Balder
He/Him
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February 12
Alola
Pan?
Dark Avenger
Bodyguard of Dahlia
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Balder Schwartz
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[break] So it wasn't that she was afraid but more... concerned possibly? It made sense. Bailey's reaction to all of this, while explosive in a way, was still logical. Her final comment about Velmos did succeed to get a small laugh from Balder. "Yes, yes it is." He then listened to the new lady, which he had never met, suggest diplomacy with the aliens.[break][break] At that point, it's like the room erupted. Noah, Orion and another unknown lady pointed out that diplomacy would be a bad idea. The diplomacy lady stayed strong on her point, while others emphasized that fortifications are needed to survive such an attack. All those ideas are valid, but Fernando proceeded to voice part of Balder's concerns.[break][break] Which then brought the Diplomacy lady to ask to send the Alolan man as the negotiator. To try and solve all this debacle before an all out war. And she even called him "previous champ". At the mention of that title, Balder blinked twice, slowly, before erupting in a laugh. Tears rolled from his cheeks due to the laughing, but he took his composure back after a few seconds of laughing.[break][break] "I do apologize for laughing out at your suggestion, young lady, but I need to correct something: I'm not the previous champion. I'm an Ex-Gym Leader. If you're looking for the first champion, he's sitting right there." Balder directed his hand to ALEXANDER STONE before resuming his talks. "While I get what you're saying by sending me as the negotiator, there actually an issue with your concept."[break][break] "As I stated previously, these folks are lacking resources. Energy, food, clothes, anything. In order to engage in actual negotiations with them, we would need to be able to offer these missing resources. Now, according to what Velmos had told me back then, they use electricity just like us, but the way his critter reacted makes me doubt that's true. And as for food... We know their diet. And while they can eat other things, like Pokkenger's Malasadas, they largely prefer the flesh and guts of living creatures. Plus, we openly stood against these guys after seeing the feast, so it would be a bold move."[break][break] It wasn't a nice memory to recall, but he had to state it out. "Knowing all of this, do you still believe we can negotiate? Should we offer them a part of this worlds citizen to be their food? I know some people would suggest sending the criminals to be processed as the alien's food, but that doesn't seem very human of us. Thus, offering anything from this region is going to be quite difficult."[break][break] Balder placed both of his hands delicately on the table as he leaned forward, taking a glance at Fernando, then at Remiel. "In a normal case, I'd agree about using Leo's powers to bail us out for that plan. But currently, this isn't an option. To keep it brief, we don't have access to my team's Portal powers. Which also brings me to Councilman Silph's statement: They can open portals anywhere."[break][break] "I'd like to remind you all that the clown bomb appeared right in the middle of the festivities of New Year. Where lots of people had gathered. Does that mean they can find out the location where there's a large gathering of people? Perhaps. I can't ignore that possibility. Plus, for all we know, they may be able to open portal to enter buildings too. I was able to do it with Leo, so I'm sure they can do it too."[break][break] Balder took a deep breath. The monologue was long, but he had to give his suggestion. "If we are to reinforce the region, we would need something to hinder the Ultra Beasts' teleportation. I believe our two head scientist here could try to work something out? It's rough to do it in such a short span of time, but I believe in your brilliant minds."[break][break] Saying these words, he looked at Illeana, which he had met briefly on the beach in Dewford. He did know she was an intelligent woman from that experience, but not that she was a head scientist. Surely this would help. "And taking most civilians out of the region would be the safest bet as well, to ensure Hoenn's longevity through its people. While I was being... hunted, I went out of the region, traveled to Johto and Orre. They have had no reports, or close to none, regarding wormholes or weird climate changes."[break][break] Balder stood back up and looked at everyone in the room, before his eyes rested on Dahlia. "This is my suggestion: Send Hoenn's civilians to Johto, Orre, Sinnoh, Kalos and Galar. Avoid Alola for now, as I have some concerns regarding my homeland. This will allow us to focus defenses in specific cities. While our brilliant scientists work to find a way to inhibit wormholes, or redirect them at least, to assist with the fortification efforts, I will head out to see our alien foes and entertain them with a fake negotiation or cause chaos, to buy time. And to come with me... I'd like to request the lady who gave the suggestion, Noah and Kyle."[break][break] Surely, this suggestion would cause lot of noise, right? Plus, two of the individuals are in a feud with Balder, which most of the room knew about. Balder waited for the noise to slightly calm down before explaining his logic. "Kyle is one of the region's strongest trainer, he has proven himself upon many occasions and his knowledge would be of aid. His expertise of dog pokemons could also assist us in detecting things that we humans cannot smell or sense. While we had our differences, I trust him and his capabilities."[break][break] "As for Noah, while I do remember him as being impulsive, such as I was back then, I believe he's able of making sound judgement. Plus, if there is trouble at the negotiations, he won't hesitate to grab Kyle and the young lady to get out of there. And as for Ms... Desmarais, am I correct on the name? She proved herself just now as being brave and rather eloquent. Her way with words could surely assist us in at least getting more information."[break][break] "And if things go south, I'll ensure that those 3 can return home safely. This, I swear upon the Avatar of the Sunne's name." It was bold, reckless even, but possibly their only way out of total disaster. Surely, most would agree and hopefully Dahlia too, right? A diversion would give them the most time to fix issues, assuming the aliens don't take the opportunity to attack at the same time as the meeting. Only their reactions would tell. [break][break] [attr="class,"divide"] [break] [attr="class","notes"] tldr: Responding to the negotiation suggestion.[break] Suggesting a new strategy.[break] Requests Kyle, Noah and Selene for the negotiation team.[break] This post may be modified if Shiv deems it to be too much, please be aware.[break][break] [attr="class","tag"]@event ] template by kay [newclass=.kcontain]width:350px;height:auto;border:solid 1px #1a1a1a;[/newclass] [newclass=.kheader]width:350px;height:160px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;border-bottom:solid 1px #1a1a1a;overflow:hidden;text-align:left;[/newclass] [newclass=.team2]width:auto;height:auto;padding:5px;background-color:#212121;opacity:0.9;transition:all .5s;text-align:right;[/newclass] [newclass=.party]width:30px;filter:grayscale(100%) brightness(50%) contrast(75%);transition:all .5s;[/newclass] [newclass=.party:hover]filter:grayscale(0%) brightness(100%) contrast(100%);transition:all .5s;[/newclass] [newclass=.active]width:30px;filter:grayscale(0%) brightness(100%) contrast(100%);[/newclass] [newclass=.kthread]width:309px;float:top;background-color:#212121;font-family:monospace;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:-.1px;padding:20px;color:#999999;[/newclass] [newclass=.faction b]font-weight:bold;color:#4d72a0;[/newclass] [newclass=.rocket b]font-weight:bold;color:#716075;[/newclass] [newclass=.league b]font-weight:bold;color:#dea02c;[/newclass] [newclass=.solar b]font-weight:bold;color:#dc9100;[/newclass] [newclass=.tag]padding:4px;background-color:#1a1a1a;font-size:6pt;color:#999999;[/newclass] [newclass=.divide]width:auto;height:1px;border-bottom:solid 1px #1a1a1a;text-transform:lowercase;[/newclass] [newclass=.notes]font-size:10px;[/newclass]
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