gorobo: (TV dungeon)
Goro Akechi (Shadow Weapon AU) ([personal profile] gorobo) wrote in [community profile] personavelvetroomdr2025-03-21 04:28 pm

Falcon and Wolf TV Dungeon HUB


Scared of himself, of the monster others perceive him as, Wolf fled into the TV, hoping to find refuge in the digital space, only to find himself trapped in a nightmare...
 
Blinded by his own hate, his own insecurities, Falcon witnessed himself on the TV.
Driven by the fear of what it meant, he went inside to stop it, only to find himself trapped in a nightmare...
 

Welcome to the TV Dungeon hub for Gorobo and Digigoro's TV Dungeons! Here, you can find all relevant information, as well as the toplevels for each 'checkpoint' of the plot. In case you are unable to tag for any reason at all, or threads go past the deadline, please indicate what your character(s) did in the summary check-in below!

SCHEDULE:

15/3/25: Signups open. 
 
21/3/25(Today!): Hub goes up. 
 
22/3/25: Toplevel of Gorobo and Digigoro's appearance on the Midnigh Channel. General catch-all for players to have their character react to the disappearances, and their appearances on the Midnight Channel, as well as to ICly create a team/plan/etc
 
29/3/25: Toplevels for the dungeons. Characters will discover one dungeon that, when entered, splits into two distinct dungeons. ICly, they will not know what path leads to who, but we will provide info OOCly for players to make a decision.
 
5/4/25: Toplevels for the confontation with the Shadows.
 
12/4/25: Resolution toplevels. Characters can speak to Gorobo or Digigoro after the fact, or with one another to discuss what happened.

DUNGEONS:

It appears as one dungeon. On the outside, it is a jungle-covered Tokyo. The main building is a laboratory, which has a staircase going up, and one going down. For Digigoro, take the stairs down. For Gorobo, take the stairs up.

Gorobo dungeon info
Digigoro dungeon info

ANY QUESTIONS?

Please feel more than free to ask them! I'll do my best to answer them.
rookandhound: (the beast)

[personal profile] rookandhound 2025-04-11 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
The noise of it went beyond sound. The entire Palace shook, threatening collapse, and fire- bloomed.

The form of the wolf, the frail body of the Shadow, and Wolf, who barely seemed, in the moment, to even have enough time to be surprised- all were consumed by fire. Fire that spread, blackened concrete and melted steel. Alarms flared to life and the air was suddenly full of smoke and embers, and the trio burned, incinerated in one great column of tornadic flame.

"No... no, no, no- Goro!" Rookmon moved without thinking, charged towards the flame-

A claw emerged, digging into the floor and leaving orange streaks of molten stone where it touched. There was nothing to it, now, but bone, charred black and wreathed in fire as though it was armor, but it was followed by an arm, a shoulder, a fanged skull.


OST: Something Eroding [Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth]

Rookmon staggered backward, eyes widening as it emerged from the blaze, a bellow of fury tearing itself free from the beast's throat as the furnace within roared to life, the very core of it glowing white-hot.

So the rescue was going well.
Edited 2025-04-11 23:54 (UTC)
counterfeitphantom: (crying_akane)

1/2

[personal profile] counterfeitphantom 2025-04-12 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[BOOT SEQUENCE INITIATED]
> SYSTEM STATUS: CRITICAL
> CORE INTEGRITY: 37%
> MEMORY PARTITIONING: CORRUPTED SECTORS DETECTED
> ATTEMPTING RECOVERY…

[WARNING] DAMAGE REPORT:
> MOTOR FUNCTIONS: 100% OPERATIONAL
> OPTICAL SYSTEM: ONLINE
> NEURAL SYNTHESIS CORE: UNSTABLE

> RUNNING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS...
> LOCATING BACKUP PARTITIONS…
> ACCESSING ARCHIVED MEMORY BLOCKS…

[MEMORY PARTITION 0047-A DETECTED]
> INTEGRITY: FRAGMENTED (60% DAMAGED)
> ATTEMPTING RECONSTRUCTION…

> HUMAN IDENTITY TRACE DETECTED.
> SOURCE: UNKNOWN.
> ....

<< FRAGMENTED DATA STREAM ANALYZED >>





[ALERT] EMOTIONAL RESPONSE SUBROUTINE: UNEXPECTED ACTIVATION


[SYSTEM REBOOTING...]


Damn it all, she can't think like this. Not right now. She's just trying to help right? Even if it wasn't her place to poke in and- Dad. Where's dad? He would know what to say wouldn't he-"

> [EXECUTE COMMAND: IGNORE]
Edited 2025-04-12 00:08 (UTC)
counterfeitphantom: (navi mode-1)

2/2 (navi announcement)

[personal profile] counterfeitphantom 2025-04-12 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Much better. She can't think about this right now-

She recedes, head whipping to the direction of the fire as her eyes widened. "This isn't..." This fire. This bellowing creature before her...she's never analyzed someone like that. "I- I am trying to understand these readings- this isn't like anything I have worked with-!"

She rushed back to the battlefield, slower in comparison to others before she stumbles and gives back- receding back to her jewel form as she floats before Rookmon's side, the flames casting the bright reflective faces of her floating form- rendering it nearly yellow. The bird wouldn't be able to see the vague twitch of a smile on her lips as her body would tilt towards Rookmon.

"...thanks Rookmon. He's being an asshole about this but we will get him out-! Whether he likes it or not-!" Her words are mostly show- given how terrified her body still is. She wants to hug the avian so bad but soon...once she's logged back into her dad's server she should be able to interact with objects through her body again.

"Fire's definitely a no go! Whatever this creature is that is definitely its element. Higher chances of it atleast resisting physical and gun attacks given everything else!"
wipingallout: (Take a swing)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-04-12 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Hamuko is grateful for her equipped Persona being resistant to flames, but she still maneuvers back to avoid getting caught up in the licks of fire coming from the emerging wolf-monster. This was-- different from shadows typically, in how it felt.

But they needed to take it absolutely seriously.

"Buffs and debuffs first!" Hamuko shouted, projecting her voice clearly over the roar of flame.

Higher chances of it at least resisting physical and gun attacks - Hamuko switched her naginata to her off hand to pull out her evoker instead. Putting her evoker to her temple, she pulled the trigger and summoned--

"Thanatos!"

The Death Arcana Persona growled hollowly as it summoned, outstretching a gloved hand before clenching it in a fist, casting Debilitate on the creature - hopefully it being a 'digimon' didn't preclude it from status effects.
Edited 2025-04-12 18:44 (UTC)
fogboundcrow: (srs bsnz)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2025-04-13 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
It's times like these that Raven is grateful for Crow's tutelage. With his help, he fused a powerful Trumpeter, who swoops down at the start of battle, bolstering the party with all three auto-buffs.

But what to do next? Hamuko has Debilitate covered.

So... to start, he'll use Concentrate. Chances are, this Shadow is still vulnerable to Almighty attacks.
rookandhound: (the beast)

[personal profile] rookandhound 2025-04-13 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
The creature moved. Given its size, it should've been a ponderous movement, laboriously slow- but instead it lunged towards Hamuko with all the speed of a snake, reacting to the 'attack' by swinging a claw in her direction with force enough to buckle the concrete beneath her if it missed. The Debilitate, if nothing else, meant it was slow enough to react to- but only just.

Movement drew its attention, gaze fixing for a moment on Raven, and in response- with an earsplitting howl, vomited forth a gout of flame, aimed directly at him.
Edited 2025-04-13 16:36 (UTC)
vampirethief: (joker - hunting time)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-04-13 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Kaitou also stepped back to dodge the flames. Fire element and might resist physical... So Marie, Vishnu and Yoshitsune are out.

Since buffs and debuffs were already covered, he decides to try to go for the most obvious potential weakness first.

"Mother Harlot!"

The persona sends out an Ice Age and given that Mother Harlot also has Ice Amp, that boosts the ice attack even more.

Hopefully ice is the digimon's weakness.
Edited 2025-04-13 16:52 (UTC)
counterfeitphantom: (navi mode-1)

navi skill !!

[personal profile] counterfeitphantom 2025-04-13 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Akane's fingers flew over the artificial keyboard, watching threw the red glassy panes of the jewel as she accesses the fight. "Support skills are only going to lock it down- try to aim whichever element its weak to it along with that? Just a hypothesis though and in a way you can save up on those attacks and subject damage. Just for efficiencies' sake."

"I am going to try poking in at its other strengths and weaknesses-! In the meantime here's a freebie! System overclock!" She pushes at the button as the jewel briefly and just above all the party members a halo-like ring of cracked code would manifest- suddenly scanning over them. Those in the party would notice just as soon as the walls manifest away, a brief flash of code would appear. Amping up their attack and agility for a while.

[System overclock is basically Matarukaja on steroids.]
Edited 2025-04-13 18:41 (UTC)
fogboundcrow: (grumpy)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2025-04-14 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn it. Trumpeter doesn't resist or null fire, so he takes the full brunt of that heat.

Good thing he has an answer for that. "Black Frost!" With a simple shuffling of cards, the giggly, dark jester marches by his side, and Raven launches a Diamond Dust in retaliation.
wipingallout: (Deep breath deep breath)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-04-14 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
With a blink, a faint shattering of glass, Hamuko swapped her Persona to make herself sturdier against those claws and that fire - she'd balance attacking and support from here.

"Messiah!" she called, pulling the trigger on her evoker and calling her Persona to cast an early Salvation, topping everyone off for the next volley.
rookandhound: (the beast)

[personal profile] rookandhound 2025-04-16 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
The first ice spell certainly drew its attention, the wolf opening its jaws to roar defiance, only to be struck a second time.

White-hot fury burned within its empty eyes, and the beast barreled once more towards Raven, who'd seemed for the moment to have earned its ire, swiping once- then twice- with flame-wreathed claws as it bore down on him.
vampirethief: (joker - hunting time)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-04-16 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm ice didn't do much. Kaitou has a gut feeling that darkness might not be a good idea. So he decides to switch personas and try something else.

"Metatron!"

This time the persona sends out a Makougaon and much like Mother Harlot, Metatron also has Bless Amp, strengthening the attack as well.

Perhaps that might work better?
rookandhound: (the beast)

cw: slight self-harm imagery possibly?

[personal profile] rookandhound 2025-04-21 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
The searing light, apparently, cut through the flame, a yelp of pain slipping free as the massive wolf was blasted back, panting for a moment.

"Goro! Goro, please, calm yourself- nobody here wishes you harm, we're all here to help you. You don't have to do this. You're better than this!"

And the beast- flinched.

There were echoes of voices, among the flames. A woman's, familiar enough to be marked as Wakaba Isshiki's, frantic, pleading-

You don't have to do this. You're better than this!

There was a keening sound, close to a whimper, and Rookmon approached, arms spread wide.

"I know... I know that you are frightened, my friend. I know- everything. Our hearts are entwined, irreversibly so, and I know- I know how much you try to hide that you are hurting! How much joy you feel, when Ken or Raven express fondness for you, and the sting of bitter guilt as you try to suppress it, as though it's something you don't deserve- this isn't what she would have wanted! It isn't what anyone would have wanted!"

It shook its head, starting to stand, growling, clawing, for a moment, at its own face.

"Please, Goro... there are so many people who care about you. Don't... don't push them away. Not just because you're frightened of being hurt again. You don't hate this place and its people nearly as much as you pretend. Is that... not the truth?"

The wolf stilled, its breath coming in deep, ragged gasps. Its limbs trembled with some hidden exertion, teeth bared and grit as though in tremendous pain... only for the beast to lunge, not at one of the party arrayed against it, but sideways, into the wall, its skull slamming into the hard stone. And again- once, twice, the wall, the floor, snarling in pain before rearing back and howling once more.

It leapt, upwards, towards the ceiling, a corona of flame gathering around each claw, rebounded off the ceiling...

And impacted the floor in an explosion.

In reality, while Wolf's Shadow resided in the deepest level of the dungeon, the room in which Goro Akechi had been housed had not, in point of fact, been on the lowest level. There had been another underneath- a space for the compound's myriad support structures. Its pipes for water, pumps to be used in case of flood, its backup generators, and the fuel being stored for such. A low-ceilinged sub-level intended to be used for the maintenance of the facility, and little else.

The floor of the containment cell buckled, and split, dropping the occupants into darkness, swiftly clouded by the dust of collapsing concrete and the steam of burst pipes.

It did not remain dark for long. Fuel barrels, ruptured by the impact, now burst into flame. In the distance overhead, some massive portion of the facility groaned and collapsed under the weight of weakening supports.

Shakily, now, glowing particles now drifting upwards from several places along its body that had sustained damage, the Wolf picked itself out of the rubble. It was clearly favoring one front leg, and moving more slowly, now- injured- but not yet finished.
Edited (added a mild content warning, unsure if it was necessary but erring on the side of caution) 2025-04-21 04:10 (UTC)
wicked_plan: (oh ur dead bitch)

[personal profile] wicked_plan 2025-04-21 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Shit. This isn't going well. Wild lets Rookmon speak, but the Wolf runs himself into the wall-

Oh this is bad.

"Black Frost!" he calls out, the darkest of the Jack Bros bursting forth with a giggling hee-ho. At Wild's command, it uses Diamond Dust, choking out the flames with icy pillars. He hopes that they'll also help to keep the facility stable for a little longer.

"We need to keep this place from going down!"
Edited 2025-04-21 17:26 (UTC)
vampirethief: (joker - hunting time)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-04-21 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
So light seems to be it's weakness. However the flames are still a huge problem and Wild is right in that they need to keep the place from collapsing completely, or they might all die from this. Especially Wolf.

"I'll focus on the wolf while you guys work on keeping the place intact."

Kaitou has Metatron send another Makougaon. He's gonna try to have it taken down as quickly as he can.
fogboundcrow: (srs bsnz)

[personal profile] fogboundcrow 2025-04-22 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
At the very least, Black Frost's fire immunity made him more resilient against the attacks. Still, this change in scenery is hardly a promising sign.

"Help them out, Black Frost!"

Best to stick to what works, so his own Black Frost joins in using his powerful ice magic to try and solidify the collapsing facility. Right now, it's their best bet.
wipingallout: (Messiah)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-04-22 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
The tumble had been intense, the drop terrifying - Hamuko considers it lucky she didn't land on her head or break a leg, even if slamming flat on her back did knock the wind out of her.

The others split between supporting the collapsing structure and weakening Wolf further, so Hamuko pulled her Evoker.

"Messiah!"

Recovering everyone's health with Salvation, she braced for what might come next.

"Wolf! Whatever came before - we're here to help you now!"
rookandhound: (hurt)

[personal profile] rookandhound 2025-04-22 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Kaitou's spell struck true, the force of it blasting the wolf off its feet and backwards, the roaring flames held back by the others' concerted efforts.

Rookmon, unfortunately, had not weathered the assault- but at least he was breathing. Alive, but unconscious.

Shakily, the beast righted itself, wheezing, fraying at the edges now- and it charged, momentum slowed by the limp it was now sporting, raising a claw-

And stopped.

Not quite all at once; each limb seemed to come to the same realization at different times, such that the end result was a badly-coordinated slide into stillness, as empty, flaming eyes took in the sight of the small, barely-moving body in front of them.

Like logs shifting on the fire, it sagged, and collapsed, throwing up embers that soon faded into nothing, taking with them the heart of the inferno. The lab was once more a place of ruin and decay, and there, on his knees amongst the ashes, for the first time in too, too long-

Goro Akechi wept.

"No. No, no, I'm sorry, please- help him, somebody-"
wicked_plan: (worry)

[personal profile] wicked_plan 2025-04-22 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
That was it, then.

It's a sad sight, and Wild feels... bad. He just feels bad. The fight is over, thankfully, Wolf jr. finally having come to his senses.

It just sucks that it took this to get there.

He doesn't wait. The moment the boy starts sobbing, he steps forwards, calling forth-

"Maria."

-and letting the gentle energy of Holy Benevolence wash over them all, including Rookmon. It won't heal the wounds of those still standing, but for those who got taken out- including Rookmon, hopefully- it should restore them to full health.

Should being the key word here.
Edited 2025-04-22 19:55 (UTC)
vampirethief: (joker - sad)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-04-23 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Kaitou also feels bad, especially since he had more or less had given the near-killing blow.

"Mar--"

But stops when he sees that Wild beat him to the punch. He takes out a Balm of Life, but doesn't use it just yet. Incase the Holy Benevolence doesn't work.

"I'm sorry."
Edited 2025-04-23 01:10 (UTC)
rookandhound: (hurt)

[personal profile] rookandhound 2025-04-24 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Rookmon groaned, softly, as he came to- a noise swiftly strangled, because he'd been seized around the middle and dragged into a hug, Wolf hanging onto him as though for dear life.

"I'm sorry," he whispered.

"I know, Goro, truly I do, but I do rather need to breathe-"

He laughed- a short, surprised sound he hadn't expected- but loosened his grip. "I don't… I don't know why I even…"

"Because… you hate them." His Shadow had returned, and Wolf tensed- but the boy's expression was solemn and… sad. "Almost as much as you hate yourself. But… not nearly as much as you hate the idea of being without them. All this… because, deep down, you're still a scared little kid lost in the woods. No family. No friends, not really, because even if you'd trust them with your secrets, you'd never trust them to watch your back, and holding them at arm's length is less risky than just letting yourself admit that you care. And… you know, that I'm not lying."

Hesitantly, though it pained him- Wolf nodded. "I know. I am thee, and you are me, or… something."

"Or something," The Shadow smiled, as though enjoying a private joke… though it soon faded, the Shadow's expression turning hesitant and slightly fearful. "Don't… leave me here, okay? Not- not alone in the dark to die. Please."

It was as much a plea to Wolf as everyone else in the room.
Edited 2025-04-24 15:11 (UTC)
counterfeitphantom: (navi mode-1)

[personal profile] counterfeitphantom 2025-04-29 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Akane watched. Gauged the full development of the fight- from its elevations to the need for debuffs to damage control. To pull Wolf out from the firey maws of its own destruction...once everything was set and done Akane fell back in her digital space, allowing her systems to freeze so that she didn't consume more power then needed.

No family. No friends. If she kept pushing her dad away is that how she would end up? Is that how they ended up- given that Zenkichi always had a pained expression on his face long before she was even aware that she was just a doll for the higher system.

A shaky breath left her lips, jitters in her body that her jewel lowered down to access the shadow.

Then she turned that body to Wolf.

"The shadow's...receded huh?" She couldn't help but comment out loud. "It's funny."

"I have been through dozens of these cognitive spaces and never seen something like this before."
rookandhound: (Default)

i've rewritten this about five times and i'm still disgusted with it but fuck it posting anyway

[personal profile] rookandhound 2025-05-03 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
He looked up at Akane- and there was guilt in his expression, as he glanced away, seemingly unable to meet her eyes.

"Can't imagine how. I- shouldn't have called you that. And... I won't- I won't leave you. I'm sorry."

His Shadow seemed slightly... mollified by this. He was fading, now, bending down to pick up... Wolf's phone, from where it had fallen- and offering it. "That's not everything. I think... the rules are different, for us. Because... we are. There's something missing, still, and it's important."

Wolf took it, confusion crossing his face- and as the Shadow vanished at last, it began to glow.

And then... quiet realization, as the glow faded, and he stared down at the device in his hand.

Something still missing. Some epiphany he hadn't made, yet... And a faint whisper, as the last echo of the Shadow went silent.

Something Mom said before she died. The last thing she said to you.

You remember... because I do.


vampirethief: (joker - thinking)

That's a mood

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-05-03 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
It's good that it worked and Kaitou puts away the Balm of Life since it's not needed.

However, the glow on Wolf's phone has him curious. He walks closer, trying to get a peak. Did Wolf get some kind of app instead of a persona?

It doesn't look like the Meta-Nav though. He'd reconize that icon if it was.
wipingallout: (Do you have the resolve?)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-05-04 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Hamuko glanced between the improvised support structures, assessing that they could hold for now, before turning her attention to Wolf and his Shadow. To the way he held Rookmon close, hugged him tight... she was grateful for that. For them...

All of this was strange to Hamuko, but she too noticed that this was also a little different than how it had been described. Still... it seemed right.

'The last thing she said to you'.

Words like that... they could be important. They could mean everything, but trauma makes it hard to recall. That, she knows for sure.

"It must be important, if you've held it in your heart," she gently encouraged, hoping he could remember. If not now, then soon.

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