So you're suggesting a similar set-up to the scene Bootfit posted? I like that approach, as long as you can work in the necessary backstories (which you've already said is on your mind). It's more effective sometimes to just present something the way you want it to be rather than setting up things to get to that point eventually. In the latter the execution may not be able convey things properly, while if you start out with "this is the way it is," it's more readily accepted.