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Brave New World Mods ([personal profile] bravenewmods) wrote in [community profile] bravenewworld2014-02-22 12:00 am

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.))
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-25 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
So I have heard. I suppose being able to speak with Pokemon would allow for different means.
makeitquick: (5P+3P)

[personal profile] makeitquick 2014-02-25 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. ... Not that everyone can manage that.

[ She can't . . . ]
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-25 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
But your "Magic Bracelets" allow it do they not?
makeitquick: (Anything But Mine)

[personal profile] makeitquick 2014-02-25 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
You mean the warp bands? [ she frowns, and looks down at her bracelet, spinning it around on her wrist. You know... it's true ] It does allow for a limited connection, yeah.
naturaldissension: (Smile)

[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-25 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Luck. Skill. Natural talent.

[He smiles.]

Or perhaps the thought that we would not be content to simply be survivors.
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-25 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
We have no such technology.
makeitquick: (Come Down)

[personal profile] makeitquick 2014-02-25 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ You know, that's not as weird as it could be to her. She only got her warp band in the last year, so with eighteen ish years without it, she ends up thinking to her time before that ]

Makes sense, if you guys are moving around as much as your boss implied... [ What with there being the main tower to serve as their focal point ] It is harder to get what they're thinking without it.
naturaldissension: (Smile)

[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-25 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah! Dratini are far too rubbery for my tastes. You need not fear."

He's probably just needling Feliks purposefully now. The man will dip his head slightly in a bow before turning away to resume perusing his notes.
Edited 2014-02-25 05:45 (UTC)
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-25 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
I believe Doctor Verdine was interested in the technology. If Union is willing to donate some to us, we might be able to make use of the technology instead. We can all see the potential advantages to it.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-25 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[She chuckles.]

The atmosphere, and the people, although the buildings too are quite a bit different.
makeitquick: (The Third Eye)

[personal profile] makeitquick 2014-02-25 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
I don't have a say in that, but... [ And she swallows but - ] how's a Pokeball even work?
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-25 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not entirely sure. As I understand it, it converts a Pokemon into energy and holds them there. The insides are designed to create a comfortable environment for them while they remain there.
tinytactician: ([a] doe-eyes)

[personal profile] tinytactician 2014-02-25 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
The people? [Have a serious frowny-face.] You...look the same...
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-25 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, but the the people think and act much differently than they do here in Union.
makeitquick: (Bet On It)

[personal profile] makeitquick 2014-02-25 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... ] They actually go inside the ball? And they can come out? [ ... That's. Amazing? Horrifying? Both? She's not even sure ]
thatwasnotmyintent: (Default)

[personal profile] thatwasnotmyintent 2014-02-25 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds much more like it.
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-25 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
Here, I will show you.

[Sakina withdraws a small ball from her back. She presses the button on the center and it expands from something that can fit into her fingers to something that fills her entire hand. Once expanded, she tosses it on the ground. The ball opens when it touches the ground and a burst of brilliant white light emerges, coalescing into the form of a Gyrados that emerges with a roar.]
Edited 2014-02-25 06:17 (UTC)
makeitquick: (Carnival)

1/2

[personal profile] makeitquick 2014-02-25 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Savior - that makes her take a step back, because while she is a fighter she did not expect to be suddenly confronted wit ha Gyrados. Still it is bonded to someone, so it's not like it'll eat her. Probably. ]
makeitquick: (Get Happy)

[personal profile] makeitquick 2014-02-25 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ But then she reigns herself in and looks up at it to whistle a little and- ]

Wow. Impressive.
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-25 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Sakina smiles faintly]

This is my sword.
niepokonany: (Impossible!)

[personal profile] niepokonany 2014-02-25 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
"You're totally not funny!"

To be fair, Feliks is pretty needlable sometimes. But for now, he's retreating back to the walls before he can do anything that'd exasperate his Pokemon to actual death.
at_too_low: (default portrait!!)

[personal profile] at_too_low 2014-02-25 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Another nod]

My name is Atsuro. Atsuro Kihara... I assume you are a scientist, yes?
antiseptic: (Sunset)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-02-25 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[A small nod.]

Oh, I believe that our current theories on Pokemon are imperfect. But we're also forbidden to bring harm to Pokemon in the course of our research, and your experiments have certainly done so.
tinytactician: (Default)

[personal profile] tinytactician 2014-02-25 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
...they do?

[Cue a tiiiiny bit of wariness, because while Union has it's faults, Armin is generally content with it's morals.]
makeitquick: (Get Happy)

[personal profile] makeitquick 2014-02-25 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
So you really rely on the guy.

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