TDM #1 - "Welcome to the Digital World"

[tamerunion]

I'll become a happy butterfly, and ride on the glittering wind
I'll come to see you soon
It's best to forget the unnecessary things
There's no more time to be fooling around...

[ Prompt #1 ]
[ "Welcome Tamers" ]

So, you've answered "yes" to the question asking you if you want to save the world. You've gone through the Digital Gate. You've been greeted by Sunflowmon and Nanomon, and told about Tamer Union and the fact that you're to be partnered to a Digimon. What's next?

As it turns out? Ain't no party like a Digimon party because a Digimon party don't stop, and this Digimon party is the biggest and brightest that's been seen in Access City in quite some time! Finally, the Tamer Union is reborn! All these new Tamers and their brand new Digimon are gathered together here in the hopes of bringing peace to the Digital World once more. And what better way to welcome them with a party?

The streets are lined with streamers and festive blinking bits of circuit boards. Multicolored transistors glow softly, lighting the way for revelers who might not yet have a sense of the layout of the town. But hey, if one wishes to step off the beaten path to explore a little more, they're not going to stop you. They all lead to an open area in Access Park, where the main thrust of the party can be found. There’s music being played all night, which might either be new to you, or might be familiar; Tamer Union’s database has samples from across the multiverse, it turns out!

That’s not all, because all of of Access City is now open to new arrivals, from Omekamon’s Arcade to Club Zeal. What’s that? Oh yes, every single establishment in the city will be open all night. It’s a citywide party, after all. Don’t have any BITS? Every single shop is willing to waive their fees… within reason, that is. No one’s going to let you empty out an entire place of business after all.

It’s not all fun and games, though. This is your chance for you and your Digimon partner to meet and get to know one another. Maybe they zero in on you during the party. Maybe the two of you have already found one another. Either way, a night like this may set a precedent for how the two of you you will get on for the future.

[ Prompt #2 ]
[ "Refreshing Refreshments?" ]

No party would be complete without food and drink, and this one's no exception. Access City has gone all out and brought in the widely renowned digital chef, Ebidramon, the proprietor of Ebidramon's Eatery, a restaurant that can be found deep within nearby Bitrot Swamp. Digimon come from far and wide to sample Ebidramon's cuisine, but today, the cuisine has been brought to you!

Ebidramon's palate is said to have ascended beyond human comprehension, and so some of the available foods might not be to everyone's tastes. There's sausage and jellybean pizza and banana and anchovy sliders. There are potato chips and a mysterious "Digital Dip," which the more adventurous among the new arrivals may be able to discover is a delectable blending of marshmallow fluff and caviar. Cookies of all kinds are available as well, ranging from benign chocolate chip to chocolate sandwich cookies with a variety of fun fillings like espresso and buffalo wing. There are asparagus-clam smoothies and a wide selection of the finest sodas and fruit juices available from all across the island. What’s more, some of the strange fruits from Material Jungle have been brought in—the kinds that might leave you turning purple, coughing up polka dots, or making you really energetic all of a sudden.

There's something for everyone, and you can eat as much as you want! This stuff isn't going to keep as leftovers.

[ Prompt #3 ]
[ "They're Throwing What?!" ]

It's the next day. The party has come and gone, and all that's left of it is stuff to be cleaned up. But hey, that's a job for civil servants right? Though they won't say no to anyone offering to help out.

But before any of that can happen, an incident occurs. Coming up from the city's sewers are the likes of Numemon and Geremon. What are those who usually dwell among the muck and the grime coming out of their hole for? Well, they know there was a party last night, and they're angry over not being invited.

(The whole city was invited. The Numemon and Geremon were simply told not to come if they were going to be a nuisance, and they took that to mean not to come at all.)

Putting aside the inequities of Access City vis a vis the filth dwellers, the Numemon and Geremon are intent on trashing Access Park where the party was held and vandalizing as many places of business as they can. Whether that be by throwing their pink "sludge" everywhere, or by trashing the party equipment and furniture, they're intent on raising a lot of really, really dirty hell.

Those caught up in the chaos must either dodge the so-called "goo" they're flinging or work to stop them. Thankfully, Numemon and Geremon aren't too difficult to deal with, despite their being Adult Levels. Tamer Union didn't intend this to be the first challenge Tamers faced in coming to the Digital World, but it seems fate itself had other ideas.

Mod Notes - Please refer to the Game Info/FAQ for details on how various things in this game work. If something is not covered there, we have the What Are Digimon? page, the Glossary of Terms, the in-progress locations post, and profiles for Digimon up to the Child-Level. If something isn't covered there and you have further questions, or questions about the TDM itself, there will be a space to ask the mods themselves. Also, watch for posts where you can directly interact with some of Tamer Union's key NPCs!

Comments

[omnitank]

Sayu blinks a bit, and then nods. "I mean, I was about to just go over there and start swinging but that would get, uh. Messy. I like your plan a lot better."

She points to PicoDevimon. She does a backstep to dodge another fling herself. "Hey! You heard the man, and you can fly, go grab some stuff and we'll see if it works!"

PicoDevimon looks like he's about to raise an argument, but then realizes he really can't. He CAN move fastest. He groans and begins flapping off. "Yeah, yeah, be right back!"

She watches as he flies away, breathing a bit of a sigh of relief. "Honestly thought he was going to fight me on that a bit..." She shakes her head before dodging some more. This much dodging isn't something she's really used to, honestly. She takes a glance at the Miqo'te. "So, Red Mage... you know a man named X'rhun Tia?"

[aetherweaver]

"I thought he was going to, too." Botamon wobbles, and Nara'a scritches him gently. "No one's fighting, it's okay." Other than the ones flinging poo, but that's kind of obvious.

The question gets him to smile, though. It's been a while since he's heard that name. It brings back good memories, and he smiles. "Yes, though it's been a bit since I've seen him. I see Arya around Mor Dhona sometimes, but he's gone off on his own adventures again."

"Who are they?" Botamon looks up at his tamer curiously. "My old teacher and one of his other students. He's the one who taught me most of the magic that I use."

[omnitank]

Sayu's eyebrows raise with curiosity and interest at that. She was fishing by bringing up the name, but the specificity raises numerous questions. Especially given her own past training as a Red Mage, though she seems to be lacking that particular Job Stone in this world. Surely, she'd have heard of--

Wait, hold that thought.

Seems some of the Numemon were readying to fling a bunch all at the same time.

Sighing to herself, she steps forward thrusts her blade into the air, energy crackling around her as a barrier - The Blackest Night - forms around her in a sphere. She then clenches her eyes shut... but the timing seems to have been right, as the poo bounces off her shielding.

She lets out a sigh of relief.

Well, at the VERY least, the waste wasn't. Powerful.

"You'd think for being so hungry they wouldn't be capable of this much..."

[aetherweaver]

"Always tricky to pull that one off." He's impressed. He could never seem to get the timing right.

Still, there's more pressing matters at hand. "I dunno... some of my friends are scary when they're hungry." He would not want to get between Alisaie and food. "But you're right. It's strange that they're so insistent."

"And they won't even tell us what's wrong. We just have to guess!" He nods at Botamon, trying to think -

Nope, more waste. He sighs and puts up a Magick Barrier just in time, ears twitching as he manages to time it just right.