first brush stroke. [ video ]

[shinken_hime]

[ When the camera clicks on, there is a young woman with a ponytail and a large paper fan in her hand. Comically, her Digimon, a Leormon has been struck with it and is screaming up a storm until he is hit again. ]

Why I oughtta! I thought that princesses were supposed to be more refined than that!

[ Kaoru pays Leormon no attention as she goes to pick up her discarded communicator. ]

Hello. I am Shiba Kaoru and I already know that I've been dragged here to the Digital World with the aid of my Leormon. So, outside of general information, I would like to know more about the world I've been brought to.

That being said - Takeru? Shinkengers? Have you also been brought to this world?

Comments

[Video]

[johnnyyongtroll]

You need information, I'm your broker. Izaya Orihara, at your service.

[Video]

[shinken_hime]

It's a pleasure, Orihara-san. How much do you already know?

Re: [Video]

[johnnyyongtroll]

Quite a bit, actually. I was here when the world ended.

[Video]

[shinken_hime]

...It ended?

[ Her brows knit at that. ]

Explain.

Re: [Video]

[johnnyyongtroll]

Well about three months ago a giant weapon was unleashed upon the world and it ended. Everyone was frozen by the god tree and he remade the world.

[audio]

[shinken_red]

...

[pause, and thus just dead air for a moment]

Princess! You arrived! That's- well, I suppose I should introd-

Calm down.

...

Well. It has been awhile.

[audio]

[shinken_hime]

Takeru.

[ Her voice carries the usual warmth it normally has. ]

It has, hasn't it? Have you been well?

Re: [audio]

[shinken_red]

I've been here for ... awhile, now.

Mako is here, as well. Ryuunosuke and Kotoha were, but... no longer.

So it's been awhile since we've seen another familiar face.

[audio]

[shinken_hime]

How long has it been since you've been here?

Re: [audio]

[shinken_red]

In actuality, I was here for a couple months during our battle with Doukoku's forces, before...

Well, before you arrived.

I actually wasn't even sure it wasn't a vivid hallucination until I came back, afterwards. That was... a couple years ago, now.

[gokai_red]

Well, well.

If it ain't the little samurai princess.

[shinken_hime]

I'm sorry, have we met?

[gokai_red]

Yeah.

You stuck a sword in my face.

Captain Marvelous, from the Pirate Sentai Gokaiger.

[shinken_hime]

[ Damn, she would have liked to be there. ]

I'm afraid I don't recall that, but it's a pleasure to meet you nonetheless.

[gokai_red]

...another one from before the War, eh?

Damn.

[shinken_pink]

Princess...! You're here...!

[shinken_hime]

Mako. Have you been well?

[shinken_pink]

I-I'm fine... I've been doing what I can to support Takeru all this time...

[shinken_hime]

I'm glad to hear that. Thank you for what you have done so far.

[twohundredyearplan]

Isn't this interesting...

[shinken_hime]

Akumaro.

[ She remains firm, lips taut as she glances at him. ]

Escaped the Sanzu River, have we?

[twohundredyearplan]

Oh, my dear, I was long dead before arriving here, after your vassals sent me to hell. This world saw fit to revive me.

But how interesting. I never expected that the Shinken Red who defeated me was a fraud...

[shinken_hime]

That is where you should have stayed, regardless if this world saw to it to revive someone like you.

Furthermore, he was acting on my behalf. He has earned the Shinken Red title by performing his duties terrifically, therefore I would not say that he is a fraud.

[gokai_red]

[oh hello there]

Huh.

[shinken_red]

Then I suppose that doesn't say much about your own power, does it, Gedoushu?