�So this is New York,� Lopmon said from Eric�s head
as the pair walked down mainstreet. �Lots of people
around.�

�Yes, New York is one of the biggest cities in the states,�
Eric replied as the pair weaved around people.

A sudden commotion suddenly caught their attention as
a man was seen running down the street, followed by an
angry girl. �Give my back my purse!� she shouted.

Eric stuck out his foot as the crook passed by and he
went tumbling to the ground. The pair were atop him,
Eric weighing down his back and Lopmon planting the
crook�s face directly into the ground by sitting on the
back of his head. �Wow, some excitement,� Lopmon
said. �This is so cool!�

The girl ran up and snatched her white purse from the
crook as she glared down on the hapless man who
groaned under Eric and Lopmon. �That�s what you get
for taking things that doesn�t belong to you,� she said
with a huff. The girl then blinked as she looked at 
Lopmon. �Oh my, a digimon!�

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Digital Diaries : Adventures 2003

written by Shaun Garin

authorized by Lord Archive.. you know the drill by
now.

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File 13 : A Canadian In New York

�I can�t thank you enough for helping me out there,�
the girl gushed as Eric rubbed his head embarrasedly.

�Well, I would have done it for anyone,� Eric said.
�I�m that kinda guy.�

�I see,� the girl said. �Oh, where are my manners?
I�m Mimi Tachikawa.�

�Eric Stewart, and this here is my partner, Lopmon.�

�Hi!� Lopmon waved.

Mimi blinked as she looked down. �Um... why are
you still sitting on the crook?�

Eric looked down and shrugged. �So that when the
police pull over, they can book him for a while.�

After a few minutes, the police did come as someone
in the crowd had phoned the nearest station. After
getting their views and remarks, the police cuffed the
man and drove off.

Mimi smiled at Eric. �Where�s your parents?�

�At the Holiday Inn, just down a couple of blocks,�
Eric said. �I wanted to take a look around. They�re
kinda suffering from Jetlag.�

�C�mon, I�ll show you around,� Mimi invited. �Don�t
worry about me, I�m a chosen.�

Eric blinked and then pulled out his tricorder. After
bringing up a file, he blinked again and said, �So
you�re the girl with Palmon, from Odaiba.�

Mimi looked at the device curiously. �Who made 
that?�

�Carter Windam, another Canadian Chosen.� Eric
shrugged. �It�s a scanner, both medical and area
focused, it has profiles on all the chosen that are
listed, and has Koushiro�s Digimon Analyzer installed
in it.�

�That�s very handy,� Mimi said as the pair headed into
a nearby apartment building. �My friends are waiting
for me.�

�Are they digi-destined as well?� Lopmon asked.

�Yep,� Mimi chirped as she pressed the button for one
of the higher apartments.

Soon, the doors opened and Mimi lead him to a nearby
door where she knocked at it. Soon, the door opened
to reveal a tallish blonde boy with glasses and a bit of
freckles. �Hi Mimi, who�s the new guy?�

�Steve, this is Eric and Lopmon, from Canada. He 
helped get back my purse from a purse-snatcher.�
Mimi indicated the pair as Eric and Lopmon waved.

Steve opened the door wide. Inside were a few more 
people, all young adults. �Come on in, we�re gonna 
decide what to do tonight.�

�Have a seat,� the nearby blonde boy said. He had 
wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. Eric did so as he 
stuck out his hand. �I�m Micheal Godwin.�

�Eric Stewart, and this is Lopmon.�

Lopmon waved. �Hi.�

�I�m Maria,� a hispanic girl said from the right.

�I�m Sam, nice to meet you,� a africian americian boy
said.

�Lou,� a american indian boy said, waving. �good
to meet you.�

�And you know Steve and Mimi,� Micheal said,
indicating the pair. �Now that�s settled, we just wanna
know one thing.�

�What�s that?� Eric and Lopmon chorused.

�Why do you have your digimon with you?� Mimi
asked. �It�s not often a digimon and partner are in
the real world together. Usually they live in the digital
world.�

�Well....� Eric paused. �Considering that we�ve gone
into the digital world a total of two times, we spend
most of our time dealing with digimon that enter
the real world through digital fields.�

�Digital fields?� Lou asked. �What are those?�

�Think of it as dence fog, pieces of digital world all
smushed together, bringing a few digimon at a time,�
Lopmon said. �Carter could explain it better but at
the moment, we figure that the digimon can�t seem
to exit the field.�

�Koushiro must have noticed something like this
already,� Steve surmised. �has he?�

�So far, Carter hasn�t gotten an email from this
Koushiro guy,� Eric said, shaking his head. �I don�t
think he can detect it.�

�That would be a first,� Mimi said with a giggle.
�He always prides himself on being on top of all
digital world related incidents.�

�He would have a fit for days,� Micheal said. �Weeks
even.�

�I�d pay good money to see that happen,� Steve said
with an evil grin. He then slapped his hands together,
rubbing them in anticipation. �So, what should we
do tonight?�

�Why not try out the new Lord Of The Rings RPG
you got?� Lou suggested.

�Sure!� Steve exited the room and re-entered with a
thick manual and sheets. �Here�s your sheets for
everyone. You�ll be playing different charecters.�

�Count me out,� Mimi said, frowning.

�Aw c�mon oneechan,� Maria said. �Steve�s games
aren�t that bad. Besides, it�s Lord of the Rings. What
could possibly happen?�

�I�m in,� Lou said with a grin.

�Me too,� Eric added, Lopmon nodding as well,
the others nodding.

Mimi sighed. �I�ll listen in for a bit and then jump
in later.�

�So that�s all of us save for Mimi....� Steve 
quickly handed out sheets. After the group had
read over their charecters, Steve cleared his
throat, an impish smile on his face. �Alright. The
scene is set in Rivendell, and the fellowship of the
ring is ready to march fearlessly from the great
city into Legend and Glory.�

�I greet my fellow travellers,� Lou said.

�I ready my iron rations,� Micheal added.

�I prepare my armor,� Maria said.

�I ready the healing spells for any enemy encounters,�
Sam said.

�I get ready my Mace.� Eric said.

�I uh....� Lopmon paused as everyone looked at him
expectantly. �I kill Gandalf.�

Steve�s eyes went wide as dinner plates, his manual
popping out of his hand as Eric doubled over in laughter. 
�YOU DO WHAT?!� Steve screamed incrediously.

�Well, lets face it; once the wizard is out of the way,
the ring is ours,� Sam said, a grin on his face.

�Lets start gutting Gandalf!� Eric added as Mimi 
looked annoyed, yet amused. Maria was giggling as 
Steve seemed to be going into shock. Lou was
caught between adding something as Steve stood
up, placing his palms on the table.

�You�re gonna GUT Gandalf the Grey?!� Steve
said, unbelieving the fact.

�And lets string up Legolas too!� Sam aded, getting
into the swing of things, happy that it wasn�t going to
become a pitall-gruesome-trap-laden-rpg.

�I think we�re in for a good one,� Eric said as Mimi
sat in the circle and Steve resumed his poise.

�Well then, with the loss of Gandalf, the Ring is lying
on the ground. Frodo runs up to you.� Steve�s hands
were shaking as he tried to maintain his dignity.
��Friends!� He exclaims, �we musn�t fight amongst 
ourselves! For all of the good of mankind, peace, 
honor and bravery, we must...��

�I smite him with my mace of many hurts and SMASH
THAT LITTLE FREAKS BRAINS TO MUSH!�
Micheal shouted, drawing a wide eyed stare from
Steve, similar ones from the rest of the group.

Steve�s face went through several shades, his eyes
gaining a twitch before he began to bang his head on
the table. Micheal shrugged at the amused grins he
was getting. �He was never my favorite Lord of the
Rings charecter.�

Lou was close to bursting out in laughter as he had
a wide grin on his face. Maria looked amused and
Mimi was shaking in silent laughter. Eric was
plotting his next move, Lopmon had moved to the
table, Micheal was checking his equpitment and
Steve was banging his head on the table.

�This is interesting, I have to get in now.� Mimi 
snatched up a charecter sheet as she proclaimed, 
�Friends, we must declare war on all of Middle 
Earth!�

�Yee HAW!� Lou exclaimed, surprising everyone
with his cry. �Lets set up a conscription program in 
the shire!�

By now, Steve was in catatonic shock as Maria 
giggled. �This is payback for all of those gruesome 
traps you set for us.� Steve couldn�t hear, because 
he shocked himself asleep.

�Really?� Eric asked. �I thought this would be
normal for him.�

�Onward friends!� Lopmon proclaimed as he 
marched back and forth on the table. �We shall 
conqour the lands one by one!�

�Alright! Sack the villages! Conqour the nations!
The Ring is ours!� Eric shouted as the game wore 
on, Steve, oblivious to all of it as he slept soundly.

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�I think he�ll be feeling that bit of payback for a
while,� Mimi said as she walked Eric and Lopmon
home. �You want to drop by tommorow?�

�Sure!� Eric said. �As long as we get to play some
more.�

�Yeah!� Lopmon added. �it was kinda fun, taking
over most of Middle Earth in one evening.�

Mimi smiled as the pair walked up the steps of the
Holiday Inn. �Well, see you tommorow.� She
hailed a cab, got in and waved from the window 
as the cab pulled away.

Eric smiled. �This is going to be an interesting
vacation.�

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Authors notes : It really happened... really.

I had to vamp it up for something that would actually
send Steve into a catatonic shock but in essence, it
was in the beginning of a game run by our GM, Darth
when it all went to hell.... a fun hell mind you but it
was crazy. Sadly, I wasn�t there for most of the time
but from second hand word of mouth, people had
fun killing key charecters and finding ways around it.

Basically, we were doing one of those legendary
games, sword, sorcery, and really bad puns during the
heat of battle with weapons that could slay a god. You
know, typical D and D stuff. We started the ball rolling 
by killing one of the key charecters and it went from 
there. Part of the reason was after a bunch of us had 
gotten the Dork Tower Collection and had been 
passing it around the table when someone said, �I kill 
Vash.� Then, it all went nuts.

Have fun. I sure did with this episode.