http://archparakeet.livejournal.com/ (![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
archparakeet.livejournal.com) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandomhigh2012-07-25 08:14 am
archparakeet.livejournal.com) wrote in fandomhigh2012-07-25 08:14 am
Entry tags:
Planning And Execution: From Battlefield To Boardroom (Weds, Period 4)
"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and strike at what is weak." Warren's hands were in fists at his side as he paced in front of his class, wings draped behind him like a cloak so that metallic feathers dragged along the floor. "Sun Tzu, The Art of War. If you haven't got a copy, I strongly urge you to borrow it from the library. Most of our lessons this summer have been taken from the pages of his book, and I have little doubt that I'll be referring to it again in the future."
He paced a little more, and then stopped, turned to his students, and gave a smile that was practically predatory, calm though it was.
"Every enemy has a weak point," he said, looking out over the class. "In business, it might be that an opposing corporation has a president with a creative mind, but no talent with numbers. In war, perhaps it's the enemy's supply lines, their food, their water, their medicine, their ammunition. Here on the island, that's just one of the weak points of the resistance that we're up against. We have control of the resources. Most food, most weaponry... They have their ways to get their hands on what they need to get by, of course," Warren himself had been on the other side and hadn't often found himself particularly worried about where his next meal might come from, "but on those nights when our patrols pay extra attention to establishments that provide food, perhaps a few more go hungry."
He wasn't going to name the names of the establishments that he'd found food at, back in his day, either. So long as nobody asked, he didn't care to bother.
"Another weakness is their apparent lack of organization. On this side, we have no shortage of ways to keep in touch with one another, no difficulty at all, getting word out among us if necessary. The resistance forces are scattered, with no one set headquarters. They're transient, which makes them more difficult to find, but that can be a double-edged sword. Some days, there are members of the resistance who don't know where to find home base at all. If they need to get word out, it takes time to pass it along by word of mouth... possibly time they can't afford."
He inclined his head, looking over the faces of the students in the room.
"Your turn," he said, waving his hand at the lot of them. "Choose an enemy, and then think about them. Pick out a weakness. And then share that weakness with the class, and explain how you might go ahead and exploit it, in everyday life or in war. God knows the two are practically the same thing."
This ought to be good.
[Open!]
He paced a little more, and then stopped, turned to his students, and gave a smile that was practically predatory, calm though it was.
"Every enemy has a weak point," he said, looking out over the class. "In business, it might be that an opposing corporation has a president with a creative mind, but no talent with numbers. In war, perhaps it's the enemy's supply lines, their food, their water, their medicine, their ammunition. Here on the island, that's just one of the weak points of the resistance that we're up against. We have control of the resources. Most food, most weaponry... They have their ways to get their hands on what they need to get by, of course," Warren himself had been on the other side and hadn't often found himself particularly worried about where his next meal might come from, "but on those nights when our patrols pay extra attention to establishments that provide food, perhaps a few more go hungry."
He wasn't going to name the names of the establishments that he'd found food at, back in his day, either. So long as nobody asked, he didn't care to bother.
"Another weakness is their apparent lack of organization. On this side, we have no shortage of ways to keep in touch with one another, no difficulty at all, getting word out among us if necessary. The resistance forces are scattered, with no one set headquarters. They're transient, which makes them more difficult to find, but that can be a double-edged sword. Some days, there are members of the resistance who don't know where to find home base at all. If they need to get word out, it takes time to pass it along by word of mouth... possibly time they can't afford."
He inclined his head, looking over the faces of the students in the room.
"Your turn," he said, waving his hand at the lot of them. "Choose an enemy, and then think about them. Pick out a weakness. And then share that weakness with the class, and explain how you might go ahead and exploit it, in everyday life or in war. God knows the two are practically the same thing."
This ought to be good.
[Open!]
Sign In!
Re: Sign In!
Re: Sign In!
Re: Sign In!
Re: Sign In!
Listen to the lecture.
Re: Listen to the lecture.
Pick apart the enemy's weakness.
Or maybe you would. Maybe you're truly a neutral party. Warren is fine with that, too.
Either way, 'the resistance' is absolutely a valid choice to focus on for this exercise.
Re: Pick apart the enemy's weakness.
Talk to Warren.
Possibly brooding. Hard to say.
OOC!
He also won't turn you in if he suspects that you're resistance-sympathetic. He does as he's told, if he's given a direct, specific order, but to hell with it otherwise.