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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.))
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (arms crossed)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Apollo offers the Gyrados a mental reassurance that he's just communicating and it won't harm them (OOC: him? her?). He asks what the Gyrados thinks of Sakina and her companions. Does the Gyrados like them?]
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-24 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Gyrados seems perplexed. He's not sure why this matters and who are you to ask little appetizer?]
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (confused)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[A confused look passes over Apollo's face for a moment.

He replies that he's being friendly, but also that some of the humans and Pokémon in the area are wondering if some of the humans who Gyrados is with might be dangerous. Apollo was hoping that Gyrados could clear that up for them so that everyone could get along.

Also, he doubts that he would taste very good.]
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-24 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[The Gyrados is of the opinion that if the appetizer thinks it so dishonorable as to give information on its master, the appetizer might find itself swallowed whole. Perhaps with a pinch of nutmeg and some almonds to round out the flavor.]
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (surprised)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[That concept surprises Apollo, and he says so, asking if Gyrados really mean "master" and not "friend". Gyrados and Sakina are both people, as far as Apollo's concerned. Doesn't that makes them equals?]
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-24 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Gyrados serves Lady Sakina. Lady Sakina serves Team Evolution. Appetizer talks too much]
Edited 2014-02-24 01:41 (UTC)
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (confused)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay this is getting kind of weird. He leaves the link open in case Gyrados has anything else to say, but mentally pulls back and turns his attention towards Sakina.]

He seems to think that you're his master and that he needs to serve you.

[The "appetizer" thing he's willing to ignore, since Gyrados is obviously a predator.]
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (surprised)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
[I don't have enough icons to do the drawn-out chain that this deserves, but confusion, shock, disbelief, and surprise are the most obvious things to pass over Apollo's face upon hearing that. There's a moment of stunned silence as Apollo grasps that yes, Sakina really did just say that, and when he speaks the shock is evident in his voice.]

You're not. He's not. Humans and Pokémon are equals. We work together. Neither of us is more important than the other.
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-24 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
And you have no humans who serve other humans?
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (serious)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Even if there are, Apollo's starting to get wrapped up in the moment and can't think of any.]

There are humans who work for other humans, but they don't serve other humans.
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-24 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Your term is different, but it is the same. Gyrados serves me. I serve Team Evolution. You, presumably, serve whoever rules here.

[Her tone has a bit of finality in it, and Gyrados nods in agreement.]
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (serious)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Her words feel wrong, but he can't explain how they're wrong. Someone else might be able to, but not him. The impression he got from Gyrados was one of more subservience than simply an employee, and that makes him extremely uncomfortable. How could Gyrados have agreed to that relationship?]

How did the two of you meet? What made him decide to come with you?
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-24 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
I hatched him from an egg and raised him.
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (serious)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[...That makes sense. If Gyrados was raised by someone with Sakina's viewpoint it isn't too surprising that he would copy it. After all, he wouldn't know any different. Apollo finds himself hoping that he doesn't accidentally give his Seedot some strange idea like that.

This raises another question though.]


How many other humans in Team Evolution think of themselves as masters of the Pokémon who are with them?
bnw_void_npcs: (Sakina)

[personal profile] bnw_void_npcs 2014-02-24 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[She shrugs]

That's not my business.
whateveryoueatliveitspart: (surprised)

[personal profile] whateveryoueatliveitspart 2014-02-24 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[He could probably push some more, ask if she had any other Pokémon with her, try again to explain how she's wrong, continue the conversation in some way, but he's finding this kind of uncomfortable for a number of reasons and isn't too eager to spend more time with her right now.]

I guess I might see you later, but bye for now.

[He gives a mental farewell to Gyrados, along with a concept equivalent to "take care of yourself" with emphasis on Gyrados taking the initiative in doing so, and heads back towards Union, his Pokémon following behind him.

There had to have been a more graceful way to end that conversation, but right now Apollo's more interested in talking to Grandpa about this than he is in following human social customs.]