Turn 1: Momentum Results 1.1
There was a lot here to get done, and never enough time to do everything. You sigh running a hand through you hair before sitting down in a chair. Looking out the window of your new base of operations, things were still the same. You know it's not fair to assume things would change fast, it's only been a month, but it feels so dreadfully slow. You could read a whole history in the time it's taken you to build a building and set up a meeting. In a sense this dilation of time was to be expected, but still it's somewhat trying.
You get up from the chair after a few minutes when your diplomats walk in from another room, "Are you ready Jones?" one of them asks.
You nod, "Yeah." you grab your duster and head out, your brother waiting outside for your small group.
You make your way to the designated meeting spot in Alexander's territory. The walk there is relatively peaceful, the streets were busy enough with people trying to get from one point to the next, meet a friend, get a job, do something anything really. Still there was a sense of purpose among the people here, it was something you could respect.
It doesn't take to long to get there, and you find Alexander and three others sitting waiting for you in what you think is the foundation for a small park, right now though it's just an open area with a few benches and some dirt flooring.
Alexander is a relatively tall man, broad shoulders, short light brown hair, a hard face with green eyes. His hands are wrapped with Bandages and he wears a Duster similar to you, though it looks quite a bit cleaner than yours. He watches you approach as he lights a cigar, not many of those down here, cash crops like tobacco aren't worth growing in large amounts since food is so desperately needed.
It's clearly a show of force, a flaunting of wealth and station. He's saying, "Look at all I have to offer." but what's left to be thought is, "What do I have to offer in return."
You sit down across from him at the table they have set up in this area, Alexander puts out his cigar and sets it to the side, "You must be the Jones siblings I've been hearing about, welcome, I'm sorry we couldn't meet somewhere a bit more discrete, but I figured this would be as close to neutral grounds as I could accommodate."
He sits comfortably on his side, before turning to one of the men with him, and nodding as they head off, "A gift to start things off I think is appropriate." the man comes back with a box which he hands to Alexander who in turn hands it to you, you open it and inside is a rather high quality leather bound book. The pages however are blank.
He notes your reaction, "A journal, quite a nice one in fact, I figured you'd like to keep a record of events."
Do you accept Alexander's gift?
[]Yes
[]No
Regardless of that what would you like to negotiate, (Select as many as you like, but the more you pick the harder it will be to convince him or the more he may demand)
[] Trade Rights
[] A defensive pact
[] Mutual assistance (construction)
[] Mutual assistance (Research)
[] Something else? (Write in)
You get up from the chair after a few minutes when your diplomats walk in from another room, "Are you ready Jones?" one of them asks.
You nod, "Yeah." you grab your duster and head out, your brother waiting outside for your small group.
You make your way to the designated meeting spot in Alexander's territory. The walk there is relatively peaceful, the streets were busy enough with people trying to get from one point to the next, meet a friend, get a job, do something anything really. Still there was a sense of purpose among the people here, it was something you could respect.
It doesn't take to long to get there, and you find Alexander and three others sitting waiting for you in what you think is the foundation for a small park, right now though it's just an open area with a few benches and some dirt flooring.
Alexander is a relatively tall man, broad shoulders, short light brown hair, a hard face with green eyes. His hands are wrapped with Bandages and he wears a Duster similar to you, though it looks quite a bit cleaner than yours. He watches you approach as he lights a cigar, not many of those down here, cash crops like tobacco aren't worth growing in large amounts since food is so desperately needed.
It's clearly a show of force, a flaunting of wealth and station. He's saying, "Look at all I have to offer." but what's left to be thought is, "What do I have to offer in return."
You sit down across from him at the table they have set up in this area, Alexander puts out his cigar and sets it to the side, "You must be the Jones siblings I've been hearing about, welcome, I'm sorry we couldn't meet somewhere a bit more discrete, but I figured this would be as close to neutral grounds as I could accommodate."
He sits comfortably on his side, before turning to one of the men with him, and nodding as they head off, "A gift to start things off I think is appropriate." the man comes back with a box which he hands to Alexander who in turn hands it to you, you open it and inside is a rather high quality leather bound book. The pages however are blank.
He notes your reaction, "A journal, quite a nice one in fact, I figured you'd like to keep a record of events."
Do you accept Alexander's gift?
[]Yes
[]No
Regardless of that what would you like to negotiate, (Select as many as you like, but the more you pick the harder it will be to convince him or the more he may demand)
[] Trade Rights
[] A defensive pact
[] Mutual assistance (construction)
[] Mutual assistance (Research)
[] Something else? (Write in)
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