"Correct on all points. That is reassuring indeed." 

Cue more discussion of technical details. Distribution is not Pietro's department, but he will gladly note any recommendations there as well. 

"We can easily give you as many snapshot devices as you want, we have a couple billion stockpiled at the moment. Re-embodiment devices are a bit more complicated to distribute because they're a pretty useful military asset, especially if the other communities on your world don't have them."

"Geopolitics is very not my department, but I expect a reasonable compromise can be reached with stakes this high." 

Po takes notes. 

(He's actually recording everything, but they don't need to know that.) 

"I have every expectation that's true it just means other envoys and I need to talk with a bunch of people before large-scale distribution begins."

"If there is anything at all I can do to expedite this," Pietro adds solemnly, "You have my support. Every death before this distribution is an irreversible tragedy. On that note, am I delaying you from such discussions?"

"We've been making arrangements for a conversation with the Council," supplies Po, "so the limit at present is more on our end. But we can tell you how to reach the other nations." To Riley, he remarks, "Robyn reports you can travel exceptionally quickly, which may void most concerns about Grimm attacks en route?" 

"I can be on the other side of the world in a few seconds if I know where I'm going precisely enough."

"I was keeping below the speed of sound. Dedicated craft can go a lot faster and transposers which are what Siobhán is referring to are designed to support interplanetary travel."

"I want one," say Pietro and Po in near-unison. Then they burst into laughter. 

"In earnest," Pietro continues after regaining his voice, "movement such as that would do more than just facilitate travel. It could also save whole communities from Grimm attacks." 

"I know of no Grimm that can travel faster than sound," Po confirms. "Much less teleport. If any can, they are exceedingly rare." 

"Rapid evacuation is certainly a service we'd be willing to provide. It's relatively easy to locate people within an area and get them out, it's a bit harder to take possessions with them, but people typically prefer escaping alive even if it means losing their possessions."

"Can you distribute this ability so people can evacuate at need? At present, we often do not learn of Grimm attacks until they have already happened. That's too late to save the victims, unless you also have early warning systems available. Once the people are gone, the Grimm will largely ignore possessions, though they will attack anything that looks sufficiently alive." 

"That's a capability well within our current plans. Riley already mentioned the lack of satellite technology. We're planning to place a constellation of low orbit satellites for communications which should allow rural communities to contact us regardless of where they're located and we can add cameras to those satellites to track large scale movements of Grimm at least in clear weather. I don't think we know enough about Grimm to promise anything more than visual tracking at this time." Siobhán carefully doesn't mention that part of her job is to see if the Grimm are intelligent and if so try to negotiate with them.

"It is a start." Pietro outlines a broad plan for the rest of the day - further discussions on technical details of immortality, then a meeting with other Atlas scientists to talk medicine, satellites, manufacturing, agriculture, and other technologies. 

Siobhán can listen in, or meet with Ironwood for a short briefing on world leaders. (Pietro endorses the latter, on account of immortality for everyone as fast as possible please). 

"I'm happy to talk with Ironwood. I can always review Riley's recordings later if I need to."

Ah yes, because of course we are all recording each other. Po is glad to be wearing a helmet; he hasn't blushed this hard in years. 

"I would escort you to Ironwood," he tells Siobhán, a tad dryly, "but you could just as easily teleport to his office. He's free at the moment; tell him I said 'get on with it, laddie.'" 

"Hmm, that's not the worse idea, I'm definitely blaming you if it goes badly." She pauses for a moment and then vanishes. She reappears outside the door to Ironwood's office and knocks. She isn't quite willing to surprise a military officer that badly.

There is a pause, then

"Enter."

She opens the door and walks in. "Hello there, Po said you'd like to speak with me and that now was a good time. I'm Siobhán Ionbhá. He also said I should tell you  'get on with it, laddie.'"

"He said - of course he did." Ironwood blows out a breath. It takes him a moment to recover his composure.

"Welcome to Remnant, Siobhán. I understand you are authorized to act as envoy on behalf of Starlight; how thorough is your representation thereof? What sorts of things can you do on your own initiative, and what requires authorization?" 

"I'm empowered to commit a fairly large amount of resources and personnel. I can also make some types of agreements that bind our actions going forward with respect to your world. I'm not empowered to make any decisions outside of that scope. To give a good sense of the upper bound I'm authorized to commit to placing a space station large enough to comfortably house and support a population of a million people and the personnel to run that indefinitely."

A million people. In space. Indefinitely. He's not even surprised anymore. 

He's weighed the risks, this past night. They are not substantially changed by the introduction of teleportation throwing off his multi-week plans. The decision is the same; it is time to enact it. Thank you for the nudge, Po. 

"The Headmaster of Beacon Academy in Vale is named Ozpin. He occupies a position similar to my own, and I respect his strategic and logistical expertise in the utmost. I've appraised him of the very basics of the situation, but there is only so much I can say over CCTS, no matter how secure the channel. I recommend you speak to him in person. He would be an essential player in a smooth rollout in Vale. His peers in Mistral and Vacuo are similarly positioned to help, but Ozpin is the most level-headed of all of us. 

"I cannot prepare you for every possible contingency, but know this: even in a perfectly functional city, there are those who would seek to capture your technology and use it to cause irrevocable harm. Some will be insane, others brilliant and calculating. Some will have access to the highest levels of government. Yes, that potentially includes me, and no, you should not take my word for these things, though for what it's worth I will confirm them with Robyn if you wish. 

"Negative emotions, especially panic, draw Grimm, and Grimm can massacre a city in hours. This is a fact taken as obvious to us who live in Remnant. It shapes everything we do - government, city planning, military doctrine, secrecy protocols, everything. Please bear this fact in mind when you encounter seemingly irrational behavior. And please don't do anything that could make people afraid, not without consulting locals first. That includes too much change too quickly or openly. 

"Know that Semblances, while highly limited, can be an powerful wildcard in their own right. And they are not the only magics in this world. Some could overwhelm or bypass your own defenses, and any awakened has enhanced speed and reaction time, more dangerous than raw strength. There are documented cases of bodysnatchers, illusions, mind control, invulnerability, hyper speed, flight, telekinesis, precognition, impossibly precise attacks, city-leveling explosions, and dozens of other threats. There are Grimm that manipulate negative emotions as well as seeking them. No matter how much proof you are against various forms of attack, there is always one more thing. In Remnant, you are never truly safe.

"With those warnings in mind, if you want to travel, I can specify relatively safe landing sites for a teleport, and inform relevant people of your arrival in advance. The sooner you have a chance to clear Remnant for a rollout, the better. I was thinking of assigning Robyn as a local escort, as her Semblance is uniquely suited to overcoming barriers of skepticism and mistrust.

"Thoughts?" 

"I'm happy to meet with those you recommend. They're not likely to be the only people I meet with but it's a reasonable starting place. This is our rough map of your world. It's based on the maps on your Atheneum, we haven't had time to do a full geosurvey yet." A sphere fades into view, "And this is an overlay of world population." Several million pinpoints appear. In cities they pile on top of each other. Forming mountains of a sort. "I'd estimate that the four cities you names contain about 60% of the world population but I'm not sure how much the city leadership really represents outlying settlements."

He reflexively checks the Land of Darkness to the west of Atlas, populated entirely by Grimm. 

There's one miniscule glowing dot. 

He does his level best to not react. He maybe succeeds a bit too hard. He stares at the map for a good ten seconds in impassive silence. 

Of course Salem is there. 

Siobhán was watching carefully and she's very good at reading body language. "So you do know about them, whoever they are. Is there anything you'd like to tell me?"