Hugtopia

Hello, this is Era.

I am not skilled at these kinds of things, but I will do my best.

[ Not the most familiar voice on the network, as she so rarely delves beyond texting, but she feels this is important enough to ignore her own comfort. Her voice is soft and melodic, her accent posh and British with a lilting undertone of something almost Irish. She weighs her words carefully before she speaks them, despite having an outline for her speech in front of her. ]

In light of recent events I thought it prudent to make amends with the locals who have so graciously accommodated our unexpected arrivals over the past two years. Whether they are complicit in our kidnappings or not is irrelevant, and I will not begrudge them joy over the prospect of their world being healed. They needed help and — for whatever reason and by whatever means — we were brought here to aid a dying people and their home.

They have not needed to treat us with such kindness and generosity. For all that we are inadvertent prisoners of this city they have done what they can to treat us as guests, using their limited knowledge and resources to improve our quality of life as best they can.

I cannot speak to those of the research towers, but the majority of the populace has always been welcoming to Offworlders. That earnest curiosity they have about our lives and worlds is something they are delighted to have reciprocated, even if they themselves have so few answers on hand.

The sense that I have had is that they are apprehensive to dig too deep. If we want them to push past that apprehension on our behalf we need to earn their trust, and to earn trust we must learn to treat them as equals.

Offworlder or native to this land, we are all in this together. We are all people, no matter what manner of body our souls call home.

And so as a show of good faith, of thanks, and of apology for causing them to feel afraid, I have received blessing from the city council to hold a celebration for the natives. It will be held the first weekend of the upcoming month and be located in the Arena. The celebration will be an exhibition of sorts, where we can teach them about ourselves and where we come from.

I am still in the very early stages of planning, but am hoping for musical performances, the sharing of tales from our homes, grand sparring matches to show off skills in combat, or dance... Anything you can think of to share a piece of your home with those who have shared so much of theirs with us. Little souvenirs they can take with them would be lovely as well—little pins, or plushies. Something physical they can keep as a memory.

If anyone would like to participate, or to assist in the planning, please let me know.

That's— That's all.

Thank you.


{ shortly after. locked from Alisaie and Alphinaud. TEXT; }

> Alphinaud and Alisaie Leveilleur have recently arrived.
> They are my baby siblings.
> If any of you hurt them I will kill you.
> Thanks for your understanding. (◡‿◡✿)


((ooc: an OOC post for organizing things will go up later this month!))