[ An attempted coup could lead to war or something close to that as well. He'd hope not, but. Hope wasn't going to solve anything. They needed contingencies in place and while there were plenty of people with extraordinary power and skill here, when it was disorganized it hardly mattered. ]
Could change drastically. Kingdoms usually fall from within. [ a beat. ] I want to revisit the idea of organizing people here. People interested, at least. To gather information, piece together the playing field, and be prepared to take care of whatever inevitability comes for us.
[ It's taken him awhile -- like, 5 deaths and just about as many times being thrown into various dimensions -- but he's finally learned the value of teamwork. ]
Interest and organization have been the sticking point, I think. Half the people here aren't that interested in the big picture. Half the rest aren't real team players.
[Natasha sighs. She doesn't blame anyone for looking askance at attempts to organize responses, and she hasn't run into real hostility to the idea. More chaotic personalities, apt to ignore attempts to coordinate in favor of following their own half baked plan.]
That's the problem, isn't it? [ There is a slight smile on his lips but it fades. This was always the problem. People who came to these places were often leaders in a way or had the ego of one. Everyone wanted the same thing but couldn't agree on how to do it. Factions formed, and separated the people. Sometimes it was extreme, sometimes not. ]
There's only one person in the world, in my experience, that's ever managed to make a leadership position functional. He just has this infectious way about him. People want to listen. People feel valued, and are. It took about four wars over the span of several eras to find someone like that.
I don't have any ambition to be like that. I just want a network of people willing to share, inform, and come to rational decisions. Whoever takes the lead on any given choice we make can be decided then and there based on the collective.
Looking for a leader would be premature in any event.
[And if people balked at being organized, they'd down right rebel if someone tried to assert something like authority. At the same time, it could be useful. It kept people from getting too settled here, which could be to their advantage.]
Your goal seems more realistic. Just people who talk to each other, if things go south maybe they work together...?
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Could change drastically. Kingdoms usually fall from within. [ a beat. ] I want to revisit the idea of organizing people here. People interested, at least. To gather information, piece together the playing field, and be prepared to take care of whatever inevitability comes for us.
[ It's taken him awhile -- like, 5 deaths and just about as many times being thrown into various dimensions -- but he's finally learned the value of teamwork. ]
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[Natasha sighs. She doesn't blame anyone for looking askance at attempts to organize responses, and she hasn't run into real hostility to the idea. More chaotic personalities, apt to ignore attempts to coordinate in favor of following their own half baked plan.]
That doesn't mean it couldn't be done, though.
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There's only one person in the world, in my experience, that's ever managed to make a leadership position functional. He just has this infectious way about him. People want to listen. People feel valued, and are. It took about four wars over the span of several eras to find someone like that.
I don't have any ambition to be like that. I just want a network of people willing to share, inform, and come to rational decisions. Whoever takes the lead on any given choice we make can be decided then and there based on the collective.
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[And if people balked at being organized, they'd down right rebel if someone tried to assert something like authority. At the same time, it could be useful. It kept people from getting too settled here, which could be to their advantage.]
Your goal seems more realistic. Just people who talk to each other, if things go south maybe they work together...?