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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 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
They have been several years in the making, but it would seem we still don't quite have it right.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I assumed that all Enlightened were able to, from what you said earlier.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
[A small red light blinks on the device before a bright light flashes. She moves to his side, getting ready to take another picture.]

It's a camera. Have you never seen one before?
for_realsies: (Schemey Imogen!)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
So you've never tried anything just to have fun?

What sort choice is that? There are so many great things outside of the objectives of those in charge!
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
My Path does not include exceptions for frivolous pursuits.
comparative_insanity: (I wondered what they meant)

[personal profile] comparative_insanity 2014-02-22 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
No~o, not exactly. Only certain people are able to understand pokémon language - I have a friend who does. And others are able to connect on an empathic level, like my brother. The rest of us have different talents - most of them more mundane. [He laughs quietly, shrugging.] We all envy them, of course. But since Warp Bands allow all of us to connect and bond when it's agreeable, all of us manage to live without too many misunderstandings by their side.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods.]

I think I understand now.

Are Warp Bands the only thing that you use to "bond" with Pokémon?
for_realsies: (Dramatic Glance)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
Your path really isn't living if it doesn't have room to wander off by yourself.

You've never once thought about doing something outside of the rules? Eat dessert before dinner? Dance in the rain? Kiss a girl? Buy a stranger a drink just because they aren't smiling? Nothing!?
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
My Path has no allowances for such things. Consideration would be a useless distraction.
comparative_insanity: (Where's your famous golden touch)

[personal profile] comparative_insanity 2014-02-22 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
Well, we also have to use our heads. [He grins.] I mean, it is a mutual agreement, so it's important that we make ourselves understood.

And after that... well, the Warp Bands are used for transport when necessary, but it's not like we need anything else, is it? If a pokémon is your friend then they're your friend, it's not like you strictly need to exchange friendship bracelets. Even if that can be fun~.
for_realsies: (Child-like Imogen!)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder why everyone thinks distractions are useless?

The easiest answers are found when you stop looking so hard.

What exactly is on your path, since so much seems off of it?
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
I am to aid in the research and goals of Team Evolution and protect their members from danger.
for_realsies: (This is how I sit in chairs!)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
That's hardly exact, do you research or protect? Or do you do both? What sorts of research, what do you have to protect them from? Which of the two jobs is more important? What tools does your path allow?
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
My primary purpose is protection. Beyond that, I assist as required.
for_realsies: (Bored now! Entertain pls!)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
Protect them from what? Why can't they protect themselves?

I mean, you don't look like much, and until you found out about us you didn't know about other humans to worry about.
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
[For the first time, Imogen sees a genuine smile, one of amusement and confidence]

The wilds are dangerous. But they are not as dangerous as I am.
Edited 2014-02-22 08:50 (UTC)
for_realsies: (A good day for Fun!)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
*She spots that, and takes note of that expression. Of course, what she takes to heart and what her words and face say are very different things.*

There are things you enjoy! Why couldn't you have gotten there when I asked about it?
antiseptic: (That elusive tomorrow)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-02-22 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not surprised; it sounds like a complicated device. But, at least they've fulfilled their purpose of causing Pokemon to evolve. May I ask why you're doing so?
myfedorarocks: (don't diss the fedora)

[personal profile] myfedorarocks 2014-02-22 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not often that Flemming visits the University these days. He's been too tied up with work, but his attempts to research things have brought him back.

He couldn't say he trusted Team Evolution. Making humanity rise up was why it had fallen in the first place. It made him wary, but it also made him curious. He was a scientist, after all.

Even if his pursuits were almost entirely focused on making life in Union easier, he couldn't help be curious about what sort of technology humans outside of the city could possess.

That, and he couldn't help but feel a little bad about being one of the ones to destroy the machines in the first place.]


Pardon me. You're with Team Evolution, aren't you?
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
I never said I don't enjoy my Path.
moonbay: <user name=moonbay> (Happy ☾ Sincere)

[personal profile] moonbay 2014-02-22 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[While most of his visitors seem to be guards and officials, Moonbay's reasons for dropping by are a little more... lacking in political motivations. She approaches at a pace that's sure to make her presence known soon enough, but not slow enough for them to be suspicious (she hopes). Behind her, circles her Gligar, Raynos, who seems pretty at ease as well.

Once she's close enough, the raises a hand in casual greeting, a grin on her face.]


Nice set up you've got!
for_realsies: (What can I do?)

[personal profile] for_realsies 2014-02-22 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Were you always on this path, or did you find it after some exploring on your own?
outtahere: (talking)

[personal profile] outtahere 2014-02-22 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Anyone in your group an engineer? Be interesting to talk with someone who knows how to build those things.

[Okay he'd really rather have access to the schematics and books about the machines' operating theories than just talk to someone, but he won't let that slip.]
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[This gets a very intrigued smirk from her. It was a very interesting system they had, to be sure.]

A mutual agreement, I see. That would explain all the Pokémon freely roaming the streets.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[She smiles.]

Evolution brings one that much closer to their true potential.

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