[video]

[pintsizedpyro]

[The video opens on a desert. While at first it looks fairly normal, just your average barren wasteland with cliffs, it's quickly clear that this isn't the case. Firstly, rather than being blue, the sky looks like someone opened up a computer.

Secondly? Well, there's the strange, demonic looking biker who's shooting at a bunch of smaller monsters floating in the air. It's not a very exciting fight, though. It takes just one shot from the biker's gun to tear through about a third of the monsters. It's over in a flash and the monsters pretty much disintegrate, leaving only glowing particles... which the demon biker proceeds to absorb.]

Heh! That was barely even worth the effort! Talk about pathetic.

[Huh. Isn't that odd? This guy's voice almost sounds like a deeper, more threatening version of a certain fireball-throwing pest.

He's almost about to walk off, when he stops and turns, noticing the device that's filming everything. He casually walks over to it and picks it up, looking straight into the camera.]

Well now, would you look at that? And here I thought this thing just got sick of me and kicked me out permanently. It sure as hell wouldn't have been the first to... But I guess I can't get rid of it that easily.

S'been a while, though, so I'd better introduce myself, huh? The name's Beelzemon. Don't forget it.

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[notmynature]

[Ellie had watched and when he'd spoken, her hopes had gotten higher and higher. Was it him? She'd thought he was gone for good.

But, his name was Beelzemon. Still a "mon" so maybe he at least knew him. Maybe they were related.]

Hey, uh, I get this is a weird question to ask after you just got done kicking some ass but do you know Impmon?

[pintsizedpyro]

[Oh, hey, Ellie was still here, awesome!

...at least, that was his first thought. But of course she would be asking about Impmon immediately, which made this more than a little awkward. Damn it.]

Uh, yeah. Well... Something like that, anyway.

[SMOOTH.]

[notmynature]

Awesome. [She grins because, yeah, loss happens but if you can stop it or reverse it, do that instead.] My name's Ellie and he's kind of a friend of mine. I dunno if he disappeared or got busy but if you see 'im, let him know I was looking, okay?

[pintsizedpyro]

...You were? Huh.

[...wow, now he feels really bad.

Also it just figures that the one person who actually gave a crap about what happened to him was in a totally different world with no way to contact him.]

Sure, I can do that. [Wait, crap, why was he agreeing to this.] But don't get your hopes up, doll. Guys like that don't make it long in the digital world.

[notmynature]

[Doll. Oh yeah, they knew each other.]

Pft, Impmon? Are you kidding me? The guy was a lot stronger than people gave credit for. I'd trust him.

[pintsizedpyro]

Ha! You must be thinkin' of a different guy, 'cause the Impmon I know is definitely a weakling! Got his ass kicked badly a while back 'cause he was bein' a moron.

[notmynature]

[Some of her excitement drains out as her center of gravity seems to shift to make her smaller.]

How bad? He's okay, right? You'd tell him if he's been missing 'cause of something bad, wouldn't you?

[pintsizedpyro]

[Oh, good job there, Beelzemon, now you've gone and made things even worse. Way to go.]

Yeah, he's just fine. He got lucky.

Just... Nevermind. You don't gotta worry 'bout him, alright?

[notmynature]

[Her shoulders suddenly seem to have gotten lighter. So, she smiles.]

I just miss him, I guess.

So, what all can you do?

[alldevouringabomination]

[This is obviously somebody who's been away from the community for a very long time and not an acquaintance of Kirby. Right?

Kirby takes in the sight of this person and the surroundings. It's new, that is for certain.]

Uu.

[pintsizedpyro]

[Oh, this thing again.]

What're you lookin' at, Puffball?

[alldevouringabomination]

[Kirby pauses for a moment.

Only one community member ever habitually called him that at least, this mun thinks so and Kirby hasn't heard from him in a while.

THERE IS ONLY ONE CONCLUSION.]

Iii?

[Kirby draws a picture of Impmon getting bigger! Didn't say it was the right conclusion]

[pintsizedpyro]

[...yeah, you know what, on second thought? Calling people by the exact same nicknames you did before? Might not be great subterfuge. Who would've thought.]

T-The hell are you drawin' that picture for? What's that even supposed to be, huh?

[alldevouringabomination]

[Kirby is not dissuaded! He points to you, then raises his hands up in the air, as though he is pantomiming you growing up!]

Eya!

[pintsizedpyro]

No.

[To all of this. No to all of this, because ugh.]

Just... shaddup, will ya? I ain't got anything to do with that chump, y'hear?

[alldevouringabomination]

[Now look what you did. Kirby honestly thought that someone he knew came back after losing access to the Duck, and you're being a stranger.

Kirby, for a moment, looks crestfallen.]

[pintsizedpyro]

Now what, what's with that look? C'mon, stop being all sad and pathetic, it's embarrassing to watch!

You're not gonna tell me you actually liked that annoying pest, right?

[Because he sure didn't. Hurray for self hate issues.]

[bookishnettler]

Oh! What are you? Is it all right for me to ask that?

[pintsizedpyro]

Heh, s'fine. [He's used to people asking, so no biggie.] I'm a Digimon. Means I'm made out of data, basically.

[bookishnettler]

Are you robotic?

[pintsizedpyro]

I'm not made of metal or anythin', if that's what you mean. I'm like a program, made out of zeroes and ones instead a' flesh and blood.

[He could be doing a better job of explaining this, but honestly he barely understands how this shit works himself.]

[bookishnettler]

Fascinating. But you're conscious; you're alive.

[pintsizedpyro]

Well gee, what gave it away?

[bookishnettler]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean offense. It's just that we don't have anything at all like you where I come from.

[pintsizedpyro]

Seems like the case for most worlds. I've only seen two worlds that got Digimon so far, mine included. Damn waste, if you ask me, havin' so many world full of just humans.