Event - Confrontation with the Enhanced

[bravenewmods]

With the revelation of the presence of the Enhanced, Union was able to quickly mobilize. As the strange conditions continued to worsen, the Trainers of Union once again set out to bring order to the chaos.

This time however, they do not walk entirely alone. A small, dedicated team remains behind in Union, sorting through the dossiers and information that Crystal and Rory have collected. Connected to those in the field via Warp Band network, hopefully they can identify the Enhanced and find a way to calm them before a tragedy occurs.

[OOC: There will be a thread for each active team based on the sign-ups. Any areas that did not have any sign-ups will not be present and will be addressed later. As per our usual standards, moderators and NPC helpers will progress the log at least once every 24 hours. The Union log will work somewhat differently from the battle logs in that the participants will be collecting information concerning the Enhanced; when enough information has been accumulated, they will be asked to tag into the battle threads to provide guidance and support to those out in the field.

Characters participating in the Union log will function as support staff for this event. They will have their own log interacting with Rory and Crystal and as characters in other logs encounter the Enhanced, they can use the observations made to try to find out more about the Enhanced in the field and help the people in the field determine an appropriate situation. Because of this, players in the Union thread may threadjack any ongoing log to relay information as needed.

The outcome of this event will depend very much on player decisions and the ability of the characters to respond to the threats at hand, so we would highly encourage you all to tag as regularly as possible. Thanks!]

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[bnw_sheepy_npcs]

[ Oh. Right. That makes sense, considering all the flowers. You really like those, don't you?

Terrible mess? It did look a little pink in here earlier, but it thought that that was normal. Pink is definitely its color, there is nothing wrong with pink.

But innocent joking aside, the pink creature coos gently in agreement, it knows your pain. But it's been watching humans too, and they would probably be able to fix your garden. They're nicer this time.

Well, some of them. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

[Mm-hm! It even went into the city once for a week! They were all very nice about it; these humans have a lot of respect for them... Actually, there have been a lot of friends passing by recently, and they've all had a good experience, it thinks.

This isn't going as well, though... even if there are a lot of humans that are nice, just a few bad ones can cause so much suffering...]

[bnw_sheepy_npcs]

[ You went into their city? The actual city?

Hello friend, what is personal space?

Tell it everything! What was it like? What were the people like? Did you talk to them? What do they eat? And what are those weird things they wear on their heads sometimes? It's very curious about those.

Another sad coo. Too much suffering, it makes it sad, and it makes their friends angry. Why did it have to be that way? Why couldn't everyone get alone? ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

[Well...

It will shuffle a little shyly. OK, it was exaggerating a little. There were two of them that time and they didn't really talk to them. ...Or show themselves. But it did watch them - a lot!

It saw lots of interesting things! Like they eat mostly plants and they have ways of making plants look like meat even though it's plants and it's not sure it sees the point, but it guesses they like pretend meat! It's pretty sure the head things are for decoration; the bigger and more colorful the head thing, the more likely they are to find a mate! Like its flower. ...Not that it needs a mate, but if you can't have a flower, you can at least have a nice head-thing.

Their other friends are warming up to them, though... Did it hear about the dreams and nightmares? Maybe it would all turn out different this time...]

[bnw_sheepy_npcs]

[ Plants into meat? That gets a giggle out of the pink creature. Why would they do that? Humans are very silly sometimes. Although very practical, they may have something with these head decoration things that aren't flowers.

It did hear about that, and that somehow the humans managed to resolve their quarrel. Was there really singing? It heard that there was singing.

In any case, it has faith in these ones. They weren't cruel and oppressive like the others. But could the rest of the humans be like them? It wasn't so sure. There were those that used the items from the past, even now. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

[If Darkrai has decided to play nice this time, there must be a good chance! Besides, all of them like its flowers, so that means there's a lot of good in the world still.

(Flowers are very important.)

So why is it here today? It's very happy that it's here! It's been a while since anyone came to the grove. Will it be staying long? Maybe they should watch from somewhere inside? It can show you its home...]

[bnw_sheepy_npcs]

[ Cresselia probably had something to do with it, you know that Darkrai has a soft spot for her. It doesn't see what she sees in him, really. She's too good for him.

(Yes, yes.)

It is passing through, and has been trying to make contact for a while now, but isn't sure how. There's trouble in other places, things that directly and indirectly concern it, that it wonders, maybe these humans can help. But at the same time, it is very hesitant. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

[Aww, Darkrai's not bad! ...For a perpetually angry keeper of the nightmare realm. ...It could just be a lot worse; he's probably been brooding for about 500 years.

But ooooh... It thinks it knows what the concern is, though it hasn't had much chance to get out recently. If there's anything it can do, though...

It doesn't know if the humans are ready for a plea for help about that kind of thing yet, but it has faith that they will do what they can. Maybe a little more time to grow.]

[bnw_sheepy_npcs]

[ Darkrai was a bit of a downer, but you're probably right, friend. That was a bit rude of it to say.

Still, what does she see in him, really?

Floating a bit, the creature curls its tail a bit, settling itself in a sitting position in the air. It... isn't sure. There is only so much that can be done, and the longer they wait to do something, the worse it may get. It's worried about the situation. How long can they wait before it becomes too late?

But it does agree. Still, they seem to be growing in leaps and bounds. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

[Maybe it should update it on everything that's happened. The situation here appears to be improving slightly...

The keeper of the grove will poke its head out through the hedges and observe for a few more moments before nodding to itself.

Let's take this to a more comfortable place now that it seems like the threat is less intense.

And with a flurry of flowers that pushes back some of the mushrooms (eww mushrooms), the keeper of the grove will lead the way back towards its hidden sanctuary.]

[bnw_sheepy_npcs]

[ An update, yes! Please, lead the way.

The pink creature will take one more look toward the group before floating behind the keeper of the grove. ]