text ↪ un: steve.rogers, dated before the closed door meeting

[fossils]

Everyone's already got their hands full so I'll cut to the chase:

There's room at the table for us at the upcoming meeting between Capt. Childe and the Thessyx representatives. Don't know how many seats or what's going to be discussed, but if you want to be the one representing us, or otherwise got any strong feelings on the matter

Now's the time to speak up.

( ooc: the mods said they'll be RNGing to pick from candidates for the closed door meeting! but if you've put your character forward OOCly already feel free to use this post to make their case ICly, groupchat amongst each other, etc! )

Comments

↪ @barnes

[freightcars]

Don't worry about it, I'll handle the diplomacy. Put me in there.

( He's 100% not serious. )

[fossils]

👎

↪ un: s.wilson

[unclesam]

👍🏾

[ He's 100% not serious.

But he'd pay money to see it anyway. ]

[dissemblance]

I'm using the power of veto on this one.

↪ un: s.wilson

[unclesam]

your name's in the pot, right?

you talk to nat? she got people skills.

[ 'she's real good at reading a room' or 'she's a spy' might be a little much to put on the network. 'People skills' sounds so much more palatable. ]

[fossils]

Figure she'll see this.

I wanna keep things open.

[ 'People skills' works. ]

I put yours in too.

↪ @romanoff

[dissemblance]

'People skills'? Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

[brosbeforeprose]

I don't know about being the One Single Person representing the hatchlings of the leviathan or whatever we are these days, but someone should at least be in there taking cliff notes for everybody else outside. The chronicler, if you will.

[Captain Childe rolled her eyes at this suggestion and frankly how dare she!!!]

[fossils]

That's you?

un. vidar

[spalten]

I'm for it.

If the Thessyx are drawn here because of us, it stands to reason that they should allow us to be their audience in this meeting. Especially if they come bearing gifts, which I'm very interested in.

[fossils]

Gifts are appreciated and all, but I'm hoping they can tell us something about how we got here.

[ and how they can get back ]

[portolan]

All for it, and the more the merrier if we can.

[He doesn't love that a big group of them know each other but he doesn't know any of them.]

Any ideas on gifts we might provide in reciprocation? Seems like a diplomacy opportunity. I know we have a few artists. Maybe a performance if anyone is particularly good at any of the arts.

[fossils]

You thinking you want in?

Can't really argue against offering them something, as long as we don't end up insulting our hosts.

[ The Adamant folks. ]

[sunmon]

Have you talked to Captain Childe?
If someone is going to represent us, I feel like it should be you.

@romanoff

[dissemblance]

I'll vouch for this one, Rogers. Good people.

（ which steve is savvy enough to take as 'trust but verify', given how well he knows her by now. she likes balthier — but 'like' rarely translates to anything more intense than that with her short of trial by fire. ）

@A.Price

[cryptoherpetology]

I agree that we should have representatives, and people taking note about anything that's said that might effect us or anything that they might know about how we got here. They don't seem terribly shocked by our arrival and have a title ready for us- it makes me wonder if this is the first time this has happened or not.

I don't feel I know enough of my fellow new arrivals well enough to speak for any of us, and if I raised my hand to join the meeting, I'd probably be taking that seat just to sate my scientific curiosity, which isn't fair of me.

[fossils]

Yeah. I know not all of us like to think of us as a group, but the fact is that's how we're seen. And whatever one of us does, anywhere around the base camp for that matter-- is gonna reflect on the rest of us. Something to remember.

[ Not specific to Alex, but he'd meant to say that earlier in his text. Didn't want to bog down the message. ]

I know I've got a ton of questions I'd like answered. Hadn't thought about others before us arriving the same way though.

[angerberg]

I'd happily volunteer my expertise. I've been in enough diplomatic meetings to last several lifetimes.

Though, I hope you offered your own name.

[fossils]

I did. But I'd be fine with someone else in there so long as they've got expertise and willingness to share with the class.

@jon.snow

[northerndragon]

I will go, if I may, but if I cannot, Daenerys Targaryen should be a part of this parlay.

[OOC note: I am sick and hiatused, and as such, Jon should not be RNGed into the meeting. I’m commenting here mainly because it’s IC to do so, but the rest of this can be handwaved. He would explain that he has experience with this sort of meeting and “has made allies out of enemies before,” but he would also say that if he isn’t able to attend, Daenerys would be a good choice, she’s a queen, etc. I don’t know if Steve would press him for titles, but if he did, the two Jon would deploy are “Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch” and “King in the North,” with an acknowledgment that they don’t mean anything in this setting.]

[fossils]

( OOC: no worries! this post is only for IC discussion, totally optional and I'm cool with handwaving a chat between Steve and Jon, he's mostly looking to hear where people are from and what their skills are, where they're at rn etc etc, he's not officially in charge of anything )

text ↪ un: romanoff

[dissemblance]

I'll throw my hat in the ring.

（ she sees you boys. ）

[fossils]

Was hoping you'd pop in.

@76

[mylawn]

Are you throwing together a bunch of diplomats or do you need someone who can handle a weapon?

[you know, just in case]

[fossils]

I'm not the one in charge, just passing along the the info, but I figure we'll be expected to be leave the guns at the door.

That count you out?

@Zigazigah

[figlia_morbida]

My only request is that there is a follow up post detailing what was discussed if not everyone can be there. I'm sure you were already planning so, but I'm making a point to mention I'll notice its absence. That's all.

Actually, I have a second request. To everyone who goes: don't embarrass us.

[Since not everyone has a hand in picking these representatives what with everyone being too new to be familiar with one another yet. Well, for the most part.]

[fossils]

Think most of us are on the same page there.

@marion.adamopoulos

[cleaningsolutions]

I have to say that if it's expected that this will be very important and there isn't another way, I could lend my monocle to the representative to record and play back the discussion later.

[If people don't trust Captain Childe or the hatchling representative, having a record after the meeting will be something.]

[fossils]

Monocle?

@johnb

[baum]

I don't know if one single person can represent all of us

[ They're not a unified group. Do they even know if they have goals in common? John isn't big on trusting someone else to speak for him. But John isn't big on trust, anyway. ]

I'd like to hear what they have to say. Something drew them here now, and it seems like they're interested in us. I want to know why.

If I can't be in the room, I think Sam Wilson should be. He'd have my vote.

[ Sam's a soldier, and seems to have his wits about him. John had followed his lead once; he'd do it again. ]

[fossils]

No single person can, but someone's gonna have to step up and try.

[ Sometimes it's just like that. ]

I'm with you on Sam.
For transparency's sake we've been partners back home for years. I trust him.

text ▶ @cal

[psychometries]

They didn't say what they wanted to talk about at all?

[fossils]

Just passing along the message.

[ Sorry. ]

un: j.benjamin

[cicatrize]

Since I could read, my parents trained my sister and I for diplomacy and foreign relations - I can do it.

[fossils]

What's the j. stand for?