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fandomhigh2011-11-23 10:55 am
atreideslioness) wrote in fandomhigh2011-11-23 10:55 am
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The Art(s) of War and Peace; Wednesday, Second Period [ 11/23 ].
Ghanima was sitting on the desk at the front of the room today, legs swinging slightly as she drummed her heels against the sturdy wood. The Atreides Prescience was itching under her skin worse than usual lately, and her hands kept reaching for the Dune Tarot the moment she let her focus lapse.
"I am aware tomorrow is a holiday," she said, giving the students one of her rare, bright smiles. "So I shan't be too hard on you today."
"I'd like to hear how your assignment went for the last week, then we shall speak a bit on the concept of terrain."
"Sun Tzu said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporizing ground; (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; (6) positions at a great distance from the enemy."
"Terrain is vitally important. Which I am sure you are all dreadfully sick of hearing me talk about," she continued. "However, if you do not know where or how you stand, in any battle, you will lose. I cannot stress this enough. It doesn't matter if you're facing a troop of Sardaukar on Salusa Secundus, or trying to make dinner plans with a cranky significant other. If you cannot understand the terrain under your feet, you will find yourself on the wrong end of a metaphorical or physical blade."
"This all goes back to what we discussed that first week of class, "'Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt.' To know your soldiers, you must know yourself. You must be able to assess both the capabilities of your fighting force, and your own ability to command them in terrain before you. If you cannot give the soliders what they need, even the most elite squad in the Empire can fall against a small handful of women and children." Not that Ghanima would know. At all.
"First, however, I want to hear how you did over the last week."
"I am aware tomorrow is a holiday," she said, giving the students one of her rare, bright smiles. "So I shan't be too hard on you today."
"I'd like to hear how your assignment went for the last week, then we shall speak a bit on the concept of terrain."
"Sun Tzu said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporizing ground; (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; (6) positions at a great distance from the enemy."
"Terrain is vitally important. Which I am sure you are all dreadfully sick of hearing me talk about," she continued. "However, if you do not know where or how you stand, in any battle, you will lose. I cannot stress this enough. It doesn't matter if you're facing a troop of Sardaukar on Salusa Secundus, or trying to make dinner plans with a cranky significant other. If you cannot understand the terrain under your feet, you will find yourself on the wrong end of a metaphorical or physical blade."
"This all goes back to what we discussed that first week of class, "'Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt.' To know your soldiers, you must know yourself. You must be able to assess both the capabilities of your fighting force, and your own ability to command them in terrain before you. If you cannot give the soliders what they need, even the most elite squad in the Empire can fall against a small handful of women and children." Not that Ghanima would know. At all.
"First, however, I want to hear how you did over the last week."
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Handwavey is fineDiscussion: Metaphorical Ground.
[OOC: Feel free to ping to any of the sub-threads, with a situation that might fit the description Tzu provides, and discuss from there. Information about the terrain can be found here]
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He'd honestly forgotten about the assignment, but he figured he could always prop up a story about Ben when the time came - he'd gotten enough free meals over time.
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Actually, she would so leave a voicemail. *goes to do so*
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's mun completely forgot about the assignmenthad been completely unsuccessful here. Not that she'd really tried. In fact, a huge part of her failure had been in not really having anyone she could have tried to get to buy her dinner.Re: Sign-In
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