Heading to the Kuremi Detective Agency

"That's weird." Yusuke said to himself. "I didn't see Takumi leave EDEN with us."
Nokia was startled.
"What?!" Even Arata was shocked. "I told him to log out after us. What happened to him?"
Yusuke kept quiet before he felt a vibration. He removed his phone from his pocket.
"I have to take this. Excuse me." He went to answer the phone.
Once a good enough distance from Nokia and Arata, he held the phone to his ear.
"Hello." He greeted the person on the other end of the phone. "Someone's in the middle of a intersection in Shinjuku. What are they doing right now? Got it. Bye."
After hanging up, Yusuke strolled back over to Nokia and Arata.
"What's up?" Arata asked, noticing his expression.
"I have to head over to Shinjuku. A friend of mine who lives there told me that someone was found in the middle of a intersection in Shinjuku." Yusuke filled him in.
"Is it Takumi?!" Nokia demanded.
"No clue." Yusuke shook his head. "As soon as I get over there I'll let you know."
A Suzuki motorcycle he owned was parked on the street and Yusuke fired it up. He arrived in Shinjuku to see a group of bystanders staring at someone.
'Is that Takumi?' He thought to himself.
"You there! What's with making such a scene in broad daylight? Do you want me to arrest you, huh?"
"Um, officer! Over here!" A teenage bystander called out.
"Who are you calling a police officer?" A auburn haired woman angrily asked.
"That description's not exactly accurate. Despite her outfit, she's actually a detective." Yusuke clarified. He had run into the woman on several occasions and knew what her job actually was.
The woman seemed happy that he correctly guessed what her profession was.
"What? Huh? What the? What is that? What's going on?" She freaked out upon seeing the person crouched on their hands and knees in the middle of the intersection.
"Found him." Yusuke had dialed Nokia's phone number and revealed that he came across Takumi in the middle of one of Shinjuku's intersections.
"Urgh, that's gross! So gross I'm gonna arrest you! Right here on the spot!"
"Last time I checked, being gross wasn't a crime." Yusuke reminded the detective. "Hang on, I swear I hear a car zooming up the street."
A silver sports car skidded to a stop between the crowd and the person in the middle of the intersection. The passenger side door opened and a attractive blond-haired woman stared at him.
"You have a interesting appearance. I am very curious..." Takumi got into the car and sat on the passenger's seat.
The woman in the driver's seat then sped away from the crowd.
'Isn't that?' Yusuke seemed to recognize the driver.
"Stop that car!" The female detective ordered.
Yusuke hopped on his motorcycle and went back to Nakano to meet up with Nokia and Arata.
"I'm more used to strange phenomena than most." The woman confessed. "But I've never seen the likes of this before."
"Can you hear my voice? Are you able to speak?" She asked Takumi.
"Yes." He nodded.
"Good to know. I had no idea what I was gonna do if you weren't human."
"You have nothing to worry about."
"I see. You have no idea what happened to you."
"If you have questions, ask them now."
"Where am I, what happened to my body and where did my friends go?" Takumi asked.
"You're in Shinjuku. I was out working, looking for something, when I came across you here. It looks like your body is in an extreme digital state, as if it were a cyberspace avatar, yet somehow here in the real world. If that's true, it's a very interesting phenomenon. As for your friends, you were the only one here." The woman gave a detailed explanation to Takumi.
"Thanks." Takumi said in appreciation.
"You might not believe that, but it's the truth." The woman added.
"Where are you going, anyway?"
"Back to Nakano. My agency's office is located there. You can tell me the details when we get there."
"Okay." Takumi agreed to do so.
"By the way, are you wondering if the same thing happened to your friends?"
"Maybe..."
"I see..."
"I can't tell you not to worry about them, but your first priority should be taking care of yourself right now."
"Who are you?"
"Me? Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. Should have done that earlier, but you were such a curiosity I forgot to do so. Sorry." The woman apologized.
"It's fine." Takumi remarked.
"I'm Kyoko Kuremi."
"Takumi Aiba." Takumi introduced himself.
"I'm just a humble detective."
"Detective, huh?"
The rest of the drive to Nakano was quiet.
Takumi and Kyoko arrived in the building where her agency was located. Once inside they came across Yusuke.
"Welcome to Nakano Broadway. I live in a apartment within walking distance to this shopping mall." He told the two.
"My agency is in this direction." Kyoko gestured to the right. "It's solved a number of bizarre cases, including cyber crimes."
"That's interesting." Takumi remarked.
Kyoko led him to the detective agency.
"What reason do you have for helping me?" Takumi asked, somewhat on edge.
"I can't think of anyone else better suited to solve the mystery of what happened to you than right here."
"You're even sitting on the sofa reserved for clients." She added.
After entering the office, Takumi sat down on a sofa.
"Does that mean I'm a client?" Takumi questioned back.
"More or less." Kyoko casually stated. "There's no need for compensation. Your existence is all the payment I need."
She then went on to mention the Mary Celeste.
"Anyway, let's get back on track. Where did you log in? But first..." She declared and asked before trailing off.
"Before we do anything else, we must do something about your form." After returning from EDEN, Takumi's body was comprised solely of data.
"You can't walk outside like that. And it looks pretty unstable as well." Kyoko pointed out.
"Oh." Takumi was disappointed with his current situation.
"I've had a good look, and you are truly a mass of data: a true digital body." Kyoko said with a smile. "Yet you can hear my voice, sit on the sofa and talk to me. That's proof you obey real world laws. A digital body with real world characteristics. Let's call it a "half-cyber body." Hee hee."
"What's so funny?" Takumi asked, confused.
"Nothing." Kyoko replied. "If your body is comprised of data, then it could be easy to do something about your appearance. Incorporate compatible data and make repairs."
"You should have the same basic structure as an avatar used within EDEN." She added.
"So now it's just a matter of finding data, right?" Takumi questioned.
"It would be excellent if there were avatar parts in the data found lying around in Kowloon." Kyoko remarked. "The only issue is whether you are able to log in with your current state."
"One way to find out." Takumi approached the TV.
"Over here. Jump." A strange voice called out.
"Jump into the TV?!" Takumi exclaimed in shock.
At some point, he raised his hand and disappeared into the TV.
"What just happened?" Kyoko was confused.
After coming to, Takumi noticed he was in a strange room.
"Hello." A voice greeted him.
It came from a purple-haired woman sitting in a chair.
"Welcome to the Digi Lab." The purple haired woman told him.
"Who are you and what kind of place is this?"
"Take a look for yourself." The woman didn't answer Takumi's question.
He strolled around the Digi Lab and found a lot of facilities in it.
"The Digi Lab has a variety of facilities related to Digimon. Feel free to take a look around. I'll explain all the terminals."
When he was done, Takumi made his way back over to the woman.
"Do you understand the Digi Lab? Everything here is meant to assist you. So please use them well."
After listening to her speech, Takumi stepped onto a warp point.
"Here's a small token." His body glowed briefly.
"You just received a hacking skill. Those shine when used with a Digimon."
"How you use your skills is up to you. Never forget that."
"You can deepen your special ties with the Digimon."
She then mentioned a few more things.
"I'll see you later. Take care."
"I don't normally let people leave this way. Consider this a one time thing." She stated.
"Appreciate the heads up." Takumi then left the Digi Lab and emerged back in Nakano.
'Now time to get back to the detective agency.' He thought out loud.