Day 1 - Text

[at_too_low]

[So, the tournament is over and Team Evolution have finally departed, some time ago now. But the events of those ten days are still on about everybody's mind, and Atsuro is no exception. He's spent several days thinking about it, and finally gathered enough courage to write his thoughts down - it's easy enough to talk about it with people close to him, but he feels like his duty is to organize his guesses, and let others know about them.

So, almost a week since Team Evolution's departure, a public text message appears on the intranet.]

( It reads: )

(no subject)

[carrotandrod]

Who: Levi, Moonbay, Doug, Dylas
What: Inspecting some spooky noises from the ruins
When: After TeVo left the area
Warnings: Minor swearing? Combat.

[Flashes of light and 'screams' were heard from the Old City Ruins within the last couple of days - initially attributed to Ghost-Types hanging around the Mausoleum, but it was quickly dismissed. It's not considered a high priority, but a request was sent out for delvers and rangers to investigate the phenomenon and report back.


There's many tunnels, but this particular one should bring the group the closest to the reported sightings. Time to get prepped and roll out!]

Video

[rydiaofmist]

[The feed turns on to a young woman standing in the commercial district, hand resting on some kind of rocky spine, a grin on her face.]

So I didn't realize that Union had this kind of thing. I heard that there was a racing scene here, so I thought that we would check it out.

Golem, say hello to everyone!

[Moving to give the world a better look at her new companion, the camera focuses on a young Rhyhorn. He looks just as excited as his partner, jumping up on his back legs and looking straight at the band. He then shakes his head a bit when he lands.

Someone's a show off.

Rydia kneels down next to Golem, so both are on the screen.]

I was curious if I could get some advice from anyone interested in Rhyhorn racing. From what I understand, preliminaries start pretty soon, so any suggestions would be a big help. Not that we'll have any trouble, right, Golem?

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[thatwasnotmyintent]

Plantains.

[This is said very calmly for a man with a just-past-babyhood Tropius gumming on his perfectly coiffed hair.]

I find myself in possession of a great deal of plantain peels, just as of late. I've heard they make excellent fertilizer, so if anyone cares to pick some up, let me know.

[A pause, during which the Tropius makes shrill, earpiercing happy baby sounds. Then:]

In addition, I'll take this moment to congratulate the many applicants for the Rangers -- we've maintained our history of nearly 99% acceptance. [Of course they have; they accept basically everyone who isn't missing limbs/otherwise incapable of fighting. The training camp is the actual weeding-out process.] I look forward to seeing you all at the training facilities, very soon. Any other questions, please feel free to ask.

[He's well-aware his intimidation cred is decreased by baby fruitdinosaur.]

The three (point five) soldiers of the outer solar system have arrived!

[incousinswithyou]

[ audio ]

[ sup, everybody? Have an abortive (?) attempt at gathering news and information because somebody can’t speak candidly if her life depended on it. ]

We have been gone for a while, hm? Seeing how the place is still standing, I suppose nothing of consequence has happened.

Who are you talking to…?

[ this voice doesn’t appear to have heard that former one. ] Anyway, we’re a little behind. If someone could fill us in, we’d appreciate it.

[ another voice chimes in, though it’s not directed at the band, instead she appears to be addressing the question. ] The rest of Union, as a matter of fact. [ she pauses and then adds. ] You should say hello, Hotaru.

[ there’s a short pause. The entire city? How? ] Ah, hello? [ these people are crazy. ]

Good grief.

[ action, around Union ]

[ so, here’s a mildly bedraggled group winding their way through the streets of Union. It’s obvious from their clothing that they’ve been away for a while. Michiru and Haruka had actually managed to be away for at least a month, and while natural fabulousness can cover up almost anything, Michiru, at the very least, is counting down the minutes till she gets to soak away the (figurative) dirt of the road and take over the bathroom for at least three hours. The other two, Hotaru and Setsuna, had joined along the way... so to speak. But they still looked weary from the trip.

Alas, duty calls. Before they can get back home, they’ll need to outfit Hotaru with various necessities. Oh, and make sure she doesn’t go crazy and eat people.

...Make that a four hour soak, when Michiru finally gets back. Either way, the group’s going to be out and about the entire city for quite a bit. ]