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Post by flamefist96 on Apr 12, 2017 8:29:40 GMT
It was the morning of February 27th, spring was still on the cusp of appearing meaning that only a slight chill was in the air. The skies above tokyo stood only slightly cloudy, as the sun light rained down allowing for the warmth to reach the denizens of the city. As one would expect the streets were busy, and it was clear that crowd was overwhelmingly large. So large that it was hard not to make their way to the Shibuya 109 building without getting jostled or bumped by a pedestrian or two who hadn't been paying much attention. Their meet up location was the Shibuya 109 building, or more specifically one of the trees that stood out front. Shin had very specifically called out which tree it was, even going so far as to send them a message with a pin for the right location. Feel free to talk to each other, and toss up a perception roll.
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Post by Major on Apr 12, 2017 14:50:11 GMT
When the morning of came to meet up with Shin, Tsubaki had gotten up especially early to get ready. Normally, she would have only paid attention to her appearance to keep her parents satisfied since they insisted she look 'professional' since 'you never know when a future boss could be around'. However, Shin had actually asked to meet her somewhere other than school! Sure, she hated the crowded area, but if Shin was asking her to meet him somewhere outside of school that would make up for the location. Once she was finished getting ready, the young woman grabbed her school bag and called Calumon out from under her bed assuring him it was safe to slip into her bag to sneak past her parents. She careful put the bag over her shoulder and headed out, trying not to jostle the 'Digimon'. She quickly headed to the storage area that Shin had helped her find where she had been building Leomon and unlocked the door and went inside. She eagerly "woke up" the 'Digimon' with a flick of the switch and spoke with him for a bit. With both her digimon friends ready, Tsubaki had Leomon pick her up and off they flew toward Shibuya. As she arrived, oblivious to any weird looks, Tsubaki realized that the crowds were even bigger than she had expected them to be and nervously had Leomon set them down further away since they couldn't quite land directly into the crowd. As they walked into the massive crowd, Tsubaki felt quite uncomfortable and she nervously stuck extremely close to Leomon's side. Luckily, the large lion Digimon created enough space that she didn't have to worry too much about a personal bubble, though the young timid girl did get all sorts of strange and angry looks which only made her more nervous. As she got to Shibuya 109, she quickly looked for the tree and was glad to quickly step off next to the tree and be out of the crowd. She stood next to the tree with Leomon and opened up her bag to let Calumon out who she clenched tightly in her arms protectively for comfort. Couldn't Shin have picked somewhere less crowded? Damn it, accidentally typed in wrong tab Perception g89N8d533d6+1 3d6+1
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Post by flamefist96 on Apr 12, 2017 15:50:38 GMT
As she looked at the area around the tree, Tsubaki was able to quickly notice something was in the dirt near the tree, a noticeably orange box was at the side of the tree, clearly labeled "From Shin, for you four." The box was made of plastic, and clearly waterproof. There was a lock on the box, a strange lock that looked more high tech then what one would normally place into area's like that. It had an LCD screen, and 4 lines of area to put in letters into.
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Post by turneround360 on Apr 12, 2017 16:03:33 GMT
It was earlier in the morning than Yua would have liked to be out and about, she didn't get a lot of sleep last night from both having to sneak out of the house at an ungodly hour and her uncomfortably sleeping place which was not her bed. She pulled her jacked in tighter and jostled her duffel bag into a more comfortable position as she attempted to ward off the chill in the air and weave her way through the dense crowd which she felt a tad bigger than the norm.
The electronic pin from her phone told her she was on the right path and set to arrive on time, or rather a few minutes early it would seem as she came upon the tree in question and more to the point, not a Shin in sight Perfect, have some time to get a bite and something warm into me. So with that goal in mind, rather than wait for Shin to arrive Yua set off to get her fill of breakfast, she might have a veritable party stuffed into her bag but that was for later for her and well Shin to if he wants.
Unfortunately this took longer than intended, with the larger crowed there would obviously be more people to manoeuvre around and to queue behind so Yua ended up being a couple of minutes late to the meeting time despite having arrived earlier. Surprisingly she didn't return to find Shin but rather a young woman standing next to some humanoid-lion thing holding some other strange critter in her hands like a security blanket That some weird robo-guard? It's not some dude in cosplay...right? The strange sight pulled her up short for a moment as she proceeded to stare at the odd group for longer than that was probably polite while she took a long drag on her coffee.
Still that was where she was going to be meeting Shin, so there was no road but to approach them and pick a spot to wait. "Neat...thing? you have there" Yua opens up her talk with a direct and slightly confused sounding compliment "You mind if I wait for someone here while your chilling there?" Yua had already moved to up to a spot to lean up against the tree, the question more out of courtesy than necessity as she seemed ready to stick to the location she had claimed regardless of what Tsubaki would say in return.
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Post by Major on Apr 12, 2017 16:27:08 GMT
As Tsubaki arrived, she noticed an orange box sitting there. She glanced down at the lab and frowned confused, "Four..." She mumbled out loud to herself. There was herself, Calumon, and Leomon... Who was the fourth? However, her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the voice behind her. Tsubaki jumped startled as she quickly turned around. "Huh?" She said confused before looking over at Leomon. "Oh! Leomon?" She said fidgeting, at least it was a younger girl and not somebody intimidating. She wasn't sure quite what to say to the girl however. Was this one of Shin's friends? Was she the fourth? Should she say hello or wait for Shin?
"Ummmm... you waiting on Shin?" She asked nervously. "Err I mean... I was also waiting here for someone and ummm he left a box saying four so umm... sorry for assuming." She said scratching the back of her head. If there were going to be more people she wished Shin had warned her.
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Post by turneround360 on Apr 12, 2017 16:36:30 GMT
Yua paused mid-sip of her slowly growing cold coffee "Huh, Shin. Your here to meet Shin too!? Would it have killed him to mention that" she trailed off grumbling about Shin and his bad habits.
"So whatcha got there?" Yua turns to probably face the girl now, her eyes catching sight of the box "That's the thing he left here? What's in it?"
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Post by Arcran on Apr 12, 2017 16:38:30 GMT
Nordu, like the vast majority of the human race, hates nothing more than to have to wake up early on his day off. Why in the world had Shin insisted on meeting so early? It wasn't like he could turn down Shin, not after everything he'd done for him, but it didn't mean he had to be happy about it.
Still, at least he didn't have to wear a suit for this. A pair of battered jeans, and old shirt and a worn jacket are all that Nordu bothers to put on. Shin wouldn't care that he was fancy, right? Even though he was going casual, however, Nordu makes sure to pack his gear. He quickly procures a duffle bag before shoving a metal baseball bat, a collapsible (and stolen) riot shield, some food and a handful of disinfectant patches into his bag. After all, Shin wouldn't be asking him for help if he didn't need somebody hurt.
The enforcer makes his way fairly easily through the crowd; even if somebody was too engrossed in their phone to notice the imposing figure coming towards them, Nordu simply gave them a small shoulder-check as he went by, easily clearing a path. With a few minutes to spare until the meeting began he came up on the tree, raising an eyebrow slightly as he sees what appear to be robots next to the tree, as well as a two pedestrians.
Did Shin invite others? Nordu muses, before taking up a position about ten yards from the tree. Nordu gingerly sets down his duffle bag before lighting up a cigarette to kill time while waiting for his friend to arrive. Shin would be able to explain everything when he arrived. The sooner this business was dealt with, the sooner he could get back to his day off.
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Post by Major on Apr 12, 2017 23:21:35 GMT
"Oh this?" Tsubaki asked when the girl pointed it out. "Oh ummm yeah it uhhh...it said he left it. Uhhh it seems to have a passcode and it said it was for four of us..." She looked over the box. "It ummm... it wants four two word phrases and ummm its probably our names..." She said. "Maybe? I mean I'm uhhh just guessing..."
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Post by turneround360 on Apr 13, 2017 1:40:31 GMT
"Ugh, typical Shin" Yua started grumble "Always the roundabout method...but four two word answers huh..." the runaway sunk into though for a moment, thinking back if there was anything else Shin might have slipped in their prior conversations which would fit the bill "Well I can't think of anything else that fits the bill, not that I'd know any better. So your name fit on one of those lines?"
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Post by Major on Apr 13, 2017 3:27:05 GMT
"Oh... I didn't try yet..." Tsubaki mumbled before attempting to enter her name into the box. "Ummm... do you want to enter your name? Or have me enter it?"
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Post by Goliathus on Apr 13, 2017 4:10:46 GMT
Yoshihira was up long before most people would for his morning ritual. An hour of meditation that ended with the bath of the sunlight was how Yoshihira started every morning for the past few months. It was one of the druidic belief in how to connect with nature. Yoshihira wasn't particularly sureif he had a higher connection with nature by doing that but it felt good and refreshing so he stuck with it.
After that, he bought breakfast - two sandwiches and a cup of milk tea - and went back to the cafe he was living in for the week. The promotion offered was generous for him to book the booth for a whoel week without worrying about his money, though he would still need to work this week just to bo safe financially. Ignoring the bookshelves of manga, he sat down on the chair and rested his breakfast besides the computer. Pulling out his luggage from underneath the table, he searched for what weapon to bring to the meeting.
First, a replica Taoist sword. Useful against Chinese vampire with cleanse tag on, not so much to other things. Risky to bring due to the weapon law, even if it's a replica and not sharp. Pass. Second, the Holy Cross. Yup, he shoved it into the other bag. Third, Buddhist mala beads. Always useful. Wooden stake, vampire ain't coming out in the morning. Garlic, no thank you to bad breath in the early morning. Silver, only useful if he can put them into bullets and have a revolver. Egyptian ankh, a pricely sourvenir that too precious to bring out. Shinto bell, could be of use with the Buddhist beads.
Equiping all the occult stuffs and looking like a complete weirdo, Yoshihira started to imitate a exorcist. Attacking the air with his occult weapon, one second quoting the Holy Bible and the next second spitting some obscure Sumatra language like a crazy person. Without any warning, the door cracked open. Oh shit...thank God, it's only Thick Lens Takayuki. Takayuki, like Yoshihira, was a regular patron in the otaku cafes and well-known for his lack of social manners. "He..he..he..do you have toothpastes? He...he...And nice stuffs you have there, what character are you cosplaying?"
"Can't you learn to knock before coming in?" Yoshihira said while digging his bag for toothpaste. "You wouldn't know, he's from an obscure German horror movie. Here you go." he tossed the tube gently at the otaku, who took it and left without saying thanks or closing the door. "Hey, close the--" Yoshihira charged right toward the door and shut it off instantly, hoping not another soul would see him in his "German-crazy-exorcist" outfit. Takayuki was easy to lie to but not the others. He was already weird enough at it is, like he has heard some weird gossips about himself when he accidentally eavesdropped on some of the workers' conversation.
After putting all the necessary "weapons" back into his backpack, he relaxed with his breakfast and some forum-surfing, catching up on the events of the week he travelled elsewhere. Then, it was time to meet with Shin. Yoshihira went with his regular tank top and jeans, not feeling the need to dress up further on a meeting with a friend. The Shibuya street was as crowded as usual in the early morning and it took him more time than needed to arrive at the meeting place. Strangely enough, there were plenty of other people waiting around there.
Shin has never called him for a group meeting so he automatically assumed they were some people that just happened to be there for some reason. No matter, Shin has not come yet so Yoshihira found a nearby wall to lean on and waited there.
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Post by flamefist96 on Apr 13, 2017 5:14:42 GMT
It was was only five minutes after eight, their agreed upon meet up time when a text came from Shin, arriving at all four of the members at the same time. Long story, but Open up the orange box under the tree, you'll need all four of your names. I'll might need to delay our meeting by an hour. I'll message you again then.
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Post by Arcran on Apr 13, 2017 12:55:42 GMT
Nordu snaps his phone out as he feels the telltale buzz. He'd long ago given Shin his own vibration pattern, mostly so he could differentiate between important texts and the ones not from Shin. As he slowly reads the text, Nordu picks the duffle bag back up the ground, slings it over one shoulder, and walks over to the tree. He nods to both of the strangers standing beneath it, before gesturing at the orange box.
"I believe we have a mutual friend," the man states, before letting his duffle bag fall to the ground with a heavy metallic thud. "If I may...?" Nordu says, reaching towards the orange box Tsubaki is currently holding it. If the woman relinquishes it, Nordu will enter his name before continuing to focus on his cigarette, ignoring the strangers in front of him.
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Post by Major on Apr 14, 2017 3:18:16 GMT
When the large man approached, Tsubaki froze up and stepped back so she was against Leomon. When he asked for the box, Tsubaki quickly handed it over without question, too scared to question the man.
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Post by Arcran on Apr 14, 2017 3:32:51 GMT
"Thanks kid," Nordu states, typing his name slowly. Large fingers coupled with small keypads didn't work particularly well, after all. As he hits the enter key, Nordu takes a long drag from his cigarette before handing back the box.
"What's Shin want with you lot?" Nordu asks, turning to watch the crowd. "Or was he as vague as ever?"
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Post by turneround360 on Apr 14, 2017 10:49:41 GMT
Yua turns from looking at Tsubaki to face the intruding man, she wasn't quite glaring but defiantly had a look full of suspicion and distinct lack of friendliness. "We're not 100% on that just yet" she barked back as Nordu reached for the orange box. Her gaze didn't let up as she watched him slowly fiddles with the keypad on the box and still remained even when she snatched the box back from him as he went to return it to Tsubaki.
"Nordu...Hata" Yua read the inputted name aloud, looking disappointed that the name seem to fill up the required number of characters perfectly "Looks like you weren't just spouting some random bull" her shoulders slumped slightly before she straightened herself and looked to have regained her confidence "Who knows?" was the reply that was paired with a shrug "He's usually not this vague when he's the one asking for things, but this time is nada but a time and place" was the elaboration she offered on what little she knew.
All the while she was messing around with the box to input her own name, Yua Oshiro into the line which it fitted before the orange box finally makes its return back to Tsubaki.
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Post by Goliathus on Apr 14, 2017 23:25:11 GMT
Yoshihira was rather disappointed that this urgent stuff he was asked to bring weapon with was not anything occult. He was secretly hoping Shin was asking him for some occult help, like trying to repel spirit in his friend's house or something. This would be the day he finally see a ghost or something but no, apparently it was other things. While others were already by the box, Yoshihira took his time typing up a rather long-winded text message to Shin, blabbering about this whole deal, how he was forced to face his other friends without learning about that previously and asking Shin what kind of game was he playing and so on.
He stepped into the group of three last, extending both hands as a requst for the box. "I am the fourth." As he has the box, he typed in his name. Yoshihira Saka -- no, I am back to Japan, surname first; Sakaki Yoshi -- no, Shin follows the international convention - Yoshihira Sakaki.
"Here you go." He passed the box back to the Tsubaki and went quiet once again. His mind pondering on what was Shin's request or objective here and the only thing he could see from observation is that Shin has friends on all circle and...that's about it.
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Post by Major on Apr 15, 2017 4:09:48 GMT
When the box had been handed to her, Tsubaki had entered her name uncomfortably. She didn't like being around people as is and most of them seemed intimidating or very forceful in personality. There were two bigger weirdo looking men and a girl who seemed pretty forward and outspoken. She wasn't sure why Shin had invited these other three, but she added her name to the box and checked the lock.
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Post by flamefist96 on Apr 15, 2017 4:53:33 GMT
With a quick click, and a couple following clacks, the top of the box popped open, on a hinge, revealing the inside of the box clearly. The inside of the box held four red devices that looked like a clear cross between a Game boy advance, a old keyboard phone, and camera all in one. Each device had a large LCD screen that suddenly lit up as the box was opened. Each device reading on the screen " 4 new incoming messages for " followed by each member of the groups names. Each message was from a different sender, ordered from newest to oldest. From Shin Itanashi:
Hey guys, the messages that came in before this will give you a rough picture of what's happening today, buuuuuuuut, I suggest you listen to them. Also before you hit the contract button in the main menu, I recommend getting somewhere alone with the other three. From the Lapras Mail system:
An administrator has added you to the Lapras mail system. The following events will happen today on Monday February 27th. 8:10 AM: Several explosions will happen around the Yamamoto line area, taking out all cell service and internet access. 8:12 AM: The JSDF will mobilize creating a blockade around the city, not allowing any citizens in or out under the threat of violence if necessary. No explanation will be given as to why. 9:00 AM: A rumor of monsters will spread around the area yamamoto line area. 1:00 PM: 4 individuals will die, attacked by a monster in a public area 4:00 PM: One "Shin Itanashi" will die in a battle against a large orange dragon, and several smaller blue dragons. 6:00 PM: The Darkrai Cult will hold a large public meeting announcing their presence in Mejiro Shrine From the Friend Death Alert System
You have been registered by Shin Itanashi as a friend, in the Friend Death Alert System. This system will send you an alert of the death of your friend one hour before it happens. Instructions on how to activate this device, and how to view the instructions on functions
Please return to the main menu and press the "Contract" button, to play the video below. The video will play and explain all the functions of your new dex, after the contracts have been made.
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Post by turneround360 on Apr 15, 2017 14:23:14 GMT
"Gyaa!? Where'd up sneak up from" Yua let out a rather un-girlish noise as a fourth person physically made their presences known before even speaking "Don't do that, its bad for my heart" she said somewhat exaggeratedly, saying something more akin to a stock line than anything meaningful. The click of the box and four of the same electronic tones drew her attention away from the newer two intruders back to the skittish woman "Huh? These look kinda dated for something that Shin is toting around" came the idle comment as she examined the boxes contents from over Tsubaki's shoulder
"Lets have a looky-looky" curious about the retro-looking gadgets Yua reaches for the one which obviously is hers and flips it open and shut with a flick of her wrist a couple of times before diving into its contents while humming slightly. It only to a moment to skim through the four messages, resulting in a resounding "The heck is this!?" from the girl before she pounces on the only other female her just as she too was opening her newest device "Your messages the same as mine?" Yua says, thrusting out her device with Message 3 visible on the screen.
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