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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_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
[My goodness, those are some legs on you. She might be staring for a moment.]

Yes, the machines. They were meant to help Pokémon evolve, and in that way they worked. However, considering the side-effects to their use, we may need to go back to the drawing board. It was not our intent to cause so much trouble.

[She claps her hands, smiling.]

Wonderful! I'm glad to hear that you wish to help! Would you mind giving me your name?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
We have cataloged quite a few indigenous species. Unfortunately, I do not have most of my notes with me, otherwise I would be more than happy to compare them.
for_realsies: (Little bit playful!)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
*Some people never stop staring at her. She's used to it and unperturbed.*

Well, now you know for next time! And next time we can tell each other where we're doing things, and compare notes and exchange tips on clothing design!

So... you just left those things, weren't you worried the local Pokemon might want to play with them or eat them or anything? Hey how did you find us after?
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
The machines are durable. We're not worried about Pokemon harming them.

[Beat]

We tracked the trail. When we saw they were gone, knew there must be humans around.
antiseptic: (Hmm...)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-02-22 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
I hope we'll have an opportunity to do so at another time. Knowledge is quite hard to come by.

[Even if he can't be sure they'll be given deliberately-sabotaged notes.]

Is your research related to the machines we've found at the mountains?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
It is, I have written a few papers specifically on evolutionary theory. The machines were made specifically to induce early evolution. For that reason, I do feel at least partially responsible for the trouble that they have caused, even if the machines were not my own creation.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

(Missed this one, sorry)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods.]

I see.
stahlflugel: (056)

[personal profile] stahlflugel 2014-02-22 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
[he scratches the back of his head] Well, yeah. It does do that. Now I have an immature pest of a Tyrantrum to deal with... the noise the machines made. Humans can't hear it, but Pokémon can. It was like nails on a chalkboard...

Um... Eren Jaeger. I'm a member of the city's Guard, but I'm joining the Rangers soon.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
[That gives her pause.]

You speak as if you heard it yourself.

Eren, I am Doctor Crystal Verdine, a pleasure.
comparative_insanity: (Not even laughter)

No worries <3

[personal profile] comparative_insanity 2014-02-22 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Fai just smiles, shrugging.]

I suppose it makes sense for another city with a different history to not have Enlightened living there - just like you no doubt have different technology and a different culture. How does Union seem, compared to your home?
antiseptic: (Time to dodge uncomfortable questions~!)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-02-22 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
Is that the only purpose of the machines?

[Nobody in the Union will be forgetting those earthquakes any time soon, that's for sure.]
stahlflugel: (053)

[personal profile] stahlflugel 2014-02-22 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
I heard it. Not all the Enlightened, but Shifters could. [he shakes his head, closing his eyes] I thought it might make my ears bleed if I listened too long.

It's nice to meet you. ... Sorry if we're all a little skittish. We were sure the machines were some kind of attack.
outtahere: (talking)

[personal profile] outtahere 2014-02-22 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Banzu waits until he can catch one of the visitors at the university alone to talk to them. Dr. Verdine is the first one he's found, and he carefully hides his distaste at her fur-lined lab coat; showy things like that annoy him. He's far from showy himself, dressed all in black with his clothes being the "style" worn by workers in the industrial district. He keeps his expression and tone neutral and polite, but he certainly doesn't bother being formal with her, just as with anyone else.]

Hey. You're from Team Evolution, right? You one of the people who built those machines in the mountains?

[He's assuming that the people hanging around the university are the most likely to know how the machines work, but checking first seems like it would be a good idea.]
for_realsies: (Super Amazing Excite!)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Really? Pretty sure history has shown breaking things is a lot easier than you'd think.

*Imogen shrugs, the story did still make sense.*

So you must be pretty near to set-up in the caves like that? What's your city like, are there cute hats!?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Our origin story is much less spiritual. Gigas was protected by a great Pokémon during the war, and it is from that that was take our name.

[She nods with a smile, again pushing a few strands of hair behind her ear.]

In some ways, it is very different, but in others, we are quite similar. I get the impression that people here all work toward a greater good, and toward bettering both humans and Pokémon. We feel the same.
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
We are not close. We wanted to run tests further away in areas with Pokemon that are not native to ours. Our hats are acceptable.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods.]

That is their only purpose.

I imagine that there are many theories already circulating that we meant the people of Union ill, and that is the furthest from the truth. Our knowledge of the world is limited, and we had no idea that other civilizations existed in this area. We simply chose it for its distance away from any known human establishments as well as from Gigas, should something go wrong. Had we known...
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Shifters?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
[She turns, shaking her head and frowning deeply.]

I did not build it, no.
highliber: (Don't have time for delays)

[personal profile] highliber 2014-02-22 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
Pokemon may be humanity's companions, but knowledge is humanity's sword and shield.
comparative_insanity: (There is a crack in everything)

[personal profile] comparative_insanity 2014-02-22 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I see! [That is amazing in itself. After all, the pokémon had turned upon humanity during the war, hadn't they? But one had still protected Gigas.] That pokémon must have loved your city very much, then.

[He nods, bouncing a bit on his toes.] Definitely. We're trying to explore more of the world around us, learn more. The best way of repaying the mercy we were shown is by becoming better than we were before.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
Truer words were never spoken.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
I quite agree.
for_realsies: (Curiouser and Curiouser!)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
*Yup, nothing suspicious about that! Imogen smiles.*

Only acceptable? I will have to see for myself.

You didn't bring any samples of fashion I could examine? I mean, other than what you're wearing, you brought that! If you didn't you'd be naked and that'd make this whole first meeting thing really weird.
outtahere: (talking)

[personal profile] outtahere 2014-02-22 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
You know much about how it works?

[It occurs to him that a little more context might be helpful.]

I'm part of the team that's been examining them. Was hoping someone could help explain some of the parts we haven't figured out yet.

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