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fandomhigh2011-09-13 11:25 pm
atreideslioness) wrote in fandomhigh2011-09-13 11:25 pm
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The Art (s) of War and Peace / Wednesday / Period 2
It was once again Wednesday, but this time Ghanima had a weetiny baby tightly swaddled and bound to her back. The child, for its part, did not seem to mind, and Ghanima did not seem to be giving it a second thought.
Shunsui, on the other hand, seemed to be a little less invested in the fact that they were in a classroom and more invested in the baby strapped to his fellow teacher's back. The students might find themselves as amused as the weetiny baby at all the faces he was making at her, trying to get her to giggle behind Ghanima's back.
"'There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare,'" she announced once everyone was seated. "So speaks Sun Tzu in the second Pi'en. In it, he speaks of provisioning an army, and managing your resources."
"Again," Shunsui offered, between finger waggles at the tiny one, "we're still working from the file of Things My Lieutenant Does ♥."
"Your poor lieutenant deserves a raise and a very nice gift," Ghanima replied, not bothering to hide her smile. She knew perfectly well what he was doing. "Shunsui, did you want to take a turn holding her?"
Cute little baby that wasn't even remotely his. Shunsui offered out his hands. "If only to help relieve you of the burden, Ghani-chan &hearts."
Relieve her of the burden. Yep. That was totally it and it had nothing to do with it being so much easier to make faces at the baby and make her giggle. Really!
"You are going to spoil my neice for other men, and she's not even a week old," she sighed. "But today, we should look at it from non-combat viewpoints," Ghanima said, unwrapping the baby sling and handing her over to Shunsui before turning back to the class. "If you're conducting a business merger, you should approach it the same as any other battle. Prolonged negotiations are something to avoid at all costs, since you usually end up losing something the longer you are engaged. As a member of the ruling Royal Family, I cannot think of a single instance where anyone's fortunes were improved through a lengthy process, be it trade agreements, warfare, treaties, or even waiting to cook dinner."
"Romantic relationships are the same way; as much fun as the chase can be, a prolonged pursuit of your target increases the chance of them slipping away," she teased, eyes flashing with amusement. "How can you apply the suggestions made in the second Pi'en to these two situations?"
"I, however," Shunsui offered, with a grin of his own, "may have to disagree with my beautiful coteacher on this one, though perhaps she had not had the pleasure of the prolonged pursuit of a particularly challenging romantic interest ♥. Sometimes, it is not the destination that is the fun, but the journey; when one spends a great deal of time on a battlefield like that, it makes the victory all the better ♥. And should they slip away, well...there is always another battle to pursue ♥. I should also note that this maintaining the battlefield of love is yet another thing to file in Things My Lieutenant Does ♥." Because, yeah, Nanao-chan was having none of that, but that didn't seem to bother Shunsui much. It was all part of her charm, really.
"So, yes," Shunsui waved his hand a little, ready to let the class get to work so he could stop doing his job and play with the baby. "Let's discuss, as Ghani-chan said ♥. After all, bringing a quick end to war is a good way to start peace ♥."
[OOC: OCD up!]
Shunsui, on the other hand, seemed to be a little less invested in the fact that they were in a classroom and more invested in the baby strapped to his fellow teacher's back. The students might find themselves as amused as the weetiny baby at all the faces he was making at her, trying to get her to giggle behind Ghanima's back.
"'There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare,'" she announced once everyone was seated. "So speaks Sun Tzu in the second Pi'en. In it, he speaks of provisioning an army, and managing your resources."
"Again," Shunsui offered, between finger waggles at the tiny one, "we're still working from the file of Things My Lieutenant Does ♥."
"Your poor lieutenant deserves a raise and a very nice gift," Ghanima replied, not bothering to hide her smile. She knew perfectly well what he was doing. "Shunsui, did you want to take a turn holding her?"
Cute little baby that wasn't even remotely his. Shunsui offered out his hands. "If only to help relieve you of the burden, Ghani-chan &hearts."
Relieve her of the burden. Yep. That was totally it and it had nothing to do with it being so much easier to make faces at the baby and make her giggle. Really!
"You are going to spoil my neice for other men, and she's not even a week old," she sighed. "But today, we should look at it from non-combat viewpoints," Ghanima said, unwrapping the baby sling and handing her over to Shunsui before turning back to the class. "If you're conducting a business merger, you should approach it the same as any other battle. Prolonged negotiations are something to avoid at all costs, since you usually end up losing something the longer you are engaged. As a member of the ruling Royal Family, I cannot think of a single instance where anyone's fortunes were improved through a lengthy process, be it trade agreements, warfare, treaties, or even waiting to cook dinner."
"Romantic relationships are the same way; as much fun as the chase can be, a prolonged pursuit of your target increases the chance of them slipping away," she teased, eyes flashing with amusement. "How can you apply the suggestions made in the second Pi'en to these two situations?"
"I, however," Shunsui offered, with a grin of his own, "may have to disagree with my beautiful coteacher on this one, though perhaps she had not had the pleasure of the prolonged pursuit of a particularly challenging romantic interest ♥. Sometimes, it is not the destination that is the fun, but the journey; when one spends a great deal of time on a battlefield like that, it makes the victory all the better ♥. And should they slip away, well...there is always another battle to pursue ♥. I should also note that this maintaining the battlefield of love is yet another thing to file in Things My Lieutenant Does ♥." Because, yeah, Nanao-chan was having none of that, but that didn't seem to bother Shunsui much. It was all part of her charm, really.
"So, yes," Shunsui waved his hand a little, ready to let the class get to work so he could stop doing his job and play with the baby. "Let's discuss, as Ghani-chan said ♥. After all, bringing a quick end to war is a good way to start peace ♥."
[OOC: OCD up!]
Re: Discussion: Personal Relationships
Re: Discussion: Personal Relationships
Or her Court chased them away -- which thankfully she didn't have to deal with yet since she didn't have a full Court.