>Stay here and search for members. Wind and Liza will be left to handle the attack, but you can start gathering folks up and getting them to whatever safezones exit. They're likely to be in a panic.

"We'll stay in this area. Grab the first person we can."

You hold the OOPART out and let yourself feel the urgency of the situation. Up above, you're hearing constant gunshots. There's no need to fake it or convince your own subconscious, this is serious.

"Phascomon, DIGIVOLVE!"

Porcupamon springs to life once more. He holds a hand out to grab the gun and holds it to his torso. You see his textures warp and deform, like a depiction of an ancient amoeba, in order to engulf the entire thing bit by bit. He clasps a hand to the leather and keeps it in, as he starts integrating it into his own data.

"Woof. That's rough."

"What? Does it hurt?"

"No, it's just loose! I'll need the whole thing decompiled before it'll stick. Any shock is gonna knock it out."

"Okay, no problem. We'll just load it while doing our job down h-"

You see a group of body doubles running towards you. The lead one stops in her tracks as she sees the towering Digimon, but calms down just a smidgen when she spots you beside him. You hold your hand out to flag her and her crew down.

"Hey, hey! Where are you going?"

"The exit, we need to-"

"Is that protocol?"

"Huh?"

"Protocol! The plan! Are you SUPPOSED to run straight for the door when this stuff happens?"

"N-no..."

"Then stop wasting time! What are you Dogs of War meant to do during a red alert?"

"Uh... We're supposed to hunker down in encrypted partitions while Squid disconnects the beacon and does some wipes."

You don't lecture her about trying to flee in her panic. You just grab her shoulder and march down the hall. Her friends trail along, unable to get past your partner's spikes.

"Stick to it then. What's the plan to delete intruders?"

"We have laser grids! Uh... Some packet turrets! But they're only at key locations."

"So it's not an automated solution."

You nod in acknowledgement. That means the combat Digimon are supposed to be wiping out intruders. And you're down three. It seems like a weak plan. Did Wind always expect full fighting strength when facing potential enemies? Did he have that much confidence in everybody following the rules?