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I'm not opposed. I asked because I thought that there might be a way for me to see whee you've gone. I know the magitek doesn't let us connect across guilds. [Or else it would be easier to communicate with those who have been transferred away. These types of partings would be easier.]
And in turn, I could show you things, too. But I suppose we wouldn't have a way to really communicate when it's time to see.
And in turn, I could show you things, too. But I suppose we wouldn't have a way to really communicate when it's time to see.
Yes. We can compare notes on what we're bringing along for the mission.
While I suspect it'll be an educational experience, I believe that I may not be of much use should anything go poorly.
My key concern is this: is this really the only hub to broadcast information? If I'm there or not, we need to know this if we're going to get the people to turn against their government.
My key concern is this: is this really the only hub to broadcast information? If I'm there or not, we need to know this if we're going to get the people to turn against their government.
Okay. That's good.
I mean, I'm not going to tell you what to do. If you want to go, I'll go with you, is what I was going to say. But if you think we can afford for you not to be there then I think it would be good for us to keep our numbers down.
And since you're not going, I was going to ask if there was anything you wanted me to look for, on top of what I'd already intended to hunt down. Since last time you came up with a lot of good ideas.
I mean, I'm not going to tell you what to do. If you want to go, I'll go with you, is what I was going to say. But if you think we can afford for you not to be there then I think it would be good for us to keep our numbers down.
And since you're not going, I was going to ask if there was anything you wanted me to look for, on top of what I'd already intended to hunt down. Since last time you came up with a lot of good ideas.
First off, I need you to get in touch with C. Chun (that's her magitek handle). She had a plan with a wifi transmitter to ensure we wouldn't have one-time access to that place. If you can offer backup, it'd help.
Secondly, get your hands on any information you can find and get away with.
And third: don't get caught. From the sounds of it, some of our own are already fugitives. I'd like to keep the numbers down.
Secondly, get your hands on any information you can find and get away with.
And third: don't get caught. From the sounds of it, some of our own are already fugitives. I'd like to keep the numbers down.
I saw that she's got some ideas. I'll ask her what her plans are and if she needs me for anything. I've got a few of my own, but honestly, we're operating on so little information that everything helps.
And I'll be fine, you know. This isn't my first rodeo. I'll do my best to make sure everyone else gets out fine too.
Her plans aren't fully realized. It's a problem, but hopefully we can head her off.
Do you think we'll get through this mission without necessary casualties?
Do you think we'll get through this mission without necessary casualties?
Casualties within the government, you mean?
I think we could do it, but accomplishing that would require, one, that we prioritize solving the issue without bloody coup or public executions, and everyone has to be on the same page with that; and two, everyone actually plans and coordinates with each other on a team-wide scale instead of just throwing out ideas and then chasing them willy-nilly. Right now we're still gathering information, and so I have been less worried about coordination while we poke about. That might come back to bite us already. But pretty soon we'll have to start making moves with Rost. They need to be smart, maximally effective moves.
We should be thinking about what we'll do if we have to wage a hearts-and-minds campaign within the team as well as among the citizens.
I think we could do it, but accomplishing that would require, one, that we prioritize solving the issue without bloody coup or public executions, and everyone has to be on the same page with that; and two, everyone actually plans and coordinates with each other on a team-wide scale instead of just throwing out ideas and then chasing them willy-nilly. Right now we're still gathering information, and so I have been less worried about coordination while we poke about. That might come back to bite us already. But pretty soon we'll have to start making moves with Rost. They need to be smart, maximally effective moves.
We should be thinking about what we'll do if we have to wage a hearts-and-minds campaign within the team as well as among the citizens.
The Rost aren't asking for a diplomatic solution.
And frankly, Scott, I don't know if we have the right to tell them not to kill the people who have been making everyone's lives miserable. People have undoubtedly died because of their corruption.
And frankly, Scott, I don't know if we have the right to tell them not to kill the people who have been making everyone's lives miserable. People have undoubtedly died because of their corruption.
We don't have the right to tell them how to do anything.
But strategically, the less blood the better. Containing it to the people most responsible, as opposed to letting it spiral into whole-city warfare. There's going to be violence and they're going to oust those people one way or another. It's just a matter of how surgically it happens, and what comes after.
But strategically, the less blood the better. Containing it to the people most responsible, as opposed to letting it spiral into whole-city warfare. There's going to be violence and they're going to oust those people one way or another. It's just a matter of how surgically it happens, and what comes after.
I agree.
I do think we need to push an agenda where every solution happens behind closed doors. I want positive propaganda, something that can inspire people.
What I don't want is people being executed because they became a part of a corrupt system. It sends the wrong message. People may argue that they'll feel stronger when they see the stronger people defeated.
But I'd hazard a guess that it never works that way. Not when there's that much death involved.
I do think we need to push an agenda where every solution happens behind closed doors. I want positive propaganda, something that can inspire people.
What I don't want is people being executed because they became a part of a corrupt system. It sends the wrong message. People may argue that they'll feel stronger when they see the stronger people defeated.
But I'd hazard a guess that it never works that way. Not when there's that much death involved.
I'm not sure I fully grasp what you mean by "every solution happens behind closed doors"?
In short?
Don't give people the satisfaction of seeing anyone murdered.
Don't give people the satisfaction of seeing anyone murdered.
Okay that I can agree with, but we should still aim for a plan in which no one has to get murdered for this transfer of power to take place.
[ Even if Scott isn't so certain it can be done. ]
[ Even if Scott isn't so certain it can be done. ]
Is it really up to us to propose a bloodless revolution, Scott?
Oh. [ That's a thought, isn't it? She thought these would work like the Magitek did, rendering them useless once they're hopping the multiverse once more. But if it didn't— ]
Still, it's more than what I could hope for. I'd like to keep up with your upcoming missions one way or another.
Still, it's more than what I could hope for. I'd like to keep up with your upcoming missions one way or another.
If we can manage a time and a place for you to see the dossier when you peer in, we can do that. [It's not entirely workable, but they can make it happen.]
And you have to trust that I will adapt, even without you. [Even if she doesn't want to—she will.]
And you have to trust that I will adapt, even without you. [Even if she doesn't want to—she will.]
We're not assassins or executioners, and I don't think those are career options we should consider pursuing here.
Do we consider ourselves among them if the others make that decision for us?
I think if they do we'll just feel responsible for failing to stop them. They're our team. We're not leaders here, but we're still a part of what happens. We'll be complicit in some way.
Edited 2018-05-14 03:09 (UTC)
In the same turn, Scott, we can't feel responsible for what everyone else does all the time. That isn't a way to live.
I may be here to stop my father. I am here to stop my father. But my father's actions aren't mine.
I may be here to stop my father. I am here to stop my father. But my father's actions aren't mine.
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