The mysterious DigiEgg who appeared on February 21 2012 was witnessed by everyone in Tokyo. Not only Daisuke and his friends.

Among them, two peculiar people saw it and received this strange message on their digital devices. Those two… were connected to a certain person involved in those events.

RE:CONNECT [Yes?] [No?]

※ Chapter 1 is out!! ※

Btw folks i finally wrote the first chapter/part of that side-story with Rui & Ukkomon.

Might post in a minute~

Some thoughts about Re:connect before i start writing this down.

Daisuke and Hiroomi are acquaintances thanks to their part-time jobs: Daisuke because he works at Yamatoya Ramen, and Hiroomi because he's a delivery boy.

Hiroomi hears Daisuke and V-mon talking about "something something Ukkomon digiegg" and then he just "can't be the SAME Ukkomon right?" and this is how Ayame and him manage to get Rui's phone in the first place

Hiroomi going to Daisuke and asking him: How many Ukkomons do you know, Motomiya-san? Daisuke: Uhh… I thought there were just one? Hiroomi: Hmm… Is it one partnered with a boy called Rui? Daisuke: Do you know Rui? Hiroomi: Do you know Rui?? Them: ????????????????????? V-mon: Oh… awkward.

Rui gets a random message on his phone from a person named Ayame and she sends a phone camera photo of an old 90s photo of him with other two kids from his time as elementary school student.

Rui-kun is not sure how can a scammer have a photo like that, so he thinks it's legit and then calls Daisuke to ask for help.

Daisuke: Oh... So she might be the other friend Hiroomi mentioned. Rui: Hiroomi? Daisuke: Yeah, a delivery guy who works for my boss. He comes here a ton of times, not just for work! He asked about you though. Rui: ... Someone asked you about me?? Daisuke: Yup, he's a cool dude! If you're the Rui he was looking for maybe you can try to talk to him?? Rui: ... Would it be a good idea though...?

Aaaand Daisuke just settles a meeting at the Yamatoya Ramen for them :V

I don't wanna @ anyone because I understand how fast things seem to move in today's landscape of streaming shows dropping entire seasons in one day, and networks pumping out new series constantly to try to attract more subscribers with no intent to actually maintain those shows over time but I just saw someone self-deprecatingly lament that they are still thinking about a show that ended almost a year ago, making fan art and playlists for it, and I want to be very clear:

you can still create fanworks when it comes to old media!! PLEASE do!! there are always going to be new fans who will appreciate it, and veteran fans who are dying for new content and new perspectives. also, less than a year is NOTHING. the original Star Trek series was on TV six decades ago and there are still people losing their minds over it, writing stories and reblogging gifsets daily, and that's only one example.

a fandom lasts as long as there are people who love a thing, even if it's only a handful of people. love what you love and write and draw and make gifs and playlists about it!

there's no anteater neither capybara digimon and i'm sad 😔

my obsession with 02TB/Rui-kun & Ukkomon made my HC specific tag appear in the spoiler tag of the movie...

I'm sorry for hijacking the movie spoiler tag + Rui-kun tag tho...

REPPAMON 😳

i said i'd stop doodling the grumpy Ruis but consider… kid Rui grumpy art :V

very grumpy. the eyepatch makes him cool (sorry Rui-kun)

hair study. yes it's based on a scene in the movie.

AO3 version of my rough draft pitch for a Digimon Frontier telenovela with the Archangels.

RE: CONNECT -- relationship chart.

Rui → Alleged 1st Chosen Child (1996); partner: Ukkomon

Daisuke → Chosen Child from April 2002; partner: V-mon

Ayame → Chosen Child from September 2003; partner: Cutemon

Daisuke is connected to the 02 group + Chosen Children Network

Rui ⇆ Ayame ⇆ Hiroomi: Childhood friends since kindergarten (They lost contact with Rui since March 2003)

Daisuke ⇆ Rui: Friends since 2012 (Rui might have a crush on him?)

Daisuke ⇆ Hiroomi: Some sort of coworkers (Hiroomi is a delivery boy who sometimes stops by Yamatoya Ramen either for work or to chill. He knows Daisuke, but not enough).

[edit] Profiles ahead:

Ohwada Rui [ 大和田ルイ ] – The alleged first Chosen Children’s origins, 20 years old. With a very troublesome childhood, he managed to solve his issues with Ukkomon on his birthday, Feb 29, thanks to Daisuke and the others. Now he lives a normal yet calm life with Ukkomon. Due to a certain incident in March 2003 he had avoided human contact in fear of being called a ‘freak’, making his relationships with people quite difficult. He’s trying his best to form new bonds, but with no success. He works at Infinity Cafe, a coffee shop owned by his cousin and her husband, as a barista.

Ukkomon [ ウッコモン ] – Rui’s digimon partner, and allegedly to be connected to something bigger like a god entity from the Digital World. Despite all the slips committed by him, Rui made amends with him and then both then started to work harder to get to know each other better. He is still learning what he is allowed to do and what not.

Nakajima Ayame [ 中島あやめ ] – Rui’s childhood friend and a Chosen Child from September 2003. She is a 20 year old nice girl who doesn’t like to watch people getting into fights, so she keeps wishing to be able to have something in hands that could heal people. With this in mind, she decided to pursue a medical career – at least something little and not big, something like being a nurse to assist people in need, taking care of them. Before Ukkomon, she was a little nervous to talk with Rui, because he would always be the target of the bullies and she feared getting involved in those fights. But once Ukkomon appeared, she witnessed that strange creature standing up for Rui… She got courage enough to talk with him, and become one of his first friends at the kindergarten. She would always be carrying a first aid kit with her in her young days, helping Rui and Hiroomi. She might not like ugly fights, but she can stand up for others a little once she has gotten older, and she keeps simply checking on others like a good friend. She still uses pigtails, even if lower now as an adult.

Cutemon [ キュートモン ] – Ayame’s digimon partner. Cutemon is a digimon who’s not a fighter and yes a healer. Cutemon never managed to evolve but she does not feel she’s the type to fight tough enemies, so she sticks by just healing everyone with her healing magic skills. She’s quite timid and resembles the child Ayame to some extent, but the difference is she doesn’t fear befriending others when she gets an interest in them and is willing to form connections.

Koyama Hiroomi [ 小山広臣 ] – Rui and Ayame’s childhood friend, 20 year old. Hiroomi is a good, funny and supportive friend type, but he had some issues of being a little coward. He could witness Rui getting bullied and would want so hard to go there and stop them, but his body would just freeze and he couldn’t even say anything. Yeah he had the trouble of not being able to help others due to fear. Ukkomon worked as some sort of role model to go and make a difference. He wouldn’t get into a fist fight with anyone, but he would simply call them out and keep cheering Rui up. His funny aura was quite captivating too, and he definitely noticed he and Rui had something in common which was them being quite non-confrontational, except Hiroomi was able to voice his needs and feelings quite better than Rui. When Rui suddenly stopped going to school in March 2003, he tried to ask everyone around about his friend, with Ayame’s help too, and this is how they learned by rumors that something had happened to Rui. But he and Ayame never had success in contacting Rui for a long LONG time. When he turned an adult he decided to dye his bangs, and adopted a more stylish appearance. He doesn’t know what he wants to pursue as a career, but his part-time job is just being a delivery boy. He likes vehicles though, and his scooter is his best friend (besides Ayame, of course).

Motomiya Daisuke [ 本宮大輔 ] – A 21 year old Chosen Child from April 2002 who saved the world countless times at the moment. He became Rui’s friend in 2012, when the mysterious giant egg incident happened. Daisuke is not that smart, but he has a heart of gold, and the ability to say some insightful things from time to time. He’s a pragmatic person, doesn’t think too hard on stuff and is always trying to help everyone in need. Daisuke works at Yamatoya Ramen and is allowed to run his own business – Motomiya Ramen – there on Tuesdays. He knows Hiroomi as a coworker of sorts, since Hiroomi is a delivery boy who goes to Yamatoya Ramen either for work or to chill on his days off. Even though their relationship is professional and they don't know much about each other.

V-mon [ ブイモン ] – Daisuke’s digimon partner and business partner. V-mon is not much different from Daisuke, and he’s very much in sync with his human partner. V-mon loves chocolate, which makes Rui always spoil him with anything chocolate-flavored when Daisuke and V-mon drop by at the cafe. 

thinking about what happened to Rui before the EGGcounter in 2012 and past March 2003... He was so vague about that part...

It's me.

Don't tell me i'm the only person doodling and posting this ship on pixiv...

there's already so many bad takes about this movie already i'm considering blocking people again.

The audio drama probably takes place on Summer if the kiddos are going to the beach… Ukkomon is not present with Rui at the end of the track… which means… Ukkomon might hatch later, and the post-credits scene might be late 2012…? and not on the same day (Feb 29)

amazing.

Do you think Daisuke would ask Takeru to play Escape From The City on the car while they were running away from the police in the movie

Out of context 02TB + Audio Drama 3.