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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.))
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[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jinxie's more than a little worried about the sudden appearance of this new group, especially considering they're the ones who apparently put those horrible machines under the city. She's got a couple of questions of her own, but is clearly nervous as she approaches Dr. Verdine.]

Um... hello?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[It appears that the good doctor is either busy or didn't hear you, Jinxie. You'll have to try a bit harder.]
somnambulatory: (looking aside)

[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello, Miss?

[Slightly louder.]
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I'll take this, how much does it cost?

[Still no direct response. Perhaps she doesn't realize you're addressing her, or is too consumed by her need to be a consumer to notice someone calling out to her.]
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[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jinxie slowly approaches, tapping her on the shoulder.]

Excuse me!
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

(Sorry, my Gmail is merging tags)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[That definitely did it, the woman nearly jumping out of her skin. For a brief second, she has a disgruntled look on her face, before, identifying the women, blinks.]

Can I help you?
somnambulatory: (looking aside)

[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry. Um... you're the scientist that worked on those machines, aren't you?
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.
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[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.
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.
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[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you know what the machines were supposed to do?
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.
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.
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
To help induce evolution.
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[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 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
To help them realize their true potential, to help them become stronger in both mind and body.
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?
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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[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
What's wrong with that? Is there some reason it has to happen faster?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[She looks genuinely perplexed.]

Why wouldn't we want them to reach their potential much faster? Why rely on just nature when you have the capacity to help the process along?
somnambulatory: (afraid)

[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-22 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it worth it if it's hurting them in the process? Rex was in so much pain...
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-22 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
We didn't intend to hurt them, that was a defect in the machines. Once we retrieve them, that will be the first thing that we fix.
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[personal profile] somnambulatory 2014-02-23 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
But don't you need to test things like that to see if fixing it worked? What if you end up hurting more Pokemon that way?
bnw_sheepy_npcs: (Dr. Crystal Verdine)

[personal profile] bnw_sheepy_npcs 2014-02-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Her smile is almost syrupy sweet.]

It would seem that I can't expect everyone to properly understand how the world works outside a set of walls.

[She looks at the shop-keeper, picking up her bag of merchandise.]

You'll have to excuse me, I have another engagement. It was a pleasure speaking with you, I've learned a lot.