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OK this is a RP I am starting that involves those who wish to come and see Pilon and some of the Genetic Creations we have made and also get to see a few other surprises along the way as well.
I don't want anyone coming with plans of Terrorism, Assassination, Sabotage, Espionage, or other forms of destructive nonsense that will ruin the RP. Anyone who wants to come is welcome to as long as they abide by these rules.

I would like to come.

Rp your arrival and you'll be there.

5 kilometers from Pioneese airspace, a Tarran 'Gladrial' class 2 man runabout slows to a holding speed, its sole occupant Tain Cairnmacha, too nervous to make a live brodcast, hands shaking, on his third attempt, sends a prerecorded brodcast into Pilon.

This is the tarran transport runabout Atha-clath requesting landing permissions, I am Tain Cairnmacha, speeker for Sciences in the High Council the Third Wittan of Cairn Tarra during the absence of my coliegue and mentor an tuasal Holtzmann-Wisewood. The Lerned council of sciences has dispatched me to observe the grand and impressive sciences in Pilon further to your kind invite. may i have permission to land?

Tain mooves the ship into a holding arc awaiting confermation from Pilon

"Confirmed Tarran vessel, you may enter the primary loading bay of New Terra, proceed beneath the water and come to the front of the Arcology and you will see the entrance. Welcome to Pilon!"

Dr. Outov sat in the small shuttle as it made a lazy trail toward Pilon Territory. The oldest and wisest scientist in the Republic never cared much for leaving his home... but to visit Pilon... it was worth an exception.

As said Dr. Outov was an old man. His hair was balding,and it made sort of a crown around the side of his head. He wore a small mustache that was closely cut. His face was slightly weathered, but due to him spending most of his time in a lab, it was far from ugly. He wore his usual dress uniform, black pants and a black shirt with his lab coat draped over it all.

He looked out of the small window and sighed as he eyed Pilon territory. It was beautiful, theres no mistaking that, but something about about it made his mind a little jittery. Thankfully another was accompanying, a strong willed man by the name of Beowulf. He captained the Star Dreadnought, Hrunting, which was now in Geo-synchronous orbit over Pilon.

"So tell me Captain Beowulf, what made you want to come along on a boring research mission like this?" Dr. Outov's voice was light and calm, but not altogether weak.

Beowulf took hold if his small glass of wine and took a sip. He splashed the spirits around in his mouth for a second before swallowing. "Well Doctor," He said with a chuckle, "I thought it would become even more tiresome aboard the Hrunting, watching the same patch of land for hours on end. I figured I could give my legs a good stretch, and take in some unfamaliar surroundings."

Dr. Outov nodded to his comrade, and leaned back into his chair as the shuttle made final preperations for landing.

Tain looks worried for a moment. he rubs his hand across his forehead, straining to remember somthing... finally he kees a string of commands into the NIN...

20 foot above the water, the sails of the small ship fold up neetly into storage compartments, landing struts extend, and then the little ship drops like a stone onto the sea, it bobs there for a moment or two and an simple electrically driven prop extends form the uderside of the ship, Straining agenst the bouiency of the vessal it eventually drags it underwater, towards the mouth of the archology.

[ooc: all yours, i dont know weather you want me to rp all of this in that much deatail, it tends to piss some people off... but hes all yours for the moment]

Dr. Outov sat in the small shuttle as it made a lazy trail toward Pilon Territory. The oldest and wisest scientist in the Republic never cared much for leaving his home... but to visit Pilon... it was worth an exception.

As said Dr. Outov was an old man. His hair was balding,and it made sort of a crown around the side of his head. He wore a small mustache that was closely cut. His face was slightly weathered, but due to him spending most of his time in a lab, it was far from ugly. He wore his usual dress uniform, black pants and a black shirt with his lab coat draped over it all.

He looked out of the small window and sighed as he eyed Pilon territory. It was beautiful, theres no mistaking that, but something about about it made his mind a little jittery. Thankfully another was accompanying, a strong willed man by the name of Beowulf. He captained the Star Dreadnought, Hrunting, which was now in Geo-synchronous orbit over Pilon.

"So tell me Captain Beowulf, what made you want to come along on a boring research mission like this?" Dr. Outov's voice was light and calm, but not altogether weak.

Beowulf took hold if his small glass of wine and took a sip. He splashed the spirits around in his mouth for a second before swallowing. "Well Doctor," He said with a chuckle, "I thought it would become even more tiresome aboard the Hrunting, watching the same patch of land for hours on end. I figured I could give my legs a good stretch, and take in some unfamaliar surroundings."

Dr. Outov nodded to his comrade, and leaned back into his chair as the shuttle made final preperations for landing.

A similar message to that of CairnTarra's is sent to the Eastern Bloc ship inviting them to come in.

Tain looks worried for a moment. he rubs his hand across his forehead, straining to remember somthing... finally he kees a string of commands into the NIN...

20 foot above the water, the sails of the small ship fold up neetly into storage compartments, landing struts extend, and then the little ship drops like a stone onto the sea, it bobs there for a moment or two and an simple electrically driven prop extends form the uderside of the ship, Straining agenst the bouiency of the vessal it eventually drags it underwater, towards the mouth of the archology.

[ooc: all yours, i dont know weather you want me to rp all of this in that much deatail, it tends to piss some people off... but hes all yours for the moment]

OOC: OK I'll go ahead and do this then...

IC: The ship is guided into the massive loading bay. The massive bay dwarfs the craft as its sent to the parking spot. Waiting for the Tarrans is a Pilonese Diplomatic Delegation. They wait outside the craft the the occupants to leave the craft.

I would like to join.

The Seneca base on mars had by now become signifigantly larger than it was, with a recent round of dropships. The mase now housed the LRR deputy science minister, Grogori Hewlett.

He boards a small aircar, and heads for pilon territory.

Tain powers the ship down, the routene calms him down slightly. He counts slowly to 7, and slides off the seat, through the tiny chute and out of the small hatch in the side of the ship. His attempt to exit the ship with a degree of grace, fails miserably. He lands in a pile on the flore, but picks himself up and dusts himself off...


....r.......erm.... Hello.

I would like to join.

Send in a delegation.

IC: Tarn drummed his fingers on the control panel in agitation as the aging Albion 'Craic'-class diplomatic vessel cruised into Pilon Territory. After Ambassador MacCool had fallen ill, he had barely had time to snatch his belongings from his hab dome before being bundled onto the ship by the InterPlanetary Minister and set on a course towards Sisgardia. The datacube on Pilon had occupied most of the journey, and his last few moments had been spent in cleaning his uniform and polishing the twin silver leaves of his Assistant Ambassador rank. He was uncomfortably aware that the standing of his colony rested on how he acted and what he said whilst in Pilon Territory - Albion was a new colony and had little interplanetary experience or standing. He took a deep breath and switched on the commsystem. It crackled and spat into life as the aging transmitter array swivelled to point toward Sisgardia. "Sisgardia Control, do you read? This is Albion Assistant Ambassador Tarn McCray aboard the 'Cuchulain', requesting permission to land. Do you read?"

The Seneca base on mars had by now become signifigantly larger than it was, with a recent round of dropships. The mase now housed the LRR deputy science minister, Grogori Hewlett.

He boards a small aircar, and heads for pilon territory.

One note, this isn't happening on Mars, its happening on Sisgardia, home of Pilon proper. If you want we will transport you there.

OOC: This is my first RP so apologies for any mistakes - tell me if there are any....

Tain powers the ship down, the routene calms him down slightly. He counts slowly to 7, and slides off the seat, through the tiny chute and out of the small hatch in the side of the ship. His attempt to exit the ship with a degree of grace, fails miserably. He lands in a pile on the flore, but picks himself up and dusts himself off...


....r.......erm.... Hello.

An Elf walks forward and puts out her hand. She smiles. "Hi there! My name is Elwyn and I will be one of your guides on this tour. If you'll come with me I'll take you to the holding center while we wait for some of the other delegations to arrive."

Tain follows Elwyn down the corradore to the Holding center, he, or for that matter any Tarran had seen an elf, he staired at the rear of his head facinated, awestruck,
shortly they arrive in the holding center, once Elwyn left, Tain headed for the small buffet, he haddent eten since breakfest yesterday, and he had never had forign food either.

he seamed quite pleased with himself

Elwyn smiled at the Tarran as he followed her to the Holding Center. Once they arrived she showed his the facilities. "This is our Nodelink Terminal, anything within the sum of Pilonese Knowledge that is unclassified is available to you from this terminal. Over there is our Food Synthesizer, it is capable of reproducing anything you desire that we have the Genetic Code for. Over there is the waste processor and disposal unit, over there is the Virtual Reality network, you are welcome to sample and games or scenarios you wish. If you need anything just ask."

The Seneca base on mars had by now become signifigantly larger than it was, with a recent round of dropships. The mase now housed the LRR deputy science minister, Grogori Hewlett.

He boards a small aircar, and heads for pilon territory.

One note, this isn't happening on Mars, its happening on Sisgardia, home of Pilon proper. If you want we will transport you there.

Oh. Ooops.

IC:
Minister Hewlett arrives, to find no exhibit. The aircar then motors to the nearest spaceport, and he, along with two robot aids, boards a spaceliner to the Pilon homeworld.

Tain smiles,

s..s... i look forward to seing the other wonders of your sociaty is this is a meger mee... meeting room.
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F... Fo.,.. Forgive me for asking, bu...but i can notice, your genitic fraime is not like the usual.. de .. derivitive Homo sapins sapins... looks more.. more advanced,.. what was the purpose of the genetic augmenta.. tion?

he looks aquard indead

Dr. Outov and Beowulf exit the transport with no armed guard. Beowulf does carry a sword at his side, the gold hilt glinting as he descends the steps of the shuttle. He pushes his flowing cape aside and extends a hand to the delegation that met the two Eurydians.

"Greetings, I am Beowulf, captain of the Hrunting. It is good to be here." His smile is broad and bright, almost as bright as his green eyes. He strokes his short, brown beard with his left hand, possibly contemplating more to say.

Dr. Outov buts in. "It certainly is a pleasure. I look forward to... seeing these new advancements your country has made." Again he is softspoken, but there is a hint of excitement in his voice.

The spaceliner, Trans-Cygnus Spacelines, one of the few industries of Sygnus Minor, soon arrives at its destination. The ambassador and robotic aids step out, and look for a taxi.

OOC: This would technically be on a different planet than ours correct? If i want to go, does my ship need amphibious capabilities, or can my people be ferried?(can be done either way)

IC: The DBH Paladin, a scout ship sent to find other civilizations for alliances, was one of a few of this new model. the smallest ship in the Burning Hate navy with the capability to go into atmospheres, and also quite well armed(OOC: Not intended for use in this RP, just info)for a ship it's size. There was a large influx of ships to a planet called Pilon, and the captain, Hugh Furlan, had heard rumors of advanced genetic engineering by the people of the planet, so he decided to take the ship down.

"You fool!, do you know what it will look if I arrive late?". Robert Carter's aide mumble some excuses at not telling him about the display that was going to be happening. "Full Speed to Pilon captain- I don't want to be late"

The jet easily lifted of the launchpad and boosted its way to Pilon. The captain sent a long wave message to Pilon command "This is the delegation from Vandenhoogenban, we have 3 members wishing to take part in the displays, asking permission to land"...

ooc: Pilon in in Sisguardia, which is on Earth... last time i checked :oops: :P

OOC: "Vandenhoogenban" Love that name :)

ooc: Pilon in in Sisguardia, which is on Earth... last time i checked :oops: :P OOC: if that was intended for me, understood. my nation is not located on earth, so thats ok.

ooc- cheers, edit "Captain- just get us to the display where ever it is!"

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"Capt. Hugh Furlan of the DBH Paladin, requesting permission to dock. We're here to see your display. We've heard it's quite impressive.

Hearing no immediate response, and noticing that others were docking, he let the ship hover above the city.

Hearing no immediate response, and noticing that others were docking, he let the ship hover above the city.
OOC: is Pilon gone or something?
IC: Capt. Furlan decided to try again."This is the DBH Paladin, requesting permission to dock."

"Captain have they replied to our request?"

"No Mr Carter they have not, there also is another ship hovering of to the starboard side"

Carter and the man they sent from the Science Department from the University- Col Gervasi looked out the window.

"Mr Carter, it appears they are from the country of Burning Hate"

"Send them a message and ask if they know what is going on and a general hello"

"Yes Sir"

[message sent to the ship from Burning Hate]

"Send them a message and ask if they know what is going on and a general hello."

[Capt. Furlan recieves transmission.]
"Hello, Vandenhoogenban(OOC:great name) vessel. We have no more of an idea than you do. You are also here to view this exhibit, am i right?"

"DBH Paladin, yes we are here to look at the display, but it is a little difficult when we haven't been given permission to land. Im afraid we can't wait all day and must leave. Would it be possible on the way back if our delegation stops by your country for an informal visist? We always like to extend our diplomatic ties."

ooc- I really do have to leave but will pop back on later- most likely tonight (my time- its morning now)

"How long does it take to get a taxi in this place?!?!?!?"

ooc- Pilon, it started out so good, for once a rp without any fighting. you could have let us know if you had to pop out (please dont take offence from this)

"DBH Paladin, yes we are here to look at the display, but it is a little difficult when we haven't been given permission to land. Im afraid we can't wait all day and must leave. Would it be possible on the way back if our delegation stops by your country for an informal visist? We always like to extend our diplomatic ties."

ooc- I really do have to leave but will pop back on later- most likely tonight (my time- its morning now)
"Go ahead and send a delegation. The purpose of this ship is new diplomacy(and moderate combat if necessary. 8) ).

ooc- Pilon, it started out so good, for once a rp without any fighting. you could have let us know if you had to pop out (please dont take offence from this)
OOC: same here good RP, i'll be lookin for 'em from you in the future.

The Ambassador and his two robotic aids continue to stand on the sidewalk, attempting to flag down a taxi.

"Awwww....... I'm riding my bike!"

He takes out a small suitcase, which contains a collapsable bicycle. The two robots jump on the back cargo hold, and the ambassador starts twoards the exhibit hall, nearly running down several pedestrians.

The Seneca base on mars had by now become signifigantly larger than it was, with a recent round of dropships. The mase now housed the LRR deputy science minister, Grogori Hewlett.

He boards a small aircar, and heads for pilon territory.

One note, this isn't happening on Mars, its happening on Sisgardia, home of Pilon proper. If you want we will transport you there.

Oh. Ooops.

IC:
Minister Hewlett arrives, to find no exhibit. The aircar then motors to the nearest spaceport, and he, along with two robot aids, boards a spaceliner to the Pilon homeworld.

The trip to Sisgardia is uneventful. It takes only a few hours. The craft lands in the same parking area that the Tarrans landed in and Elwyn is there to greet these delegates too, she ushers you to the same room.

Tain smiles,

s..s... i look forward to seing the other wonders of your sociaty is this is a meger mee... meeting room.
.
.
.
.
*pause*
.
.
.
F... Fo.,.. Forgive me for asking, bu...but i can notice, your genitic fraime is not like the usual.. de .. derivitive Homo sapins sapins... looks more.. more advanced,.. what was the purpose of the genetic augmenta.. tion?

he looks aquard indead

She smiles then replied. "Every Pilonese citizen is augmented in at least the most basic ways. We feel that a person should be improved as much as possible to better allow for their DNA to be passed on to the next generation. Personally I have been cloned 3 times and have had several Bionic and Cybernetic Implants, and of course I've had the Node MK-II installed. Its quite natural around here."

Dr. Outov and Beowulf exit the transport with no armed guard. Beowulf does carry a sword at his side, the gold hilt glinting as he descends the steps of the shuttle. He pushes his flowing cape aside and extends a hand to the delegation that met the two Eurydians.

"Greetings, I am Beowulf, captain of the Hrunting. It is good to be here." His smile is broad and bright, almost as bright as his green eyes. He strokes his short, brown beard with his left hand, possibly contemplating more to say.

Dr. Outov buts in. "It certainly is a pleasure. I look forward to... seeing these new advancements your country has made." Again he is softspoken, but there is a hint of excitement in his voice.

An Elven Woman greets the Delegation, "Hello there!" She smiles, "My name is Elwyn and I will be one of your guides during your stay here in Pilon. Please come this way and I will show you to the holding center until all of the guests have arrived."
She then leads the delegation into the room with the Other Elwyn (There is a slight difference in the pronounciation of each clone of Elwyn) and the Tarran Delegation.

The spaceliner, Trans-Cygnus Spacelines, one of the few industries of Sygnus Minor, soon arrives at its destination. The ambassador and robotic aids step out, and look for a taxi.

I thought you said you were riding on a Pilonese Transport?

OOC: This would technically be on a different planet than ours correct? If i want to go, does my ship need amphibious capabilities, or can my people be ferried?(can be done either way)

IC: The DBH Paladin, a scout ship sent to find other civilizations for alliances, was one of a few of this new model. the smallest ship in the Burning Hate navy with the capability to go into atmospheres, and also quite well armed(OOC: Not intended for use in this RP, just info)for a ship it's size. There was a large influx of ships to a planet called Pilon, and the captain, Hugh Furlan, had heard rumors of advanced genetic engineering by the people of the planet, so he decided to take the ship down.

OOC: Just a couple of notes to clarify some things, yes your ship will need to be Modified for underwater transport. The name of the Planet is Sisgardia, and welcome to the RP!

IC: A message is sent to the DBH Paladin when it enters orbit. "Unidentified Vessel, this is Pilonese Space Command, please identify yourself and the reason for your visit to Sisgardia."

"You fool!, do you know what it will look if I arrive late?". Robert Carter's aide mumble some excuses at not telling him about the display that was going to be happening. "Full Speed to Pilon captain- I don't want to be late"

The jet easily lifted of the launchpad and boosted its way to Pilon. The captain sent a long wave message to Pilon command "This is the delegation from Vandenhoogenban, we have 3 members wishing to take part in the displays, asking permission to land"...

OOC: Just to let you know this is on another planet, I will take care of it though.
IC: The Pilonese Transport sent to Earth to pick up anyone desiring to come responded "Please land in the designated area, we will then pick you up and transfer your personnel to our ship for transport to Sisgardia. We want to extend a welcome to you and greetings."

ooc: Pilon in in Sisguardia, which is on Earth... last time i checked :oops: :P

I was under the impression Sisgardia was another planet.

"Capt. Hugh Furlan of the DBH Paladin, requesting permission to dock. We're here to see your display. We've heard it's quite impressive.

The Pilon Space Command responded "Welcome to Pilon, you are cleared to land at our landing facility in the New Terra Arcology, please follow the holosignals and they will lead you down to the designated landing platform. Our delegation will meet you upon arrival."

Hearing no immediate response, and noticing that others were docking, he let the ship hover above the city.
OOC: is Pilon gone or something?
IC: Capt. Furlan decided to try again."This is the DBH Paladin, requesting permission to dock."

OOC: Patience my friend, I shall respond in time to your posts, I have a real life and cannot be on NS's 24/7

ooc- Pilon, it started out so good, for once a rp without any fighting. you could have let us know if you had to pop out (please dont take offence from this)

OOC: Sorry, wasn't expecting so many replies and didn't have prior warning, I manage a Hobby Shop and I had to take care of some Customers.

ooc my apologies, also we are a space nation, not on earth.

ic: The delgation, after a brief stopover at Burning Hate started to head over to to the drop zone to be picked up by the transport that Pilon supplied. When they got their Robert Carter, Col Gervasi and a token sercurity guard stepped out of the jet with their luggage.

ooc: Sorry, do I get landing permission yet? Not sure if the Assistant Ambassador's ship is gonna hold together much longer... :?

ooc my apologies, also we are a space nation, not on earth.

ic: The delgation, after a brief stopover at Burning Hate started to head over to to the drop zone to be picked up by the transport that Pilon supplied. When they got their Robert Carter, Col Gervasi and a token sercurity guard stepped out of the jet with their luggage.

The ship takes you to the landing area previously mentioned and another Elwyn is there to meet you. She greets you and escorts you to the holding area.

ooc: Sorry, do I get landing permission yet? Not sure if the Assistant Ambassador's ship is gonna hold together much longer... :?

OOC: Yes you have been sent the same landing clearance that everyone else has, come on in, Elwyn will be waiting for you.

IC: Tarn exited the ship to find himself faced with one of the 'elves' that he had read about on the datacube. She gave her name as Elwyn, and then led him into the brightly lit corridor towards the reception rooms.

ooc: gonna be offline for a couple of hours, so do whatever you like with tarn in the meantime...treat him nice now :)

Tain is a pritty avrage Tarran male, he is human, but the lack of interaction with other cultures has given him a unique apperence, standing nearly 6'3 he is thin, his face is weighted towards Elfin and his long black hair, which reaches almost to his lower back is tied up with a brown leather thong, his clothing is quite simple, over a plain black trowsers and a brown top he wares a kind of white robe, at first glance it looks very simple, on second glance, a keen eye would pick out a beautifully embroidered pattern all over its serface, a very keen eye would spot that the pattern isnt so much embroidered, as actually part of the material.

he clasps his hands together, cradeling somthing which looks like a middle grownd between a digital watch and a natural leather strap

each time another dignatery entered the room Tain smiled..... and backed further into a corner... escaping from time to time to grab some more food from the synthisiser... he was gradully working his way through the pioneese diatery database, ordering small portions of everything, alphabetically.... he was currentally nearing the edge of the 'D' section.
He kept glancing quizically at the bode link, "reposotary of all pioneese knolege" sounded increasingly tempting. he wouldent know what to look for, besides his charter was to 'observe but avoid interaction with pioneese technology'... Looking back it, it was an unuasally 'open' brief from the council, perhapsm a signal that they would soon end there reign of zenaphobic uncorperation.

Tarn stood near the food dispenser in the corner of the room, observing the other dignitaries and ambassadors milling around, while his emotions bounced back and forth between self-importance and sheer terror. He knew that success here establishing good relations with the Pilonese would propel him up the hierarchy of power at home, maybe even make him Ambassador. MacCool was getting old and frail, and this hadn't been the first time he had fallen sick before an assignment. Tarn's ego wandered off, dreaming of a glittering career as Ambassador before the President of Albion begged him to take the post of InterPlanetary Minister, himself modestly accepting the honour.......Then came the re-entry to reality, and the realisation that despite the training in diplomacy and the rudimentary knowledge he had gleaned from the datacubes in his vessel's library, he really had very little idea exactly what he was supposed to do. Tarn swallowed nervously, and grabbed another handful of synth-pretzels.

Tarn's world of Albion was a relatively new colony, originally established to mine the huge deposits of rare metal ores that lay below the surface. The presence of these heavy metal (ooc: Slayer!) ores gave the planetoid a strong gravitational field, which over several generations had altered the physical form of its inhabitants. Tarn was considered fairly tall at home, but here he was easily a head shorter than most of the other dignitaries - another reason for his nervousness. He was stocky and well-muscled, and this being his first trip offworld (aside from routine training flights to Albion's moons) it had taken him several minutes to adjust to the lower gravity here - he still had a floating sensation in the pit of his stomach. He had short dark hair framing a strong, square face that currently held an expression like that of a boy waiting to butt in on his parents' conversation. His dress was simple and practical, with little ornamentation aside from the twin silver leaves denoting his rank - colonists having only arrived on Albion fifty years before, the newly-established government was still mainly concerned with meeting ore extraction targets rather than social reform or quality of life. Tarn wore a sleeveless blue shirt and a hastily-cleaned pair of black trousers, with shoes that had no visible lace or seam and moulded themselves to the shape of his foot. All the garments aside from the shoes were made from waste plastics drawn into thin strands and then woven into a thin, tough cloth. The shoes were one of his prized possessions - the technology was offworld, Tarn having won them in a 3D chess game with a pilot from an ore transport ship. These appeared every 200 days to take the extracted ore to refining plants in the next system. The sight was somewhat incongruous - a heavily muscled and work-hardened man wearing a look on his face like a child who's joined in an adult discussion and is trying to hide how utterly lost he is.

ooc: sorry if I'm going a little overboard on detail...as I said, I'm new to this. Great RP btw Pilon :)

OOC: Thank You Henleaze.

IC: The Elwyns stood together watching all of the delegates, they would wait justa little bit longer before starting the tour to make sure no one else was coming, latecomers could catch up. They ordered Spiced Beatle Bread and sat down at a table to eat it while they waited.

Tain walked over to the food dispenser to begin on 'Danzig Suprise' a dush he had been looking forward to since 'B', the food synthisiser got underway, stringing the proteens together to make the dish. He picked up the small dish of somwhat un-savoury smelling meet arrived a second later. Tain took a mouthful as he was walking back,

in a classic case of 'not looking where you are going' he bumped into Tarn. the bowl of Danzig Suprise fell to the flore with a smash, the goo rebownded creating a a plethora of nameless stanes on boath delagates' trowsers!

looking down tain froze as he saw the short man.... the look of sheer terror, like that of a man about to be shot in the face, crossed over Tains features, he paniced, and tried to appologise

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i.....i....i...i...i.....im so... im so.... i ...i ......
i ...... i i..... i. ..... i ..... im so sorr... rr....y....ss s s sir....

absolutly frozen in terror he stands, awaiting his own vapourisation , if not the vapourisation of his entire race....
one thing was for certin, Tain wouldent sit on the high council EVER... if there was a high council left after the insodent he had just created.

ooc: let the social chaos commence... meewwheheheheeee

IC: Tarn sat at the table between the Burning Hate delegate and a large man who appeared to have - how quaint! - an actual sword across his back. He was still a little intimidated (the sword wasn't helping much) but the synthesised alco-spirits had begun to put him at his ease. His attention was diverted by the food being placed in front of him by a robo-servitor...some sort of wheat-based baked dough with.....were those LEGS in there? Unfortunately for Tarn, one of the first lessons in his ambassadorial training had been 'Never offend the natives', and the other delegates were chewing on the bread with apparent enjoyment. Tarn heaved a sigh and began to carefully chew around one of the beetles...

ooc: oh godess thats a bit aquard... ok.. assume i bumped into the back of your chair....

OOC: this happens before Tarn sits down to the Beetle Bread.

Tarn looked up at the taller man as the sauce began to soak through his trousers and his precious shoes. He expected to be swept aside, treated like the inexperienced newcomer he so obviously was....perhaps berated for being in the way. But instead, the taller delegate began to stammer an apology! Tarn was taken by surprise, and the delegate trailed off into silence. His mouth flapped once, twice, like a fish out of water, then snapped shut - he looked terrified. Tarn slowly realised that far from being seen as an inconvenient newcomer by these older delegates, he was actually something of an unknown commodity....and THAT gave him an advantage....interesting. Very interesting. Tarn gave the taller man a carefully polite nod, brushed the drying meat from his trousers, and returned to his place. The delegate looked shocked, then puzzled, then almost pathetically relieved before a look of suspicion rose on his face. What was this Albion ambassador doing? Any other delegate would have caused a huge scene. Perhaps this Tarn characater was trying to manipulate him. Or confuse him. Or... the delegate returned to his place, thinking furiously and keeping one wary eye on Tarn, who was eyeing the Spiced Beetle Bread in trepidation.

Beowulf and Outov took a seat at a small table. The Captain's green eyes surveyed the other guests while the scientist looked at a menu. Dr. Outov glanced up and saw Beowulf "undressing" a lady with his eyes.

"Ahem... Beowulf... we are in mixed company. We mustn't look bad in front of the other... nations."

Beowulf let out a hearty laugh and slapped his friend on the back. "Quite right doctor, forgive my... lack of chivalry."

Dr. Outov nodded and smiled, then stuck his nose back into the menu.

Tain frosen in feer, gradually managed to count to 7 in his head, he found a corner at the remote end of the tabel, where no one else was sitting, he swore he would fast for a week if he returned to see Yagdrassil still standing, he kept his eyes on the tabel, glancing fleeting looks at the remainder of the room as if he were risking the existance of Cairn Tarra by doing so

ooc: oh no... ive just realised.... my guy is called Tain, youir guy is called Tarn.. this is one of those *with halerious consiquences* tags isnt it?

Looking up from the fragments of antennae on his plate, queasy but triumphant, Tarn noticed the lingering looks his sword-wearing neighbour was directing towards a female figure (quite literally) that was seated across the table from him. The big man's comapnion whispered in his ear and he turned away, but Tarn was encouraged. As he saw more and more evidence of normal human behaviour among the delegates, he was losing his previous shyness. He was also enjoying directing long slow stares at the delegate who had bumped into him before, and watching the nervous reaction...

OOC: Tain....Tarn......goddamnit! Oh well, I shall just have to make sure my spelling doesn't go wrong....sorry if Tain is feeling a little intimidated at the moment....Tarn has a somewhat twisted sense of humour.... :twisted:

one of tains glances cauget with one of tarns long stares.... the white hot pain of pure panic shot through him again, and he looked at the tabel top... not daring to risk another brush with tarn

IC: Tarn successfully hid a grin and turned back to his meal as the tall delegate blanched and rocked back in his seat. After a long space journey with no entertainment cubes he had to get his kicks where he could. He glanced at the Elwyns clustered near the wall, and wondered at them. Albion had no cloning facilities and no elves - as such the Elwyns fascinated him. He wondered when they would be told what was to happen after the meal...now that his initial nervousness had evaporated he was eager to see the sights of Pilon.

OOC: CairnTarra, what is your nation's name? only it seems a little rude to call Tain 'the tall delegate' all the time...

OCC: You didn't respond so I decided to use one of m' own.

IC: The Ambassador arrives at the exhibit hall on his bike, and plows through the crowds to get to the door.

ooc: Nation: Cairn Tarra, adj 'Tarran' if your bord.... Learn More (OOC) (http://www.coreline.net/tarra)

ooc: Nation: Cairn Tarra, adj 'Tarran' if your bord.... Learn More (OOC) (http://www.coreline.net/tarra)

OOC: going offline now....we're four hours ahead here in UK....I'll leave Tarn to you, don't let Tain beat him up :D Thanks for the info, Cairntarra, I'll check out that link.

ooc: PFFT! Lightweight... im in the UK too.... bed?? at 12:30?!?! on a weeknight!!??!?!?! :P

Carter, dressed in something that looked like a cross between white flowing robes and a suit glanced around the room. After exchanging some greetings with the Member for Burning Hate he decided that he better get to work. Who to talk to? The hosts, that person with the sword or try to rescue the tall delegate that had spilt some food on someone. Options, options.

Meanwhile Gervasi, the scienctist, started to download all available files on the computer to his palm computer. It would be very interesting looking at these in detail later.

Carter decided that he would go talk to the delegation that had 'the guy with the sword' in it. "I don't believe I've had the pleasure (not extending his hand as he wasn't sure what customs these people had) My name is Robert Carter and I am representing the Republic of Vandenhoogenban. Are you quite interested in genetics?"

Carter decided that he would go talk to the delegation that had 'the guy with the sword' in it. "I don't believe I've had the pleasure (not extending his hand as he wasn't sure what customs these people had) My name is Robert Carter and I am representing the Republic of Vandenhoogenban. Are you quite interested in genetics?"

(OOC: I assume you are talking to me. :wink:)

Dr. Outov was still eyeing the menu when Beowulf gave him a slight tap on the shoulder. "Doctor, it appears someone wishes to speak with you." As Outov turned to greet the guest, Beowulf stood and after a little reluctance on Carters part, the two shook hands. "Hello Carter, I am Beowulf and this is my friend Dr. Outov. As to your question, I believe this is my friend's field of expertise." The large man chuckled and after a quick bow, he took his seat.

"Genetics... no... I've never really taken much interest in them. I tend to research technologies involving physics and quantum mechanics. I was hoping that this visit would... enlighten me as to the newest advances in the field of genetics. I think we Eurydians could benefit greatly from new genetic research." Dr. Outov offered the man a seat, and took one himself. It was getting rather hot in the main hall, and so he reluctantly removed his lab coat. "How about you Mr. Carter, do you have an interest in genetics?"

"Alas no, well offically no. Personally I am curious about it but I am part of the diplomatic core of Vandenhoogenban so as you can no doubt guess, Im here to represent my country. Prof. Col Gervasi (Carter motions over to the man downloading files from the computer) is the head of genetics at the Vandenhoogenberg National Research Centre, he is the one interested in it."

Gervasi, noticing Carter was talking about him came over to the couch.
"Dr Outov, Beowulf, this is Prof. Col Gervasi". Gervasi, like a boy in a candy shop eagerly greeted them.

Tain risks another glance arround the room, his stomach is weighed down with feer, and 60 main cources, he takes a small drink of water from a tumbeler infront of him

ooc: --->*BUMP*<---

Beowulf and Outov took a seat at a small table. The Captain's green eyes surveyed the other guests while the scientist looked at a menu. Dr. Outov glanced up and saw Beowulf "undressing" a lady with his eyes.

"Ahem... Beowulf... we are in mixed company. We mustn't look bad in front of the other... nations."

Beowulf let out a hearty laugh and slapped his friend on the back. "Quite right doctor, forgive my... lack of chivalry."

Dr. Outov nodded and smiled, then stuck his nose back into the menu.

OOC: One note, I probably should have mentioned this earlier but I forgot, all Pilonese who are not assigned outside of their country are compulsary nude. We do not require it of our guests but all Pilonese citizens walk around naked all the time.

OCC: You didn't respond so I decided to use one of m' own.

IC: The Ambassador arrives at the exhibit hall on his bike, and plows through the crowds to get to the door.

OOC: Sorry I forgot about you.
IC:You are ushered into the room by yet another Elwyn who joins the others (Making a total of 5 now I believe). You are invited to relax for a little while before the tour begins and talk with the other delegates. The tour will begin shortly.

Carter, dressed in something that looked like a cross between white flowing robes and a suit glanced around the room. After exchanging some greetings with the Member for Burning Hate he decided that he better get to work. Who to talk to? The hosts, that person with the sword or try to rescue the tall delegate that had spilt some food on someone. Options, options.

Meanwhile Gervasi, the scienctist, started to download all available files on the computer to his palm computer. It would be very interesting looking at these in detail later.

OOC: Just how much space can that palm computer hold? Pilon's collective knowledge, most of which IS unclassified and available for download, is quite extensive.

The Elwyns stood up and synthesized some PiFizz for everyone to drink and announced for everyone to get ready, the tour was about to begin.

tain looks at the glass of fluid handed to him, he takes a small sip out of politeness but sets the glass streight back down, lest he cause any moire diplomatic insodents, he stands, and has to stedy himself from his nerves.

he awaits further instructions from the lovley Elwins...

OCC: You didn't respond so I decided to use one of m' own.

IC: The Ambassador arrives at the exhibit hall on his bike, and plows through the crowds to get to the door.

OOC: Sorry I forgot about you.
IC:You are ushered into the room by yet another Elwyn who joins the others (Making a total of 5 now I believe). You are invited to relax for a little while before the tour begins and talk with the other delegates. The tour will begin shortly.

The ambassador, in traditional LRR dress, consisting of a tartan overcoat and deerstalker cap, walks over to one of the other delegates.

"Hello. My name is Zimbra Beeblebrox. How are you this day?"

tain forces a smile and nods at the newcomer, trying despretly to keep a grip on conchiousness. The council hadent told him this was going to be a diplomatic event... his first experience of forign people was turning out to be a sressful one

OCC: You didn't respond so I decided to use one of m' own.

IC: The Ambassador arrives at the exhibit hall on his bike, and plows through the crowds to get to the door.

OOC: Sorry I forgot about you.
IC:You are ushered into the room by yet another Elwyn who joins the others (Making a total of 5 now I believe). You are invited to relax for a little while before the tour begins and talk with the other delegates. The tour will begin shortly.

The ambassador, in traditional LRR dress, consisting of a tartan overcoat and deerstalker cap, walks over to one of the other delegates.

"Hello. My name is Zimbra Beeblebrox. How are you this day?"

"We are good. All of the Elves smiled in unison and watched Beeblebrox awaiting more questions."

tain forces a smile and nods at the newcomer, trying despretly to keep a grip on conchiousness. The council hadent told him this was going to be a diplomatic event... his first experience of forign people was turning out to be a sressful one

One of the Elwyns looked at Tain. "I have something for you that you may want before we begin, you're looking like you could use it." She reached into the Synthesizer as a small green tablet materialized in her hand. "This is a small genetic modifier that will lower your stress levels and help you manage them more effectively. It has no side effects and will wear off after 24 hours."

tain takes the pill and examins it in his hand, he knew that genetic manipulation of ones self was the start of a long and slippery slope, but he also knew that to refuse the gift would be seen as impolite... it was a quick debate, but he swollowed the pill.
his right hand played across the watch-like accesory on his left hand, he sent electrochemical signals that it was to begin a sweeping scan of his geenome, to be comnpleeted over the next 24 hours, that would show the scope of what changes the pill had wrought.

T... Thank you Elwyn.

OCC: You didn't respond so I decided to use one of m' own.

IC: The Ambassador arrives at the exhibit hall on his bike, and plows through the crowds to get to the door.

OOC: Sorry I forgot about you.
IC:You are ushered into the room by yet another Elwyn who joins the others (Making a total of 5 now I believe). You are invited to relax for a little while before the tour begins and talk with the other delegates. The tour will begin shortly.

The ambassador, in traditional LRR dress, consisting of a tartan overcoat and deerstalker cap, walks over to one of the other delegates.

"Hello. My name is Zimbra Beeblebrox. How are you this day?"

"We are good. All of the Elves smiled in unison and watched Beeblebrox awaiting more questions."

"What a strange comment," he thought to himself. "That is good to hear."

Tarn was feeling a little unnerved....normally he would have been perfectly content to watch the Pilonese women strolling round naked, but the fact that the five in this room were all physically exactly the same was disconcerting, though he couldn't deny they were attractive. The big man with the sword...Beowulf?...seemed to have no such problems however, and wore a grin that threatened to split his face in two.

OOC: Sorry everyone but im going to be without access to a computer for a few months- someone can hijack Carter and Gervasi iff they want or you can pretend they aren't there. Sorry but this has come up earlier then expected. happy rping

tain takes the pill and examins it in his hand, he knew that genetic manipulation of ones self was the start of a long and slippery slope, but he also knew that to refuse the gift would be seen as impolite... it was a quick debate, but he swollowed the pill.
his right hand played across the watch-like accesory on his left hand, he sent electrochemical signals that it was to begin a sweeping scan of his geenome, to be comnpleeted over the next 24 hours, that would show the scope of what changes the pill had wrought.

T... Thank you Elwyn.

The Elwyns nodded.

The Elwyns walked to the door.
"If you'll all follow us we will now take you outside to the Arcology main facilities. From there we will lead you outside, underwater to the Genetizoo we have prepared for this tour."
With that said two of them moved out into the hall while the other three waited from all of the delegates to follow.

Tarn followed the Elwyns, making sure his datacube was to hand so that he could record what he would see.

Beowulf let out a sigh as he stood. His rear had fallen asleep from immobility, and so he was greatful to be standing again. He motioned for Dr. Outov to lead, and the two made their way outside.

Tain stood, his hands still shaking slightly, but he felt calmer thanks to the effects of the drug. He made his way to the entrence of the room, making sure Tarn was well clear of the doarway and seperated by a few of the other delagates, he then mooves into the corrador

The Elwyns walked down the hall and entered a transparent transport tube and waited for everyone to come in before they closed the doors.

Tarn gazed at the interior of the transport tube, marvelling at the technology on display. His homeworld used most of its resources to fund the ore mines, and the majority of technological advvances were weighted towards higher production and extraction rates. As such there was little room for luxury, and such high quality transports were reserved only for government buildings and complexes. He noticed Tain keeping well clear of him, and frowned slightly. It had started as a joke, but if the two nations were to establish good relations, he needed to make sure he got on well with the other envoys - it would not do to have Albion at a disadvantage on the interplanetary scene because of a simple joke....

Tain stood in the transport elavater, it was just like the ones back home, excep, it was made out of metal and circuts, everything was redundent and sell sufficent. Not necessaraly bad, just different. Tain was slightally happyer now the tour was commencing, he hadent been told there would be so much... diplomacy here. Though the mission brief had said that when questioned he could answer on behalf of the council. A powerful clause.. as at the moment he represented his entire nation...
and on that thought the nervousness returned...

After all of the delegates entered the transport tube the three Elwyns following the group entered and the doors slid shut behind them. The transport began to move then without any noticeable commands being given.
The tube led the group downwards into a large structure within the protective walls of the Arcology proper. Inside a mass of people and hovercraft zoomed from one point to another on their way to work, home, or recreation. The transport moved along the wall until it stopped in front of a building with the label "Outer Pilon Transport" on it. The Elwyn's motioned for the group to head inside...

Tarn dismounted from the transport looking around him and rapidly entering notes into the datacube he held. He was already thinking in terms of trade between Pilon and Albion - the smooth ride and speed of the transport tube could easily be adapted for use in the ore transport cars at home. He followed the Elwyns from the tube and towards the building. He had to fight not to stare....everyone in sight, aside from the other delegates, was naked. Naturally, this was somewhat disconcerting...

The Pilonese moved about on their buisness, some of them passed by the transport tube and raised their hands palms facing the delegates in Pilonese greeting as they passed by. They all smiled. Today was especially momentous as Pilon was ranked especially high in the most Beautiful Environment UN Ranking (428th).

tain stares blankley at the seene beafore him, awestruck, this beauty was strange and alean to him. the merging of nature and technology was very beautifully

Several of the hoverships that passed by seemed to be more living than mechanical. In addition many of the buildings seemed to be growing a carapace on them that was eating away at the origanal structure and replacing it with a living carapace. At about this time the Elwyns explained. "Recently our scientists have made great progress in the ultimate form of Bionic Technology, Organic Structures. We are in the process of converting all Pilonese assets to living structures, giving us much more control over their development and a means of self repair uncomparable to mechanical structures. We even have begun the process of converting our weapons to organic weaponry that naturally is produced by our new fleet. Some of the weapons grade technology we have begun is frightening, we plan to show it off to the world at the Tech Expo Sisgardia is hosting some time in the near future..."
With that said the Elwyns walk into the building motioning for the guests to follow them.

Dr. Outov looked with amazement at the ships and structures. He spoke out loud. "The Republic has recently recovered a sort of "bioship." It was left over after an attack from an alien species. We... are still attempting to unlock its secrets. We Eurydians have come so far... and yet still we have accomplished so little."

He sighed, and looked to Beowulf, who was also astonished by the new living structures.

Tain hangs behind the crowd, he looks at the bio mechanical wonders with a worried expression on his face, he mumbles, inaudible to most

"they are good, dangerously so"

As the group enters the building it is obvious the inside is far more massive than the outside made it seem. The building on the outside seemed to be a rather small building with maybe a few stories attached to it, but within it stretched out before them for a good Kilometer or so. Within the building is a massive field filled with ferns, mosses, and large stretches of open fields. The ground slants downward steeply toward a collection of suits and gear that seem to already have been laid out and prepared for them. A moving walkway leads toward them at a fast pace and a series of bubbles lay suspended at the top of the hill.
The Elwyns breath in the fresh air and look out across the fields.
"This is one of our favorite areas to come to sit and relax when not working." Several Pilonese citizens were walking or laying about reading books, or hooked up to Trivid display units or Virtual Entertainment systems.
They walked over to the bubbles and two of them passed through the outer area of the bubble into the middle. They then leaned forward and rode the bubbles down the hill. It seemed that whatever made the bubbles was double layered as the Elwyns stayed upright as the bubbles rolled down the hill. As they approached the bottom the bubbles slowed and stopped in front of the equipment. They then moved out of the bubbles and waited for the others. The other three Elwyns motioned for the other members to ride the bubbles down the hill. "This is one of our new transport systems, we're still trying it out, we hope to replace our maglev transports with personal grav-bubble systems within the next year."

tain was very ammused by the bubbles, but somewhat bermused by the sence of scale in the building, he quietly approached an Elwyn, he wasnt as taken aback by the greenery thistime, nothing as spectacular as Midgard forrest,

This building has a deciptive scale, is it just a trick of engineering, or dose it use more complex meens?

The Elwyn smiled at Tain. "Thats Classified."

Tain looked slightly hurt, and shuffled back to his place in the crowd of dignatories

(OOC: Where did everyone go?)

IC: After the party decended the hill the Elwyns took them over to the equipment. "This is some Pilonese technology you'll all need before we begin the tour."
They led the party to a organic mask. "These are your underwater breathing apparati. We won't go into details about how they work as most of you should have similar equipment in your own countries, but these come complete with internal pressurizers and oxygen converters that will take Oxygen out of the water. They also come equipped with personal optical amplifiers to allow greater visualization of some of the areas as we will be rather far away from some of them."
Next came some small patches, one about the size of a quarter the other the size of a dime laying on a table.
"These are interpersonal communicators. They are capable of interfacing with our own nodes so we can talk to you and you'll be able to talk to one another as well. You just slap these patches on your throat and the others will be able to hear what you say via the smaller patch which is put on the side of your head, next to your ear."
Finally came a small suit of organic matter that was equipped with fins.
"This is a biosuit that will interface with your body giving you the capabilities of quick and easy manuveuring in the water. Just think of where you want to go and allow your body to move, it will take you where you need to go."
Lets all suit up...

(OOC: Where did everyone go?)

IC: After the party decended the hill the Elwyns took them over to the equipment. "This is some Pilonese technology you'll all need before we begin the tour."
They led the party to a organic mask. "These are your underwater breathing apparati. We won't go into details about how they work as most of you should have similar equipment in your own countries, but these come complete with internal pressurizers and oxygen converters that will take Oxygen out of the water. They also come equipped with personal optical amplifiers to allow greater visualization of some of the areas as we will be rather far away from some of them."
Next came some small patches, one about the size of a quarter the other the size of a dime laying on a table.
"These are interpersonal communicators. They are capable of interfacing with our own nodes so we can talk to you and you'll be able to talk to one another as well. You just slap these patches on your throat and the others will be able to hear what you say via the smaller patch which is put on the side of your head, next to your ear."
Finally came a small suit of organic matter that was equipped with fins.
"This is a biosuit that will interface with your body giving you the capabilities of quick and easy manuveuring in the water. Just think of where you want to go and allow your body to move, it will take you where you need to go."
Lets all suit up...

Tarn struggled into the suit - it looked far too small for him but as he put it on, the suit moulded to his body shape, and he felt it seal around him. He slapped on the patches, and then pulled the mask over his head. It sealed in the same way as the suit, and for an instant he was trapped in darkness. Then a patch of the mask cleared and became transparent, allowing him to see clearly. He turned to one of the Elwyns and asked "How exactly do you construct these masks and suits? Are they pieced together or grown as one object? Such technology could be adapted and used in our mines - particularly these image amplifiers. We have our own of course, but of lesser quality."

Tain fitted the suit and visor relitivally easily. Though he was used to the breathing apperattus after working on the Makers submerged in the kelp fields of the gulf of Ador, moast of the tarran divers, including himself did no use suits, training themselvs to adapt to the high pressure. 'Sufference and Perseverence' was the tarran work ethic, also providing such suits was an expenive process.

after he had finished fitting the suit he clenched his hands, not used to the alean feeling of the extra skin

(OOC: Where did everyone go?)

IC: After the party decended the hill the Elwyns took them over to the equipment. "This is some Pilonese technology you'll all need before we begin the tour."
They led the party to a organic mask. "These are your underwater breathing apparati. We won't go into details about how they work as most of you should have similar equipment in your own countries, but these come complete with internal pressurizers and oxygen converters that will take Oxygen out of the water. They also come equipped with personal optical amplifiers to allow greater visualization of some of the areas as we will be rather far away from some of them."
Next came some small patches, one about the size of a quarter the other the size of a dime laying on a table.
"These are interpersonal communicators. They are capable of interfacing with our own nodes so we can talk to you and you'll be able to talk to one another as well. You just slap these patches on your throat and the others will be able to hear what you say via the smaller patch which is put on the side of your head, next to your ear."
Finally came a small suit of organic matter that was equipped with fins.
"This is a biosuit that will interface with your body giving you the capabilities of quick and easy manuveuring in the water. Just think of where you want to go and allow your body to move, it will take you where you need to go."
Lets all suit up...

Tarn struggled into the suit - it looked far too small for him but as he put it on, the suit moulded to his body shape, and he felt it seal around him. He slapped on the patches, and then pulled the mask over his head. It sealed in the same way as the suit, and for an instant he was trapped in darkness. Then a patch of the mask cleared and became transparent, allowing him to see clearly. He turned to one of the Elwyns and asked "How exactly do you construct these masks and suits? Are they pieced together or grown as one object? Such technology could be adapted and used in our mines - particularly these image amplifiers. We have our own of course, but of lesser quality."

"They are currently constructed however we are testing a modification of a spawning pool to begin growing our technology and hope this will help with some of the problems in manufacturing our higher end technology that we've been having recently. Unfortunately our technology is not for share yet, its a prilevege to even get to see and operate them as they are still mostly classified Equipment."

Seeing that everyone had suited up the Elwyns also donned the suits. They then led the way toward the bottom of the Arcology where an opening was visible, below lay the blue-green water of the Pilonese Bioenriched Water. They stared at the opening for a second then a bright flash indicated the energy shield was deactivated. Two of the Elwyns jumped in while the other three waited for the guests to go before they followed...

"They are currently constructed however we are testing a modification of a spawning pool to begin growing our technology and hope this will help with some of the problems in manufacturing our higher end technology that we've been having recently. Unfortunately our technology is not for share yet, its a prilevege to even get to see and operate them as they are still mostly classified Equipment."

Tarn shrugged and smiled ruefully. He hadn't really expected any other answer, but it was useful to know that the Pilonese had not yet perfected the technique of growing their equipment - they weren't too far ahead then... He jumped into the water and followed the two leading Elwyns.

tain steped into the water, it was warmer then home, but not as evocative as diving bareskin... he caught up with the rest of the groupe.. slightly nervous as he could no longer work out which ones were Elywin, which werre deligates and which was Tarn

tain steped into the water, it was cool, but not as evocative as diving bareskin... he caught up with the rest of the groupe.. slightly nervous as he could no longer work out which ones were Elywin, which werre deligates and which was Tarn

OOC: Actually since Pilon is in Tropical waters enhanced further by the rampant growth of Plantlife in the waters its quite warm in the water.

[edited!]

tain was thankful for the ususual silence of underwaterness he felt relaxed when he was in water, it came from being brought up surrounded by it... he followed the leed Elywin and kept his mouth shut

*bumph*

The group swam downwards. Around them were large underwater plants, a plethora of fish and other aquatic life of all kinds, and other Organic Structures scattered around the floorbed, obviously outlying structures of various uses built by the Pilonese. The Elwyns headed for one of these structures though at a slow pace to give the others a chance to look at their surroundings.

Tain was reminded even more of the kelp fields in the Sea of Leaves back home, except this was much deeper, and therefore not as bright. it was quite frightening in a way, and another ood experience to add to his expanding collection. He made a mental note of the plant life this deep, noting the adaptations to the low light, hoping he remembered to tell teo when he returned

[long overdew bumpage]

b-u-m-p

The group finally arrived at the building. They swam underneath it and a door opened for them and the group entered. The inside once again seemed much larger than the outside had made it appear.
The building was lit with a somber blue light though as the Elwyns all entered the building lit up. About them were displays, replicas, and even a hall with windows along the side revealing large rooms beyond.
"We've made it, this is Pilon's new Genetics Display Building, any questions before we begin the tour?"

Tarn raised a hand. The swim down had been interesting, but this was what he had come to see... Pilon's famous genetics work.

"Are recording devices permitted inside the building? I wish to take pictures of whatever displays you may have in there."

One of the Elwyns replied. "Yes we have already screened these displays, no classified information will be shown to you so you may record or remember or whatever you wish inside, we want to show these creations off to the world so we will not stop you."

Tain pulled off the diving suit, glad to be out of it.. the building was not too impressive, which reminded him of an old saying he had been taught "the greatest treasures are found in the moast humble shacks"... and if whet he had seen so far was anything to go by, the pioneese may have the upper hand in a few fields...

The Elwyns spoke then. "We must apologize to you for that breif swim through the darkness. Out light amplification system is still highly classified and we do not allow foreigners to view it though we do now acknowledge its existance. Perhaps in some future tour we will be allowed to show you its beauty. Poets and Artists in this country do not do it justice with words and pictures. Now, if you'll all come with us we will show you the first exhibit, our first genetic creation..."
The Elwyns began walking down the hall toward the first room.

Tain followed closely, regardless of what the other delegations were doing he wanted to be close enough to the Elwyns, he didn't want to miss any of the information, and they were quite pretty,

They came to the first display. In front of them was a tank of water with several creatures inside. The creatures had the body and face of a dolphin but also possessed hairy arms and legs. Several were out of the water at the top hanging from trees.
"This was Pilon's first real success with Genetic Splicing. We call it the Dolphin-Gorilla Hybrid or Dorilla. It had gone extinct for a while due to some unfortunate buisness practices but we have recently recreated the species though in small number and mostly use them to show off or to keep as superintelligent pets."
The Elwyns waited for questions from the others.

Tain couldn't help but smile at the strange creatures,
how did they operate in an ecosystem,
why??
why did they go extinct,
he bit his toung though, best not say to much, the Foreign nobility may think he was rude.

ooc: anyone else here, or is it just you and me?

ooc: I think we lost everyone else... oh well their loss.

ic: The Elwyns looked at Tain. "You seem to have some questions, please, ask, there is nothing you can say that will offend us."

he looked uneasy, he wasn't worried about about offending pilon, from what he had learnt that would be a difficult task which would take a great deal of effort, he was more worried about offending the other delegates... but very well, surly one question wouldn't kill THAT many more of his people[/i]

“I a-assume they fun-functioned in the wild w-with the modifications .. wh-y tt-then did they g-go extinct?”

The Elwyns stopped smiling. "Its not something we're proud of, they went extinct because of anti-environmental policies the old regime of Pilon passed during its age of Imperialism. They began to hunt them for sport and even ate them, they were a delicacy. It was because of their popularity as a food that we bred our next species, the PiFish, as a replacement. Now however Pilon is proenvironment and we do not allow any harm to come to any species in our ecosystems. The lessons learned from the Gorilla Dolphin hybrid have been many and we have learned them well."

tain nodded... he studied the animal behind the screen, using the techniques Teo had taught him to try and best-guess its genetic structure not the most useful of creatures, but the arms probably gave it an extra edge in the ecosystem... he stood to one side to let the other delegates take a closer look at the creation.
he was sure pilon had more to offer then a obscure half breed ‘mad as a bucket of springs’ genetic experiment.... they had class 2 generating buildings... and those suit things... they were good...
he glanced round himself again,

The Elwyns led the group to the next window. Below them were several hundred small fish about the size of a human fist. They were blue and turquoise.
"These were our next creations, the PiFish. It was because of the popularity of the Dorilla that we decided to create this creature. It breeds at an astonishing rate, has no natural predators, and has all of the nutrients a human body needs to survive, plus they are enriched with vitamins. There are several species, designed for specific types of required diets. The fish has been an amazing success and is now one of the primary sources of food in our diets."

'Clever' Tain thought 'Very clever'
Cairn Tarra grew most of its food by plant orginisms, creating an animal with a fast breeding rate and sedimentary mineral suplimentation, was a compleetly different kettle of fish... this was why he enjoyed studying other peoples solutions. different perspectives, same efffect.. Teo would enjoy heering about theese pifish,

The Elwyns moved on to the next display.
Inside was a vast living area with multiple structures having been built inside. In the background were several strange looking creatures that definately were also derived from Dolphins though they had arms and legs as well.
"This is one of our proudest achievements. Following our creation of the PiFish we decided to develop an aquatic race that naturally lived in the water and could help us maintain the ecosystem we were setting up, by this time we had over 75,000 artifically created creatures of various types and purposes and the ecosystem was getting beyond our ability to easily control on our own, being land dwellers not water dwellers. We had two options, either create a new race to help us achieve our goal, or become an aquatic species ourselves. The answer finally came when we received some very interesting DNA samples from foreign nations, as Elves began to move into the country we made our decision and incorporated Elven DNA with the Dolphin DNA and created our underwater shepards. They are called Elphins by us and since their creation our ecosystem has grown even more fruitful. THey maintain it and take care of it, they even help us create new additions and help us to learn what is needed and what is safe to add.
The Elphins are a critical part of our society now and we value their contributions as much as they value our insights. These Elphins here have volunteered to move here to help explain them to other cultures as we usually don't allow foreign dignatories to interact with them."

Tain realised the creatures are sentient, he waves gingerly,

tarran convention stated that if you created a system too complex for you to understand and manage you should allow entropy to claim the weak parts of the system, these Elfins would never have been created in Tarra..

this whole ‘Elf’ thing was getting why out of hand, the Elywins were beautiful even if they were clones, and even these Elfins had a natural beauty about them, even though they were ground up ‘experiments’ they still looked totally natural, as if there place in the life-spirit was the same as that of a natural born animal...
he looked fascinated, and cast the occasional glance to the Elywins, comparing and contrasting features, desperately trying to make a guess at the genetic construction...

this would require a formal report when he got home

One of the Elphins responding to the wave swam up to the group. He pressed on the glass and passed through it.
The Elwyns smiled. "It is nice to see you again School Lord Dephius, these are our visiting officials from our various allies."
Dephius looked at each in turn finally stopping at Tarn. He made a series of Dolphin-like sounds and shortly afterward a voice synthesizer toned out "Welcome, it is a pleasure to meet all of you, we are glad to see landworlders so far within our homeland."

Tain smiled...
they have there own belief structure and society, incredible... sometimes he wished he was a sociologist so he could study this sort of occurrence, a sentient underwater creature....
and a percussive, ultrasonic language which has evolved completely Allen to much human reference

Tain caught the eye of one of the Elywins..

“would it be at all possible f-for m-me to procure some ex-examples of any poetry or-or literature c-composed by the elphins?... *in a quieter voice, nearly a mumble* our artists a-alwaise s-seek to view things from a-a different perspective”

The Elwyn's looked at Dephius. "I believe that question was meant to be directed at you. Please excuse our visitor he is unaccustomed to our manner of interaction." Dephius' reaction was hard to interpret but after a long while he responded. "No offense was taken by his remarks, we understand his unfamiliarity with our customs." He then turned to Tain. "We have no written language however many of our people's stories have been orally recorded in Pilon's archives and we give you permission to access these if you wish to sample some of the stories or take them with you."

Tain smiled like a cheshire cat, there was at least two major Theses in this for him if he sat down and finished his literature degree... or, he could give it to Chrios, he was lecturing now wasn't he? if he did good work on this he could get a set in the second Wittan with no problems, that would be a nice present for Imbolc...

he addressed Dephius. To excited about the prospects of further study to feel embassies at his faux pas.

“T-T...Thank y..you”

Dephius nodded slowly the passed through the wall and swam out to the rest of his people.
The Elwyns watched him for a while as he swam. "Shall we continue?"
They began walking further down the hall.

Tain took out a small note book and wrote down some things in the expressive text of the Tarran people, he was smiling like a man who had just discovered a cure for a hideous disease

bump (balls in your court ;) )

ooc: Sorry Christmas and all...
ic: They walked down the hall to the next window, within were a number of small Green snakelike creatures writhing around in a giant pool, it looks almost like a mass of worms.
"These are one of our more... aggresive creations, they are called Ivy Vipers. They are a plant organism that seeks out sources of food, which can be anything from fish to people."
The Elwyns looked up and a hole in the top of the chamber opened and several dozen PiFish dropped from the hole, the Ivy Vipers seemed to leap into the air and spread over the fish as they dropped and not even the bones were left by the time the creatures would have landed in the water.
"We are quite proud of these creatures, they keep our jungles safe from outsiders who do not know the proper Sonic Frequencies to keep the creatures at bay. They also help to balance out many of the Animal life in the jungles."

Ooc: bah! Never let real life get in the way of a good story :P

Tain looked shocked, a cruel species indeed, he was reminded the old tails of cairn na lea, in the early days of Tarran genetic experimentation, pioneering genetic scientists put modified strains of forest pray into the eco system, each time a little modification to keep them one step a head of the predators,
Never had they thought of augmenting the predators themselves, surly that was pointless?
Something else crossed Tain’s,
How could they be plants and retain that much motive ability, they couldn’t have a cell wall, and if they didn’t have a cell wall they couldn’t support large vacuoles and if they could digest meet surely they had to have large mitochondrion and golgi apparatus… and that was just on a cellular level… how could they succeed in transpiration when they weren’t anchored to a water source by roots…
Somewhere between his curiosity and the effects of the Pioneese relaxation drug he formed a question, well, a statement…

“surly they are just animals with Ea’janaa.. erm… chloroplast’s and some photosynthetic ability… a.. as far a… as I can see, there i.. is not much p..plant about them… w… what was the starting point for them?”

Tain realized he had engaged his mouth before activating his brain… his face went bright red…

The Elwyns smiled, "They are indeed plants, our starting point for them was the Venus fly trap though we have also taken a bit of Animal DNA and added it to the creature. They still possess Cell Walls, Chloroplasts, and all other aspects that make a plant a plant however they have been given the mobility of animals in addition to this. In an effort to make Pilonese Ecosystems more adaptive and powerful than native ecosystems we have upgraded almost all aspects of our ecosystem in order to make them thrive when exposed to an area that does not yet possess Pilonese Ecosystems. This is the main reason our ecosystem has spread so far beyond the Pilonese claimed territory on Mars and Sisgardia."

tain was already making notes... he spoke to one of the Elwins

"w...would it be ok if i b..borrowed some electronmicrographs of that organism, i think t...they would make for an interesting study into hybridisation. And p....possibly one or two very ... interesting exam questions"

he smiled and made some more notes before continuing

"D...do you find your modified o...organisms hard to control?
that is w....why we bound ourselves to only ever a...augment herbivores and plants, w...we learnt a long t...t...time ago that augmenting top c...carnivores and creating new carnivores was a lot more likely to un...unbalance the ecosystem t...then helping the herbivores..."

"That is why we programmed a sensitivity to specific frequencies of Sonic Vibrations. We keep them in check by emitting the frequencies where we do not wish them to go and allow them to move freely throughout the rest of the ecosystem. We cannot allow any of our specimens to be taken out of their environment but we would be willing to share DNA samples or any other samples of a similar sort that you would require."

Tain responder

"a..ah, we use a s...similar technology in engineering o..our viruses, a certan frequency and am... amplitude makes them s... stop working.

of c.course i don't ask for a living s..sample. just some p..pictures of the cells, for study. "

"I'm sure we can arrange that. Would you like to see the next exhibit?"

tain nodds

The Elwyns led the group down to the next window. Below them was another water takn but it was slightly different, the stones and plants within it were not the same as any seen so far though very similar.
"This is our Martian Exhibit. We have adapted all of our lifeforms to a martian ecosystem and they now populate our ecosystem there as well as here on Sisgardia, the only real differences between the two are their specializations are meant fro a Martian atmosphere and environment instead of a Terran atmosphere and environment and they are more adaptive as the terraforming process on Mars continues and they must be able to adapt with this constant change."

Tain studied the organisms quickly, he had long held a desire to study on mars, Teo had discussed the possibility of a FTR outpost there a few years ago, he had been reading up on the subject slowly ever since. Extraterrestrial life, its creation and matmence would be a lovely area to study in.
He leaned closer to get a better look at the organisms, and jumped slightly as his forehead came into contact with the glass wall of the enclosure.

The Elwyns spoke up. "We have a special offer to you Tain, as the others have had to leave and our people sufficiantly trust you and your people well enough we are willing to show you something that is truely unique.
Come, Come this way..."
The Elwyns moved on down the hall passing a number of room with various strange creatures within.

Tain was a mix of nerves and excitment... this was unexpected.. he glanced left and right into the rooms as they passed. There was a wonder of strange and obscure creachers there. He made all the notes he could and kept up with the Elwans as best he could.

They came to the end of the hall. To the left and right stretched a long passageway with many more halls similar to the one they had just gone down. The passageway stretched as far as could be seen both left and right of them. The Elwyn's explained that this facility held at least one of every single creation Pilon had ever made and the facility stretched for Kilometers in both directions.
The walked down to the left for a couple hallways then stopped in front of the wall they had been following on their right. One of them walked forward and placed her hand on the wall, the wall opened for them and the Elwyns motioned for Tain to follow.

They came to the end of the hall. To the left and right stretched a long passageway with many more halls similar to the one they had just gone down. The passageway stretched as far as could be seen both left and right of them. The Elwyn's explained that this facility held at least one of every single creation Pilon had ever made and the facility stretched for Kilometers in both directions.
The walked down to the left for a couple hallways then stopped in front of the wall they had been following on their right. One of them walked forward and placed her hand on the wall, the wall opened for them and the Elwyns motioned for Tain to follow.

Tain looked somewhat nervous... he had been told stories as a child about the evil dark lairs of the foreign people where they ate the corpses of the Tarran farming folk they had captured while they were hunting. this is the kind of picture he had held in his imagination.
he knew it wasn't all true but he was still nervous.

The Elwyns notice Tain's reluctance and smile warmly at him. "Don't be afraid. This is a special honor, we are going to show you something we have been working on recently that no non-Pilonese have seen."

tain smiled uneasely,
some of the Pioneese wonders already riveled the Tarran technoligical equivilents... if he had to report that another nation was ahead of Tarra, the result would be years worth of government funded work playing catchup...
and a blow to the already dinted moral of the people.

As Tain was led into the room the Elwyns seemed to be keeping the walls at bay. They seemed to want to close on Tain. Inside was a long white room that was completely featureless. The Elwyns led him down the hall and opened another wall in front of them.
Behind the wall was a great monstrosity and a massive room. The Elwyns' motioned for him to follow.

With no real frame of refrence Tain couldent really place what he saw through the dore, he followed the Elwin in front of him,

another question dawned on him about the Elywins but he laied it aside , focusing insteed on what lay ahead in the mammoth room

As Tain entered the room the wall closed behind him. Before him floating in the air was a large creature. It was almost 150 Meters long and half that wide. It was a mettalic color but the bloodvessels could be seen underneath. In addition the darker parts of the skin seemed to slowly shift across the surface.
"This is one of our new ships. It is capable of underwater, atmospheric, and space travel and combat. It generates its own power using a combination of Fusion and Solar Collectors. Its weapons are biological based which it naturally grows. Our biological weapons department had a hayday when they heard about our plans to equip it with some of their most advanced biological weapons. The best part is we don't even have to build new ships, our ships are capable of giving birth to new ships which then grow into adult ships capable of being used in our fleets."
The Elwyns watched Tain to see his reaction."

Tain was taken aback by the strange shape, he had to think back to Teo’s teachings to even begin to quantify the Function of some of the appendages, let alone there base genetic structure,

again the piloneese had demonstrated that there technology was equal and in some ways superior to the tarran cutting edge, but approached from a slightly different angle, tarran ships were built from subsystems, each alive or cleverly designed, communicating, but nothing so bold as a completely biological ship, the centralisation, the specialisation... the brain required to run such a thing.. It was smaller then the Triumvirate, but twice as impressive.

“.......i.....i......is it sentient?”
“w... what... i... is it... called?”

"Yes, it is Sentient and fully intergated into our Nodelink. Her name is Fafna."

Tains head bogeled at the concepts being put forward here.. the complexity the... ungainleyness... the enormity of what he was seieng, Teo would have to be told, Cairn Tarra would have to start development of a single unit bioological vessil.... plans were to be made.

Whh... When are you planning to... g... go public about th.. this wonder?

"We have already declassified several of our smaller vessels. This baby is a Heavy Crusier. We have other creatures in development as well. We don't intend to release them until the need comes."

"will she have a crue, i meen is it really necissary..."

tains mind was on a different tack now, sentient ships, crueless... one death insteed of hundreds....
better still, synaptic orginisms, with some modicome of remote control, no sentience,
a defence force withought putting one sentient being at risk...

his pencel flew across the page, in his mind the beginnings of a plan

"Though she is capable of operating without a crew we have found that the efficiancy of each vessel is markedly increased when they are staffed with a minimal crew.

Suddenly a general alarm sounded. Emergency speakers sounded "This is not a drill, this is an emergency... Melkorian attack on Martian colony... Backlash trasmissions through Nodelink rendering damage to all..." Then the message went silent. The Elwyns screamed and one by one fell unconcious, the ship also fell to the ground and the light in the room faded... All was quiet.

Terror took hold of tain, he froze. The room was now pitch black, even though it was of a huge size the air seemed to close in round him like a prison.
after a moment he fumbled around in his pocket...
small... yep....
round... yep...
squidgey.... ish....
he took the object, no bigger then a golf ball and let it drop on the floor. there was a ‘crack’ and a flash as the enzymes in the little bubble fluoresced, casting a blue light on the surroundings...
the bodies of the Elwins lay close, and in the distance he could just make out the bulk of the ship... he reached into his pocket again and took out another small device, examining it in the low light and making little alterations to half visible controls he set it down on the ground by the incandescent ball... he took a few paces away, another loud ‘crack’ sounded and the atmosphere took on the feeling of the air during a thunder storm,
a very quick series of polarised electromagnetic pulses...
if one were in charge of equipment capable of scanning for such things a pattern could be discerned and decoded

>GENERAL EMERGENCY <
>>unit 71822
>stranded at source of broadcast
>alive and unharmed
>in dangerous situation
>in foreign lands
>in possession of useful data
>SOS<

whether the message would get through the probably very well shielded chamber walls was one thing, whether it would reach Yagdrassil was another.
Tain checked the Elwins for pulses, and tried to bring them around.

OOC: I don't know if Tain has anything capable of receiving a responce to that SOS. In case he does he will receive his own message, it is bounced back by the walls... You're lucky the walls are unconcious.

IC: After examining the body it soon becomes obvious that the Elwyns are in a torpor. They are alive but unconcious like they are in a coma. They do not respond to his attempts at awakening...

Tain made a fleeting glance at the biological ship... he shook his head remembering an old Tarran proverb ‘The simplest solution is one which involves the fewest variables’ he turned round and made for the exit of the room.... there had to be something sentient still conscious in the facility.

There is no exit from the room. The wall is biological and opens itself to allow passage when asked to. As it is unconcious it will not do that...

Slowly the lights turned back on and life seemed to flow back into the room. One by one the Elwyns rose from the floor, looking quite dazed and sore. One of them saw Tain and walked toward him. "My apologies, it appears there has been a catastrophe on Mars. We have urgent things to take care, may we escort you from our facilities and back to your ship, I'm sure your government will be interested to learn of our capabilities as we will soon be asking much from them and our other Sisguardian Allies... We will have our revenge for what those Bastards have done..."

Tain has trouble keeping up with the Elywens as they march quickley toward the exit of the facility...

"what... what happened?"

"Melkor nuked Mars and set off Chemical Weapons on our Colony causing a massive overload of the Nodelink system. We will pay him back 10 fold for the millions he's killed."

"Melkor nuked Mars and set off Chemical Weapons on our Colony causing a massive overload of the Nodelink system. We will pay him back 10 fold for the millions he's killed."

tain was silent, his brow was furrowed in thought

*an entire planet.... how could they.... the losses.... but to pay them back 10 fold, no war should clame 10 planats or there precived worth*

"ww....wwill you be striking back with equivilant f f force?"

"They have murdered 125,000,000 Pilonese Citizens. We will see to it that one and a quarter Billion of their people pay the price for their mistake. We will also render their lands into Slag as they have damaged the delicate Ecosystem of our territory. After we are done with them no one will think of attacking Pilon in cold blood ever again.

tain started to shiver slightly... one and one quarter billion souls. an entire macro provence of an ecosystem... new life would come again, but surley it was not for man to descide when such distruction was unleashed...
he came to a conclusion...

I should quite like to get home... I... I ... will only get in your way...

The Elwyns led Tain out of the Museum. Waiting for them were spheres which the Elwyn's told him would take him back to the landing pad.
In the background could be heard cries and screams and strange smells.

before embarking, he turned to the Elwyns

Thank you f.. for all that you have done,
for what its worth, im sorry.
may the future bring you piece, as it seems like the present will not.

he got into the small sphere and returned to the main complex..
his walk back to the hanger was a short one, he strode through the corradors with a fixed icey expression on his face. He could see some of those afflicted by the grief and pain of the situation yet his hart remained hard.
no matter what the extent of suffering of theese people, they are all about soon to be sinners...
theese people were not like his own, they were angrey, wrathful, and now if there rage was fulfilled, they would bring about a sin which would be sung about for generations.

Teo had lied to him,

Teo had Lied to them all....


[ooc: YARR! top rp sir!... the reprecussions of this one are going to knock on to alll my other effective plotlines... :D ]

OOC: Thank you, it was fun.