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Jay ([personal profile] unseenspy) wrote2011-06-11 08:28 am
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[Voice] No Excuses

Well, I'm sure many of you are as disappointed as I am that this last draft turned out to be, to put it mildly, an utter disaster. Yes, I agree that the Malnosso are idiots for sending noncombatants into the field, and even more so with the abnormal shift effects. But that's not the point.

The point is that there's no reason to complain about all of this. The Malnosso won't listen, and they'll continue to draft us, whether we can fight or not. Knowing this, we cannot afford to let our guard down even for a second. People have been offering classes for learning how to fight, so you noncombatants should take advantage of them if you value your lives. We know what the Third Party has in store for us. We know that these drafts have been happening for over a year now, and we know that anyone can be drafted at any given time without warning. I would strongly suggest that people start preparing now for the next draft. There's really no excuse for being unprepared at this point.

[He sounds harsh, but he's really trying to be helpful.]

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[identity profile] whydidisaverick.livejournal.com 2011-06-12 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
If something is able to get past the first resort than the last resort of amateurs is going to be slaughtered.

And that's the problem with this whole thing. You can say someone should train, but it could take years to be good enough. Most people don't have that much time. You say amateurs should take up the rear. If they die, their friends and family are going to want to know why were people who could barely fight not treated like a non-combatant. Thus more complaining.

It's not a win-win either way. That's why everyone is upset. And they'll keep complaining regardless, no matter the method we try to implement. [He doesn't like the complaining much either. Of course he can actually FIGHT if he needs to.]

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[identity profile] unseenspy.livejournal.com 2011-06-12 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Years, perhaps. But the skill can be improved more quickly with actual experience. So I would recommend the Battle Dome for that.