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?

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[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?

[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?

[gokai_red]

Well, well.

If it ain't the little samurai princess.

Re: [Video]

[johnnyyongtroll]

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

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.

[Video]

[shinken_hime]

...It ended?

[ Her brows knit at that. ]

Explain.

[shinken_pink]

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

[audio]

[shinken_hime]

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

[shinken_hime]

I'm sorry, have we met?

[shinken_hime]

Mako. Have you been well?

[gokai_red]

Yeah.

You stuck a sword in my face.

Captain Marvelous, from the Pirate Sentai Gokaiger.

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.

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.

[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.

[shinken_hime]

So, it has been some time...

Either way, I'm glad to see you again.

[Video]

[shinken_hime]

I see. And what was this weapon?

[gokai_red]

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

Damn.

[shinken_pink]

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

[shinken_hime]

What war?

[ Suddenly, her tone changes to a serious one. ]

[shinken_hime]

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

[shinken_red]

The same.

My partner, whom you heard speak earlier, is in actuality my- our- ... Shinken Red's Origami, reformed into one of the local creatures of this world.

It is an honor to speak with you, Princess.

It is the same for Mako's partner.

[shinken_hime]

... How is that possible?

[gokai_red]

Already said more than I should on that. Ask your samurai buddies.

You'll run into us eventually, though. Or some version of you will. Or whatever.

Let's just say you sort of do my crew a favor. We repaid that, so we're even.