1701/The Vast Valley

The Vast Valley
Date of Scene:	02 March 2015
Location:	The Eastern Valley
Synopsis:	Duke meets a very odd cyborg woman and her pet shinki.
Cast of Characters:	222, Duke

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Duke has posed:
Duke and Doran have been out exploring, but as normal eventually Duke will wonder off to go out and do his own thing. This is such a day where he has done exactly this. The Eastern Valley is a lush valley with small towns scattered here and there. The Guilmon X, a type of digimon, was running about the grass fields chasing a butterfly of all things, until he came upon an old barn area.
Ear fins extended up out of curiosity and knowing this wasn't far from the road, the four foot digital monster slinks into the old barn area, moving through the long grass and sniffing about the area. What he was not aware of, was a wolf that had the same idea. Both perhaps looking for food, though in Duke's case; Just exploring.

The Guilmon X eventually comes back out into the open where a road once was leading up to the house itself with the bounds of the property, only to hear the low growl of the wolf behind him. The Digimon's tail flicked as he turned slowly too look at the growling beast and his gold eyes went wide, blinking a few times. "...Hello?" Duke asks as his ear fins go back, "...is this your place?"
The response the digimon got was, one he was not expecting. The wolf charged directly for him and Duke quickly had to leap out of the way of the attack. "Ack!" Soon the Guilmon X was being chased by a rather hungry wolf.

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     As the digimon goes running from the wolf, a shrill little voice calls out, "Leave him alone, you big meanie!" Suddenly, something like a fairy comes fluttering over Duke's head, a syringe as big as she is in her hands. She flies right up to the wolf, and punches the syringe into its shoulder. The wolf lets out a sharp whine, then shudders as something strange starts to happen to it.

     It stumbles, then falls down, twitching. The six inch little woman, dressed much like a nurse, smirks at the wolf before looking toward Duke. "Hey! Are you alright?" she asks, flittering over to him.

Duke has posed:
The Guilmon X dodges out of the way again as the Wolf comes back in trying to take a bit of the dino-dragon's tail. Those claws dig into the ground, spinning Duke around in a 180. His gold eyes narrow, those ear fins go back. He was getting ready to speak when there was a needle that zipped by.
This is when Duke watches as the wolf yelps and then falls over, twitching. Those eyes go wide, before he looks over to the voice. Those ear fins perking up as he tilts his head to the side. "I am fine, just don't think he cared much for me being here.." He says looking back to the Wolf as his tail moves side to side gently.

The Digimon's nostrils flare out a bit, before he looks to the downed wolf, then to the Fairy. He studies her for a moment as he speaks. "Thanks... I think, though, what is your name?"

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     The fairy floats over to Duke, then lands on his nose and smiles at him. "You're welcome! I'm Britt!" she says, standing with her syringe resting on her hip like a rifle being held up. "Hey! You're a cute dinosaur thing! What are you doing out here trying to get eaten by wolves?" she asks as she takes a seat on his nose, her legs crossed off to the side.

     As Britt is talking, there is a green glow a short distance away. It must be a transporter beam, because in that glow forms the shape of a woman. A woman with grey skin, clad from neck to toe in black cybernetic armor and hoses instead of hair sprouting from her head. Those hoses connect to her back between her shoulders. She is also obviously equipped for combat. A pair of plasma pistols and several grenades rest on a belt around her hips. She doesn't look around like most people might after appearing. She instead walks right toward Duke and Britt.

Duke has posed:
Duke goes about cross eyed when Britt lands on his snout. He blinks his gold eyes a few times and then plops down on his rear-end as she sits with her legs crossed. "I'm out exploring to learn the Multiverse," He explains with a bit of a smile on his muzzle. "So that I can learn how it all works from experience!" He then closes his eyes with a even bigger smile as he talks, "My name is Duke! Its a pleasure to meet you!"
That is when the mysterious woman beams down and Duke looks in that direction. The Guilmon's ear fins perk up as he stares at her in confusion. He isn't sure what to think of the odd woman really. She reminds him of the Cyborg Digimon of his once home, but he is pretty sure she is no digimon.

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Britt's wings (which look curiously like stylized swords) flutter when he flops, keeping her from falling off. "It's nice to meet you too, Duke!" she says happily before blinking when that woman appears. "Oh! Queen! You are here!" the little fairy says, then blinks again. "Wait...why are you here?"

     The strange woman regards Duke with what could best be described as a completely neutral gaze, then looks at Britt. "You reported meeting an unknown creature. I was curious about it, especially when you claimed it was a reptile that could speak. There are so few intelligent reptilian species in the Multiverse." the woman says as she approaches. She stops when she is standing a couple of feet away from Duke, then folds her arms over her chest. "Duke, is it? I am Regina of Borg, Queen of the Borg Collective. If I may, what are you?" she says to him.

Duke has posed:
Duke observes Regina and as it seems Britt knows who she is, his ear fins relax a bit. "Yep! My name is Duke!" His tail moves side to side a bit across the ground. "I'm a Digimon! Um, a Guilmon X." He explains with a very gentle nod of his head, mostly to make sure he doesn't knock Britt off by accident.
"Its nice to meet you, Regina!" He tilts his head a touch, once more respectful of Britt, "Though, not sure I know what a Borg is... but... I don't know what much is still."

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Britt is jostled a bit by the movements, but she maintains her balance gracefully with a flutter of her wings. "Borg!" the little shinki says. "They are cybernetic lifeforms trying to blend the organic and synthetic into the perfect organism. They are as close to perfect as one can get!" she says, smiling brightly.

     "And, we are always looking for more organisms to add to our collective." Regina adds, still standing rather than sitting. "You are a digimon, you said? Are there more of your kind? Do you have any powers like those the others of this Multiverse often display?" the Borg Queen asks.

Duke has posed:
Duke looks confused by what Britt explains, looking crossed eye to her, before his gaze goes back to Regina. "There are others, but most are all hiding." Duke explains with a soft hrm. "But each Digimon are different, some have yet to Digivolve, some are already at the max of their evolution..." He taps his claw to his muzzle's chin, "Like Beelzebumon! He is an Ultimate!"

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     "Beelzebumon..." Regina repeats to herself, then goes still for a moment. It might look like she just froze, but she is accessing her Confederate uplink to gather data. "Ah, I see. So, you are from the same world as he." Regina says, then looks at Duke again. "So, you are what is known as...a rookie form?" she asks him. Her data on digimon is incomplete, so she is not 100% certain of that.

     Britt tilts her head as Duke looks confused. "Um...they are...cyborgs. But, they want to be perfect, so they are always looking for new things to make them more perfect." she says, trying to explain a bit better.

Duke has posed:
Duke mms in acknowledgment to Britt as her explanation makes more sense to him, but his gold eyes stay on Regina. "Child." The Digimon corrects Regina, "... I am... a child Digimon though...," he then shakes his head carefully, "Not a common child. Many Digimon grow up into their evolutions. I can warp."
Duke scratches the side of his head with his claw, wondering softly if that made any sense. "Not sure why... but... it may have something to do with my past and given I can not remember my past..." His ear fins then droop to match his sad face in that moment. "It does not answer many questions well, but!"

This is when Duke's ear fins perk back up, including his own personality, "I'm working hard to get stronger and maybe I'll be able to seek the answers to all my questions!"

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     "Child. That makes sense." Regina says, then levels her gaze on Duke. "If you seek more power, the Borg may be able to help. Being assimilated into the collective makes an individual part of a greater whole. I can grant many abilities, including regeneration, shielding, and armor plating. Although usually the individual will is subverted by the collective consciousness, in this strange and vast Multiverse I am willing to leave the individual will intact."

     "But, accepting assimilation means you are subservient to me. I would be able to override your will at any moment. We are the Borg, and together, we are working to bring perfection to this imperfect Multiverse." Regina finishes. After which, Britt sighs. "Queen, you scare people with such speeches. I don't think a cute little dinosaur thing is going to want to be assimilated." Regina raises an eyebrow at Britt. "All will eventually join the Borg, or be destroyed. I do not understand why so many find the prospect of assimilation so threatening. It makes one stronger, and eliminates nearly all needs that a typical organic body suffers from."

Duke has posed:
Duke listens to this as Regina goes on about her borg things as the borg queen. The Digimon looks bored somewhere in the middle of this. He yawns and even scratches his backside with those large claws. Not that he is trying to be disrespectful, but all this stuff is slightly going over his head.
Once Britt cuts in and Regina corrects her, one of Duke's ear fins raises up gently, "No thank you." He says as he then goes to stand up. "My mind is already scrambled enough without someone else in it."

The Guilmon X's tail then moves side to side, "Besides. I'm not organic, well.... not really." He has to think about that. "I'm sort of organic, but I'm also data." He smiles at that, "That is why I'm a Digimon!"

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     The Borg Queen looks slightly annoyed when Duke yawns, but Britt actually giggles. Regina shrugs at Duke's reply, but listens to his clarification of his situation. "A digital organic being...intriging. I must learn more about this. Perhaps I will pay your world a visit." she says.

     Britt looks at Duke and smiles. "Are you hungry? What do digi-dinos eat? Digi-sheep?" she says, smiling happily the entire time.

Duke has posed:
Duke frowns a little on his muzzle as Regina brings up his home world. "Its gone..." he says softly. "The Digital World was destroyed by Yggdrasil." He lowers his head a bit. "That is why we are scattered everywhere. If you were not destroyed during the deletion, you probably got killed by the Royal Knights."
Yet the talk of food causes Duke to look cross eyed at Britt, "Food?" He then grins, ear fins perk up fully. "I love food! I can eat about anything actually! Doran, a good friend of mine, has been teaching me to hunt!"

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Regina tsks softly as she hears their homeworld is gone. "Unfortunate. A world such as that could hold a large amount of valuable information." she says. She raises an eyebrow as Britt brings up food, then shakes her head. "The consumption of nutrients through eating is such an inefficient process. Yet, humans and other lifeforms seem to like eating. Why is that?" she says to Duke.

     Britt just sighs softly, then smiles at Duke. "Well, if you don't feel like hunting, there is this place called the Bar and Grill at the Edge of the Multiverse, or just the Bar and Grill for short. You can go there just about anytime and buy food! And...if you do feel like hunting, well...I'm afraid I am not programmed for hunting." she says, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.

Duke has posed:
Duke smiles softly at Britt, but frowns as she brings up 'pay'. "I don't have any money." He admits with a heavy sigh, though those gold eyes look at Regina, "Um-- because it tastes good and, uh, helps restore energy?"
The Guilmon X shrugs softly. "I just know I eat allot, but that has something to do with my data maybe being so... mixed up." He hrms, "...also Digivolving takes up allot of energy too."

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Britt awws and pats Duke on the snout, then smiles again. "Don't worry. I'm sure your hunting skills are better than they appeared when I arrived and it looked like you were being hunted." she says. "So! What's your favorite thing to eat? I'm a shinki, so I don't really eat. I just drink jelly cans for fuel and lubrication and things. They are yummy! Buuut, they aren't very big, so they probably wouldn't work very well for you."

     Regina looks up into the sky, then back down at the others. "I am returning to the ship. You know your way back, Britt." she says, then Regina steps a short distance away and that same green glow from before surrounds her. Her form slowly fades away, then the glow disappears.

Duke has posed:
Duke watches as Regina returns back to the ship. "I guess she doesn't like to talk much, huh?" Those gold eyes then look crossed eyed at Britt, "What do I like to eat?" He hrms and then grins, "Anything! I'm not picky!"

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Britt shakes her head at Duke's question. "No, Queen Regina is not a big talker. That is why she got me!" The shinki floats up from Duke's snout finally and smiles. "So! Do you prefer hunting or prepared food?" she asks, slowly floating around him and looking him over. "Hmm...you don't look like you could take down big things. Maybe bunnies."

Duke has posed:
Duke watches as Britt flutters around him. Those gold eyes follow her form, as his tail moves side to side slowly. "I like both!" He says with a toothy grin. Those are some sharp teeth! "Though favorite is bread! Not sure why... but bread is really good!"
The Guilmon X then tilts his head slightly. "I normally doesn't go after big things. But those, yes. I'll go after those. Sometimes I'll use my fire to cook them too! .... sometimes I over cook them though..."

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Britt giggles at that. "Bread? Who would have thought a dinosaur would like bread!" She aws as Duke says he sometimes overcooks things. She floats up and gives him a pat on the cheek. "It's alright. I am told cooking takes a while to perfect. I'm a terrible cook, myself, since Queen never eats, and I don't eat food either."

     She takes a look around, then hmms. "Where do you get bread if you have no money?"

Duke has posed:
"Sometimes friends give me bread and showed me a few things!" The Guilmon X explains. "Other times, I get it from Bakeries just laying it around for the poor." He shrugs softly. "I-- once stole some food, but not going to do that again! Nope!"
The Digimon then sniffs the air and hrms. "I should get going soon. I promised Doran I'd meet back with him." Those gold eyes look at Britt and smile softly. "Thank you again for helping me out."

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Britt smiles as she hears that. "Good. Stealing things is bad." she says, then floats in to give Duke a little hug around the snout. "Alright! See you later, Duke! Try not to get eaten by a wolf!" she says, then she flutters away.