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This isn't my fault.

[Pictured is a young Japanese man with his cell phone pointed at himself. There is the sound of something rumbling further down the street, and a ... a bird cawing? Yes, that certainly sounds like it. Like a big, giant... bird.

Regardless, (most of) you haven't seen this guy before. That's been on purpose on his end, but the situation has sort of escalated. There's another rumble, and something is definitely stomping around.]

I mean, look. Okay. I remember the giant chicken. That past life fought one, I guess?

[Wait. What? He sighs and shakes his head.]

I ain't ever seen shit like this before, some demon-assed looking lock jumping out of nowhere, and... and.

Crap. Just look.

[Mamoru swings the phone around, and points down the street. Nearby, there is a giant darkly glowing cage. Inside it, is an equally giant chicken monster. Beside it, stomping around and flapping its wings is another, even larger bird monster, except instead of a beak-like face it just has a cyclops-like lock face.]

I didn't do this. I mean. I got this. But I didn't cause it.

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[His brow twitches. He... is gonna ignore the first part.]

I didn't echo this crap! I only remembered it after it appeared!

And I've never seen those stupid red-eyed lock things!

[At the very least, he's been a Numbered long enough and seen enough reports and stories to know the terminology. If not much else.]

Edited ( ) 2015-10-13 16:41 (UTC)

[Half the people here can't seem to decide if they're called echoes or pulses. Whatever the terminology is.]

Well, if you didn't, then where did--

[And it's about then that something finally clicks. She hadn't gotten a very good look at the monster before, being distracted by Mamoru's sudden appearance but--]

Hey, let me see that thing again!

That's what I'm trying to figure--!

[As she stops cold, he blinks, and tilts his head to one side until the question comes. Shrugging, figuring they can bicker over the stupid stuff later, he points his phone back out at the monster.]

Yeah? What about it?

[She doesn't answer right away. Maybe it's because she's looking at the monster that intently... or maybe it's because she goes silent as that Echo rolls over her. She knows what this thing is, but... how? How could it be here?]

Zetsuborg....

[She just barely speaks the word above the whisper.]

ZETSUBORG!

[The bellowing shout from the monster seems like almost a confirmation, and he lowers his phone back to stare at it.]

Uh. Yeah. That's about it.

Yo, you okay?

[He squints at her image, tilting his head to one side.] I mean, I'm the one looking at the giant monster here.

[She actually jumps a bit at the monster's bellow, looking a little bit like she's seen a ghost for a second before Mamoru's face reappears. From there, she's quick to shake it off and recover again.]

Yeah... yeah, I'm fine. That thing's just super freaky-looking.

Um, where are you right now? I think I might know somebody who can do something about that.

[Luckily he misses the jump, though he blinks a bit as he looks back at her. Actually, for whatever issues he's faced in the last year or so he feels a bit bad about worrying her.] Look, this is fine, I've got--

[Pause, and he squints.] Wait, who the hell do you know that can do something about that? I mean, I'm in Locke, but...

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Don't worry about that, just keep me updated if it starts moving around and I'll try to get somebody out there to help!

[There's no time for questions, man! Just do what she says, jeez.]

Yeah, well, there's another thin--

[Suddenly the camera shakes, and he's yanked to the side. Kirara will plainly be able to see a very large headed lizard monster tugging on Mamoru's arm.]

Bro, c'mon! We gotta fight that thing!

...whoever you're tryin' to get better hurry up, I don't think Agumon's gonna sit around here for long.

Okay, well, tell Agumon that he'll just have to--

[Who's Agumon? ........ Wait a minute, what's Agumon?! Kirara lets out a bit of a surprised shriek, jumping back a bit.]

Wh-wh-wh-what is that?! Is that a dinosaur?!

[For a moment, Mamoru just watches blankly as Kirara reacts. Ah, yes. He supposes that makes sense, he's sort of neglected to mention it.

However, something else takes over and he smirks, chuckling.]

Yeah, sure.

I am not!

I have a dinosaur.

[Oh, okay. He has a dinosaur...

... nnnnnnnope, that's not gonna do it!]

When did you get a talking dinosaur?! And why is your dinosaur talking?

[She's seen real dinosaurs, man, she knows they don't talk.]

I'm a Digimon!

[It's helpful information, clearly, that Agumon then provides, grinning behind his partner. Mamoru scratches his head, waving to Agumon and smiling as if that explained everything.]

That, basically.

[IS THAT ALL YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE HER WITH?!]

Oh, okay.

[A beat ticks by.]

How does that answer my question? What the heck is a Digimon?

[Mamoru finally gives up and lets out an exasperated sigh.]

I dunno! He's a Digimon, that's about all I've got! He popped out of an egg, was this talking pink head, and then turned into a big yellow lizard! That's been my life. My memories said he was supposed to only eat special food, but he devours damned near anything I put in front of him.

[Agumon frowns.] I'm right here, y'know.

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