Arrival in Gigas

[bravenewmods]

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.

Comments

[demenscantrix]

[She does slow a little, though...she was never terribly fast to begin with. She's a shorty.]

Food? Oh, all the best kinds! Noodles with sauces, cheeses, fried things, and all these wonderful kinds of bread you just can't find anywhere else!

[expertonshutters]

[It's okay Hayato is also a shorty. He catches up with her quick enough, though.]

You should show me the best. Come on, dazzle me with this Gigan cuisine.

[demenscantrix]

Very well!

[She's 5'0" with the ahoge...]

I shall not even trick you with spice. So, come, to the restaurants!

[expertonshutters]

[so smol.]

Such a kind and benevolent guide!

[But he will follow her to where she leads him.]

[demenscantrix]

[Indeed she is, taking him towards a long row of the places, with one in particular: Evatrattoria, with a pasta bowl emblazoned on the side. Leading the way inside, their noses will be assailed by the smell of basil and oregano and dozens of other milder spices...as well as roasting meat.]

I trust this agrees with you?

[expertonshutters]

[That is quite a smell. It's like a super smell because he's got antenna crammed under a hat and he can smell it through the hat.]

[Having antenna was really fucking weird by the way.]

Wow, it smells good in here.

[That's a "yes"! He's glancing around with complete curiosity.]

[demenscantrix]

[They're led over to a table, where Nero most certainly doesn't sprout an antenna. She just has the ahoge, thanks.]

Well, order whatever you like. I recommend the miltank meatball pasta. It's just spicy enough to feel nice, without a burn.

[expertonshutters]

[He doesn't recommend it!! They are so weird.]

Hmm, well if you recommend it I might just have to try it. I'll have one of those.

[Hopefully he won't live to regret this for any reason. Though, just from the name it sounds pretty tasty.]

[demenscantrix]

[Well once they're seated, Nero orders for the both of them, along with a kind of red wine.]

It pairs well with the pasta. I know neither of us can become intoxicated but there is a taste to it, and a proper way.

[expertonshutters]

[WELL when you put it like that, he nods.]

Fair enough. I will trust your judgement. I can't imagine you're supposed to get wasted to eat this food, anyway, right?

[demenscantrix]

No, the wine is to enhance the taste, not become intoxicated. It is rude to become so in a place like this at any rate.