Wasn't gonna blame aliens.

Still. Auuuugh.

Do you have any advice for not scaring them. Or at least scaring them less.

The reds?

Uh, I can warn them but if they only partway believe me they might riot

Ugh.

She emails the theologian back saying that would be very convenient, thank you, and looks into the possibility of buying some pole.

There is pole for sale. Odette's cut of food money will cover a decent chunk of it, enough that if they built to local urban center density standards across the whole thing they could fit about half the world's reds.

Okay. That works for now then. Auuuuugh.

The theologian asks how she'd like the reds delivered?

In one piece. No, she is not going to say that. She asks what her options are.

They could just let her pick them up from their neighborhood if she has a sanitary magical way of doing that (here are the international standards). They could round them up into lined shipping containers and send them wherever she likes. They could herd them onto a boat but they'd want her to buy the boat.

She thinks she will go with option one.

Okay, the theologian will let relevant parties know.

Thanks.

They're expecting not to need the reds any more on this date.

And Illia sneaks out of the country with Odette and makes the purchased bit of pole livable and they arrange that Odette will be free for transport purposes on this date.

Food people don't mind giving her a day off.

Okay great. And on this date they arrive at whatever location the Orvarans tell them to.

The red district is there! The reds are all in it, they made sure.

They land and re-visible.

Reds are startled.

That's not exactly surprising.

If they wait a little for them to get over their startlement does anything interesting happen?

They scuttle into their houses.

Yeah that's not going to make this any easier.

...Illia emails Peka with a panicked update on the situation.

Uh. What do you want me to do, tell them to come out?

I have no idea what to do!!! I was hoping you would know what I should do.

I can tell them you're friendly and to come out but I'm not an Orvaran-red-whisperer. Finding Orvara red forums now