Practical Philosophy, Friday

[endsthegame]

"It's been a calm week," said Ender, sitting as he was underneath a tree on the lawn. The usual spread of sandwiches and drinks was set out before everyone on the blanket.

"I've always found that this place inspires dread when it's quiet," he said, taking a thoughtful sip of his water. "That sense of 'something will happen, sometime, and we don't know when'."

He set his bottle down.

"But I'm told I'm a paranoid person," he said. "I'm curious about your experiences. Does Fandom have you sitting on the edge of your seat, alert and aware anything can happen? Or do you take a more easygoing approach - whatever will be, will be? Or has the island simply not given you anything to be fearful of, because you're used to worse?"

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Re: Talk.

[endsthegame]

"I don't know," Ender said. "They do say preparation is half the battle."

Re: Talk.

[white_oleander]

"Yeah?" asked Astrid, with no avoiding the wryness in her grin now. "And what's the other half?

"Besides," she added, "there's just some stuff you can really prepare yourself for, anyway. Or you think you have, but you get it all wrong."

Re: Talk.

[endsthegame]

"The other half is improvisation when your plan turns out wrong," Ender said, mouth curving briefly.

Re: Talk.

[white_oleander]

"I think that maybe they," said Astrid, with a notch of a smile back, "might be a little off on their math."

Re: Talk.

[endsthegame]

"Do you really think that because your preparations might be wrong, you might as well not make them at all?"

Re: Talk.

[white_oleander]

"I never said that," Astrid said softly. "And I just think that maybe it's more 20/80 than 50/50. And there are things you just really can't prepare for."