>>5751298>>5751299>>5751300>>5751303>>5751318>>5751487"I'll take the middle ground.
- Very well. Very reasonable. Here's how the next couple days will go..."
You start directly with a teaching of said ...philosophy. Fabrice takes you through the main entrance, enter in a Kyoto-style building with wooden floor and paper walls.
He makes you wait a couple minute, coming back with a 30-something guy.
"Danny, let me introduce you Yves. He's tasked with personal introduction of our Doctrine.
- <span class="mu-b">Nice to meet you.</span>"
The man that lead you in immediately leave you alone with the medium-height, short-hair, glasses-wearing man, which sit down.
"<span class="mu-b">Nice to meet you. As the Chosen One said, my name's Yves. This time is not a formal, rigorous class, but more an open exchange and discussion.
Feel free to interrupt, and ask questions, as frequently as you want.</span>"
That immediately put you more at ease. You're still distrustful, and on your guard, but this does not seem like you know of the classical cult handbook...
"So... What is you faith exactly?"
Yves let out a small, amused jiggle.
"<span class="mu-b">Common misconception of outsiders. We're not a faith. More of a science-based communal lifestyle with star-inspired spirituality... We can break it out in 10 main tenants : </span>"
He proceeds to present them in the rest of the afternoon.
1 - Empiricism and Evidence-Based Thinking
2 - Critical Thinking
3 - Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
4 - Scientific Naturalism
5 - Scientific Spiritualism
6 - Protection of Religious Freedom
7 - Advocacy for Scientific Literacy
8 - Open Inquiry and Rational Discourse
9 - Community Building
10 - Artistic, Scientific and Battling Excellence
That was head-spinning. And definitely different of what you expected. Next, is the dinner.
"<span class="mu-b">You can do that in one of two ways. Join us for the communal dinner with you and your Pokemon, or grab the necessary and eat on your own in your room.</span>"
>Join the communal dinner>Eat on your own