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Curious by what you mean when u say UI "learned the hard way," did they try to bribe someone specific into being their friend, or just in general? 👀

Sort of both? They knew their council would often use bribery as a way for other councils to obey them (despite their council having only 40 individuals! That is so so tiny for a council! Their council was very controversial even before building UI). So really they tried to send over a few expensive items to their other neighbor, Chasing/Grey Wind (I hc that CW/GW was an unapproved model for quite some time, and after a while of finally waiting to be approved, there was a slight mix-up in the documents that never really got fixed. Basically due a loophole, they now have two variations of their name), in hopes of managing to befriend them too. CW/GW had sent the items back to UI, stating that unfortunately they do not need it. UI has taken this as CW/GW rejecting the idea of friendship (despite that not being the case, CW/GW really just didn't have any use for fancy expensive ancient masks and jewelry, unlike UI who likes to collect fancy things), and has learned that you cannot gain friends just by throwing expensive stuff at them! UI still wants to be friends with CW/GW, they are just trying to stay low and not talk to CW/GW in fear that their plan to gain a friend might fail.... poor thang..