>>23340887
>And once more, I forget my name. Ugh.

[X] Stand up, grab Sally's hand, and head to pack, with our partner's help. We need to be prepared.
-[X] While packing, check out the digivice, together with Sally.

I don't think calling the parents will help, here (certainly not calling Zoe's parents who, from what I can tell, are never around)

Also, hey, Gale - does Wayne know how to make any apple-related food?
If we get some really big victories, I think we could do with some celebration, and Sally said she liked eating apples before.

So, we know there is at least one other fellow around who has a digimon.
That's pretty good news, isn't it?

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And, here's the Evolution Path.
Hey, Gale, how many points do we have, right now...?

Heh, seems Zoe is a fan of C. S. Lewis.
Glad to see one of the suggested names got picked.

Hm, say, can Sally use her wind magic to help us pack?
Because that, or her large hands (which were still quite agile, given how she unbuckled herself from her broom), seems like it'd be really helpful in packing.

>>23341176
Clarifying, I meant can she use her wind magic to help us pack, by moving multiple things around at once?

>>23341014
So hey.
Anyone else ok with this option?

>>23340902
Heh, I was searching for 'Gale' on the Archives, so i'm glad you posted with your name now.
Anyway, I do think we can set up multiple things at once. Maybe not talking to the parents, but I think that we can definitely afford to pick both the digivice and packing options, for instance.

Zoe probably shouldn't pack, though, since she's ill

>>23340887
So, no picture of the digimon fighting the giant beetle one, then?
Damn, that's a shame. If we could've gotten a picture, Sally or maybe Aslan could've identified the one who was hurting others. Ah well...
Also, how're you doing, Gale?

Hm, packing and generally preparing seems to be what we're aiming for, here...

>>23341085
>I haven't tallied up the seventh thread's points yet, but as of the sixth, you had 305.

>>23341014
>If wayne doesn't know any apple-related recipes, then you can spend some time learning them...

>>23341403
if Zoe doesn't pack, will you?

>>23341469
>Very well, thank you. And you, anon?

>>23341509
Yeah, if Zoe doesn't pack, we definitely should - I like the idea of packing together with Sally.

>>23341509
305 points?
Nice!

And, if we go with my plan, I vote we tell Sally we're going to learn some apple-related recipes.
Should brighten her day, I figure.

Speaking of, I think the plan to go and pack while checking the digivize when we've got the time is ahead?

>>23341045
Thining about it, it's only good news if the partner of that big beetle is a friendly type...

>>23341014
Forgot to ask...
Gale, would my free response thing work?
I remember people talking about making Zoe jealous, and, well, this seems to fit in with that, while also getting us more time with Sally

>>23340887

Go to the nearest location of a monster attack. Scout for recruits. It there are more of us, we're going to want to know who they are and that we can get a hold of them. Zoe and Aslan can pack while we're gone.

>>23341745
Hm, I wouldn't mind this idea, but...
We're going to need to travel with Sally, since we'd be heading into a place where there might be hostile digimon.
Won't that bring attention upon us?

>>23341810

Not if she loses the hat. If we can find her a coat to hide the freakishly large hands, then we can just carry the broom and hat.

Granted, she'll still look like a crazy cat lady, but that's a step towards normal, at least.

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>>23341731
>it does fall into pack and check the digivice, so it can count easily, and if it wins, I'll write it up.

>>23341553
>I was alluding to the fact that she hasn't packed anything yet.
>and you don't want her to.
>Do you expect her to let you pack ALL her things for her?

>>23341865
>pic related?

>>23341865
Hm, true...
And it would let us get some information out to others, as well, which can be vital for this.
However, Zoe is ill, and Aslan doesn't strike me as that good with packing - how about we pack, and then we and Sally go out?

>>23341959
...Oh.
Right.
Er, yeah, she should pack that kind of stuff on her own - and we can pack everything else.

>>23341959
Hm, maybe a round of packing for everyone because i don't want to subject Wayne to trying to tell Zoe she should let him pack certain stuff belonging to her, followed by us and Sally going out to see about what other people with digimon could be doing, as >>23341745 suggested?

>>23341959

That's more or less what I was thinking. I'm just not sure how leaving the hat and broom behind would work, assuming it would at all. This whole having separable bits thing Sally's got going on is really weird.

>>23342087
We can ask her, though, can't we?
Or test it out, if she wouldn't know, by picking her cat-part up in our arms, and walking a bit away from her, see how that affects her.
We should walk very slowly, if we do that, obviously.

>packing it is, then.
>Afterwards. we can decide whether we want to investigate the school, fiddle with the digivice, or what-have you.

>>23342168
Hopefully packing with Sally!
And, yeah, after that we've got that choice, and I think I for one have become convinced by >>23341745, so we should probably head and investigate.

>>23342168
Packing is good, though I'd try and cool it with Sally slightly, at least around Zoe and Aslan.
I'm not saying that we should treat her any less nicely, just maybe refrain from overt flirting.
I really hope they don't make talking about Sally and us behind our backs a habit.

>>23343192
That wouldn't be pleasant, yeah - but we can't exactly expect them to just sit and not do anything while we move about.
...If we notice them talking bad about us a lot, though, we could just 'happen' to walk in while they talk at some point?
We know Aslan doesn't really like us or Sally.

You know, eventually we really should try and tell Aslan to back off on us, a little.
We've been nothing but friendly to Zoe and him.

Did Gale get distracted by something...?

>>23343710
However, I do think Aslan might have a point when he said the only thing Sally gives a fuck about is us.
Like the way she heard about that article about a digimon battle and didn't really seem to care could be seen as troubling.

I stand, and stretch briefly, feeling my joints protest at the movement so suddenly. It's time we packed. I've been putting it off thise whole time, believing that thwere would be time enough for it, but now that I know more about the situation, I know we have to be prepared.

Sally stands as well, somehow sensing my intent.

"We're going to need to be ready, everyone." I turn to Zoe and nod off in the direction of her room. "You might wanna go pack; that's what I'll be doing, anyway." She blinks, then looks at me questioningly.

"Pack what? All that's here is what we bought-" Then she remembers the bags my dad brought over. "Oh."

"Yeah, those." Pick one of them up, finding it not even half-filled. Check inside, I find the food I had packed, and some of the survival tools. The gear we bought at the store can go in here, I reason, while our clothes can go in the other one. Handing the other bag off to Zoe, she heads upstairs to pack her own things while I begin to try and arrange the things we picked out in the best way. There's a lot of stuff for this one duffel bag, and if I want to fit it all, I'm going to have to get creative. Especially when it comes to carrying it, and that tent.

>>23344050
Once that particular issue is resolved, however, everything else fits easily enough. The bag itself comes out weighing quite a bit more than I thought it would, but at the same time, it's lighter than it *could* have been. Setting the accumulated supplies back down, I sit in one of the chairs, thinking.

We have proof that other digimon are not only out there, they're causing a good deal of trouble- us included.

There doesn't seem to be any sort of pattern to these outbreaks; the Bakemon at the sporting good store were there for a while, apparently, and the school incident is not only all the way across town, it's far more recent, and only involved two from what I read.

I can hear Zoe still packing upstairs, with the house as quiet as it is, and Sally's still beside me, her gaze not unsettling, but not exactly calming either.

Aslan, on the other hand, is taking turns glaring at me and Sally at a time, obviously on guard. I know he doesn't like Sally, and that's somewhat understandable, given his apparent need to guard Zoe, but I'm not sure what his deal with me is.

[] wait for Zoe

[] talk to Aslan

[] Talk to Sally

[] examine Digivice

[] Go help Zoe

[] free response/other?

>>23344060

Talk to Aslan.

I say we just flat out ask him why he doesn't like us.

>>23344060

Fiddle with the digivice unless Aslan doesn't give it up. If that's the case, we go the direct route. "What is your problem?"

>>23344060

let us take this time to examine the Digivice.

i fear that going to help Zoe will result in us entering as she is deciding what undergarments to pack, and will cause her to emit a brief yelp of surprise summoning Aslan to rush to her, who will be followed by Sally then we will all be in her room looking at her undergarments that she would still be holding, forgetting to put them down due to her surprise. she will then get really embarrassed and Aslan will like us less for it...
so yeah, DON'T do that...

>>23343815
He disliked her before that, though.
He's kind of pushing it, far as that goes, since we really haven't given him any reason to dislike us.

OK, he is right about Sally only caring about us, but it's not like he can complain, given he certainly doesn't seem to give a damn about us, for one.

>>23344150

......... I know what you are trying to do here.

and damn it it's working

>>23344060
[X] Smile at Sally
-[X] "I was thinking of learning how to cook something apple-related at some point - would you mind helping me, when I do?"
[X] Eventually, turn and look at Aslan, as he glares at you, while Zoe is gone
-[X] "...OK, what is your problem with me? I have been NOTHING but kind, and doing my best to help my friend, Zoe, even going so far as to help you meet her in the first place."

Sally > Aslan.
We should talk to her first.

>>23344150
Plus, going after Zoe means we can't confront Aslan about why he apparently thinks we're evil personified, or something.

>>23344060
I have a question for both Sally and Aslan.
Somehow they knew that those ghosts we fought were called 'Bakemon'.
Based on the descriptions in the article, do they have any idea what those two digimon who fought at the school might be?

So, we've got a basic idea of talking to the digimon, right?
With some checking of the digivice, as well.

[x] Ask what Aslan's problem is.

>>23344616
>it would appear so.
>Are we going with >>23344247?
>>23344150?
>>23344339?

>>23345141

i vote for >>23344339

my post was a theoretical outcome for going into Zoes room. nothing more, nothing less.

>>23345169
>Right, misread it. Sorry.
>then again, someone did like it, so I counted that as a vote.

>>23345191

just consider me the voice in the back of your head promising the chaos required to balance the order...
for without Chaos, there can be no Order.

>>23345191

No no no, don't take my reaction any more seriously then his post.

Lets just talk to the pissed off kitty

>>23345227
And if he gets whiny, we can call him a pussy. That can only make things better.

>>23345141
Yeah, that's what we're going with.
Seems like the best way to handle it, as well.

So our option here seems to be
>>23344247
>>23344339
then?

>>23345191

Did Gale leave us already?

>>23346126
>Now why would I do something like that?

Well unless anyone has anything else to add I guess we're fiddling with the digivice and talking to Aslan

>>23346267
I believe we're going with this >>23345389.

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I motion for Sally to sit beside me, moving over to make room, and she does so happily, making sure her large claws and the blades on said claws never come near us. I have to smile at her enthusiasm.

"I was thinking of learning to cook something with apples at some point- would you mind helping me when I do?" I ask, and she nods emphatically.

"Of course!" She answers. I can still feel Aslan glaring at us from the other side of the room, at which point I turn to the irritable lion, bearing a frown of my own.

"Alright, Fuzzy- what the hell is your problem?" He blinks, seemingly surprised that I even addressed him, and I press the advantage. "When have I ever done anything to you? I've been civil and kind this entire time, and even went out of my way to help you meet your partner, who happens to be my best friend. I'm just a little confused, you see, as to why my partner and I are the ones who have to deal with this."

Sally's not smiling anymore, and I can feel her tense up beside me. A hand on her shoulder gets her to back down, but she doesn't relax just yet. Aslan, for his part, isn't done either.

"You're both potential threats, as things stand. You," He looks at me, "You, I don't know enough about, and Zoe trusts you far too much. That kind of trust can get someone killed, and from what I hear, Digimon have it easier than humans in that respect. And You," He full-on glares at Sally. "You're worse. You only care about Wayne, and not the damage you do when fighting. Your powers are destructive, and are no longer holy, and you still claim your bond to be sanctioned by the gods." Aslan turns and begins walking in Zoe's direction, glaring at us over his shoulder. "Zoe being around either of you can only end badly, and I will not allow anything like that to befall my partner." His peace said, he plods up the stairs, his steps silent.

Looking at Sally, I can only manage a "Huh."

>>23346427
>forgot to add
[] Free response

>>23346427
I say we leave a note and go investigate that metal bug. There's been far too much time between actually doing something and just talking.

>>23346427
We need to get Sally to evolve to Angewoman just once to rub it in his little face.

>>23346427
Whoa, Aslan's is way more abrassive when Zoe's out of the room

>>23346427

Oh, good. Religious indignation. That never goes poorly. Maybe we can find one of the guys from the school attack and trade Alsan for them.

>>23346427
So, the cat doesn't think our union is sanctioned by the gods anymore, does he?
Dude shouldn't complain about only caring about someone, though, seems kind of hypocritical.
Eh, whatever.

[X] Reach out and hurriedly take cat-Sally onto your lap
-[x] Scratch behind ears, to calm her down.
-[X] Comfort your partner, she is the most important.
-[X]"Screw the jerkish things Aslan said, alright Sally? Dude obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. We're partners, you and me."
-[X] Write note, telling Zoe we're going out to check up on the other digimon.
-[X] "Hey, Sally, from these descriptions, do you think you could tell me who the digimon in the news were?"

This seems like the best option - it calms Sally down, comforts her in case she's got any doubts, and gets us started on finding out about the other digimon.
While also getting us away from Aslan for a while, letting tempers cool.

>>23346436

"You make a fair point. In so far as Sallys Destructive capabilities. If trust is such a terrible thing, then, by your own logic, why should Zoe trust YOU, someone she has known for little more than one day!? And as far as Sallys 'sanctioning' by the Gods, If something is threatening both them AND the Digital world, do you really believe that You Alone are capable of saving them!?"
*take a deep breath*
"You may not trust me or Sally, but I assume that you do trust your partner, Zoe. If so, then why can you not trust her judgement on the situation. If not, then I apologize for having the pleasure of being friends with Zoe."

>>23346590
There's a time and place for getting grabby. This is not that time. She's confused, not hurt.

>>23346543
Ophanimon would be even better, I think.

>>23346552
Yeah, no kidding.

>>23346522
Let's comfort Sally while we're at it, as well.
But heading out is definitely needed.

>>23346612
The little lion already left. Can't very well shout after him without looking silly.

>>23346642

Seconded

>>23346654

sorry. missed the last bit... got too caught up in making speeches...

damn project...

>>23346590

This sounds very good. Lets head off

>>23346631
I'm just trying to calm her down - she got tense when we started arguing with Aslan here.
We saw her feel better after we scratched the cats ears, as it calmed her down.
And she sure seemed overjoyed at the partnership being sanctioned by the gods - having that be insulted doesn't strike me as a terribly smart move, so comforting/calming Sally down seems like a good idea, given what can happen if she's upset.

>>23346436
Ask Sally to elaborate on what 'holy' means in this context?
Like why did she have it when she was a Salamon and not when she's a, whatever she is now (I don't think we ever talked about what this form is called yet?).
Also tell her we trust her, since we still have no reason not to.

There's a very simple way to gain the lion's trust. Tell him that if Sally ends up hurting Zoe through carelessness Wayne will end himself. That makes her more careful about her attacks, and has her looking out for Zoe.

>>23346780
Or we don't let the little cat control how we interact with Sally, because that frankly is none of his business.
I like Zoe as much as the next person, but I do not want Aslan to get his way by insulting us, Sally and our bond with one another.

If we leave a note, let's make sure it's politely worded, not mentioning any argument.
Zoe might find out about it, sure, but it's not going to be from us telling.
I do think it'd be kind of funny if Aslan turned out to be horrible at keeping a secret from her, so she finds out that way

>>23346821
What do you mean his way? Both Wayne and him want to keep Zoe safe. If it takes a compromise to get the team working well then so be it.

>>23346681
Hey, glad you agree.
Anyone else fine with it?

I explained my reasoning behind it here >>23346685, and it seems like a decent plan to me.

>>23346870

No we can keep Zoe safe without letting the little furball get his way like that. But that could be saved for later either way.

>>23346870
Yeah, we want her safe, but not to the point where we create a permanent threat to our safety that Sally will always have in the back of her head.
That has got Aslan sour like this, who knows what it'll do to our companion?

Actually...
How's Sally looking after what Aslan said?
Because, I got to admit, I like this >>23346590
idea for getting us to move (and if she looks upset it seems like an even better idea to try and calm her down before writing the note and heading out).

>>23346590
>So are we going with this? IF not, what are we going with?

>>23346590
>>23346664
>>23346681
This seems to have the most votes behind it, far as I can tell?

>>23347305
Yeah, that seems to be what we're going with.

>>23347312

The second and third post you quoted are going for different things than the first.

>>23347305

This is an appropriate course of action.

>>23347358
Third one said this sounded good, though?
And second one said 'seconded', but eh, fair enough, that one could've been in agreement with any part of that post.

>>23347305
I say we just leave a note and head off. If there's reassuring to be done it will be done later.

>>23347406

Sorry, I got the third switched with a different post in my head. The second is mine, and I was talking about the idea of leaving a note and looking for the beetle.

>>23347453
Eh, fair enough.

Still, >>23347377 agrees with this, so it evens out to 3 votes anyway.

[X] Reach out and hurriedly take cat-Sally onto your lap
-[x] Scratch behind ears, to calm her down.
-[X] Comfort your partner, she is the most important.
-[X]"Screw the jerkish things Aslan said, alright Sally? Dude obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. We're partners, you and me."
-[X] Write note, telling Zoe we're going out to check up on the other digimon.
-[X] "Hey, Sally, from these descriptions, do you think you could tell me who the digimon in the news were?"

>>23348099
Hey, nice, that's another vote!

>Reach out and hurriedly take cat-Sally onto your lap

Guys do you picture how retarded this looks? Seriously, do you? Just tell her to calm the fuck down, you don't need to go running around like a retard to get the fucking cat and scratch behind his ears.

>>23348257
I kind of agree, Sally's Adult level, so we don't need to treat her like a little kid.
Just tell her that we trust her, and think Aslan's a bit of a snob.

>>23348409
Now that's an action I can get behind.

>>23348409
See? This sounds sensible, I'm voting for doing this instead of the grabbing the cat.

>>23348442

I also favour sensibility, whenever Gale gets back.

>>23348409 >>23348422 >>23348442 >>23348503

well, it seems that all the sensable players have returned. I suppose that Order must be obtained for true chaos to exist.
thusly, i change my vote to theirs. assuming that you have not already started making the update yet Gale...

>>23348611
>Changed halfway through. Thankfully, I only had to rewrite one or two lines. Not that big a difference in where I was going with the old option.

>>23348611
We can be a retard, but it's all about timing. There's moments to be a retard and there's moments be serious.

One needs no reason to pet a kitty.

Sally, for her part, is handling herself well.

I think.

Her claws are tensed, and the blades on her wrists have extended a good deal further than they were previously. She's shivering, slightly, shaking with repressed emotion. The cat on her shoulder has gone still as well, its eyes fixed on where Aslan was before. Slowly, I place a hand on her shoulder, the contact seeming to break her from the anger-inspired trance she was in.

"C'mon, Sally. Ignore him. He's being a snob, and a hypocrite. We're partners, and nothing a stuck-up cat like that says is going to change that. I trust you."

She doesn't say anything in reply, but she does calm down, taking deep breaths, before adjusting her hat. Turning back to me, she smiles apolegetically.

"Okay," I let out a sigh of half-relief, before turning back to the computer. "Based off of the description alone, do you think you'd be able to identify the digimon this is talking about?" She thinks about it, looking at the article, but with the lack of pictures, she's forced to shake her head 'no.'

"Not with this lack of actual detail. If I could see the digimon, maybe, but I think it'd be most effective in person. Things like that just seem to...click with me."

I nod, kind of expecting this. It's not like I can identify just any human based off a few scant details. Why should Sally be able to do the same?

...aside from being magical. That apparently helped.

"Alright, then." I begin, closing the laptop after getting the address down. Jotting down a quick note to Zoe about going to check out the school that was attacked, I unlock the door, allowing Sally out before me. Her Broom is back in her hands, I notice, and idly I wonder if she can call it to her, or if she'd always had it with her.

>>23348719
It's still very early out, and there aren't many people out and about, thankfully. Still, it's slightly chilly, and Sally's wearing a sleeveless dress, so I grab one of the coats on our way out and drape it over her shoulders, finding it just the right length to cover her arms and the broom she's carrying.

With that settled, we set off for the school.


It's not as large as mine, is my first thought.

Then again, some of it is missing, so that may have been a contributing factor.

There are multiple craters, the ground scorched wherever one of the dips pops up, the cracked earth a charred black compared to the asphalt gray around it.

Some of the police tape is still up, but for the most part, it's empty.

I'm guessing it was cleared out earlier, because there aren't even any teachers here. No police, either.

Looking at Sally, I can see she's tensed up again, this time probably spoiling for something to take her frustrations out on.

I...

[] make another effort to calm her down; we're not expecting to run into anything

[] let her stay like that; if we fight something, she'll be ready to go

[] free response

>>23348705
Yes it does, you can't be

"Holly shit there's a weregarurumon bashing the fucking door, LET'S PET THE CAT!"

[x] Pet cat-Sally.

>>23348742
That's a reason not to pet a kitty. One doesn't need a reason to pet a kitty, one needs a reason not to pet a kitty.

>>23348731
We need to calm her down or shit's gonna hit the fang,

[x]Make another effort to calm her down; we're expecting shit to happen but we don't want her to go on a murder rampage.

>>23348731

as much as it pains to state, petting the Sallys cat Does have a direct calming effect on her.
For conformation, i am not suggesting to pet it at this time, just convaying a logical thought process...

either way, i vote for calming her. don't want to be too trigger happy...

>>23348731
[X] let her stay like that; if we fight something, she'll be ready to go

If things do go down, that's the perfect way for her to unwind.

>>23348731

"Keep calm. There's no telling what we might run into, and it might not be an enemy. If it is, feel free to send it to digihell. There is a digihell, right?"

>>23348826
Good enough, voting this.

>>23348826
This sounds good. Switching from>>23348823 to this.

"Keep calm," I tell her, "There's no telling what we might run into, and it might not be an enemy. If it is, feel free to send it straight to digihell." I pause, and think. "There...is a digihell, right?" Sally sends me a strange look, like she doesn't know what I'm talking about.

"...nevermind. Anyway, let's just be calm while we do this, alright?" She nods, and takes another breath.

"Right, Wayne." She pulls the coat tighter around herself, doing her best to look, at the very least, human.

I can see the building consists of two levels and a roof, much like my own, but there are no side buildings, and the field is much smaller. No- wait, there is a side building, but it's around the back, not the side like ours.

I have no idea where to begin, so...

[] check the building

[] check the side building

[] check the field

[]ask Sally what she thinks

[] free response

>>23349175

This was a moment of great pride for me. Thank you, Gale.

Let's check with Sally, but I'm leaning to the main building.

>>23349234

true. ask Sally her opinion.
If she is unsure, let us investigate the battle area.

>>23349175
To the roof. It provides the best vantage point, and it will allow for Sally to get a better 'reading' of the grounds.

>>23349175
Ask Sally is she can sense any digimans around.

>>23349278
That sounds like a good idea to me.
But is today a weekend or something?
Like if we're surrounded by witnesses I'd say start with the side building, otherwise roof.

head to the roof, at the very least we get a better idea of the layout of the school

>Today is a weekend, yes. There won't be many witnesses if you start something, but there may still be enough people to convince authorities they aren't crazy.

"Sally, can you tell if any other digimon are around?"

She tilts her head, as though listening for something, but somehow, subconsciously, IC an tell this goes beyond sound. She's feeling for other digimon with every sense she posesses.

After a short while, she shakes her head.

"I can't get a proper feel of this place. It's like something's keeping me from sensing things here. Maybe if we were high up, I'd be able to bypass that, but down here, no."

Alright, so we simply need to get higher. I look back at the school, and take in the details.

Several walls were blown out by explosions, and the front of the building is an absolute mess.

Whatever fought here, it had no problem endangerous others.

Stepping carefully through one of the holes, then helping Sally through next, I take in the first destroyed classroom.

Whebn I say destroyed, I mean it.

This place must have been in total flames earlier, because there's practically nothing left of it all.

Desks are melted, the blackboards blackened further, whiteboards are slag, and the projector is a useless heap of plastic and metal and glass.

Looking into the hall through the shattered door, I can see evidence of a far greater struggle; the lockers lining the halls are shredded, and some of them have holes punched clean through.

It's like someone took a tank to the school.

Looking around, I feel I should...

[] check out this floor more

[] continue up to the second floor and roof

[] Get out now, this seems too dangerous

[] free response

>>23349568

move up to higher ground to let Sally get a better sense of the area. though we should also try to determine what kind of attacks may have been used during the fight.
Melted desks suggest non-combustion based heat, as they melted as opposed to burned, though the carbonation of the blackboard would contradict that as carbonation is a by-product of incomplete combustion...

>>23349568
[X] continue up to the second floor and roof

If there's a need to escape we can jump from the roof since Sally can fly. Also make sure to reread your posts.

up to the roof, too much places to hide among the debris on this floor and we need the information too much to simply leave. tell sally to expect anything though, something must be blocking her senses

>>23349568

Going further up would be more dangerous. Being slightly self-destructive, this is the clear course of action.

>>23349654
> Also make sure to reread your posts.
>huh?
>Did I miss something?

>>23349690
A couple of spelling errors.

>>23349649

Could have been nearby materials igniting due to the heat, chalk brushes and the like. If the blackboard is the only sign of soot, then I'd say you're right.

>>23349706
>Oh, my bad, then.

>Sorry, all, but for tonight, this is all.
>I do intent to keep running tomorrow, though, and hopefully, we can get much further then.
>take care, everyone

>>23349765

as always, a pleasure my good sir.

>>23349765

You have a lovely evening.

>>23349568
Finish checking this floor, then hop on Sally's broom so we can safely investigate the second floor and the roof.

>>23349568
Seeking higher ground sounds good.

If Aslan doesn't like Sally because she's no longer holy, he's going to flip his shit when Sally turns into a Lady Devimon.

>>23356184
I think we've sort of decided to not let his opinion on anything bother us, anymore.
You can't argue with someone who thinks you're evil, or unholy, so there's really no point.

I'm personally hoping we can get it so he doesn't get to sleep in the tent, when we go through the gate

>>23348629
>>23348611
Also, for what it's worth, I did seriously vote on petting the cat, because this is the one best way we've got to calm Sally down, leading away from her going and beating Aslan up for insulting the bond she was overjoyed to see being accepted by the gods.
I'm fine with how it went, though.

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>>23356471
The integrity of Sally's bond has been questioned.
The seeds of doubt have already been planted.
Plus, the severe distrust going on between her and Aslan will undoubtedly drive a rift between our little party here.
Oh how I shall enjoy watching you all struggle to prevent the coming adversity that is LadyDevimon.

Don't disappoint me now, Gale! Show these fools no mercy should they botch it! Bwahaha!

>>23357013

just as a blade is tempered by the forge, our bond of friendship will be tempered by this trial and come out all the stronger for it.

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>>23357055
Heh heh heh.
In that case, you it would be best to ensure that the blade doesn't end up flawed.
Else I will surely enjoy watching it shatter before your eyes when it comes time for it's strength to be tested.
Oh the misery and despair should be quite delicious indeed. Bwahaha!

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>>23357195
I don't like what I'm seeing, don't make me go over there and spank you.

>>23357195

indeed. They must be careful to ensure that the balance is maintained. Order only exist because Chaos exists. One cannot exist without the other. This is truly the test to see whether they have the Heart and Soul required to save the Digital world from the Chaos that threatens to overwhelm it. For only when times are Dire, do true Heroes rise...

>>23357013
I do think we need to confirm to Sally that we don't give a damn what anyone says, we're partners and we're meant to be on each others side.
The best way to do that, I think, would be to make some apple-related food with her.
Both working together with her to make something, as well as provide her favorite food.

Also, it's not like LadyDevimon would be hostile to us, or something (seems like the opposite is rather more likely, given the path we're going on) - or maybe I misunderstood what you meant

>>23357301

Aku is reffering to the reaction Aslan will have to Sally becoming a 'Devil' Digimon, something that could be described as the opposite of a 'Holy' Digimon. not that she would turn against us. Not like she's going to Digivolve into Skull-Greymon or Black-War-Greymon...

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>>23357225
Do it, faggot.

>>23357265
>For only when times are Dire, do true Heroes rise...
And promptly get killed by the BBEG by doing something stupid.

>>23357265
You know, I must admit I like the idea of the Great Demon Lady of Lust being the one who saves the whole digital world.

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>>23357301
>>23357342
>>23357364
Oh yes, a great demon, that happens to be the embodiment of lust, saving the world.
Hm, I seem to recall something similar happening once before... (Digital)Monster girls for everybody!
Shame about that humanity thing, really.

>>23357342
Aaah, ok, yeah, that makes more sense.
But, eh, Sally will be at Perfect Level when she becomes LadyDevimon, I think we'd be ok anyway.
And yeah, we're not really heading into anything like those two; we've got a pretty strong bond here.

>>23357819

assuming that we don't get overly riled up and demand that she Digivolve or vent copious quantities of negative emotions through her...

maybe we should take up meditation or some such to help allow us to keep calm, even in the most dire of situations... Zoe may be liable to have heavily emotional reactions to the sheer number of distressing things that we may see in the Digital world, thusly we need to be an emotional anchor that she can retain her base personality and sanity though...

In the Digital World, there is only Bad Times...

Holy crap, it's still around now!
That means we can, hopefully, continue, right?

Hm, looking at this, it seems the best bet for us would be to move up to the roof?
Our partner can fly, so we wouldn't really be too threatened, and we'd get the benefits of being able to spot anyone moving towards us.

Bumping, in hopes that Gale sees this...

>After reading all of that, I had to laugh a couple times
>Some of that is accurate, some of it isn't.
>Some things are going to happen that you have no earthly idea about.
>I'm going to look forward to those plot twists in particular.

>>23360137
I certainly approve; it's no fun when you know how things will end!

Also, welcome back, Gale

>>23360137
Ten bucks we're gonna become elephant wizards, I can see it coming.

>>23356184
Actually, I do have to wonder how close we are to going up to Perfect.

>>23360608
>Not close enough.

>I'm having trouble, guys- my computer keeps restarting on me.
>Once I get this under control, we can start again

>>23360608
I'd hope we're a long ways away from that.
Like ten threads or so.

>>23361132
Oh man, I hope it's nothing bad with your computer, Gale.

>>23361138
Yeah, agreed there - LadyDevimon isn't something we should have to rush to, or anything.

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>>23361132

>>23361138
>>23361211
Why wouldn't you want a more powerfull digiman? Are you gay or something?

>>23361320
Eh, we're making good progress, no worries.
We'll get to meet Sally in her LadyDevimon form soon enough.

>>23361476
The only thing I ask is that whenever she gets that form there's some dramatic scene and this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a11w18k1u8 blasts while the situation develops.

>>23361663

I have no particular objection to the song, but it doesn't seem blastable.

>>23361944
It's blastable... A blast full of emotions you dumbo

Hoping Gale gets his computer problems fixed soon...

>>23361663
>implying Sally doesn't have her own theme song in my head by this point
>implying I don't have a series of tracks to play when shit goes down
>implying that's not one of them now

>Now, where were we last night?
>Have we come to a decision?

>>23362244
Pretty sure we decided to head towards the second floor and proceed from there to the roof.

>>23362244
Hooray, Gale's back!

Anyway, the vote seems to be heading up - gives us the bst advantages from having Sally, who can fly, and should maybe let her notice if something is happening around the area.

>>23362244

Onward and upward. If we aren't in a dangerous situation, Sally will start to feel useless.

>>23362298
>>23362255
>>23362340

>alright then.
>I'll get to typing that up.

>>23362340
Plus, if we do get into a dangerous situation, leaving room for our partner to freely fly around and use her powers seems like the best option.
Especially if we get lucky and any hostile attacker can't fly.

>>23362527

That could end very poorly. Either we're left next to the target, which is obviously bad, or we're sitting on the broom with Sally, meaning we're literally on top of a target. We need to count on both of them flying at a safe distance from squishy little us.

>>23362617
Hm, true.
I do think we'd be safest with Sally, since she's a fast-moving target who can move in 3 dimensions, but you're right in that it's probably something we shouldn't risk if we've got another way.

The Second floor seems like a better bet. At first.

Cautiously climbing the stairs, I notice that not even this part of the school was spared from the battle that occurred here.

Chunks of the stairwell are utterly destroyed, and the landing feels uneven as we edge along, avoiding the more obviously damaged parts and skirting along actual holes in the stairs.

Whatever fought here had no compunctions about endangering others, or spared no thought about the damage they were causing.

Upon reaching the second floor, I can now see why there was so much debris on the first; there are numerous craters and gaping holes in the floor, and even the ceiling is cracked and damaged.

Metal piping and reinforcing bars jut out from some of these holes, and the two of us are forced to wind our way through a maze of what amounts to spikes to get to the other end of the hall, where the next flight of stairs is.

There are burn marks here, too, and some of the lockers are also melted, though the burns are much more focused now. Rather than just the sign of an explosion, it's almost like something incredibly hot was stabbed into the metal rows. Something with two prongs, from what I can tell by the warped locker.

Moving on, I can see furrows carved into the ground, as though something were dragged, or torn, through the tile and concrete, and from the size of the trails, it was something big.

I still can only piece together a small bit of this, and, looking to Sally, she can't help much either.

We do make it to the rooftop exit, eventually, and upon opening the door, I'm surprised to find the roof itself is mostly untouched. The fight never made it up here, apparently.

>>23362724
Sally passes me, striding out to stand in the center of the roof. Closing her eyes again, I can tell she's reaching out, trying to sense other Digimon, or perhaps get a "feel" for the battle itself.

Then her eyes shoot open, and she whirls to face me, eyes wide and body tensed. I can hear my digivice in my pocket emitting a odd beeping noise.

"One of them is still here."

[] Wait, see if they can be reasoned with (in which case, roll 1d20 for diplomacy)

[] Strike first, ask questions later (1d20, beat a 15 for reflexes)

[] Free response (if you roll, specify what for, and get at least a 15)

>>23362735
>I will only count three rolls for each choice, meaning six + the free response, which merely requires three votes to be chosen.

Rolled 7

>>23362724
Let's try reasoning

Rolled 13

Roll for diplomacy, go!

Rolled 2

>>23362829
My dice rolling is fucking gay and I hate myself.

Rolled 8

Lets try to be diplomatic here

>>23362849
And forgot to take the dice off, I'm retarded.

Rolled 11

>>23362735

Diplomacy,

Rolled 13

>>23362735

Let's talk it out.

Rolled 4

Prepare thyself for battle!

Jesus Christ we have some bad rolls right now. I'm too scared to join in

Rolled 6

>>23362975
Join the fun! We can't get any worse than that!

>>23362975
We have a 13 among the 3 first replies.
Not so bad, I think...

Rolled 8

>>23362735
STOP TIME

Rolled 11

>>23362735
Lets try reason...

Rolled 7

>>23362735

Rolling for Sanity and not having a mental break down

Rolled 9

>>23362735
Fuck it, the dice say we should strike first.

Rolled 19

>>23362735
I COMMAND YOU DICE, DIPLO THAT SHIT

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>>23363123
>MFW

>At this point, no matter what you do, it looks like there's going to be failur-
>>23363123
>well, what do you know.
>Anyone want to try for combat or free response still?

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>>23363123
OH FUCK, OH SHIT, OH FUCK, OH SHIT

[Spoiler] I seriously think Wayne is under lots of mental stress and I think it would be great if he had a mental breakdown during this battle[/spoiler]

Captcha: Etangern approaches

Indeed he does

>>23363182
no, i dont think we'll be doing this

>>23368132

and just think later when we are a crying mental husk, Sally can hold us and tell us it's okay

>>23363182
You want that mental breakdown, just so Sally has a chance to hug the shit out of Wayne don't you?

Rolled 2

>>23362735
Time to suck at diplomacy.

>>23344060
I had almost expected to find condoms or something hidden away in one of the bags...
Oh well, I'll continue reading, still got some catching up.

>>23363258
That 19 just got cancelled out, didn't it?

>>23363258
You motherfucker.

Why didn't you look at the other rolls?

>>23363258
If Gale makes this take our 19 away, I will be very upset with you, anonymous.

At least make Wayne look cooler when the digiman beats the shit out of us Gale ;_;

>>23363123
Well there we go.
We are now the most silver-tongued bastard in the history of forever.

Gale?
Gale, hey, we're going with the 19, right?
Right?

>>23363364
>Yes, I wouldn't be that cruel, anon.
yet.

>>23363146
Talk first - if that doesn't work, we go over to rolling for beating them up.

This totally has nothing to do with us just getting a 19, of course. That'd be silly

>>23368252
Y-yes

>>23363387
Oh thank you.
For a moment there, I was worried.
Well, ok people, looks like we've still got that 19.
Let's all be grateful to Gale.

and also ignore that 'yet', hoping it'll go away if we do

>>23363405
Dice are the ultimate tool of reconciliation. Whenever there's a high roll everybody joins under the same banner "what? talking? natural 20? Yes, of course, of course, I ABSOLUTELY support that"

I expect a mesmerizing voice that makes Sally look at us with a "Oh god, do that again." expression

>>23363252
Personally, I think we can get a hug due to something other than a mental breakdown

>>23363474
It's beautiful, in its own way.
We have a lot to learn from the dice, in how to make peace

>>23363592

but can you imagine the way it would bring us closer together and the evo points we would get if we let her console us?

>>23363659
I don't care about points as long as we get to hug Sally :3

>>23363659
we have not even BEGUN, anons.
Just you wait.

>>23363527
>I think I might be able to do something with this...

>>23363659
Hm, got to admit, you bring up a good point...
And I WOULD rather like to spend some time hugging Sally.

>>23363527
>>23363706
You know, I wouldn't be against something with our voice.
Long as it doesn't get too, you know, blatant.
Want to still be mostly a normal guy, when it comes to abilities.

>>23363748
All aboard the hugging Sally train!

>>23363767
Well, Sally hugging US train.
But it's mostly the same, really

>>23363706
>>23363763
>inb4 we sing the song that ends the universe.

>>23363869
>That would be a 20, 10, and a 1 rolled one after another.

>...now you're going to aim for that, aren't you?

>>23363895
>....Maybe

>>23363869
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmcP3MShzS0

Rolled 4

>>23363895
Rolling for ending the universe

>>23363895
>tempting the dice gods by trying to get a natural 20

Hahano.

>>23363913
Honestly I was expecting something like Komm Sucser Todd or something

I follow Sally's gaze, looking into the dark of the stairwell, and not seeing anything. That really should scare me more than it does.

Sally looks like she's about to leap back into the building, but she stops once I hold up a hand, asking her to wait.

"Whoever's in there, could you please come out?" I ask, projecting my voice slightly, so that while not raised, my question does carry.

There's no immediate response, but someone-or something- does move. Taking that as a sign to continue, I keep speaking.

"Please, I can promise you; if you come out, and we speak civily, then I will have no reason to try and attack you." I then spared Sally a glance, who seemed to be doing alright, at the very least keeping her impulse to fight under control.

There's silence for a short while, but then I hear something.

Footsteps.

They grow louder as whoever it is comes nearer, and Sally tenses again, this time on guard.

We're both surprised when a teenager steps out onto the roof with us.

He's only an inch or two taller than I am, and I estimate he's around my age, but his build resembles that of an athelete. He's most likely in some kind of contact sport, judging by the cord-like muscles I can see in his arms.

He's wearing very simple clothes, just a tee and some jeans, with simple-looking sneakers, but the way he carries himself, he wouldn't look out of place in something more formal. His dark-nearly black- hair is cut short, but not close, and his eyes are a clear blue.

He appears relaxed, but I can see from the way he stands that he's just as ready to move as Sally is.

>>23365125
I hold up both my hands as a sign that I mean no harm, and he looks me over, studying me just as I had him. When he speaks, it's with a faint, but still present Russian accent.

"What are you doing here?" His words aren't accusing, but they still carry an edge of uncertainty. Doing my best to keep my voice level, and surprisingly succeeding, I answer,

"We came to investigate what happened here. I was worried..." I pause, thinking my next words through. "I was concerned that whatever did this would come back."

The Russian boy sends me an odd look, and nods slowly.

"The police were all over this place. What did you think you would find that they did not?" I narrow my eyes at his tone, suspicious and somewhat mocking, but I keep my cool and stay polite.

"That may be, but my friend here is very adept at finding things." She found you, after all.

He frowns, and looks behind him, before suddenly grinning, and turning back to face the two of us.

"Your 'friend,' she is one of them, right?" Sally stiffens, on high alert, and he nods, before digging into his pocket.

"Ja, I thought so. So, that would mean you have..." He pulls his hand out, holding something silver and blue. "One of these?"

In his hand is a digivice, just like mine.

Behind him, I can see something vaguely-humanoid, short and with two large ear-like protrusions from its head. That must be his digimon, then.

The boy takes a step forward, and holds out his hand, still grinning.

"Daniil Kravec. I just transferred in a couple of weeks ago. This is my school."

Slowly, I reach out, and grab his hand, shaking it.

"Wayne Rogers. I go to the school across town."

He then looks over my shoulder at Sally, and his smile changes.

"Then this is your partner, ja? I must admit, you did not do badly, Wayne Rogers."

Sally lifts an eyebrow, and I myself am not sure how to respond to that.


>Diplomacy success!
>Now how will you interact with this new partner duo?
[] free response

Takatomon?

>>23365161
Adk him if he also got the message, and if he wants to team up for the upcoming fights.

>>23365161
Ask him to introduce his partner first off, I suppose.

>>23365203
"Ask him" is what I meant.

>>23365161

Add a pic of the digimon in question!

>>23365161
If this guy just moved here from Russia, whatever you do don't smile.

Then introduce our partner and ask him if he knows what happened.

>>23365256
>The digimon is still in hiding.
>You can't see it very well, just the outline.

i second the motion of introducing Sally, asking about the battle that occurred here and asking him about any communication he may or may not have had with the Digi-Gods.

It is best to not ask him to join us just yet.
Having multiple teams embark upon the mission should increase the rate at which we can gather information.
Trading contact information should be sufficient for this time; assuming that he is willing to do such. Maybe the Digivices could assist in this endeavor.

>>23365161
It's the russian guy talked about while the basic ideas were added?
Holy shit, I'm SO glad we didn't attack.

[X] Feel...unhappy at anyone looking at Sally this way.
-[X] She's YOUR partner.
-[X] "...Right, uh, so, did you get a message about what was happening? Because we got one, and besides talking about this Gate everyone is going to walk through, it also said some disturbing stuff.
Maybe some notes can be compared - do you have a cellphone number you can give me?"
[X] "Also, the fight - what happened, there, if you don't mind me asking?"

>>23365161

Compare notes. Before we go anywhere, we find out who his partner is, and what he knows. If what he knows fits with what we've found out and his digimon is cleared with Sally, we call Zoe for a group meeting somewhere relatively private and very much not her house.

[x]

Compare notes. Before we go anywhere, we find out who his partner is, and what he knows. If what he knows fits with what we've found out and his digimon is cleared with Sally, we call Zoe for a group meeting somewhere relatively private and very much not her house.

Things on our To-Do List:

>Prepare for the gate
>Talk to this dude
>Gain Aslan's trust
>Sally
>Zoe

>>23365486
I don't think we can gain Aslan's trust.
He seems set to think the worst of us.

Anyway, can I suggest we also distract him from Sally?
Don't want to risk pissing off anyone by having him leer at our partner.

See, this is great!
If we can get friends with him, that really helps our odds, because now there's 3 of us, that we know about and hopefully soon 4, if the Swedish guy talked about in the decision threads for this Quest joins up as well

>>23365257
Oh, shit, yeah, no smiling.

If the digivices can help communication, that'd be ideal.
You'd think they would be able to, given how they're designed.

>>23365161
>Ja
>Russian
Nyet

"Ja" is german, get your shit straight

>>23365486
>Things on our To-Do List:
>Sally
>Zoe

I see what you did there.

>>23365542
We get the introductions out of the way and then we get down to business, because we may need to take this guy out.

>>23365587
>.....fuck, I feel stupid. Which is russian, then?
>I'd make an excuse, but that just a plain fuck-up

>>23365614
Da

>>23365613
>... On a date?

>>23365614
"Da" IIRC

>>23365614
"Ja" and "Nein" are german for Yes and No
"Da" and "Nyet" are the russian ones.

>>23365587
It's also Swedish.
But relax a little, no harm no foul.

>>23365613
I know we don't like that he looks at Sally like that, but why would we have to do anything like that?

>>23365632
With this guy I have a feeling we will find ourselves engaging in morally questionable behavior the longer we stay around him

>>23365714
Its not that but I think there is a fair chance ether this guy was the one responsible for destroying the school or he is just a straight psycho who wouldn't care if this place burned down with all the students inside.

>>23365720
I'll grant you that I don't think we should fully trust him, but he doesn't seem to have done anything bad?

Yeah, we shouldn't embrace him and take him to meet Zoe straight away, because that'd be risky, but I don't see why we'd have to get into a fight?

>>23365626
>>23365639

>See, almost. Almost. used that.
>but something made me say ja.
>fuck.
>I am bad, and I feel bad.

>>23365257
>>23365584
>He's already smiled. He either doesn't adhere to Russian etiquette, or he's quick to trust. Or maybe he's trying to fit in in America.

>So, can I assume we want something between
>>23365228
>>23365339
>>23365361
>>23365542
>and
>>23365403 ?
>Introduce everyone, try to learn more, share notes, and get him to stop looking at Sally?

>>23365783
>Or he does adhere to the etiquette and he thinks his got us.

>>23365759
...Hm, true.
There was talk about only one of the two 'monsters' being concerned with the dangers of the others - maybe it'd be a good idea to be a little careful, here.

Let's just talk to him, then - without revealing anything about Zoe, or something like that.
I do think we might be a little too cautious, but still.

>>23365783

Sounds good.

>>23365783
Yeah, that seems right.
Maybe with some caution regarding Zoe (both because of Aslan, and because we've just met the guy), but otherwise it seems like a good option.

>>23365783
I think that about covers it, but we should only introduce Sally.

>>23365783
Be hostile about him looking at Sally.

Man, le 4chins sure are screwing me up, moot must be downloading some high quality porn because HOLLY shit.

>>23365999
Don't be that guy right now.

>>23366112
What guy?

>>23365999

let us not harass the Russian.
he could just be observing her build and making initial evaluations on her potential strength, defences and attacks based on her physical appearance and equipment

>>23366149
>That Guy
>>23366170
Or he is just a dork, but agreed lets not antagonize the first guy who might know whats going on.

>>23366170
His smile did change, although I agree with you that we shouldn't start harassing him - it's why I voted we should try and distract him from Sally.

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The way this Daniil is looking at Sally, it makes me... I'm not sure what the word for this feeling is, but I do not like it. Frowning, I clear my throat, and he looks back to me, his expression confused, and I force myself to stay at least somewhat neutral in tone.

"I'd really appreciate it if you didn't...stare at Sally like that." He blinks, then nods as a look of understanding dawns on him.

"Oh, I see. Then she is your-"

"She is my partner," I say, cutting him off. "And I don't really like the idea of people ogling my partner like that."

Daniil shrugs, and nods.

"I think I can see what you mean. I would not like that if my partner was as-" He trails off, keeping in mind what I just said. "Right, right. My apologies."

Coughing into my fist, I try to start over.

"Well, then. Let's try that again. I'm Wayne, and this is Sally." He nods, and then indicates his own partner.

"Daniil, and this is my friend, Impmon." The digimon takes this as a cue to leave the safety of the doorway, and I can now see just what is is that Daniil got as his partner.

The little creature is about the size of a small child, with purple skin, clawed feet and hands, a tail, and two horn-like ears. His posture and expression suggest a mischievious personality.

The creature spares Sally and myself a curious glance, but doesn't say anything.

Focusing on Daniil again, I indicate the digivice in his hand.

"So, you got chosen, too? I take it you got a message as well?"

He nods, and pulls out a smartphone, opening a window and handing it to me.

"Right here. I don't know what it's all about, but it looks serious."

Scrolling through, I can see that he had the same idea I did, and tried to communicate. The questions and answers went much the same as mine, though it took him several more tries to get them right.

>>23366373
Handing it back, I next wave my hand in the school's general direction.

"So, what happened here?" His expression darkens, and though it's not directed at me, something about the other day's events definitely pissed him off.

"It was a monster. MY partner's good, but that thing was absurd. It was like some sort of troll from a fairy tale, and just as thirsty for blood." He shudders, and the little creature beside him growls, touching a spot on its arm where a red bandana is tied. From the way the cloth is knotted, I can see it's meant to be a bandage rather than a fashion statement. Daniil continues, his voice just as bitter.

"The beast was strong. Very strong. It had this...this club, with spikes, and horns longer than my partner is tall. All that damage, that was not caused by fire? That was him. Impmon can throw fireballs, but they just weren't enough." Then his expression changes to something a bit more satisfied. "Impmon got him good, though, before he was knocked out of the fight."

Something about the story, and the carnage downstairs, doesn't fit. There were two different kinds of heat damage, but if what Daniil says is true, Impmon uses only fire.

I look to Sally, and the hesitates, before nodding. They may not be allies at the moment, but they're not the ones we're after here.

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>>23365161
>I can see something vaguely-humanoid, short and with two large ear-like protrusions from its head. That must be his digimon, then.

This doesn't sound like the Metal Bug to me

>>23366373
>"I'd really appreciate it if you didn't...stare at Sally like that." He blinks, then nods as a look of understanding dawns on him.
>"Oh, I see. Then she is your-"
>"She is my partner," I say, cutting him off. "And I don't really like the idea of people ogling my partner like that."
Hehe...
Seems Daniil understands what's up way better than we do.

>>23366384
Let's ask him if he knows the name of the enemy he fought.
Could give us some extra info.

[X] Do you know the name of the one who fought you, then?

>>23366384
That is worrying me, as well.
However, there is apparently two different kinds of heat damage here, so that could explain it.
Let's give the guy the benefit of the doubt here.

For what it's worth, I do think we should ask about the other source of heat damage, see if there was any other digimon fighting.

>>23366382

[so ogremon confirmed opponent. he Does have some heat based attacks...]

ask if Daniil knows of any other 'chosen', and what happened to the digimon they were attacking. mayhap regale our tale of dealing with the Bakemon, excluding details about Zoe, just referring to her as 'our friend'...

>>23366382

Priority one shifted. If they didn't get rid of the thing that did this, it's still out there. We will bond like men. It is time to hunt.

>>23366382
"So what are the two of you doing back here anyways. Do you think it might have come back?"

>>23366612
Oh hey, you think the one who fought the metal beetle is an ogremon?
That seems like it'd make sense, to me - and getting into a fight with that one would be interesting.

especially if Aslan finds out we just fought down an ogremon, and he wasn't there because he was a jerk

>>23366670
Ask the name first, though - if we can get that, Sally could maybe know who it is.
And info is key.

Also?
It really amuses me that we can become bros with a guy who has a digimon with an evolution path to another Great Demon Lord

We seem to have a basic idea of what to do, then?

>>23366742
You know if we bro it up with impmon then it will give alsan more ammo for the whole unholy thing.
Not that we should care.

>>23366818
Pretty much, yeah.
I'm not inclined to care much about what Aslan thinks, after the way he insulted our bond with Sally.
Not to mention saying he just flat out won't trust us.

>>23366818
>>23366885
It might be possible to bro it up with him, you know. He just needs the right...push.

>>23366923

Perhaps down a flight of stairs.

>>23366971

[while looking up data regarding Impmon, one of his possible Digivolutions IS Ogremon...]

{he could also Digivolve into Wizardmon, so possible team-attack with Sally there...

>>23366923
Clearly, we must save Zoe from something.

>>23367018
Ogremon?
Could we be in the process of being suckered?
Should we ask the guy about the metal beetle thing?

>>23367078
Gee only now do you think something is off.

>>23367078
It's what I think we should do - getting any information we can here is important, and if there's some inconsistency...

I hope there's not, because I kind of like this group

>>23366923
What could work, then?
We gave food, we helped get him to Zoe, hell, we protected Zoe from the Bakemon.
Or is it more that we have to save her from a direct attack?

>>23367078

Remember, Meta knowledge is Meta.
I can convey speculation regarding the data Gale provides, but this speculation utilizes information that Wayne does not have access to.

Wayne Could inquire about the metal beetle that was seen. Though IF his impmon can divivolve into Ogremon, it could be that his partner was reverted back to it's child form to hide it from the authorities.

>>23367125
To be fair, they've been pretty ok with us thus far.
But yeah, as has been said, info is key.

>>23367171

While we have no reason to think he's trying to screw us over, it would be entirely reasonable to ask about the beetle thing we read in the papers about. I mean, that is what brought us here in the first place.

>>23367171
Let's check to see if our Digivice has any kind of SCAN function like the D-Arc from Tamers. We could try to narrow down some stuff in that manner.

"Do you know what you fought, exactly?" I ask, and Danill scratches his chin, thinking.

"Impmon did not know what it was called, but that does not mean your Sally might not know."

I'm about to ask him more, when a thought strikes me.

"Daniil, just what exactly happened to the digimon you fought? You didn't defeat it, right?"

He shakes his head, looking rather pained as he does so.

"That is why we came back. If it was still here, we would have tried to ambush it, finish what we started."

I have to concede that it's what I'd do if it were me. Hell, it's what we're doing now, and we weren't involved before.

"So, do you think it's still here? Or could it have escaped?" I ask, and then Sally speaks up, her tone serious.

"What color was this digimon?" When Daniil just looks at her in confusion, she presses the question. "This is important."

The Russian boy thinks to himself, then looks to Sally.

"Red. It was red. Like dried blood, or sand in one of your deserts."

This information seems to satisfy my partner, but at the same time, she doesn't relax.

"Do you know what it is?" I ask, and she nods, her expression twisting into a mask of displeasure.

"A Fugamon. They're a branch of the Ogremon species. Fast, dangerous, and very strong." Daniil snorts.

"We could have told you that."

I hold up a hand, asking for quiet. Thinking to myself, I recall the details of the article, comparing them to the story Daniil's told us.

There's one major inconsistency.

>4chan is wigging out on me. I tried to post one of the halves of this post, and it didn't show up. Tried to post again, it said I can't post a duplicate. Huh.

>>23367410
>oh, there it is.


"The beetle." Both the Russian boy and his partner now have their eyes locked on me. I keep speaking, looking the other human in the eye as I do. "There was another digimon mentioned by wtinesses. A large, metallic beatle. Now, I don't know how far along your partner can digivolve, but I'm not going to just let that slip. Was the other Digimon an ally in your fight? I'm going to assume he was, since you'd have mentioned him when I asked who did this, and there is literally no reason to keep an enemy secret from a potential ally."

He shrugs, and nods, as if to say "you got me."

"You're smart, Wayne Rogers. Smarter than I gave you credit for." He sighs, and points to his partner. "Impmon's at his latest level, right now. We haven't been able to find a way to make him stronger." Now, the digimon speaks up, for the first time since we've met.

"The digimon you're talking about is a friend of ours. He helped us out when I started to lose that fight with the..." He tests the word out, savoring the name of his enemy. "Fugamon."

Sally looks at me, and beckons me closer. Leaning in, she speaks quietly.

"I don't think they're lying to us, but they're still not telling us everything." Judging from her expression, I get the feeling she's not too keen on trusting these two, or their friend, but I also get the impression she's leaving the choice to me.

I should...

[] Tell them about Zoe, they told us about their friend

[] Tell them I want us all to meet, we can hunt the enemy better with eight than with two

[] Tell them nothing, we don't have to extend the same courtesy

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