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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.))

[personal profile] choseneutrality 2014-02-22 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[He blinks at the nod and gives his own back in return. There's another moment of silence, though Flynn seems to be in deep thought. Then he speaks up.]

... What are you writing?
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[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-22 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Hm?

[He glances up with a faint smile.]

Notes about your city and the areas surrounding, of course. To make contact with a habitation of this size is a rare event indeed.

[personal profile] choseneutrality 2014-02-22 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Flynn slowly walks over but maintains a distance.]

You have found other places?
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[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-22 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[There is a slight, thoughtful pause.]

Perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime event.

[personal profile] choseneutrality 2014-02-22 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[He ponders over this. That sounded as if he was saying they hadn't seen many other places where there were other people living outside of Union.]
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[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-22 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Every now and again, we do come across smaller settlements - a few humans barely surviving by the skin of their teeth. We provide such aid as we can should they be willing to receive.

[personal profile] choseneutrality 2014-02-22 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Are they always in such a horrible state when you find them?
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[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-23 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, the word, perhaps, is not 'horrible'. After all... they have their own way of life. If they are satisfied with their lot, of surviving, then that is their choice.

But we are not content with mere survival - not when there is so much more within our reach. Perhaps your people as well?

[personal profile] choseneutrality 2014-02-23 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Flynn's response is a small shoulder shrug. He, personally, was content with his current life.]
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[personal profile] naturaldissension 2014-02-23 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Those who have created a society and a culture invariably have more to live for than simple survival. That is a certainty.