(going with the stoic, poker faced, self controlled elder Dragonborn stereotype as presented in the 5e PHB)<br/><br/>Several university staff, bigwigs, reporters and the like hang around Mneta, with a few of the more observant investigating and speaking with Cheerwind and Shyeal.  Food and drink are brought out for the commoners, while the staff are escorted into a meeting hall with Mneta, Cheerwind, Shyeal and Thava's party.  As the bigwigs talk, the commoners outside eventually are mollified and start to leave.  Those who ask, find that the trains have been extended so the last train of the day will carry stragglers from this meeting home via the usual routes.  Political discourse gives way to practical options as the specialists discuss what to do, and over the course of the evening decide that using magic (which will dissipate inversely the further they get from the anti tech source) to provide a temporary fix will establish good will and get the aliens off world without giving them much of a clue of how to negate the anti tech effect of the magic.<br/><br/>That's conversation takes place in the middle of this.  Your father speaks quietly for a Dragonborn, which means that his rumbling growls of draconic speech can only be heard in about a 10 ft radius instead of all over the room. "We had planned for several scenarios like this long before you were born, Thava, when we tried to warn possible visitors away. The Wizards, Alchemists and Artificers have all had years to prepare a response and thankfully, this seems to be relatively peaceful. The alien speaks reasonably and logically, her description makes sense right down to her warning that others may not be as kind and that they already know we're here. We will, of course, send someone with the party that's been forming to investigate and evaluate the alien presence, because only fools would take someone at their word. There's no reason you shouldn't be the one. Gather your gear, I expect the dirigible will leave first thing in the morning.<br/><br/>But here’s what you should expect, what we’ve planned for.  The method the technomancers have found to negate the mana field effects can be negated with a simple “dispel magic”, a common wizardly spell.  They put extra effort into researching a method that simple to destroy and they’ll use it if there’s any problem.  They know the risks.  Next…”  He hands her a necklace with the family crest.  “This was enchanted and it’s counterparts distributed years ago, when we first set up the warning beacon.  If you yank it off the chain, it will send the next 25 words you say to the others who wear such chains.  That includes me, the Prime Minister of Queensland, the Elven and Fairy Queens, the Dwarven King and myself.  We’ll hand copies to the fairy and elf who brought the alien here, the tech team and the commanders of the soldiers who’ll be aboard the airship, but not the alien.  They have their communication devices.  We have ours.”<br/><br/>And indeed, the bigwigs  announce by 10 pm that the dirigible will leave at 10 am, giving participants a chance to rest after this late evening.  Mneta and her friends take the last train to the station by her aunts house, getting back by 11 pm.