[Voice] No Excuses

[unseenspy]

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.]

Comments

[Voice]

[todistantskies.livejournal.com]

You're over simplifying this. You can't expect everyone here to be able to fight and defend themselves just because they're learning. And even if you could, this "draft" happened only a few weeks after some people arrived; those people didn't even have that chance to learn. They have every right to complain, even if no-one is listening.

[realityanchor.livejournal.com]

I do think it would be a good idea for everyone to learn some self-defense at the very least, but complaining is warranted too. They're not exactly treating us fairly.

[Voice]

[whydidisaverick.livejournal.com]

Well I think it's more of the fact that it seems like just about ANYONE can be sent on the draft. And depending on the situation, sometimes training just isn't going to cut it.

Children or people who are disabled in someway are still not going to be as effective in a war against people who are even giving the Malnosso trouble. War is no place for amateurs either. It's better to have a non-combatant than someone who has barely trained with a gun, for example. That's just asking for accidental friendly fire.