[tri OOM] Barry, Cisco, and File Island

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato brings Barry and Cisco out through the same hilltop telephone booth he used to bring Autor through a few weeks back, out onto a cliff with a pretty good view of the island.

The island's central point is a mountain that looks more like a sheer spike of rock, and radiating outwards from it are a lot of very different places: Closest to the mountain, there's a pastel-coloured village of some kind that looks like it might be made of cushions; a tropical jungle with a ruined temple of black and brown stone jutting out of it; and a desert with gear markings carved into the ground and a single, leafy mountain in the centre.

Spreading out further than that, there are forests; some kind of icy tundra; a large town with a glittering white castle; a small village covered by a dark cloud; some kind of factory belching smoke into the air; and a plain covered in railroad tracks and ruined trains. Just down from the cliff, there's a lake with a camp set up next to it.

"All right, File Island," Yamato says, shutting the door. "Oldest part of the Digital World."

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[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Well, I can imagine that you have a lot of experience with breaking things. Some would probably even call you an expert at it, Cisco," Yamato says magnanimously, throwing Cisco a quick grin.

He lifts a shoulder in a quick shrug.

"He usually does, sooner or later, when he decides he has a use for us," he says. "But Gennai's never been exactly straightforward or communicative, so him vanishing for years at a time isn't that strange."

[makes_the_toys]

Cisco shrugs. "Can't exactly learn how to make and fix things if they aren't broken to start."

[run_barry]

"Definitely doesn't sound like the most helpful guy ever," Barry has to admit.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Was that the excuse you used as a kid? Something tells me it didn't work," Yamato says, just a little fondly, nudging the side of Cisco's head with his palm.

He starts up the third ring, tilting his head a little.

"Not the most. He's the kind of guy who's more interested in moving people around like pieces on a board, but his intentions are usually good, at least."

[makes_the_toys]

"Yeah, no, it definitely never worked," Cisco says, frowning for a moment, but breaking out of it pretty quick thanks to the bump from Yamato.

[run_barry]

"Well, at least there's that," Barry nods, not sure what else to say about Gennai.

The situation is certainly less than ideal, and Barry still wishes there was something he could do to help, but he trusts Yamato and his friends to get through. They have been doing this stuff since they were kids, after all.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Anyway, the idea that it might be a sync problem is a good one," Yamato notes, to both of them. "And not one we'd really considered. We should probably look into that. Thanks, both of you."

He pauses, giving Cisco a wry look.

"Maybe I'll give you my digivice to look over sometime after all. Assuming you can do that without taking it apart -- it really wasn't built to be dismantled and put back together again."

[run_barry]

"No problem," Barry says, smile lifting to hear that they were of help.

[makes_the_toys]

"Dude, I can set up a clean room if you're really that worried about it," Cisco says, more amused than annoyed at Yamato's continued caution in letting him handle one of the devices.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Hey, it is completely fair for me to be worried about it. There's only six of this model left, and they each only work for one of us. It's not like I can go to my local Yamada Denki and buy a new one," Yamato says, with a quick grin.

He shakes his head. "I'm sure you'll take good care of it, though. Although I wouldn't mind tagging along if you do look at it."

[makes_the_toys]

"Sure, as long as you keep your hands to yourself and agree to wear a bunny suit."

[run_barry]

"I hate to say it, man, but your track record with other-world tech says being careful is probably a good thing to suggest," Barry notes from where he's taking in the view.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"See, Barry knows what's up. That's why they call him The Most Sensible Man Alive," Yamato says. "... Wait, how many pieces of otherworld tech have you broken? Barry, how many pieces of otherworld tech has he broken?"

[run_barry]

"Well no, I mean, he didn't break them, technically," Barry says, quickly trying to back up on what he said. "I mean, the lightsaber attempt did result in an explosion, and the robot didn't turn out so well, and the shrink ray is another accident just waiting to happen... "

Okay, so he doesn't get backed up very far. Sorry, Cisco.

[makes_the_toys]

Cisco fumes during that, then points at Cisco.

"Thirteen bones, in your hand, from punching a metal dude in the face." Barry makes as many dangerous life choices as Cisco does.

"Also let a poison cloud dude poison him, and had to run across town mostly naked after letting a chick blow up his clothes."

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato nods gravely.

"I guess what we're learning from this is that I'm the only one here who makes good life choices," he says. "Sad, but unavoidable."

[run_barry]

"Dude, completely different types of situations," Barry argues against Cisco.

[makes_the_toys]

"Oh really?" Cisco counters, turning sights on Yamato. "Mr. I let people beat my face in for fun?

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"Totally different," Yamato says, folding his arms. "Not even a little bit the same."

[makes_the_toys]

"Face it, of the three of us my sanity level is way above both of yours," Cisco declares.

[run_barry]

"It definitely isn't," Barry says, shaking his head and starting on up the trail again.

"Still, I guess if there's anyone who could troubleshoot tech from another world, it'd be you."

[angry_friendship_wolf]

Yamato grumbles, following Barry.

"My sanity level is so high," he mutters. "But yeah, it's -- you might be able to figure something out. And even if you can't, it'll be interesting on an engineering level."

Yamato is still an engineering nerd at heart, after all.

[makes_the_toys]

"High on drugs," Cisco agrees, falling in behind the other two.

"For real, though, it'll be cool. And totally fine." Cisco promises.

[run_barry]

Being in front means Barry can hide his eye-roll, but can't quite contain his chuckle.

Still, he makes no comment, just keeps walking along bemused.

[angry_friendship_wolf]

"So sane."

The third ring is smaller than the other two, and levels out quickly (complete with the mountain suddenly zooming up again, putting them just high enough to see the top of Mount Infinity nearby, barren and rocky with what looks like a building straight out of Ancient Greece on top) onto a flat top with colourful, a few scattered telephone booths, and what appears to be a small lake with a stream leading down the mountain from it.

"All right, we're here," Yamato says. "Top of Mount Panorama."

The mountain offers pretty good views of the island, save for the parts blocked by the looming shape of Mount Infinity. Yamato nods down towards the west, chin aimed towards a sandy beach near a forest along the western coast, just next to the shadowy shape of the Bakemon village.

"That's where the new camp's going to be set up. Best place to build the raft, and the only place to launch it from, even if it does mean we have to circle around the island as soon as we set out."