[ he taps the top of his own hand, where the pride tattoo is - even if greed can't see it. ]
Being overly confident is dangerous. It would be befitting of someone sorted to my aspect to end up dead that way, wouldn't it?
I think of it as carefully weighing risk and reward. Like any battle, there are factors that I can control, and factors I can't. I have a boon that only two people know about - the same people who are helping me with my sight - and plan on playing up my loss of sight this week in public. I can set a trap, or try and engage in combat, but even a dragon has trouble defeating a snake in its own tunnels and burrows.
So no, I wouldn't say that I'm confident. I will say that I intend to go into this situation as well prepared as possible, and I won't run into it recklessly.
...if you die, it will break them. [and the words are sharp even if they don't leave that to linger.] So it would be best if you really were as well prepared as possible. Pride or not, one slip-up will make all the difference.
I'm sure you understand.
Edited (nvm the motivation of that statement changed) 2021-03-15 06:07 (UTC)
[ for someone who is constantly silly and easygoing, it seems, gu yun is always able to be serious when he needs to be. this is one of those moments, the way his expression sharpens to match. he's keenly aware of carrying the specific weight - of wrath, of lup - of not dying on his shoulders, because it's something he does every day. i can't die because people need me. he'd have to have been an idiot not to see how hard it was on her when he returned injured from his excursion.
... ]
I won't fail. [ he hasn't before, right? even if he's been brutalized and beaten half to death, gu yun is the very picture of resilience. he's never let great liang down. never once, no matter the personal cost. ]
... I'll admit, though, one of the things I have been thinking is that I do believe this person may have likely already committed a killing. I'm keenly aware of the fact that doing so successfully can get you an advantage, and I have no idea what that advantage might be.
I also only have what she gave me. I spoke with Pride, but right now, they're keeping me waiting - which I don't like. I can't hinge my entire life waiting for some magic weapon I may or may not want to use.
[they don't clarify that they mean not only wrath but mollymauk as well, but they don't think it's necessary to elaborate either. gu yun seems to understand precisely what the point is.]
...Pride, most likely, won't let you fail. And Wrath provided what she could. [but now there's a tinge of curiosity in their tone.]
[ yeah. yeah!! he is aware. (': he made molly a promise, after all. no one left behind.
anyhow. the question is fine, and gu yun doesn't seem to mind admitting it. ] Mahito.
I've been warned specifically to mind what I say around him, because he's a wild card, and dangerous when he feels like he's been put in a corner. So, it follows that if I were to goad someone, he is an excellent choice.
For choice of target, or for the plan itself? I have a second target in mind if necessary, but I'd really rather not, even though it would be easier.
For the plan, I've got a couple of ideas. It will depend a lot on what Pride gives me, but at the moment, I'm working off the idea that I don't have that, and will have to plan accordingly. I also want to wait until I can get a sense [ ha ] of whatever new locations will be available to me, in case I can use them to my advantage. So, I'll have more concrete back up plans on Monday, I imagine.
So, at the moment, I have a solid first plan, and more flexible second and third plans. I don't like to run into issues unprepared.
Be sure to detail your plan to Wrath as well. I imagine she'll want to know what you're doing before it happens. [and greed is going to stay out of it.]
[ points to eyes points to greed we're going to be friends now ]
Thanks. [ he's a little amused, it seems, huffing. ] ... How long do you think until your vision heals over properly? I can give you some tips to handle it until then.
I was just thinking, that you and I have something in common, is all.
[ amused!!! ]
A few months ago, I was nearly blown to pieces in a battle. Survived it, [ childe was exactly right he is a fucking cockroach ] but my troops were nowhere near out of the woods when I regained consciousness. I asked my doctor to strap me into my armor so I could go back out into the field and command them - I knew it would stabilize my broken bones enough that I could carry on.
[ gu yun pulls a face. ] When I refused to leave once things had settled -- there were still directions to be given and movement plans to be made -- my second in command put some sort of chemical concoction on a cloth over my mouth and nose so I fell unconscious. I woke up in bed.
[ he literally had to be chloroformed into not working ]
I agree with you. I was fine, it wasn't as if I was directly challenging Barbarians, just reminding them that I existed and they had better watch their back. I wasn't going to leave my men stranded without a commander.
Completely disrespectful. [they sound mildly scandalized? they would hate that. so much.]
I suppose it's their way of showing they "care" or what have you. But I don't see what's so wrong about continuing to work when there's clearly still work to be done.
[ finally someone who gets it!!!! i hope wrath appears out of the ether and smacks them both upside the head. ]
Exactly. I'm careful. It's not like I was going to get blown up again. If my body is still capable, then I should be completing my duty. And if it's not capable, then I'll find a way to make it capable. It isn't that difficult.
It truly isn't. There are ways to learn how to work around set-backs. It's when you don't even attempt to utilize those that you fail yourself and those around you.
[ something crosses his face that's just a little more serious, at that, as he glances up at the faint pinpricks of the planetarium's ceiling, stars he can barely see. ]
...Agreed. [ setbacks - that's something he's worked around his entire life. ] I've never let anything slow me down, and I won't now. I didn't become the Marquis of Order by sitting on my laurels.
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Being overly confident is dangerous. It would be befitting of someone sorted to my aspect to end up dead that way, wouldn't it?
I think of it as carefully weighing risk and reward. Like any battle, there are factors that I can control, and factors I can't. I have a boon that only two people know about - the same people who are helping me with my sight - and plan on playing up my loss of sight this week in public. I can set a trap, or try and engage in combat, but even a dragon has trouble defeating a snake in its own tunnels and burrows.
So no, I wouldn't say that I'm confident. I will say that I intend to go into this situation as well prepared as possible, and I won't run into it recklessly.
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I'm sure you understand.
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[ for someone who is constantly silly and easygoing, it seems, gu yun is always able to be serious when he needs to be. this is one of those moments, the way his expression sharpens to match. he's keenly aware of carrying the specific weight - of wrath, of lup - of not dying on his shoulders, because it's something he does every day. i can't die because people need me. he'd have to have been an idiot not to see how hard it was on her when he returned injured from his excursion.
... ]
I won't fail. [ he hasn't before, right? even if he's been brutalized and beaten half to death, gu yun is the very picture of resilience. he's never let great liang down. never once, no matter the personal cost. ]
... I'll admit, though, one of the things I have been thinking is that I do believe this person may have likely already committed a killing. I'm keenly aware of the fact that doing so successfully can get you an advantage, and I have no idea what that advantage might be.
I also only have what she gave me. I spoke with Pride, but right now, they're keeping me waiting - which I don't like. I can't hinge my entire life waiting for some magic weapon I may or may not want to use.
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...Pride, most likely, won't let you fail. And Wrath provided what she could. [but now there's a tinge of curiosity in their tone.]
Who is it that you're planning to go after?
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anyhow. the question is fine, and gu yun doesn't seem to mind admitting it. ] Mahito.
I've been warned specifically to mind what I say around him, because he's a wild card, and dangerous when he feels like he's been put in a corner. So, it follows that if I were to goad someone, he is an excellent choice.
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Then...I suppose you've done the research necessary and have a back-up plan in case your first one fails?
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For the plan, I've got a couple of ideas. It will depend a lot on what Pride gives me, but at the moment, I'm working off the idea that I don't have that, and will have to plan accordingly. I also want to wait until I can get a sense [ ha ] of whatever new locations will be available to me, in case I can use them to my advantage. So, I'll have more concrete back up plans on Monday, I imagine.
So, at the moment, I have a solid first plan, and more flexible second and third plans. I don't like to run into issues unprepared.
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Be sure to detail your plan to Wrath as well. I imagine she'll want to know what you're doing before it happens. [and greed is going to stay out of it.]
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[ which he definitely won't be the executioner in!
haha week 4 ] Your advice is sound as always, Greed.
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...very well. [there's a pause.] I hope...it helps then.
[they aren't close to gy or anything, but it's not like they're very happy when people die anyway.]
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Thanks. [ he's a little amused, it seems, huffing. ] ... How long do you think until your vision heals over properly? I can give you some tips to handle it until then.
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I imagine it will mostly be restored by Monday if nothing else happens. Or, at least, those are my hopes.
[they pointedly ignore that they would likely be healing faster if they stopped trying to do things.]
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[ . . .
he. snorts. he can't help it, just a quick, muffled laugh. ]
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...what?
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[ amused!!! ]
A few months ago, I was nearly blown to pieces in a battle. Survived it, [ childe was exactly right he is a fucking cockroach ] but my troops were nowhere near out of the woods when I regained consciousness. I asked my doctor to strap me into my armor so I could go back out into the field and command them - I knew it would stabilize my broken bones enough that I could carry on.
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If you have a means of continuing, then there's no excuses. [yeah they're similar enough about that regard, gross.]
I suppose once your troops noticed they also overreacted?
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[ he literally had to be chloroformed into not working ]
I agree with you. I was fine, it wasn't as if I was directly challenging Barbarians, just reminding them that I existed and they had better watch their back. I wasn't going to leave my men stranded without a commander.
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I suppose it's their way of showing they "care" or what have you. But I don't see what's so wrong about continuing to work when there's clearly still work to be done.
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Exactly. I'm careful. It's not like I was going to get blown up again. If my body is still capable, then I should be completing my duty. And if it's not capable, then I'll find a way to make it capable. It isn't that difficult.
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It truly isn't. There are ways to learn how to work around set-backs. It's when you don't even attempt to utilize those that you fail yourself and those around you.
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...Agreed. [ setbacks - that's something he's worked around his entire life. ] I've never let anything slow me down, and I won't now. I didn't become the Marquis of Order by sitting on my laurels.
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["see this through to the end" seems to be the implication.]