I'm not good at speeches, but as your team leader I know when it's appropriate.

Failure is not the result of an internal weakness. We didn't finish last yesterday because of individual faults. To be blunt, it doesn't matter if you are slow or unobservant, unathletic or clumsy. Nobody is perfect.

Failure is the result of being blocked by external forces-- opponents. Enemies. It is not our fault Team 8 came in last. We have done as much as possible to prepare ourselves for obstacles, but there is still the external "flaw" we have to understand and master. Nobody is a perfect judge of their own incapabilities. But they are good at judging the capabilities of others.

That's why I don't need to hear any apologies from anyone on this team. I give you credit to have done your best. Plus I don't care if you feel sorry. I'm telling you to reflect on what you have seen today. Not your failure, but your experience. Remember your opponents. Remember how they moved. When they started sweating. The distance at which they started to stumble. What they said aloud. Their expression when they were struggling. Put aside your weaknesses and remember your opponent's. Know them better than you know yourself.

So when the time comes, you are prepared to take them down.

If that day comes and you aren't prepared, that is when you have failed. But not today.

I'm going to be gone for while for basic training.

I was born and raised in the lower class and now I'm enlisting in the military. Those who want to call me a traitor, go ahead, it's a fact.

I'm just doing what I can to make this world better. I can't explain it. Hopefully when I get back I'll be able to show it.



[ooc: I know he's such an isolated character, I hope to be more active with him soon though :x promise]

I went into the utilities room to fix a broken washing machine and saw one of the loud-mouth ensigns wearing an apron and doing the recruit laundry. Several onlookers were joking as he went about it. It was kind of funny to watch.

I'm reconsidering my decision to enlist.

( private )

Smoke is a horrible thing to drown in when you're a kid. The freezing night air is just as bad.

Point me to the re-construction teams.

This is so frustrating I spilled soda over my keyboard and now the only way to type something is by using dictation software not only do I actually have to speak to myself out loud which is very what the word uh new but the software is very primitive and won't even recognize how incredibly retarded it is and how angry I am at the moment that I can't use punctuation or even curse properly this is very very taxing i think my mouth is going to fall off just from doing this one entry I can't even type out or Ed it any of this entry will somebody lend me a keyboard until payday duo stop laughing because I know you are and you know I'll hit you








Out of character yes, my keyboard is very dead and I have only this until I can get my hands on another

The heater broke tonight. My hands are freezing over the keyboard. I'll need to take it to a repairshop sometime soon or else take to wearing pants.

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No, Duo, you may not take a look at it say it's hopeless and then use it for parts because you still charge me full price.

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It's 3am. A long walk will warm me up.

( private )

slum_lilly? I need a black bowtie and a couple of fake IDs for myself and its_so_alright. Are you the one to turn to?

Duo, let me borrow some black pants. that aren't.. you know.. deformed..

( [private] )

I'll come for the food. I'll leave early. I'll complain in the morning if it's too loud.

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I hope you don't make your stupid chips and dip for the party.


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and don't steal my BBQ grill.

I can't post this filtered in god_and_man so I'm posting it on Heero's LJ, filtered.

naoekun/Jet here to open a discussion on the possiblity of Moving the RP toward a more structured plot. I'm posting as my neutral character, and filtering this post to only Mod characters and chynoi whom I've spoken to previously on the same topic. I want to be courteous and defiantely encourage discussion.

Let me make it clear that A) I do NOT want to God-Mod, and B)I do NOT want any of my characters to have complete control over other characters or the storyline I'm interested in playing something different and interesting... which I'm sure this RP has potential for.. and I'm posting in my own interest and on behalf of chynoi (kakashi/Hughes-mun) and liraelle (Rodo-mun) for the need of conflict or something to get the scattered, loosely associated characters in this RP to play to the same storyline.

Right now, I'm sure you'll agree.. there's mostly just day-to-day, playing near canonically. For some RPs I know that works great-- people can associate where they want and play out personal storylines in a new world to their hearts content. I'm not advocating that our characters do things that will effect the WHOLE CAST of this RP, but that the characters here are aligned on stronger story other than a party or gossip, even if for brief while..

It's a young comm, yes, but the classes have balanced out pretty well so far, I'm not advocating a major event within the next few days. I still think it's the "introductions around!" phase, where people are settling into the comm, and other have yet to really be active. So I'm not advocating "lets get the story started now!"

( But I am advocating that a story is started, and thus a major change in tone. )