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About an hour prior, you all received word from Kai that the mysterious Ogremon Tamer was attempting to strike again, and that he had information on where she was going to attack before it would actually happened. The bold teenager immediately suggested that the group go and tackle the threat head-on, as it seemed like a no-brainer to him. However, both Ethan and Frederick found something a little strange about the information, noting that they haven't heard anything around the internet or on the streets, and that it almost seemed like a trap. Despite this, the group gathered at 34th Street and began formulating a plan of action.
Before a proper plan could be formed, the woman revealed herself, partnered with a pair of Vilemon by her side. She had brilliant red eyes and deep black hair, but the most notable feature about the woman was the grisly scar that covered half of her face. She was dressed in dark clothing, such as a trench coat, to complete her villainous look. "Oh, look who showed up. A bunch of losers. You're already too late." The malicious Tamer motioned towards two buildings, where several shadowy figures could be seen near the ledges of the skyscrapers.
"Destroy your Digivices, and I won't start ordering people to be dropped from these buildings. Don't even think about saving them all. You can't make it in time." With that, the villain snapped her fingers, having the Vilemon carry her by her shoulders to the top of the building situated in Koreatown, laughing as she ascended.
Kai gripped his Digivice in frustration, quickly turning back to the group of Tamers that he had declared himself the leader of. "Like hell we can't! We're splitting up - Raina, Damon, and Frederick will be coming with me as my dream team, and the rest of you will head over to Herald Square and save the rest of those people!" Before anybody could really say anything, the blue-haired man would already be running off in the direction of Koreatown, hoping that his orders would be followed.
"Nobody is dying while we're here! Crazy bitch." The eccentric man muttered to himself as he ran.
You are currently running alongside Kai away from 34th Street into Koreatown, towards the building that the villainous woman flew up on top of, which was a tall residential apartment complex with a couple of noodle shops built into the ground floors.
Post by Frederick Anderson on Apr 30, 2023 20:53:33 GMT
KOREATOWN September 1:15am - Saturday
Frederick wasn't exactly sure where Kai got his information, but that didn't matter very much. The group chat was already popping off affirming him that he'd have everyone's support. Well, everyone outside of himself; Fred never answered any messages. He scrolled through it every now and again to be caught up and the most active role he'd take is removing whatever inane nicknaming theme Willow was doing that week. It was implied that he would be there regardless considering he created the group.
There wasn't a reason why he should ever answer the group chat anyway; at least not yet. These were people the teenager barely knew. Some of them were easier to stomach than others but not by far. Besides himself, there were the two unsavory brothers, a rich bitch, the gangster spawn, the wannabee olympian, and then her subway busking cousin. So far, everyone's shown the best of intentions under the leadership of a "man" they know as Kai Allen. Man as in the legal age of consent for the state, maybe not so much on the quality of his character.
That was a conversation for another time though, there was no point in getting into it when he had to rush all the way down to 34th Street. Scrolling through the group chat again while waiting for the train didn't amuse this teenager very much. The best they thought up was Ethan saying that they should be careful. This was usually how they went about this sort of thing anyway. Kai was generally in charge and everyone just kind of went with what he said because he was the first to say it. It wasn't always exceptionally stupid, but there were a few moments.
Of course, other members stepped in, to varying degrees of quality. Something Frederick was reflecting on in the darkness of an underground train window. He held onto the YukimiBotamon in his lap, needing to do so after his partner tumbled off a few times. Everyone had a part to play in this group; That's the wishful thinking he tells himself. Some form of rationale that he suspends his disbelief to. Every time this internal monologue plays out, it feels like there's something missing to clarify it all.
And then the sound of the train announcing his stop clears these thoughts. The black-haired boy stands up, holding the baby digimon in his hand as he departs into the station. He didn't bother checking if anyone else was at the station, only what Kai's direct location was. They already knew what a threat this woman possessed with her digimon, making it important to rush there.
Eventually, they all met up on the streets, hearing her make her demands with hostages in tow. She always took the same appearance, all black from head to toe. Further identifiable features included that large scar that tore across her face. While the frustrations may be understandable, taking them out on the people of New York is not. The situation has escalated dramatically since the last time they met, creating pressure with unfair odds. It was hard to say how many people had been captured, how many other digimon she had coerced into her plot.
Not that it mattered; They had a fearless leader at the helm, ready to do everything and anything he can. The heat of the moment demanding action right then and there.
Frederick never enjoyed the snap decisions or the dramatic heroics of Kai's initiative. While they could all morally agree something needed to be done, how did this situation even come to be? There was a lot missing to formulate anything effective from this. The team had seen a previous evildoer, Devimon, be a ringleader to a legion of other digimon. As far as he knew, this lady had been working alone with an Ogremon this whole time. Where did these Vilemon come into play? There wasn't even time to ponder these numbers as the leader already split them up into two parties.
A hesitation came over the teenager. Then he sprinted off towards K-Town, just like he was supposed to. Once again, it was usually how things went, Kai's orders were often followed.
It would have been nice, if in that moment, he could have thought of something better. No new insight as he pondered what were the most major possibilities. It was entirely strange to him how all this was happening, but it'll become a lot more devastating if he stays put. Whether it didn't add up or not didn't matter when lives were at stake. This woman was going to make the news at this rate if he didn't start moving along.
As mentioned earlier, there were varying degrees of quality between the membership of this little group. Outside of Kai leading, he mostly looked towards people like himself, Raina, and Damon when things got tough. Not that he could blame him for making those choices, having seen the hallmarks of everyone's 'talents' at some point. Damon and Raina were good in a pinch, having had their own respective moments to shine. Kai didn't like that very much from what he recalled but would have to bear it.
Keeping his eyes on Kai to make sure he kept pace and didn't stray the path, Frederick's mind couldn't help but continue to try and unravel the puzzle. Kai somehow knew when she would strike, possibly through some form of dumb luck. Her Ogremon has had yet to make an appearance, a fearsome foe with a nasty bone club. Maybe they would find him there among restaurants selling soondubu jiggae and ramyeon. He held YukimiBotamon close as they continued to close in on that deranged woman's location.
Frederick Anderson is following after Kai Allen. His partner digimon is currently in the Baby I stage.
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[attr="class","carvetext"]34th Street wasn't exactly a far commute from the Upper East Side, being only five stops away on the local train, or only two if going express. Raina got Kai's message while she was laying in bed playing a handheld video game, some sort of expansive but sort of braindead RPG that she still struggled with a little more than she would like to admit. Tossing the game to the side to lazily check her phone and the Chatvio app, her eyes went from tired to bright upon learning that there was some action going on. She had been looking to kick this creatin of a woman to the curb once and for all for quite some time now.
Quickly considering her options, Raina grabbed her Adidas over-the-shoulder, which was already packed with several essentials. Her Digivice was already secured around her wrist, as it always was, just in case of events like this. The teen then opted for a pair of loose-fitting high top sneakers, colored in hot-rod red, as they were easy to throw on and out already, before quickly grabbing her go-to athletic-style Balenciaga jacket, which just so happened to match her shoes perfectly. She didn't bother changing out of her black joggers; they were good enough for this.
“Yo, you ready, girl? We're leaving, got some trouble in Midtown.” A small aqua-colored jellyfish creature floated out from Raina's closet, peaking around the door and doing a dance of enthusiasm. "Yes! Yes! Of course!" The clearly excited monster squinted its black eyes before doing a little dance around the air, which quickly transitioned into shadow boxing. "We're gonna rough that big ugly goblin up! Give 'em a one-two, smack 'em outside the head! Gonna give him the old Jelly Fish of Pain!" This creature was a Digital Monster, otherwise known as Jellymon, or at least this one was. The collective group of lifeforms were just called "Digimon" for short, a term they seemed to have coined for themselves. The teenager brushed off the Digimon's enthusiasm. "Come on, there's no time for antics, we gotta go." She said as she took a small electric scooter out of the closet, hoping to use it to avoid any train delays that might stop her from getting there quickly, or any crazy cab fare.
And with that, the duo was off. They sped through the streets of Manhattan, working their way down the island until they eventually pulled up near 30th Street, where the station was actually located. The streets were eerily quiet, with few people out and about. They were one of the first pairs there, Kai showing up around the same time, and the rest of the group coming shortly after in waves. And on queue, the villain showed up, putting on a corny performance and detailing her plans in front of the group. This was nothing new. While this evil Tamer was certainly powerful, she was predictable, almost to the point where they could always telegraph her actions, usually because she just told them.
Without giving anybody too much time to think, Kai had already thought of a plan of action. It was amazing to the redhead that somebody could think so quickly on their feet; this man was truly one of her idols. Hopefully one day she could make calls as quickly and calmly as he did. Raina quickly ran after him, Jellymon floating after her and matching her speed: the plan seemed to be a front door assault.
Upon reaching the front door, Jellymon would look up at the size of the building, clearly being intimidated by it. "Of course we don't get the Digiman with wings on our team..."
Post by Damon Scordato on May 3, 2023 13:54:30 GMT
'I have a bad feeling about this.' These were the words that churned through Damon Scordato's head as he quickly, quietly, gathered his belongings from around his bedroom. Sounds of any kind would wake his parents up from their drunken slumber, and he had to sneak out of the window in order to leave, but thankfully his room was the one right next to the fire escape, meaning he didn't have to risk their wrath by exiting through the front door, as long as he remembered to close it behind him afterward. Last thing he needed were mom and dad blaming him for a burglary or something.
Getting to 34th Street was the bigger challenge, as Damon lacked a reliable means of getting there swiftly and expediently. This meant he would be forced to take the train, which would give him approximately three-quarters of an hour, give or take a few minutes, to prepare for the inevitable conflict that was about to commence. According to Kai Allen, that woman was out causing problems again, and given the last couple of encounters they had with her, that Ogremon was serious business. Damon wouldn't be able to live with himself if he ignored the danger at hand. He had to do something.
He zipped up his black and white spring jacket, itself a thrift store purchase, hoping to stave off the chill in the air before boarding. Hand-me-down jeans and a pair of worn-out sneakers weren't helping matters any. Over his shoulders was a backpack that seemed rather full and heavy for someone of Damon's size to be carrying, yet the boy didn't seem too fazed by the weight disparity. Considering what was inside the backpack, he found it worthwhile to shoulder this particularly literal burden of sorts. Having that reminder seemed to keep his mind clear of any distractions. He would need that focus soon.
Damon could hardly wait for the train doors to open as soon as the transport came to a stop, rushing out into the streets of Manhattan with nothing less than anticipatory urgency. Several quick glances here and there would allow Damon's eyes to fall upon the figure of Kai Allen himself, causing a grin of relief to wash over his face. It always felt good to see him in person; Kai served as a grounding force for Damon, because almost nothing seemed to disrupt his sense of assurance in everything. That sort of confidence was something Damon wished he had for himself. Nearest him was Raina Waverly, the closest thing he had to a real friend throughout all of New York City. Her presence was a soothing element for Damon, as well.
One by one, the rest of the group showed up to formulate a plan of action against the evil woman, but before they could settle in and discuss, she made her appearance as if stepping out of thin air, dramatically telling them they were too late. It didn't take long for Damon's attention to zero in on the shadows dangling high aboI'mve a building in the direction of K-Town, which immediately made his heart sink into the pit of his stomach. She was stacking the odds against them, trying to claim unfair advantage. Her terms were simple enough: destroy their Digivices, and the prisoners could go free.
'She's lying. She'll kill them as soon as we comply.' Damon thought to himself, clenching both hands into tightly-balled fists as the woman allowed two Vilemon cohorts to carry her off towards K-Town. Kai must have had the same thought, too, otherwise he wouldn't have given the order to split up while he went in for a direct assault. He instructs Raina, Frederick and him to follow along, leaving the rest of the team to contend with whatever nefarious plot that lady had cooked up near Herald Square. How Kai even came to possess knowledge of the evil Tamer's plans was beyond him, but Damon didn't care about that right now. There were hostages to rescue, and a villain to thwart.
Following Kai and the other two towards the building, he hears Raina's Digimon, Jellymon, complain about not having a flyer in their party. "She'd see us coming, then," Damon spoke up, having already considered the validity of her bellyaching yet far too aware of the greater picture at large, "and what would stop her from killing the hostages then and there?" He looked up, assessing the building's scale, then headed to open the door for the group, unable to keep quiet on just how easy some of this appeared to be. "We're probably walking straight into a trap."
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"Damon's right; we can't risk flying up, not even if we could. Even though Golemon is a great climber, that would also possibly damage the building and put more people at risk." Kai spoke in response to Damon once the group reached the front entrance into the building, showing that he had put at least a little thought into this. The high schooler looked up towards the roof, trying to count how many hostages were at this location. The kid was right; this was most likely a trap, but there was little else that could be done at this point. "And what else can we do? We just have to make sure she's busy fighting us and not killing people." With that, the self-proclaimed leader of the group went around the side of the building, finding the fire escape. These things were dangerous, but a risk needed to be taken right now, and going through the front might not be possible, since it was a private apartment complex on the middle floors. [break][break]
The blue-haired teenager stood under the extendable ladder that connected to the escape stairs, jumping up once to try to grab onto it, before failing and trying again, this time successfully gripping onto it. By pulling his weight down, he managed to unlock it and bring it down closer to the ground for everybody to climb up. "Careful up this thing. Don't pee your pants looking down." He said as he climbed up the ladder, being careful with each step. [break][break]
His Goromon, Gotsumon's In-Training form, peaked out from his backpack at the rest of the group with its single eye, looking a little grumpy; which was usual for it. This Digimon rarely spoke and seemed to mostly keep to itself and stay by Kai. It was probably a good idea to keep the Digimon in this form during this task, as it was rather heavy in its Rookie and Champion forms, and could possibly break the fire exit.
Post by Frederick Anderson on May 6, 2023 2:59:34 GMT
KOREATOWN September 1:20am - Saturday
While they all spoke about the possibility that they may be being led into a trap, the gears in Frederick's mind had already turned. Sure, flying would increase their visibility, but she was looking straight down at them when they arrived. Said her whole villainous monologue, read her demands. Their first actions were to split the group. She would be able to see how half of the team booked it, racing to her specifically. If she wanted to start dropping hostages, she would have done so by now.
What exactly was stopping her from doing just that? The shock of their quick mobilization? There had to be something greater at play.
No matter the number of sneaking suspicions he had, it didn't stop his feet from hitting the pavement. Time wasn't going to just to wait for him while he figured it out. The clock was ticking and at any point she could decide to drop one of those bodies she had hostage. Bit hard to think straight when the stakes are so high. Even if they were falling into a trap, they knew exactly what it was she wanted.
The ultimatum stood firm, at least in Frederick's mind. Destroy your digivice; Let her be the only one with access to the power of this device. Considering what was going on at the moment, they couldn't acquiesce to that demand. The villainess is probably not in the mood to negotiate either.
The plan, as heard spoken by their fearless leader, was to occupy her time by directly combatting her. He never openly questioned the logic of Kai's plan, but always dissected it in his head. Right now, the teenager focused on how it entirely ignored their foe's leverage. She didn't want a direct attack, otherwise why gather the hostages? Something wasn't adding up.
There was yet a scream to be heard as they ran down to the apartment complex, following the older teenager as he led them to the fire escape. It didn't take too long before he successfully pulled down the ladder that would take them where they needed to go. The black-haired boy was never sure if Kai was advising them seriously or if he had some strange sense of humor.
You would think by this age, the fear of heights and a lack of bladder control weren't an issue. Not that he was going to comment on it, there were better things to do. Like looking over to Damon and delegating that he holds YukimiBotamon while he climbed.
"Hold 'im for a moment," Was all Frederick said before tossing the white furball in his direction. Easy underhand throw, he couldn't possibly miss that, right? "There's enough space in your backpack, ye?" He asked the redhead a little too late. YukimiBotamon simply chirped once he was in Damon's direction, seeing as he was very fond of all teammates.
Not that the response mattered either, he was already moving on to the next step of the plan. It took a less athletic person like himself a bit of a running start, but he managed to get a hold of the extended ladder that Kai pulled down for them. Climbing it wasn't hard, although there was quite some rust on it. The rushing seemingly stopped at this point, giving him time to catch his breath. They probably weren't moving on until everyone was up on the fire escape.
Frederick Anderson is climbing up the fire escape. His partner digimon was tossed to Damon Scordato for safekeeping momentarily.
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"Not that I have a problem climbing it, but this thing is like, a lot of stories, won't this take too long?" Raina was the last of the group to climb up the ladder, not wanting any of the boys to follow behind her the entire way. Jellymon, meanwhile, retreated into her Stealth Mode, making herself much smaller, as well as floating in midair. The already light Digimon wouldn't be putting any extra weight onto the fire exit. "We seriously should've considered the elevator, at least gave it a chance." The athletic female complained to the rest of the group as they ascended towards the roof. The situation did not really begin to start feeling fishy until this point in the journey. Now that they were nearing what would be the fifth floor, it was strange that the villain had not dropped any of the hostages yet. Maybe she was waiting for something, or perhaps this was some kind of trap.[break][break]
They would be nearing what would be the fifteenth floor, and the set of rustic stairs seemed to simply go on upwards forever. Still, nothing had happened, no hostages had been seen falling from the roof, and out of the ordinary noises could not be heard. Just the standard occasional police siren, cars honking, and people yelling in the distance. Some people living in the apartment complex they were climbing would close their shades when they passed by, but nobody really leaned out and gave the group trouble, which was surprising to the ginger. However, it was probably only a matter of time.[break][break]
As Raina followed the group up to the twenty-fourth floor, she would hear a loud creaking noise, causing her to stop in her tracks and grab onto the nearby railing. "Wait - stop, don't keep going." Hoping that the rest of the group would listen to her, she would then stand still and try to listen to see if the noise would happen again. Sure enough, it did a few seconds later, causing the entire fire exit to shake. "Probably fine?" The teenager nervously asked the rest of the group, hesitating to continue the climb.
Post by Damon Scordato on May 10, 2023 10:43:13 GMT
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[attr="class","determinationbody"]Damon would have settled for being told he was right, were it not for the fact that Kai went on to completely ignore him opening the front door for everyone in favor of whatever scheme he had cooked up. The rest of the group wordlessly followed along, leaving him throwing both hands up in exasperation, and wondering why he even bothered to try being helpful. A few moments of light jogging to catch up would reveal that Kai had fully intended to take the fire escape, a strategy even Raina called into question. "Hey, I tried," said Damon with a shrug. Not like anyone ever listened to him, though.[break][break]
Frederick, the resident brainiac of the group, practically gave Damon no time to react as he tossed over his Digimon partner, YukimiBotamon, expecting the redhead to keep hold over him as they ascended the fire escape. "H-Hey!" Too little, too late; both he and Kai were shuffling their way up the ladder, leaving him a small white powderpuff to contend with. In trying to save time, Frederick had ultimately forced Damon to waste his. Smart moves, genius.[break][break]
Frantically, Damon set YukimiBotamon against the cold concrete, unfastening his backpack so that he could open the zippers and peer inside. "Make some room, buddy, we've got another passenger," Damon whispered. The backpack shuffled and moved around some before he grabbed Frederick's companion and gently placed him inside, receiving an excited chirp from YukimiBotamon. Of course he was having a good time.[break][break]
Damon eventually made haste and reoriented his backpack so that it sat over his shoulders once again. Unlike Frederick who needed a bit of a running start to grab the ladder, Damon could simply jump and grab on to the bottom rung, although pulling himself up took a little more effort; pull-ups weren't among his strongest skills.[break][break]
At last, the group would begin their ascent up the fire escape, with Kai letting off a pithy remark with regards to the vertical altitude they were now faced with tackling. A simple look up gave Damon all he needed to know about the building's height, and based on how rickety these steps were, it was going to be a real miracle this woman didn't see them coming, if that even ends up being a possibility. For all Damon knew, she was ready for their arrival, and eager to start killing hostages.[break][break]
Five stories. Ten. Fifteen. Twenty. Somehow, even as they climbed, nobody was either awake or observant enough to notice four teenage children and their talking animal companions making their way up a fire escape, which benefited them, albeit only to a certain degree. Then the stairs began to creak and shake, enough to make Raina halt her progress upward. "You can always go back and take the elevator, if you want," Damon joked, trying to keep the air light enough so that her panic wouldn't infect the rest of the group, but otherwise still concerned for the structural integrity of the fire escape.
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"No, stop!" The blue-haired teenager quickly shouted to the rest of the group after Raina and Damon had finished quipping, noticing something coming overhead that everybody had somehow failed to notice until now. A shadowy mass leaped from the building next to the one being climbed, an incredible display of athletics for something its size. It passed by the group in a quick green blur, taking Kai with it, both of them tumbling into the window and adjacent apartment. A shocked middle-aged man spilled his beer upon the duo arriving, and quickly scrambled out the door in a panic.[break][break]
The mass, now visible, revealed itself to be an eleven-foot tall green-skinned Digimon, with a gaping maw, and equipped with a large club that was crudely adorned with various bolts and other bits. It was one half of their target Tamer and Digimon pair - Ogremon. Kai had fought this Digimon a few times alongside the group already, so he was aware of all of its attacks. Not that it was a particularly strategic creature or anything. "Well, you're going to make our job a whole lot easier. Let's show him our new trick!" The boy's Digivice lit up on his wrist, his In-Training partner hopping from his bag and spinning in the air, emerging stylishly as its Champion form, Golemon. He smiled at the show, not being able to hold in his excitement at what he had just pulled off so flawlessly after so much practive. "That's right; me and my buddy already mastered Warp Digivolution!"[break][break]
The Ogremon scoffed, pounding his club on the ground a few times and sizing up his opponent, who was now larger than him, and would likely have trouble fighting in this cramped apartment room. "So what, all that just so you could match me. I'll be impressed when you get to Ultim---" The ground suddenly gave out in the room before the monster could finish speaking, sending him, Golemon, and Kai all barreling through the floors below, breaking through dozens on their way and nearly ending back up on the ground floor. The group would have been able to see that this was Kai's own doing, as he ordered Golemon to destroy the floor while Ogremon was talking, an honestly questionable and confusing tactic.
You are faced with a choice. You must vote on one of the following choices as a group before posting.
A. Continue up the fire exit. It has gotten considerably more unstable since Ogremon crashed through it and into the window.
B. Enter the building and try either the stairs or elevator and continue towards the top. You do not know what dangers lie within the building or if you will have access throughout it.
C. Enter the building and make your way down to help Kai. This may possibly risk the hostages who are still on the roof.
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