them, you won't do anyone a lick of good here. So far as I can tell, this place is far too insane to be run by children and would be some kind of prank if Kera wasn't some kind of... talking... squid... thing. Still not sure what the hell, by the way.

Also: need suggestions and directions to good places for dinner. If I'm going to be stuck here, I am not going to live off bits and bytes and takeout, all right? Not happening.

[Yeah, were you expecting a new arrival? Yes? No? Maybe? Well, whatever the case, here is now a video feed playing on your screens. It is incredibly shaky and three quarters of the screen is covered with something purple, but it is a video feed nevertheless. Clearly, the recorder making this is not adept at handling the D-Terminal, or maybe its something else entirely.

From the first line, its clear that it is indeed something else entirely.] C'mon, you should at least say hello!

--I'm not sure if that's a good idea.

[The second voice is very male-sounding, although quiet and trying his best to be as polite as possible even though there is no real need to be.

From near the mic there is a huff, presumably from the first speaker.] How are you gonna talk to anybody if you won't even say hello?

( More talkings and finally, a proper introduction. )

[Tetsushi is waving at the camera. The down town streets can be seen in the background.]

Hello everyone I'm Tetsushi Ichishi and I'm new here. I just wanted to say hello to everyone, I really didn't think this through, but Hello again? I hope that we all can be friends and if anyone got any advice on this place just let me know, I'm all ears. I also like to help out as well, so if you need any help let me know. Oh by the way.

[Tetsushi points the camera over to Patamon who is just sitting there smiling.]

This is Patamon, he is my partner. Say hello Patamon.

Hello everyone, let's be friends.

As you can see he is friendly and he says that I'm supposed to name him, but I don't know if I believe him, either way that all for now. Thanks for listening.

[ The video flips on, Roze's face coming into view at an odd angle, mostly her chin visible more than anything. There's a lot of rustling and scraping as she apparently army crawls across the floor of her bedroom, light pouring over her face, green eyes large and smile broad. ]

Guys. Guys, wait til you see this...

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