Come by and Fly by

Drbeansguy

Donelson taking his dear ol sweet time comes up with the most ingenious plan to not go back to tepror. He uses the whiteboard to very casually ask if there is somewhere he can rush to so he can stay. The crowd has absolutely no idea what Donsoleson is talking about on account of houses looking very different in the cultures. Even Donelson's cameraman was confused.

But then by sheer dumb luck a kind samaritan points in a direction, donolsonn does not know how fast he has to run but he knows what he must do. But the cameraman catches on to what Donsolson is planning. But alas he did not react quick enough, Donelson is running full force in the direction the person pointed to, giving them a wink and a grin before running.

Project-Psi

The Diplomat walks a few paces, calling out, before letting out a delightedly exasperated sigh. The Division Leader doesn't even waste his breath on scolding the Diplomat, he just calls command for a dispatch.
Senior Diplomat Everett: "Well this went well-"
Division Leader Thomas: "By the Tratars, Diplomat Everett, you just let loose a foreigner in our city!! Expect a disciplinary report in the future, I swear..."

As Donelson runs, there's distant sounds of sirens and various cameras on street corners swivel to watch him pass by. Some people are terrified by his passage, while others direct him in various directions with amusement, notably pointing away from the raised roads that are in the middle of the streets.
What better way to learn about the city than a jog?

Drbeansguy

And to the surprise of the authorities, Donelson is somehow breaking the speed limits! running an impressive 30 miles per hour, even while taking the directions of the city folk. But he manages to weave his way through the streets and not crash into any pedestrian or any other stationary object.

Donelson keeps up this wild goose chase until he reaches the northern part of the city. There the kida just stopped and stared at it the monument, giving Mr. Cameraman just enough time to catch Donolson just before he could continue running. Mr camera man starts to chew out Donolson, but Donolson just looks at this monument before turning to Mr camera man and arguing with him.

Project-Psi

There's a moment of serenity while the two argue and law enforcement hasn't quite caught up yet. The plaza with the memorial is strangely deserted at this moment, with the only sounds being the arguing of the duo and the soft bubbling of the Memorial.

The memorial itself is a copper statue of a miniature crowd pushing backwards and upwards against a much larger axeblade. Their little faces are shouting, and a small fountain rests beneath the statue. It's certainly very... interesting. A plaque has the unfamiliar language on it, but a date is clearly recognized: 1546 - 1551.

The illusion of peace is spoiled by the little cameras all across the plaza that watch the two with intent, but they're easy to ignore.

Drbeansguy

The argument seems to die down as their argument gets downed out by the sound of law enforcement quickly approaching. Donelson and Mr. Camraman stop their argument to figure out how not to get arrested. But to the cameras watching it sounds like they are still arguing, possibly even more aggressively.

The two minutes and twenty-seven seconds they used to develop their plan quickly ended with the arrival of law enforcement and some of the scientists attempting to translate the skimtari. Mr Cameraman seems to be quickly scrambling to write something on his MoSs issued notepad.

Project-Psi

The law enforcement personnel form a perimeter around the plaza, more of a cautionary measure than anything. It seems like they see the Cameraman as a reasonable one, and Donelson is merley a loose cannon.

The translators crowd around the two, clamoring for a view at his writing. What will these "visitors" say? Have they overstayed their welcome?! The sympathetic Senior Diplomat is nowhere to be seen.

Drbeansguy

Mr. Cameraman finishes a crude drawing of a statue that looks remarkably similar to the statue behind them with some differences. then under it is what looks like a battle of some kind. To the law enforcement and translators, the drawing clearly shows that the skimtari went through the same type of revolt. Or at least that's what the translators think Mr. Camraman is saying.

He is saying that if they get arrested, a battle might happen to rescue them, and things will blow up. But for Donelson and Mr cameraman's sake, it says that they also had to fight for independence

Project-Psi

The translators or the division leader must have a soft spot for revolutionary spirit, or something of the like, because the Division Lead motions for the perimeter law enforcement personnel to disperse and go back to their posts. The translators draw a picture showing how that if the two just hopped in the back of the trucks (or followed them, the arrows are unclear), they would be escorted back to their plane.

The Division Lead makes an amendment, drawing what appears to be a cage and putting an X over it. This wasn't an arrest, he wanted to make that perfectly clear as he confrontationally eyed up the visitors.

Drbeansguy

The skimtari took this offer of peace as a clear threat so they wrote on their board. To the skimtari clearly it says "if you try to arrest us our pilot will come and level the city to the ground". But as all translations its interpreted wrong. To the translators, it says "Please let us stay, we want to exchange our stories of revolution to strengthen our ties."

The translators can't get a read on Mr. Camraman's face, donolson on the other hand can be clearly seen to be searching for the press again.

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