bravenewworld | Arrival in Gigas

The City of Gigas is unlike anything the people of Union have ever seen before. The city is immense, a sprawling metropolis that covers the land as far as the eye can see. Built up primarily around enormous centralized towers, unlike Union these towers are dark concrete buildings, covered in glass windows. The buildings seem to serve any number of functions, and have a startling variety in construction, style, and even size, creating a unique skyline that is breathtaking to behold. The city is connected with roads of asphalt, upon which whiz smoke-belching steel carriages at frightful speeds, the engines (and piercing, constant horns) creating an ever-present din that engulfs the city in loud, chaotic sound.

“Downtown,” as the Gigans know it, is a huge collection of stores, apartments, and businesses. Apparently, the larger homes are built in Calderan-style but tend to be further from the main commotion of the downtown areas, of which Gigas citizens assure Union citizens that there are several, each with their own district name and culture. The technology is quite advanced as well, full color televisions are standard in every home and built in devices so slim and with such sharp images that they seem decades ahead of Union’s own technology. Pokemon are still quite present in Gigas, many people riding flying types and the buildings having huge perches to accommodate them. As with the vehicles below, however, Gigas seems to regulate air traffic to individual lanes and the birds seem well-trained as they convey their trainers to and fro.

Humans are just that, here, Human. No unusual shapes and sizes like the Enlightened and Earthkin of the Union Alliance, and those displaying unusual traits receive odd looks. Like many civilizations to the east, Battling is a common sport though in this place it’s more like the combat arenas of old. Several stadiums dot the cityscape, the sounds of Pokemon Battles and cheering crowds echoing for blocks all around, and it’s a stadium where humans are not welcome. Unless, of course, they want to make a show and spar against a Pokemon, of course.

This is Gigas, the City of Reclamation. Union civilians have free rein to explore this grand city as councillors are invited into the massive capitol building to negotiate with the Gigan leaders. Gigas civilians, for their part, are polite, friendly even. While many of them are caught in the bustle of their daily lives they regard Union citizens with interest and curiosity, willing to talk about their city, extolling its virtues while complaining about the noise, the crowds, the lines, and the expense all the while. One thing is clear though, the people of Gigas are proud of their city and their accomplishments. This is their home, and they are eager to show it off to the world.

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That isn't suspicious.

[ Someone has caught you in the act of working on your map, Rise!

Oh wait, it's just some jerk. Er. Your boss. Whoever. ]

[Rise's mostly been taking notes in a less recognizable form, or relaying details mentally to Toyo for her to write them down. Not that she really expects detailed schematics from someone with flippers, hence taking notes on the trickier areas.]

We can't all have your knack for always looking like you know where you're going, y'know. I'm just trying to make sure I don't get lost.

[Honest.]

[ Smart of you. Either way, Haruka's ~~lording her height~~ peering over Rise's shoulder to try and get a look at those notes herself. ] You forgot a café.

[ One wonders how Gold got his notions - and success rate - about being "helpful". ]

[Rise's gained three whole inches of height from evolutions, thank you very much.]

I figure as long as I've got a few marked, I can always look around for a new one if I want to try it.

Anything else of interest?

[ She keeps her tone light, but there's a familiar edge to it. We've entered double-meaning zone, and you're an excellent gatherer of information.

Illuminate her. ]

Well, this whole place is different from Union. Everything's spread out, they have these big wide boulevards--

[Harder to find narrow alleys and hiding places, or move vertically to evade people]

--and everyone's very responsible and happy to live here.

[You'd need to avoid civilians too, if you're causing trouble, since they'll report it to the authorities.]

[ She's glad she decided you could stick around. You do good work. ] What a pain.

[ It's like she hates Modern Civilization or something! These Union hicks, gosh. ]

Oh I don't know. The streets could be fun to ride on. Or drive one of those motorized things. You could definitely pick up a lot more speed than in Union.

[Whether she's talking about getaways or just Haruka's hobbies is anyone's guess.]

Too much speed can be dangerous.

[ This smile implies: for Gigas. But enough about her. ]

I haven't seen anything we could use for...inspiration.

[ Gods. She's talking about gods. Hint hint. ]

That's true! You'd think they'd have more of their history on display, given how proud they are to talk about it...

We might have to take matters into our own hands.

[ You're coming when they loot places, yes? Maybe in a divide and conquer system? ]

I fully intend to.

[If nothing else, someone needs to play radar so that no one gets caught and starts a war.]

Good luck.

[ You're not bad, walking radar. You're not bad. ]

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