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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 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[She shakes her head.]

I'm sorry, I didn't help build the machines. My specialty is in Pokémon, not engineering.
comparative_insanity: art by konnichipuu @ deviantart (Between the ocean and your open vein)

[personal profile] comparative_insanity 2014-02-22 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Reside. In there. In that small, cold sphere in his hand. In the form of energy. Not living, breathing, playful, stubborn matter but just... energy.

Despite her telling him that it's inactive, despite knowing it's not necessary, his next reaction is pure instinct and no thought. The ball is dropped onto the ground with a choked noise, Blossom gathered in his arms protectively, his skin flaring as he holds himself from trying to destroy the thing right there. He remembers now, though he wishes he hadn't.]


Those are... Those items are forbidden here. If you are seen to use them on any pokémon within Union, I'm pretty sure you'll suddenly find this place very inhospitable. I would suggest against it. [His voice is flat, with only the obviously fake semblance of being friendly and informative left.]
naturaldissension: (Smile)

[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-22 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Whether or not he's impressed by the getup, he doesn't betray his feelings about it one way or another. The same, practiced smile comes to his face as it has with the others - given that the custom here is apparently to bow, he dips his head somewhat towards Erwin from a distance.]
somnambulatory: (hiding)

[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[Jinxie frowns.]

I'm sorry for bothering you. I was hoping to talk to whoever built those.
naturaldissension: (Default)

[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-22 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[He will respond in kind, glancing back briefly towards the camp as she comments on it.]

Yes - it is the product of many years' experience traveling through dangerous lands. We would not venture so far out without adequate preparation.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[She picks it up, putting the ball back in her bag. She does look a bit surprised by his reaction. She does blink a few times, a frown on her face.]

I didn't realize. I'll have to tell the others that use of Poké Balls isn't welcome here. Still, it would be hard to function if we have no access to our Pokémon.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry, but they aren't in our division. We're researchers.
somnambulatory: (determined)

[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you know what the machines were supposed to do?
tinytactician: ([f] HAPPY FACES)

[personal profile] tinytactician 2014-02-22 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Surefire way to get Armin to like you: compliment his Pokemon friends. He lights up, beaming as Nim pokes his tiny head over the fluff-lined hood and squeaks a Reep! of hello.]

He's already grown from when he hatched a few days ago. He's already trying to steal the others' food!
stahlflugel: (049)

[personal profile] stahlflugel 2014-02-22 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I know we brought back as much of the pieces as we could. [Eren folds his wings back and fluffs up his feathers a bit before letting them fall back into place] The engineers have them, I think. ... So... why do you want to make pokémon evolve early, anyway? We have Enlightened that can do that. Training Masters can sometimes allow their bonded Pokémon to evolve earlier than they should. ... I don't know how they do it, though.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[She looks amused.]

Yes, of course I do.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I see. He looks like he'll become very strong.
somnambulatory: (looking aside)

[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
...What were they for, then? I was in a group that found one of them, and it looked like it was just hurting the Tyrantrum that was there.
rejected_trash: (♪ 11 [I am trash; I have no value.])

[personal profile] rejected_trash 2014-02-22 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it sounds nice and professional, but what is it really? When you talk about Evolution, I'm fairly sure you mean more in a metaphorical sense for humans; what's the next step?
comparative_insanity: (I've looked behind all the faces)

[personal profile] comparative_insanity 2014-02-22 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh Savior, they... of course they actually have items like that which are activated. With pokémon already trapped inside them. He feels nauseous, and Blossom fusses and frets, hissing at Chrystal.]

You- As long as you don't use those to- to capture any new pokémon while you're here... [He shakes his head; it's not like he actually knows what the law states, or is in a position of authority or power. For the first time ever, he wishes his unlce was there.] You're from a different place with different rules, and you know nothing of ours. But I'd suggest you not as much as take those out within the city. Depending on who sees them, they might cause a riot.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Enlightened don't exist in Gigas, so we don't have that convenience. Our hope is to better both humans and Pokémon alike, to make them strong both in body and mind. We feel that the best way to do that is to help them along the way.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
To help induce evolution.
tagteams: (▽ you get me through)

[personal profile] tagteams 2014-02-22 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[You damn right she is going to investigate this group. She had to fetch the broken bracelet device that she left with a group of Engineers, the one that the men put on Valor when she found him. They could be the same men or related, they could not, but she just had to ask.

Valor is on her shoulder, he's feeling so much distrust and uncomfort from them as much as Quinn is feeling. Edan is also on the same shoulder, being very much interested in these guests. She approaches Rory right as she spots him taking notes.
]

Excuse me, sir. May I ask you a few questions?
somnambulatory: (hiding)

[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
But the Pokemon will eventually evolve on their own. Why force it on them?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[She frowns deeply, nodding.]

I am not so reliant on my Pokémon, but I know others that might... might have issue. But I am interested in these Warp Bands, as an alternative, at least as long as we are in Union.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
To help them realize their true potential, to help them become stronger in both mind and body.
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-22 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Team Evolution doesn't view it as static steps, it's more of a constant process. Finding new ways of progress and avenues of learning are our goal.
somnambulatory: (looking aside)

[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
But befriending them and training them accomplishes the same thing, doesn't it?
naturaldissension: (Smile)

[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-22 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, of course.

[He will set his notes aside and stand to address her, his demeanor the perfect model of servile helpfulness.]

What is it you would like to know?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Eventually. However, these things often take much more time.

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