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Who: Gentarou, Starmon, ANY AND ALL, hostiles, ~~chibi shenanigans~~ and friendlies alike.
What: Trying to get to the Hyperion. Finally.
When: May 15th
Where: Various points around Neon City

So, Gentarou had gotten lost. It was a strange world, he didn't have any of his friends to help him, and Starmon was still an asshole. It made getting around a bit tough. Finally, eventually though, he made it to Neon City.

Neon was a pretty big place, though. He still planned on checking this Hyperion place out to crash. Then he needed to check on getting himself a motorcycle, because this walking everywhere stuff was for the birds.

Thus, Gentarou made his way around the streets of Neon. Starmon was as unhelpful as always, just tagging along and making snide comments that Gentarou continually brushed off along the way.

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Stargazer would have enjoyed this virus if it had been capable of that emotion. Being the size of a short human (because scaling down a giant robot results in a "giant" chibi) was actually quite convenient. Stargazer had never been able to explore a city properly at its normal size, so it was taking the opportunity to look around, with Kokuwamon acting as its guide.

Gentarou would see a robot walking down the street towards him, neck craning as it looks around with its giant head. It won't run into him of course; that would be cliched and painful it's still paying attention to where its going.

Upon spotting the miniature robot, Gentarou suddenly gave an excited shout and rushed up, leaving a bewildered Starmon in the dust.

"Man! That's an awesome costume!"

Kokuwamon tapped Stargazer on the shoulder when Gentarou came up, and it turned to face him, standing there impassively. Kokuwamon bowed slightly in mid-air.

"Greetings. I am afraid you are mistaken, sir. Stargazer here is not wearing a costume. This is Stargazer's normal appearance, although at a smaller scale that usual."

A pause.

Gentarou took this time to walk around Stargazer in a full circle, before spinning to stare down at Kokuwamon.

"So you're saying he's a real robot? But he's usually bigger? ... So he's a giant robot?!"

"Oh boy," Starmon muttered, trying to look like he didn't know these people.

Stargazer's head turned to follow Gentarou, proving that it wasn't in a costume when its head turned disturbingly farther than a human's could have, then whipped around to watch him once he came around the other side.

"That is what people frequently refer to Stargazer as, yes," Kokuwamon replied. "Stargazer is normally almost 18.94 meters tall, excluding the ring on its back."

Gentarou looked for a moment to be a bit disturbed by the head twisting all the way around, but only for a moment. He stopped in front of Stargazer, and nodded approvingly.

"Okay then! Doesn't matter what you are, it's nice to meet you!" he exclaimed, before thrusting his hand out towards the mecha's. "After all, I can't properly shake your hand when you're normal sized!"

Starmon just stared, tilting until he was almost sideways in the air. "Are you for real?"

Stargazer looked down at Gentarou's hand blankly. Kokuwamon sent a message to Stargazer's D-Comm explaining what they had been talking about and what a handshake was. Stargazer checked its D-Comm after it vibrated, and then, now having an idea of what was going on, finally took Gentarou's hand. It's grip was very firm, but it was intentionally being careful not to put too much force into the shake and crush Gentarou's hand or break his arm.

Gentarou proceeded to initiate an elaborate handshake and fist bumping. Whether or not Stargazer followed along with it was irrelevant, as Gentarou then beat his fist against his chest a couple times before pointing straight at the Gundam's face.

"I'm gonna be friends with whoever I come across in this place, so you're no different!"

He reached out to slap the super deformed mobile suit on the shoulder.

"You ever need a buddy, just give me a call! My name's Kisaragi Gentarou!"

"You realize," Starmon muttered, floating up closer behind his Tamer. "That this thing can't talk, can't you?"

Stargazer just kept its hand out and let Gentarou do what he wanted, since it had no idea what was going on now. When Gentarou slapped its shoulder it looked down at the hand, then back to Gentarou with its normal blank look.

"That is correct, sir," Kokuwamon said as she relayed Gentarou's words to her partner through her Rise Bracer. "Additionally, Stargazer cannot hear you. Stargazer was constructed for use in space, so the ability to hear and make sounds was not necessary."

Gentarou just waved a hand dismissively.

"Ah, that doesn't matter!" he said, and grinned down at Kokuwamon. "So long as the spirit of friendship is there, that's what counts!"

Starmon just gave Gentarou a dead, silent look. He was sincerely doubting this thing even understood that "spirit" in the first place.

"Still, though," the teenager went on, glancing up into the sky. "If he's supposed to be in space, what's he doin' down here?"

Despite now relaying the conversation to Stargazer and giving clarifications when needed, Kokuwamon was doing a very good job of not seeming distracted as she talked to Gentarou.

"Stargazer's thrusters are not capable of lifting it very far off the ground under this world's gravity. Stargazer was apparently never designed to land on planets, only moons and asteroids. Regardless, some time ago an individual attempted to fly into space using a method that apparently functioned in his home world. He suddenly began to fall once he reached too high of an altitude and nearly crashed. It would seem that Yggdrasil does not wish for Tamers to leave the planet."

Gentarou looked down at Kokuwamon, then back at the sky, then back to Stargazer again. "Really?! Well, that sucks! Space is amazing!"

Starmon squinted. "And you'd know this?"

"Of course I would, I-!" Gentarou started and then stopped abruptly, making a motion of putting a hand back through his hair, although he didn't actually touch it. "I mean. I've heard. Yeah. One of my best friends, Yuuki, she's a real big space geek."

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