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Post by Kasumi Iwamoto on Sept 17, 2017 3:18:47 GMT
Kasumi just shrugged. "Don't flatter yourself, Yellow. I was just making sure you didn't look like one of those Nightmare peeps, to be honest. One never knows what's up with them until they try to mug you or something." Now it was obvious that he wasn't, but that hadn't prevented her from giving him a good look, just in case. At least on the other hand, the other dude seemed like a pretty decent person. Maybe he was tiptoeing a little too much around her, but that was way better than Yellow's method of trying to socialize by about a mile or two. Answering him was way easier and straightforward than trying to figure the other guy out. "Yeah. Real tourney, real mons. They've been here for some time already, or at least for long enough for people to actually form gangs of sorts n' that stuff. Kinda fucked up if you ask me, but everyone to their own."Good thing was these were willing to play along, or at least she believed that when the Gazimon who'd later be known as Jorge went back inside Xavi's backpack. There was a small problem, however; they had introduced themselves, and while on normal circumstances she'd reply his introduction with one of her own... Yellow was just too obnoxious to reveal that bit of information just now. "You're welcome and pleased to meet'cha two, I guess. While I'd normally introduce myself, there's a certain... asshole hearing." That bit being aimed directly at Yellow was probably the most obvious thing in the world. "So I'll be refrainin' from doing so until the next time we meet without him hearin'. Nothin' personal, Xavi."Things just like they were. Thus far, she hadn't even gotten a proper apology, and she wasn't relenting just like that.
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KoKabuterimon
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Post by Toshiro Emiya on Sept 17, 2017 3:47:46 GMT
"Nightmares ain't known for their subtlety, Red." He had read what he could at ENCRTYPE before venturing into a place full of digimon tamers, so he knew more or less what to expect from the typical nightmare, buster and trooper, based on each other's likely biased views on one another.
Toshiro didn't even bother coming up with a reason to keep his name to himself. He was just mocking Red for the most part. He felt little if anything towards her, and would rather not give Xavi the wrong impression.
"Unlike Red here, I won't make weak excuses." He tapped lazily at his hood, pointing out that he had intended to be incognito, so to speak.
"Call me... Eh, Yellow will do, I suppose. It's a pleasure, Xavi, Jorge." Apparently, he could be personable and polite. Just not with Kasumi, for whatever reason.
"New, eh? That makes two of us. This tamer business only came to my attention recently." He shrugged. "Thought I may as well see how the real thing compares to the old show. And hey. There's betting on this glorified Cockfights. May as well make some pennies while I'm there."
Deck
1. SC04 - SUPER OPTIMIZER
2. BS038 - BOULDER
3. BS035 - GRASSFIELD
4. BS050 - BOOM BUBBLE
5. SC05 - CLEAN UP
6. SC10 - SOUL JAR
7. SC06 - IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOST
8. BS015 - SPEED DRIVER
9. BS073 - CARD JAMMER
10. BS098 - PATAMON S
11. BS101 - HOLY RING A
12. BS038 - BOULDER
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Post by Xavi Navarro on Sept 17, 2017 23:46:04 GMT
Xavi was yet again curious about terms that these two were using. "Nightmare peeps?" he repeated. "Who are they? I take it that they're bad?" he asked, curiously.
"Yeesh, who mugs random people?" Jorge remarked, making his voice heard still, even if he couldn't show his face. These people apparently. They sounded like some kind of gang of delinquents.
"Yeah... that does sound odd. I'm surprised I haven't met one of these gangs already" Xavi remarked. 'And I kinda hope I don't, but, suppose that might be inevitable if we end up going to see what this tournament's about' he thought, glancing back up at the Busters tower.
"Ah, no offense taken" Xavi said, supposing that the girl probably didn't want to share her information with this guy around. Maybe if he held their attention they would stop taking jabs at each other? Although it seemed doubtful.
"Alright then. Hey, Yellow" he said, supposing that counted as a nickname. Jorge meanwhile thought 'red' was a good enough name for the girl too, given that there was already someone else calling her that. Although Xavi shifted a bit uncomfortably at the thought of betting on what amounted to 'glorified cockfights'. Digimon could be pretty mean, from the stories that Jorge had told him. And the thought of watching them tear each other apart didn't appeal to him that much.
But, other than this meeting, Xavi hadn't really been exposed to the world of digimon. So, maybe he should stick around these two and learn from them? After all, he didn't want to treat Jorge like a talking pet, he had to learn how to make him grow stronger, like he wanted.
"Mind if we come along too?" he asked. "Oh, right, do you think they'd be okay with Jorge watching? Or would they, uh, force him to join in?" he wanted to make sure that entering this Busters tower wouldn't result in harm.
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Mirrormon
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Post by Kasumi Iwamoto on Sept 19, 2017 23:07:07 GMT
Wow, Xavi definitely seemed to be tad outta the loop when it came to what was up with digimon here in Tokyo. Welp, might as well explain. "Nightmare is one of the three gangs we have over here. A buncha of guys with dubious appearances and even more dubious intentions. Some of them are actual nice, decent folk but most of them will probs try to mug, pickpocket or try to sell ya snake oil or something. Consensus is that you should try to avoid them." After a shrug, Kasumi added. "Troopers and busters usually are more palatable, even if most of them aren't exactly my cup of tea either. It varies from person to person, I guess."
What was really entertaining was Yellow saying he wouldn't give any weak excuses and then proceeding to... tell with his gestures that he wanted to remain anonymous. "Well, ain't that funny, Yellow. Alrighty, I'm admittin' it. Your reason for keeping that name for yourself is way better than mine. Happy now?"
Xavi's question about Jorge being forced to join was a needless concern, well... somewhat, she had to admit. "Nah, contestants are already set in stone and you're probably not joining even if you wanted to. This is supposedly a celebrity thing or something; you know, eight or sixteen people on single elimination brackets n' all that tournament shit; now, you should be aware that some people might tryna pick fights with ya even despite the security, so be sure to be ready for trouble brewing... at least until the security gets where you are."
If anything, she hoped Mirrormon would get a breather once they got to the other. Being confined in a backpack was surely not a nice thing, even for someone as annoying as him. And now that she thought about it... they were pretty close. Guess they'd split up soon.
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KoKabuterimon
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Post by Toshiro Emiya on Sept 20, 2017 7:16:55 GMT
For once the hooded blonde didn't immediately retort to the redhead with some comment or other, an unexpected silence filling in place for his expected words.
Instead he stared in silence at his Cellphone's screen, his mouth set into a thin, neutral line. He closed his cellphone immediately after typing an answer, choosing to not comment to his temporary onto what he had read.
His answer to the chat was seemingly 'trollish' and careless, though he felt a dull sense of dread slowly descend like a heavy peg onto his stomach. What information would this 'Mimi' share with them? They certainly sounded like they thought it was a serious threat.
'Maybe I should retreat before any trouble...' A smart man would have recognized when he was not prepared to enter a digimon and tamer infested zone without unknown elements and dangers lurking beneath the surface.
But then again...
There probably were enough tamers and digimon to use as meat shields too. Provided he didn't have any reason to join any risky endeavors, he could afford to take it easy and join the festivities of the tournament.
His cellphone vibrated once again. He opened to see what this 'mimi' person had to say.
He began reading. He stopped walking entirely.
Hunting Digimon Tamers? Government funded?
A pair of blue tinted pictures, one of an imposing looking, dark skinned man with sunglasses, the other of an attractive, dark haired woman, were uploaded to the chat.
"... Well shit."
Deck
1. SC04 - SUPER OPTIMIZER
2. BS038 - BOULDER
3. BS035 - GRASSFIELD
4. BS050 - BOOM BUBBLE
5. SC05 - CLEAN UP
6. SC10 - SOUL JAR
7. SC06 - IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOST
8. BS015 - SPEED DRIVER
9. BS073 - CARD JAMMER
10. BS098 - PATAMON S
11. BS101 - HOLY RING A
12. BS038 - BOULDER
13. SC03 - NEGATION MAGIC A Kasumi Iwamoto Xavi Navarro |
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Post by Xavi Navarro on Sept 23, 2017 1:58:10 GMT
"Who goes around with a name like 'Nightmare'? Obviously not good guys" Jorge drawled, playing the 3DS again inside the bag as he listened in on the conversation. He hummed a bit of Linkin Park at these thoughts.
Xavi pondered about these three groups. If he made contact with others in the digimon community, would he be compelled to join in one of them? He scratched his chin at the thought. Maybe if they weren't too rough, it'd be something to consider? Although at the moment he was content to do his own thing.
Xavi relaxed a little at the fact that Jorge wouldn't be forced to join in. But still, the crowds could be rowdy. Xavi expected something like that, obviously a tournament in the style of a cockfight wouldn't exactly attract law abiding crowds.
"Eh, Xavi's a big guy, he can handle it" Jorge said.
"But you're the digimon here, Jorge" Xavi pointed out.
"And you're the guy that can benchpress 150 pounds" Jorge countered. Xavi sighed, lowering his head in resignation. Xavi noted that neither Red or Yellow answered his question about whether he could follow them.
"So, uh... is it okay if I stick by you guys?" he asked for the second, and likely the last time.
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Mirrormon
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Post by Kasumi Iwamoto on Sept 23, 2017 3:55:39 GMT
Kasumi couldn't help but chuckle at Jorge and Xavi's antics. The pair was a bit goofy; a sign that they were acting or that they had their hearts in the right place. In any case, the two of them seemed like the harmless type unless provoked, something that could be an asset when venturing into the tower. After all, he hadn't questioned her funny choice on names, and given that Yellow seemed to be more entertained with his cellphone than with actual people, the redhead guessed that, for now, she wouldn't mind Big Guy's company. "Oh, sorry bout missin' that question. Sure thing, you can tag along if you feel like it, but you gotta keep up. And I'm not taking any responsibility if you pick a fight or something while inside."At this point, the group was already at the Tower's entrance. It probably was an overstatement, but the multitude gathering around the building made it painfully obvious that something big was going on.
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Post by Toshiro Emiya on Sept 23, 2017 5:03:11 GMT
"Does these guys seem familiar to you two?" Suddenly asked the hooded blonde to the others, seemingly unaware of whatever they had been speaking about previously.
On his cellphone screen, the blue tinted pictures of the man with strong features and sun glasses and a young, singular woman could be seen.
"Some user at ENCRTYPE just posted a bunch of very interesting stuff." He informed them, pocketing his cellphone after he deemed they had enough time to take in the pictures. "A bit worrying though, huh?"
Specially because if his memory didn't fail him (and it usually never did), that man was one of the contestants for the tournament. There was the possibility of it being a lie, but there was just no way for him to make sure.
He felt both trepidation and excitement both begin to build within his chest.
Deck
1. SC04 - SUPER OPTIMIZER
2. BS038 - BOULDER
3. BS035 - GRASSFIELD
4. BS050 - BOOM BUBBLE
5. SC05 - CLEAN UP
6. SC10 - SOUL JAR
7. SC06 - IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOST
8. BS015 - SPEED DRIVER
9. BS073 - CARD JAMMER
10. BS098 - PATAMON S
11. BS101 - HOLY RING A
12. BS038 - BOULDER
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Post by Xavi Navarro on Sept 24, 2017 2:37:18 GMT
"Sure, no problem" Xavi answered Red. "And yeah, don't worry, I'll keep my head down, well, at least try to".
Xavi wasn't the type to pick fights. That was more his brother's thing, which thankfully was tempered down since Jiro became a police officer. Xavi immediately wondered what Jiro would say if he was here right now, about to attend what was most likely an illegal tournament. Probably nothing good. But, Xavi wasn't going to learn anything about digimon if he stayed on the straight and narrow. That and he supposed it would be rude to ask for Red and Yellow's numbers to ask for advice later. This was probably his only option here.
They then reached the tower. Xavi was impressed at the sight of the crowd, he hoped that his bag wasn't too bulky to bump into people, Jorge wouldn't enjoy that.
Then Yellow promptly showed his phone, showing two pictures of people. Xavi blinked as he saw the two unfamiliar faces, then glanced at Yellow. "Uh, sorry, I literally have no idea what you just said" he admitted.
"Worrying stuff, eh? Somethin' to do with the tournament?" Jorge asked Xavi quietly, who relayed this question to Yellow. Given that they were around other people, someone might notice if Xavi had a talking bag.
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Mirrormon
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Post by Kasumi Iwamoto on Sept 24, 2017 7:14:17 GMT
The redhead's answer to Xavi's words was a small, yet noticeable nod. Good thing that Big Guy seemed to be an agreeable person; currently, his only problem was that he just didn't know anything about the Tokyoite digimon culture. Oh well, that would probably be solved with enough time. For now... Kasumi had more interesting matters to pay attention to, like Yellow showing them two photos. She recognized one of them; the man. But the other was completely unknown. "Yup. I don't know what men see in bleaching their hair, but that guy's supposedly Kumo. Mirrormon said he's participating in the tournament for the first time, and he ain't affiliated with any gang. Or something along those lines."It took her some seconds to check Encrtype and see what the fuss about those two was about. "Well, if dude's really up to no good, I'm sure that both Mr. Bowl Haircut, everyone in the Troopers and a good amount of Nightmares are aware of that way before that post was written. And you know how seriously Bowl Haircut takes his gang and the tower's face. He probably just got him to participate cause it'd make for good gossip, for all I know."Having said those words, she entered the tower, but not before gazing back at Xavi and remembering that he probably didn't know the slang. "Oh, rite. Bowl Haircut's the Busters' head honcho. You'll know what I'm talkin' about when you get to see him. Just don let any of his goons watch you sayin' that nickname. They tend to get a lil' overworked bout it."Now, they just had to find out when the matches started, and if they could find some good seats. Maybe there was a receptionist nearby or something?
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KoKabuterimon
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Post by Toshiro Emiya on Sept 24, 2017 7:30:01 GMT
The Xavi fellow knew nothing, but he supposed he shouldn't have been surprised. The guy hadn't even known about the tournament and was clearly knew to the whole business of being a tamer.
Never mind the fact that Toshiro wasn't exactly a veteran himself, of course.
Red on the other hand, seemed to be better informed. Or at least, her partner was anyways.
"It's possible. But then again, who knows. Maybe the gangs are more incompetent than we think." Wouldn't really surprise him. As far as he could see, they all seemed like a bunch of posers trying to pass themselves as serious organizations. "Tenno's ridiculous trench-coat certainly doesn't inspire confidence in me."
The entrance to the building was packed, which made the blonde purse his lips. All these people standing right in front of the Buster Tower... seriously. Not exactly a good way to keep the fact that there's an event going on inside a secret.
"Well, here we are. The place is packed to the brim with gang members, huh?" He mumbled, elbowing Xavi gently before pointing towards a group of rowdy looking youths in black and purple (mostly) clothing. "Those are nightmares over there. They are the worse of the bunch, if you ask me. Would steer clear from them if I were you."
Deck
1. SC04 - SUPER OPTIMIZER
2. BS038 - BOULDER
3. BS035 - GRASSFIELD
4. BS050 - BOOM BUBBLE
5. SC05 - CLEAN UP
6. SC10 - SOUL JAR
7. SC06 - IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOST
8. BS015 - SPEED DRIVER
9. BS073 - CARD JAMMER
10. BS098 - PATAMON S
11. BS101 - HOLY RING A
12. BS038 - BOULDER
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Post by Xavi Navarro on Sept 25, 2017 0:43:15 GMT
So Red seemed to be familiar with these individuals as well. Xavi paid as best attention as he could. So, apparently the guy with the bleached hair was Kumo, who would be a participant in the tournament. And the other one participating was someone with a bowl haircut.
"Bowl haircut?" Jorge repeated, confused. "His hair's shaped like a bowl? Can you humans do that with your hair? Hey I wanna see", he didn't actually poke his head out of the bag though, not willing to risk it.
"Basically it's a hairstyle where a bowl is put over your head and the hair longer than the rim is cut" Xavi explained, wondering why the Gazimon didn't know this, but supposed that the beast digimon had other purposes for hair. He turned his attention back to Red.
"Right, so, that's pretty serious isn't it?" Xavi asked, "The head honcho's probably making a big risk participating himself. I gather he's pretty confident he's going to win?"
And a trench coat too? Wow, they were really pulling out all the stops with the edge. Then they entered the building. Xavi hoped he might be able to let Jorge out to watch soon, but didn't want to risk it. He looked at Yellow as he nudged him, then took in the sight of the Nightmare gang. "Right, gotcha" he said, registering the purple and black clothing. Yep, definitely bad guy colors. He'd make sure not to make eye contact with any of them.
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RANK 2
Mirrormon
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Post by Kasumi Iwamoto on Sept 25, 2017 13:06:47 GMT
In all honesty, the gangs weren't Kasumi's favorite topic of conversation, and she was losing interest on it fairly quickly. She still didn't care if anybody present heard what she said about them, though. "Troopers probs know what's up in Encrtype pretty instantly. They created it, remember? And I think that a rich kid like Tenno would have his good share of info 'bout stuff too. The less informed bunch are surely them Nightmares, but that was more or less a given, wasn't it?"Speaking of which. "Not participatin' would be a far greater risk, in my opinion. When you're vyin' for the control of a city, you jus' can't afford to lose the face that not showin' would get ya. Nobody wants to be branded as a coward, yanno?" Xavi's own question was an interesting, even if that wasn't that hard to answer if you were familiar with the gang's mentality. The information bulletins weren't that hard to follow. Apparently, and given that there wasn't any entrance fee or something, people had to go towards the main arena and find seating where they could. Huh. "'Nyhow, seems like the first round's gonna begin soon. Lessgo and find somewhere to sit."She wondered who'd fight first, and if she'd get to see some gang leaders, this Kumo guy or just a buncha nobodies. Or if some Nightmares or something would try to be smartasses while they were on their way there.
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Post by Toshiro Emiya on Sept 25, 2017 14:12:19 GMT
Toshiro wasn't quite done with the lessons. Tapping Xavi on the shoulder, he pointed him towards a group of camouflaged Soldier-lookalikes.
"Those over there? They are the Weeb Troopers." He paused. "Er... Web Troopers. They aren't thugs and thieves like the Nightmares; mostly just seem like a bunch of military enthusiasts."
But then again... He shrugged his shoulders at Xavi.
"They did make ENCRTYPE though, so they must have someone or multiple someones quite apt at programming." The web troopers were the most harmless of the bunch. Not that they were weaker than the other two, but...
"They are the 'neutral' guys in whatever petty squabble is going on between the gangs." He didn't really care much for whatever politics where going on between the factions at the moment.
"Tenno wouldn't miss this for the world. The guy apparently fancies himself the 'strongest tamer' in Tokyo." He said. "Considering that title happens to be one of the prizes of the tournament, his participation was never doubt."
He personally hoped the man wasn't just touting his own horn. It was always nice to have a safe bet.
He just followed behind Red and Xavi as they made their way through the tower, taking the time to look around and see members of all three factions mingle like actual human beings instead of the wild, dumb animals they usually seemed to be out in the streets.
Okay, so maybe he was just thinking of Nightmares there.
"You guys taking part in the bets?" He asked after a while, the walking and staring growing stale. "I'll probably refrain during the first round. Gotta see how good everyone is before dropping wads of cash."
Deck
1. SC04 - SUPER OPTIMIZER
2. BS038 - BOULDER
3. BS035 - GRASSFIELD
4. BS050 - BOOM BUBBLE
5. SC05 - CLEAN UP
6. SC10 - SOUL JAR
7. SC06 - IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOST
8. BS015 - SPEED DRIVER
9. BS073 - CARD JAMMER
10. BS098 - PATAMON S
11. BS101 - HOLY RING A
12. BS038 - BOULDER
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Jorge the Gazimon
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Post by Xavi Navarro on Sept 28, 2017 10:32:41 GMT
Xavi kept on listening to Red and Yellow. He knew he was probably pushing their patience, but, he felt like he had to ask. "Ah, sorry to bother you guys, but, Encretypes some kind of app that you guys in the digimon business use to keep in touch with each other, right?" he asked. "If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you please show me how to use it?"
He then turned in the direction that Yellow was pointing him to. He turned his snort of mirth into an odd coughing noise as he (perhaps deliberately?) called them Weeb troopers. Jorge had to put his paws to his mouth to stop laughing.
Xavi then understood why the gang leader was taking part in this tournament. It seemed that these "gangs" worked far more on fear of strength rather than following some business model. That a leader was compelled to take part rather than simply observe from the sidelines was telling. Perhaps this 'bowlcut' guy's grip on power wasn't as strong as it seemed? Either way, it would probably be a big blow to his prestige if he lost this tournament. So it all made sense.
So far talk of these gangs was kind of reminding Xavi of tales of the Yakuza, which made him shiver a little, annoying Jorge. "Hey, did I ask ya to turn on the vibrations, Xavi?" he complained quietly.
Soon enough, they reached the main arena area. There they could find seats and observe the spectacle below. "I'll pass on the bets, thanks" Xavi said, not really wanting to put his own money at risk if he bet wrong.
"Xavi, can I watch?" Jorge asked, sincerely hoping he wouldn't be denied this.
Xavi looked around, seeing others having their digimon partners out, so, he supposed there wouldn't be harm. "Okay, just stay close alright?"
"Eh, alright" Jorge shrugged. He climbed out of the bag and made himself comfortable on Xavi's lap. He took off his sunglasses so he could see it better. "Man, I can't wait to see other digimon fightin' for a change" he said.
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