It was 16 hours and to the second since the final shuttle bound for Skymoot had been sent. The repercussions of it's landing, both metaphorically and physically, would still leave an impact on Skymootians for years to come. They we're used to guests coming unannounced and displaying their nations colors with pride. But no one was used to having a massive shuttle land, with mother-country, "glory-greatest-empire!" music blaring in the middle of Hoogeloon City (the nations capital). The damage to the bike pavement, traffic jams, and noise complaints to officers in the city made headlines all over Tonawith. Others in Vhilm and Maymn Islands thought an alien invasion was upon Skymoot, and trashed their local communities preparing for "independence day 2". It was a media shitstorm, to say the least, which never sits well with Darrin Fredrick Arkwright Jr.
It took hours of damage control to calm the people, as the shuttle had to land closer to the Vassal Manor, which then revealed the 2nd big issue: the shuttle was too small. Normally, Darrin would always bring his partner
Nathanian Drakeconias Flupa along with him on diplomatic missions, as the duo have never parted ways since their childhoods. But the shuttle was too small for both Darrin and Flupa to fit with the crew. The solution was a 4 hour Tetris game of reorganizing seats, making space, and compromising with extra crew. In the end, enough space was made in the shuttle (and five crew members given VIP tourist packages in Skymoot to compensate them for staying behind), and the duo could
finally take off for Shanghai One.
As the shuttle lazily entered the station, soldiers were immediately scolding the shuttle. Scoffs of 'shit' crew, bad timing, and faulty parts murmured between the soldiers. But the sight of Flupa put a spell on them all. Silence, as a young man in his 20's (wearing his Skymootian ceremonial sword, classic trilby, and casual outfit) rode out on a massive beast in the hangar. And they were not happy. Grateful to be in space yes, but unhappy at everything it took to get there.
Darrin jumped down from Flupa, and the duo headed for the main area. Ceremonial guards of the Seryyoik Empire came to the duo as escort. Only one sentence fled Darrin's mouth. "Take me to your leader."
OOC: I'm sorry for the late start into this. I'm not really on NS often enough to get these things done haha. At best, I'm on once every hour. I'm sorry again for the tardiness of me, and thank you all for being patient with me. That being said, let's get this summit started!