The World

Digimon Hackers: Jormungundr

Shion turned to Kotoki. "Alright, listen. Defending this place is a lost cause. I may not be a fancy hacker like you guys, but I play a lot of strategy games and a lot of stealth games and believe me, it's easier to get lost in a riot than it is to talk your way out of getting caught where you're not supposed to be. Now that we know what we're after, we can start searching for it. You really need to get lost, go blend in with the crowd and look around because if there's security on this list you're the only one who'll know how to get it. The only people coming here are going to be the ones who know what's going on in terms of security enough that they know this is the command center." Shion paused and sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Now, boy-wonder has a decent shot at stopping the Elecmon and interrogating him without getting caught, because now everyone will be confused. I'm going to either confuse or defeat everyone who comes in here, and honestly you'll just be in my way if you stay. I suggest leaving through the same hatch as Elecmon and then pulling up the rope so it's not obvious that you left that way." She glared at the hatch. "Similarly, if the others are smart, they'll use this opportunity to blend in with the crowd and search for the documents without being noticed."

Shion stopped for a moment then stood back up and walked over to Kotoki, poking her on the cheek in an attempt to provoke her. "Let's not forget that this is your fault for giving us away when I was trying to do damage control. If you hadn't scared off Elecmon we wouldn't need to reset our stealth levels." Shion sighed. "But that's not important. What's important is getting out of here without our digimon getting hurt."

"Please, leave this area to us. I know she can seem strange, but she's usually got a method to her madness."

"Besides, we're sharp enough to handle anyone who comes here on our own." Zuba added.

@Hammerman@Duthguy

Myriad Reality

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Samantha: hmmmmm... guess Ill have to look down a different avenue for that.
Salvador: *Stomps out of the time distorted room and attempts to lodge the Zanpakutō into the ground with a throw.* This bloody sword was a fucking waste of time! Why the hell should I have to prove myself to an object?!
Samantha: *Pulls a gun out from a pocket dimension and shoots Salvador in the foot from where I'm standing.*
Salvador: *Jumps and starts hopping around on one foot.* Ahhggg! For fucks sake why did you do that?!
Samantha: *Holds up a finger for each reason.* Ego, Language, and Temper. We are currently guests here.
Salvador: *Grumbles but doesn't give a retort.*

@Stabby

That's called a zanpakuto, it's both a separate entity and a part of your soul. If you're not able to learn its name, you may as well quit now.

Myriad Reality

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Suzy: Cool.
Samantha: Does the effect amplify if you can already produce an electric current?
*Holds her thumb and forefinger apart and a small arc of electricity sparks to life between them.*

@Stabby

I suppose it would be easier. You wouldn't need to use ki to do it. But turning air into plasma is caused by heat, so I doubt it would amplify.

Myriad Reality

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*Samantha is able to do so within a few minutes, but it takes Suzy an hour.*

@Stabby

And that's the gist of it. If you focus it within your body correctly, you can use your electric potential to plasmafy the air between your hands, then manipulate that plasma via ki. Or you can use it pure like you are now.

Digimon Hackers: Jormungundr

Shion smacked Kotoki on the back of the head. "Great job, doofus. Chase after him. You're the one who threatened him, go make good on it. Telling him who sent us, sheesh it's like I'm the only one taking this seriously." She walked over to the computer and quickly pressed every button other than the one that opened the hatch. "You." Shion pointed at Issei. "Climb up there and hide after she goes up. I'm going to cause some chaos and it would be best to have you out of the way."

"Did you seriously think the bathroom thing would work?" Ludo asked Zuba.

"No, I totally blanked on what to do. I'm not as good at spontaneous stuff as you are."

With that, Ludo stood close to Shion and Zuba stood watching the door.

@Pyromania99@Hammerman@Duthguy

Myriad Reality

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Suzy: Sweet.
*Suzy figures out how to properly envelope her hands in ki after a bit more time, and Samantha's ki soon strengthens enough to be easily seen with a purple color.*

@Stabby

Next, try to form an orb out of it in the palm of your hand.

Myriad Reality

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Suzy: Are they generally techniques we can learn on our own?
*Suzy can make an aura around her hand, but not of much finesse or detail. Samantha on the other hand looks to almost be wearing gloves for those who can sense it.*

@Stabby

*The ki becomes visibly bright as it gets stronger*
Yes, they're fairly basic, but some experimentation would lead to you learning many of them.

Digimon Hackers: Jormungundr

Inside Shion's head

Shion deadpanned. "... Excuse? How's this for an excuse. Plan Zeta." As soon as the words left her lips, Ludomon quickly ran over to the door and stood in front of it, ready for action. Shion then jumped at Elecmon as Zubaeagermon took on his sword mode, her catching him midair before grabbing Elecmon by the ear and holding the tip of Zuba's sword at his throat. "Now, I've got some questions for you."

A few seconds passed in silence as Shion decided what to do. Finally, she spoke aloud so that everyone could hear her. "Mama bird? Please, you're not even an aunt ant." Shion couldn't help herself, she began laughing at her own joke. Her laughter became louder as time passed, reaching a hysterical level quickly. As it died down, she wiped an imaginary tear from her eye and put an arm around Elecmon, about to speak before Zuba spoke up.

"Ay, I've gotta piss like a Lighdramon on a flat rock, where's the bathroom?"

"Equally important question: Did you know that you're not as strong as Vi-Elecmon are? What do you even do here?"

Shion paused. "Good question, what do you do here?"

@Pyromania99

Myriad Reality

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Samantha: Sounds easy.
Suzy: I have to meditate mooooorrre? Bugger...
*Regardless of enthusiasm or the lack thereof, both of them set to work on getting a feel for ki. Samantha seems to be the first to bring it to the surface, with Suzy only being a few hours behind after some fidgeting.*

@Stabby

That's the gist of it, really. Try to envelope your hands in it next. But really from this point all there is to learn are techniques, you've got the process down.

Myriad Reality

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Suzy: Neat.
Samantha: So what's the first step to learning Ki?

@Stabby

You've already learned it. The meditative state you learned to begin with. Enter it and feel for your life energy. That's the basis of Ki, which you then need to learn to manipulate. It'll take some time, but Ki comes pretty naturally to those who can use it.