It's Father's Day already. So that means I've been here... almost two months. It doesn't feel like it though.

No, it feels like longer. Jeremie, we should have left already!

Just give me a minute! Since I know there's a few fathers out there future and otherwise, Happy Father's Day to all of you. And you too, wherever you are, Dad. I know I don't get to see you a lot back home, but I really think you're great.

Are you dooooone? We're late!

Alright then, let's go.

[OOC: Backdated to this afternoon. Strikes hackable.]

[private, unhackable]
I can't help but think I'm choosing a bad time to take a vacation. Those Demon Kings even managed to sneak into DATS, and they've got tons of people looking out for this sort of thing. Maybe that's the problem. You can never have too many pairs of eyes looking for something, but when there are so many people, it makes hiding a lot easier. It was the same back home; XANA was able to trick us so many times. But if we didn't have each other, we never would have gotten as far as we did.

Then again, this isn't a vacation. It's a research trip. If I'm going to be thinking anyway, considering this won't hurt. It has to be better than wondering why another girl was breaking into Takato's room the other night. If he hurts her after all this- no, don't think about that now. One thing at a time.
[/private]

It took a few days for me to figure things out and get up the nerve to actually leave, but I think we're ready. Looking at the maps, I think Axoryi would be a good place to start. A day in Sanctity might not be a bad idea either.

The boring place? But Jeremie-

Just for a little while, Kapurimon. We're going out to see what the world is like, right?

I guess so... it's better than sitting around here.

Right. Now, there were a couple of people who offered to come with me. I wasn't planning on making this a group trip, but it would probably be smarter to have some company, strength in numbers and all. So if you wanted to come along, we were going to leave tomorrow afternoon.

Wow, we're really going! This is gonna be so much fun!

Yeah, fun.

[locked to Aelita]
Aelita... take care of yourself, okay? I just need to think some things out, but we'll talk when I get back. I promise.
[/locked]

[private, unhackable]
The more I think about it, the only question I can come up with is "why?" And I know that's not easy to answer. Not for her, not for me. I just wish I knew what to do. I wish I was strong enough to get through this, to help her. I don't want to be angry, but I am. I don't even want to be mad at Takato, but I am. Until I get through that, I don't think I can do anything else.

It might not be a good idea to be here right now. Not until I know what I'm thinking. I don't want to hurt her even more, and if I'm here, that's what I'll end up doing.

Ulrich always needed time alone, and it seemed to help him. It's worth a try, at least.
[/locked]

[locked from Aelita, possibly hackable]
Well, I've decided that sitting around isn't going to help me right now. I have a computer, sort of (thanks a lot, Kree), and all of the data I've gathered, but I don't really have enough knowledge of the way this world works yet. I think I need to see a little more of it for myself.

Could anyone help me with data for someplace that's not a deathtrap? It's just me and Kapurimon, and we'd like to stick to well-populated places. It's about time I got out and looked at the world we're supposed to be saving.

Are we going somewhere, Jeremie?

I guess you could call it a field trip. Except this one might take more than a day or two.

That sounds like fun! I'm excited!

You know what, Kapurimon? I think I'm excited too.
[/locked]

I'd read about the viruses, but this one just seems kind of silly. I mean, what's the point? At least some of the other ones made a weird kind of sense, but aside from occasional interruptions, this doesn't seem that bad.

How come you haven't started singing, Jeremie?

I have more important things to do than burst out into song. Besides, I don't think anyone here wants to hear me sing.

[locked, hackable by l33t]
It feels like everyone is making progress except me. Why couldn't my laptop have come here with me? Then I might have been able to work with something. But without my programs, my files, it's no wonder I haven't found anything yet. It took months for me to find Aelita's materialization, months AND help to figure out how to get onto the internet, to build the skid, recreate Lyoko, and XANA was still a step ahead of us. I know it's not going to be any easier here.

But other people aren't even fazed. If they have everything under control, what am I doing here? Why aren't I back home fighting XANA?

At least there are a couple of leads to follow, programs to check out. I'm starting to think that a ship might not be the best way to go, though vehicles are still worth looking into.
[/locked]

I need to check a couple more things out. Like maybe finding a job. It's not something I really want to do, but I'm sure I'll need money while I'm here. I guess I'm open to suggestions, if anyone has any. Something with computers would be good.

Something with food would be even better!

Quit that, Kapurimon.


[OOC: Strike hackable, italics Kapurimon, etc.]

So the norm here seems to be people popping in from random universes, sentient computers trying to be gods, and people discovering children from the future. Have I missed anything?

Fighting!

Right, how could I forget that? Still, it's weird. I've only been here a short time, and already I'm starting to get used to it. Aside from the fact that there's a whole school's worth of kids fighting, and the monsters being allies, and the fact that we can't go back in time, I guess it's kind of like home. The research is going a lot slower than I'd like though. At this rate, it'll be months before I figure out how to modify anything.

[locked to Aelita]
Hey, Aelita? When I was talking to Takato about the Skid, we had the idea of making a new ship just for this world. What do you think? I know it's a big job, and I doubt we'd even be able to start for a while, but it might not be a bad idea. Maybe we could start trying to program an Overboard and go from there. If we came up with the Skid, it has to be possible to make another one somehow. Anyway, do you have any ideas about it? I couldn't do it without you.

I know we haven't talked much since the battle. Are you doing okay?
[/locked]

[locked to Takato]
I didn't really know it was your birthday, so I didn't have anything ready, but... well, here.

//Attatched:  One homemade flashlight, decorated with a plain red ribbon.

I know it's late, but happy birthday. And also... thank you for being there for Aelita when I couldn't.
[/locked]

Now that that's done, I should get back to work.

You're not going to take anything apart this time, are you?

I don't think so. Not yet, anyway.

... awwwww.

[Italics are Kapurimon. Strikes are hackable by l33t.]

I admit, I really underestimated these devices. The circuitry in these things is amazingly advanced- years ahead of its time. Or at least, years ahead of my time. This place breaks every other scientific rule I can think of, why not time?

To make a long story short, it would be crazy for me to mess with the hardware on one of these without knowing more about it. With my luck, I'd probably blow something up. But there's more to look at in-

You forgot tell them that you broke the D-Comm, Jeremie!

... I wasn't going to, Kapurimon.

Why not? You fixed it! It's not like you did anything wrong!

Which is why I wasn't going to- oh, never mind. The point is that just putting it back together took days, and that was without me trying to make any changes to it. I think I'm lucky I finally got it to work again. At least for right now, I'm not going to try that again.

[locked, hackable by genius-types]
The programming, of course, is another issue entirely. The realize program on the D-Reader has a lot of things in common with the virtualization and materialization programs for Lyoko. In theory, anyway. It probably wouldn't be as easy as it sounds, but if I can rewrite some elements of the program, there's a lot we could do with it. The vehicles were the first thing that came to mind, but really, the possibilities are endless. It could even lead to a way to get back home.

Are you going to leave, Jeremie? You just got here!

I don't think I'll be leaving anytime soon, Kapurimon. It was just an idea. If it was really that easy, I'm sure someone else would have tried it by now. I should really work on contacting the people who're working on the computer side of things here.
[/locked]

From what I'm reading, it looks like everyone has their work cut out for them. Hopefully I'll be able to pull my weight.

More work? Jeremie, I thought you said we were going out to play after this!

Not right now. I said when I was finished. Things were easier when he couldn't talk... or pout. Fine, let's just go already.

Yaaaay!

[OOC Note 1- Italics are, predictably, Kapurimon]
[OOC Note 2- Since mun is neurotic, shy mun, she will apologize in advance if any assumptions/bits of info are incorrect. She will try to learn to ask questions soon.]

I've been doing a lot of research over this device- as much as I can, at least, given its capabilities- but I haven't found any concrete answers. Just a lot of seemingly random pieces of information, a lot of fear about an upcoming attacks, and what seem to be communications from former enemies. At least with XANA we knew where we stood, but this is maddening. And that's not the only thing that's worrying me.

[private, hackable*]

I wasn't there to protect her, to help her. I don't care if we're dealing with alternate timelines or a digital avatar or even a god. I promised I would be there for her, and I wasn't. Even if she's okay now, I'm not okay with it. I should have been able to do something!

And now that I'm here, I don't think I'll be able to do anything. I'm not a fighter. At home, there were things that only I could do. Even though I worried about sending my friends into danger, I knew I was doing my best to make sure they were okay. And I know I evened the score. We were a team, and that was the reason it worked.

Here, I barely know anything about the world and what I can do to help. Assuming there is something I can do. I hate being in the dark like this.
[/private]

Since the people I talked to when I first got here were fairly informative, it can't hurt to ask: what is going on around here? In detail, and

Is it normal for giant Easter eggs to hatch into large living computer mice?


[* It hasn't yet occurred to Jeremie that someone might try to hack his journal, so if you're teh l33t, have fun! Also, that strike = unreadable.]

{voicepost} 

How did I end up on Lyoko? And in normal clothing too. Is this some kind of new XANA attack? I didn't think we'd let it get that powerful, but I suppose anything is possible when it comes to XANA. It could be hiding all sorts of powers.

{aside} That's hardly a comforting thought. Better change subjects, Jeremie.

Okay. If anyone can hear me, I think I'm in the Desert Sector. I'm not sure what the coordinates are. There aren't any monsters around yet, but if XANA's the one behind this, I'm sure they'll show up soon. And I'd really rather not be here when that happens, so somebody hurry up and materialize me already!

See now, aren't you guys glad I taught you how to use the Supercalculator?