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bravenewworld2014-02-22 12:00 am
bravenewmods) wrote in bravenewworld2014-02-22 12:00 am
Entry tags:
- !plot,
- !team evolution,
- ace attorney dd: jinxie tenma,
- attack on titan: armin arlert,
- attack on titan: eren jaeger,
- attack on titan: erwin smith,
- axis powers hetalia: poland,
- degrassi: imogen moreno,
- devil survivor: atsuro kihara,
- fray: melaka fray,
- genesis of aquarion ova: apollo,
- greatwinter trilogy: zarvora cybeline,
- guilty gear: ky kiske,
- heroes of olympus: jason grace,
- metal gear acid: william flemming,
- original character: varun 'banzu' elmas,
- shin megami tensei iv: flynn,
- tales of the abyss: jade curtiss,
- tales of the abyss: sync the tempest,
- tsubasa chronicle: fai flourite,
- zoids: moonbay
Arrival
They were noticed a half hour before they arrived.
The Guardsmen atop the city walls, their keen senses trained to observe anything out of the ordinary, had not failed to observe the flight of birds disturbed from their nests and the distant shuddering of trees. The pace was steady. Not of wild Pokémon meandering about, but of something with fixed, determined purpose.
News spread quickly, as it ought. The Council was aware of the situation in five minutes flat, and the guard on the walls surreptitiously tripled in the same amount of time. It didn't take much longer for idle citizens to realize something was amiss, and as the rumors propagated -- There are people coming through the forest! -- so, too, did the number of people thronging at the gate craning their necks to get a look.
They emerge from the forest, their pace brisk and their numbers thirty strong. Many wear attire that is hardy, made for traveling - leather boots, thick wool pants, and long jackets in shades of deep crimson and black. Others, clearly of some higher rank, are clad in suits or other formal wear; a few wear pristine white coats that must have only just been changed. As they approach, most stare coolly upwards at the assembly gathered before them atop the walls of the city.
At their lead stands a man with a mild smile and shaggy red hair. Two others stand close beside him: a young woman in a crisp, fur-lined white coat, sleek black hair pristine and perfectly in place and a gentle smile on her face and an aloof woman with brown hair wearing a sharp suit who appears extremely disinterested in the proceedings.
The company pauses. And there is a long, awkward silence before the man with the red hair takes a step forward. He speaks, and his words, though understandable, have a strange, foreign inflection.
"My name is Rory Donnachaidh. We have come on behalf of our people to serve as a diplomatic presence to your city."
...Another awkward pause.
"...I believe it is appropriate to say - take us to your leader."
He smiles more broadly, as if he's made a joke.
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We are Team Evolution.
We represent a group of people with a common purpose - to restore humanity to the peaks it once ascended and to raise up all Pokémon alongside us. We call ourselves Team Evolution for the only path forward for both human and Pokémon is to evolve. When we realized that our signals could be detected no longer, our scouts reported that the reason was human sabotage. Imagine our surprise to learn that a human civilization lay so close to those mountains... But what do I say? You, of course, must all have experienced surprise in equal measures, no?
We have come here for reasons twofold: to establish relations with this city and to retrieve the materials that you have been holding for us. It was a prototype, you see, and we would wish to have it returned.
Of course, we understand that you have little reason to trust us and great reason to drive us away. We will not attempt to enter your city if that is preferred - but we will camp outside, between the forest and the gates, for the space of 10 days, after which we will depart, with or without our materials. We hope you will be willing to speak with us during this time. We would also like to... hold a demonstration to explain our actions, if you and your Council are willing.
Please, come and speak with us if you have any questions. That is an offer extended to anyone in your fine city. I shall personally ensure that any visitors are treated with the greatest of courtesies...
((For approximately 10 IC days, the people of Team Evolution will be camped outside of Union. The next part of this event will require sign-ups. There is an accompanying OoC post to this post here. Please see that post for more details.
Please feel free to use this IC post to talk with the NPCs. All responses here will receive an NPC response.))
The Guardsmen atop the city walls, their keen senses trained to observe anything out of the ordinary, had not failed to observe the flight of birds disturbed from their nests and the distant shuddering of trees. The pace was steady. Not of wild Pokémon meandering about, but of something with fixed, determined purpose.
News spread quickly, as it ought. The Council was aware of the situation in five minutes flat, and the guard on the walls surreptitiously tripled in the same amount of time. It didn't take much longer for idle citizens to realize something was amiss, and as the rumors propagated -- There are people coming through the forest! -- so, too, did the number of people thronging at the gate craning their necks to get a look.
They emerge from the forest, their pace brisk and their numbers thirty strong. Many wear attire that is hardy, made for traveling - leather boots, thick wool pants, and long jackets in shades of deep crimson and black. Others, clearly of some higher rank, are clad in suits or other formal wear; a few wear pristine white coats that must have only just been changed. As they approach, most stare coolly upwards at the assembly gathered before them atop the walls of the city.
At their lead stands a man with a mild smile and shaggy red hair. Two others stand close beside him: a young woman in a crisp, fur-lined white coat, sleek black hair pristine and perfectly in place and a gentle smile on her face and an aloof woman with brown hair wearing a sharp suit who appears extremely disinterested in the proceedings.
The company pauses. And there is a long, awkward silence before the man with the red hair takes a step forward. He speaks, and his words, though understandable, have a strange, foreign inflection.
"My name is Rory Donnachaidh. We have come on behalf of our people to serve as a diplomatic presence to your city."
...Another awkward pause.
"...I believe it is appropriate to say - take us to your leader."
He smiles more broadly, as if he's made a joke.
We are Team Evolution.
We represent a group of people with a common purpose - to restore humanity to the peaks it once ascended and to raise up all Pokémon alongside us. We call ourselves Team Evolution for the only path forward for both human and Pokémon is to evolve. When we realized that our signals could be detected no longer, our scouts reported that the reason was human sabotage. Imagine our surprise to learn that a human civilization lay so close to those mountains... But what do I say? You, of course, must all have experienced surprise in equal measures, no?
We have come here for reasons twofold: to establish relations with this city and to retrieve the materials that you have been holding for us. It was a prototype, you see, and we would wish to have it returned.
Of course, we understand that you have little reason to trust us and great reason to drive us away. We will not attempt to enter your city if that is preferred - but we will camp outside, between the forest and the gates, for the space of 10 days, after which we will depart, with or without our materials. We hope you will be willing to speak with us during this time. We would also like to... hold a demonstration to explain our actions, if you and your Council are willing.
Please, come and speak with us if you have any questions. That is an offer extended to anyone in your fine city. I shall personally ensure that any visitors are treated with the greatest of courtesies...
((For approximately 10 IC days, the people of Team Evolution will be camped outside of Union. The next part of this event will require sign-ups. There is an accompanying OoC post to this post here. Please see that post for more details.
Please feel free to use this IC post to talk with the NPCs. All responses here will receive an NPC response.))
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We use a series of computers and networks to transport Pokémon to us.
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[Because it's a pretty safe assumption that they don't only have Flabébé-sized Pokémon with them.]
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And then it clicks.
Having heard the stories all his life, his first instinct is to move the conversation away from the subject immediately, and possibly to move himself away from Crystal as well, but while a brief flicker of surprise moves over his face, he clamps down on that instinct and mentally berates himself for it. The problem in the past was that humans used those devices, not that they existed. Not trying to understand something just because it could be used to do immoral things was just putting an unnecessary restriction on yourself. Take the machines that had been recovered from the caverns; they'd nearly destroyed the city, but if they hadn't examined them then they wouldn't have been able to add video capability to the Warp Bands, or create those Technical Machines, or know that long-range communication was possible. There was no reason to be afraid of any technology. One simply needed to be careful.
In the spirit of caution, Banzu glanced around them to made sure that no one was nearby before he spoke.]
No reason to be afraid of unorthodox methods. Sometimes they can get you places that orthodox ones never will. Other people might have different ideas, but I'd be interested in taking a look at your technology, no matter what it is.
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What makes you think I'm afraid? I act in politeness, not out of fear.
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Didn't mean you were afraid, I meant that some people in Union are afraid.
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Would you be willing to show me your group's Pokémon-carrying technology? I promise to keep an open mind.
Apologies for the slowness, trying to recover from a cold
I suppose there's no real harm.
[She fishes through her bag, pulling out a small spherical object.]
We use these.
No problem
May I?
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When he speaks again he doesn't look up from the Pokéball as he carefully tugs and twists it to see if it gives any hint of coming open and revealing its secrets.]
I'd offer to buy this off of you, but I doubt my money would be any good to you. Dunno what I could offer in trade, either. An evolution stone, maybe?
[He doesn't care what people in Union might think of this, he just wants it so badly. Seriously, could he make something else change size like this? Make it so he could fit 99 Potions in one pocket of his bag? This thing is awesome.]
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Anything you would be interested in? ...Don't think I could get you a Warp Band or anything from your machines though. Not with the Council talking about what they're gonna do.
[Because that could get really awkward to explain. ...Not to say he isn't severely tempted.]
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Got'cha. But if you ever come by again, I'd love it if you could bring a spare. Or one of your engineers. Be great to talk with 'em.
I'm Banzu, by the way.
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But I shouldn't hold you up anymore. You're prolly busy, right? Have fun looking around.
And don't fall off any of the walkways. It's a long way down.