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[guilmon]

[The feed opens with a close shot of a very red snout sniffing the Grumpearl, accompanied by warm, curious thoughts.

Judging by his wooden surroundings, he's somewhere among the Cheri Berries.

When he pulls back, he reveals himself as... a Charmeleon, with three spiky scales on each of his cheeks and a big, goofy smile.]

Hmm.

[Guilmon taps the pearl with one of his claws.]

It's shiny... Oh! But Guilmon's supposed to talk. Or think? ...Think about talking? Wah...

[He tilts his head, trying to figure out what to say.

An image of a Fuecoco flicker through the feed.]

Guilmon isn't small anymore. I think I evolved... That's okay, though. Guilmon's evolved lots of times, and now Guilmon has longer arms and legs and is almost Guilmon-shaped.

[And by Guilmon-shaped, he means... well, a a bipedal red dinosaur with black markings, a white belly, and wing-like ears.

The image accompanying his thoughts starts eating bread. Mountains of bread.]

But now Guilmon's tail is on fire... There's lots of wood here. That seems dangerous, but Ribombee said it's okay for Guilmon to be here. Maybe I can use it to make bread.

[He turns around and looks at his tail.]

Oh! But Guilmon will also work hard! Those quests look important, and there's lots of weird mushrooms now. Maybe Guilmon can burn those, too...

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[offtracks]

Ah! You were quite like that already! That is fortunate...

[Though, more to the point:]

You must be very careful with that tail flame! If it goes out, it will be very bad for your health! [You might like, die? Ingo didn't want to say that, but he doesn't quite manage to restrain the thought.]

[guilmon]

Really?!

[Oh... well, it makes sense. There are very fiery Digimon, but...]

Does that mean Guilmon has to stay inside when it's raining? Swimming's probably a bad idea, too...

[offtracks]

Well...yes, it is probably for the best, if you can.

[He's not entirely sure what wild Charmander and their elders do when it rains; he's never seen any of them in the wild before. They must live much farther south, he thinks.]

Though it ought to be more persistent than an ordinary flame would be! It's not as if they cannot battle, after all!

[guilmon]

So it's a strong flame...

[Okay, that makes sense! Guilmon tips his chin down, scratching his cheek.]

But does it still hurt if people touch it? Fire's supposed to be hot....

[firealone]

I didn't realize you were so similar to your old form! We have something in common, then.

[He sends along a mental image of a bright orange tabby cat with a white muzzle and underbelly. Oh, how he misses being orange.]

Don't worry about the tail too much, trees only catch fire if something really big is burning near them, or the air is really dry for a long time. [He thinks.] But maybe we can put something under it while you're sleeping, so it doesn't leave a burn mark.

[guilmon]

Yeah. Guilmon isn't so stubby or small now... But that's normal when you evolve. You almost always get bigger and stronger!

[But ooh, orange... still a cat! That makes sense.

He sends an image of his normal self petting Firepaw's normal self very carefully, since he has big claws.]

Hmm... Maybe a rock would work? Rocks don't really burn.

[firealone]

[His whiskers twitch with amusement - a few months ago the mental image of those claws near his face would make him uncomfortable, but it's funny how quickly one can get used to every Pokemon around them being generally safe.]

Oh, that's true! Although I'm not sure where to get a big, flat rock for it... maybe we should carry sand or pebbles up to make a nest for you.

[Although he doesn't know if that would be comfortable. Hmm...]

[guilmon]

Hmm... That's better than leaves.

[He steps away from the pearl to show the nest in his room.]

Sand or rocks might work, but sand's softer... But if Guilmon stacked a bunch of rocks, that might keep the rain out.

[There are leaves above, but leaves aren't the same as a roof...]

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[telewarped]

You're really into bread, aren't you.

[That was her primary takeaway from all this. Guilmon, buddy, the carbs...]

[guilmon]

Bread's the best! Bread, bread bread...

[The thoughts come with a bouncy, singsong voice and images of raining bread. All sorts of bread in different shapes and textures.]

[telewarped]

Not what I would've expected your favorite food to be.

[guilmon]

How come? Don't you like bread?

[He tilts his head, and a bunch of question marks accompany his thoughts. What else would it be?]

[bladeofnymeia]

You can cook the mushrooms, yes. If they're edible.

[Aw she remembers you! Little bread buddy.]

I didn't know we could evolve so soon after arriving...I've heard of completely changing one's shape to something different after a time, but your form before and your form now are similar enough...

[Firoza that's not exactly how Pokemon evolution works]

[guilmon]

Or burn them if they're bad mushrooms... It sounds like these ones are dangerous.

[He hums in thought. But maybe they're okay if they're cooked? Decisions, decisions...]

Sometimes Digimon look similar when they evolve and they just get bigger. That's what happened when Guilmon became Growmon!

[Here, he'll even project an image of Growmon, complete with pointy horns and a silver mane.]

But when I Matrix Evolved with Takato, we became Dukemon, and he was more like a knight! But that's okay because we were strong together...

[bladeofnymeia]

...This is a lot of information I don't quite understand.

[Might as well be up front along with the general wave of "So I am Confusion" that comes along with it.]

But we are all generally stronger when we work together, whether it be side by side or...Matrix Evolution.

[guilmon]

Oh, Matrix Evolution's when a Digimon and their partner fuse together to make a bigger and stronger Digimon!

[Guilmon stretches as tall as he can to convey this, with a wide gesture... before stumbling back and falling on his rump. Oops!]

[seacub]

[Emporio's not met Guilmon before, so he'd not know any better about the original look. He does hum quite consideringly though.]

I'm pretty sure you can make just about anything into a bread if if you try...

Though I think a different flame for baking is best. You'd have to keep your tail in the oven otherwise.

[How awkward! Imagine it!

No really, he's imagining just that, that awkward stance beside a kiln style oven.]

...what kind of bread do you know how to bake?

[guilmon]

Well, Guilmon's only helped make bread one time... Takato would know more about it.

[An image of Guilmon Bread rotates around, cute and delicious.]

But you need fire for baking, right? Maybe you could put a pan with a lid over the flame... That could make something good.

[seacub]

Oh.

[Desperately keeping his hands away from the pearl so the feeling of oh that's bad doesn't bleed through,]

Uhh...well, you could, that would be pancakes probably...

...Do you remember much about when you baked that one time..?

[moondregs]

So, this might sound weird, but I think you can keep the flame from burning things merely by not wanting to. I ran into a Ponyta and was kind of wary of standing too close to them, but she said since she didn't want to burn me, she wouldn't.

[guilmon]

Ooh...

[Guilmon glances at his tail, looking very intently.]

No setting trees on fire! And no burning friends, either. You need to play nice, fire...

[moondregs]

[ Okay, that's kind of cute. But he's too serious a teen to ever admit anything is cute. ]

I don't think you need to really say it out loud ...

[dunchies]

Guilmon! [ Laios is struggling to turn the mental image of the little Fuecoco he met into the Charmeleon he is now. Something's not quite adding up. ]

You're so big now. No wonder you want more bread. [ A quick flash of an old friend pops up. ]

How did it feel to evolve? Similar to what you're used to?

[guilmon]

Ooh! Is that your friend?

[He's got a big beard, and now Guilmon is imagining himself with a big beard... for a few seconds, before he decides that's weird.]

Guilmon felt weird... It was like I got really sick, and I passed out. Evolution's not supposed to do that... It usually makes you feel really strong!

[dunchies]

Huh? [ He's still getting used to this whole thing, but that image does get a big smile from him. ] Oh, yeah. You'd probably like him. He'd make sure you'd eat more than just bread, though.

Sorry it wasn't what you were expecting. Sounds a lot like just... transforming. [ Images of flat purple mushrooms in a circle come to mind. ] But at least you look stronger! I wish I had claws as big as yours.