Echo Incursion 01 - Jurassic Gateway (August 10th, 2016)

[raisednpcs]

It's a particularly hot day in the Gateway City zoo. What else could you expect? It's not like it's not to be expected, it is the middle of August, after all. But there's plenty of things to see here at the zoo, and the visitors' center is air conditioned well enough.

Just a normal summer day in a typical summer vacation spot. Right?

Well, that's when things change. Those in the visitor's center would find the building changing around them. There's suddenly a dinosaur skeleton in the middle of the place, with the banner "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" hanging from the ceiling.

That's not all. The animal enclosures are now different. What used to be a pen for the african elephants now has very large, very long necked reptiles in it. A gigantic, meat-eating dinosaur just tromped its way out of the lion habitat it's too much too large for, and unfortunately for the people around it, its vision is based on movement. The monkey house? Well, those are velociraptors breaking out of it. The aviary? Now filled with particular aggressive flying pterosaurs.

These are just some of the creatures making their sudden emergence, and it's not long until they spill out of the zoo and into the city proper. Dinosaurs are now walking the streets of Gateway City.

Yes, indeed. Just a normal summer day.

[OOC: The new event is live! Please see this post for npc information and just what characters will have to deal with.]

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[raisednpcs]

"THE ISLAND! THE FOREST! WHERE THERE ARE TREES! THAT IS OUR HOME!"

Torin's tone does seem to calm it somewhat, but the Brachiosaurus is still quite agitated.

[radiantchicken]

"Did anything happen before you were no longer in your home?" Poor dinosaur, Torin can understand this confusion. "I may be able to take you somewhere similar, at least for the time being." Can he teleport with something that large? He isn't sure.

[raisednpcs]

"THE STORM. THE MEN LEFT IN THEIR BOATS. THE PREDATORS WERE FREE. WE WERE FRIGHTENED. THEN WE WERE HERE."

A pause followed before the dinosaur answered further. "TAKE US? TAKE US WHERE? I CANNOT LEAVE WITHOUT THE HERD!"

[radiantchicken]

"There are several places I know of where creatures of your size might roam. Islands. Isolated areas of plains." No, no, Bragigas isn't large enough to contain a herd of that size... "I could try to bring all of you there, though it would take me some time."

But there are other things here, other things that are of concern. "Do not worry about the predators. I can deal with those for the time being."

[raisednpcs]

"YOU CANNOT TAKE US HOME? WE NEED TREES. WE NEED FOOD TO EAT. WE NEED A PLACE WHERE WE CAN BE SAFE."

A pause, and then another bellow. "DEAL WITH THE PREDATORS? BUT YOU ARE SO SMALL!"

[radiantchicken]

"But, my friend, I am brave." Torin snaps his fingers as though for emphasis. "And I have dealt with such things many times before. I fear no predators. I can keep you safe."

[raisednpcs]

The Brachiosaurus is slow to respond, but a roar in the distance is enough to get it to finally respond.

"WE WILL GO WITH YOU..."