Diplomacy, Monday, August 29, 2022

[sith_happened]

It had taken Anakin a little bit of time to move the two-story tall steamer chest labeled "SITH" from in front of his door this morning, but it had made a satisfying splash when he'd thrown it into the ocean using the Force.

He swept into his class, robe flapping dramatically around his ankles, and turned to face his students. "Welcome to Diplomacy," he said, ignoring bags as they fell to the ground and him and them. "I was going to start with making sure everyone's on the same page regarding definitions but we have a rather more practical exercise to deal with."

He tucked the small, smoking, bag labeled "Mustafar" behind his robe. "Clearly today is full of information that most people are not, in general, comfortable sharing with strangers. So give me your name, your age, and two ways you have made this incredibly awkward day less so in a diplomatic way."

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Re: Discuss!

[sith_happened]

There were a lot of bags in this room talking about murder, so maybe not all of the flaws should be embraced.

"I think it depends on the weakness," Anakin said.

Re: Discuss!

[wildgalegirl]

"Okay, not all weaknessess," Charlie agreed. "But take the whole Wild one. All I've heard since I turned fifteen is, 'Oh Charlie, you're Wild. You're going to go off and who knows what you'll do and you have to remeber that with great power...' yadda yadda yadda. Well, what if I am Wild. I don't have to go bad. Just do my own thing. Maybe if I accept I'm Wild and go with it I'll be better able to manage it."

Re: Discuss!

[sith_happened]

"I need a definition for wild," Anakin said.

Re: Discuss!

[wildgalegirl]

"Wild Gales don't settle down like regular Gale Girls. They wander, they bend the rules, they go off on their own instead of staying with the family."

She sighed and mimicked her Auntie Jane, "'You may have the power to change the very nature of reality, Charlotte Marie Gale, and where will we all be then? You better pull yourself together.'"

"I just don't think being Wild has to be the terrible thing they make it sound like. Why can't I be Wild and do something good with it? Or nothing at all?"

Re: Discuss!

[sith_happened]

Anakin blinked, then glanced at the ceiling, half expecting a "does weird voices when confronted by authority" bag to plummet on down.

"Sure."

He had no idea.

Re: Discuss!

[wildgalegirl]

She was taking that as encouragement. "I'll tell Auntie Jane you agree when she calls me later."

She wouldn't, but it was fun to say.

And the Doesn't Take Things Seriously Enough bag that appeared next to her could just go hang.