to: everyone

[assembles]

Hey there, everyone. My name is Steve Rogers and I'm one of the people most recently summoned to the Free Cities. I'm also a good friend of Sam Wilson's — we've worked together for a number of years. I know he's made quite the name for himself here.

I've only been here for a little over a month, but in that time I've noticed a sudden increase in military activity within Cadens. There's increased drills and training exercises, equipment moving in and out, that kind of thing. I went by Fort Wilbridge and tried to ask some questions, but all they really had to say was that they were acting out of an abundance of caution. Almost like they're expecting something.

It seems suspicious, so I was wondering if anyone else has noticed a change in how the factions are behaving, whether it's something I haven't picked up on in Cadens or something going on in Thorne or Solvunn. I figure it might be a good idea to compare notes so we won't be completely blindsided if something else is coming our way.

That's all I've got for now, but it's nice to meet you all. In a manner of speaking, anyway.

Comments

[assembles]

How are relations between your home and Earth now? Better, I hope.

[thearchangel]

Depends on who you're asking.

For the most part, a lot of us have just accepted humanity as another species. There's still grudges here and there, but - that's mostly the older set these days. The galaxy's mostly warming up to humans as a whole. Council races, anyway.

[... and then there's the batarians. But that's a whole other problem.]

[assembles]

And what determines if you're on the council?

[thearchangel]

The Council.

[He pauses there, because he knows exactly how that sounds and he's pausing on purpose.]

And yes, it's worked great, through all of recent history. No problems with that system whatsoever.

[THE SARCASM OF THIS MAN.]

[assembles]

Yeah, I'm sure that's worked out perfectly.

Well, I appreciate the lesson. It's always worth learning about where other people come from and how things work there.

[ There's a comfort in knowing that in some universe, everything's still ticking some hundred years into the future. There's still conflict and politics and who knows what else, but Steve wouldn't expect those to ever go away. ]

[thearchangel]

Oh, always. Never a single problem.

Glad to be of assistance.